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SetGuitarsToKill
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
Canada28396 Posts
June 21 2018 17:02 GMT
#1


After failing to qualify for GSL Code S, the multitime premier finalist is calling it quits after a 6 year career in SC2.
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vult
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States9400 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-06-21 18:16:38
June 21 2018 17:10 GMT
#2
Damn, sucks to hear. Sad to see he never got a premier win given his form back in 2015. Good luck to him going forward.
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Vutalisk
Profile Joined August 2016
United States680 Posts
June 21 2018 17:10 GMT
#3
Wow, this is just sad. Kind of know it is coming as ByuL has been struggling for 2 years now. Well, best of luck to him on his next endeavor.
Aelendis
Profile Joined February 2011
Belgium892 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-06-21 17:14:20
June 21 2018 17:13 GMT
#4
Yeah this is sad, but I thought it was going to happen eventually...
Boggyb
Profile Joined January 2017
2855 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-06-21 17:19:28
June 21 2018 17:17 GMT
#5
Letting non-Koreans play in the GSL causes Korean pros to retire when they fail to qualify and have nothing to do for half a year. Great region lock there, Blizzard.
hexhaven
Profile Joined July 2014
Finland960 Posts
June 21 2018 17:17 GMT
#6
Best of luck to you in whatever you're going to do!
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LTCM
Profile Joined May 2017
174 Posts
June 21 2018 17:18 GMT
#7
On June 22 2018 02:17 Boggyb wrote:
Letting non-Koreans play in the GSL causes Korean pros to retire when they fail to qualify and having nothing to do for half a year. Great region lock there, Blizzard.

Yup. It's a disgrace really.
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phodacbiet
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1740 Posts
June 21 2018 17:20 GMT
#8
On June 22 2018 02:18 LTCM wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 02:17 Boggyb wrote:
Letting non-Koreans play in the GSL causes Korean pros to retire when they fail to qualify and having nothing to do for half a year. Great region lock there, Blizzard.

Yup. It's a disgrace really.


We should either turn off region lock or have an actual region lock.
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-06-21 17:24:02
June 21 2018 17:23 GMT
#9
On June 22 2018 02:18 LTCM wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 02:17 Boggyb wrote:
Letting non-Koreans play in the GSL causes Korean pros to retire when they fail to qualify and having nothing to do for half a year. Great region lock there, Blizzard.

Yup. It's a disgrace really.


ByuL probably does not train though. I do agree there are flaws in the system, but when I see that a retired player like TaeJa, for instance, was one series away from qualifying, I feel like ByuL was on a path towards retirement no matter what.
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StarscreamG1
Profile Joined February 2011
Portugal1653 Posts
June 21 2018 17:24 GMT
#10
It's a pity.. It's really hard, I would prefer double the tournaments, even if they had to split the prize money.
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
June 21 2018 17:28 GMT
#11
thanks for the games
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ThunderJunk
Profile Joined December 2015
United States725 Posts
June 21 2018 17:31 GMT
#12
On June 22 2018 02:18 LTCM wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 02:17 Boggyb wrote:
Letting non-Koreans play in the GSL causes Korean pros to retire when they fail to qualify and having nothing to do for half a year. Great region lock there, Blizzard.

Yup. It's a disgrace really.


Y'all have no information. Very quick to blame region lock. If anything, region lock revived some interest in SC2 for a while.
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Durnuu
Profile Joined September 2013
13322 Posts
June 21 2018 17:37 GMT
#13
On June 22 2018 02:31 ThunderJunk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 02:18 LTCM wrote:
On June 22 2018 02:17 Boggyb wrote:
Letting non-Koreans play in the GSL causes Korean pros to retire when they fail to qualify and having nothing to do for half a year. Great region lock there, Blizzard.

Yup. It's a disgrace really.


Y'all have no information. Very quick to blame region lock. If anything, region lock revived some interest in SC2 for a while.

As shown by the viewership that hasn't changed and non-existent new top players? SC2 is not dead by any means, but it's stagnating for sure.
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Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
June 21 2018 17:51 GMT
#14
I'm actually surprised ByuL was full-time/part-time up until now. I thought he played on the side.
Oh well. Sucks there's nothing offline in Korea besides GSL.
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FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-06-21 17:53:00
June 21 2018 17:51 GMT
#15
A sad day, but it seemed like he was ready to check out as far back as the middle of 2017. Shame he couldn't get the gold in the end but at least he left his mark with one of the strongest peaks from a Zerg. His LBM was amazing when he was on his game.

He left many great games behind too:

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Fango
Profile Joined July 2016
United Kingdom8987 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-06-21 18:01:28
June 21 2018 17:55 GMT
#16
This was inevitable given his recent results. It's a shame given how good of a player he can be. He was the best Zerg at the end of HotS. Probably the best player in sc2 history to have not claimed a championship.

This was actually the main reason I was sad to see Neeb get into GSL over him, the fact it actually happened feels bad
Zest, sOs, PartinG, Dark, and Maru are the real champs. ROOT_herO is overrated. Snute, Serral, and Scarlett are the foreigner GOATs
Xamo
Profile Joined April 2012
Spain884 Posts
June 21 2018 18:02 GMT
#17
Sad to hear this, farewell ByuL.
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Tyrhanius
Profile Joined April 2011
France947 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-06-21 18:03:49
June 21 2018 18:03 GMT
#18
Sad for fans, but a good decision i think.

If you're not on top 5 of your race, i don't see how you can survive on korea.

And when you need a kespa team to reach quaterfinals as a zerg, Byul has no chance.

The saddest part is he can probably crush nearly anyone on a foreigner region (on NA for example, i don't think he can beat Serral on EU, but maybe actually).

And when you look GSL qualifier, it looks ten times more interesting than the last competitions we had on foreigner regions.
FrkFrJss
Profile Joined April 2015
Canada1205 Posts
June 21 2018 18:03 GMT
#19
On June 22 2018 02:23 Serimek wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 02:18 LTCM wrote:
On June 22 2018 02:17 Boggyb wrote:
Letting non-Koreans play in the GSL causes Korean pros to retire when they fail to qualify and having nothing to do for half a year. Great region lock there, Blizzard.

Yup. It's a disgrace really.


ByuL probably does not train though. I do agree there are flaws in the system, but when I see that a retired player like TaeJa, for instance, was one series away from qualifying, I feel like ByuL was on a path towards retirement no matter what.


Or the fact that PartinG was able to qualify. Byul reached the ro16 twice last year, got ro4 ST1, ro4 Gyeonggi, and 3rd SSL Season 1.

He was very clearly an upper level player.

This year, he got ro32 twice, reaching the loser's finals twice, and never losing to a foreigner in Code S.

There are indeed flaws with the region lock, but Byul underperforming is not a result of foreigners (especially with formerly retired players coming back and making or almost making it).
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TheOneAboveU
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Germany3367 Posts
June 21 2018 18:11 GMT
#20
Thanks for all the cool memories, ByuL!
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Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?37058 Posts
June 21 2018 18:18 GMT
#21
Damn... He retired before he could ever win a championship... Poor ByuL :/
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Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
June 21 2018 18:51 GMT
#22
On June 22 2018 03:18 Seeker wrote:
Damn... He retired before he could ever win a championship... Poor ByuL :/


Amongst players still active in Korea in 2018, he was the last big name without a Premier under his belt, wasn't he?

Losira, Patience and KeeN are the next big names, but they are way lesser players than ByuL.
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ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
June 21 2018 18:58 GMT
#23
That's too bad. I was hoping his brief revival in early 2017 after an awful 2016 wasn't a one-off, but he hasn't shown anything since. Korea needs its zergs.

Farewell ByuL.
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
June 21 2018 18:59 GMT
#24
On June 22 2018 03:51 Serimek wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 03:18 Seeker wrote:
Damn... He retired before he could ever win a championship... Poor ByuL :/


Amongst players still active in Korea in 2018, he was the last big name without a Premier under his belt, wasn't he?

Losira, Patience and KeeN are the next big names, but they are way lesser players than ByuL.

Patience won Homestory Cup XIV and Losira a Code A in 2011 back when it was a seperate tournament
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fronkschnonk
Profile Joined November 2011
Germany622 Posts
June 21 2018 19:01 GMT
#25
Sad. I really hope he has a new exciting path in his life ahead of him.
Furthermore, I consider that some kind of Code A must be reestablished.
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
June 21 2018 19:03 GMT
#26
On June 22 2018 03:59 Ej_ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 03:51 Serimek wrote:
On June 22 2018 03:18 Seeker wrote:
Damn... He retired before he could ever win a championship... Poor ByuL :/


Amongst players still active in Korea in 2018, he was the last big name without a Premier under his belt, wasn't he?

Losira, Patience and KeeN are the next big names, but they are way lesser players than ByuL.

Patience won Homestory Cup XIV and Losira a Code A in 2011 back when it was a seperate tournament


I wasn't aware HSC were considered Premier. That's a bit silly.
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starkiller123
Profile Joined January 2016
United States4030 Posts
June 21 2018 19:08 GMT
#27
On June 22 2018 02:51 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
A sad day, but it seemed like he was ready to check out as far back as the middle of 2017. Shame he couldn't get the gold in the end but at least he left his mark with one of the strongest peaks from a Zerg. His LBM was amazing when he was on his game.

He left many great games behind too:

+ Show Spoiler +


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJY73yPwTaw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njHEbgEBFn8&t=0s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y9iAlfD7Io&t=0s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHkjTvftLsc&t=0s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtsbRhJH7uo&t=0s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uIa0Iu-Kz4&t=0s8&index=323

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5SU_KU4T6Y&t=0s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TvIk2wocbY&t=0s

https://youtu.be/267D4w-zU5Y?t=1967


you forgot Byul vs Revival, best game of all time
fishjie
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1519 Posts
June 21 2018 19:16 GMT
#28
On June 22 2018 03:51 Serimek wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 03:18 Seeker wrote:
Damn... He retired before he could ever win a championship... Poor ByuL :/


Amongst players still active in Korea in 2018, he was the last big name without a Premier under his belt, wasn't he?

Losira, Patience and KeeN are the next big names, but they are way lesser players than ByuL.


wait.... losira and keen haven't retired????? whoa
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
June 21 2018 19:22 GMT
#29
On June 22 2018 04:16 fishjie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 03:51 Serimek wrote:
On June 22 2018 03:18 Seeker wrote:
Damn... He retired before he could ever win a championship... Poor ByuL :/


Amongst players still active in Korea in 2018, he was the last big name without a Premier under his belt, wasn't he?

Losira, Patience and KeeN are the next big names, but they are way lesser players than ByuL.


wait.... losira and keen haven't retired????? whoa


They both are qualified for GSL Season 3 actually
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Fango
Profile Joined July 2016
United Kingdom8987 Posts
June 21 2018 19:22 GMT
#30
On June 22 2018 04:16 fishjie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 03:51 Serimek wrote:
On June 22 2018 03:18 Seeker wrote:
Damn... He retired before he could ever win a championship... Poor ByuL :/


Amongst players still active in Korea in 2018, he was the last big name without a Premier under his belt, wasn't he?

Losira, Patience and KeeN are the next big names, but they are way lesser players than ByuL.


wait.... losira and keen haven't retired????? whoa

They're both in GSL next season. They look pretty good sometimes as well, just not consistently.
Zest, sOs, PartinG, Dark, and Maru are the real champs. ROOT_herO is overrated. Snute, Serral, and Scarlett are the foreigner GOATs
Zaros
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United Kingdom3692 Posts
June 21 2018 19:24 GMT
#31
Losira is quietly in every GSL and Keen was in the last one maybe the one before too.
TheWildShooter
Profile Joined September 2011
79 Posts
June 21 2018 19:30 GMT
#32
You can thank foreign players and the whole region lock thing for this. His GSL spot was stolen by Neeb, specifically.
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FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
June 21 2018 19:46 GMT
#33
On June 22 2018 04:08 starkiller123 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 02:51 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
A sad day, but it seemed like he was ready to check out as far back as the middle of 2017. Shame he couldn't get the gold in the end but at least he left his mark with one of the strongest peaks from a Zerg. His LBM was amazing when he was on his game.

He left many great games behind too:

+ Show Spoiler +


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJY73yPwTaw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njHEbgEBFn8&t=0s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y9iAlfD7Io&t=0s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHkjTvftLsc&t=0s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtsbRhJH7uo&t=0s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uIa0Iu-Kz4&t=0s8&index=323

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5SU_KU4T6Y&t=0s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TvIk2wocbY&t=0s

https://youtu.be/267D4w-zU5Y?t=1967


you forgot Byul vs Revival, best game of all time


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spoonmaster
Profile Joined May 2012
United States347 Posts
June 21 2018 20:22 GMT
#34
One of the best Zergs of HotS. Sad to see him not be able to keep up in LotV.

I see lots of people blaming region lock, I do not think that that is as big of a factor in this case as ByuL really didn't compete in many of the online leagues/cups that most Korean pros rely on for money. Though it is my personal opinion that more should be done to foster/keep Korean Code A level players much like WCS Challenger does for EU/NA.

Will miss you ByuL! Remember lots of his emotional finals, bittersweet memories.
CynicalDeath
Profile Joined January 2012
Italy3567 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-06-21 20:25:06
June 21 2018 20:23 GMT
#35
On June 22 2018 04:16 fishjie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 03:51 Serimek wrote:
On June 22 2018 03:18 Seeker wrote:
Damn... He retired before he could ever win a championship... Poor ByuL :/


Amongst players still active in Korea in 2018, he was the last big name without a Premier under his belt, wasn't he?

Losira, Patience and KeeN are the next big names, but they are way lesser players than ByuL.


wait.... losira and keen haven't retired????? whoa

lol
Losira last gsl in which he did not qualify to, was 2015 season 2
for KeeN it was 2016 season 2
they still play in a ton of minor tournaments around so... :thinking:
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xRS Forsaken
Profile Joined July 2017
9 Posts
June 21 2018 20:26 GMT
#36
On June 22 2018 04:30 TheWildShooter wrote:
You can thank foreign players and the whole region lock thing for this. His GSL spot was stolen by Neeb, specifically.


Neeb 2-0’d him. I’d say it was earned. Taeja almost qualified while still being in the military. Parting (who beat byul as well to qualify), mma, among other lesser tier Koreans who made it showed Byul must not have been practicing too much knowing his end was nearing. This was just the nail in the coffin.
sc-darkness
Profile Joined August 2017
856 Posts
June 21 2018 20:40 GMT
#37
On June 22 2018 02:17 Boggyb wrote:
Letting non-Koreans play in the GSL causes Korean pros to retire when they fail to qualify and have nothing to do for half a year. Great region lock there, Blizzard.


What were people saying in the past? "We want the very best" when we had too many Koreans in foreign tournaments. Suck it up and watch the best then.
Fango
Profile Joined July 2016
United Kingdom8987 Posts
June 21 2018 20:45 GMT
#38
On June 22 2018 05:26 xRS Forsaken wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 04:30 TheWildShooter wrote:
You can thank foreign players and the whole region lock thing for this. His GSL spot was stolen by Neeb, specifically.


Neeb 2-0’d him. I’d say it was earned. Taeja almost qualified while still being in the military. Parting (who beat byul as well to qualify), mma, among other lesser tier Koreans who made it showed Byul must not have been practicing too much knowing his end was nearing. This was just the nail in the coffin.

No one's denying that Neeb is good enough to play in GSL. However the point is that Neeb has other events he can compete in as well. He's fine whether he qualifies or not. The same couldn't be said for ByuL.
Zest, sOs, PartinG, Dark, and Maru are the real champs. ROOT_herO is overrated. Snute, Serral, and Scarlett are the foreigner GOATs
deacon.frost
Profile Joined February 2013
Czech Republic12129 Posts
June 21 2018 20:50 GMT
#39
On June 22 2018 05:40 sc-darkness wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 02:17 Boggyb wrote:
Letting non-Koreans play in the GSL causes Korean pros to retire when they fail to qualify and have nothing to do for half a year. Great region lock there, Blizzard.


What were people saying in the past? "We want the very best" when we had too many Koreans in foreign tournaments. Suck it up and watch the best then.

It's not like NOW CAN THE VERY BEST PLAY OUTSIDE OF KOREA!!!! Fair rules to everyone, not discriminating Koreans would be nice since their scene is dying ATM.
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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33558 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-06-21 21:17:12
June 21 2018 21:02 GMT
#40
On June 22 2018 05:26 xRS Forsaken wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 04:30 TheWildShooter wrote:
You can thank foreign players and the whole region lock thing for this. His GSL spot was stolen by Neeb, specifically.


Neeb 2-0’d him. I’d say it was earned. Taeja almost qualified while still being in the military. Parting (who beat byul as well to qualify), mma, among other lesser tier Koreans who made it showed Byul must not have been practicing too much knowing his end was nearing. This was just the nail in the coffin.


Hmm? He pretty directly took his spot, though I can see why "stolen" carries some connotations you'd disagree with. However, if someone said region lock contributed to ByuL retiring, I wouldn't say it's unfair to claim that.

Let's be clear: the current region lock system is EXPLICITLY UNFAIR to Koreans, with the goal of achieving various payoffs (more motivation for foreign pros, more interest in foreign scene, more long-term interest in StarCraft II esports). We don't argue the fairness of region-lock (it's textbook unfair); we argue whether or not the gain is worth it.

Anyway, sad to see ByuL depart. I'll always appreciate him for keeping the most entertaining style of Zerg (muta-ling-bane) alive at the top-tier.
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seopthi
Profile Blog Joined December 2014
393 Posts
June 21 2018 21:13 GMT
#41
Even for the past several months ByuL really played well, better than reflected in his results. Of course, there is some degree of luck/outside circumstances which can show in better or worse results than the performance itself, and ByuL's (alongside with TY's and KeeN's) results are below the actual skill. It is sad he gave up. Should have waited for WCS 2019 rules to see whether it could not allow him to play in more tournaments.
NaYa1
Profile Joined June 2018
4 Posts
June 21 2018 21:33 GMT
#42
So yeah up until HotS communtiy was like: WTF BLIZZ REGION LOCK HELLO? FOREIGN PLAYERS cannot pass round32..

Community now: Blizz hello? Koreans? Region Lock.. oh..
Oozono Momoko
Profile Joined March 2018
2 Posts
June 21 2018 21:34 GMT
#43
On June 22 2018 05:50 deacon.frost wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 05:40 sc-darkness wrote:
On June 22 2018 02:17 Boggyb wrote:
Letting non-Koreans play in the GSL causes Korean pros to retire when they fail to qualify and have nothing to do for half a year. Great region lock there, Blizzard.


What were people saying in the past? "We want the very best" when we had too many Koreans in foreign tournaments. Suck it up and watch the best then.

It's not like NOW CAN THE VERY BEST PLAY OUTSIDE OF KOREA!!!! Fair rules to everyone, not discriminating Koreans would be nice since their scene is dying ATM.


Their scene is dying because Koreans don't watch SC2, it has nothing to do with region lock.

I actually care about saving the careers of top Korean pros which is why I think Blizzard should stop wasting money on the GSL which gets a fraction of the viewership of WCS Circuit events, and replace it with WCS Challenger Korea which will allow Koreans to qualify for WCS Circuit events in the same manner as international players and of course play in the open brackets. They could use the money from GSL Code S, Super Tournament, and GSL vs The World to add more WCS Circuit Events. The only reason Blizzard supports the GSL is because of it's symbolic status as a premier SC2 tournament, not because it financially makes sense to do so or because it somehow benefits the scene.

If blizzard really cared about creating a healthy long term SC2 scene rather than just symbolic victories, they would have used war chest money (which was in the millions of dollars) to create more tournaments and to increase WCS Challenger prize pools rather than wasting it on absurdly top heavy prize pools that resulted in the top few players earning hundreds of thousands of dollars while the rest earned a tiny fraction of that. It's clear to any objective observer that Blizzard is just hoping to end the SC2 competitive scene with a bang rather than doing what is necessary for long term viability which would require a much more even distribution of prize money that would allow rising talent to realistically earn a living while acquiring the tournament experience necessary to grow into a future top finisher.

Since someone is going to nitpick some individual thing that I said that was inaccurate I'm going to sum up the gist of what I'm saying which is what is important, not the individual ideas, which obviously need more work.

A viable long term SC2 competitive scene is one where a large number of pros, not just the very top ones, can earn a real living playing SC2. In 2017 the top earning player made $374,127 while the 32nd player earned $19,505. That is not what a viable long term competitive scene looks like. That is wasting money on already successful players rather than using it to grow the scene.
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
June 21 2018 21:52 GMT
#44
Dang
So sad he never got his big win, but honestly in the last few years it seems his heart wasn't into it to much.
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Boggyb
Profile Joined January 2017
2855 Posts
June 21 2018 21:59 GMT
#45
On June 22 2018 06:34 Oozono Momoko wrote:
I actually care about saving the careers of top Korean pros which is why I think Blizzard should stop wasting money on the GSL which gets a fraction of the viewership of WCS Circuit events

The GSL days that are not completely terrible for NA/SA viewers have comparable viewership to WCS Circuit events. I can't speak to the other days since I only ever catch the tail end of those when I wake up at 5-5:30 a.m.

On June 22 2018 06:34 Oozono Momoko wrote:
If blizzard really cared about creating a healthy long term SC2 scene rather than just symbolic victories, they would have used war chest money (which was in the millions of dollars) to create more tournaments and to increase WCS Challenger prize pools rather than wasting it on absurdly top heavy prize pools that resulted in the top few players earning hundreds of thousands of dollars while the rest earned a tiny fraction of that. It's clear to any objective observer that Blizzard is just hoping to end the SC2 competitive scene with a bang rather than doing what is necessary for long term viability which would require a much more even distribution of prize money that would allow rising talent to realistically earn a living while acquiring the tournament experience necessary to grow into a future top finisher.

The distribution of prize money is problematic for sustaining a healthy scene and ballooning the prize pools of the WCS Global Finals (the best of the best players) and Katowice definitely didn't help.
Psychobabas
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
2531 Posts
June 21 2018 22:12 GMT
#46
Oh well.
aringadingding
Profile Joined September 2010
479 Posts
June 21 2018 22:45 GMT
#47
Awesome player, and sad to see him leave. But, maybe this tweet was sent out in disappointment after failing to qualify? I mean, after a month he might feel differently?
geokilla
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada8245 Posts
June 21 2018 23:04 GMT
#48
Region locking strikes again! (Partially serious)

Good luck ByuL. Wish you all the best in life.
onlystar
Profile Joined March 2015
United States971 Posts
June 21 2018 23:16 GMT
#49
On June 22 2018 06:34 Oozono Momoko wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 05:50 deacon.frost wrote:
On June 22 2018 05:40 sc-darkness wrote:
On June 22 2018 02:17 Boggyb wrote:
Letting non-Koreans play in the GSL causes Korean pros to retire when they fail to qualify and have nothing to do for half a year. Great region lock there, Blizzard.


What were people saying in the past? "We want the very best" when we had too many Koreans in foreign tournaments. Suck it up and watch the best then.

It's not like NOW CAN THE VERY BEST PLAY OUTSIDE OF KOREA!!!! Fair rules to everyone, not discriminating Koreans would be nice since their scene is dying ATM.


Their scene is dying because Koreans don't watch SC2, it has nothing to do with region lock.

I actually care about saving the careers of top Korean pros which is why I think Blizzard should stop wasting money on the GSL which gets a fraction of the viewership of WCS Circuit events, and replace it with WCS Challenger Korea which will allow Koreans to qualify for WCS Circuit events in the same manner as international players and of course play in the open brackets. They could use the money from GSL Code S, Super Tournament, and GSL vs The World to add more WCS Circuit Events. The only reason Blizzard supports the GSL is because of it's symbolic status as a premier SC2 tournament, not because it financially makes sense to do so or because it somehow benefits the scene.

If blizzard really cared about creating a healthy long term SC2 scene rather than just symbolic victories, they would have used war chest money (which was in the millions of dollars) to create more tournaments and to increase WCS Challenger prize pools rather than wasting it on absurdly top heavy prize pools that resulted in the top few players earning hundreds of thousands of dollars while the rest earned a tiny fraction of that. It's clear to any objective observer that Blizzard is just hoping to end the SC2 competitive scene with a bang rather than doing what is necessary for long term viability which would require a much more even distribution of prize money that would allow rising talent to realistically earn a living while acquiring the tournament experience necessary to grow into a future top finisher.

Since someone is going to nitpick some individual thing that I said that was inaccurate I'm going to sum up the gist of what I'm saying which is what is important, not the individual ideas, which obviously need more work.

A viable long term SC2 competitive scene is one where a large number of pros, not just the very top ones, can earn a real living playing SC2. In 2017 the top earning player made $374,127 while the 32nd player earned $19,505. That is not what a viable long term competitive scene looks like. That is wasting money on already successful players rather than using it to grow the scene.


its not normal for a game develper to be the only sponsor for all the tournaments its how big of a fail its become a healthy game has sponsors not the game developer sponsoring everything
Circumstance
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States11403 Posts
June 22 2018 00:06 GMT
#50
Yes, Byul will be "retired" until the next Korean qualifier for a tournament. I'm sure that this was a highly thought out decision after a long period of self-reflection and not just a frustrated tweet after a rough couple days at the GSL qualifiers.
The world is better when every background has a chance.
Wolf
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Korea (South)3290 Posts
June 22 2018 01:13 GMT
#51
This doesn't seem as much as an official retirement as a one-off tweet. Would not be surprised if ByuL tries the next GSL qualifier as well. If I'm wrong, well, maybe it was just time. What a hell of a player. Enjoyed casting his games.
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Lexender
Profile Joined September 2013
Mexico2656 Posts
June 22 2018 01:25 GMT
#52
People blaming foreigners in GSL, you don't really think players can live off GSL alone do you? With how top heavy Code S is theres very few players that make enough to live off premier earnings, most have other ways of surviving. Look at Keen Who plays in literaly every online cup theres is, organizado SuperNova who despite not qualifying lives off streaming.
Arghmyliver
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States1077 Posts
June 22 2018 01:36 GMT
#53
As Wolf said (Happy Birthday btw?) - Hopefully this tweet is as knee-jerk as the posts in here about "foreigners stealing jobs" (c'mon guys really? I live in the US, we've got enough people spouting that horseshit already). If not, much respect to a great player and a storied career. GGs ByuL!
Now witness their attempts to fly from tree to tree. Notice they do not so much fly as plummet.
Boggyb
Profile Joined January 2017
2855 Posts
June 22 2018 01:38 GMT
#54
On June 22 2018 10:25 Lexender wrote:
People blaming foreigners in GSL, you don't really think players can live off GSL alone do you? With how top heavy Code S is theres very few players that make enough to live off premier earnings, most have other ways of surviving. Look at Keen Who plays in literaly every online cup theres is, organizado SuperNova who despite not qualifying lives off streaming.

Can they live solely off a ro32 earnings? Probably not. Does $2814 really help that? Absolutely. How many small time online tournament wins is that? 30? 50? They'd have to pull in that much on top of what they'd be earning otherwise.

As for the financial situations of other players, unless you know all of the details of their life, it is hard to say that another player can just do the same. If Player X's family is helping support them while they try to make their dream reality but Player Y's family is not, then Player Y doesn't have the same range of options as Player X.
RealityTheGreat
Profile Joined January 2018
China564 Posts
June 22 2018 01:39 GMT
#55
Another second king
Betrayed, forgotten, abandoned.
Fango
Profile Joined July 2016
United Kingdom8987 Posts
June 22 2018 01:43 GMT
#56
On June 22 2018 10:36 Arghmyliver wrote:
As Wolf said (Happy Birthday btw?) - Hopefully this tweet is as knee-jerk as the posts in here about "foreigners stealing jobs" (c'mon guys really? I live in the US, we've got enough people spouting that horseshit already). If not, much respect to a great player and a storied career. GGs ByuL!

Well in this case it's an actual fact. Neeb got into GSL by knocking out ByuL. ByuL has said he's retiring in response. Whether Neeb being in GSL is a good or bad thing is of course up for debate. But as far as the "foreigners stealing spots/prize money" claims go, this is a blatant example.
Zest, sOs, PartinG, Dark, and Maru are the real champs. ROOT_herO is overrated. Snute, Serral, and Scarlett are the foreigner GOATs
Boggyb
Profile Joined January 2017
2855 Posts
June 22 2018 01:50 GMT
#57
I don't follow the WCS Circuit too closely outside of watching the events themselves, but have we seen anyone with achievements comparable to winning a GSL Code S or 8 top 4's retire in the last 6 months?
dummy1
Profile Blog Joined April 2018
420 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-06-22 03:54:31
June 22 2018 03:52 GMT
#58
I like him and i will like him forever. Fighted with all of his heart. Good luck, man. I wish you the best. But also I'm a little bit angry. I refuse to see any foreigners at GSL. Personally, for me that is double standards only enforce all kinds of discrimination of korean players! I hate it! In my opinion there is no hope. And now i don't wanna follow WCS anymore, only GSL. I can't accept it anymore. I can't.
https://www.youtube.com/c/DepressingStarcraft <- Maru VODs and stuff | END REGION-LOCK NOW
blardoh
Profile Joined June 2017
20 Posts
June 22 2018 04:15 GMT
#59
On June 22 2018 02:18 LTCM wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 02:17 Boggyb wrote:
Letting non-Koreans play in the GSL causes Korean pros to retire when they fail to qualify and having nothing to do for half a year. Great region lock there, Blizzard.

Yup. It's a disgrace really.


Sounds like you're buttmad he lost to non koreans.

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FrkFrJss
Profile Joined April 2015
Canada1205 Posts
June 22 2018 04:33 GMT
#60
On June 22 2018 10:43 Fango wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 10:36 Arghmyliver wrote:
As Wolf said (Happy Birthday btw?) - Hopefully this tweet is as knee-jerk as the posts in here about "foreigners stealing jobs" (c'mon guys really? I live in the US, we've got enough people spouting that horseshit already). If not, much respect to a great player and a storied career. GGs ByuL!

Well in this case it's an actual fact. Neeb got into GSL by knocking out ByuL. ByuL has said he's retiring in response. Whether Neeb being in GSL is a good or bad thing is of course up for debate. But as far as the "foreigners stealing spots/prize money" claims go, this is a blatant example.

I mean yes...and no. Did Neeb take a spot that Byul would have liked? For sure. But was Byul's overall form and mindset one that would have continued much longer? I think probably not. He lost to PartinG....whose PvZ has been said to be pretty bad.

Byul has been underperforming lately, and whether or not he got into Code S probably would have only delayed the inevitable.
"Keep Moving Forward" - Walt Disney
lechatnoir
Profile Joined November 2016
392 Posts
June 22 2018 05:13 GMT
#61
Byul vs Inno was the first big finals I watched in 2015. Sad he never became a champion after that.

Good Luck,Byul. It has been fun watching you play.
zealotstim
Profile Joined February 2015
United States455 Posts
June 22 2018 05:16 GMT
#62
Ugh, so sad for ByuL... He was fantastic in proleague, and I loved watching him play. He will be greatly missed!
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10691 Posts
June 22 2018 06:23 GMT
#63
Best of luck to ByuL in the future, in whatever he decides to do!
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Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16041 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-06-22 07:01:03
June 22 2018 06:52 GMT
#64
On June 22 2018 05:26 xRS Forsaken wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 04:30 TheWildShooter wrote:
You can thank foreign players and the whole region lock thing for this. His GSL spot was stolen by Neeb, specifically.


Neeb 2-0’d him. I’d say it was earned. Taeja almost qualified while still being in the military. Parting (who beat byul as well to qualify), mma, among other lesser tier Koreans who made it showed Byul must not have been practicing too much knowing his end was nearing. This was just the nail in the coffin.

When a foreigner knocks out a korean out of GSL it's earned.
When a korean did knock out a foreigner out of a foreign tournament it was "filthy faceless korean robbing foreigners of their deserved prize money, Blizzard pls!"
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16041 Posts
June 22 2018 07:06 GMT
#65
On June 22 2018 10:36 Arghmyliver wrote:
"foreigners stealing jobs" (c'mon guys really? I live in the US, we've got enough people spouting that horseshit already).

In that analogy, imagine if "foreigners" were getting jobs in the US while people born in the US aren't allowed to work in any other country. That is what's happening here.
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
Solar424
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
United States4001 Posts
June 22 2018 07:11 GMT
#66
On June 22 2018 15:52 Charoisaur wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 05:26 xRS Forsaken wrote:
On June 22 2018 04:30 TheWildShooter wrote:
You can thank foreign players and the whole region lock thing for this. His GSL spot was stolen by Neeb, specifically.


Neeb 2-0’d him. I’d say it was earned. Taeja almost qualified while still being in the military. Parting (who beat byul as well to qualify), mma, among other lesser tier Koreans who made it showed Byul must not have been practicing too much knowing his end was nearing. This was just the nail in the coffin.

When a foreigner knocks out a korean out of GSL it's earned.
When a korean did knock out a foreigner out of a foreign tournament it was "filthy faceless korean robbing foreigners of their deserved prize money, Blizzard pls!"

Don't act like it was a handful of Koreans doing well in foreign tournaments. 75% of all of the money-paying positions were taken by Koreans, leaving foreigners only the scraps in the Ro8. Being a progamer was a non-option for every foreigner outside of those at the very top.
FrkFrJss
Profile Joined April 2015
Canada1205 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-06-22 08:14:30
June 22 2018 08:09 GMT
#67
On June 22 2018 16:06 Charoisaur wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 10:36 Arghmyliver wrote:
"foreigners stealing jobs" (c'mon guys really? I live in the US, we've got enough people spouting that horseshit already).

In that analogy, imagine if "foreigners" were getting jobs in the US while people born in the US aren't allowed to work in any other country. That is what's happening here.
Except, in that analogy, the Americans dominated almost any field they went in such that nearly anyone else was inferior.

Also, prior to this, Americans worked in other countries and obtained most of their money such that people couldn't afford to pay anyone else money. The foreigners who were able to gain jobs in America deserve them.

Of course, there's more nuance in the SC2 situation, but if we're simplifying things, these need to be added.

But on topic, I also agree that it's sad that Byul has lost motivation. I remember him being very emotional over losses, so I know he feels very deeply about winning and losing.
"Keep Moving Forward" - Walt Disney
DBooN
Profile Joined May 2011
Germany2727 Posts
June 22 2018 10:18 GMT
#68
This is the end for Mutas... sad to see him go.
nostrasbeefs
Profile Joined May 2017
29 Posts
June 22 2018 10:34 GMT
#69
Thx for the good games. I still remember the games 2015 vs Innovation mech, where he was in tears after the first game but than won vs innos mech in a crazy game(even tho inno forgot armor it was still great). Bye Byul
Zerg.Zilla
Profile Joined February 2012
Hungary5029 Posts
June 22 2018 11:35 GMT
#70
Yeah he was a boss back then, best of luck!
(•_•) ( •_•)>⌐■-■ (⌐■_■) ~Keep calm and inject Larva~
agripsss
Profile Joined June 2018
37 Posts
June 22 2018 11:59 GMT
#71
laters byul. were a great zerg
Kurao
Profile Joined April 2018
215 Posts
June 22 2018 13:42 GMT
#72
Thank you for all the memories, best of luck to you in the future!

ByuL fighting!
Fango
Profile Joined July 2016
United Kingdom8987 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-06-22 14:30:02
June 22 2018 14:29 GMT
#73
On June 22 2018 16:11 Solar424 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 15:52 Charoisaur wrote:
On June 22 2018 05:26 xRS Forsaken wrote:
On June 22 2018 04:30 TheWildShooter wrote:
You can thank foreign players and the whole region lock thing for this. His GSL spot was stolen by Neeb, specifically.


Neeb 2-0’d him. I’d say it was earned. Taeja almost qualified while still being in the military. Parting (who beat byul as well to qualify), mma, among other lesser tier Koreans who made it showed Byul must not have been practicing too much knowing his end was nearing. This was just the nail in the coffin.

When a foreigner knocks out a korean out of GSL it's earned.
When a korean did knock out a foreigner out of a foreign tournament it was "filthy faceless korean robbing foreigners of their deserved prize money, Blizzard pls!"

Don't act like it was a handful of Koreans doing well in foreign tournaments. 75% of all of the money-paying positions were taken by Koreans, leaving foreigners only the scraps in the Ro8. Being a progamer was a non-option for every foreigner outside of those at the very top.

Your point being what exactly? Foreigners can have their own welfare tournaments if they want, the issue is clearly with them having those as well as taking spots in Korean tournaments.
Zest, sOs, PartinG, Dark, and Maru are the real champs. ROOT_herO is overrated. Snute, Serral, and Scarlett are the foreigner GOATs
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
June 22 2018 14:51 GMT
#74
On June 22 2018 23:29 Fango wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 16:11 Solar424 wrote:
On June 22 2018 15:52 Charoisaur wrote:
On June 22 2018 05:26 xRS Forsaken wrote:
On June 22 2018 04:30 TheWildShooter wrote:
You can thank foreign players and the whole region lock thing for this. His GSL spot was stolen by Neeb, specifically.


Neeb 2-0’d him. I’d say it was earned. Taeja almost qualified while still being in the military. Parting (who beat byul as well to qualify), mma, among other lesser tier Koreans who made it showed Byul must not have been practicing too much knowing his end was nearing. This was just the nail in the coffin.

When a foreigner knocks out a korean out of GSL it's earned.
When a korean did knock out a foreigner out of a foreign tournament it was "filthy faceless korean robbing foreigners of their deserved prize money, Blizzard pls!"

Don't act like it was a handful of Koreans doing well in foreign tournaments. 75% of all of the money-paying positions were taken by Koreans, leaving foreigners only the scraps in the Ro8. Being a progamer was a non-option for every foreigner outside of those at the very top.

Your point being what exactly? Foreigners can have their own welfare tournaments if they want, the issue is clearly with them having those as well as taking spots in Korean tournaments.

His point is it was a clear exaggeration of the representation of non Koreans players in GSL to make it comparable to the trainwreck of a regional tournament that WCS AM was. Nothing more, nothing less.
"Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya
GreatCraft
Profile Joined March 2017
21 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-06-23 00:50:43
June 23 2018 00:46 GMT
#75
eh, ByuL should try to become a pro Fortnite player. He has the intelligence, work ethics, etc to make it. Hell , even if he doesn't become one of the best, he should make more many than he did in SCII in a shorter amount of time.

BYUL GO TO FORTNITE. A mainstream esport.



Not one of the "wannabe esport," Blizzard "esport," "weird esport," or financially retarded esports.


Have just as or more fun, have a larger fanbase, and make money that will last you for decades if not your entire life.

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DieuCure
Profile Joined January 2017
France3713 Posts
June 23 2018 00:55 GMT
#76
I dont understand neither the why nor the how of this message
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FataLe
Profile Joined November 2010
New Zealand4526 Posts
June 23 2018 01:06 GMT
#77
On June 23 2018 09:46 GreatCraft wrote:
eh, ByuL should try to become a pro Fortnite player. He has the intelligence, work ethics, etc to make it. Hell , even if he doesn't become one of the best, he should make more many than he did in SCII in a shorter amount of time.

BYUL GO TO FORTNITE. A mainstream esport.



Not one of the "wannabe esport," Blizzard "esport," "weird esport," or financially retarded esports.


Have just as or more fun, have a larger fanbase, and make money that will last you for decades if not your entire life.

20 posts in and is already shitposting well. you'll fit right in

sad to see byul go. from the highest highs to the lowest lows god damn it must be hard on the soul.
hi. big fan.
Oalfredo77
Profile Joined July 2016
35 Posts
June 23 2018 01:10 GMT
#78
Is this the way you give these news to your fans? people following you for years, cheering for you, crying with you?

Fuck him.

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showstealer1829
Profile Blog Joined May 2014
Australia3123 Posts
June 23 2018 03:15 GMT
#79
But now how will we know who is best chin?
There is no understanding. There is only Choya. Choya is the way. Choya is Love. Choya is Life. Has is the Light in the Protoss Dark and Nightmare is his chosen Acolyte
FFW_Rude
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France10201 Posts
June 23 2018 05:37 GMT
#80
On June 23 2018 12:15 showstealer1829 wrote:
But now how will we know who is best chin?


Always been Stats.

I'm sure Byul we'll stick around.
#1 KT Rolster fanboy. KT BEST KT ! Hail to KT playoffs Zergs ! Unofficial french translator for SlayerS_`Boxer` biography "Crazy as me".
Crocolisk Dundee
Profile Blog Joined October 2015
870 Posts
June 23 2018 05:52 GMT
#81
He was a great player. Saw him play once live when I visited the GSL studio in Seoul.

Best of luck for your future endeavours, ByuL!

Stopped watching ESL content in 2022 when the company was acquired by Savvy Gaming Group. Also object to sponsorships by the U.S. Air Force. Thanks for the lively discussions about sportswashing. StarCraft II is not for me anymore.
FataLe
Profile Joined November 2010
New Zealand4526 Posts
June 23 2018 08:09 GMT
#82
On June 23 2018 10:10 Oalfredo77 wrote:
Is this the way you give these news to your fans? people following you for years, cheering for you, crying with you?

Fuck him.

You sound pretty entitled. No one owes you a thing.
hi. big fan.
aringadingding
Profile Joined September 2010
479 Posts
June 23 2018 21:50 GMT
#83
On June 23 2018 17:09 FataLe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 23 2018 10:10 Oalfredo77 wrote:
Is this the way you give these news to your fans? people following you for years, cheering for you, crying with you?

Fuck him.

You sound pretty entitled. No one owes you a thing.

He didnt say ByuL owed him anything. He didnt like the way ByuL announced his "retirement". Most who actually does retire usual give some kind of gratitude towards the people who has cheered him on and fellow players and teams.
So, who are you to deny a fan his freedom to express himself?
Sworn
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Canada920 Posts
June 24 2018 02:37 GMT
#84
Seems fairly abrupt which gives me hope he might change his mind still. He has been in a pretty big slump lately but I'd hate to have him go.
"Duty is heavy as a mountain, death is light as a feather." CJ Entus Fighting! <3 Effort
rotta
Profile Joined December 2011
5598 Posts
June 24 2018 14:24 GMT
#85
gg's & gl ByuL!

This always chokes me up:

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don't wall off against random
207aicila
Profile Joined January 2015
1237 Posts
June 24 2018 14:58 GMT
#86
On June 24 2018 06:50 aringadingding wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 23 2018 17:09 FataLe wrote:
On June 23 2018 10:10 Oalfredo77 wrote:
Is this the way you give these news to your fans? people following you for years, cheering for you, crying with you?

Fuck him.

You sound pretty entitled. No one owes you a thing.

He didnt say ByuL owed him anything. He didnt like the way ByuL announced his "retirement". Most who actually does retire usual give some kind of gratitude towards the people who has cheered him on and fellow players and teams.
So, who are you to deny a fan his freedom to express himself?


Pointing out a post is stupid drivel is not denying anyone any freedom. Freedom of speech is not freedom from the consequence of being called an idiot.
mfw people who never followed BW speak about sAviOr as if they know anything... -___-''''
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PuddleZerg
Profile Joined August 2015
United States82 Posts
June 24 2018 17:54 GMT
#87
On June 22 2018 02:31 ThunderJunk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2018 02:18 LTCM wrote:
On June 22 2018 02:17 Boggyb wrote:
Letting non-Koreans play in the GSL causes Korean pros to retire when they fail to qualify and having nothing to do for half a year. Great region lock there, Blizzard.

Yup. It's a disgrace really.


Y'all have no information. Very quick to blame region lock. If anything, region lock revived some interest in SC2 for a while.

The region lock was to save the foreign scene from KesPA domination.

You know, when Koreans won EVERYTHING for over a year.
"Weapons grade autism" - Destiny
aringadingding
Profile Joined September 2010
479 Posts
June 24 2018 20:03 GMT
#88
On June 24 2018 23:58 207aicila wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 24 2018 06:50 aringadingding wrote:
On June 23 2018 17:09 FataLe wrote:
On June 23 2018 10:10 Oalfredo77 wrote:
Is this the way you give these news to your fans? people following you for years, cheering for you, crying with you?

Fuck him.

You sound pretty entitled. No one owes you a thing.

He didnt say ByuL owed him anything. He didnt like the way ByuL announced his "retirement". Most who actually does retire usual give some kind of gratitude towards the people who has cheered him on and fellow players and teams.
So, who are you to deny a fan his freedom to express himself?


Pointing out a post is stupid drivel is not denying anyone any freedom. Freedom of speech is not freedom from the consequence of being called an idiot.

You obviously missed my point. Ok, english is not my first language and "freedom to express" was maybe the wrong way to describe it. Not sure. BUT, his comment was not stupid drivel. For example, if Maru would write tomorrow "i quit" and not say anything else, he ofc havent done anything wrong. Its his life. But is it strange for fans of Maru to feel disappointed if he would quit like that and not say anything more? I dont think its strange at all. I think expressing disappointment to that would not be strange, or at least not "stupid drivel". But some people just love to be a smart ass...
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June 25 2018 08:34 GMT
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Thanks for all the fun!
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Vietnam1 Post
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ByuL not Byun :v
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