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Sui
Profile Joined August 2019
26 Posts
June 24 2021 09:21 GMT
#1
Dragon Phoenix Gaming announced that they had signed (P)herO.

herO has always been a strong player in team leagues. He played for Triumphant Song Gaming and made significant contributions to the team's success, before leaving for military service in late 2019. He was back from the military just a month ago.

herO will fill in the team's Protoss quota, since (P)Zest may leave for military service at some point.

Source: scboy forum

DPG's current line-up:
(T)Cure
(Z)Dark
(P)herO
(Z)Rogue
(P)Zest
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TheOneAboveU
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Germany3367 Posts
June 24 2021 09:24 GMT
#2
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. I guess that makes Classic to KaiZi a realistic option, after all they'll need their own returning Protoss now to get even.
Moderatoralias TripleM | @TL_TripleM | Big Dark Energy!
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
June 24 2021 10:31 GMT
#3
Yesss so happy to see that hero's back!
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swarminfestor
Profile Joined September 2017
Malaysia2449 Posts
June 24 2021 10:50 GMT
#4
HerO, Rogue and Dark in the same team? Wow, I am so excited to hear.

DPG should sign in Gumiho as well.
Rogue & Maru fan boy. ^^
yoshi245
Profile Joined May 2011
United States2972 Posts
June 24 2021 11:40 GMT
#5
As if DPG wasn't stacked enough already even with Zest on his way out due to military service in the future. At least it shuts down the rumors of herO possibly not coming back to playing SC2 after military service.
"Numbers speak about the past, not the present." -Thorzain
sneakyfox
Profile Joined January 2017
8216 Posts
June 24 2021 12:20 GMT
#6
Lol amazing. herO's style makes him a great fit for Team Evil.
"I saw what sneakyfox wrote on TL.net and it made me furious" - PartinG
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33555 Posts
June 24 2021 13:34 GMT
#7
It's amazing how much progress military returnees have made in the last 18 months that they can be signed almost straight out of military. Would never have imagined it back when MMA, Taeja, fantasy etc were struggling
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BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19307 Posts
June 24 2021 14:06 GMT
#8
To clarify, (P)herO[jOin]'s DPG.
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renaissanceMAN
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1840 Posts
June 24 2021 14:43 GMT
#9
On June 24 2021 23:06 BisuDagger wrote:
To clarify, (P)herO[jOin]'s DPG.


y u do this
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tommey.liang
Profile Joined November 2020
United States363 Posts
June 24 2021 15:18 GMT
#10
Congratulations to herO on signing with Dragon Phoenix Gaming.

Unfortunately I never saw his play as I took a hiatus from watching SC2 from 2013-late 2019, so the only "hero" I'm familiar with is formerly LiquidHerO.

Excited to see what DPGherO has in store for his post-military SC2 career.
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aringadingding
Profile Joined September 2010
479 Posts
June 24 2021 16:15 GMT
#11
VERY good news! Not the team per se, but to se herO back!
Crocolisk Dundee
Profile Blog Joined October 2015
870 Posts
June 24 2021 16:31 GMT
#12
On June 24 2021 23:43 renaissanceMAN wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 24 2021 23:06 BisuDagger wrote:
To clarify, (P)herO[jOin]'s DPG.


y u do this


Someone had to. Golden opportunity.
Stopped watching ESL content in 2022 when the company was acquired by Savvy Gaming Group. Also object to sponsorships by the U.S. Air Force. Thanks for the lively discussions about sportswashing. StarCraft II is not for me anymore.
Rob-Zero
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany460 Posts
June 24 2021 17:04 GMT
#13
Good to have the smiling assassin back! Hope he can return to a good form
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Edpayasugo
Profile Joined April 2013
United Kingdom2217 Posts
June 24 2021 18:10 GMT
#14
On June 24 2021 23:06 BisuDagger wrote:
To clarify, (P)herO[jOin]'s DPG.


Haha, very good
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lechatnoir
Profile Joined November 2016
392 Posts
June 24 2021 18:44 GMT
#15
Wow that's amazingly fast! Can't wait to see the smiling assassin play again!
Bomzj
Profile Joined July 2018
Belarus24 Posts
June 24 2021 21:27 GMT
#16
Not sure about the performance of herO and Classic. It maybe that these guys are not great as they were.
AbouSV
Profile Joined October 2014
Germany1278 Posts
June 24 2021 21:28 GMT
#17
Oh nice. Very very nice!
Bombard
Profile Joined December 2017
3 Posts
June 25 2021 01:01 GMT
#18
I wonder what level herO is at now on ladder? He obviously hasn't played for a while..Can he come back?
Obamarauder
Profile Joined June 2015
697 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-06-25 03:17:04
June 25 2021 03:16 GMT
#19
this is an insanely stacked team
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17725 Posts
June 25 2021 04:46 GMT
#20
On June 25 2021 10:01 Bombard wrote:
I wonder what level herO is at now on ladder? He obviously hasn't played for a while..Can he come back?

he's already at #16 https://starcraft2.com/en-us/ladder/grandmaster/3

and he's also #46 as random https://starcraft2.com/en-us/profile/3/1/5220181/ladders?ladderId=summary
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EndlessViolence
Profile Joined January 2011
115 Posts
June 25 2021 05:47 GMT
#21
welcome back smiling assassin!
ByDa
Profile Joined January 2021
Germany5 Posts
June 25 2021 07:03 GMT
#22
I just watched him play against Special on his stream a few times. Seems like he is back in the grind and doing well. I can't wait to see him in action in the WTL or GSL later this year.

~herO fighting ~~~~
tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3463 Posts
June 25 2021 07:13 GMT
#23
Glad to see all the familiar names coming back one by one, next up is.....Soo?
Howard_Kao
Profile Joined September 2018
China261 Posts
June 25 2021 07:52 GMT
#24
On June 25 2021 16:13 tigera6 wrote:
Glad to see all the familiar names coming back one by one, next up is.....Soo?

I think Soo, Gumiho and alive shall be back soon
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DarkGamer
Profile Joined November 2012
Germany329 Posts
June 25 2021 08:10 GMT
#25
Cool! I hope that Soo and Gumiho will come back too!
Argonauta
Profile Joined July 2016
Spain4961 Posts
June 25 2021 10:32 GMT
#26
Great news! Seems like this Chinese league team are staying for long. I would love to get Team NV or DPG banners here in TL.net
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TheOneAboveU
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Germany3367 Posts
June 25 2021 10:53 GMT
#27
On June 25 2021 19:32 Argonauta wrote:
Great news! Seems like this Chinese league team are staying for long. I would love to get Team NV or DPG banners here in TL.net

I've been told several times that we can't do that anymore, apparently. Technical constraints or something.
Moderatoralias TripleM | @TL_TripleM | Big Dark Energy!
Terra1
Profile Joined June 2018
Philippines312 Posts
June 25 2021 13:33 GMT
#28
Yay! One of the first Tosses I've watched since HotS. I really liked his micro, mainly his Blink stalkers. Would love to see him do it vs PartinG.

Also, can't wait for the ChinToss to get a team. Any dominant team would do him good.

Hopefully next GSL these 2 try to qualify.
Drahkn
Profile Joined June 2021
195 Posts
June 25 2021 16:58 GMT
#29
HYPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Nostromo1
Profile Joined April 2016
37 Posts
June 26 2021 02:01 GMT
#30
Damn this definitely hurts the chance of Classic joining DPG I wanted him to fill Zest's slot but maybe they still add him too who knows but I think Kaizi is probably the favorite to land Classic now.
HolydaKing
Profile Joined February 2010
21254 Posts
June 26 2021 14:21 GMT
#31
I hope he will get even stronger this time around. And I hope his amazing smile is still a thing.
Aeceus
Profile Joined September 2011
United Kingdom1278 Posts
June 26 2021 14:35 GMT
#32
On June 24 2021 18:24 TheOneAboveU wrote:
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. I guess that makes Classic to KaiZi a realistic option, after all they'll need their own returning Protoss now to get even.


You don't think Shopify will want a top level Protoss?
TheOneAboveU
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Germany3367 Posts
June 26 2021 15:14 GMT
#33
On June 26 2021 23:35 Aeceus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 24 2021 18:24 TheOneAboveU wrote:
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. I guess that makes Classic to KaiZi a realistic option, after all they'll need their own returning Protoss now to get even.


You don't think Shopify will want a top level Protoss?

I'm sure they do. Taking on a military returner is definitely a bit of a gamble though, not sure if a new team wants to do that.
Moderatoralias TripleM | @TL_TripleM | Big Dark Energy!
ZAWGURN
Profile Joined July 2018
96 Posts
June 30 2021 02:46 GMT
#34
On June 24 2021 19:50 swarminfestor wrote:
HerO, Rogue and Dark in the same team? Wow, I am so excited to hear.

DPG should sign in Gumiho as well.


GuMiho will be back on Psistorm i think
CJ herO #1 fan.
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