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TL Fans Interview w/ Duckdeok: Winning WCS EU and Retireme…

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scarstream
Profile Joined October 2013
29 Posts
December 24 2013 17:09 GMT
#41
Fly on, little duck.
neoghaleon55
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States7435 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-24 17:20:56
December 24 2013 17:13 GMT
#42
Thanks for the feature!
Did you guys know....

Duckdeok had a ton of trouble registering for WCS EU?
It was literally 1 hour until qualifiers that he got his name into the system...

And then at WCS Season 2 finals where he won the whole thing...duckdeok was stuck at a hotel lobby before his match and was panicking because nobody came to pick him up. Luckily Kennigit came and saved the day.

Oh and this tidbit:

[8/7/2013 3:23:58 AM] neo: congratz duckdeok!!
[8/7/2013 3:27:26 AM] duckdeok: Thx !!!!!! Hahahaha toss imba (^-^)v
moo...for DRG
neoghaleon55
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States7435 Posts
December 24 2013 17:20 GMT
#43
https://twitter.com/positive2duck/status/415136410677415936/photo/1
moo...for DRG
goody153
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
44252 Posts
December 24 2013 17:34 GMT
#44
"The worst player would have to be DRG. He is so bad."

LOL i loved this line .. i'm not actually a fan of duckdeok but best wishes for him after retirement ! GLHF little duck
this is a quote
purgerinho
Profile Joined June 2008
Croatia919 Posts
December 24 2013 17:42 GMT
#45
great guy, you have to love him!
SUMMARIZED (by DeMu): You CANNOT surprise a top level Protoss with a build
EJK
Profile Blog Joined September 2013
United States1302 Posts
December 24 2013 17:48 GMT
#46
from wcs season champ to a firefighter, a promotion in life no doubt. good luck !
Sc2 Terran Coach, top 16GM NA - interested in coaching? Message me on teamliquid!
Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
December 24 2013 17:49 GMT
#47
sc2 champion to firefighter, sounds like a logical progression.
Advantageous
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
China1350 Posts
December 24 2013 18:18 GMT
#48
He took Taeja's advice :D He's quitting while he's young. I'm glad he knows what he wants in life, instead of just living with the momentum of the present. It's always a shame to see such an uprising player quit during his prime, but it is his life and his decisions; no matter how much we hate to admit it, as fans, we're happy for him and his future endeavors.
"Because I am BossToss" -MC ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ノ raise your dongers ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ノ I'm sure that all of my fellow class mates viewed me as the Adonis of the Class of 2015 already. -Xenocider, EG, ieF 2013 Champion.
Penguinator
Profile Joined December 2010
United States837 Posts
December 24 2013 18:32 GMT
#49
Fly on, little duck. Fly on... :'(
Towelie.635
DaftFunk
Profile Joined June 2013
194 Posts
December 24 2013 18:42 GMT
#50
Not surprised. He realizes that he's a patch toss and won't be consistent later

User was warned for this post
KingofdaHipHop
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
United States25602 Posts
December 24 2013 18:53 GMT
#51
Fly on! I never realized how much I like the guy until he announced his retirement, it's really heartwarming to see how genuine of people these "faceless Koreans" really are. Thank you for bringing this interview to us!!
Rain | herO | sOs | Dear | Neeb | ByuN | INnoVation | Dream | ForGG | Maru | ByuL | Golden | Solar | Soulkey | Scarlett!!!
spalding
Profile Joined August 2010
95 Posts
December 24 2013 19:02 GMT
#52
Great guy, nice interview
MrProdigious
Profile Joined July 2012
36 Posts
December 24 2013 19:37 GMT
#53
Fly on little Duck!!!! It was amazing to watch your run in WCS EU season 2. Its sad to see him retire, but I hope he finds what he is looking for.
Getting better everyday.
monsta
Profile Joined November 2012
172 Posts
December 24 2013 19:55 GMT
#54
good timing to retire to be honest... cause imagine he would fall down and then retires.. none would remember him back :/
dubRa
Profile Joined December 2008
2165 Posts
December 24 2013 19:58 GMT
#55
Ah this interview. I am sorry he retires. Thank you for the games duckduck. Fly on!
SHOOG
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States1639 Posts
December 24 2013 19:59 GMT
#56
I very much enjoyed this interview.
Fly on.
imJealous
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1382 Posts
December 24 2013 20:13 GMT
#57
Thanks for doing this interview Neo, really enjoyed it. Really happy for him that he was able to achieve all he did and that we got a chance to know him before he retired.
... 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.
Kerence
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden1817 Posts
December 24 2013 20:19 GMT
#58
Thanks for the interview.

Goodbye duckdeok, and good luck!
I am here in the shadows.
Cassalina
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
United States65 Posts
December 24 2013 22:31 GMT
#59
as a gamer, choosing a fitting career that has nothing to do with esports is important imo. you want something that offers new challenges on a daily basis, and excitement, and is gonna keep you fit and happy. Firefighter is an EXCITING job and it's a very good step in the right direction for someone like him who has spent a successful career being a professional gamer.

my bf is now a police officer after hardcore gaming for YEARS (Never pro, but semi-pro at war3, and always a high level player in BW/WoL/HotS. he loves what he does and says he is glad he chose a career that offers some of the perks i mentioned above.

thanks for all the games duckdeok, i really will miss you. love the replay pack i have :D!
"advance solidly, fight solidly"
Plasmid
Profile Joined December 2010
57 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-25 00:12:47
December 25 2013 00:12 GMT
#60
How come the news title on TL main page is not "Fly on, little duck!" ?

Any other title is fundamentally flawed, whatever the logic
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