• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EST 19:02
CET 01:02
KST 09:02
  • 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 ZvT29Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book19Clem wins HomeStory Cup 289HomeStory Cup 28 - Info & Preview13Rongyi Cup S3 - Preview & Info8
Community News
Team Liquid Map Contest - Preparation Notice6Weekly Cups (Feb 23-Mar 1): herO doubles, 2v2 bonanza1Weekly Cups (Feb 16-22): MaxPax doubles0Weekly Cups (Feb 9-15): herO doubles up2ACS replaced by "ASL Season Open" - Starts 21/0258
StarCraft 2
General
How do you think the 5.0.15 balance patch (Oct 2025) for StarCraft II has affected the game? Team Liquid Map Contest - Preparation Notice ByuL: The Forgotten Master of ZvT Nexon's StarCraft game could be FPS, led by UMS maker Weekly Cups (Feb 23-Mar 1): herO doubles, 2v2 bonanza
Tourneys
Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament $5,000 WardiTV Winter Championship 2026 RSL Season 4 announced for March-April Sea Duckling Open (Global, Bronze-Diamond) PIG STY FESTIVAL 7.0! (19 Feb - 1 Mar)
Strategy
Custom Maps
Publishing has been re-enabled! [Feb 24th 2026] Map Editor closed ?
External Content
The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 515 Together Forever Mutation # 514 Ulnar New Year Mutation # 513 Attrition Warfare
Brood War
General
Effort misses out on ASL S21 BW General Discussion Gypsy to Korea BSL 22 Map Contest — Submissions OPEN to March 10 BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/
Tourneys
[BSL22] Open Qualifier #1 - Sunday 21:00 CET [Megathread] Daily Proleagues Small VOD Thread 2.0 BWCL Season 64 Announcement
Strategy
Soma's 9 hatch build from ASL Game 2 Fighting Spirit mining rates Simple Questions, Simple Answers Zealot bombing is no longer popular?
Other Games
General Games
Nintendo Switch Thread Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Battle Aces/David Kim RTS Megathread Diablo 2 thread Path of Exile
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
Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas Vanilla Mini Mafia TL Mafia Community Thread
Community
General
Russo-Ukrainian War Thread US Politics Mega-thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine YouTube Thread UK Politics Mega-thread
Fan Clubs
The IdrA Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
[Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books [Manga] One Piece Anime Discussion Thread
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion TL MMA Pick'em Pool 2013
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Laptop capable of using Photoshop Lightroom?
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Shocked by a laser…
Spydermine0240
Gaming-Related Deaths
TrAiDoS
ONE GREAT AMERICAN MARINE…
XenOsky
Unintentional protectionism…
Uldridge
ASL S21 English Commentary…
namkraft
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 1899 users

ToD has joined the *aAa* Heroes of the Storm team

Forum Index > SC2 General
Post a Reply
1 2 3 Next All
ziDwaiT
Profile Joined October 2010
France71 Posts
January 05 2015 19:15 GMT
#1
[image loading]

The former Warcraft III & Starcraft II world-class player Yoan “ToD” Merlo has joined the *aAa* Heroes of the Storm team.

Here is its statement regarding his choice regarding the Blizzard new MOBA:

"After playing a long time at Starcraft II, I decided to stop competition on this game, at least for a while. I played at Heroes of the Storm for fun at the beginning, but it turned out that I have finally played 1 000 games in two months. Naturally I decided to try to play in a team, for the first time in my life. That’s why today I’m joining aAa, a team that is pretty much as old as I’m in esport, looking forward seeing what we will be able to accomplish on this very young game."
Yoan "ToD" Merlo

More infos here.
*aAa* General Manager - twitter.com/zidwait & facebook.com/zidwait
Koromon
Profile Joined May 2012
United States304 Posts
January 05 2015 19:19 GMT
#2
Does this mean he'll continue to cast?
FeyFey
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany10114 Posts
January 05 2015 19:19 GMT
#3
I want to force Blizzard into bringing out a Siege Engine Hero now. Kinda sad though ToD was always so fun in Sc2.
TTBest
Profile Joined September 2013
Germany74 Posts
January 05 2015 19:19 GMT
#4
Whaaaaaaat? So what is XMG going to do now? And btw: I didn't know that Sjaak switched over to Heroes as well.

But ToD please, come back at least for LotV or continue at least with casting! That's a big loss for sure for the whole scene...
Big J
Profile Joined March 2011
Austria16289 Posts
January 05 2015 19:23 GMT
#5
goodbye to another foreign hope!
OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
January 05 2015 19:29 GMT
#6
ToD fighting :D
and obligatory
[image loading]
Used Sigs - New Sigs - Cheap Sigs - Buy the Best Cheap Sig near You at www.cheapsigforsale.com
DuckloadBlackra
Profile Joined July 2011
225 Posts
January 05 2015 19:30 GMT
#7
Wut? That was quite unexpected. If he keeps casting SC2 it will be fine though, I never saw him playing in tournaments.
GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
January 05 2015 19:42 GMT
#8
He said he is done for now... Calm down people.
Why would you ever choose failure, when success is an option.
ziDwaiT
Profile Joined October 2010
France71 Posts
January 05 2015 19:43 GMT
#9
@Koromon yep he will
*aAa* General Manager - twitter.com/zidwait & facebook.com/zidwait
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
January 05 2015 19:48 GMT
#10
Good luck, ToD
Moderatorhttp://i.imgur.com/U4xwqmD.png
TL+ Member
peanuts
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States1225 Posts
January 05 2015 19:48 GMT
#11
Huh. Didn't really see this coming. I knew he played some Heroes, but not enough to justify a full switch. Makes me wonder if Grubby is gonna go over to aAa as well. He's been teasing the switch for a while now, and it would make sense to go with ToD.
Writer"My greatest skill is my enjoyment of the game" - Grubby | @TL_Peanuts
SirPinky
Profile Joined February 2011
United States525 Posts
January 05 2015 19:50 GMT
#12
I dont blame him for trying something new. After playing this game since 2000, it would be nice to try another viable Blizzard game. Diablo III sucked so I'm looking forward to something new instead of a continuous loop of Sc2. The mass hacking on ladder doesn't help the current STOG either.

Also, somewhat on, but also off topic. How hard is it to get a Heros Beta? I only see progamers or casters have them.
How much better to get wisdom than gold; to get insight rather than silver!
vult
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States9400 Posts
January 05 2015 19:50 GMT
#13
Interesting. Good luck.
I used to play random, but for you I play very specifically.
Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23576 Posts
January 05 2015 19:54 GMT
#14
Well good luck ToD, but I just know we will still see plenty of him in sc2 .
Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
afreecaTV.Char
Profile Joined December 2014
United States338 Posts
January 05 2015 20:04 GMT
#15
Interesting news! Best wishes and good luck to le ToD!
Former AfreecaTV Esports Manager (2014-2024)
pmp10
Profile Joined April 2012
3388 Posts
January 05 2015 20:07 GMT
#16
Never thought I'd see European scene people transitioning to Heroes.
OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
January 05 2015 20:10 GMT
#17
On January 06 2015 04:48 peanuts wrote:
Huh. Didn't really see this coming. I knew he played some Heroes, but not enough to justify a full switch. Makes me wonder if Grubby is gonna go over to aAa as well. He's been teasing the switch for a while now, and it would make sense to go with ToD.

4Kings will live again
Used Sigs - New Sigs - Cheap Sigs - Buy the Best Cheap Sig near You at www.cheapsigforsale.com
danbel1005
Profile Joined February 2008
United States1319 Posts
January 05 2015 20:15 GMT
#18
Best of luck Le Nose!
"EE HAN TIMING" Jaedong vs Stork [22 December, 2007] 2set @ Finals EVER OSL.
FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Profile Blog Joined March 2013
Netherlands30548 Posts
January 05 2015 20:29 GMT
#19
On January 06 2015 04:48 peanuts wrote:
Huh. Didn't really see this coming. I knew he played some Heroes, but not enough to justify a full switch. Makes me wonder if Grubby is gonna go over to aAa as well. He's been teasing the switch for a while now, and it would make sense to go with ToD.

Grubby seems to be playing Heroes as well (until LotV at least) according to his chat.
Neosteel Enthusiast
KtJ
Profile Joined October 2014
United States3514 Posts
January 05 2015 20:31 GMT
#20
Gl ToD you're a great caster.
"I thought I destroyed my CC but it seemed like the only thing I destroyed was Idra's mentality."
1 2 3 Next All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Replay Cast
00:00
LiuLi Cup Grand Finals Playoff
CranKy Ducklings19
LiquipediaDiscussion
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
Liquid`TLO 301
ProTech138
SteadfastSC 104
StarCraft: Brood War
Sea 14558
Shuttle 506
ggaemo 130
Dota 2
monkeys_forever306
Counter-Strike
Fnx 3012
taco 113
Super Smash Bros
Mew2King79
PPMD43
Heroes of the Storm
Khaldor126
Other Games
summit1g9274
shahzam552
Artosis287
C9.Mang0210
ViBE37
capcasts36
Chillindude10
Liquid`Ken5
minikerr2
Organizations
Other Games
BasetradeTV34
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 18 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• Hupsaiya 451
• musti20045 35
• davetesta7
• Response 2
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• sooper7s
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
StarCraft: Brood War
• HerbMon 5
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
• BSLYoutube
Dota 2
• masondota2710
Other Games
• imaqtpie741
• Scarra504
Upcoming Events
Ultimate Battle
11h 58m
Light vs ZerO
WardiTV Winter Champion…
11h 58m
MaxPax vs Spirit
Rogue vs Bunny
Cure vs SHIN
Solar vs Zoun
OSC
17h 58m
Replay Cast
23h 58m
CranKy Ducklings
1d 9h
WardiTV Winter Champion…
1d 11h
Replay Cast
1d 23h
Sparkling Tuna Cup
2 days
WardiTV Winter Champion…
2 days
Replay Cast
2 days
[ Show More ]
Replay Cast
3 days
Monday Night Weeklies
3 days
OSC
3 days
Replay Cast
5 days
The PondCast
6 days
Replay Cast
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Proleague 2026-03-04
PiG Sty Festival 7.0
Underdog Cup #3

Ongoing

KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 1
Jeongseon Sooper Cup
Spring Cup 2026
WardiTV Winter 2026
Nations Cup 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Stage 1&2
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
IEM Kraków 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter Qual
eXTREMESLAND 2025

Upcoming

ASL Season 21: Qualifier #1
ASL Season 21: Qualifier #2
ASL Season 21
Acropolis #4 - TS6
Acropolis #4
IPSL Spring 2026
CSLAN 4
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
Bellum Gens Elite Stara Zagora 2026
RSL Revival: Season 4
NationLESS Cup
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
ESL Pro League S23 Finals
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.