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ByuN wins ASUS ROG Online 2020

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TL.net ESPORTS
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Last Edited: 2020-11-30 03:36:01
November 30 2020 03:33 GMT
#1

ByuN wins ASUS ROG Online 2020

On August 18th, ByuN announced the completion of his eighteen month mandatory military service with a short tweet: "ByuN is back." Three months later, ByuN defeated Maru 4-2 in the finals of ASUS ROG Online, winning the first championship of his post-military career.

Back in September, ByuN's almost instant return to the GSL Code S round-of-16 suggested he might be the strongest military 'returner' yet. Still, few could have expected his tour de force showing at ASUS ROG Online.

ByuN kicked things off by taking out Reynor 3-2 in a thrilling series, and then proceeded to beat Stats 3-1 to top his group. Things didn't get any easier for ByuN in the quarterfinals, as he drew the other top European Zerg in Serral (who had a lower seed after an upset loss to ShoWTimE in the group stages). ByuN topped his earlier performance against Reynor with an even more electrifying 3-2 victory against the Finnish Phenom, clinching victory on Romanticide after almost mining out the entire map. In both series, ByuN looked like an absolute monster in late-game TvZ, using Ghosts and Mines to take incredibly efficient trades and win slow wars of attrition.

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ByuN got a minor reprieve in the semifinals, sweeping Solar in a series where the Zerg barely got a chance to even see the Terran natural (an undeservedly one-sided end for Solar, who had defeated Maru, Clem, and PartinG earlier on). Then, it was finally time for ByuN to face Maru.

Maru was actually the player who had ended ByuN's comeback GSL run in the RO16, shutting down ByuN's aggressive, mid-game Marine-Tank style before finishing him off with mass Ravens. This time around, ByuN was able to prevent Maru from activating turtle-mode, forcing the games to early/mid-game conclusions with constant action. The finals came to an end on Pillars of Gold, with ByuN narrowly holding off Maru's proxy-Reapers and follow-up all-in to collect the last GG of the tournament. Three months after concluding his military service, and four years after lifting the trophy at BlizzCon 2016, ByuN was a champion once more.



Surprisingly, ByuN almost failed to qualify for ASUS ROG at all, barely claiming the final qualifier spot with a narrow 2-1 victory against Elazer. If ByuN had not gotten a safety bunker down in the final set, or if Elazer had microed his Ravagers just a bit better, we may never have seen ByuN's incredible ASUS ROG run. ByuN himself was humble in the post-finals interview, saying he was very "lucky" to win. But BYuN did allow himself a moment of cheeky confidence as well, saying his upcoming Super Tournament 2 opponent Dark was a very powerful player, but still predicting himself to come out on top.

The Super Tournament will be quite important for ByuN as he looks to secure a spot at IEM Katowice. Winning ASUS ROG awarded ByuN with not just $6,000 in prize money, but 250 precious EPT points that place him just beneath the Katowice cutoff in the Korea's point rankings. While there are some unusual variables in the Korean rankings that might make ByuN's qualification easier, he'll surely want to control his own destiny and 100% confirm his spot with strong performances in his remaining tournaments.


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Besides ByuN's triumphant return to international StarCraft, the broader story of ASUS ROG was of how Korea salvaged some pride after a humiliating DreamHack Winter performance two weeks prior. Back then, four out of six Korean representatives failed to even make it out of the group stage. At ASUS ROG, the world warriors were the ones falling short of expectations (which may have been overinflated from Dreamhack), with Clem going out in the group stages after losing to Maru and Solar, Serral losing in the aforementioned quarterfinal clash with ByuN, while Reynor was stopped by Maru in the semifinals (a highly entertaining series that was overshadowed by ByuN vs Serral). Still, with the ByuN vs. Serral and Maru vs. Reynor series both going the distance, ASUS ROG left us with some rather interesting "what-if's" headed into the next major international of TeamLiquid Starleague 6.



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StreetWise
Profile Joined January 2010
United States593 Posts
November 30 2020 03:44 GMT
#2
Very entertaining tournament, especially for those that enjoy high level TvZ.
I will not be poisoned by your bitterness
sircaw
Profile Joined October 2011
6 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-11-30 04:30:04
November 30 2020 04:29 GMT
#3
Great to see Byun doing so well, he has been so missed
daruka2073
Profile Joined November 2020
15 Posts
November 30 2020 05:04 GMT
#4
Micro Jackson won
St_Bernardus
Profile Joined November 2020
1 Post
November 30 2020 05:14 GMT
#5
My man looks like a video game villain
pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
November 30 2020 06:00 GMT
#6
Why is Byun such a storybook character? I swear, he has the power of god and anime on his side.
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Anc13nt
Profile Blog Joined October 2017
1436 Posts
November 30 2020 06:11 GMT
#7
Most surprising tournament result in a long time. Glad he's back.
Jaedong, Bisu, Stats, INnoVation, Dark, ByuN. BW Name: Xeralos, Anc13nt
Zambrah
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States5504 Posts
November 30 2020 06:22 GMT
#8
If a Terran was going to win I'm at least satisfied it was Byun.

Good to see hes now undoubtedly back in form!
"I believe thats why rohanna was so eager not to sever the bond in the campaign. What man could pleasure her perverted desires without the khala?" -whelkor
dbRic1203
Profile Joined July 2019
Germany1807 Posts
November 30 2020 06:54 GMT
#9
Realy glad for Byun, while I didn t watch the final, I m still glad he won in the end, this is a great sign for every Player, currently in the militarry.
Lets hope Byun makes it to Kotowice now, he realy deserves it
MaxPax | Reynor | Clem
swarminfestor
Profile Joined September 2017
Malaysia665 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-11-30 07:18:01
November 30 2020 07:15 GMT
#10
All the Four Horsemen of Terran really fit the title by their own rights. Clem, Taeja, Cure and Gumiho should work hard in order to be placed in the greatest list of the top Terran players ever.
Rogue & Maru fan boy. ^^
RandomPlayer
Profile Joined April 2012
Russian Federation338 Posts
November 30 2020 07:26 GMT
#11
This is the best tournament of the year! The one to put me into joyful emotions
Kitai
Profile Joined June 2012
United States649 Posts
November 30 2020 07:31 GMT
#12
Wow, he had to take down Reynor, Stats, Serral, and Maru to (metaphorically) lift that trophy. Very impressive - grats ByuN!
"You know, I don't care if soO got 100 second places in a row. Anyone who doesn't think that he's going to win blizzcon watching this series is a fool" - Artosis, Blizzcon 2014 soO vs TaeJa
ToKoreaWithLove
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Norway10159 Posts
November 30 2020 08:19 GMT
#13
This was just an entertaining tournament all around. Watching Byun and Maru take on late game zerg was amazing, offline Maru finally showing up online, and Byun winning was a brilliant ending to a great weekend of sc2.
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Edpayasugo
Profile Joined April 2013
United Kingdom1879 Posts
November 30 2020 08:55 GMT
#14
He's back!
FlaSh MMA INnoVation FanTaSy MKP TY Ryung | soO Dark Rogue | HuK PartinG Stork State
SpaWnvERtiGO
Profile Joined November 2016
101 Posts
November 30 2020 09:04 GMT
#15
Came here to fan the fuck out! GG Byun!

If I EVER hear anyone say Byun is a one trick reaper pony again I will slap yo mama twice bitch!!

Byun motberfuckers!!!
Lazzarus
Profile Joined December 2008
Denmark79 Posts
November 30 2020 09:43 GMT
#16
At least Serral lost to the eventual champion great tournament - fantastic casting by Lambo <3
661
Profile Joined May 2018
22 Posts
November 30 2020 10:31 GMT
#17
On November 30 2020 16:26 RandomPlayer wrote:
This is the best tournament of the year! The one to put me into joyful emotions


Agree 100%, tournament of the year! Lot of great bo5s, such an insanse TvZs!

ggwp Byun!
Azhrak
Profile Joined January 2011
Finland1141 Posts
November 30 2020 10:52 GMT
#18
Congratulations to ByuN! We were truly blessed with so many amazing games in this tournament. Serral vs ByuN was the highlight in my opinion.
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freelifeffs
Profile Joined April 2018
68 Posts
November 30 2020 10:59 GMT
#19
BYUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany4110 Posts
November 30 2020 11:01 GMT
#20
That game 5 of Byun vs Serral did cost me a bunch of fingernails for sure! Great series and even greater victory from Byun!

Disappointing performances by Protoss :/
Why doesn't Protoss more often play like Harstem did? His series vs Maru was great! Him coming so close to defeating Maru makes me think Protoss is actually in a good place but then all other Protoss really fall short
TheDougler is the master of signature bets, he is the two-time Blizzcon SigBet Champ. Also, Serral let me down.
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