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MaSa joins ROOT Gaming!

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Deezl
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States355 Posts
July 12 2012 04:18 GMT
#1
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We here at ROOT have always prided ourselves on our ability to help refine burgeoning players into strong competitors. In the past we helped players like qxc, Sheth, and Minigun reach their full potential, and it is in this spirit that we are proud to announce the newest addition to our SC2 squad: MaSa.

Maru “MaSa” Kim is a 17 year-old Canadian player who immersed himself in the world of competitive StarCraft after being inspired by BoxeR and NaDa’s GSL RO8 games. MaSa is a dedicated player and has managed to consistently reach the top 25 of NA’s grandmaster ladder. As a Terran, MaSa will round out ROOT’s lineup and give the team greater diversity both in practice and on clan-war battlefields. He may even be able to brainstorm new builds with Drewbie that will end Terran Q_Q. Maybe.

Here’s what MaSa had to say about joining ROOT:

“First of all, I want to thank all ROOT members and staff for providing me a chance to experience this whole new thing that I've always wanted to try. I am surely and truly excited to be a member of ROOT gaming. I know ROOT gaming is very popular team in North America, and I will do my best to avoid showing failure to any followers of ROOT. I will try my best to devote myself to the game for ROOT, showing good results as well as improving myself as an SC2 player.”

ROOT recently acquired a Zerg innovator in Fitzy and a Protoss powerhouse in puCK, so taking a Terran under our team’s wing seemed fitting. The development of these three players is one of ROOT’s primary focuses, and we can’t wait to see how they perform over the coming months.

Welcome to your new home, MaSa!
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Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia54784 Posts
July 12 2012 04:18 GMT
#2
wow root is becoming huge haha
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TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10009 Posts
July 12 2012 04:19 GMT
#3
welcome to the team buddy <3
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GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51449 Posts
July 12 2012 04:19 GMT
#4
always good for big name teams to help foster the future talent of north american sc2
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Superiorwolf
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States5509 Posts
July 12 2012 04:19 GMT
#5
Most people probably don't know of MaSa, but he's been on Nightmares for quite a while now and an extremely underrated Terran who's been consistently very strong. A very nice pickup for ROOT, though sad to see Nightmare's staple player leave that team as well! GL!
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IRL_Sinister
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Ireland621 Posts
July 12 2012 04:20 GMT
#6
:OOO

Gratz. Good luck!
Grampz
Profile Joined November 2010
United States2147 Posts
July 12 2012 04:20 GMT
#7
root so good at bringing up the big names like GTR said...


Root the Dark knight of NA
Zoku
Profile Joined November 2010
307 Posts
July 12 2012 04:21 GMT
#8
nice pick up
intense555
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States474 Posts
July 12 2012 04:21 GMT
#9
Gratz! :D
Aspiring Starcraft 2 pro for @mYinsanityEU, follow me on twitter @mYintenseSC
coL.hendralisk
Profile Joined September 2009
Zimbabwe1756 Posts
July 12 2012 04:21 GMT
#10
On July 12 2012 13:19 Superiorwolf wrote:
Most people probably don't know of MaSa, but he's been on Nightmares for quite a while now and an extremely underrated Terran who's been consistently very strong. A very nice pickup for ROOT, though sad to see Nightmare's staple player leave that team as well! GL!


I leave now too; team is dead


Grats to MaSa, he's an underrated terran who's really really good, hope root can further his career
Dexington
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada7276 Posts
July 12 2012 04:21 GMT
#11
He made it to the semis of the NASL3 open tournament and should be a participant in NASL4. Great pickup!
"Man you guys are missing out waving your stats dicks about instead of watching this pvp" - bbm
ChuCky.Ca
Profile Joined July 2011
Canada2497 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-12 04:23:01
July 12 2012 04:22 GMT
#12
On July 12 2012 13:19 GTR wrote:
always good for big name teams to help foster the future talent of north american sc2

there's talent in North American?+ Show Spoiler +
jk great pickup gratz!!!
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AGsc
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada120 Posts
July 12 2012 04:23 GMT
#13
Congrats! Can't wait to see the new ROOT players in action!
Back off man, I'm a scientist.
lichter
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
July 12 2012 04:24 GMT
#14
Yay for new talents!
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ROOTCatZ
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
Peru1226 Posts
July 12 2012 04:24 GMT
#15
Welcome MaSa!!!
Progamerwww.root-gaming.com
MassHysteria
Profile Joined October 2010
United States3678 Posts
July 12 2012 04:25 GMT
#16
Go ROOT. And go NA.
"Just ban all the J's...even jinklejoes" --unnamed source
Alou
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States3748 Posts
July 12 2012 04:25 GMT
#17
Glad NA is getting more love recently. Can't wait to see how his play is in the future.
Life is Good.
Zeppelin535
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada262 Posts
July 12 2012 04:26 GMT
#18
Sad to see him go, but congrats Masa!
Bones (P) | @BonesSC2 | twitch.tv/Bones535
QxGRockEr
Profile Joined July 2011
United States191 Posts
July 12 2012 04:30 GMT
#19
Nice pickup!
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mrlie3
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada350 Posts
July 12 2012 04:32 GMT
#20
gratz to MaSa! :D People should watch him out for the next MLG!
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