You want to talk about a beastly StarCraft player? The numbers don’t lie: Song “Stork” Byung Goo boasts a 75-33 for the year of 2007 inside Korea. That’s 75 wins, 33 losses, and a lot of beatings for some more universally-loved players.
Aside from the whippings, though, Stork stands out for something else. He made headlines earlier this year for throwing matches at the WCG in an effort to position Korea’s players for a sweep of the StarCraft medals. Say what you will about nationalistic pride, but many (myself included) felt that he went too far, even if it is a common strategy.
In the end, true skill prevailed. What I mean by that is that Stork beat Chinese maestro PJ to win the WCG even with the match-throwing controversy hovering over his head.
Unfortunately for Stork, even though he found himself in the Ever OSL Finals, he lost three games to one against JaeDong in the final.
Stork will next see action in 2008 in round 2 of the Shinhan Bank Proleague teamplay competition vs. WeMade FOX.
