SlayerS_BoxeR Celebrates 40 Years – 12 Anniversary Facts About The Terran Emperor

Kane Dane September 10, 2020 eSports NEWS, Game Platforms, Gameplay Videos, Games TOP, Games Updates, News

12 facts about SlayerS_BoxeR:

Nicknamed “Terran Emperor”, as he was one of the few players who could defeat opponents of this race. At that time, protoss and zerg were considered head and shoulders, therefore, these races were played by most pro gamers.

Is the only two-time world champion according to the World Cyber ​​Games… He won tournaments in 2001 and 2002 under the nickname gonia119.

Was the leader and captain of the SK Telecom T1 teamwhich was actually built around him. It was BoxeR who decided who to join and who would play the clanwars. After completing his esports career, he served as head coach at the club for some time.

17 months in a row topped the KeSPA rating, which determined the best StarCraft: Brood War players in the world. Due to such a long dominance, the authors of the rating had to update the formula according to which the players were awarded points. BoxeR stayed in the top 30 of the KeSPA rankings for 61 months.

OGN has released a DVD of the best BoxeR games in TV leagues. The collection was released in 2003 in South Korea and was named Lim Yo-Hwan Special Edition. The collection sold tens of thousands of copies.

Wrote autobiography “Crazy as Me”which came out in 2004. In it, BoxeR spoke in detail about his acquaintance with StarCraft, about the choice between study and career in esports, as well as about the family’s attitude to his hobby.

MTV named BoxeR as “10 Most Influential Gamers of All Time”… The ranking was published in 2006. In addition to Yeo Hwan, it includes Flash, Moon, Grubby, Fatal1ity and other esports players.

In 2006, BoxeR went to military service in the South Korean Air Force.… Especially for him, the first army team, Air Force ACE, was created, which included other pro-gamers who were serving at that time. This roster not only trained fully, but also played in Shinhan Bank Proleague 2007 and all subsequent team leagues. BoxeR retired from service in December 2008 and immediately returned to SK Telecom T1.

Over 750,000 watched BoxeR’s first StarCraft II match… This happened in the game against the Korean terran Happiness in the GSL Open Season 2. Due to the large influx of viewers, the GomTV servers could not cope with the load. BoxeR won that match.

Boxer Marries Korean Actress Kim Ga Young, better known in the community as Jessica. They hid their relationship for a long time before they signed in February 2011. The couple did not even have a wedding ceremony, as BoxeR was constantly living and training at the bootcamp at the time. By the way, Jessica is eight years older than BoxeR, and by the time of their wedding she already had a 16-year-old daughter.

In 2010 BoxeR and Jessica formed the SlayerS team (in honor of his clan in SC: BW), which lasted for two years. At one time, such players as TaeJa, Golden, MMA, Dark and others played for it. It is interesting that Jessica spent her own money on the maintenance of the team – almost $ 450 thousand in two years.

In 2012 BoxeR announced the end of his playing career due to health problems (old shoulder injury). A year later, he also left the post of SK Telecom T1 coach, after which he announced his retirement to poker. In 2019, BoxeR was inducted into the ESL Hall of Fame, which was established by ESL.

“There is a phrase:‘ ’The victory must go to the most worthy’ ’. I never took this expression seriously. I didn’t consider myself gifted or stupid. The only thing I could trust was training. I thought about playing 24 hours a day, and all my thoughts were only about training. Even my dreams were often about the game. That is what drove me to victory. ”- Lim Yo Hwan,“ Crazy as Me ”