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Lol, well, that didn't last long.
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I loled GL SjoW!
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Goooood.
Welcome back bud.
On March 27 2012 06:16 arew wrote:I loled  GL SjoW!
Well, he wanted to see what his value was on the free market. Now he just has to perform.
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woo glad to have the return of SjoWtime
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fuck yeah select said there was a chance of him coming back and im really glad he did
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hahha - glhf in diginitas mate 
writes aways liquidsjow
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SelecT was right! GL Sjow!
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Yeah, the Sjow goes on!
Seriously, glad to see he's back.
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United Kingdom38156 Posts
haha, nice.
Everything ended better than expected =)
Sjow and Dignitas go together forever <3
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Didn't see that coming lol
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select saw it coming ! gl sjow
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Good because DignitasSjow is stuyck in my head and I didnt want tto have to try to get used to a new team name
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Wb Sjow
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GL to both SjoW and Dignitas!
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United States97276 Posts
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Dignitas is where he belongs
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GL SjoW, make it worth the stay ;-)
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Nice! No Dignitas without SjoW :D
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Dignitas.SjoW - you can't say SjoW without the prefix.
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Anything else than Dignitas.SjoW doesnt have the right sound
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Haha that was .. interesting!
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YES! all is again right in the world
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loool - I like it, though it´s somewhat strange how it came about I guess x-D
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Select hinted it. :D So happy to see him back in Dignitas with Select
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I guess select was right heh.
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Couldn't find what he was asking for or what?
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Extremely good news. Now get Naniwa back too 
Dignitas fighting!
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Awesome ^^ Really happy for Dignitas!
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I hate to say but does it even really matter what team mid-tier foreigners are on? They won't win anything.
User was warned for this post
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Sucks that it couldn't have been before MLG took place but at least he has a team again ^_^
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Yay! I am very happy about this :3
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On March 27 2012 06:37 RinconH wrote: I hate to say but does it even really matter what team mid-tier foreigners are on? They won't win anything.
If SjoW is a mid-tier foreigner then literally every non korean except a handful is mid-tier :D
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On March 27 2012 06:37 RinconH wrote: I hate to say but does it even really matter what team mid-tier foreigners are on? They won't win anything.
Sjow is probably the best foreign TvT player.
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On March 27 2012 06:37 RinconH wrote: I hate to say but does it even really matter what team mid-tier foreigners are on? They won't win anything. he won against HerO and Zenio at EGMCSL.
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ya know- i didn't see that coming considering select said in an interview recently that sjow "might" join dignitas again.
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LOL, that was fun while it lasted, gl Sjow!
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Good, I couldn't see him on any other team
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Hehe, good job
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i didn't scout that. pun intended.
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thank fuck, now I wish I hadn't burnt my hoodie......
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Well that's strange Guess he couldn't get a better offer elsewhere
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Great to hear that, whenever I think of Dignitas, I think of SjoW.
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wow nice negotiating tactics!
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Welcome back to the dark side of the force SjoW!
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I err, ok? Good for him? I guess? :D
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On March 27 2012 06:37 RinconH wrote: I hate to say but does it even really matter what team mid-tier foreigners are on? They won't win anything.
He's probably never gonna win an MLG or something no. But he has shown some great results in multiple tournaments for almost 2 years, very few people can say that.
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On March 27 2012 06:40 Kaitokid wrote:Show nested quote +On March 27 2012 06:37 RinconH wrote: I hate to say but does it even really matter what team mid-tier foreigners are on? They won't win anything. If SjoW is a mid-tier foreigner then literally every non korean except a handful is mid-tier :D
Sounds about right.
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On March 27 2012 07:32 nvs. wrote:Show nested quote +On March 27 2012 06:40 Kaitokid wrote:On March 27 2012 06:37 RinconH wrote: I hate to say but does it even really matter what team mid-tier foreigners are on? They won't win anything. If SjoW is a mid-tier foreigner then literally every non korean except a handful is mid-tier :D Sounds about right.
It does not...
If you take in all the koreans Sjow might be a mid-tier player but among foreigners he's up towards the top.
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Sjow is beast lol stfu. He's code A quality
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Cool to see him back!! He belongs in that Dignitas hoody :D
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He didn't resign at first because he wanted more money. I guess other teams weren't willing to give him what he was asking for. Good for him thought that he is back with Dig.
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really happy about that! good luck SjoW
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haha lol that is nice 
gogo sjow xD
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Lol, he left for sooo long... xD Good Luck for Sjow
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Wait why did he leave in the first place?
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Great news, SjoW is one of my favorite players. I was really surprised before because it seemed like he and SeleCT were really close friends at MLG Providence.
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hopefully he can pull some solid results this year and then negotiate a better salary for himself (at least thats what it seems he was looking for).
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Yes! I was saddened by the initial reports of him leaving.
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Seeker
Where dat snitch at?36958 Posts
THE SJOW MUST GO ON!!!
Grats Dignitas
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LOL. That was unexpected :p
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On March 27 2012 08:06 -Switch- wrote: Wait why did he leave in the first place? My guess is that he wanted to see if he could get a better contract deal with another team. He hasn't really been performing in individual tournaments the last year so I think he was overestimating his current value.
I'm just speculating though, who knows
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On March 27 2012 08:06 -Switch- wrote: Wait why did he leave in the first place?
He didn't leave, he just didn't renew the contract when it expired. Well, he didn't resign it right away.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V053aqPij1o
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Wait what team did he go to instead of Dignitas?
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Its the sweaters. You cannot argue how awesome those sweaters look. Sjow needs to "show" what the other teams had missed out on.
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On March 27 2012 08:28 CrazyF1r3f0x wrote: Wait what team did he go to instead of Dignitas? He just let his contract lapse. When he didn't get offers her returned. (second part is my best guess)
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I couldn't see him playing for any other team beside dignitas. Welcome back.
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Good, I won't have to think [some other team]sjow now.
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On March 27 2012 06:42 JJH777 wrote:Show nested quote +On March 27 2012 06:37 RinconH wrote: I hate to say but does it even really matter what team mid-tier foreigners are on? They won't win anything. Sjow is probably the best foreign TvT player.
not even close to that.
on topic: couldnt think about any team just dignitas for sjow. dSjoW sounds right.
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Breach beat SjoW ... once in a TvT, he can't have best foreigner TvT!!!! :D
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lol, umm? hmm.... good i guess for sjow and dignitas
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My best guess is that this will have been a salary thing.
Great to see him rejoin.
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I guess we'll never know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. Either his offers as a free agent didn't go as expected (with the number of koreans looking for foreign teams this seems possible) or dignitas increased their offer. The upshot at least is that we'll see him at events at least GL Sjow!
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strained relations though?
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interesting. that was short.
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Yeah, SjoW back on Dignitas. It's where he belongs. I would've thought of him as DignitasSjoW anyways.
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On March 27 2012 08:58 Chunhyang wrote: strained relations though? Doubt it. Really just business as usual when it comes to athletic contracts.
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LoL @ Liquipedia Site of Team Dignitas ;D Former: Sjow New Team: Dignitas ^^
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Maybe he returned to Dignitas because no one was willing to pick him up? Well, happy for Sjow that he could return to a team that makes him happy.
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Really happy for Select. Good luck to all parties.
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Nothing wrong with thinking it over and deciding to re-sign with your old team, I haven't seen that yet in SC2 but I'm sure we'll see it again
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how does this happen lol...
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+ Show Spoiler +Guess he couldnt scout outside for someone else
Good that he stayed with Dignitas :D!
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Great pickup by dignitas! :D
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On March 27 2012 08:45 Breach_hu wrote:Show nested quote +On March 27 2012 06:42 JJH777 wrote:On March 27 2012 06:37 RinconH wrote: I hate to say but does it even really matter what team mid-tier foreigners are on? They won't win anything. Sjow is probably the best foreign TvT player. not even close to that. on topic: couldnt think about any team just dignitas for sjow. dSjoW sounds right.
who else? Thorzain maybe? Kas? I think Sjow really held his own vs the Korean Terran infested 2011 MLGs.
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On March 27 2012 06:19 MarcH wrote:Good because DignitasSjow is stuyck in my head and I didnt want tto have to try to get used to a new team name
Agreed
Glad he's back where he belongs ^^
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Does SeleCT count as a foreigner? He's got pretty disgusting TvT.
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nice banner, if only he could win more often
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Welcome back to Dignitassssssss Sjow!
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Good to hear, kind of hard for me to think of him on any other team so now I don't have to woo! Good luck on your sjowings in future tournaments for Dignitas.
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yay sjow! he's always been dig so itd be weird to see him elsewhere
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woah. I ... did not expect this. I wonder if he overvalued himself in the market, or his recent success (esp in team leagues) made dignitas go the extra mile to get him back.
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Question is what was the point of leaving in the first place..
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Dang, I was hoping he would join TheGunrun's team as TheGunSjow.
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Thats good. I didn't really see him on any other team :3
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All these manoeuvres are pretty twisted. I dont get it.
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Good news for fans of Dignitas and Sjow fans that only want him on Dignitas but honestly bad news for Sjow himself, if I'm to understand this right he was looking for a raise and Dignitas wouldn't give him one. So he looked for another team, Turns out no one would give him one.
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GOOD! after that big win in teamleague I hope they give sjow a decent deal
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Whew. Dignitas.Sjow. I shouldn't mess up that one.
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On March 27 2012 09:55 NightOfTheDead wrote: Question is what was the point of leaving in the first place..
He was probably trying to get more money than what Dignitas was offering, so he looked around and came back when he didn't get any good offeres from other teams.
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On March 27 2012 09:30 Vaelom wrote:+ Show Spoiler +Guess he couldnt scout outside for someone else rofl brilliant
good sjow, dignitas.
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Great! I hope he does great!
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It's *puts his sunglasses* Sjow Time again!
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congrats sjow good luck on dignitas
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good
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Nice! I couldn't really see Sjow anywhere else; good luck to him.
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Sjow made and Okay-face and came back to dignitas! glgl
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Either Sjow couldn't get any money from any other teams or Dignitas is paying him more. Either way, I'm happy to see him on a team again.
Sjow fighting!
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good, he's a good foreigner who manages results you don't often expect. Healthy for the scene
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Looks like SeleCT was right in his MLG interview
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That wasn't long of an absence.
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dignitas forever for sjow
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Well, SeleCT hinted at this being interviewed at MLG, so not that big of a surprise. 
But good to see him on a team to send him places.
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Team Dignitas on Liquipedia:
"Player Roster" -> "Former"
ID: Sjow New Team: Dignitas
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SeleCT must of got him back xD
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yay!! the sjow will go on!!
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I whip my SjoW back and forth.
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Haha, I am glad it all worked out!
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Good for Dignitas and (hopefully) good for Sjow.
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United States4796 Posts
That's a bit funny. I believe he fit there anyway. :D
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On March 27 2012 12:17 Hulavuta wrote: Team Dignitas on Liquipedia:
"Player Roster" -> "Former"
ID: Sjow New Team: Dignitas
So I heard you liked Sjow, so I put Sjow in your Dignitas, so you can dignitas while you Sjow?
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Lol, wanted to find out if he had value on the free market, didn't went back to Dignitas. Glad he's back though, player with alot of potential.
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They should take back naniwa
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I'm sure that he'll sjow us some really great play. All joking aside, this is awesome news!
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The grass is not always greener on the other side eh  Goodluck.
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The SjoW must go on and it does!
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I hate change. Welcome back and gl Sjow. :-)
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Nice! Goodluck! Practice hard Sjow!
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Nice! it gonna be great!! can't wait Sjow hwaiting! GL to him!
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So happy for both SjoW and Dignitas, gl to both!
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Well that was ironic, I'm happy with it though lol
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With all the news about drama, money, and players leaving their teams, it's nice to see some news like this about a player re-signing with the team they've been with since practically the beginning. Congrats Sjow, and congrats to Dignitas!
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Norway25712 Posts
He just suits his Dignitas colors.
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Good to see him back on Dignitas! GL Sjow!
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Great player back to a great team :-) Awesome to see!
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lol, best of luck in the future. he schould've left prior to the liquidzerg vs. d match though and rejoin after that imo :D
gogo liquidzerg!
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Most likely SjoW lowered his claim... I guess thats good for both parties anyway.
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Sjow's level seems to have increased a lot lately, I really think it's a good (re)pick for team Dignitas. ^^
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so glad they repicked him, i have been following Sjow for a long time and i have to say he is a really good player.
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Nice. I like Sjow, and I like Dignitas.
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This is a bit funny...
...why has he returned, he couldn't find another team? ...under what therms did he return. He left the team initially because of X, but he wanted Y so he wanted to join another team? ...did Dignitas accept his demands in the end, or has he accepted Dignitas therms because he couldn't find another team? ...why are cookies so delicious?
So many questions...so little time...
Anyway...funny news in both a good and a bad way with a pinch of irony on top. Glhf to him 
Guess this makes it the first ever "re-join" in SC2?
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I bet Dignitas wishes they could've skipped that whole thing! Go Sjow!
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So he decided to not renew the contract himself, after which he looks for a better offer only to return to Dignitas. I wonder if he enjoys the same salary now as with the initial contract haha.
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As many people said, I think he just wanted to see how much he was worth on the free market. and still went back to dignitas. Makes sense imo.
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I think he realised he wasn't gonna get a better contract anywhere else. I mean, he's not really top player nowadays and rarely brings in any big prize money so i'm not sure what he expected.
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Sweet! When I think of Dignitas I think of Select and Sjow!
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On March 27 2012 19:33 ReboundEU wrote:This is a bit funny... ...why has he returned, he couldn't find another team? ...under what therms did he return. He left the team initially because of X, but he wanted Y so he wanted to join another team? ...did Dignitas accept his demands in the end, or has he accepted Dignitas therms because he couldn't find another team? ...why are cookies so delicious? So many questions...so little time... Anyway...funny news in both a good and a bad way with a pinch of irony on top. Glhf to him  Guess this makes it the first ever "re-join" in SC2?
I think your off. He looked pretty mediocore for a long time. Then he decided to win a clan war for team diginitas by beating Hero and Zenio (he was chosen as the ace player for Diginitas). IMO it looked like Diginitas offered him better terms than they originally did (the contract offer sjow refused).
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U never give someone better therms for a "1 lucky streek". This game revolves arround consistency..not "1 wins". Maybe just a 1time bonus, not something permanent. He has to prove consistency, before he receives something permanent.
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Yess, i always loved the dignitas line up, and Sjow was/is a big part in it
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lol enjoyed your short trip eh Sjow. Good luck in the future as well! I hope you make the up and downs again
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Russian Federation367 Posts
I guess hes finally understand that no one wants him with his current skill and his lazy way of practice
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Good news, I'm glad he's back on Dignitas. 
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It's hard to look attractive in the Terran market with GanZi and TaeJa available.
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I guess this was the smartest thing to do for him ^^
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On March 27 2012 19:53 Mouzone wrote: I think he realised he wasn't gonna get a better contract anywhere else. I mean, he's not really top player nowadays and rarely brings in any big prize money so i'm not sure what he expected. Or Dignitas actually offered him more than at first. You have no clue.
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Was a bit worried when he initially left dignitas. Glad that he is back with them again
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YaY ! exactly as Select hoped :D
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Welcome back and GL in coming events!
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Good news And for you people saying that he's bad etc, sjow was like the one foreigner towards the end of the GSL 2011 in Code A who basicly had ANY results, but he chose to leave korea. And he has won vs notable players aswell, he might not be @ every tourny but:D dont underestimate him ^^
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CONGRATS SJOW!! =D
Someone as talented as you couldn't be away from a team as talented as DIGNITAS for long!
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Great news for both! )))
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good to see they let him back in after leaving. thats a nice thing
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I wonder how much money he lost by not signing right away. I'd imagine Dignitas realized that they could get him for cheaper because the other teams weren't interested.
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Well, he didnt really leave, their contract expired
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Marketing stunt! Anyway, glad to see SjoW back on a big team. Blindterran \o/
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Really nice to have him there, don't know why but it feels like he belongs there.
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awesome to see Sjow rejoin Dignitas! I look forward to seeing him at more MLG this year!
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On March 28 2012 03:00 senty wrote: Well, he didnt really leave, their contract expired
yeah, just this. Rather than sign back on and renew immediately he waited a little while to see if there were any other good offers.
my guess is, there were not.
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Awesome! Dignitas was kinda falling apart. Happy to hear Sjow is still on their list.
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On March 28 2012 04:12 Deckkie wrote: Awesome! Dignitas was kinda falling apart. Happy to hear Sjow is still on their list.
Falling apart? One player leaving is falling apart now?
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United States7483 Posts
On March 28 2012 04:12 Deckkie wrote: Awesome! Dignitas was kinda falling apart. Happy to hear Sjow is still on their list.
Dignitas has Sjow, Select, Merz, Bling, Dream, Bischu, Apollo (although he casts more than plays), Killer, and Tandongho.
Not exactly falling apart.
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I hope Sjow can still fulfill his dreams/aspirations with Dignitas. A return to Korea?
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On March 27 2012 08:27 Valikyr wrote:Show nested quote +On March 27 2012 08:06 -Switch- wrote: Wait why did he leave in the first place? My guess is that he wanted to see if he could get a better contract deal with another team. He hasn't really been performing in individual tournaments the last year so I think he was overestimating his current value. I'm just speculating though, who knows 
I think because of this most ppl are suprised that dignitas took him back in their rooster. He should never have left the team.
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Russian Federation5 Posts
Awesome! Best of luck to Sjow
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On March 28 2012 16:24 MooLen wrote:Show nested quote +On March 27 2012 08:27 Valikyr wrote:On March 27 2012 08:06 -Switch- wrote: Wait why did he leave in the first place? My guess is that he wanted to see if he could get a better contract deal with another team. He hasn't really been performing in individual tournaments the last year so I think he was overestimating his current value. I'm just speculating though, who knows  I think because of this most ppl are suprised that dignitas took him back in their rooster. He should never have left the team.
What do you mean?
His contract ran out, he mentioned it in person at a local qualifier he was at.
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I can't honestly imagine Sjow in any other team. He looks too cute in the dignitas hoodie.
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Select convinced him to come back. Great that hes back to the team
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On March 28 2012 03:52 darkscream wrote:Show nested quote +On March 28 2012 03:00 senty wrote: Well, he didnt really leave, their contract expired yeah, just this. Rather than sign back on and renew immediately he waited a little while to see if there were any other good offers. my guess is, there were not.
Yeah I agree
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You'r all wrong
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Guess he decided to lower the amount of money he wanted.
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Yup, SjoW is a Dignitas guy! Nice to see him back. Very cool guy.
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SjoW is the reason I became a dignitas fan. GL SjoW
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