EPT
I didn't see a thread for this so i will just put this here.
Fenix has announced today through local strike that he is going to take a break from starcraft II and e-sports and he didn't specify when he will get back:
I cant believe it all started when i was 11 years old and was playing Brood War with the friends of my brother. To think that since that very moment my life would change and a passion to play and dream to be in Korea with the best players like Boxer, Yellow or Nada would grow on me.
In the time of my pro-gaming life i had to sacrifice a lot of things like my medicine studies and leaving my family behind, but as hard as it was i never gave up, never told myself that i couldn't do it and i never doubted of my skill.
I achieved my goals and lived in Korea for almost a year and won some international tournaments in USA en Europe.
But what happened after that? I decided to go back to my country and take a long vacation and in the meantime i found something new for me, a new passion: innovation
Since then, I used a lot of my time on that and my dreams turned into that, the world of innovation, entrepreneurship, start-up and so at this time I'm working on a way to start up and i'm looking to join one of the most prestigious universities of the USA like Standford, Harvard or the MIT.
In the time of my pro-gaming life i had to sacrifice a lot of things like my medicine studies and leaving my family behind, but as hard as it was i never gave up, never told myself that i couldn't do it and i never doubted of my skill.
I achieved my goals and lived in Korea for almost a year and won some international tournaments in USA en Europe.
But what happened after that? I decided to go back to my country and take a long vacation and in the meantime i found something new for me, a new passion: innovation
Since then, I used a lot of my time on that and my dreams turned into that, the world of innovation, entrepreneurship, start-up and so at this time I'm working on a way to start up and i'm looking to join one of the most prestigious universities of the USA like Standford, Harvard or the MIT.
As always, Fenix shows a lot of confidence on himself and he also has himself in a very good place among the best players of the world it looks:
A lot of people always ask me about why am I not in my best possible level of play?
And i also have a discomfort and anger for being defeated by MID level players like jarrpi, túnico,MajOr, darkness, etc. (Editors note: yes, he actually said that and put the "mid" in caps). Yes, for me is very troublesome and shameful to lose against them, but sadly i couldn't play more than 4 or 5 games a week and exaggerating.
For that reason i decided to take a break from Starcraft and not to play any Online or Offline tournaments until I feel the urge to want to go back to the game this time for real. When will that happen? I don't really know, but I know I'll be back with a lot of strength and I will show my determination with facts.
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I will keep making videos to share my experience, tips and coaching that maybe can help you to reach the goals you have.
I'm not retiring and this is not a goodbye just a break from the e-sports scene.
See you soon guys!
And i also have a discomfort and anger for being defeated by MID level players like jarrpi, túnico,MajOr, darkness, etc. (Editors note: yes, he actually said that and put the "mid" in caps). Yes, for me is very troublesome and shameful to lose against them, but sadly i couldn't play more than 4 or 5 games a week and exaggerating.
For that reason i decided to take a break from Starcraft and not to play any Online or Offline tournaments until I feel the urge to want to go back to the game this time for real. When will that happen? I don't really know, but I know I'll be back with a lot of strength and I will show my determination with facts.
[...]
I will keep making videos to share my experience, tips and coaching that maybe can help you to reach the goals you have.
I'm not retiring and this is not a goodbye just a break from the e-sports scene.
See you soon guys!
EDIT:
MajOr actually had something to say to Fenix, and it wasn't something nice as you would expect. He said it in Skype and a friend posted it to the thread but it has since been deleted by local strike or his friend himself. But basically he laughed, insulted Fenix, said that he wasn't in IM from a long time ago and that IM would say a thing about his break from statecraft because they don't even consider him and IM player since almost a year ago and he was the only one thinking he was still on IM.
But I'm looking for the real comment (a screenshot or maybe he posted it elsewhere) or looking to talk to his friend or MajOr himself to have the source for you guys.
