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Hall of Fame l WCG HISTORY
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Manuel Schenkhuizen (nickname: Grubby) won the champion of WarCraft III at the WCG 2004 and WCG 2008.
Not only WarCraft III fans but also e-Sports fans may know Grubby. |
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Showing consistent strong tournament finishes since 2004, Grubby, together with Jaeho "Moon" Jang are the only players in WarCraft 3 history to have at least one major tournament win every year since 2004. His achievements include the World Cyber Games in 2004, the Electronic Sports World Cup in 2005, and the World Series of Video Games in 2006. |
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These days, he shows up in front of us as a one of the highest level players in W3. Through WCG, he has showed a lot of great games to us. When he plays W3, he looks like Blade Master. If people watch his game, they will see his charisma and desire that make him one of the famous players in E-sports area.
Due to his unwavering play style, he has earned total prize money that exceeds $160,000 USD.
Now, as he ranked 'Hall of Fame', he became a hero of 'Beyond the Game' |
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Wouter van Someren (nickname: Handewasser) won the champion of Project Gotham Racing at the WCG 2007 and WCG 2008.
Here comes the youngest Hall of Famer ever, Wouter "Handewasser" van Someren who was nominated at 'eSPORTS AWARD 2008' as a 'Consoles Player of the Year'. |
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Handewasser has started his Project Gotham Racing career at the WCG 2006 Grand Final winning his first Group Full League match. Handewasser won surprising 6 matches, but he didn't advance to the next round, because he was relegated to the third place. |
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After almost a year of training, Handewasser kept challenging WCG 2007 Grand Final, and finally won the gold medal. This year, he also has represented his country, Netherlands, and became the best Project Gotham Racing player, among 28 players who came from all over the world.
Now, beyond all doubt, Handewasser is the representative gamer of Netherlands with Grubby who is also Hall of Famer. |
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Byung-geon Kang(nickname: iamgrunt) won the champion of Age of Empires III at the WCG 2001 and WCG 2007.
In 2001, Byung-geon Kang teamed up with Jae Back, Lee(Koven) to win the gold medal, and paved the way for South Korea to claim the title of Grand Champion. He was 18 years old at the time, and he became the face of Age of Empire in Korea. |
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That same year, he won the Asia Pacific Cup and MS organized World Championship in November to become widely known as one of the world's best AOE player. However, in WCG 2002 Korean National Finals, he lost to Seo Young, Ahn(Kimchsarang), which caused him the chance to be the Korean representative. |
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In 2007, he proves his skills once again by taking the gold medal in AOE, and finally joins the WCG Hall of Fame.
He gives thanks to his parents who understood him concentrating on games rather than studying. He gave up the Korean SATs to join the competition, and won the championship trophy, which he gifted to his parents.
We believe that all of his sacrifices and efforts is what made him the best AOE player in the world. |
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Kyung Hyun Ryoo won the champion of Dawn of War at the WCG 2005 and WCG 2006.
He started playing games with WarCraft III. Dong Hyun Kim, WarCraft III gamer and close friend of Ryoo, recommended DOW to Ryoo and rest is history. Maybe this is why so many famous Korean WarCraft III gamers come to cheer on Ryoo at the WCG National Finals in Korea. |
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Ryoo practiced for the WCG Grand Final whenever he was not in school, eating, or sleeping. He always practiced hard to keep his ID at the top of the international DOW ladder, and this is why he is now recognized as the best DOW player in the world.
As a WCG participant, Ryoo enjoys talking and hanging out with gamers from other countries. He has a great personality, and he is usually together with many friends. Within Team Korea, his cheerful personality is infectious and raises his team mates' spirits. However, his biggest joy comes from being able to compete against and meet the DOW gamers around the world. |
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In 2005, Ryoo moved to New Jersey, USA with his family. He is continuing his high school studies and of course enjoys playing games during his spare time.
Ryoo said "I'm happy to present a second consecutive WCG gold medal to my parents." He is, without a doubt, the world's best DOW player. |
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| Mattew Leto(nickname: Zyos) maintained his champion status in Halo in WCG 2004 Grand Final following his championship in WCG 2003 Grand Final.
He is an ordinary guy who majors in Computer Information System
at an university. But he becomes the most extraordinary player in the world when he starts playing Halo. |
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As most of you know, the tournaments of WCG 2003 and WCG 2004 have
been composed of full league (Round Robin) and single elimination. Obviously, the 1st player of each group in full league advanced to single elimination. |
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| Mattew Leto participated in WCG Grand
Finals as a US representative and showed his excellent skills and strategies to the world.
He accumulated nothing but victories and earned his championship in WCG 2003 Grand Final (the first event which had console game event).
And then he maintained his championship after earning all victories except for only 1 match in WCG 2004 Grand Final.
The press and spectators of the Grand Final were all amazed by his excellent performances. He has now became the most famous halo player in the world instantaneously.
All gamers and WCG friends will remember his top-notch performance and we will keep him in our memory as a WCG legend forever. |
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Yohwan Lim(nickname: Slayers_'BoxeR')
won the champion of Starcraft: Broodwar at the WCG 2001(the 1st WCG) and WCG 2002.
He was famous pro-gamer in Korea when he participated in WCG as korean representative.
So every korean wished he could show korean power at playing. |
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The tournament of WCG 2001, WCG
2002 have composed of full leageu(Round
Robin) and double Elimination.
The 1st winner of full league
per group could be advanced to
double elimination. |
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All spectators from the tournament arena and media were very surprised to Yohwan Lim(nickname: Slayers_'BoxeR')'s play.
He earn the victories from all matches at WCG 2001.
At WCG 2002, he was defeated 2 matches at Full league.
But he earned champion's medal easily at single tournament.
These days, Yohwan Lim have been showing his brilliant playing as pro-gamer in Korea and many gamers are exited at his match. |
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Christian Hock(nickname: ShuukGitzZz_de) won the champion in Unreal Tournament at the WCG 2001(the 1st WCG) and WCG 2002.
He participated in WCG Grand Final as a German representative and showed his excellent performance to the world. |
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The tournament of WCG 2001, WCG 2002 have composed of full league (Round Robin) and double Elimination.
The 1st winner of full league per group could be advanced to double elimination. |
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Chiristian Hock(nickname:ShuukGitzZz_de) earned victories from all matches except one match during WCG 2001 Grand Final and WCG 2002 Grand Final.
His favorite weapon was "suipier" at tournament.
The Spectators were surprised to his speedy and agile playing and a lot of players whom he met at Grand Final became his friend after seeing his fair playing.
All gamers of the world will remember his playing for a long time.
And his name will be kept in our mind as WCG Legend. |
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Dennis Schellhase (nickname: styla) won the gold medals in FIFA at the WCG 2005 Grand Final and WCG 2003 Grand Final.
He participated in WCG Grand Final as a German representative and showed his excellent performance to the world. |
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The tournament of WCG 2005 consisted of full league (Round Robin) and single elimination, and the tournament of WCG 2003 consisted of full league (Round Robin) and double elimination Dennis Schellhase lost only one match during WCG 2003 Grand Final.
In WCG 2003, He won the final match against his twin brother. Excitement was in the air as spectators watched this memorable moment. |
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Everyone was surprised by his speedy and agile play and a lot of players that he met he met at Grand Final became his friend after seeing his fair play.
All gamers of the world will remember his playing for a long time. And you can see his performance again through free VODs at WCG TV. |
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TEAM3D won the gold medals in Counter-Strike at the WCG 2004 Grand Final and WCG 2005 Grand Final.
The team members who showed best performances and won TEAM3D the championship in Counter-Strike
Are as follows: |
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| TEAM3D members for WCG 2005 Grand Final |
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| Michael So |
Josh Sievers |
Kyle Miller |
Ronald Kim |
Salvatore Garozzo |
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| TEAM3D members for WCG 2004 Grand Final |
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| Johnny Quach |
Dave Geffon |
Kyle Miller |
Ronald Kim |
Salvatore Garozzo |
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| TEAM3D members great teamwork lead them to the top and kept the name of TEAM3D in WCG friends minds worldwide. |
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