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elfi leaves Team Acer, now sponsored by ASUS ROG

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SETT TV
Profile Joined January 2011
77 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-02 09:10:31
June 01 2012 23:28 GMT
#1
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The most well known Finnish StarCraft 2 player Samuli “elfi-” Sihvonen has resigned from his old organization Team Acer today. His contract with Acer was about to expire in three months and Sihvonen had informed that he was not going to stay in the team with the current terms. Due to the contract negotiations, Acer was not planning on sending him to the upcoming DreamHack Open events in Jönköping, Valencia and Bucharest because the main event at DreamHack Winter would fall outside the contract’s time frame.

The result was that both Acer and Sihvonen agreed to terminate the contract early, at the end of May, so that Sihvonen might have a chance to participate to the already mentioned events. Sihvonen will be backed up by personal sponsorship. ASUS ROG, SteelSeries and SETT.fi will enable Sihvonen to remain as a full time StarCraft 2 player. To recognize his main sponsor ASUS Republic Of Gamers, Sihvonen’s player id will henceforth be ROGǂelfi.

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SETT.fi also found out what Sihvonen is doing besides gaming.

Hello elfi-, many are familiar with you in the gaming arenas, but what else are you up to?

Most of my time is spent learning and practicing StarCraft 2. The game is still evolving so much, and you must constantly follow the best players to be able to keep up with the tactics. Otherwise, I’ve been trying to shape up a bit by jogging at least twice a week. The rest of the time I like to read manga books, and of course I also play for fun with my dota2 friends, and every once in a while there might be something else going on.


How did you start playing PC games? When did it turn out into a profession?

Well, of course at first I played just for fun with my friends. I developed fast and at some point I was told about competitive gaming which totally got me excited and I started playing more. I’ve now been playing PC games professionally for about 1.5 years and competitively for about 6 years.


What has been your greatest achievement? What event has left the best tournament memories?

My greatest achievement is absolutely the second place at IEM Guangzou. Event gotting in the tournament is a good achievement in itself and many were surprised by it. Going to the tournament was easy because no one expected me to do well, and I was sceptic even myself. But surprisingly, everything started to go smoothly and I won my group 3-0. Then I got a bit lucky with my opponents as I managed to avoid all the Koreans and went all the way to the grand finals which was a complete surprise to all, me included.

My best memories of a tournament are probably of the ASUS ROG Invitational in Helsinki. It was great to get into an invitational tournament where the players were treated outstandingly, and it was good to play in front of a Finnish crowd and get surprised by the number of live spectators in Finland. Of course the championship would have been great, but winning the bronze match in front of the home audience was also tasty.


During your gaming career you have represented a number of world class organizations like Fnatic (WC3), Power Gaming (SC2) and Acer (SC2) - How has being in an organization affected your playing? Do you think the situation will change now that you are under several personal sponsors instead of an organization?

This surely will have a huge boost to my motivation. It affects my gaming by giving a chance to show that you are counted on, and it’s always nice to be the star in your team (well, in this case there is no one else in the team but anyways ). Likewise, during my WarCraft 3 times I got the most motivation when I was the star of my team Hoorai, so at least I appreciate the feeling it brings. Coming back to the current situation, I believe that this is an excellent opportunity for me to develop. Even though the demands of the sponsors are now dedicated directly to me instead of an organization, it makes setting and following your goals much easier.


In which events are you attending in the near future?

My first tournament as an independent player will be Vectorama in Oulu, Finland. A week after that I will go to DreamHack Summer. The qualifications for HomeStory Cup V and TSL4 are also starting soon, and my goal is to qualify to both to them. In a long term, I’m attending all of the DreamHack Open tournaments and trying to get enough points so that I can get into the final event in DreamHack Winter.


Shoutouts

Firstly, I want to thank Team Acer for our co-operation. I especially appreciate their support at the start which enabled me to attend the Intel Extreme Masters and ESWC tournaments. Also, thanks to my team mates for awesome memories in different events, see you in future tournaments!

Now it’s time to get my Twitter and Facebook accounts running, so please start following me! Thanks to ASUS ROG, SteelSeries and SETT.fi for their support.

DON’T FORGET MARU.

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MrMotionPicture
Profile Joined May 2010
United States4327 Posts
June 01 2012 23:31 GMT
#2
Oh my! I hope he finds a more fitting team for his needs.
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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States27973 Posts
June 01 2012 23:32 GMT
#3
noooo elfi T_T
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jmbthirteen
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States10249 Posts
June 01 2012 23:34 GMT
#4
So because he wasn't going to sign the same contract, Team Acer wasn't going to send him to events that happened during the contract he was currently on? Not cool Team Acer.
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An2quamaraN
Profile Joined March 2011
Poland378 Posts
June 01 2012 23:34 GMT
#5
Team Liquid would use some protoss.
Gladiator6
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden7021 Posts
June 01 2012 23:35 GMT
#6
Cool that Asus ROG will be backing him up instead of him leaving with nothing so early.
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shief
Profile Joined March 2012
Poland2 Posts
June 01 2012 23:36 GMT
#7
elfi v_v
Chromodoris
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden134 Posts
June 01 2012 23:37 GMT
#8
Classy move by Asus, Steelseries and SETT to sponsor him. I hope he finds a new team soon.
♥ ThorZaIN.
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany30668 Posts
June 01 2012 23:38 GMT
#9
): I hope he joins another team soon!
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Lonyo
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United Kingdom3113 Posts
June 01 2012 23:38 GMT
#10
On June 02 2012 08:34 jmbthirteen wrote:
So because he wasn't going to sign the same contract, Team Acer wasn't going to send him to events that happened during the contract he was currently on? Not cool Team Acer.

It makes some sense.
He wasn't going to agree to a new contract, so wouldn't be contracted for the main DH event, so they didn't want to send him to sub events/qualifiers when he wouldn't be attending the main event for them.
It's easy to understand why they wouldn't want to send him, especially when they have other players they probably could/will send, who will still be with them when the main event happens.

I think it's good they let him go rather than treating him "badly" because he wasn't going to stay by holding him to his contract but not sending him anywhere. It's the best choice for both parties really.
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BlackCloud
Profile Joined July 2011
Canada154 Posts
June 01 2012 23:39 GMT
#11
hes gunna get pickd up fast,this guys goooood
jmbthirteen
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States10249 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-01 23:44:17
June 01 2012 23:43 GMT
#12
On June 02 2012 08:38 Lonyo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 02 2012 08:34 jmbthirteen wrote:
So because he wasn't going to sign the same contract, Team Acer wasn't going to send him to events that happened during the contract he was currently on? Not cool Team Acer.

It makes some sense.
He wasn't going to agree to a new contract, so wouldn't be contracted for the main DH event, so they didn't want to send him to sub events/qualifiers when he wouldn't be attending the main event for them.
It's easy to understand why they wouldn't want to send him, especially when they have other players they probably could/will send, who will still be with them when the main event happens.

I think it's good they let him go rather than treating him "badly" because he wasn't going to stay by holding him to his contract but not sending him anywhere. It's the best choice for both parties really.

i don't like it. its bad for teams to operate this way. EG was talking to Thorzain pre DreamHack Stockholm, and mouz still sent him there knowing they may might not resign him and it wasn't the main DH event. There is still a lot of value in sending a player to the upcoming DH events.

And they better let him go, they weren't going to send him to any events! Bad move from Acer to operate this way. Seems very childish.
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Josh_rakoons
Profile Joined December 2011
United Kingdom1157 Posts
June 01 2012 23:45 GMT
#13
Noooooo
Sphaero
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany961 Posts
June 01 2012 23:49 GMT
#14
On June 02 2012 08:43 jmbthirteen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 02 2012 08:38 Lonyo wrote:
On June 02 2012 08:34 jmbthirteen wrote:
So because he wasn't going to sign the same contract, Team Acer wasn't going to send him to events that happened during the contract he was currently on? Not cool Team Acer.

It makes some sense.
He wasn't going to agree to a new contract, so wouldn't be contracted for the main DH event, so they didn't want to send him to sub events/qualifiers when he wouldn't be attending the main event for them.
It's easy to understand why they wouldn't want to send him, especially when they have other players they probably could/will send, who will still be with them when the main event happens.

I think it's good they let him go rather than treating him "badly" because he wasn't going to stay by holding him to his contract but not sending him anywhere. It's the best choice for both parties really.

i don't like it. its bad for teams to operate this way. EG was talking to Thorzain pre DreamHack Stockholm, and mouz still sent him there knowing they may might not resign him and it wasn't the main DH event. There is still a lot of value in sending a player to the upcoming DH events.

And they better let him go, they weren't going to send him to any events! Bad move from Acer to operate this way. Seems very childish.


Well, there are slightly different circumstances if you ask me. Thorzain was a highly rated Swede competing in a big tournament in Sweden. This includes two things: low travel expenses and big exposure for him and Mousesports. From a business standpoint it made way more sense for Mouz than it would be in Acer´s case.
catplanetcatplanet
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
3205 Posts
June 01 2012 23:50 GMT
#15
NOW HE CAN JOIN TEAM GRUBBY
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Badfatpanda
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States9718 Posts
June 01 2012 23:50 GMT
#16
Wow, nice move to support him with individual sponsors but it's a shame, he's really become more than just a PvP gosu and he still has so much potential.
Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. -Beethoven | Mech isn't a build, it's a way of life. -MajOr | Charlie.Sheen: "What is sarcastic, kids who have no courage to fight?" | #TerranPride #yolo #swag -Naama after 2-0'ing MC at HSC VI
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2114 Posts
June 01 2012 23:51 GMT
#17
elfi needs to show great games at DH Opens now.
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
7mk
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Germany10150 Posts
June 01 2012 23:52 GMT
#18
Acer is a weird team...
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Deadstrider
Profile Joined May 2011
Netherlands257 Posts
June 01 2012 23:53 GMT
#19
GL to elfi finding a new team
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Sphaero
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany961 Posts
June 01 2012 23:55 GMT
#20
On another note, I´m really wondering, if he will stay solo like White-Ra and Grubby or join another team. At least in EU I see no top team with a real need of a strong Toss at the moment, maybe Millenium and Empire to increase their depth of the roster.
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