Classic announced via Facebook that he would be starting his mandatory military service on January 21st. Under current policy, Korean conscripts are expected to serve for eighteen months (army & marines).

Classic mentioned during his final Twitch stream that he would consider returning to progaming after his military service, but was doubtful as to whether or not he could play at a high level.

GuMiho and herO also began their military service shortly after the end of the 2019 season.

ArtyK

France3143 Posts

January 21 2020 23:40 GMT

Godspeed

CicadaSC

United States1835 Posts

January 22 2020 00:07 GMT

Godspeed

Steelghost1

43 Posts

January 22 2020 01:59 GMT

Speedgods

HeroSandro

532 Posts

January 22 2020 05:27 GMT

Good luck!

ProBell

Thailand145 Posts

January 22 2020 06:09 GMT

Hopefully at least one of them becomes more than an SCV unlike Polt

Vutalisk

United States680 Posts

January 22 2020 06:27 GMT

Expected news. One of the most decorated P in SC2. Hopefully he will return to the scene when he completes his service.

Orlok

Korea (South)227 Posts

January 22 2020 06:29 GMT

Ah, there's actually been a bit of change regarding military service length, with all posts being shortened. Classic will only serve a year and a half right now, 2 months less than the length before.

Shuffleblade

Sweden1903 Posts

January 22 2020 08:34 GMT

Wish him all the best, my favorite protoss, doesn't mean much but its something ;p

also to Gumi and herOjoin ofc

bObA

France300 Posts

January 22 2020 09:00 GMT

#10

Good luck to him and was such an awesome Protoss player.

We will not forget you.

Ej_

47656 Posts

January 22 2020 09:20 GMT

#11

goddamnit I wanted to be the first one to say

Godspeed

sneakyfox

8216 Posts

January 22 2020 10:13 GMT

#12

Godspeed, O Mighty Bane of Patchzerg

aringadingding

478 Posts

January 22 2020 10:15 GMT

#13

GLGL, ! wish him all the best

zyce

United States649 Posts

January 22 2020 16:14 GMT

#14

I've been watching since his debut, he'll be greatly missed.

ZugzwangSC

87 Posts

January 22 2020 16:36 GMT

#15

Classic:

1. of the first or highest quality, class, or rank:
a classic piece of work.

2. serving as a standard, model, or guide.

When it comes to Protoss, he lived up to the name. A fantastic run through some challenging metas.

Ziggy

South Korea2105 Posts

January 22 2020 17:58 GMT

#16

Look on the bright side, there's still definitely going to be one more season of ESL Pro Tour for Classic to compete in once he's done!

Cricketer12

United States13990 Posts

January 23 2020 19:51 GMT

#17

Godspeed

[F_]aths

Germany3947 Posts

January 26 2020 00:59 GMT

#18

I salute Classic.

Terra1

Philippines312 Posts

January 26 2020 13:42 GMT

#19

One of the best Tosses for me, ChinToss!

That last build that gave him a win on a big stage was insane. DT Sniping the Lair was one of the best he ever did and I'm happy for that.

GodSpeed Classic.

Akio

Finland1838 Posts

January 26 2020 18:15 GMT

#20

Attention! Let us salute the Protoss himself on his military service.

Awaiting your return