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Welmu joins Imaginary Gaming

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Aeromi
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
France14456 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-20 16:18:00
April 20 2015 16:14 GMT
#1
The Finnish Protoss joins the French team Imaginary Gaming after leaving NewRoSoft.

Imaginary Gaming statement
: We are very proud to announce that we secured the services of a great player to reinforce our StarCraft II roster ! Used to major tournaments like DreamHack and WCS, he won both Assembly Summer 2013 & 2014 and Assembly Winter 2015. He also came in second place in IEF 2013, Copenhagen Games 2012 and LANTREK 2014. This player played under multiple banners such as eXelon Gaming, Eclypsia (International) and recently quit Team Newrosoft. Now, most knowledgable fans already know who we are talking about. We are happy to add Finnish Protoss Vesa "Welmu" Hovinen to our roster !
Welcome to the Imaginary family !


Imaginary Gaming roster :
Deborah
Soyhi
(Z)Rotab
(Z)TargA
(Z)Revolver
(Z)Miniraser
(P)Welmu

Source : https://www.facebook.com/imG.fr/photos/p.886141691442540/886141691442540/?type=1
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MoosyDoosy
Profile Joined November 2014
United States4519 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-20 16:22:13
April 20 2015 16:15 GMT
#2
Good for Welmu!
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OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-20 16:18:51
April 20 2015 16:18 GMT
#3
Welmu deserved better tbh, but good luck to him and to his new team
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Circumstance
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States11403 Posts
April 20 2015 16:19 GMT
#4
Good lord, they actually signed a non-Zerg. Never thought I'd see the day.
The world is better when every background has a chance.
grogburg
Profile Blog Joined December 2014
United States329 Posts
April 20 2015 16:20 GMT
#5
Haha, the "imaginary family." Sounds kind of depressing. Now they just need a Dane and they can be the imaginary Scandinavians.

Anyhow, gl to Welmu!
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linuxguru1
Profile Joined February 2012
110 Posts
April 20 2015 16:22 GMT
#6
Looks like his winrate in PvZ is about to rocket.
D-light
Profile Joined April 2012
Finland7364 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-20 16:24:48
April 20 2015 16:23 GMT
#7
Hopefully everything works out. As long Welmu is happy with his team I'm all good, even though it isn't one of the more notable teams many would have hoped for Vesa.
why even
TheBloodyDwarf
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
Finland7524 Posts
April 20 2015 16:26 GMT
#8
No Teamliquid?

He would be perfect for TL.
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Faust852
Profile Joined February 2012
Luxembourg4004 Posts
April 20 2015 16:30 GMT
#9
worst team ever, sorry for Welmu. Hope he'll get paid at least.
Deathstar
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
9150 Posts
April 20 2015 16:36 GMT
#10
Congrats Rrrelmu.
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rotta
Profile Joined December 2011
5585 Posts
April 20 2015 16:36 GMT
#11
On April 21 2015 01:23 D-light wrote:
Hopefully everything works out. As long Welmu is happy with his team I'm all good, even though it isn't one of the more notable teams many would have hoped for Vesa.

At least it's an improvement...

Best of luck, Welmu!
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Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
April 20 2015 16:37 GMT
#12
I feel like Welmu deserve a better, top-tier team, like TL or Millenium.

For the latter, I was expecting Mill.Welmu when they invited him for an offline cup in team house. At that time Llewellys (Millenium manager) looked like he really liked Welwu and if I remember correctly he was already teamless.
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Ja.Y.
Profile Joined February 2015
United States253 Posts
April 20 2015 16:51 GMT
#13
Welmu is damn good, when he's motivated and practicing. I wouldn't say he's a top foreigner but he's made some good runs in WCS Europe.

I still remember his Twitter the day before he 4-0 his group, especially 2-0 MC
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Azhrak
Profile Joined January 2011
Finland1194 Posts
April 20 2015 17:07 GMT
#14
Remember, Welmu is a part-time pro gamer, part-time student. I'm guessing bigger teams would not consider adding a part-time player.

Congratulations to Welmu and Imaginary Gaming!
starcraft2.fi
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
April 20 2015 17:34 GMT
#15
haha that team roster race distribtion
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Ripe4it
Profile Joined March 2013
Finland1 Post
April 20 2015 17:44 GMT
#16
Welmu has always had some problems with motivation and long term practicing. His health issues might play big part in this who knows. Imo this is very good team for him. GL and HF Welmu!
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55471 Posts
April 20 2015 17:46 GMT
#17
"Welcome to the Imaginary family."

Not something you normally hear.
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DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44052 Posts
April 20 2015 17:50 GMT
#18
On April 21 2015 02:46 Elentos wrote:
"Welcome to the Imaginary family."

Not something you normally hear.


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FrozENDruiD
Profile Joined February 2012
Romania58 Posts
April 20 2015 18:09 GMT
#19
Best of luck Vesa to you and your new team.
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Advantageous
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
China1350 Posts
April 20 2015 18:21 GMT
#20
looking at their roster, welmu seems a little out of place lol
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Taari
Profile Joined May 2014
Germany138 Posts
April 20 2015 18:22 GMT
#21
need to confess i don't like that team at all. i hoped for something else.
but well, good luck, welmu, you're still my man! <3
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Azhrak
Profile Joined January 2011
Finland1194 Posts
April 20 2015 18:38 GMT
#22
If you want to know more about the team, just check out their imaginary website http://www.imaginary-gaming.fr/ !
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Just joking, it's https://www.facebook.com/imGSC2
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Circumstance
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States11403 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-20 18:41:42
April 20 2015 18:41 GMT
#23
Imaginary Gaming is another one of those teams that people were questioning at first, but has done nothing but deliver for their players. Welmu should do just fine there, and this probably makes them quietly one of the biggest threats of the EU scene right now.
The world is better when every background has a chance.
DinoMight
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States3725 Posts
April 20 2015 19:34 GMT
#24
Looks like everyone will get good ZvP practice lol.

Welmu is a good dude glad to see him on a team.
"Wtf I come back and find myself in camp DinoMight all of a sudden, feels weird man." -Wombat_NI
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10667 Posts
April 20 2015 20:19 GMT
#25
Welmu will be PvZ god lol
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TBone-
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2309 Posts
April 20 2015 20:35 GMT
#26
Was hoping there would be a place for him on TL, best of luck to Welmu anyways.
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brickrd
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States4894 Posts
April 20 2015 20:39 GMT
#27
maybe all the people criticizing the team should open up their checkbooks and pay welmu to keep playing starcraft instead

and let's face it after his performance against has in wcs he wasn't looking like the hottest commodity
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rotta
Profile Joined December 2011
5585 Posts
April 20 2015 20:48 GMT
#28
On April 21 2015 05:39 brickrd wrote:
and let's face it after his performance against has in wcs he wasn't looking like the hottest commodity

Well, we know what matchup he wants to play in CL.
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UberNuB
Profile Joined December 2010
United States365 Posts
April 20 2015 21:08 GMT
#29
I am surprised teams bother picking players up, if all their threads are just going to be trashing the team. It's understandable if the team has a history of non-payment or some other kind of shenanigans, but all this negativity seems pretty unwarranted.

Targa and Miniraiser are two other pretty solid players on the team, hopefully they all do well together.
the absence of evidence, is not the evidence of absence.
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55471 Posts
April 20 2015 21:13 GMT
#30
On April 21 2015 06:08 UberNuB wrote:
I am surprised teams bother picking players up, if all their threads are just going to be trashing the team. It's understandable if the team has a history of non-payment or some other kind of shenanigans, but all this negativity seems pretty unwarranted.

Targa and Miniraiser are two other pretty solid players on the team, hopefully they all do well together.

If bad responses in TL threads would cause teams to not pick up players this forum would need to be shut down immediately for killing the scene and all the team managers should be fired for listening to random people on the internet.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
UberNuB
Profile Joined December 2010
United States365 Posts
April 20 2015 21:24 GMT
#31
On April 21 2015 06:13 Elentos wrote:
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On April 21 2015 06:08 UberNuB wrote:
I am surprised teams bother picking players up, if all their threads are just going to be trashing the team. It's understandable if the team has a history of non-payment or some other kind of shenanigans, but all this negativity seems pretty unwarranted.

Targa and Miniraiser are two other pretty solid players on the team, hopefully they all do well together.

If bad responses in TL threads would cause teams to not pick up players this forum would need to be shut down immediately for killing the scene and all the team managers should be fired for listening to random people on the internet.


A team is only worth as much as their public perception. I know I wouldn't bother sponsoring a team or player if the largest community (outside of maybe reddit?) act like they are toxic.

Also, not to sit here and cry dead game, but it's not like the scene is thriving ...

Anyways, congrats to Imaginary Gaming and Welmu.
the absence of evidence, is not the evidence of absence.
berkston
Profile Joined March 2015
6 Posts
April 21 2015 02:26 GMT
#32
On April 21 2015 06:24 UberNuB wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2015 06:13 Elentos wrote:
On April 21 2015 06:08 UberNuB wrote:
I am surprised teams bother picking players up, if all their threads are just going to be trashing the team. It's understandable if the team has a history of non-payment or some other kind of shenanigans, but all this negativity seems pretty unwarranted.

Targa and Miniraiser are two other pretty solid players on the team, hopefully they all do well together.

If bad responses in TL threads would cause teams to not pick up players this forum would need to be shut down immediately for killing the scene and all the team managers should be fired for listening to random people on the internet.


A team is only worth as much as their public perception. I know I wouldn't bother sponsoring a team or player if the largest community (outside of maybe reddit?) act like they are toxic.

Also, not to sit here and cry dead game, but it's not like the scene is thriving ...

Anyways, congrats to Imaginary Gaming and Welmu.


i can't imagine that the active posters on this board and/or the starcraft reddit represent anywhere close to the majority of the starcraft community and their opinions. unless "community" only refers to people who post on forums, then this statement makes even less sense, as it would imply that to become significant, you must post on forums, which most starcraft/esport fans, do not seem to do.

good for welmu, he is adorable and i enjoy his accent.
gyrus
Profile Joined February 2015
United States53 Posts
April 21 2015 02:49 GMT
#33
How to breed a 2 base alliner.
Dragon
Profile Joined March 2011
Korea (South)36 Posts
April 21 2015 06:40 GMT
#34
cpngreat
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boxerfred
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Germany8360 Posts
April 21 2015 10:38 GMT
#35
Good to see Welmu on a professional team again. But I think I remember imG not to be too legit, or am I wrong? Drama yo!
aringadingding
Profile Joined September 2010
474 Posts
April 21 2015 16:41 GMT
#36
Nice! Best of luck Welmu!
Luolis
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Finland7099 Posts
April 21 2015 16:48 GMT
#37
On April 21 2015 19:38 boxerfred wrote:
Good to see Welmu on a professional team again. But I think I remember imG not to be too legit, or am I wrong? Drama yo!

As far as i know, they sponsored Rotab and Deborah to Assembly Summer from france and spain, so they seem fairly legit ^^
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