The Player Awards for the Warcraft 3 Champions League season XII have been announced during the WC3L finals in Cologne last weekend. SK Gaming’s June “Lyn” Park was named Most Valuable Player, HyoSub “FoCuS” Eom (Meet Your Makers) won the Most Improved Player title and Jang “WhO” Du Sub (Beijing eSports Team) got the Rookie of the Season award. Continued…
Beijing eSports Team earned the status of a Warcraft 3 Champions League finalist after today’s victory over We are Go. This season in the WC3L will be dominated Asian players.
Today’s game was an all-Korean affair. With star players like Dae Hui “FoV” Cho, Chun “Sweet” Jung Hee, Hyung Ju “Check” Lee or Jang “WhO” Du Sub, BeT were the favorites. With Park Chul “Shy” Woo being their only star player, We are Go are a team of “the best Korean unknowns.” Continued…
Today, the third Warcraft 3 player from Korea has won himself a ticket to the World Cyber Games finals in Seattle. His name is Lee “SoJu” Seong Deok, and it will be his third WCG appearance in a row.
The Electronic Sports World Cup winner SoJu lost in the qualifier’s semi final to June “Lyn” Park, but defeated Jang “WhO” Du Sub for third place with a 2-0 map score. He will be joining the Orc player Lyn and the Night Elf player Jang “Spirit Moon” JaeHo to form perhaps the strongest Korean WCG team for WC3 since 2004. Continued…
For the first time in years, Jang “Spirit Moon” JeaHo has qualified for the World Cyber Games finals in Warcraft 3. The Meet Your Makers Night Elf player beat Jang “WhO” Du Sub for his berth in the finals. Moon’s previous appearance in the WCG was in 2004, when he lost to Hwang “Zacard” Tae Min in the playoffs.
The highest earning Warcraft 3 player this year only needed two maps to defeat WhO and beat him on Terenas Stand and Twisted Meadows. Yesterday, June “Lyn” Park qualified by beating Lee “SoJu” Seong Deok. SoJu and WhO will play a consolation final for third place.
The World Cyber Games finals takes place in Seattle, on October 3-7.
June “Lyn” Park, has qualified for the World Cyber Games finals in Warcraft 3 today. To win a ticket to the finals in Seattle, the SK Gaming player beat Chun “Sweet” Jung Hee in the quarterfinal and the Electronic Sports World Cup champion, Lee “SoJu” Seong Deok, today. Continued…
The legendary Kim “Bisu” Taek Yong and the World Cyber Games 2006 bronze medalist Jun “Midas” Sang Wook will not be going to the U.S. consulate in Korea any time soon. They were knocked out of the WCG qualifier for StarCraft today and will not be going to the finals in Seattle.
Tuesday was the second day of the WCG Korea top 16 stage. Two matches took place: Bisu lost to MBCGame HERO teammate Lee “Light” Jae Ho 1-2 after taking the lead in maps. Midas lost to Yoon “Free” Yong Tae, also 1-2. Continued…
Jang “Spirit Moon” JaeHo, the Korean Warcraft 3 superstar, is one step away from qualifying for his first World Cyber Games event since 2004.
Today, he beat the fellow Night Elf player Hyung Ju “Check” Lee in the quarterfinal of the Korean WCG preliminary with a 2-0 map score. Next Wednesday (August 15), Spirit Moon will play Jang “WhO” Du Sub and he is expected to cyclone the living hell out of his opponent’s Orcs. For those that do not know, the Korean eats Orc babies for breakfast. Continued…
By the looks of it, Korea will be sending two Night Elf players to the World Cyber Games. The semi finals of the Korean qualifier will see two NE vs. Orc match-ups. Cries about the NE race being too strong in Warcraft 3 will resound for months to go.
Lee “SoJu” Seong Deok (NE) will face June “Lyn” Park (Orc) for a spot in the WCG finals. In the other semi final, Jang “WhO” Du Sub (Orc) is waiting for the winner of the quarterfinal between Jang “Spirit Moon” JaeHo and Hyung Ju “Check” Lee (both Night Elf). Continued…
