Hite Sparkyz, previously OGN Sparkyz, previously KOR, was one of the longest standing in the Brood War pro scene. Starting in October 2000 they were one of the first teams to make the move up to the competitive level and fostered many great players such as CasyZeus, ClouD, Luxury, YellOw[ArnC]Leta, and last but certainly not least Horang2. While they were torn apart by the Match Fixing Scandal they were the perpetual underdog that always seemed to do well. While they didn't have their own Jaedong, Stork, Flash, or Bisu they were a team that consistently, especially towards the end, placed well in team leagues with good showings across the board. Even when Proleague still contained the volatile 2v2 matches they managed to have one of the most dominant 2v2 pairs in YarnC and Zeus. Even at the very beginning of the pro scene, back in the very early 2000s, the Sparkyz coach to-be, Side was owning up a storm with 6 podium finishes between 2001 and 2003.
Towards the end of their run Sparkyz members even started to do well in the individual leagues, something that had plagued their players for a long time, with YarnC making it to the the finals against Jaedong after having to go through a Ro16 group of death and team killing in an entirely Sparkyz Ro8 group. In the capable hands of go.go (whom I will openly admit to hating with a passion for being an obnoxious waste of space), Leta, Horang2, and YarnC (and even type.B stepping up to the plate on occasion) Sparkyz took the scene by storm between 2007 and 2009 having 7 1st to 3rd place finishes in different competitions, and all of this was done without any "top tier" player. It was just a strong team of consistent players who pulled it together when their team needed them.
Because of their long run in the pro scene and for all of their accomplishments I think that they deserve a place in the TL user base and to have their banner accessible to those who want to show it. Though it is tragic that so many of their players were involved in something as unforgivable as the match fixing scandal, and I'm ashamed to say that the ringleader was a Sparkyz player, their accomplishments and those players who went on to be some of the leaders (and Leta as the captain) of CJ Entus have done enough to warrant this little honor be done for them.
Also, fuck Luxury, completely forgot that he beat his wife. . . . That's just fucked up. . . Great player, but that is completely and utterly inexcusable.
Pics Because they're oh so pretty too
Leta looking good as ever
Max~
YarnC and Luxury, the twins cute as ever
type.B such a boss~~~~~
Sparkyz team looking suave in the best uniforms a Proleague team has ever had (Also I'd blow stupid money to get one of these. . . . .)
Oh. . . . And did I mention they had an awesome SF team too???
Also necessary to include some of what made Zeus Zeus, and it was totally justified because their 2's team was kick ass :D (He was doing great ceremonies before FBH ever did)
They must have removed it because I remember the Hite Sparkyz or OGN Sparkyz tag awhile ago, maybe i'm just trippin. I guess they just removed it after the matchfixing thing maybe, not sure, But yeah I fully support this as there was always a few players on the team that I really enjoyed watching, namely Leta, Horang2, and Casy.
The twins fucked up, but no more so than anybody else involved in the scandal. And from what I've seen they were the least involved of all the people that took part. Overall I really lay the blame on Justin who was found to be the ringleader of the whole ordeal, and he happened to be on Sparkyz and roped many of his teammates into it. Justin was captain of Sparkyz and was looked up to by a lot of the players on the team, and I really think that he was the reason that so many Sparkyz players were involved. I'm not trying to say that this excuses anyone who took part in the scandal, but when your captain tries to get you to do something like that it is understandable that so many of them were involved.
On June 28 2013 14:07 Ochrow wrote: The twins fucked up, but no more so than anybody else involved in the scandal. And from what I've seen they were the least involved of all the people that took part. Overall I really lay the blame on Justin who was found to be the ringleader of the whole ordeal, and he happened to be on Sparkyz and roped many of his teammates into it. Justin was captain of Sparkyz and was looked up to by a lot of the players on the team, and I really think that he was the reason that so many Sparkyz players were involved. I'm not trying to say that this excuses anyone who took part in the scandal, but when your captain tries to get you to do something like that it is understandable that so many of them were involved.
Luxury beat his wife and got arrested. His captain didn't cause that.
On June 28 2013 14:07 Ochrow wrote: The twins fucked up, but no more so than anybody else involved in the scandal. And from what I've seen they were the least involved of all the people that took part. Overall I really lay the blame on Justin who was found to be the ringleader of the whole ordeal, and he happened to be on Sparkyz and roped many of his teammates into it. Justin was captain of Sparkyz and was looked up to by a lot of the players on the team, and I really think that he was the reason that so many Sparkyz players were involved. I'm not trying to say that this excuses anyone who took part in the scandal, but when your captain tries to get you to do something like that it is understandable that so many of them were involved.
Luxury beat his wife and got arrested. His captain didn't cause that.
Shit, completely forgot about that. . . . He was such a good player though
On June 28 2013 14:07 Ochrow wrote: The twins fucked up, but no more so than anybody else involved in the scandal. And from what I've seen they were the least involved of all the people that took part. Overall I really lay the blame on Justin who was found to be the ringleader of the whole ordeal, and he happened to be on Sparkyz and roped many of his teammates into it. Justin was captain of Sparkyz and was looked up to by a lot of the players on the team, and I really think that he was the reason that so many Sparkyz players were involved. I'm not trying to say that this excuses anyone who took part in the scandal, but when your captain tries to get you to do something like that it is understandable that so many of them were involved.
Luxury beat his wife and got arrested. His captain didn't cause that.
Yup, they just had a kind of panache to them that made them special. I'll forever be disappointed with what so many of their players did, but they were a damn good team that were fun to watch, and I really think they should be included in the list. Plus they just have one of the best logos of all time. :D
On June 28 2013 14:07 Ochrow wrote: The twins fucked up, but no more so than anybody else involved in the scandal. And from what I've seen they were the least involved of all the people that took part. Overall I really lay the blame on Justin who was found to be the ringleader of the whole ordeal, and he happened to be on Sparkyz and roped many of his teammates into it. Justin was captain of Sparkyz and was looked up to by a lot of the players on the team, and I really think that he was the reason that so many Sparkyz players were involved. I'm not trying to say that this excuses anyone who took part in the scandal, but when your captain tries to get you to do something like that it is understandable that so many of them were involved.
Luxury beat his wife and got arrested. His captain didn't cause that.
And THREATENED TO POUR ACID ON HER FACE.
>.> i don't remember that part? Link to news article? I knew he got arrested for domestic abuse but never that he was threatening to pour acid on her face...is that common in asia? I know it can be common in like the middle east.