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TheOneAboveU
Germany3367 Posts
Former SAMSUNG Zerg player  Armani will retire at the end of this month to do his military service. During his career he achieved a Proleague record of 3 wins and 9 losses for his team. He also played in foreign tournaments two times, placing Top 12 in HomeStoryCup and Top 16 in a DreamHack. Armani's Liquipedia Page 
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Elentos
55561 Posts
I wonder how VSL will handle this. | ||
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CynicalDeath
Italy3518 Posts
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TheOneAboveU
Germany3367 Posts
On June 14 2017 20:37 CynicalDeath wrote: ...kinda sad to see him go, I'm so used to seeing him play these days... Yup, definitely! Back when I was admin for some German online cup series Armani was one of the few KeSPA players, who'd join the tournament, which was a pretty cool thing back then, as KeSPA had just come over to SC2. | ||
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Surufka.
United States5 Posts
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Azzur
Australia6260 Posts
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Zaros
United Kingdom3692 Posts
On June 14 2017 23:27 Azzur wrote: Poor Armani - I remember seeing him lose vs Major at the GSL - someone commented that if you lose to a meching foreigner, it may be time to reconsider your priorities... Even getting in the GSL is an accomplishment though. Always sad to see Pros have to retire for military service wish it was didn't have to happen. | ||
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Edpayasugo
United Kingdom2216 Posts
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zealotstim
United States455 Posts
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lechatnoir
391 Posts
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Surufka.
United States5 Posts
On June 15 2017 03:17 lechatnoir wrote: I'll always remember that one proleague game last year when everyone expected nothing of him. GL Armani.! Do you remember which one that was? | ||
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FAkeJinAirMaru
7 Posts
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Elentos
55561 Posts
On June 15 2017 05:51 FAkeJinAirMaru wrote: I feel like the whole WCS Korean region is disappearing and it is just a matter of time. Isn't Blizzard aware of that? What do you want them to do? Pay new people in Korea to start playing SC2? Dispose of North Korea so nobody will ever have to retire to do military service again? Force everyone who left SC2 for another Blizzard game to return? There's only so much they can do. | ||
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SNSeigifried
United States1640 Posts
On June 15 2017 05:57 Elentos wrote: What do you want them to do? Pay new people in Korea to start playing SC2? Dispose of North Korea so nobody will ever have to retire to do military service again? Force everyone who left SC2 for another Blizzard game to return? There's only so much they can do. Armani's retirement was known months ago when he told voltz in his stream chat that this GSL would be his last. | ||
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Elentos
55561 Posts
On June 15 2017 06:15 SNSeigifried wrote: Armani's retirement was known months ago when he told voltz in his stream chat that this GSL would be his last. I know. It's still interesting with VSL. By the time the team league portion starts, Armani (who qualified) will be in the military. That means they'll have to replace him. | ||
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Solar424
United States4001 Posts
On June 15 2017 05:51 FAkeJinAirMaru wrote: I feel like the whole WCS Korean region is disappearing and it is just a matter of time. Isn't Blizzard aware of that? Well the middle class in Korea is basically dead. Before players could live off of their Kespa salaries and live and eat in the teamhouse. Now that ecosystem is gone and the number of middle and lower-tier players on a team can be counted on a single hand. Aside from the players at the very top who can live off their tournament earnings or stream donations, more and more players are going to retire because there's nothing left for them in SC2. There's not much of a point in being a progamer when you only get to play in one GSL group every 3 months instead of Proleague every week. The Korea scene now is like what the NA scene has been since WoL, with a few full-time pros at the top and the rest struggling to survive. | ||
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Chris_Havoc
United States600 Posts
On June 15 2017 07:56 Solar424 wrote: Well the middle class in Korea is basically dead. Before players could live off of their Kespa salaries and live and eat in the teamhouse. Now that ecosystem is gone and the number of middle and lower-tier players on a team can be counted on a single hand. Aside from the players at the very top who can live off their tournament earnings or stream donations, more and more players are going to retire because there's nothing left for them in SC2. There's not much of a point in being a progamer when you only get to play in one GSL group every 3 months instead of Proleague every week. The Korea scene now is like what the NA scene has been since WoL, with a few full-time pros at the top and the rest struggling to survive. Very true, and I don't see a way out of this scenario. Also, I did a headcount of Korean pros a few months ago, and with Armani & Dream retired and ViOlet switching to LoL, the Korean pro count is down to 47. With more likely to retire later this year and only MMA likely to return this year the declining player base will only get worse. | ||
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DieuCure
France3713 Posts
I dont think top 16 players will leave in the near future, until the blizzcon 2018 at least And top 16 is what we call KR, not players like ragnarok/departure But ye it's always sad to be a spectator of decline | ||
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Boggyb
2855 Posts
On June 15 2017 08:09 DieuCure wrote: ro32 wasnt really strong back then too I dont think top 16 players will leave in the near future, until the blizzcon 2018 at least And top 16 is what we call KR, not players like ragnarok/departure But ye it's always sad to be a spectator of decline On the plus side, now Cure can make it through the GSL qualifiers. | ||
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