Seed has always been a player that is known for his intelligent play. He is one we can consider to be a "veteran" in the StarCraft 2 scene. Having early success in Heart of the Swarm BETA, Seed is a player that although might have fallen from the top Protoss slot (if that ever really existed), is definitely one who has tons of experience in numerous competitive settings. He has competed in GSL Code S (was a champion), Code A, and the very prestigious team league run by GOM, the GSTL (RIP). Seed started getting a lot of attention from the community when he played in the GSTL for IM in Feb’11. He had an impressive performances taking out players like Ensnare, TOP, and Hyperdub. (Early HotS BETA).
Let's not forget, "The first major Heart of the Swarm tournament that Seed participated in was the 2013 MLG Winter Championship. In the Showdowns he faced Sniper, who he defeated 3-1 to qualify for the main event. However, he did fall in the first round to Rain. Later on in the Exhibition Matches, he lost 3-2 to MarineKing, and got knocked out of the tournament entirely."
Alternate ID's include: IM.Seed, SeedSG, LG-IM.Seed, FXOSeed, Vengeance
Team History:
2011 - 2013-05-22 Incredible Miracle
2013-05-22 - 2013-10-31 FXOpen e-Sports
Achievements:
Winner of 2012 GSL Code S Season 3 / IPTL TAC3
2012-11-11 1st MSI Pro Cup WW: Asian Qualifier
2012-06-14 2nd TeamLiquid StarLeague 4: KR Qualifier #1
2012-03-19 2nd RaidCall Invitational #2
2011-12-14 1st KSL Daily Week 3 Day 3
Follow Seed on Twitter: http://twitter.com/SeedSC2
So.. you might be asking yourselves.. "Why am I even making a thread like this?"
I have commentated and seen many games of Seed in numerous online tournaments (early HotS) and I've also hosted plenty of community showmatches that featured his outstanding Protoss play (yes he did take all of my money). Through this I have developed a strong friendship with Ahn over skype and quickly learned that he is a super nice guy who is extremely dedicated to the game and is working ridiculously hard to get back to his dominance in the early start of HotS. I want to help him get there.
What you can expect in the future from Seed, myself, and his stream:
- A consistent streaming schedule that caters to both EU and NA viewers. (This will be announced through his twitter - @SeedSC2 ( http://twitch.tv/SeedfOu )
- More chat interaction with fans and viewers.
- He WILL use a microphone to commentate his games in English (his English is actually insanely impressive and easy to understand). So far he's talked about how overpowered Blink Stalkers are and how strong Terran is
- There will be times where you can send twitter questions (@SeedSC2 ) and he will respond to them on stream. This can be strategy, team history, pretty much anything goes as long as it doesn't get too personal!
- I will do my best to talk to him about releasing some kind of replay pack for his fans to check out (this will probably be a monthly thing).
- Expect him to take part in MANY online cups (EU/NA).
The whole purpose of this project is to let the fans and viewers of StarCraft really get to know Seed on a more personal level, not just as some Korean who has top notch mechanics and can maintain a high rank on the KR GM ladder. I guess you can consider this some kind of personal sponsorship or so, but regardless of what this is labeled as - I am very excited to be working with Anh to help connect his fan base and show to the community how much of a character and amazing player he truly is.