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Fnatic and ByuL Part Ways

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DonGrisu
Profile Joined April 2012
Austria697 Posts
November 13 2012 16:38 GMT
#1
After 6 months with Fnatic, ByuL has decided to leave the team.

FnaticRaidCall is sad to announce that Han "ByuL" Ji Won will be leaving our StarCraft 2 squad. ByuL is a relatively new member of the Fnatic family, joining the Fnatic Academy this March and being promoted to the Professional squad soon after. He made huge strides as a player during the time that he wore the Black and Orange, and our line up will miss his reliable Zerg play.

ByuL was one of the most consistent members in our team leagues. In the GSTL 2012 Season 2, he scored 4 straight wins against Incredible Miracle (including victories over Seed and NesTea). He also did very well in the EG Master's Cup Series, often giving our team a win when we needed it the most, as well as frequently being our Ace player. We are sad to see ByuL leave, but we wish him luck wherever he winds up.

On another note, Fnatic Academy member Ares will be stepping away as well, to continue his career elsewhere.

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Han "ByuL" Ji Won: I am leaving Fnatic having met good people and with fond memories. While I may be leaving Fnatic, the remaining players on the team have unlimited potential and so I am certain they will do well in the future. Finally I would like to express my gratitude to Elroy and Patrik for their constant support.


Elroy "Noname" Pinto, SC2 Manager: Tough time for us to lose ByuL like this, he has come a long way in the time he has spent with us and we're grateful to have nurtured such a player in our team. He went from Academy to Professional and is just at the cusp of breaking into the top tier. I wish him the best of luck in the future.

http://fnatic.com/news/10231/fnatic-and-byul-part-ways.html#comment-111805
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Atoms
Profile Joined January 2012
Sweden29 Posts
November 13 2012 16:41 GMT
#2
Wow, this was very unexpected for me. I wonder what king of plans he has for the future.
smileface
Profile Joined September 2011
76 Posts
November 13 2012 16:41 GMT
#3
new team or LoL?
poorcloud
Profile Joined April 2011
Singapore2748 Posts
November 13 2012 16:45 GMT
#4
I believe new team. Hes got too much going for him in starcraft 2 now to switch to another game.
Atoms
Profile Joined January 2012
Sweden29 Posts
November 13 2012 16:45 GMT
#5
On November 14 2012 01:41 smileface wrote:
new team or LoL?


I doubt it's LoL since he just qualified for Code A.
Serinox
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany5224 Posts
November 13 2012 16:46 GMT
#6
On November 14 2012 01:41 smileface wrote:
new team or LoL?

He just qualified for Code A, so I guess he will join another team. Maybe he will go back to Khan?
Jaaaaasper
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
United States10225 Posts
November 13 2012 16:48 GMT
#7
Best of luck to byul in what ever he attempts next.
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Taefox
Profile Joined March 2010
1533 Posts
November 13 2012 16:59 GMT
#8
good luck to him
@taefoxy
Inzan1ty
Profile Joined September 2012
1163 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-13 17:01:50
November 13 2012 17:00 GMT
#9
WAAAAAAAAAAT

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (((((((((((((((((((((((

ByuL was one of the cornerstones in the lineup, and even the most consistent fnatic lately

Iam a sad Panda...
RIP Seung Hyun 'Space' Park † 6/5/2013 - Undead hero and eSports rolemodel
Lorch
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany3697 Posts
November 13 2012 17:01 GMT
#10
Hmm first Rain retiring, now Byul leaving and Ares as well combined with rumors of a EU teamhouse for fnatic and all their foreigners leaving korea, I wonder what's going wrong in korea for them.

gl to both byul and fnatic in the future though!
Kamwah
Profile Joined February 2012
United Kingdom724 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-13 17:05:19
November 13 2012 17:04 GMT
#11
This is just Byulshit T_T

I hope he finds a great team to join.
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Gosi
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Sweden9072 Posts
November 13 2012 17:07 GMT
#12
Back to KeSPA?
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SamirDuran
Profile Joined May 2012
Philippines895 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-13 17:10:22
November 13 2012 17:10 GMT
#13
goodluck to your future byul
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SHOOG
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States1639 Posts
November 13 2012 17:10 GMT
#14
Wow! Didn't expect this at all considering he just made it into Code A. I guess he feels like its time to go back to a team based in Korea.
LeLfe
Profile Joined February 2011
France3160 Posts
November 13 2012 17:10 GMT
#15
Fnatic's getting quite weak, new blood is needed
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Kaitokid
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Germany1327 Posts
November 13 2012 17:11 GMT
#16
I always felt like there was no reason for Ares to be on the "academy team" and not on the real roster to be honest.
I can imagine both of them felt a little unappreciated in Fnatic

gl to Ares and ByuL

also why do you not include Ares in the headline? Makes no sense at all
Poo
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Canada536 Posts
November 13 2012 17:13 GMT
#17
On November 14 2012 02:10 LeLfe wrote:
Fnatic's getting quite weak, new blood is needed


naw, they have quite a few good players left. I wouldn't call them weak at all.
Try hard or don't try at all.
masterbreti
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Korea (South)2711 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-13 17:21:15
November 13 2012 17:17 GMT
#18
Ares left a while Ago. And has since joined the New Korean team MJ. That has been known for about a month now. I'm suprised they waited so long to say anything.
Inzan1ty
Profile Joined September 2012
1163 Posts
November 13 2012 17:18 GMT
#19
Random guess:

Rain and ByuL have to make room for some big guns like MMA and Genius...

I wouldnt be surprised actually, fnatic is still one of the wealthiest organisations.

Still sad about ByuL, they should have removed J, lol...
RIP Seung Hyun 'Space' Park † 6/5/2013 - Undead hero and eSports rolemodel
LeLfe
Profile Joined February 2011
France3160 Posts
November 13 2012 17:25 GMT
#20
On November 14 2012 02:18 Inzan1ty wrote:
Random guess:

Rain and ByuL have to make room for some big guns like MMA and Genius...

I wouldnt be surprised actually, fnatic is still one of the wealthiest organisations.

Still sad about ByuL, they should have removed J, lol...

My random guess is that keeping their LoL team is gettting really expensive and MMA and Genius won't go there
Writer for Red bull (Fr) and Iron Squid (En/Fr) @ClemLeLfe on twitter
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