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Lumi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States1616 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-10-19 09:15:16
October 19 2014 08:11 GMT
#1
It looks like amidst the noise of Team MVP emptying and refilling its roster this summer, the 2012 Season 5 GSL Code S Champion "(Z)Sniper" has retired and will be doing his compulsory military service in South Korea.

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Source: DongRaeGu


Although his run in the spotlight was brief and he quickly became one of 'The Forgotten Champions' of Code S, he is still one of very few players to have ever won the hardest Starcraft 2 tournament in the world. There was hype around this once new zerg who emerged from out of the tall shadow of his teammate and practice partner DongRaeGu to make a name for himself as an up and comer who was taking down the very best.

In a season that saw him triumphing over (P)Seed, (P)sOs, (P)PartinG, (T)Polt, (Z)Leenock, (T)Ryung and finally (Z)HyuN in a close grand finals, nobody can deny that Sniper existed and had the skills necessary to earn his moment to shine brighter than almost any other players in the history of the game ever have or will get the chance to.

Take care in the military Sniper! Long live The Forgotten Champions of Code S!

Sniper vs HyuN - Game 7 - 2012 Season 5 GSL Code S Championship



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Aeromi
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
France14461 Posts
October 19 2014 08:13 GMT
#2
Evil is dead.
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OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
October 19 2014 08:13 GMT
#3
And the Evil fell. May the world live in peace and harmony from now on.
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nah honestly i'm a bit sad that he retires, even if he wasn't that relevant since HotS came out
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iMrising
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
United States1099 Posts
October 19 2014 08:15 GMT
#4
so...is jjakji and seed the new kings of evil or something?
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Bibu
Profile Joined August 2010
Russian Federation163 Posts
October 19 2014 08:18 GMT
#5
sad gl sniper(
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OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
October 19 2014 08:19 GMT
#6
On October 19 2014 17:15 iMrising wrote:
so...is jjakji and seed the new kings of evil or something?

Well I think the title probably belongs to Shine now. We should ask stuchiu though
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Rickyvalle21
Profile Joined July 2012
United States320 Posts
October 19 2014 08:19 GMT
#7
Ill never forget the comeback he made vs hyun in gsl finals. Props to him for beating hyun who was nearly invincible at that time
people say practice is perfect but if nothing is perfect whats the point in practicing?
Fuchsteufelswild
Profile Joined October 2009
Australia2028 Posts
October 19 2014 08:21 GMT
#8
So long as Shine is still around, evil lives.
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iMrising
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
United States1099 Posts
October 19 2014 08:25 GMT
#9
On October 19 2014 17:19 OtherWorld wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 19 2014 17:15 iMrising wrote:
so...is jjakji and seed the new kings of evil or something?

Well I think the title probably belongs to Shine now. We should ask stuchiu though

ah yes how could i forget shine
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dangthatsright
Profile Joined July 2011
1160 Posts
October 19 2014 08:27 GMT
#10
so the military got sniper...

thanks for the news lumi, good luck to sniper, unless he returns to the side of evil, then no
Lumi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States1616 Posts
October 19 2014 08:27 GMT
#11
It's quite sad for me, actually. His run was brief but I was there when his hype began to bubble and watched as he soon found and delivered on an opportunity to make a Code S run. His play always looked so much like DongRaeGu that you were sure they practiced together a ton. Even stylistic aspects of their play, like the way they controlled and micromanaged their armies looked eerily similar. He was damn strong and someone that earned a lot of respect in a short amount of time. He helped me to become a fan of more than DRG but also team MVP as a whole.
twitter.com/lumigaming - DongRaeGu is the One True Dong - /r/onetruedong
KingofdaHipHop
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
United States25602 Posts
October 19 2014 08:28 GMT
#12
What a legend, passing on the torch of evil I suppose. Good luck to Sniper! (and stuchiu)
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FeyFey
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany10114 Posts
October 19 2014 08:30 GMT
#13
Sniper never was forgotten, he sniped to many fan favorites on his path to victory! Really sad he went of the radar and retired I liked his playstyle.
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
October 19 2014 08:30 GMT
#14
On October 19 2014 17:15 iMrising wrote:
so...is jjakji and seed the new kings of evil or something?


They're not evil, they're just unfortunately discredited GSL champions.
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boxerfred
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Germany8360 Posts
October 19 2014 08:31 GMT
#15
farewell, "who?"-guy. thanks for the fun and the games.
Big J
Profile Joined March 2011
Austria16289 Posts
October 19 2014 08:42 GMT
#16
This is some really sad news. During proleague he showed quite some interesting games. He wasn't far from coming back on top. He would have deserved to go far another time, just to shut all the haters up.

Will never forget his GSTL dominance and his following rise to glory.
Olli
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Austria24422 Posts
October 19 2014 08:44 GMT
#17
Sad times
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JazVM
Profile Joined October 2012
Germany1196 Posts
October 19 2014 08:46 GMT
#18
I remember the pants! Gl in the future.
mind mind mind mind mind mind
TR
Profile Joined February 2011
2320 Posts
October 19 2014 08:50 GMT
#19
vrok
Profile Joined August 2009
Sweden2541 Posts
October 19 2014 08:54 GMT
#20
Bye bye Sniper TT;

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