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Team aAa
Profile Joined August 2014
France8 Posts
September 11 2014 10:19 GMT
#1
Players keep moving in South Korea since the end of 2014 Proleague.

Today, we learned that Zerg player Shin « Hydra » Dong Won will not renew his contract with CJ Entus for the next season. After seven years spent with the korean team and notable results at IEM Singapore 2013 and Red Bull Battle Grounds Global last month, he is now looking for a new structure.


team-aAa.com : We learned today that you were leaving CJ Entus. Can you tell us a bit more ?
Shin "Hydra" Dong Won : I leave CJ Entus because I have been member of the team and participating to KeSPA events for seven years. It is now time for me to discover new experiences through a foreign team.

Do you have something to say to your former teammates ?
Yes, it was a big part of my life. It is sad to leave the place where you have been since the age of 17, but I want to discover new things. Big thanks to CJ Entus !

What do you think about the new WCS rules ?
There is good and bad things. I think they are fine for the foreign players and bad for the Koreans who play for a foreign team.

What are your plans for the next season ?
I would like to join a foreign team and compete in WCS North America or WCS Europe. I plan to leave South Korea and gain a visa to be part of one of those two tournaments.

Any words for your fans ?
I am really excited to meet you, I will train a lot and show you my best level very soon. I need your support !


Read more here !
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Lorning *
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Belgica34432 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-11 10:21:00
September 11 2014 10:20 GMT
#2
It is now time for me to discover new experiences through a foreign team.


Christ's fucking sake

Good luck I guess
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stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
September 11 2014 10:21 GMT
#3
On September 11 2014 19:20 Lorning wrote:
Show nested quote +
It is now time for me to discover new experiences through a foreign team.


Christ's fucking sake


Yugioh only looks more bad ass in retrospect.
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Caihead
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada8550 Posts
September 11 2014 10:21 GMT
#4
All these super high quality Korean players, not enough salaries to go around in foreign teams...
"If you're not living in the US or are a US Citizen, please do not tell us how to vote or how you want our country to be governed." - Serpest, American Hero
Scarecrow
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Korea (South)9175 Posts
September 11 2014 10:21 GMT
#5
Isn't that title completely misleading? He actually says the rules are bad for koreans on foreign teams but he wants to discover new experiences outside of kespa regardless.
Yhamm is the god of predictions
SetGuitarsToKill
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
Canada28396 Posts
September 11 2014 10:21 GMT
#6
HOW MANY FOREIGN TEAMS DO THESE KOREANS THINK ARE HIRING?! Jesus Christ why doesn't Kespa just move to NA already?
Community News"As long as you have a warp prism you can't be bad at harassment" - Maru | @SetGuitars2Kill
stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
September 11 2014 10:23 GMT
#7
On September 11 2014 19:21 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
HOW MANY FOREIGN TEAMS DO THESE KOREANS THINK ARE HIRING?! Jesus Christ why doesn't Kespa just move to NA already?


Some of them probably cant stand the kespa training regime anymore. Others just want to try new thins with military looming. Others are thinking of avoiding the inevitable forced retirements and cuts. Can't blame them.
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Boucot
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
France15997 Posts
September 11 2014 10:23 GMT
#8
What do you think about the new WCS rules ?
There is good and bad things. I think they are fine for the foreign players and bad for the Koreans who play for a foreign team.

What are your plans for the next season ?
I would like to join a foreign team and compete in WCS North America or WCS Europe. I plan to leave South Korea and gain a visa to be part of one of those two tournaments.

That doesn't seem very... logical.
Former SC2 writer for Millenium - twitter.com/Boucot
Nahsom
Profile Joined September 2010
Austria361 Posts
September 11 2014 10:24 GMT
#9
On September 11 2014 19:21 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
HOW MANY FOREIGN TEAMS DO THESE KOREANS THINK ARE HIRING?! Jesus Christ why doesn't Kespa just move to NA already?


Well its even more expensive if they need a place to stay in Europe or America. I am not sure if they all succed with that :/
oo_Wonderful_oo
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
The land of freedom23126 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-11 10:37:28
September 11 2014 10:27 GMT
#10
I just don't get why are they all leaving before LotV comes in.

So, considering that TRUE is technically in Dead Pixels, we now have:

DRG
Rain
PartinG
FanTaSy
Hydra

4 Code S playoffs level guys and FanTaSy, who can really get them, lol.
+ There is Myungsik who left KT Rolster as well.

TL won't get anyone until TJ retires most likely, Acer will get probably one and outside of those two, noone really seems legit contender.
YOE FLASH WOLVES FOR THE RESCUE PLEASE.

On less serious note, i hope they're still going to play in SPL.
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SuperHofmann
Profile Joined September 2013
Italy1741 Posts
September 11 2014 10:28 GMT
#11
Oh my GODNESS
Vasacast always in my <3
Motlu
Profile Joined August 2014
Australia884 Posts
September 11 2014 10:29 GMT
#12
On September 11 2014 19:20 Lorning wrote:
Show nested quote +
It is now time for me to discover new experiences through a foreign team.


Christ's fucking sake

Good luck I guess


Guys, you know foreigners give you like 300 gold when you kill them! (less exp though) Farming foreigners is the best strategy to reach MC the quickest.
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Silvana
Profile Blog Joined September 2013
3713 Posts
September 11 2014 10:30 GMT
#13
Jesus Christ
Vorenius
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Denmark1979 Posts
September 11 2014 10:30 GMT
#14
What exactly in that interview justifies the title? :s
Not only does he not give the new WCS rules as a reason for leaving, he even states that it's bad for players on foreign teams...
aka_star
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United Kingdom1546 Posts
September 11 2014 10:31 GMT
#15
Blizzard saving the day once again! hooray, Jesus can the company stop f**ing up.
FlashDave.999 aka Star
meshfusion
Profile Joined June 2014
Russian Federation232 Posts
September 11 2014 10:31 GMT
#16
lol did they just hype all each other about going to a foreign team abroad or something ?
usopsama
Profile Joined April 2008
6502 Posts
September 11 2014 10:31 GMT
#17
Hydra is one of my favorite zergs, too.
hyuu
Profile Joined August 2011
163 Posts
September 11 2014 10:32 GMT
#18
On September 11 2014 19:21 Scarecrow wrote:
Isn't that title completely misleading? He actually says the rules are bad for koreans on foreign teams but he wants to discover new experiences outside of kespa regardless.


Title is totally misleading...
Meavis
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Netherlands1300 Posts
September 11 2014 10:32 GMT
#19
Interesting time to make this decision.
"Not you."
Clonester
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany2808 Posts
September 11 2014 10:33 GMT
#20
I dont know if these players see, that no major Team out of Korea hires atm? Maybe Acer and thats it. Yeah and new creations maybe.

I can understand the players leaving hte KeSPA Regime, you have to act like a robot to train so hard in the Team Houses, you give up so much for maybe so little.
But these foreign teams, they all search for... they do not exist or have no spare slots atm.

Its a shame that the money and team thing develops so different from the talented players: so many players spread out of korea, so little teams can offoard them.

Damn this, lotv save us all.
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