• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 07:58
CEST 13:58
KST 20:58
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
[ASL21] Ro24 Preview Pt2: News Flash10[ASL21] Ro24 Preview Pt1: New Chaos0Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - Presented by Monster Energy18ByuL: The Forgotten Master of ZvT30Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book20
Community News
$5,000 WardiTV TLMC tournament - Presented by Monster Energy1GSL CK: More events planned pending crowdfunding0Weekly Cups (May 30-Apr 5): herO, Clem, SHIN win0[BSL22] RO32 Group Stage4Weekly Cups (March 23-29): herO takes triple6
StarCraft 2
General
BGE Stara Zagora 2026 cancelled Blizzard Classic Cup @ BlizzCon 2026 - $100k prize pool Weekly Cups (May 30-Apr 5): herO, Clem, SHIN win Rongyi Cup S3 - Preview & Info Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - Presented by Monster Energy
Tourneys
RSL Season 4 announced for March-April $5,000 WardiTV TLMC tournament - Presented by Monster Energy Sea Duckling Open (Global, Bronze-Diamond) GSL CK: More events planned pending crowdfunding Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament
Strategy
Custom Maps
[D]RTS in all its shapes and glory <3 [A] Nemrods 1/4 players [M] (2) Frigid Storage
External Content
The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 520 Moving Fees Mutation # 519 Inner Power Mutation # 518 Radiation Zone
Brood War
General
so ive been playing broodwar for a week straight. Gypsy to Korea ASL21 General Discussion Pros React To: JaeDong vs Queen [BSL22] RO32 Group Stage
Tourneys
[Megathread] Daily Proleagues [BSL22] RO32 Group B - Sunday 21:00 CEST [BSL22] RO32 Group A - Saturday 21:00 CEST 🌍 Weekly Foreign Showmatches
Strategy
Muta micro map competition Fighting Spirit mining rates What's the deal with APM & what's its true value Simple Questions, Simple Answers
Other Games
General Games
Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Starcraft Tabletop Miniature Game General RTS Discussion Thread Nintendo Switch Thread Darkest Dungeon
Dota 2
The Story of Wings Gaming Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
G2 just beat GenG in First stand
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas TL Mafia Community Thread Five o'clock TL Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Trading/Investing Thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine European Politico-economics QA Mega-thread Canadian Politics Mega-thread
Fan Clubs
The IdrA Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
[Manga] One Piece [Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books Movie Discussion!
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion Cricket [SPORT] Tokyo Olympics 2021 Thread General nutrition recommendations
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
[G] How to Block Livestream Ads
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Loot Boxesβ€”Emotions, And Why…
TrAiDoS
Broowar part 2
qwaykee
Funny Nicknames
LUCKY_NOOB
Iranian anarchists: organize…
XenOsky
FS++
Kraekkling
ASL S21 English Commentary…
namkraft
StarCraft improvement
iopq
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 1858 users

Boxer's Sponsor Confirmed to be Intel

Forum Index > SC2 General
Post a Reply
1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 Next All
orgolove
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Vatican City State1650 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-14 02:32:47
November 05 2010 05:42 GMT
#1
Source: http://sports.media.daum.net/general/news/esports/breaking/view.html?cateid=1079&newsid=20101105083210813&p=dt

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.


μŠ€νƒ€2, μž„μš”ν™˜μ‚¬λ‹¨ μΆœλ²” 초읽기

μŠ€νƒ€ν¬λž˜ν”„νŠΈ2(μ΄ν•˜ μŠ€νƒ€2)둜 μ’…λͺ©μ„ μ „ν–₯ν•œ ν›„ λͺ…성을 이어가고 μžˆλŠ” μž„μš”ν™˜μ„ μ€‘μ‹¬μœΌλ‘œ ν•œ νŒ€μ΄ κ³§ 결성될 μž”λ§μ΄λ‹€.

4일 관련업계에 λ”°λ₯΄λ©΄ 인텔이 μž„μš”ν™˜μ— λŒ€ν•œ 개인 후원 및 κ²Œμž„ νŒ€μ„ κ²°μ„±ν•˜κΈ° μœ„ν•΄ λ…Όμ˜λ₯Ό μ§„ν–‰ 쀑이며 μ΅œμ’… 계약을 μ•žλ‘κ³  μžˆλŠ” κ²ƒμœΌλ‘œ μ•Œλ €μ‘Œλ‹€.

이에 λ”°λ₯΄λ©΄ 인텔은 μž„μš”ν™˜ κ°œμΈμ—κ²Œ 2μ–΅μ›μ˜ 후원을 ν•˜λŠ” ν•œνŽΈ μž„μš”ν™˜μ„ μ€‘μ‹¬μœΌλ‘œ ν•˜λŠ” μŠ€νƒ€2 κ²Œμž„λ‹¨μ„ μ°½μ„€, ν•΄λ‹Ή κ²Œμž„λ‹¨μ— 3얡원을 νˆ¬μžν•˜λŠ” λ°©μ•ˆμ„ ꡬ상쀑인 κ²ƒμœΌλ‘œ μ•Œλ €μ‘Œλ‹€.

μž„μš”ν™˜μ€ μ§€λ‚œ 3일 eμŠ€ν¬μΈ ν˜‘νšŒμ˜ κ³΅μ‹œλ₯Ό 톡해 ν˜‘νšŒ 인증 곡식쒅λͺ©μΈ μŠ€νƒ€ν¬λž˜ν”„νŠΈ ν”„λ‘œκ²Œμ΄λ¨Έ λͺ…λ‹¨μ—μ„œ μ œμ™Έλœ λ°” μžˆλ‹€. μŠ€νƒ€2둜 μ’…λͺ© μ „ν–₯ν•œ ν›„ κΈ°μ‘΄ μŠ€νƒ€ν¬λž˜ν”„νŠΈ 리그와 μ΅œμ’…κ²°λ³„ν•˜λ©° 신변정리λ₯Ό 마친 것이닀.

μž„μš”ν™˜μ€ μ§€λ‚œ 2000λ…„λΆ€ν„° μŠ€νƒ€ν¬λž˜ν”„νŠΈ μ’…λͺ© ν”„λ‘œκ²Œμ΄λ¨Έλ‘œ ν™œλ™ν•˜λ©° ν•œκ΅­ e슀포츠의 μ€‘μ‹¬μœΌλ‘œ μžλ¦¬μž‘μ•„ μ™”λ‹€. SKT ,KT, CJ λ“± μ£Όμš” 기업듀이 ν”„λ‘œκ²Œμž„λ‹¨μ„ μœ μΉ˜ν•˜κ³  이듀이 μ—°κ°„ λ‹¨μœ„μ˜ 상섀 ν”„λ‘œλ¦¬κ·Έλ₯Ό κ°œμ΅œν•˜λŠ” ν˜„μž¬μ˜ 틀도 μ§€λ‚œ 2004λ…„ SKν…”λ ˆμ½€μ΄ μž„μš”ν™˜μ˜ μƒν’ˆμ„±μ„ μΈμ •ν•˜κ³  κ·Έλ₯Ό μ€‘μ‹¬μœΌλ‘œ ν•œ ν”„λ‘œκ²Œμž„λ‹¨ T1을 μ°½λ‹¨ν•˜λ©΄μ„œ κ΅¬μ²΄ν™”λœ 것이닀.

μž„μš”ν™˜μ€ 2006λ…„ κ΅° μž…λŒ€μ™€ λ™μ‹œμ— 곡ꡰ ν”„λ‘œκ²Œμž„λ‹¨μ— λͺΈλ‹΄μœΌλ©° μ„ μˆ˜ 생λͺ…을 μ΄μ–΄κ°”μœΌλ‚˜ ν•˜ν–₯μ„Έλ₯Ό 면치 λͺ»ν–ˆκ³ , μ œλŒ€ ν›„μ—λŠ” νŒ€ μ—”νŠΈλ¦¬μ— 쒀체 ν¬ν•¨λ˜μ§€ λͺ»ν•˜λŠ” 상황이 지속됐닀. 졜근 μŠ€νƒ€2둜 μ „ν–₯ν•œ ν›„ GSL μ‹œμ¦Œ2 8κ°• μ§„μΆœμ— μ„±κ³΅ν•˜λ©° 제2의 μ „μ„±κΈ°λ₯Ό μ—΄μ–΄κ°€κ³  μžˆλ‹€.



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)

30λŒ€ λ„˜μ–΄μ„œ κ²Œμž„μœΌλ‘œ λ¨Ήκ³  μ‚΄λ§ŒνΌ μ΄μƒμ˜ λˆμ„ λ²„λŠ” μœ μΌν•œ 게이머

ν˜Ήμ‹œλ‚˜ ν–ˆλŠ”λ° μ—­μ‹œλ‚˜ [μž„]ν…”

λ‹€μ‹œ μž„μš”ν™˜μ˜ μ‹œλŒ€ γ…Žγ…Žγ…Ž

슀2 μŠ€ν°μ„œλŠ” ꡭ제적으둜 λ…Όλ‹€κ³  γ…‹γ…‹ κ°œμŠ€νŒŒλž‘ 슀꼴 μ• λ“€ κΌ΄μ’€ λ°›κ² κ΅°μš”

인텔인 쀄 μ•Œκ³  μžˆμ—ˆμŒ... μ•„λ¬΄νŠΌ 이걸둜 μΊμŠ€νŒŒλŠ” κΏˆλ‚˜λΌλ‘œ..

μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ 된 이상 'A'μ‚¬λŠ” 콩을 μ§€μ›ν•˜μ§€ μ•Šμ„μˆ˜κ°€ μ—†κ΅°..
μ΄ˆλŒ€ κ°“, 이영호 | First God, Lee Young Ho
Cadgers
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States514 Posts
November 05 2010 05:43 GMT
#2
Can't wait to see who he picks up.
Aus.Force
Profile Joined October 2010
Australia1278 Posts
November 05 2010 05:44 GMT
#3
omg, sounds awesome :D

can't wait to see who ends up in it
"no need for cinema, just watch special taktiks" - white-ra
Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
November 05 2010 05:44 GMT
#4
Lol wow......Intel sponsoring boxer and his own team, absolutely unreal.
Follow me: www.twitter.com/zlasher
space_yes
Profile Joined April 2010
United States548 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-05 05:47:49
November 05 2010 05:45 GMT
#5
Sick sponsorship. I can't wait to see who Boxer recruits.
Vz0
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada378 Posts
November 05 2010 05:45 GMT
#6
Well I wasn't there to admire "boxer's prime"

but so far in SC2 he defnitely isn't what most people make him out to be.

( bad macro, godly micro, innovative )

His macro seems absolutely on par with the majority of the players.
His micro does not seem anything extraordinary
He is not innovative in any way (not that you NEED to be, idra for ex)

If anything

players like Foxer, TLO, Fruitdealer seem to be on top of the innovation and micro section.

BoxeR to me seems like simply a great all round player. I thnk people tend to label him too much and can't just admire him for what he currently is.

Corinthos *
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Canada1842 Posts
November 05 2010 05:46 GMT
#7
Wow, this is huge! Curious as to who will become head coach and potential players joining the team. Please pick a team name that does not have to do with weird acronyms as well.

iloveoov to sc2 please.
danl9rm
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States3111 Posts
November 05 2010 05:46 GMT
#8
So much good news every day! And every day I wonder how it could get better.

It just did.
"Science has so well established that the preborn baby in the womb is a living human being that most pro-choice activists have conceded the point. ..since the abortion proponents have lost the science argument, they are now advocating an existential one."
Bosu
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States3247 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-05 05:55:22
November 05 2010 05:47 GMT
#9
Team intel? Pretty sick sponsorship right there. Should probably pick up boxer as his first recruit....

Boxer getting far in GSL is so good for esports.
#1 Kwanro Fan
reg0ner
Profile Joined September 2010
United States56 Posts
November 05 2010 05:47 GMT
#10
Question is.. what would make the perfect team with BoxeR.

Who should he scoop up. I'm sure there would be a lot of pros old and new that would love to join his team.
zoLo
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States5896 Posts
November 05 2010 05:47 GMT
#11
Awesome sponsor and awesome player who definitely deserves it.
Konki
Profile Joined November 2010
United States42 Posts
November 05 2010 05:49 GMT
#12
Damn thats a lot of money
Synchro
Profile Joined October 2010
Philippines52 Posts
November 05 2010 05:50 GMT
#13
very interesting. this shows basically how much Boxer means to both financial and gaming/community aspects of sc2.
Splinter[eP]
Profile Joined May 2010
United States39 Posts
November 05 2010 05:50 GMT
#14
Holy crap. Great news! I love how KeSPA removes him from the list just the day before something like this is officially announced.
smileyyy
Profile Joined March 2010
Germany1816 Posts
November 05 2010 05:50 GMT
#15
Weeeh time for PL 2.0 . !Boxers team iloveoov + mantoss + effort . haha I would implode in a explosion.
Fruitseller: I feel like it's a good strategy[6Pool]. I had a lot of strategies, but I thought about it a lot and decided to 6 pool. Other people told me to 6 pool too
omgCRAZY
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Canada551 Posts
November 05 2010 05:50 GMT
#16
Nice to see Intel doing this. I am super excited to see who Boxer brings onto his team. I am sure whoever he chooses will become very successful in SC2. Boxer isn't the type of player to just choose anyone for his team.

Hmm, I wonder what his team name will be?
THIS NEEDS FACE!
BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50753 Posts
November 05 2010 05:52 GMT
#17
Intel'SlayerS_BoxeR....

at least its better than I thought...Titty Sambo Intel'SlayerS_BoxeR
Brood War EICWoo Jung Ho, never forget.| Twitter: @BLinDRawR
tofucake
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Hyrule19201 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-05 05:52:35
November 05 2010 05:52 GMT
#18
Intel to sponsor him? That's pretty damn impressive. I can't wait to see who he brings together to form his team, though. That's the most exciting part of this announcement, imo.
Liquipediaasante sana squash banana
dukethegold
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada5645 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-05 05:56:13
November 05 2010 05:53 GMT
#19
On November 05 2010 14:45 Vz0 wrote:
Well I wasn't there to admire "boxer's prime"

but so far in SC2 he defnitely isn't what most people make him out to be.

( bad macro, godly micro, innovative )

His macro seems absolutely on par with the majority of the players.
His micro does not seem anything extraordinary
He is not innovative in any way (not that you NEED to be, idra for ex)

If anything

players like Foxer, TLO, Fruitdealer seem to be on top of the innovation and micro section.

BoxeR to me seems like simply a great all round player. I thnk people tend to label him too much and can't just admire him for what he currently is.



I don't give that a shit.

As far as I am concerned, Boxer can just banshee rush his way to the trophy x4 and I will still call him an Emperor and bow to his name.

What you underestimate is that Boxer's appeal is able to reach to those who are not hardcore starcraft perfectionists. It's that charisma that sponsors are looking for, the ability to appeal to the masses for maximum advertising effect.

I will be very interested in the details regarding Boxer's contract. I need to know whether that $450k commitment is an annual budget or something like a three year contract.

Intel is a sick sick sponsor. But keep in mind that Intel's name power in Korea isn't the same as here in the western worlds.

He needs to get Foxer into his team. There is no way that Foxer would refuse. Iloveoov is a strong possibility as well.
EleanorRIgby
Profile Joined March 2008
Canada3923 Posts
November 05 2010 05:53 GMT
#20
such an amazing opportunity, good luck ill see you soon :D
savior did nothing wrong
1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 Next All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
The PondCast
10:00
Episode 89
LiquipediaDiscussion
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
Lowko374
SortOf 144
ProTech119
StarCraft: Brood War
Calm 4812
Sea 2741
Bisu 2088
Jaedong 1408
firebathero 628
Hyuk 478
Leta 399
Stork 324
EffOrt 283
actioN 268
[ Show more ]
Mini 253
Rush 219
Light 178
Snow 161
Pusan 154
ZerO 136
Soulkey 119
Killer 119
ggaemo 93
Sharp 76
Aegong 71
Free 68
hero 66
NaDa 58
Backho 49
Sea.KH 48
ToSsGirL 42
JYJ 39
[sc1f]eonzerg 38
Shinee 37
sorry 37
scan(afreeca) 34
JulyZerg 27
Barracks 26
Bale 18
Nal_rA 17
Icarus 17
HiyA 17
GoRush 16
ajuk12(nOOB) 13
Hyun 9
IntoTheRainbow 8
SilentControl 6
Dota 2
Gorgc2733
XaKoH 547
febbydoto9
Counter-Strike
olofmeister5203
shoxiejesuss690
edward95
markeloff76
Other Games
singsing1872
Liquid`RaSZi875
B2W.Neo644
crisheroes282
Mew2King45
ZerO(Twitch)4
Organizations
Counter-Strike
PGL25569
Other Games
BasetradeTV995
StarCraft 2
WardiTV327
StarCraft: Brood War
lovetv 7
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 13 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• iopq 4
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
League of Legends
• Jankos3194
Other Games
• WagamamaTV132
Upcoming Events
CranKy Ducklings
12h 2m
WardiTV Team League
23h 2m
Replay Cast
1d 12h
CranKy Ducklings
1d 22h
WardiTV Team League
1d 23h
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
2 days
BSL
2 days
n0maD vs perroflaco
TerrOr vs ZZZero
MadiNho vs WolFix
DragOn vs LancerX
Sparkling Tuna Cup
2 days
WardiTV Team League
2 days
OSC
3 days
[ Show More ]
BSL
3 days
Sterling vs Azhi_Dahaki
Napoleon vs Mazur
Jimin vs Nesh
spx vs Strudel
Replay Cast
3 days
Replay Cast
3 days
Wardi Open
3 days
GSL
5 days
Replay Cast
5 days
Kung Fu Cup
6 days
Replay Cast
6 days
The PondCast
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

CSL Elite League 2026
RSL Revival: Season 4
NationLESS Cup

Ongoing

BSL Season 22
ASL Season 21
CSL 2026 SPRING (S20)
StarCraft2 Community Team League 2026 Spring
Nations Cup 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Finals
ESL Pro League S23 Stage 1&2
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
IEM KrakΓ³w 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026

Upcoming

Escore Tournament S2: W2
IPSL Spring 2026
Escore Tournament S2: W3
Acropolis #4
BSL 22 Non-Korean Championship
CSLAN 4
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
RSL Revival: Season 5
WardiTV TLMC #16
IEM Cologne Major 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 2
CS Asia Championships 2026
Asian Champions League 2026
IEM Atlanta 2026
PGL Astana 2026
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026
CCT Season 3 Global Finals
IEM Rio 2026
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.