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XMG SC2 2014 - Our new players

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Sisaan
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany76 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-22 15:43:07
January 22 2014 15:15 GMT
#1
XMG is happy to present 2 additional players for 2014. Today we could not be more proud.

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[image loading] Socke and [image loading] Lilbow are joining our roster from today on and we will ensure that the players will have an amazing year 2014 under the brand of XMG.

Announcementvideo :

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We would be very thankful if you would subscribe to our YoutubeChannel. We will post a healthy mix of Starcraft // Dota2 // LoL and random other games to keep u all entertained


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-- Socke Facebook --
-- Socke Twitter --


We are very happy to welcome [image loading] Socke to the team. He is one of the most famous european players and a true german Starcraft hero. This is a huge success for XMG as a SC2 team and we are sure to have a really good year with [image loading] Socke in 2014.
Be ensured that we will bring him as close to the fans as humanly possible. Youtubevideos and a lot of events are already planned.

WE ARE SO HYPED.

[image loading]

-- Lilbow Facebook --



Alongside [image loading] Socke, another player will complete our roster for the time being. [image loading] Lilbow. He is really new to the scene and will be our 2nd talentplayer next to [image loading] Salt. He is just 18 years old and decided to go full time on SC2 under XMG to try to compete with the best. He will train at ToD's place in the beginning and soon we will send him over to our good friends from myInsanity for a period of 3 months, for intensive training with the koreans!

Socke: first pictures made in XMG outfit:

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Statement [image loading] Socke:

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" Hi, I am Socke, and this is my first day at XMG. Yaeeeeee."



Statement [image loading] Lilbow:

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"I am very happy to join XMG, i think that being with ToD will be benefit for me because of his experience in the SC2 pro-gaming world and in pro-gaming in general with his impressive warcraft 3 carreer. Also exchanging strats and training with the other youngling from XMG,Salt will help me a lot and I except it to be a lot of fun.Socke is a legend aswell, so I am motivated to train with them! I am also very excited to start training in the mYi house, i hope that playing in good conditions with great players near me will help to become better shortly and i will also (thx to XMG and my new laptop), finally, be able to start streaming regulary"


Statement [image loading] ToD:

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"We at XMG have realized our past mistakes, trying to recruit Zergs is not the way, so we're going full Protoss and boy am i excited to welcome Socke & Lilbow on the team. May we dominate 2014 with our forcefields, storms, feedbacks and ofcourse the best gaming laptops out there.

<3 Salt.

The Zerg exception here is MaddeLisk, she is awesome - and not playing under our protossbrand."


Statement [image loading] SaltTheWound:

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"I am surrounded by protoss. It would be pretty weird if my ZvP does not go through the roof anytime soon , welcome Socke and Lilbow!"


Statement [image loading] M|MaddeLisk:

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"To pick up protoss players is so 2014. I’m glad to see that XMG is following the trend and I think Socke and Lilbow will be able to do wonders together with ToD. I’m sure they will be just as happy as I am to play on a XMG laptop and even more so when swarm hosts are getting nerfed. I’d like to welcome them to the XMG family!"



Thanks for all the support in the past - we hope we can deliver what is expected of us Be sure to keep an close eye on XMG.SC2 in 2014.

Thanks a lot for reading and good luck to u all.
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NovaMB
Profile Joined February 2013
Germany9534 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-22 15:19:54
January 22 2014 15:17 GMT
#2
SOCKE! Congrats!

And lilbow too!
Bagi
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany6799 Posts
January 22 2014 15:21 GMT
#3
Socke? Awesome!
ratbert
Profile Joined July 2011
Germany1041 Posts
January 22 2014 15:22 GMT
#4
great statement by Socke! i'm very happy he already found a new team
what if Nat Pagle and RNGesus are the same person?
EJK
Profile Blog Joined September 2013
United States1302 Posts
January 22 2014 15:22 GMT
#5
looks like all they need si a terran
Sc2 Terran Coach, top 16GM NA - interested in coaching? Message me on teamliquid!
Darkomicron
Profile Joined November 2010
Netherlands216 Posts
January 22 2014 15:23 GMT
#6
Haha @ Tod and Socke. GL to everyone in XMG! =)
"Night will fall, and so will you"
Boucot
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
France15997 Posts
January 22 2014 15:24 GMT
#7
Wow, was expecting MaNa but not Lilbow. Very good for him !
Former SC2 writer for Millenium - twitter.com/Boucot
Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23576 Posts
January 22 2014 15:31 GMT
#8
I was sure about Socke but never expected Lilbow. Great move, keep it up XMG!

Now where is Mana going?
Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
Kekeolele
Profile Joined August 2011
Norway48 Posts
January 22 2014 15:31 GMT
#9
"To pick up protoss players is so 2014. " Hahahaha
JustPassingBy
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
10776 Posts
January 22 2014 15:32 GMT
#10
Hm, who the hell is Lilbow? That nick sounds very familiar, so I have definitely heard of him a lot of times, but I really can't associate an event or face to it... Apparently (according to aligulac) he is the second best protoss of France behind ToD?
Noizhende
Profile Joined January 2012
Austria328 Posts
January 22 2014 15:33 GMT
#11
Haha, "have you tried to turn it off and on again?"

Congratz
Die neuen Tempel haben schon Risse - künftige Ruinen - einst wächst Gras auch über diese Stadt - über ihre letzte Schicht
Ai.CPU
Profile Joined November 2013
Germany11 Posts
January 22 2014 15:35 GMT
#12
haha ToD completely forgetting about Salt :D
thragar
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada450 Posts
January 22 2014 15:35 GMT
#13
Cool, I am most interested in your up and coming players, Salt and Lilbow!
Yhamm
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
France7248 Posts
January 22 2014 15:35 GMT
#14
On January 23 2014 00:32 JustPassingBy wrote:
Hm, who the hell is Lilbow? That nick sounds very familiar, so I have definitely heard of him a lot of times, but I really can't associate an event or face to it... Apparently (according to aligulac) he is the second best protoss of France behind ToD?

he plays this evening in Europe Challenger
LiquipediaWe will have only each other at the last
NovaMB
Profile Joined February 2013
Germany9534 Posts
January 22 2014 15:35 GMT
#15
On January 23 2014 00:32 JustPassingBy wrote:
Hm, who the hell is Lilbow? That nick sounds very familiar, so I have definitely heard of him a lot of times, but I really can't associate an event or face to it... Apparently (according to aligulac) he is the second best protoss of France behind ToD?

He plays Challenger today against Tefel. First series of the day
Nocturna_
Profile Joined September 2012
France11 Posts
January 22 2014 15:36 GMT
#16
Lilbow :o
smashlloyd20
Profile Joined October 2012
251 Posts
January 22 2014 15:37 GMT
#17
Socke so fly
NovemberstOrm
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Canada16217 Posts
January 22 2014 15:39 GMT
#18
nice! congrats to all :D
Moderatorlickypiddy
Pyloss
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany1515 Posts
January 22 2014 15:41 GMT
#19
Yeah, nice that Socke found a new team.

And the Socke video is pretty sick, Socke to pro for such things.
<3 sOs, Parting, Mana, Honor, TaKe, Mcanning<3
ACrow
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany6583 Posts
January 22 2014 15:42 GMT
#20
Hey this is really great news, congrats XMG, Socke & Lilbow!!!
Any plans to start competing in team leagues?
Get off my lawn, young punks
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