EPTThis picture brings back memories:
![[image loading]](http://www.gosugamers.net/files/images/features/2013/december/MaruInterviewRS.jpg)
Maru back in 2010
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xelnaga_empire
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Lazorstorm
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intotheheart
Canada33091 Posts
I was a bit curious actually, does anyone know what his education history looks like? I'd assume he completed high school but honestly don't know. I suspect he's not doing any type of post-secondary stuff for now since his career's going really well. | ||
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mierin
United States4943 Posts
EDIT: And isn't that the guy who made the epic esports speech about MKP? | ||
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nigel
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NinjaNight
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xelnaga_empire
627 Posts
On June 26 2018 00:20 intotheheart wrote: Liquipedia has him as the youngest player to have won a televised game of SC2 (or in the GSL) at 13. He goes waaaay back. I was a bit curious actually, does anyone know what his education history looks like? I'd assume he completed high school but honestly don't know. I suspect he's not doing any type of post-secondary stuff for now since his career's going really well. In the video, Tastosis say he is 14 and I think that was the first GSL season ever. Maybe Maru won a non GSL match at 13, before GSL started? I think there were some tournaments before the first GSL tournament but not many notable Korean tournaments. | ||
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Syn Harvest
United States191 Posts
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VengefulTree
Canada637 Posts
On June 26 2018 03:17 Syn Harvest wrote: I rewound and watched that game and holy fuck was everyone terrible back then That actually boggles my mind. How is this even possible? It's not like these guys are playing RTS for the first time, they are actual pros who spent theirs days practicing the game! Also there was Brood war before for years, so how is it possible that a pro player (or even semi-pro) would have 600 gaz banked up before throwing down the spire, without ling speed? It even seem like they can't continuously produce workers? I'm honestly very confused, I've heard people say diamonds or even plat players today could compete in the early GSLs and I never believed them until now. I always tought these weirds 1 base build people were doing in WOL were just the best (or at least decent) responses to the prevalent meta. (I started watching with HOTS) | ||
Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
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Zaros
United Kingdom3692 Posts
On June 26 2018 04:05 Pandemona wrote: GSL Jon ! YuGiOh master ! These segments were fun for us as foreigners as it was the first chance we got at getting answers from them and it birthed PoopKid420 good time to link? | ||
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Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
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kli6891
United States143 Posts
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Waxangel
United States33581 Posts
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ShadowReaver
Canada563 Posts
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Fango
United Kingdom8987 Posts
On June 26 2018 02:54 xelnaga_empire wrote: In the video, Tastosis say he is 14 and I think that was the first GSL season ever. Maybe Maru won a non GSL match at 13, before GSL started? I think there were some tournaments before the first GSL tournament but not many notable Korean tournaments. He's 13 western age in this video. He's 14 korean age. They have a slightly different system. | ||
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RampancyTW
United States577 Posts
On June 26 2018 03:44 VengefulTree wrote: Anytime people start waxing nostalgic for the old days of SC2, remember games like this one were THE NORM for the pro scene back then. Players were teeerrrible. People still occasionally will post "_____'s most dominant game" matches from 2014 or whatever and even those are borderline unwatchable. Current diamond players really would be cleaning up.That actually boggles my mind. How is this even possible? It's not like these guys are playing RTS for the first time, they are actual pros who spent theirs days practicing the game! Also there was Brood war before for years, so how is it possible that a pro player (or even semi-pro) would have 600 gaz banked up before throwing down the spire, without ling speed? It even seem like they can't continuously produce workers? I'm honestly very confused, I've heard people say diamonds or even plat players today could compete in the early GSLs and I never believed them until now. I always tought these weirds 1 base build people were doing in WOL were just the best (or at least decent) responses to the prevalent meta. (I started watching with HOTS) | ||
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BretZ
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GTR
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On June 26 2018 00:20 intotheheart wrote: I was a bit curious actually, does anyone know what his education history looks like? I'd assume he completed high school but honestly don't know. I suspect he's not doing any type of post-secondary stuff for now since his career's going really well. generally if you're super talented in esports, you finish compulsory schooling at the end of middle school then go full-time. i presume that is what maru did. | ||
BigFan
TLADT24920 Posts
On June 26 2018 11:11 BretZ wrote: Reading these comments make me feel old as fuck, fuck me. But it's great to see new faces that don't remember shit like this ya, this stuff is extremely old. I still remember the days when there was a lot of discussion about Fruitdealer going 0-2 against MKP, aka Boxer aka Foxer haha on Jungle Basin and dunno what the other map is. Nostalgia is always nice, even if it's brief. | ||
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