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Korean news site Gamechosun released this article:
http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=105&oid=023&aid=0002502354
Alltough I'm unable to read and translate korean, the german esports-site fragster.de did it:
http://www.fragster.de/de/esport/coverages/global-starcraft-2-league/2013/season-2/artikel/gsl-season-2-sc2-stephano-gibt-code-s-spot-auf.html
According to them, Stephano is leaving Korea to take a rest in France and focus on international tournaments.
No official statements from EG, Stephano or Gomtv yet, though.
On March 28 2013 00:29 m0s1n0 wrote:
Hey guys,
I am the author of the German article on fragster. Here is a short (got not much time) translation of it:
Stephano did decide to leave Korea to regain energy in Europe (most likely back home in France) and focus on international (non-Korean) tournaments. Due to that fact he will leave Korea and will forfeit his Code S-slot. Moreover it is very likely that he will not play Proleague anymore. A possible reasons I named furthermore (the decision made me very curious because he traveled to IEM WC one day later to play Up&Down) is the training schedule they have in Korea (Stephano was always kind of a player who was not really interested in strict schedules).
Adding some rumors I saw on Reddit some hours ago (not part of the article and NOT confirmed by any evidend source):
- Maybe problems with the new Coach of EG-Liquid
- Scarlett got offered a Code S-seed but declined (before Stephano forfeit)
- Scarlett may take Stephanos slot now
On March 28 2013 01:37 Proseat wrote:Here is a full translation of the fragster.de article: Show nested quote +Code S and Proleague without Stephano
Stephano forfeits GSL slot and leaves Korea
The best foreigner in Korea, Ilyes 'Stephano' Satouri, goes back to his home country to rest. Accordingly, he forfeits his GSL Code S seed.
written by Moritz 'm0s1n0' Lindner, March 27, 2013, 15:20 CET
As Korean scene website Naver is reporting, Ilyes 'Stephano' Satouri has decided against taking part in the GSL tournament. Even though the Frenchman played in the Up and Downs, he will forfeit his slot in the most important league in the world. The reason given is that Stephano wants to practice at home again in the future and focus on international events. It is thus likely that Stephano will not be available for EG-Liquid in Proleague, either.
This step by Stephano comes as a surprise especially because the Frenchman postponed his trip to IEM World Championship in Hanover for one day to be able to play in the GSL Up and Downs. Despite his success, Stephano's stay at the EG team house in Korea is over. It seems likely that the Frenchman, known already for his unconventional motivation for practice, is not interested in adhering to a strict practice regime in Korea.
Even though Stephano's biggest achievements date back several months, he was able to show convincing play in Korea reaching Code S twice via the Up and Downs, where he was eliminated in the round of 32. In Proleague the Frenchman was still able to score six victories in eleven games played. With this Stephano was by far the most successful foreigner in the league and recently was one of the only glimmers of hope of the joint venture.
Stephano is reported as saying that he intends to rest in his home country and focus on international tournaments. Official statements from either Evil Geniuses, the Frenchman himself, or GSL operator GomTV have thus far not been released.
UPDATE: Gomtv released the Code S schedule. It is made official.
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=405164
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I was curious about this, since he seemed like he never wanted to go back when he left. But this is saddening 
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Good decision, gsl is too hard for most people.
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Aww man, i wonder who they are gonna give his spot to :o
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aw... he should go back after his code S run... oh well. gl
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Wow. Bummer. It's really disappointing to me that foreigners seem to give up their Code A/S spots so regularly. I realize it must be incredibly difficult for these players to be in Korea and banking so heavily on one tournament, but it is still incredibly disappointing. Especially for Stephano after going through the Up and Downs go just give it away seems like such a shame.
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Considering he's been at the EG Lair all this time and I heard about some Twitter comments, which I pay very little attention too. Not surprised.
On March 28 2013 00:12 mechengineer123 wrote:
Good decision, gsl is too hard for most people.
Living in Korea and not getting along with your coach is hard. I could have seen Draco playing for OGN Sparkyz; I could have seen NonY playing for estro; and I gave Stephano my blessings as a regular for EG-TL in PL. Shit. Maybe I just won't say anything. Foreigner's be dropping like flies.
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didnt he want to stop his sc2 career at some point? forgot when he wanted to leave.
if he quits sc2 going home wouldnt be a bad idea because the chances of winning some money in gsl is too small imo.
otherwise i would have liked to see him staying in korea.
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Does it say "with his tail between his legs"? :p
I think everyone saw this coming from a mile away. From the moment it was announced that he would play in Code S.
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Hard to not be upset if this is true from a foreigner fans perspective.
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It makes sense, he clearly wasn't enjoying himself there and he's got a much higher probability of making money in tournaments outside of Korea. Heck it's even why Idra left Korea at the beginning of SC2.
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GSL keep giving foreigners invites/seeds and they always end up leaving >_>
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Damn, I'll miss seeing Stephano playing in pro-league and attempting Code S again, but he seemed very miserable there so it's for the better
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On March 28 2013 00:14 jakethesnake wrote:
Wow. Bummer. It's really disappointing to me that foreigners seem to give up their Code A/S spots so regularly. I realize it must be incredibly difficult for these players to be in Korea and banking so heavily on one tournament, but it is still incredibly disappointing. Especially for Stephano after going through the Up and Downs go just give it away seems like such a shame.
I would never stay more than 2 weeks in a other country in job-related reason.
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On March 28 2013 00:17 75 wrote:
didnt he want to stop his sc2 career at some point? forgot when he wanted to leave.
if he quits sc2 going home wouldnt be a bad idea because the chances of winning some money in gsl is too small imo.
otherwise i would have liked to see him staying in korea.
I thought it was something like a year left and then he wanted to see how long he could go for before Med School. Maybe that's changed. No idea.
On March 28 2013 00:21 Dingodile wrote:Show nested quote +On March 28 2013 00:14 jakethesnake wrote:
Wow. Bummer. It's really disappointing to me that foreigners seem to give up their Code A/S spots so regularly. I realize it must be incredibly difficult for these players to be in Korea and banking so heavily on one tournament, but it is still incredibly disappointing. Especially for Stephano after going through the Up and Downs go just give it away seems like such a shame. I would never stay more than 2 weeks in a other country in job-related reason.
Um. Weird way of putting it. I think you mean people re-locating for a job, which is actually fairly common for some when they're setting up a new branch/division some place else. Did it with Hayes and loves it, but yes relocating isn't for everyone. Business meetings, workshops and other functions are completely different. View those as LANs.
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Well, well. Looks like somebody is homesick. I guess South Korea isn't for everyone.
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Is there more money involved playing on international tournaments? Even though playing in GSL Code S is an honour but I feel that to win it is not worth the effort. The competition in the international level is a little easier than in Korea.
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Good decision, Korea really seems to pull Stephano down a few levels. Some people just work differently. Hope he can get himself in a good mood again.
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On March 28 2013 00:22 DtorR wrote:
Is there more money involved playing on international tournaments? Even though playing in GSL Code S is an honour but I feel that to win it is not worth the effort. The competition in the international level is a little easier than in Korea.
code S has more prize money but it is way easier to get money out of international tournements.
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