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soO leaves Chivo SC, SpeCial joins

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Update: soO joins Afreeca Freecs after leaving Chivo

https://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/554241-soo-leaves-chivo-sc-special-joins?page=2#21
TheOneAboveU
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Germany3367 Posts
December 30 2019 22:18 GMT
#1
It seems Chivo SC have signed (Wiki)SpeCial, while letting go of (Wiki)soO to end the year.
soO had joined them at the start of 2019 and managed to win the title at IEM Katowice shortly thereafter.

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TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10688 Posts
December 30 2019 23:37 GMT
#2
Oh wow this is big news, I didn't expect SpeCial to join Chivo honestly, I thought he was going to join the Chinese team. GL to Special and soO in their future endeavors!
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ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
December 30 2019 23:57 GMT
#3
Wasn't this announced over a week ago? Or was that just the announcement of the announcement or "Chinese Rumors™".
SC-Shield
Profile Joined December 2018
Bulgaria835 Posts
December 31 2019 00:23 GMT
#4
On December 31 2019 08:37 GGzerG wrote:
Oh wow this is big news, I didn't expect SpeCial to join Chivo honestly, I thought he was going to join the Chinese team. GL to Special and soO in their future endeavors!


Indeed, that news is quite shocking :D
zumpy
Profile Joined August 2011
United States122 Posts
December 31 2019 00:48 GMT
#5
how long until soO has to go to the military?
well won
MoDiV
Profile Joined July 2019
United States90 Posts
December 31 2019 01:13 GMT
#6
I'm pretty sure he has to leave by the end of next year
FBTsingLoong
Profile Joined April 2018
China410 Posts
December 31 2019 02:31 GMT
#7
So will Soo go for military?
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Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
December 31 2019 05:42 GMT
#8
On December 31 2019 10:13 MoDiV wrote:
I'm pretty sure he has to leave by the end of next year


General knowledge says yes, although I'm not sure anyone know how military draft at this point
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sneakyfox
Profile Joined January 2017
8216 Posts
December 31 2019 07:41 GMT
#9
This news about soO gives me bad feelings.
"I saw what sneakyfox wrote on TL.net and it made me furious" - PartinG
TheOneAboveU
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Germany3367 Posts
December 31 2019 08:24 GMT
#10
On December 31 2019 08:57 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
Wasn't this announced over a week ago? Or was that just the announcement of the announcement or "Chinese Rumors™".


SpeCial negotiating with Chivo was mentioned in one of the "Chinese Rumors™" threads, yeah.
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SC-Shield
Profile Joined December 2018
Bulgaria835 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-12-31 10:23:44
December 31 2019 10:23 GMT
#11
On December 31 2019 14:42 Nakajin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 31 2019 10:13 MoDiV wrote:
I'm pretty sure he has to leave by the end of next year


General knowledge says yes, although I'm not sure anyone know how military draft at this point


Conscription in South Korea

By law, when a Korean man turns 18 years old, he is enlisted for "first citizen service," meaning he is liable for military duty, but is not yet required to serve.[6][8] When he turns 19 years old (or, in some instances, 20 years old), he is required to undergo a physical exam to determine whether he is suitable for military service. The table below shows the physical exam's possible grades and their outcomes, according to the Military Service Act.[9] Men must enlist by the time they turn 28.[10]



Conscription in South Korea has existed since 1957 and requires male citizens between the ages of 18 and 35 to perform compulsory military service.


I guess it's possible to delay until 35, but other than that he is 28 years old in Korean age already.
Yuekre
Profile Joined November 2019
China3 Posts
December 31 2019 10:30 GMT
#12
I heard that SpeCial once asked KZG for an offer. Just when KZG's boss wanted to sign him, he went to chivo with the offer.
NaRae
Profile Joined January 2017
Korea (South)48 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-01-01 03:05:54
December 31 2019 15:40 GMT
#13
I heard Armani has announced him, soO, Stats join AfreecaTV team in Korean community (need to check it's true)
kinsky
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany368 Posts
December 31 2019 16:26 GMT
#14
how many days is he planning to stay?
FFW_Rude
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France10201 Posts
December 31 2019 16:33 GMT
#15
On December 31 2019 19:30 Yuekre wrote:
I heard that SpeCial once asked KZG for an offer. Just when KZG's boss wanted to sign him, he went to chivo with the offer.


Should have paid more
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monkfish2012
Profile Joined December 2019
3 Posts
December 31 2019 18:49 GMT
#16
So, soO left on his own accord right?

sneakyfox
Profile Joined January 2017
8216 Posts
December 31 2019 19:25 GMT
#17
On January 01 2020 00:40 NaRae wrote:
I heard Armani has announced him, soO, Stats joins AfreecaTV team in Korean community (need to check it's true)


Huge if true
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kubaPS
Profile Joined July 2018
Germany162 Posts
December 31 2019 21:07 GMT
#18
On January 01 2020 04:25 sneakyfox wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 01 2020 00:40 NaRae wrote:
I heard Armani has announced him, soO, Stats joins AfreecaTV team in Korean community (need to check it's true)


Huge if true


At least Armani joined them:
Ziggy
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
South Korea2105 Posts
December 31 2019 21:39 GMT
#19
i suggest we wait for official news from afreeca - theyve been running a sponsorship program dubbed Afreeca S2 for a while now, and I doubt its the old Afreeca Freecs some might be thinking of

just for reference:

(Wiki)Afreeca S2 (current 'AfreecaTV' team)
(Wiki)Afreeca Freecs
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ThunderJunk
Profile Joined December 2015
United States723 Posts
December 31 2019 23:40 GMT
#20
Super great news! Happy for SpeCial :D
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IncarnatioN_
Profile Joined April 2018
Russian Federation38 Posts
January 01 2020 06:22 GMT
#21
2020 is the year of terrans (i hope)
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10688 Posts
January 01 2020 08:32 GMT
#22
Oh wow this is awesome to see Afreeca continuing to support the scene, Lets go Freecs ! (Not my favorite team name though lol)
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TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10012 Posts
January 01 2020 09:38 GMT
#23
On January 01 2020 15:22 IncarnatioN_ wrote:
https://twitter.com/SC2soO/status/1212231922513924096


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SamirDuran
Profile Joined May 2012
Philippines895 Posts
January 01 2020 09:58 GMT
#24
Wow afreeca supporting sc2! Grats soO, stats and armani!
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Ziggy
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
South Korea2105 Posts
January 01 2020 12:03 GMT
#25
well, if it is the Afreeca Freecs of yore then maybe its time to move iloveoov away from coaching their lol team hmmmmmm
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FFW_Rude
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France10201 Posts
January 01 2020 13:14 GMT
#26
So... We got TWO korean team now with JinAir...

Hoping for more... The phenix must rise. Proleague needs to be reborn from its ashes
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digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6330 Posts
January 01 2020 14:31 GMT
#27
Huh Afreeca now has a SC2 team (again)?
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Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55561 Posts
January 01 2020 14:54 GMT
#28
On January 01 2020 23:31 digmouse wrote:
Huh Afreeca now has a SC2 team (again)?

They've had one for a while. But KeeN, aLive and DRG didn't exactly have many big runs so it'd have flown under the radar a bit they were sponsored by Afreeca all year long.

The fact that they decided to pick up 3 more players (and really good ones at that) after KeeN's retirement is a good sign (though I suspect aLive is probably going to retire soon too).
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Marcos49121
Profile Joined September 2018
3 Posts
January 01 2020 15:33 GMT
#29
good news, both for Special to finally find team and soO for moving to Afreeca.
if Afreeca means to revive their Freecs team and not just act as personal sponsors with "S2" brand like with Keen and aLive then it's double the good news
lechatnoir
Profile Joined November 2016
392 Posts
January 01 2020 15:51 GMT
#30
Wow that's a surprising move. Wonderful to see afreeca supporting the scene again even beyond organizing GSL.
HsDLTitich
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
Italy830 Posts
January 01 2020 18:17 GMT
#31
On January 01 2020 23:54 Elentos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 01 2020 23:31 digmouse wrote:
Huh Afreeca now has a SC2 team (again)?

They've had one for a while. But KeeN, aLive and DRG didn't exactly have many big runs so it'd have flown under the radar a bit they were sponsored by Afreeca all year long.

The fact that they decided to pick up 3 more players (and really good ones at that) after KeeN's retirement is a good sign (though I suspect aLive is probably going to retire soon too).


They were sponsored by Afreeca but afaik they weren't in the Afreeca Freecs team.
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Ziggy
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
South Korea2105 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-01-01 20:38:51
January 01 2020 18:28 GMT
#32
aight, its a bit confusing, but it seems like this might be an afreeca freecs reboot and the Afreeca S2 name has been retired

https://gall.dcinside.com/mgallery/board/view/?id=sc2&no=528686

DRG says they're now called Afreeca Freecs, 'just like the LoL team'

funnily enough, he said it with the AFS2 tag still attached to his name ^^

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sneakyfox
Profile Joined January 2017
8216 Posts
January 01 2020 19:17 GMT
#33
Looking forward to the KT Rolster reboot announcement.
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mythikdawn
Profile Joined July 2019
United States25 Posts
January 01 2020 19:29 GMT
#34
Man I wish the Afreeca Freecs reboot gave even a shred of hope to the revival of proleague. Unfortunately I don't think proleague is coming back. I wish it were though.

But seriously, overall these have been pretty good pickups I feel. soO gets to play for a korean team, Juan gets picked back up, and it looks like most everyone's ready to go for 2020.
IncarnatioN_
Profile Joined April 2018
Russian Federation38 Posts
January 02 2020 12:33 GMT
#35
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2020 is the year of terrans (i hope)
Tastyyyy
Profile Joined July 2018
Portugal95 Posts
January 02 2020 13:24 GMT
#36
I mean, if Afreeca picked up 1 more player I would not be surprised...but 3 more? Does this mean they know about something big coming up?

I mean, two of the players are about to retire...but still
Plasmid
Profile Joined December 2010
57 Posts
January 04 2020 03:15 GMT
#37
For people keeping track at home, here is the list of teams Special has not been on yet:

.

Joking aside, Happy New Year and Happy New Team, Special! I was quite impressed by his overall performance in the last year, I hope he can maintain it wit the new team.
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