Translation:
Formation of a new Stracraft 2 Pro team led by Boxer is imminent.
Sources say that Intel is currently in negotiations with Boxer over personal sponsorship and formation of his own pro team. An agreement is expected to be reached soon.
According to the source, Intel will sponsor Boxer personally with $180,000 and will also invest in a new Starcraft 2 Pro Team centered on Boxer to the tune of $270,000.
Boxer's name was removed from KeSPA's official Pro Gamer list on November 3rd. It appears that Boxer has now completely severed his ties with the starcraft 1 pro scene.
Boxer has been a major part of the Korean e-Sports Scene ever since 2000 when he first started as a Starcraft pro gamer. The current pro league system where major corporations such as SKT, KT and CJ created and sponsored their own teams was started in 2004 when SKT1 recognized Boxer's name value and created the T1 professional team around him.
Boxer joined the Air Force ACE professional gaming team on 2006 as a part of his mandatory military service. When he returned to his team upon discharge, he could not perform to the standards and was often left out of the team's roster entry.
Recently, Boxer has transformed himself into a Starcraft II professional gamer and successfully reached the semifinals of GSL season 2, perhaps signaling the second return to his prime.
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4μΌ κ΄λ ¨μ κ³μ λ°λ₯΄λ©΄ μΈν μ΄ μμνμ λν κ°μΈ νμ λ° κ²μ νμ κ²°μ±νκΈ° μν΄ λ Όμλ₯Ό μ§ν μ€μ΄λ©° μ΅μ’ κ³μ½μ μλκ³ μλ κ²μΌλ‘ μλ €μ‘λ€.
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μμνμ μ§λ 3μΌ eμ€ν¬μΈ ννμ 곡μλ₯Ό ν΅ν΄ νν μΈμ¦ 곡μμ’ λͺ©μΈ μ€νν¬λννΈ νλ‘κ²μ΄λ¨Έ λͺ λ¨μμ μ μΈλ λ° μλ€. μ€ν2λ‘ μ’ λͺ© μ ν₯ν ν κΈ°μ‘΄ μ€νν¬λννΈ λ¦¬κ·Έμ μ΅μ’ κ²°λ³νλ©° μ λ³μ 리λ₯Ό λ§μΉ κ²μ΄λ€.
μμνμ μ§λ 2000λ λΆν° μ€νν¬λννΈ μ’ λͺ© νλ‘κ²μ΄λ¨Έλ‘ νλνλ©° νκ΅ eμ€ν¬μΈ μ μ€μ¬μΌλ‘ μ리μ‘μ μλ€. SKT ,KT, CJ λ± μ£Όμ κΈ°μ λ€μ΄ νλ‘κ²μλ¨μ μ μΉνκ³ μ΄λ€μ΄ μ°κ° λ¨μμ μμ€ νλ‘리그λ₯Ό κ°μ΅νλ νμ¬μ νλ μ§λ 2004λ SKν λ μ½€μ΄ μμνμ μνμ±μ μΈμ νκ³ κ·Έλ₯Ό μ€μ¬μΌλ‘ ν νλ‘κ²μλ¨ T1μ μ°½λ¨νλ©΄μ ꡬ체νλ κ²μ΄λ€.
μμνμ 2006λ κ΅° μ λμ λμμ 곡ꡰ νλ‘κ²μλ¨μ λͺΈλ΄μΌλ©° μ μ μλͺ μ μ΄μ΄κ°μΌλ νν₯μΈλ₯Ό λ©΄μΉ λͺ»νκ³ , μ λ νμλ ν μνΈλ¦¬μ μ’체 ν¬ν¨λμ§ λͺ»νλ μν©μ΄ μ§μλλ€. μ΅κ·Ό μ€ν2λ‘ μ ν₯ν ν GSL μμ¦2 8κ° μ§μΆμ μ±κ³΅νλ©° μ 2μ μ μ±κΈ°λ₯Ό μ΄μ΄κ°κ³ μλ€.
Some Korean Netizen Reactions
The only professional gamer above 30 who can support himself and more purely from gaming!
I knew it would be "Im"-Tel!
Once again, it's gonna be the Age of Boxer hahaha
SCII's reach now includes international sponsors! I bet KeSPA's asses are burning now lolol
I thought it was gonna be Intel... Anyway now KeSPA's fate is sealed...
Now company "A" has to sponsor Yellow... (T/N: Referring to AMD)
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νΉμλ νλλ° μμλ [μ]ν
λ€μ μμνμ μλ γ γ γ
μ€2 μ€ν°μλ κ΅μ μ μΌλ‘ λ Όλ€κ³ γ γ κ°μ€νλ μ€κΌ΄ μ λ€ κΌ΄μ’ λ°κ² κ΅°μ
μΈν μΈ μ€ μκ³ μμμ... μλ¬΄νΌ μ΄κ±Έλ‘ μΊμ€νλ κΏλλΌλ‘..
μ΄λ κ² λ μ΄μ 'A'μ¬λ 콩μ μ§μνμ§ μμμκ° μκ΅°..
νΉμλ νλλ° μμλ [μ]ν
λ€μ μμνμ μλ γ γ γ
μ€2 μ€ν°μλ κ΅μ μ μΌλ‘ λ Όλ€κ³ γ γ κ°μ€νλ μ€κΌ΄ μ λ€ κΌ΄μ’ λ°κ² κ΅°μ
μΈν μΈ μ€ μκ³ μμμ... μλ¬΄νΌ μ΄κ±Έλ‘ μΊμ€νλ κΏλλΌλ‘..
μ΄λ κ² λ μ΄μ 'A'μ¬λ 콩μ μ§μνμ§ μμμκ° μκ΅°..
