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TY returns from military, to play SC2 & BW

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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33558 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-01-17 15:15:01
January 17 2023 14:54 GMT
#1
(Wiki)TY announced via his AfreecaTV channel that he had returned from military service as of January 14th.

On his first stream back, TY revealed his interest in both StarCraft II and Brood War. He put more weight on StarCraft II as his primary game, but also said he wanted to play BW on the side and try to qualify for the ASL (he will be participating in the next ASL qualifier).
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ZeroByte13
Profile Joined March 2022
782 Posts
January 17 2023 15:05 GMT
#2
Hell yeah!
dahuska
Profile Joined August 2022
Bulgaria3 Posts
January 17 2023 15:08 GMT
#3
Man time flies by, im glad he will return to SC2 :D
Argonauta
Profile Joined July 2016
Spain4962 Posts
January 17 2023 15:19 GMT
#4
Amazing!
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Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12909 Posts
January 17 2023 15:23 GMT
#5
Wow, amazing thing to hear! I am a bit surprised he chose sc2 as his main game given the hearsay that he was going back to BW, but that's nice for us
WriterMaru
chipmonklord17
Profile Joined February 2011
United States11944 Posts
January 17 2023 15:31 GMT
#6
Hopefully he can achieve the KeSPA dream of being the hybrid player they always wanted
RogerChillingworth
Profile Joined March 2010
Chad3110 Posts
January 17 2023 15:37 GMT
#7
"ill just play BW on the side and qualify for ASL" -- only TY. hah.
[PkF] Wire
Profile Joined March 2013
France24238 Posts
January 17 2023 15:44 GMT
#8
That's so exciting ! One of my favorite players of all time for sure, can't wait to see him pick up the game again.
The_Red_Viper
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
19533 Posts
January 17 2023 16:08 GMT
#9
I don't think splitting your attention is a good idea tbh, but TY is a smart guy, he should be able to allocate the effort he's going to put in either game in reasonable ways hopefully :D
If he is gonna qualify for ASL it's time to watch some bw again, that much is clear.
IU | Sohyang || There is no God and we are his prophets | For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.” | Ignorance is the parent of fear |
QOGQOG
Profile Joined July 2019
834 Posts
January 17 2023 17:01 GMT
#10
On January 18 2023 01:08 The_Red_Viper wrote:
I don't think splitting your attention is a good idea tbh, but TY is a smart guy, he should be able to allocate the effort he's going to put in either game in reasonable ways hopefully :D
If he is gonna qualify for ASL it's time to watch some bw again, that much is clear.

It's always time to watch some BW.

Does seem like odd to try to do both. He had all that time in the military to make a choice and then didn't.
outscar
Profile Joined September 2014
2832 Posts
January 17 2023 17:44 GMT
#11
Trying to qualify for most stacked tournament of the game he didn't play for at least 10 years after being discharged? Only TY has so much courage. It's going to be impossible but TY been playing BW and SC2 more than half of his life so who knows...
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The_Red_Viper
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
19533 Posts
January 17 2023 18:05 GMT
#12
On January 18 2023 02:01 QOGQOG wrote:
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On January 18 2023 01:08 The_Red_Viper wrote:
I don't think splitting your attention is a good idea tbh, but TY is a smart guy, he should be able to allocate the effort he's going to put in either game in reasonable ways hopefully :D
If he is gonna qualify for ASL it's time to watch some bw again, that much is clear.

It's always time to watch some BW.

Does seem like odd to try to do both. He had all that time in the military to make a choice and then didn't.

I just haven't watched it in a while tbh, it becomes more interesting when you have someone to cheer for!

It's a little odd, but my honest thought here is that he already wants to work on establishing a bw audience, because that seems to be the most stable way to make money in the korean landscape. While sc2 is still worthwhile to compete in for players who have the ability to do really well in tournaments.
IU | Sohyang || There is no God and we are his prophets | For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.” | Ignorance is the parent of fear |
rwala
Profile Joined December 2019
328 Posts
January 17 2023 18:55 GMT
#13
amazing
yoshi245
Profile Joined May 2011
United States2972 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-01-17 19:04:04
January 17 2023 19:00 GMT
#14
TY has always been regarded as a multi-tasking master, but this is pretty awesome. Hope to see him qualify in ASL and also be competing in GSL at the same time if possible.
"Numbers speak about the past, not the present." -Thorzain
qcHanHan
Profile Joined September 2011
Denmark72 Posts
January 17 2023 19:30 GMT
#15
Fuck yes, this guy is so based, I don't even. gl hf TY!
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bulldozer06701
Profile Joined July 2019
147 Posts
January 17 2023 19:58 GMT
#16
Phew, that's good to hear. Someone on some stream's chat said that he will not be returning to Starcraft - I'm glad it was a troll message
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51544 Posts
January 17 2023 20:33 GMT
#17
did he say if he was going to commentate GSL again?
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Drfilip
Profile Joined March 2013
Sweden592 Posts
January 17 2023 20:37 GMT
#18
On January 18 2023 05:33 GTR wrote:
did he say if he was going to commentate GSL again?

Asking the real questions. Will TY cast himself winning code S again?
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lechatnoir
Profile Joined November 2016
392 Posts
January 17 2023 21:14 GMT
#19
Yay, TY is back!
moonsjde
Profile Joined October 2022
48 Posts
January 17 2023 21:26 GMT
#20
TY is one of the few players who's fun to watch just for their strategies, tactics, intellect etc., which is really good for the game
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