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![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/nJJZ898.png) Reigning South American WCS Champion, Perennial IEM Competitor. Our newest addition to the Clarity Family is a player who has already traveled the globe to compete, and needs almost no introduction. Felipe "  cKiLLeR" Zuñiga is a South American icon when it comes to Starcraft 2 and a powerhouse player all around. We're extremely excited to welcome him into the family! ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/kDjQ8Ip.png) Our primary goal in bringing Felipe into the family is to offer him the chance to attend more events around the globe and show off his tremendous talent worldwide. As such, Felipe will soon be making the trip to join the other members at the Clarity Training Facility in New York. We hope you can join us in offering him a warm welcome to the team, and cheer for him around the globe! Before we get started, I would like to take a moment to congratulate you on your move to Clarity and express our excitement at having you on the team.
Can you give us a little about your esports background, for those people who might not know you yet?My name is Felipe Zuñiga mostly known as KiLLeR, i'm from Chile, i used to be a SC:BW player since lots of year ago, later on i started to play a little bit the beta SC2. when SC2 came out i tried to become a more popular player so i could play more international tournaments, between my best achievements were: 3rd place at IEM New York, 2010 and 2012 Panamerican Champion, 8-7th place at Blizzcon Goblal.net 2011, 5-8th BWC 2012 and of course a lot of tournaments, besides that i had the chance to classify for almost every single IEM which i couldn't play a couple of them, cause it was too expensive for me to go What about your personal background? Any funny stories that you want to share?Well most of the people doesn't know about this, but i use to have a band in my country where i'm the vocalist/bassist but lately we haven't that much time to practice cause of my SC2 career but its like my 2nd passion after SC2 of course haha, besides that i really dont know what kind of stories i should talk about just right now the only thing in mind is that i had the worst trip of my life when i qualifier for IEM Kiev (when it happened wasn't funny at all) , the thing was that i didn't really realized that i needed visa to get in so when i arrived, after like 25 hours, i had to come back inmediatly and besides somehow i lost 2 of my suitcases, i had to stay in londres for a couple of day with no clothes which was funny cause i had to buy some at the supermarket, later on i could get my suitcases back so i was really happy about it but the journey was really bad in general Back to esports, what makes you different from other players?In my opinion i am a player with a lot of potential, but never had the motivation to play that much like most of the top players cause i never had the chance to play many tournaments for being so far away from every single tournament so i used not to practice so much even though i always did ok in most of the tournaments that i played, so i think having a good environment and practicing a lot i could do it better than i did before What were some of the major factors behind your decision to join Clarity?Like i said, i saw this team has a lot of potential growing up, all players in Clarity seems like they practice a lot and they are really friendly with each other so this totally will help me a lot to keep me motivated so in that way i could improve my game quite a lot by practicing with them and talking about the game with someone it always helps Clarity is a New York based team. As we grow we have the opportunity to offer more and more of our players a spot in our world class team house. As one of those lucky few, how do you feel about being so far from home for such long periods of time? How do you plan to make the best of your time there?I dont know yet how am i gonna do it, but this is the opportunity to do big things, so i just want to stay motivated and excited to be part of the team house to meet everyone in there and start practicing a lot, for me it seems really cool cause i never been part of one, so i just want to improve my game and at the same time being close to the events will be easier for me to travel around to play most tournaments than i did before. I think training and sharing knowledge will be the base of my stay in the training house, beeing far from home is always difficult, but when you are busy doing something you really like, I think the time will go really fast, and at the end, I hope it will be good experience. + Show Spoiler [More Interview] +
2012 was a great year for e-Sports, seeing massive growth throughout the industry. 2013 is shaping up to continue the trend. How do you see Starcraft’s role in that growth and, more specifically, how will HotS change things for better or worse?
i hope we get the leadership again, cause we all know League of Legends has more attention these days, so waiting for HotS to help us with more viewers and maybe/probably new pro players coming out who are probably practicing a lot since beta came out, so i'm just excited cause it seems like a really entertaining game with a lot of new strats even though i haven't played it much cause of WoL still has some nice tournaments coming on
How do you seek to grow in this coming year of e-Sports action?
Well first of all, i really want to become a more popular player this could help me so i might get invited to more events, starting from little things that will help me to get a little bit more involved with the community, being more participate in social networks, I'm always updating my facebook page, but I think I will be using Twitter more often to interact a little bit more with other pro-gamers and the community in general, I really want to keep participating as a strong player on world championship events like WCS and WCG, as I'm going to be on US, I hope I can actually compete in more e-Sports events, MLG, IPL, NASL, to keep playing on IEM's. With the practice I'm getting I will put the biggest of my efforts to get good results there.
Let’s talk technical skills. If you could improve one thing about your play, what would it be? How do you plan on fixing that?
I think that I have good mechanics, is always a good plan to keep improving them and practicing more consistently will totally help me on that. But one of my weak points is that I never had someone to chat about the game, to check, and test and re-test strategies, someone to actually practice games on a serious way, and in Clarity I will be able to have does teammates to help me and to share this knowledge. I need to know more about the game, and also the game is always changing, with more people paying attention to these changes will be easier for me, to modify and practice new strats.
Clarity has a weekly show where we give lessons to help our fans grow as players; what piece of advice would you give to aspiring competitors (or casual players) seeking to improve their game?
First of all, to be patient, and not just for a specific game but for the meaning of playing Starcraft, and eSports games in general, results don't show up from one day to other, it's a matter of time, to play constantly. Being patient on understanding the game, understanding the why I actually lose, being patient on the engages. So for me, that's the key on Starcraft at least, be patient, understand the game and put that on you strategies and playstyle
I just want to thanks those fans that supported me when I was teamless, always there, I just hope all of them keep supporting me now that I'm a Clarity member. I will do my 110% to make 2013 a better year than 2012. Thanks to Clarity, and to my fans, thanks for everything! Felipe's first performance under the Clarity banner will be this week at IEM São Paulo where he will take place in a series of show matches hosted at the event! The other players will be  Grubby, White-Ra, and  Strelok![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/uATeg.png) If you'd like to keep up to date on Felipe, as well as the rest of our players in the future, as well as receive immediate updates to exclusive content from our players during, before, and after events check out all our social media platforms below! Website: ClarityGaming.comTwitter: @Clarity_GamingFacebook: Facebook.com/ClarityGamingTwitch: Twitch.TV/Clarity_GamingYoutube: YouTube.com/ClarityGamingSC2
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Whoooa, that's a move I didn't see. Killer is a beast
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Congrats to Killer!!~ Clarity is force to be reckoned with in 2013  (and ofc ROOT) GLHF
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MEXICAN ZERG FIGHTING
Edit: But on a serious note I'm glad to have Felipe on the team, he's a really good player and I am looking forward to practicing with him.
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wow that was definitely unexpected. I was rather confident it would be another Korean.
Anyways, it's awesome to see this team expand and become bigger and bigger every chance they get
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KiLLeR is uber gosu and crushes me every time we play :D Finally he's on our team now hahaha
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congratulations! Good luck 
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United Kingdom50293 Posts
Feels good to finally have it not be a secret I knew :p
Grats to KilleR anyways clarity has certainly been stacking a few dollars to get all these players.
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Awesome pickup! Clarity fighting!!!~
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Te quiero, Felipe. Felicidades!
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Congrats Killer!
Good to see clarity add some more potential talent to their roster!!!
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This is exactly what KiLLeR needed. WP Clarity, GJ Felipe!
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Woah, that's quite a surprise
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Good for killer. Good luck all!
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Cool! I really like Clarity's roster.
Congrats to Killer.
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Congratulations Felipe (:
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Really thought he was going to root. Looks like Clarity is going to be a real team people will have to loo out for now.
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Really looking forward to seeing Killer on the field for Clarity!
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How did I forget about killer? Can't wait to watch him pwn noobs at MLG, gl to one my favorite players and one of the most underrated players out there! Prove them wrong Felipe!
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An extremely solid pick up!
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felicitaciones KILLER!!!!!!!!
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After cKiller, we'll probably see bKiller
HAHA YOU GET IT?~! Cause it was dKiller before.. haha.. I crack myself up
/wrists
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Oh nice, hope to see more of KiLLeR in the future.
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On January 27 2013 11:51 ReachTheSky wrote:
An extremely solid pick up!
Solid in what way?
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Where dat snitch at?37101 Posts
DAT PICK UP!!!
GRATZ CLARITY!!!
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Wow, nice pick up! More good news from Clarity.
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Well this is interesting.
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grats to Killer and Clarity
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Gratz clarity and killer!!!!
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On January 27 2013 11:42 xuanzue wrote:
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ROFL
Grats to Virgil and Clarity! Only 1 AoaA remains!
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nice pick up Clarity, WOW, <3 Killer
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Canada1169 Posts
Nice pickup for Clarity, now for the next few announcements...
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really nice announcement page Killer is good.. qualifies for almost every single IEM ever ! GL to him and the team
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I just really hope he doesn't forget where he comes from and when you're up there making your dreams come true wave your flag with pride because you're not only representing your country, you represent Latin america from Mexico to Brazil we salute you, Killer, make us proud, be proud of your language and your culture show them we don't deserve the way they see Latin America, I dislike some of your attitudes but I wish you the best. Buena suerte y diviertete, Killer.
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Wow sick pickup. Killer is so underrated, consistently winning qualifiers and doing well in iem events. Sooner or later I imagine him in a major finals. Grats to both parties.
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(no more Spanish troll post)
KiLLeR has always been an extremely underrated player in the SC2 scene. If you actually follow him or know anything about his career, it is obvious that he is committed to pro-gaming, You will realize not only is he a solid player, but someone who has an incredible amount of potential to succeed. When KiLLeR was on Dignitas I always felt that he was always out shined by the other teammates, and did not receive as much attention as he deserved. Having casted him in multiple IEM online qualifiers, it was easy to see that he has an incredible understanding of the game, not only strategically, but mentally as well. Having only spoken to him a few times over Skype, I already can tell that he is someone that is very hardworking, and we can all expect to see big things from him in the coming events.
Welcome to the team Felipe! <3
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United States209 Posts
Cool, Were is the clarity house, i want to go stalk them.
NYC finaly doing something.
And cool for clarity and Killer.
And i hope this can help get clarity some really cool sponsors like... what are NYC based comps?
Readers digest? APPLE BANK. ya, no but they should get some soon, they have a sick roster
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Sick pickup. Congratulations are in order for Felipe and Clarity Gaming! :D
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Nice pickup for Clarity.
congratulations to Felipe as well
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Very happy and proud to announce Felipe as a member of Clarity Gaming! Welcome to the family KiLLeR, we can't wait to see you unlock your full potential. I've always seen great things in your future and I can't wait to help you achieve them!
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Ah, so that's where he went to, and that's who Clarity Gaming was going to pick up. Good pick up for Clarity Gaming, and good choice by Killer. Hopefully they both can increase each other's popularity/reputation.
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not expecting much but gl
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Never heard of clarity gaming before ? Usualy i am a bit doubtful of new unknown teams buying players all around, but best of luck to KiLLeR and Clarity gaming.
Hope they stick around.
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Excelente !
Very good news for Killer, this will be great for him to develop his skills even more and put them to test in big tourneys !
Good luck in 2013 Felipe !
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dkiller to ckiller, interesting change! good luck!
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Go Go Killer! Hope u kick-ass once more!
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Clarity Killer is going to be tough to say
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clarity is getting pretty respectable.
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Huge pick up. One of the most consistent non-Korean talents in the world.
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awesome man i love your play good luck in the future
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Interesting how he decides to leave dig for clarity.
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Nice to see killer found a good home
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On January 27 2013 11:42 xuanzue wrote:
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Just hope he never becomes akiller
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Congrats Clarity! Good luck to Killer!
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Nice, getting some good signings.
Here's hoping you can post some results in the future. It certainly put WW on the map with sortof and sting.
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United Kingdom14464 Posts
Gratz on the pickup to all involved
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Interesting, might need to keep an eye on this team wp KiLleR and Clarity!
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sick pick up dudes!! grats
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ohoho sweeet. awesome pickup!!
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On January 27 2013 11:30 VirgilSC2 wrote:Felipe's first performance under the Clarity banner will be this week at IEM São Paulo where he will take place in a series of show matches hosted at the event! The other players will be Grubby, White-Ra, and Strelok
Uhhh wut. There's an IEM Sao Paulo this year? O_o
Congrats to KiLLeR though, he's the beast nobody expects but that doesn't stop him from mauling nerds ^^
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On January 28 2013 01:11 MasterOfPuppets wrote:Show nested quote +On January 27 2013 11:30 VirgilSC2 wrote:Felipe's first performance under the Clarity banner will be this week at IEM São Paulo where he will take place in a series of show matches hosted at the event! The other players will be Grubby, White-Ra, and Strelok Uhhh wut. There's an IEM Sao Paulo this year? O_o Congrats to KiLLeR though, he's the beast nobody expects but that doesn't stop him from mauling nerds ^^
yes, but there won't be an SC2 tournament, just a series of showmatches.
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go killer!, awesome zerg player
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On January 27 2013 19:21 krutopatkin wrote:
Interesting how he decides to leave dig for clarity.
The differences were CLEAR. (It's way to easy for dumb puns with our team name)
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Good Luck!
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On January 28 2013 01:54 Siphonn wrote:Show nested quote +On January 27 2013 19:21 krutopatkin wrote:
Interesting how he decides to leave dig for clarity. The differences were CLEAR. (It's way to easy for dumb puns with our team name)
He left the darkness at the Dig to seek Clarity.
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On January 28 2013 02:02 InsidiA wrote:Show nested quote +On January 28 2013 01:54 Siphonn wrote:On January 27 2013 19:21 krutopatkin wrote:
Interesting how he decides to leave dig for clarity. The differences were CLEAR. (It's way to easy for dumb puns with our team name) He left the darkness at the Dig to seek Clarity.
The best way to say it I think
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On January 27 2013 12:44 w3b0 wrote:
I just really hope he doesn't forget where he comes from and when you're up there making your dreams come true wave your flag with pride because you're not only representing your country, you represent Latin america from Mexico to Brazil we salute you, Killer, make us proud, be proud of your language and your culture show them we don't deserve the way they see Latin America, I dislike some of your attitudes but I wish you the best. Buena suerte y diviertete, Killer.
Do you realize that when going through mexico to brazil you get away chile which is his native country? lol :v
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Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
Find it funny how he went from d.Killer to c.Killer xD....right next door in the alphabet and pretty close on the le keyboard xD
GL to both parties
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Congratz KiLLeR for finding a team and Clarity for picking up such a good player!
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Congrats to both KiLLeR and Clarity Gaming! An amazing catch
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Wow, big surprise, but I'm hoping for more big things from Clarity and KiLLeR. congrats to both!
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Killer Congrats.. i remenber when you played WCG Chile Finals against Ultra in 2009 i think; the last BW WCG, and me and my brother went to congrat you after you won, you were very kind and you didn't even know us haha. you have amazing skills, and you are a kind guy. GL in everything
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Incredible, nice to see KiLLeR land a team that will provide him with training facilities. I'm sure he will be a force in tournaments later in the year.
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Unexpected move, but it seems Killer is destined to have a team with a single letter as its tag congrats. I am genuinely curious how CG is supporting all this expansion though. Team House, increasingly impressive roster with no listed sponsors on Liquipedia or their site.
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killer looks like a guinea pig
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On January 28 2013 12:35 ThomasjServo wrote:
Unexpected move, but it seems Killer is destined to have a team with a single letter as its tag congrats. I am genuinely curious how CG is supporting all this expansion though. Team House, increasingly impressive roster with no listed sponsors on Liquipedia or their site.
We'll have some answers for you in that regard in the near future. As of now the best I can say is that all of this expansion actually isn't as financially straining as it would appear from the outside!
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On January 28 2013 12:35 ThomasjServo wrote:
Unexpected move, but it seems Killer is destined to have a team with a single letter as its tag congrats. I am genuinely curious how CG is supporting all this expansion though. Team House, increasingly impressive roster with no listed sponsors on Liquipedia or their site.
They own the house outright. Not having to pay rent kinda cuts their costs significantly.
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Nice addon, great to see a South American on the pro-scene!
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Norway25712 Posts
Hey, grats to both KiLleR and Clarity!
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Not sure why I read it as "charity gaming" and I thought it was a non-profit helping progamers
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On January 28 2013 14:12 VirgilSC2 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 28 2013 12:35 ThomasjServo wrote:
Unexpected move, but it seems Killer is destined to have a team with a single letter as its tag congrats. I am genuinely curious how CG is supporting all this expansion though. Team House, increasingly impressive roster with no listed sponsors on Liquipedia or their site. We'll have some answers for you in that regard in the near future. As of now the best I can say is that all of this expansion actually isn't as financially straining as it would appear from the outside!
News to me, good on you all regardless.
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On January 27 2013 11:34 Siphonn wrote:
MEXICAN ZERG FIGHTING
Edit: But on a serious note I'm glad to have Felipe on the team, he's a really good player and I am looking forward to practicing with him.
He is not Mexican, he is from Chile.
South America have is not only Mexico.
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Gratz on joining the best SC2 team in the world Felipe!
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Didn't take him long to find a new team, hope this is a good fit for him.
On January 28 2013 23:08 Maggost wrote:Show nested quote +On January 27 2013 11:34 Siphonn wrote:
MEXICAN ZERG FIGHTING
Edit: But on a serious note I'm glad to have Felipe on the team, he's a really good player and I am looking forward to practicing with him. He is not Mexican, he is from Chile. South America have is not only Mexico.
I think he was been sarcastic, like how Stephano is the best US player?
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Awesome news for both Clarity and Killer I was wondering where Felipe would end up after leaving Dignitas and I think he has found a great home! I can't wait to see him at a lot more international tournaments in 2013
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Felipe's first LAN event under the Clarity Banner starts tomorrow! He'll be playing in a HotS Showmatch @ IEM Sao Paulo!
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Great recruit, at first I thought it was the korean Killer and I was afraid, but no =) GL !
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Really good to hear that our chilean Hope is joining a team )))
Grande Killer!!!!
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Capoch. Definitely going to be a good series, KiLLeR fighting!
