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From TeamLiquid Pro:
Perhaps you've heard! Perhaps you haven't! Today, Liquid`TLO boarded a plane at Stockholm's Arlanda airport and is now heading East to return to training in Korea. It's a move that's been a long time in the works, perhaps you could say ever since TLO last left Korea with his wrist injury.
His return doesn't mark the end of all of his issues, but it signifies that TLO is back on track and ready to dominate again. Watch out Korea! Right before he left, TLPro chatted for a bit with TLO to check his mindset and his plans for his stay. See below for the full interview!
Excerpt from the interview.
Thanks for taking time out of your moving preparations to speak with us! You must be busy!
Liquid`TLO: Haha not really, I will probably pack my luggage the morning I leave and then I will be in Korea. Not so busy except usual practice.
When exactly will you be touching down in Incheon?
Liquid`TLO: 10:50 local time on the 16th of May! That's only a 13 hour trip! Pretty neat!
It will have been over a year since you were last in Korea, what is the first thing you're going to do?
Liquid`TLO: Eat for two hours straight and not feel horrible about it. Not even feel lazy afterwords because Korean food turns you into a machine.
You left Korea two years ago because of your wrist problems. At the time you were a reliable GSL qualifier, and known as one of the most creative and strongest foreigners in the game. How do you view yourself in coming back?
Liquid`TLO: A lot of things have changed of the past two years. Competition has become harder, my results haven't been as consistent as back then. But above all I feel much stronger, a lot more experienced and more motivated than I have been in my life to do something meaningful with it. Going to Korea is a mission to me, It feels like going back into the past and fixing the mistakes you made, because now you know better.
Full text here on TL Pro http://www.teamliquidpro.com/news/2012/05/15/tlo-to-korea
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Korea better be ready, Da Beard is landing!
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So awesome~ Good luck to him i hope he still streams ^^
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not a wise choice imo~
cuz Winter is coming XD
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holy mama. the grandpa is comming.
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he's going back? YES!!!
hopefully he can step his game back up to what it was in the beta!
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On May 16 2012 05:19 DeepElemBlues wrote:
Korea better be ready, Da Beard is landing!
He shaved, TLO looked like Luke Skywalker when I last saw him stream  Anyways, TLO FIGHTING!!!
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On May 16 2012 05:19 DeepElemBlues wrote:
Korea better be ready, Da Beard is landing!
The beard.... RIP
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Alright, so now he can start a new beard that he doesn't shave until he gets into Code A?
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Awesome, can't wait to see liquid in GSTL :D
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Best of luck to TLO and Liquid. 
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Where will he be staying?
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Players taking their competitive fates into their own hands. Saying, "I'm not getting the quality of practice I need to improve and win", and doing what they need to, to make needed results and quality gameplay happen. I've been preaching about people being professional. Part of it is improving youself in your field. I love seeing this in players.
-Tommy-
REFLEX_500
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great news :D
can't wait to see him play in gstl
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I hope we get some sort of video/ media for the TL + huk apartment! (I'm not sure whether that's true, but I remember reading it somewhere)
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Awesome news! Gl to TLO and this is a great step for TL in general :D
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How else would TL compete in GSTL.................
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I wish him the best of luck - but honestly tlo should probably just retire. He was popular during beta... but come on, time to get a real job.
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FINALLY he is gonna become The Best. We've been waiting for over a year now...
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GL man cant wait to see how much you improve ! <3 TLO
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On May 16 2012 05:19 DeepElemBlues wrote:
Korea better be ready, Da Beard is landing!
um..he shaved it
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Really good news! :D I really want to see him play big tournaments! :D
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On May 16 2012 05:40 lrofd wrote:Show nested quote +On May 16 2012 05:19 DeepElemBlues wrote:
Korea better be ready, Da Beard is landing! um..he shaved it
Sad T.T xD
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HELLLLLLL YEAH!!! :D TLO fighting! Liquid fighting! ^^
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iNcontroL
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So stoked for TLO in the GSL and for Liquid in the team leagues. AHHHHH its going to be so exciting
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Hi TeamLiquid ESPORTS, welcome to the forums, thank you for such a great first post!
Also, GL&HF Dario.
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Good luck
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On May 16 2012 05:19 DeepElemBlues wrote:
Korea better be ready, Da Beard is landing!
But he shaved the beard...
Guess he thinks he is ready for anybody now
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On May 16 2012 05:19 DeepElemBlues wrote:
Korea better be ready, Da Beard is landing!
The Beard decided to stay in Germany.
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Good luck TLO and well done to TL on sending him back
Does anyone have any idea if the whole OGS mess going on will have any effect on this?
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On May 16 2012 05:30 arQ wrote:
Where is he staying?
One would assume oGs house. Nothing else has really been announced.
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I would love to see a Code S with TLO, Naniwa, and Stephano. Here comes the foreign invasion!
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Best of luck to TLO! Have a good time out there in Korea!
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Will he be at the german WCS Qualifier?
June 2nd & 3rd.
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Good luck TLO! Can't wait to see you in GSL!
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Good luck TLO , sad to see that you shaved the beard though..
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On May 16 2012 06:17 DerKiLLa wrote:
Will he be at the german WCS Qualifier?
June 2nd & 3rd.
Well, he tried hard to qualify so i think he will be there
And Gl Mr. Dario in Korea especially in GSTL
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Where are the pics? Before and after?
I think it deserves a thread in the news section.
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On May 16 2012 06:11 onedayclose wrote:One would assume oGs house. Nothing else has really been announced.
oGs has disbanded zzz
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Damn, it's been a long time hasn't it since he's been in Korea
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Russian Federation1849 Posts
Life sure goes fast... Can't believe that it's already been two years.
From all Liquid players I like TLO the most, I hope he does well there!
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On May 16 2012 06:32 Gamegene wrote:Show nested quote +On May 16 2012 06:11 onedayclose wrote:On May 16 2012 05:30 arQ wrote:
Where is he staying? One would assume oGs house. Nothing else has really been announced. oGs has disbanded zzz
Source? I thought they only were rumored to be disbanding in the near future and reforming.
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"you were a reliable GSL qualifier"
Didn't he just qualify once?
anyway gl TLO
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supremely cool. good luck TLO! May the force be with you.
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Awesome news! Are his wrist problems completely gone though?
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Sweet, cant wait to see how he does there, from what ive seen he is in the zone, GL TLO!
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On May 16 2012 05:32 WackaAlpaca wrote:
I wish him the best of luck - but honestly tlo should probably just retire. He was popular during beta... but come on, time to get a real job.
That's just mean. Sure he hasn't won any tourneys or made any big results, but he's shown to be a strong zerg player in teamleagues. I think he can do quite well in GSTL. But ever since he switched from Terran to Zerg (despite my chagrin since I loved his creative Terran play), he's actually put up better results imo. I don't see why he should retire, it's not like he's gotten worse.
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On May 16 2012 06:38 Komentaja wrote:Show nested quote +On May 16 2012 06:32 Gamegene wrote:On May 16 2012 06:11 onedayclose wrote:On May 16 2012 05:30 arQ wrote:
Where is he staying? One would assume oGs house. Nothing else has really been announced. oGs has disbanded zzz Source? I thought they only were rumored to be disbanding in the near future and reforming.
On May 16 2012 02:20 dearyuna wrote:You guys it's confirmed. If someone wants they can translate the following article that says that Coach Park Sang-Ik confirmed the disbanding in a call. The official statement is soon to be released. + Show Spoiler +[OSEN=고용준 기자] 스타크래프트2 리그서 명문 게임단 중 하나인 oGs가 전격적으로 해체됐다. 박상익 감독의 지휘 하에 지난 2010년 9월 GSL 오픈시즌1을 시작으로 이윤열 장민철 박지수 등 대표게이머들을 배출했던 oGs는 해체라는 최악의 결과를 받아들여야 했다. oGs 박상익 감독은 지난 14일 밤 OSEN과 전화통화에서 해체를 인정했다. 박 감독은 거취가 정리되는 대로 조만간 공식 발표를 하겠다고 입장을 정리했다. 박 감독은 "선수들을 모아 운영하기 위해 백방으로 수소문했지만 선수들이 해외팀 이적을 희망하면서 팀의 해체를 결정했다"고 말했다. 이미 지난달 말부터 해체설이 떠돌았던 oGs는 운영주체인 e스포츠 마케팅 기업 e스타즈 홀딩스가 지난 11일 운영 포기를 선언하면서 해체 수순을 밟아왔다. e스타즈 홀딩스는 4월 게임단 운영비를 마지막으로 지급하면서 oGs에 대한 지원을 중단했다. 장민철과 이윤열이 몸담으면서 스타크래프트2리그서 명문게임단 반열에 올라있던 oGS는 그동안 맘스터치, 커세어, 레이저 등에서 후원을 받아왔다. 업계 관계자에 따르면 e스타즈 홀딩스는 oGs 운영을 포기하면서 지난 2월 창단한 홍진호 감독이 지휘하고 있는 리그 오브 레전드 팀인 제닉스 스톰 운영에 총력을 다하기로 방향을 정했다고. 이 관계자는 oGs 운영포기와 관련해 자금 부족이 실제적인 이유라고 전했다. oGs 해체 소식과 관련해 다른 관계자는 "스타크래프트1 리그가 2를 병행하면서 생기게 될 시너지 효과에 찬물을 끼얹을까바 우려된다"고 안타까움을 드러냈다. scrapper@osen.co.kr ArticleTheStc also tweeted: + Show Spoiler +이때까지 저와 ogs팀응원해주신분들감사합니다. 새로운팀을 찾아서 더열심히하는모습보여드리겠습니다. 감사합니다
"Thank you to those who supported me and team ogs. I will look for a new team and show how I work even harder. Thank you."
On May 16 2012 02:22 pPingu wrote:Looks like last ogs picture before they leave + Show Spoiler +from here:
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Poor oGs. I heard TLO and Jinro have been looking at apartments to stay together. Guessing Banjo will go with them. Hopefully they find a nice place to live GLHF TLO. Also wondering where HerO will go. I know Taeja lives at home. Hopefully everything works out
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TLO I wish you the very best - now go win GSL
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TLO the brave. Good luck.
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GL in Korea and GL to you guys over there in GSTL.
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Australia8532 Posts
Can they handle the bearded one? (is he still bearded?)
I honestly cannot wait for the crazy strats that the combination of GSTL + TLO can produce
Best of luck Dario!
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Good luck TLO Will he be flying the swedish flag in GSL? 
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I think TLO has to be my favorite player. And I haven't ever said I have a favorite player before.
All the best to TLO.
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Good luck Dario! Smash some face!
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On May 16 2012 05:19 DeepElemBlues wrote:
Korea better be ready, Da Beard is landing!
haha, laught so hard at that one :D
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glhf in Korea TLO! Dug the casting with dApollo and glad you're heading back motivated!
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Nice!!! Wish him luck!
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Sweet, gl TLO.
Sigh...remember when you used to play only random...good vods we had of tose, good times...
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Good luck TLO! have an awesome time
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"Today, Liquid`TLO boarded a plane..." I read that as "bearded" a plane. D'oh! Good luck, TLO!
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Good to hear, they'll help him tighten up his builds/timings and give him alot higher quality of opponents than was previously availiable.
GL TLO!
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Today, Liquid`TLO boarded a plane at Stockholm's Arlanda airport
I thought he was in Germany visiting his family in Leipzig. Would make more sense that he took a flight to Korea from one of the major hubs (Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam) on the central continent then.
Anyways, all the best in Korea, Dario! I hope the oGs mess will get worked out and that you will have a proper base to live and work at. Wish I could see you guys in action while still being in Korea, but I think GSTL will only start next month.
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Good luck TLO, back than u were a terran player, now I hope to see u dominate as a zerg player!
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Beard again until a GSL title ? :p
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good luck! would love to see him improving his games, especially as zerg.
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Cool interview. best of luck to TLO!
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I like the attitude and I love the initiative during "The Year of Liquid" GL in correcting the past errors that haunt you TLO. :D
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He shaved, TLO looked like Luke Skywalker when I last saw him stream Anyways, TLO FIGHTING!!!
Man this is so true, he looks exactly like him :D Gogo TLO, wish you the best in Korea !
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TLOwnage is back on the case!
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Mistake in line 1:
"Perhaps you've beard!"
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TLO having ZvT as his strong matchup will serve him extremely well in the Terran dominated landscape of GSL....and before people go "korean terrans!" TLO has shown that he has what it takes to beat players like MKP, gumiho, and Alive in ZvT :D
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GSL qualifiers suddenly got a lot more interessting! TLO hwaiting!
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thank GOD he shaved....that would just be even more awkward in Korea..
GL TLO! Would love to see him get really strong and qualify for GSL, very entertaining player
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good luck to TLO, I like him, but im not expecting so much
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TLO!
good luck in korea
from germany
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Good luck TLO with the code A qualifier as well as the GSTL! :D
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Good luck, TLO Hope to see you shave soon
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On May 17 2012 00:03 Mentalizor wrote:Good luck, TLO Hope to see you shave soon
Oo
He shaved already.
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Good luck at the GSTL! TLO fighting!
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how is he expecting to get rid of his beard in korea?
he won't win gstl anytime soon and there are not many other tournaments in korea atm
maybe he will finally shave when he qualifies for code A (if he does)
hope he can make an impact gogo TLO
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On May 17 2012 00:12 phoenixfeather95 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 17 2012 00:03 Mentalizor wrote:Good luck, TLO Hope to see you shave soon Oo He shaved already.
wut he shaved already?
why didn't i know that xD i guess being away from the internet for 4 days makes you miss out on a lot of things
for example i finally got to look at TL again and i saw lucifron on rank 2 of foreign ELO WOOT !
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On May 17 2012 00:29 sVnteen wrote:Show nested quote +On May 17 2012 00:12 phoenixfeather95 wrote:On May 17 2012 00:03 Mentalizor wrote:Good luck, TLO Hope to see you shave soon Oo He shaved already. wut he shaved already? why didn't i know that xD i guess being away from the internet for 4 days makes you miss out on a lot of things for example i finally got to look at TL again and i saw lucifron on rank 2 of foreign ELO WOOT !
Enjoy my dear friend ^^
http://i.imgur.com/CxK7m.png
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personally I don't think TLO will ever be a top player but I would love to see him prove me wrong. Good luck to him, hope he doesn't waste his time in Korea.
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TIME FOR SHUM MOAR TLOWNAGE :D
*(Gotta hope, Good luck TLO :D)
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Yesss! I hope TLO returns to top notch shape!
I wanna see some big wins from him :D
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Best of luck and fun in Korea TLO. Well you always have fun and so do we along with you. So only GL!
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Good to see TLO working harder than ever ♥ GSTLO
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Good luck TLO :D Hope to see you win much<3
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On May 17 2012 00:34 phoenixfeather95 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 17 2012 00:29 sVnteen wrote:On May 17 2012 00:12 phoenixfeather95 wrote:On May 17 2012 00:03 Mentalizor wrote:Good luck, TLO Hope to see you shave soon Oo He shaved already. wut he shaved already? why didn't i know that xD i guess being away from the internet for 4 days makes you miss out on a lot of things for example i finally got to look at TL again and i saw lucifron on rank 2 of foreign ELO WOOT ! Enjoy my dear friend ^^ http://i.imgur.com/CxK7m.png
Is a camera trick involving mirrors and smoke machines. He still looks like the Moses of SC2.
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German representation in GSL <3
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EPT
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