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Waxangel
United States33388 Posts
TY announced on his stream that he is set to begin his mandatory military service this year. While TY was unsure about the exact start date, he said it would be sometime in June or July. He stated it was likely that he'd be able to compete in GSL Code S Season 1 as well as IEM Katowice, though he was unsure about Code S Season 2. TY will fulfill his military service as part of the auxiliary police force, an alternative to active military service. (first seen on Reddit) 
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geokilla
Canada8240 Posts
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ne4aJIb
Russian Federation3209 Posts
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ZombieGrub
United States704 Posts
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3 Lions
United States3705 Posts
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starvingbox
United States44 Posts
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deacon.frost
Czech Republic12129 Posts
 Sad to see him go, but there's nothign I can do about it | ||
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dysenterymd
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M3t4PhYzX
Poland4195 Posts
hopefully he will still play Starcraft after he returns. GL HF! | ||
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DSK
England1110 Posts
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Cricketer12
United States13974 Posts
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Blargh
United States2103 Posts
Oh well. I'll be committed to TY no matter what! | ||
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hegemony
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tommey.liang
United States362 Posts
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Kitai
United States873 Posts
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Light1082
18 Posts
Hopefully Maru recovers quickly from his injury. Don't think anyone will be able to contest Maru as the best Terran while TY is gone. | ||
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Waxangel
United States33388 Posts
On February 01 2021 07:27 hegemony wrote: Won't we be getting Classic and Gumiho back in June/july?? ByuL and Leenock will end their service around then as well, though ionno if any of them intend to play SC2 again | ||
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seemsgood
5527 Posts
On February 01 2021 06:09 deacon.frost wrote: All his titles were already a big hit to the Korean casting, now this Sad to see him go, but there's nothign I can do about it the fourth mech hokage will be gone for 2 years but we have the third mech hokage gumiho back :[ | ||
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Akio
Finland1838 Posts
Good luck TY, make use of the big brain of yours in the army as well  | ||
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sneakyfox
8216 Posts
I can understand why he would jump at the chance to go to aux. police instead of the military before that option is removed, but as a progamer it makes little sense imo. When he's done it will be just in time to not qualify for Katowice 2023. That is also the time when Blizzard's contract with ESL expires. One has to be a pretty big optimist to imagine the EPT and GSL being played beyond that date in something resembling the current setup. I don't really know what it is TY expects to be able to return to. | ||
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Edpayasugo
United Kingdom2215 Posts
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Harris1st
Germany6928 Posts
On February 01 2021 17:10 sneakyfox wrote: Shocking and very sad since he could probably have postponed it until 2022. I can understand why he would jump at the chance to go to aux. police instead of the military before that option is removed, but as a progamer it makes little sense imo. When he's done it will be just in time to not qualify for Katowice 2023. That is also the time when Blizzard's contract with ESL expires. One has to be a pretty big optimist to imagine the EPT and GSL being played beyond that date in something resembling the current setup. I don't really know what it is TY expects to be able to return to. Pretty much this. Was hoping he'd delay as much as possible. I guess there will still be SC2 when he comes back, questions is if it's enough to be a fulltime SC2 pro | ||
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deacon.frost
Czech Republic12129 Posts
On February 01 2021 17:37 Harris1st wrote: Pretty much this. Was hoping he'd delay as much as possible. I guess there will still be SC2 when he comes back, questions is if it's enough to be a fulltime SC2 pro I love how everyone expects him to return to the SC 2 | ||
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lechatnoir
386 Posts
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Weavel
Finland9221 Posts
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EEk1TwEEk
Russian Federation144 Posts
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Die4Ever
United States17676 Posts
On February 01 2021 10:54 Waxangel wrote: ByuL and Leenock will end their service around then as well, though ionno if any of them intend to play SC2 again It sounded like Gumiho and Classic might be interested in coming back? I hope so much that Leenock makes a comeback, always been a fan of him. Byul was cool too. It seems so difficult to come back and make it to the top though. | ||
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M3t4PhYzX
Poland4195 Posts
On February 01 2021 17:57 deacon.frost wrote: I love how everyone expects him to return to the SC 2 good point.. | ||
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RKC
2848 Posts
On February 01 2021 17:57 deacon.frost wrote: I love how everyone expects him to return to the SC 2 ikr? baby fighting! ^_^ | ||
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Mlord
France135 Posts
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renaissanceMAN
United States1840 Posts
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MarianoSC2
Slovakia1855 Posts
On February 02 2021 01:52 renaissanceMAN wrote: Has he said if he plans on coming back to SC2 post service? I doubt there will be any SC2 worth returning to by then. But if there was, I am quite sure he would try to return? He is one of the best after all even though he has side gigs like the casting and broodwar. | ||
Poopi
France12875 Posts
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deacon.frost
Czech Republic12129 Posts
On February 02 2021 02:20 Poopi wrote: Sad, truly the end of an era... Hopefully there is still some sc2 pro scene when he's finished with it... The Blizz deal should be ending by then, so there will be SC2 pro scene. How long it lasts is a different question. And I honestly believe there can be one, just smaller. And probably funded from China(unless they run out of love for the game(they're so rich I doubt they run out of money)) | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland25283 Posts
On February 02 2021 02:01 MarianoSC2 wrote: I doubt there will be any SC2 worth returning to by then. But if there was, I am quite sure he would try to return? He is one of the best after all even though he has side gigs like the casting and broodwar. Maybe he’s accomplished his main goals and finding that motivation is getting harder? You have to be really dedicated to a singular thing for years and years to play at this level, I don’t think it’s that surprising his casting gig brought with it a boost in results. All speculation without TY speaking about it I suppose. The scene really desperately needs at least some of the next batch of military returnees to get back to the game and really in shape, departures from the Korean scene are really starting to bite. | ||
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renaissanceMAN
United States1840 Posts
On February 02 2021 03:31 WombaT wrote: Maybe he’s accomplished his main goals and finding that motivation is getting harder? You have to be really dedicated to a singular thing for years and years to play at this level, I don’t think it’s that surprising his casting gig brought with it a boost in results. All speculation without TY speaking about it I suppose. The scene really desperately needs at least some of the next batch of military returnees to get back to the game and really in shape, departures from the Korean scene are really starting to bite. True, and what other RTS games are worth playing right now? | ||
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deacon.frost
Czech Republic12129 Posts
On February 02 2021 04:15 renaissanceMAN wrote: True, and what other RTS games are worth playing right now? AoE 2 DE and most probably AoE 4 when he returns. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland25283 Posts
On February 02 2021 04:15 renaissanceMAN wrote: True, and what other RTS games are worth playing right now? Brood War, at least if you’re TY anyway. Again I’m unsure what he thinks about the whole scenario himself. Returning from service to get back to the top of the mountain is no cakewalk, would be cool to see him try. On the other hand he could probably pull in decent money streaming and playing semi-competitively on Afreeca, cast SC2 on the side and probably build an easier transition to a non-eSports life if that would be something he would want to do. If TY had not had the great success he’s had in GSL in recent times I’d think he’d be way more likely to come back than given what he’s accomplished. I mean what real unfinished business does he have? | ||
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outscar
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col_jung
139 Posts
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gpanda2018
3 Posts
BEST WISHES FOR THE NEXT STAGE OF YOUR LIFE, TY. ❤️🤟 | ||
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bObA
France300 Posts
That military service that kills programer carriers... | ||
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Waxangel
United States33388 Posts
On February 02 2021 01:52 renaissanceMAN wrote: Has he said if he plans on coming back to SC2 post service? he said he doesn't want to call it "retirement," but didn't commit to a return to SC2 either. | ||
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Elentos
55550 Posts
On February 03 2021 00:34 Waxangel wrote: he said he doesn't want to call it "retirement," but didn't commit to a return to SC2 either. Makes sense that he can't really commit to SC2 what with his service ending as the ESL deal expires. | ||
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Estancia
Korea (South)335 Posts
For those who are unaware, there is this unfortunate coincidence where Calm and Effort, some of the top Zergs (right below JD) in Broodwar era, went to the auxiliary police and their skills dropped HARD. Calm now rarely plays Broodwar and has turned into a LoL streamer, while Effort has gone from Flash-killing monster to a tier 2 zerg. | ||
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