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KawaiiRice and Fnatic part ways

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treeoo
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Australia73 Posts
December 30 2011 05:12 GMT
#1
"As 2011 comes to an end, so too does KawaiiRice’s time with Fnatic. Fnatic is looking to move in a different direction with the current Starcraft 2 team, a direction KawaiiRice was not going in. With all original members of the Fnatic Starcraft 2 team now gone from Fnatic, KawaiiRice was the last man standing. Missing his former teammates and with a shift in direction and change in the team atmosphere, it was time for Fnatic and KawaiiRice to go our separate directions."

http://www.fnatic.com/news/9430/kawaiirice-departs-fnatic.html

so curious which other team will pick him up
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masterbreti
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Korea (South)2711 Posts
December 30 2011 05:14 GMT
#2
Kawaii is such a good player. Very beastly when practiced and in shape. Cannot wait to see who picks him up.
darthfoley
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States8004 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-30 05:16:12
December 30 2011 05:15 GMT
#3
Sigh, personally i'm tired with all the professionalism "we were heading in different directions" comments. Obviously it's the professional thing to do but i'd like to hear more about certain situations... Guess i have to get in the "know"

shit storm incoming i'm preparing the bastions
watch the wall collide with my fist, mostly over problems that i know i should fix
zen22
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States152 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-30 05:17:41
December 30 2011 05:17 GMT
#4
in before EG.KawaiiRice

all jokes aside, i hope kawaii rice finds a good new team
ratzp0li
Profile Joined December 2011
United States340 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-30 05:22:44
December 30 2011 05:17 GMT
#5
EGKawaiiRice

edit: damn
BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50637 Posts
December 30 2011 05:17 GMT
#6
in after EG.KawaiiRice
Brood War EICWoo Jung Ho, never forget.| Twitter: @BLinDRawR
FreshVegetables
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Finland513 Posts
December 30 2011 05:18 GMT
#7
My guess is VPGamers
yummy tomatoes
Malgrif
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada1095 Posts
December 30 2011 05:18 GMT
#8
On December 30 2011 14:15 darthfoley wrote:
Sigh, personally i'm tired with all the professionalism "we were heading in different directions" comments. Obviously it's the professional thing to do but i'd like to hear more about certain situations... Guess i have to get in the "know"

shit storm incoming i'm preparing the bastions

lol you just want the drama. obviously he wanst putting up results, whens the last time you heard about him... not much to say.
for there to be pro there has to be noob.
phathom321
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States1730 Posts
December 30 2011 05:18 GMT
#9
Kawaii fighting! Such an awesome player, gl finding a new team! ^.^
"Dying in the line of duty is heroic, but dying while unemployed is just stupid." -L
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-30 05:19:34
December 30 2011 05:19 GMT
#10
It's not EG KR, come on. You guys aren't even trying ._.
I don't want to guess, but I do wish KR the best. I love him as a person and a great Terran player :D
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
RaNgeD
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States733 Posts
December 30 2011 05:20 GMT
#11
I know. Adrian...
Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. 1 Corinthians 13:7
masterbreti
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Korea (South)2711 Posts
December 30 2011 05:20 GMT
#12
On December 30 2011 14:15 darthfoley wrote:
Sigh, personally i'm tired with all the professionalism "we were heading in different directions" comments. Obviously it's the professional thing to do but i'd like to hear more about certain situations... Guess i have to get in the "know"

shit storm incoming i'm preparing the bastions


Seems to be fairly simple though.

Kawaii is spending a ton of time managing kiwi clones. On top of that he has school and everything else going on. Fnatic likely is focusing on bringing more Korean players into the fold. Since most of their Korean team is still around. plus ToD being in Korea too. It would make a lot of sense.

Kawaii isn't willing to drop school for sc at this point (afaik). So I assume this is the likely cause.
Warpath
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada1242 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-30 05:21:49
December 30 2011 05:20 GMT
#13
Was there news about fnatic creating/acquiring a new SC2 team? Or is my memory playing tricks on me..

Anyway can't wait to see where he goes, cuz at least we wont have the MSI logo over his supply count when fullscreened anymore ^^

kiwi.kawaiirice lol
Gamegene
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States8308 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-30 05:22:45
December 30 2011 05:21 GMT
#14
On December 30 2011 14:18 Malgrif wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 30 2011 14:15 darthfoley wrote:
Sigh, personally i'm tired with all the professionalism "we were heading in different directions" comments. Obviously it's the professional thing to do but i'd like to hear more about certain situations... Guess i have to get in the "know"

shit storm incoming i'm preparing the bastions

lol you just want the drama. obviously he wanst putting up results, whens the last time you heard about him... not much to say.


80% 90% of professional players would be out of a job if teams expected a championship from every player in it's roster.
Throw on your favorite jacket and you're good to roll. Stroll through the trees and let your miseries go.
Liquid`Sheth
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States2095 Posts
December 30 2011 05:22 GMT
#15
I hope you find a great home Kawaii. I will as always be keeping on eye out on where you are
Team LiquidUnderneath it all they were really quite nice. They just got screwed up. Mostly by stuff that wasn't entirely their fault.
a9arnn
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States1537 Posts
December 30 2011 05:23 GMT
#16
It's cause Fnatic clearly opposed his love for Mizuki Nana ;D. gl to both Kawaii and Fnatic!!!
VOD finder guy for sc2ratings.com/ ! aka: ogndrahcir, a9azn2 | Go ZerO, Stork, Sea, and KawaiiRice :D | nesc2league.com/forum/index.php | youtube.com/watch?v=oaGtjWL5mZo
Goldbullet
Profile Joined August 2011
United States88 Posts
December 30 2011 05:25 GMT
#17
On December 30 2011 14:22 Liquid`Sheth wrote:
I hope you find a great home Kawaii. I will as always be keeping on eye out on where you are

like Sheth said I for one will keep supporting you in the future! Kawaiirice Hwaiting!
may your plans be as dark and impenetrable as night, and when u move, fall like a thunderbolt.- Sun Tzu
darthfoley
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States8004 Posts
December 30 2011 05:25 GMT
#18
On December 30 2011 14:20 masterbreti wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 30 2011 14:15 darthfoley wrote:
Sigh, personally i'm tired with all the professionalism "we were heading in different directions" comments. Obviously it's the professional thing to do but i'd like to hear more about certain situations... Guess i have to get in the "know"

shit storm incoming i'm preparing the bastions


Seems to be fairly simple though.

Kawaii is spending a ton of time managing kiwi clones. On top of that he has school and everything else going on. Fnatic likely is focusing on bringing more Korean players into the fold. Since most of their Korean team is still around. plus ToD being in Korea too. It would make a lot of sense.

Kawaii isn't willing to drop school for sc at this point (afaik). So I assume this is the likely cause.



Thanks for the general scoop, haven't followed kawaii recently. What do you mean kiwi clones?
watch the wall collide with my fist, mostly over problems that i know i should fix
CanucksJC
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Canada1241 Posts
December 30 2011 05:26 GMT
#19
Best wishes to KR in his future endeavors, great player no doubt
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Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
December 30 2011 05:27 GMT
#20
On December 30 2011 14:25 darthfoley wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 30 2011 14:20 masterbreti wrote:
On December 30 2011 14:15 darthfoley wrote:
Sigh, personally i'm tired with all the professionalism "we were heading in different directions" comments. Obviously it's the professional thing to do but i'd like to hear more about certain situations... Guess i have to get in the "know"

shit storm incoming i'm preparing the bastions


Seems to be fairly simple though.

Kawaii is spending a ton of time managing kiwi clones. On top of that he has school and everything else going on. Fnatic likely is focusing on bringing more Korean players into the fold. Since most of their Korean team is still around. plus ToD being in Korea too. It would make a lot of sense.

Kawaii isn't willing to drop school for sc at this point (afaik). So I assume this is the likely cause.



Thanks for the general scoop, haven't followed kawaii recently. What do you mean kiwi clones?


Kiwi clones army :B
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=200815

They're pretty damn good and they're so cool ):
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
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