• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 23:57
CET 04:57
KST 12:57
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
ByuL: The Forgotten Master of ZvT30Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book19Clem wins HomeStory Cup 289HomeStory Cup 28 - Info & Preview13Rongyi Cup S3 - Preview & Info8
Community News
2026 KongFu Cup Announcement4BGE Stara Zagora 2026 cancelled12Blizzard Classic Cup - Tastosis announced as captains15Weekly Cups (March 2-8): ByuN overcomes PvT block4GSL CK - New online series19
StarCraft 2
General
GSL CK - New online series BGE Stara Zagora 2026 cancelled Blizzard Classic Cup - Tastosis announced as captains BGE Stara Zagora 2026 announced ByuL: The Forgotten Master of ZvT
Tourneys
2026 KongFu Cup Announcement RSL Season 4 announced for March-April PIG STY FESTIVAL 7.0! (19 Feb - 1 Mar) Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament [GSL CK] Team Maru vs. Team herO
Strategy
Custom Maps
Publishing has been re-enabled! [Feb 24th 2026] Map Editor closed ?
External Content
Mutation # 517 Distant Threat The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 516 Specter of Death Mutation # 515 Together Forever
Brood War
General
ASL21 General Discussion BSL 22 Map Contest — Submissions OPEN to March 10 BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ Are you ready for ASL 21? Hype VIDEO Gypsy to Korea
Tourneys
[Megathread] Daily Proleagues [BSL22] Open Qualifiers & Ladder Tours IPSL Spring 2026 is here! ASL Season 21 Qualifiers March 7-8
Strategy
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Soma's 9 hatch build from ASL Game 2 Fighting Spirit mining rates Zealot bombing is no longer popular?
Other Games
General Games
Path of Exile Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Nintendo Switch Thread PC Games Sales Thread No Man's Sky (PS4 and PC)
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion The Story of Wings Gaming
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Five o'clock TL Mafia Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas Vanilla Mini Mafia TL Mafia Community Thread
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine Mexico's Drug War Russo-Ukrainian War Thread NASA and the Private Sector
Fan Clubs
The IdrA Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
[Manga] One Piece Movie Discussion! [Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books
Sports
Formula 1 Discussion 2024 - 2026 Football Thread General nutrition recommendations Cricket [SPORT] TL MMA Pick'em Pool 2013
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Laptop capable of using Photoshop Lightroom?
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Funny Nicknames
LUCKY_NOOB
Money Laundering In Video Ga…
TrAiDoS
Iranian anarchists: organize…
XenOsky
FS++
Kraekkling
Shocked by a laser…
Spydermine0240
Unintentional protectionism…
Uldridge
ASL S21 English Commentary…
namkraft
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 2440 users

Squirtle retires - Page 8

Forum Index > SC2 General
162 CommentsPost a Reply
Prev 1 6 7 8 9 Next All
ejozl
Profile Joined October 2010
Denmark3482 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-12-02 11:36:02
December 02 2014 11:35 GMT
#141
Dno if Alive happened, Squirtle won the first series. I'd say he was just too fatiqued to even try for the second bo5.
- Against a very strong Alive obviously.
SC2 Archon needs "Terrible, terrible damage" as one of it's quotes.
Dapper_Cad
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United Kingdom964 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-12-02 17:11:59
December 02 2014 16:58 GMT
#142
On December 02 2014 07:14 banjoetheredskin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 02 2014 07:12 bypLy wrote:
so sad, i guess he wont be rememberd long

really? not even for playing arguably the greatest SC2 game of all time against Mvp in arguably the greatest GSL Finals of all time?


zactly.

Will be missed tt.

edit: Just to expand a bit. I have a couple friends who have both played SC2 but maintain zero interest in it. However, somehow -god knows how, I don't think I could do it again- I got them both to watch the MVP vs Squirtle finals during a LAN session. They were both really impressed, enjoying it from start to finish.
But he is never making short-term prediction, everyone of his prediction are based on fundenmentals, but he doesn't exactly know when it will happen... So using these kind of narrowed "who-is-right" empirical analysis makes little sense.
rotta
Profile Joined December 2011
5602 Posts
December 02 2014 17:25 GMT
#143
Expected but sad nonetheless.

don't wall off against random
Ergalle
Profile Joined April 2012
Italy77 Posts
December 02 2014 19:33 GMT
#144
this is sad news.. he was one of my fave players
INFINITE, Crayon pop, Hello Venus, Beast, KARA, Juniel, IU, B4A1- Liquid fanboy!
Godwrath
Profile Joined August 2012
Spain10139 Posts
December 02 2014 20:06 GMT
#145
On December 02 2014 14:53 juvenal wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 02 2014 07:14 banjoetheredskin wrote:
On December 02 2014 07:12 bypLy wrote:
so sad, i guess he wont be rememberd long

really? not even for playing arguably the greatest SC2 game of all time against Mvp in arguably the greatest GSL Finals of all time?

who remembers Joyo? Everyone remembers Boxer.

It's not about champions, but about greatest series/game. Pretty sure you get to remember the two players that made it possible.
Darkdwarf
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Sweden960 Posts
December 02 2014 21:12 GMT
#146
On December 02 2014 19:47 JBanKs wrote:
Very sad indeed, not only did I live with Squirtle for a while we also had a lot of fun travelling to events. Sorry that the news came over a Facebook message rather than a public announcement.

I was unable to find the correct fitting team for Squirtle and he made this decision - which I respect.

Next time I am in KR we have already planned to meet up! Will try get something from him for TL!


I will miss Squirtle. I hope he considers a comeback for LotV. Looking forward to that little something for TL.
Teams: IM, Jin Air, Invictus || Players: Maru, GuMiho, INnoVation, Ryung, sOs, Squirtle, NaNiwa, Has, Zoun, Life, Rogue, Dark
NeThZOR
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
South Africa7387 Posts
December 02 2014 22:09 GMT
#147
Too early to my liking man
SuperNova - 2015 | SKT1 fan for years | Dear, FlaSh, PartinG, Soulkey, Naniwa
NaboliC
Profile Joined February 2011
Sweden130 Posts
December 02 2014 23:11 GMT
#148
Haven't heard about him for 3 years or something.
dswarm
Profile Joined October 2012
United States73 Posts
December 03 2014 01:45 GMT
#149
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
I remember calling that this guy would be good before he was seriously recognized by anyone and have been a fan ever since! So sad that he is leaving sc2!
I bleed creep
Hall0wed
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States8486 Posts
December 03 2014 01:51 GMT
#150
Nooooooooooo

My baby

T_T
♦ My Life for BESTie ♦ 류세라 = 배 ♦
Goibon
Profile Joined May 2010
New Zealand8185 Posts
December 03 2014 02:01 GMT
#151
So weird how some of this info comes out.
Leenock =^_^= Ryung =^_^= Parting =^_^= herO =^_^= Guilty
iViNtaGe
Profile Joined July 2012
United States254 Posts
December 03 2014 03:13 GMT
#152
Damn... a bit surprised he never broke out again.
Favorite Players: Bomber | Maru | Life | PartinG | InnoVation | Bbyong
CanadianSC
Profile Joined October 2009
Canada53 Posts
December 03 2014 08:04 GMT
#153
only ever hear that they've quit after people ask - so lame - so much talent not playing the game
Zerg is a hard race. -DRG
Wafflelisk
Profile Joined October 2011
Canada1061 Posts
December 03 2014 09:54 GMT
#154
Oh man, hearing that name brings me back.. I'll remember that game forever (tears up)

Sad news indeed.. but great that he's ok with it
Waffles > Pancakes
paddyz
Profile Joined May 2011
Ireland628 Posts
December 03 2014 12:38 GMT
#155
Nooooo! :'( He was one of the head geniuses behind Protoss innovation. I thought he played more intelligently than most and I always really wanted him to win a GSL to make up for that painful 2nd place to MVP.

It even seemed unfair for PartinG to steal so much of his spotlight due to better mechanics.

He was one of my 5 favourite players and the main reason I started supporting Startale after oGs disbanded :/. A lot of the Koreans I found it easier to support are leaving the pro SC2 scene T.T.
xAdra
Profile Joined July 2012
Singapore1858 Posts
December 03 2014 17:11 GMT
#156
My absolute favourite player from sc2, this news is heartbreaking even though I have not played for a year and a half.

Still remember the days when Startale had a 3 protoss core- Squirtle, Parting and Ace, with Parting having the strongest PvT but Squirtle being the most balanced and complete player. I loved his play, his peak happened when I started enjoying watching sc2 pro games. I always hoped he'd win a tournament, like ANY tournament, but it was not meant to be (I know he won a relatively minor one recently, long after I stopped watching sc2).

The BC vortex will always be the best moment no matter how people try to criticize it being overrated.

Hope he comes back for LotV
IcookTacos
Profile Joined December 2011
Sweden295 Posts
December 03 2014 18:22 GMT
#157
Aw shit :/

I meet Squirtle at the first Dreamhack I went to, DHS13, he was super chill, I got to take a picture with him and everything and he wasn't shy at all.

Ever since his GSL final against Mvp I have waited for his next big turnup, he was truly a cleaver and creative player.

Sad that GSL 2012 was his peak, however really happy that he got that far and that we got to experience such a cool and dynamic final because of him.

Like honestly that archon toilet is one of the god damn benchmarks of GSL, and everyone should be thankful to Squirtle that he could put on such an amazing show.

Good Luck in the future dear water Pokémon!

You were the coolest!

Life | Ryung | Mvp | MarineKing | Jaedong | Bisu | HerO
Xamo
Profile Joined April 2012
Spain885 Posts
December 03 2014 23:15 GMT
#158
Sad...

Squirtle, your great games made me happy so many times... GG and gl for the future, whatever you decide to do.

Go Startale!
My life for Aiur. You got a piece of me, baby. IIIIIIiiiiiii.
THELEHGOTERRAN
Profile Joined August 2011
United States1837 Posts
December 06 2014 15:58 GMT
#159
just saw this very sad

MVP v Squirtle never forget, hypest series I've ever seen
IMMVP // HIKARU NAKAMURA // DEREK JETER // GARETH BALE
SetGuitarsToKill
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
Canada28396 Posts
December 06 2014 16:49 GMT
#160
So I just remembered a picture one of my few starcraft playing friends sent me a long time ago.

I warn you, it's very disturbing.

+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]
Community News"As long as you have a warp prism you can't be bad at harassment" - Maru | @SetGuitars2Kill
Prev 1 6 7 8 9 Next All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 4h 3m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
RuFF_SC2 304
ProTech131
SpeCial 92
StarCraft: Brood War
GuemChi 4837
ggaemo 74
ZergMaN 48
Leta 48
Noble 30
Icarus 8
Dota 2
NeuroSwarm154
LuMiX1
League of Legends
JimRising 663
Counter-Strike
taco 1060
Super Smash Bros
hungrybox455
Heroes of the Storm
Khaldor154
Other Games
summit1g11303
C9.Mang0293
Maynarde145
Organizations
Other Games
gamesdonequick844
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 16 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• practicex 11
• intothetv
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• Diggity4
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
League of Legends
• Rush1248
• Lourlo1110
• Stunt280
Other Games
• Scarra1635
Upcoming Events
GSL
4h 3m
Wardi Open
8h 3m
Monday Night Weeklies
13h 3m
WardiTV Team League
1d 8h
PiGosaur Cup
1d 20h
Kung Fu Cup
2 days
OSC
2 days
The PondCast
3 days
KCM Race Survival
3 days
WardiTV Team League
3 days
[ Show More ]
Replay Cast
3 days
KCM Race Survival
4 days
WardiTV Team League
4 days
Korean StarCraft League
4 days
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
5 days
BSL
5 days
BSL
6 days
Replay Cast
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Proleague 2026-03-13
WardiTV Winter 2026
Underdog Cup #3

Ongoing

KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 1
Jeongseon Sooper Cup
BSL Season 22
CSL Elite League 2026
RSL Revival: Season 4
Nations Cup 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Finals
ESL Pro League S23 Stage 1&2
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
IEM Kraków 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter Qual

Upcoming

ASL Season 21
Acropolis #4 - TS6
2026 Changsha Offline CUP
Acropolis #4
IPSL Spring 2026
BSL 22 Non-Korean Championship
CSLAN 4
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
NationLESS Cup
Stake Ranked Episode 2
CS Asia Championships 2026
Asian Champions League 2026
IEM Atlanta 2026
PGL Astana 2026
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026
CCT Season 3 Global Finals
IEM Rio 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
BLAST Open Spring 2026
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.