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Youngest Grand Master player?

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CableSCES
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States367 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-24 04:38:42
May 24 2013 04:25 GMT
#1
I know a couple kids here from SoCal who are 15 years old who are Grand Masters, pretty amazing kids. They placed pretty dang high in our most recent tournament here. Boyo and Illusion were 15 I think when they first got popular.

I've heard of a few 14yo GMs - Pyre and HeroMarine at 14 years old.

But then we've got this one kid down here who is 13 year old prodigy, beat Gretorp (GM) at our local SoCal tournament, he's 1259 Rank 1 Masters as of 1 minute ago.

So it made me think, who is the youngest Grand Master player ever, on all 3 servers? If this 13 year old kid goes GM, would he be the youngest SC2 GM to date?
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synd
Profile Joined July 2011
Bulgaria586 Posts
May 24 2013 04:26 GMT
#2
Who cares? What's the point of all these threads like "who's the youngest X Y Z"


User was warned for this post
QuackPocketDuck
Profile Joined January 2011
410 Posts
May 24 2013 04:28 GMT
#3
Me, what do I get?
I bought a pack of cigarettes for $20, What have you done for your country today?
Ratch!
Profile Joined June 2012
Peru258 Posts
May 24 2013 04:29 GMT
#4
On May 24 2013 13:26 synd wrote:
Who cares? What's the point of all these threads like "who's the youngest X Y Z"


Knowing doesnt hurt.
askmc70
Profile Joined March 2012
United States722 Posts
May 24 2013 04:29 GMT
#5
your age doesnt matter in starcraft
CableSCES
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States367 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-24 04:30:53
May 24 2013 04:29 GMT
#6
I think it's a legitimate question & discussion. It says a lot about a person if they're the youngest to achieve certain thing. Like the youngest person to climb Everest - that's a pretty freakin big deal.

Likewise, with the skills, strategy, and intelligence, focus, training, coordination and mechanics required with StarCraft as a competitive game especially, I think that young peoples' accomplishments are even more impressive when they're that young. What were you doing at 13-15? Picking your nose and playing Putt-Putt?

On May 24 2013 13:29 Ratch! wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 24 2013 13:26 synd wrote:
Who cares? What's the point of all these threads like "who's the youngest X Y Z"


Knowing doesnt hurt.


Thanks.
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intense555
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States474 Posts
May 24 2013 04:32 GMT
#7
I got gm when I was 14, but wasnt pro. 2012 season 2
Aspiring Starcraft 2 pro for @mYinsanityEU, follow me on twitter @mYintenseSC
synd
Profile Joined July 2011
Bulgaria586 Posts
May 24 2013 04:32 GMT
#8
On May 24 2013 13:29 CableStarcraft wrote:
I think it's a legitimate question & discussion. It says a lot about a person if they're the youngest to achieve certain thing. Like the youngest person to climb Everest - that's a pretty freakin big deal.

Likewise, with the skills, strategy, and intelligence, focus, training, coordination and mechanics required with StarCraft as a competitive game especially, I think that young peoples' accomplishments are even more impressive when they're that young. What were you doing at 13-15? Picking your nose and playing Putt-Putt?

Show nested quote +
On May 24 2013 13:29 Ratch! wrote:
On May 24 2013 13:26 synd wrote:
Who cares? What's the point of all these threads like "who's the youngest X Y Z"


Knowing doesnt hurt.


Thanks.

Really solid defence. You justify the thread we get like every week or so by telling me I picked my nose at that age or whatever offensive shit you'll say.
andeh
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States904 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-24 04:33:53
May 24 2013 04:33 GMT
#9
(Z)Life?
chadissilent
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Canada1187 Posts
May 24 2013 04:34 GMT
#10
On May 24 2013 13:29 CableStarcraft wrote:
Likewise, with the skills, strategy, and intelligence, focus, training, coordination and mechanics required with StarCraft as a competitive game especially, I think that young peoples' accomplishments are even more impressive when they're that young. What were you doing at 13-15? Picking your nose and playing Putt-Putt?

Playing BW and representing Team Canada in international hockey tournaments. You?
Demonhunter04
Profile Joined July 2011
1530 Posts
May 24 2013 04:35 GMT
#11
On May 24 2013 13:29 askmc70 wrote:
your age doesnt matter in starcraft


It does at that age. The brain of a 13 year old is less developed than that of an adult.
"If you don't drop sweat today, you will drop tears tomorrow" - SlayerSMMA
Tachion
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada8573 Posts
May 24 2013 04:35 GMT
#12
Maru played in GSL open season 1 when he was 12 years old. He wasn't just GM, he was a fucking GSL contender in Korea.
i was driving down the road this november eve and spotted a hitchhiker walking down the street. i pulled over and saw that it was only a tree. i uprooted it and put it in my trunk. do trees like marshmallow peeps? cause that's all i have and will have.
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-24 04:36:07
May 24 2013 04:35 GMT
#13
But then we've got this one kid down here who is 13 year old prodigy, beat Gretorp (GM) at our local SoCal tournament, he's 1259 Rank 1 Masters as of 1 minute ago.


whats his name?
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knOxStarcraft
Profile Joined March 2012
Canada422 Posts
May 24 2013 04:36 GMT
#14
On May 24 2013 13:29 CableStarcraft wrote:
I think it's a legitimate question & discussion. It says a lot about a person if they're the youngest to achieve certain thing. Like the youngest person to climb Everest - that's a pretty freakin big deal.

Likewise, with the skills, strategy, and intelligence required with StarCraft as a competitive game especially, I think that young peoples' accomplishments are even more impressive when they're that young. What were you doing at 13-15? Picking your nose and playing Putt-Putt?

Show nested quote +
On May 24 2013 13:29 Ratch! wrote:
On May 24 2013 13:26 synd wrote:
Who cares? What's the point of all these threads like "who's the youngest X Y Z"


Knowing doesnt hurt.


Thanks.

I wouldn't say it's more impressive because they're young at all. For one thing, you don't need to be that intelligent to play starcraft at a high level. Secondly, kids around that age have a lot more time than just about everyone else to play, except pro players of course.

Also, being a kid and climbing Everest is hard because you don't have the muscle and endurance to climb it, whereas in starcraft, a kid has everything he or she needs to be good. Now, I'm sure there are some other factors that come in to play here, though I don't think it's anywhere near as big of a deal as people make it out to be, just look at Life lol.
ROOTIllusion
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1060 Posts
May 24 2013 04:37 GMT
#15
On May 24 2013 13:25 CableStarcraft wrote:
I know a couple kids here from SoCal who are 15 years old who are Grand Masters, pretty amazing kids. Boyo and Illusion were 15 I think when they first got popular. They placed pretty dang high in our most recent

I've heard of a few 14yo GMs - Pyre and HeroMarine at 14 years old.

But then we've got this one kid down here who is 13 year old prodigy, beat Gretorp (GM) at our local SoCal tournament, he's 1259 Rank 1 Masters as of 1 minute ago.

So it made me think, who is the youngest Grand Master player ever, on all 3 servers? If this 13 year old kid goes GM, would he be the youngest SC2 GM to date?

Damn that insult LOL
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CableSCES
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States367 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-24 04:44:41
May 24 2013 04:40 GMT
#16
On May 24 2013 13:32 intense555 wrote:
I got gm when I was 14, but wasnt pro. 2012 season 2


One of our local SoCal hero kids!

On May 24 2013 13:37 mouzIllusion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 24 2013 13:25 CableStarcraft wrote:
I know a couple kids here from SoCal who are 15 years old who are Grand Masters, pretty amazing kids. Boyo and Illusion were 15 I think when they first got popular. They placed pretty dang high in our most recent

I've heard of a few 14yo GMs - Pyre and HeroMarine at 14 years old.

But then we've got this one kid down here who is 13 year old prodigy, beat Gretorp (GM) at our local SoCal tournament, he's 1259 Rank 1 Masters as of 1 minute ago.

So it made me think, who is the youngest Grand Master player ever, on all 3 servers? If this 13 year old kid goes GM, would he be the youngest SC2 GM to date?

Damn that insult LOL


You caught my really unfortunate disorganized sentence, sorry. Fixed in OP.

But did I mess something up in your age? You're one of the ones I'd say is incredibly impressive at such a young age.
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Wojciech Zywny
Profile Joined April 2013
Poland271 Posts
May 24 2013 04:41 GMT
#17
pretty sure Avilo is like 11 and he's in gm
Miecz przeznaczenia ma dwa ostrza. Jednym jesteś ty.
Thrillz
Profile Joined May 2012
4313 Posts
May 24 2013 04:43 GMT
#18
Yeah age doesn't matter anyways, just because you made it to GM at a young age doesn't mean you'll be godly when you get older. Anyways, we should really be looking at KR anyways, because the other servers are significantly easier to get to GM. My guess would probably be the younger pros, most likely someone like Maru?
CableSCES
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States367 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-24 04:52:02
May 24 2013 04:45 GMT
#19
On May 24 2013 13:35 Tachion wrote:
Maru played in GSL open season 1 when he was 12 years old. He wasn't just GM, he was a fucking GSL contender in Korea.


From LP - 1st Season of GSL ((Wiki)2010 TG Sambo Intel StarCraft II Open Season 1) - 2010-08-28

(Wiki)Maru Birthdate (nonKorean age) - July 28, 1997

That makes him 13yo right? That's the same age as this kid, absolutely amazing.

On May 24 2013 13:35 Torte de Lini wrote:
Show nested quote +
But then we've got this one kid down here who is 13 year old prodigy, beat Gretorp (GM) at our local SoCal tournament, he's 1259 Rank 1 Masters as of 1 minute ago.


whats his name?


Arium is his IGN. Plays Protoss.
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Zenbrez
Profile Joined June 2012
Canada5973 Posts
May 24 2013 04:47 GMT
#20
On May 24 2013 13:35 Demonhunter04 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 24 2013 13:29 askmc70 wrote:
your age doesnt matter in starcraft


It does at that age. The brain of a 13 year old is less developed than that of an adult.

Not in such a way that has a significant impact on the performance of an RTS game.
Refer to my post.
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