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Stephano Retires, but not really

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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33360 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-06 23:31:05
August 06 2013 23:04 GMT
#1
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Ilyes "(Z)Stephano" Satouri retired Tuesday night, following his elimination from the WCS Europe Premier League round of 16. Widely considered the best non-Korean player of all time, Stephano had announced earlier in the year that he would be retiring from pro-gaming in August to resume his studies. True to his word, Stephano made WCS Season II his final StarCraft II tournament, and bowed out after a losses to MVP.Duckdeok and mouz.Lucifron eliminated him from the competition.

In an interview with ESL after his matches, Stephano left his final message to his fans.



Stephano Tribute
Thanks to JuicyJames

+ Show Spoiler [A Collection of Stephano Memories] +








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AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
IMSmooth
Profile Joined May 2011
United States679 Posts
August 06 2013 23:05 GMT
#2
GG Stephano, thank you for everything.

Goodluck wherever life takes you.
"Get your shit done... THEN party" - NonY
Cokefreak
Profile Joined June 2011
Finland8095 Posts
August 06 2013 23:06 GMT
#3
GG
imJealous
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1382 Posts
August 06 2013 23:06 GMT
#4
Goodbye Stephano... was great while it lasted. You will be missed
... In life very little goes right. "Right" meaning the way one expected and the way one wanted it. One has no right to want or expect anything.
heartlxp
Profile Joined September 2010
United States1258 Posts
August 06 2013 23:06 GMT
#5
best of luck stephano!
Valon
Profile Joined June 2011
United States329 Posts
August 06 2013 23:06 GMT
#6
Sad to see him go, but he'll be great at whatever he does.
juicyjames *
Profile Joined August 2011
United States3815 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-06 23:07:24
August 06 2013 23:06 GMT
#7
+ Show Spoiler [A Collection of Stephano Memories] +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVDVNi5U5Ag

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLQg9FGWH1E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpcLhF2rUvg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyOo-usK7ic

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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xt6iew_stephano-4-ans-chez-millenium_videogames

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voCTJbDKCic

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqXZKSFoL8Y

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRjvzh9zyZA

http://www.twitch.tv/wcs_europe/c/2704313

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnpKvK2n52s
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Papples
Profile Joined May 2013
United States117 Posts
August 06 2013 23:07 GMT
#8
Well played.
ratbert
Profile Joined July 2011
Germany1041 Posts
August 06 2013 23:07 GMT
#9
thanks for the entertainment , best of luck!
what if Nat Pagle and RNGesus are the same person?
Krayze
Profile Joined May 2009
United States213 Posts
August 06 2013 23:08 GMT
#10
Good bye and Good luck to Stephano! You will be missed..
Monochromatic
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
United States997 Posts
August 06 2013 23:09 GMT
#11


We lost the best foreigner today.

Best of luck in the future!
MC: "Guys I need your support! iam poor make me nerd baller" __________________________________________RIP Violet
0kz
Profile Joined January 2010
Italy1118 Posts
August 06 2013 23:09 GMT
#12
gg no re.
will miss this guy..
MstrJinbo
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1251 Posts
August 06 2013 23:09 GMT
#13
It was a great ride Stephano. Thanks for the memories and all the great games. ggwp
Noonius
Profile Joined April 2012
Estonia17413 Posts
August 06 2013 23:09 GMT
#14
well done, so many moments of joy
Terran forever | Maru hater forever
Necosarius
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
Sweden4042 Posts
August 06 2013 23:09 GMT
#15
So long, and thanks for all the fish.
Drmooose
Profile Joined March 2011
United States390 Posts
August 06 2013 23:10 GMT
#16
You'll be missed! Good luck and stay in touch!
I have a question...
Greendotz
Profile Joined October 2011
United Kingdom2053 Posts
August 06 2013 23:11 GMT
#17
On August 07 2013 08:06 juicyjames wrote:
+ Show Spoiler [A Collection of Stephano Memories] +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVDVNi5U5Ag

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLQg9FGWH1E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpcLhF2rUvg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyOo-usK7ic

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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xt6iew_stephano-4-ans-chez-millenium_videogames

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voCTJbDKCic

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqXZKSFoL8Y

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRjvzh9zyZA

http://www.twitch.tv/wcs_europe/c/2704313

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnpKvK2n52s


Fantastic work, was genuinely feeling down when he properly anounced it on stream. I think there were still a couple of us who still thought he wouldn't follow through with it. Wish him all the best in whatever he does in the future.
Chronos.
Profile Joined February 2012
United States805 Posts
August 06 2013 23:11 GMT
#18
One of my favorite players of all time to watch and cheer for. I'll really miss him in the SC2 scene.

I couldn't really accept that he was retiring until now, I always told myself he wouldn't retire even though I knew he would. Now that it's done and I saw his closing speech live with his family, it's not quite as sad as I thought it would be. It just felt like something that had to happy, and I'll be hoping that he has a great rest of his life.
Avos5
Profile Joined April 2013
27 Posts
August 06 2013 23:11 GMT
#19
A huge hole is left where stephano once stood.
I thought i'd seen he might go to LoL (whether it was for fun or whatever) maybe youd be able to see him over there now and then.
partydude89
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
1850 Posts
August 06 2013 23:12 GMT
#20
bye bye ill miss you a lot
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