Pyeong Hyun-woo ( B. 변현우 , born May 8, 1993 , Cheonan , Republic of Korea ), better known by his nickname ByuN , is a Korean professional StarCraft II player who plays for the Terran race, currently without a team. The 2016 World Champion , as well as the first person to win the Global StarCraft II League without team support, earned the nickname The One Man Army . In 2019, he completed his career in connection with his departure for military service. During his career, Pyong has won more than $ 400,000 in prize money. [1] ESPN named Pyong the best eSports player of 2016. He was also nominated for the Best eSportsman Award at The Game Awards 2016 .
| Kyung Hyun Woo | |
|---|---|
 Pyong at IGN ProLeague Season 4 in 2012 | |
| Date of Birth | May 8, 1993 (26 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Cheonan , Chuncheon Namdo , Republic of Korea |
| Citizenship | |
| Aliases | ByuN |
| Career | 2010—2019 (in the army) |
| Games | Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty 'y' StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void |
| Teams | |
| NEX (2010 - 10/18/2010) ZeNEX (10/18/2010 - 2011) Prime (10/08/2011 - 10/18/2015) X-Team (10/18/2015 - 05/25/2016) Team expert (10/01/2016 - 12/01/2017) | |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Style of play
- 3 Achievements
- 4 notes
Biography
According to Pyong, he never considered games as a possible career. As a child, he saw the July match against Midas in the StarCraft: BroodWar game, which impressed him very much, but that did not give rise to his desire to become an e-sportsman. Only having achieved significant success online, he tried to find a team and, unexpectedly for himself, became a professional player [2] .
Pyong began his esportsman career under the Bleach nickname after StarCraft II was officially released in South Korea. In his first two seasons of the GSL, he played for the Protoss race, but then switched to the Terrans. The first years of his career were not very successful: he achieved his best result - second place on the GSL after betting with the leadership of the team, which allowed him to tame the puppy if this result was achieved [3] .
When playing online, Pyong showed a good level of play, but when playing live he was too nervous, which led to errors. By the end of 2013, he stopped appearing in offline tournaments, from time to time successfully calibrating at online events, but refusing to go to tournaments, which he earned the right to participate in [3] . The main reason for this break, Pyong called the loss of faith in his abilities [2] . On October 18, 2015, the day before the scandal surrounding the team's contractual matches, ByuN left Prime and joined the X-Team [4] . In May 2016, he left the X-Team, citing poor funding, and did not seek a new one [5] .
According to Pyong, he was not going to return to e-sports after the release of StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void . However, in 2016, he planned to visit China, which required a trip to Seoul for a visa. By chance, it was at this time in Seoul that StarCraft II qualifying championships were held, in which Pyong decided to take part and won [2] , defeating Kim “sOs” Yu Jin in the final and becoming the first GSL non-team winner [6] . In preparation for the competition, he trained with people from North America and Europe who wanted to help Pen in their free time [3] , and in the StarCraft II rating mode, and, unlike many other esports players who wanted to hide their preparation process, he broadcast their games on Twitch , sometimes 12 hours a day [7] . At the tournament, Pyong received the nickname "The One Man Army" [3] [5] . According to Pyong, he was helped to win the tournament by the support of his main idol, Lee "INnoVation" Shin Hyun , whose transparency he saw in the hall [5] .
Two months later, Pyong took part in WCS , already as part of the team - by then he had managed to sign a contract with Team Expert. Most of the rest of the tournament participants participated without teams disbanded after the closure of ; The only exception was the team. Pyong emerged victorious from this championship [3] . A month later, Pyong wins the Chinese World Cyber Arena championship [8] .
ESPN named Pyong the best eSports player of 2016 ( Eng. 2016 ESPN Esports Awards - Player of the Year ), noting that after the close of Proleague StarCraft “was on its last legs”, the lost esports teams participated in probably their last tournaments, therefore, " StarCraft 'u needed a hero - and Pyon became them" [9] . He was also nominated for the Best eSports Player Award at The Game Awards 2016 , however, as a result, Marcelo Coldzera David , a player in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, received the award.
On January 29, 2019, Pyong’s career was interrupted by his departure for military service [11] .
Game Style
Pyeong is considered one of the strongest players in microcontrol [12] . He stands out especially for his excellent control of the “thug” unit [13] [14] . The advantage he took from this was so great that the unit was twice weakened in the game's balance updates [15] .
Achievements
- 2011 Global StarCraft II League July: Code S (3-4 place)
- 2012 Global StarCraft II League Season 3: Code S (3-4 place)
- 2016 Global StarCraft II League Season 2: Code S (1st place) [16]
- 2016 WCS Korea Season 2 Cross Finals (3-4 place) [17]
- 2016 WCS Global Finals (1st place) [3]
- World Cyber Arena 2016 Global Finals (1st place) [8]
- IEM Season XII - Shanghai (3-4 place) [18]
Notes
- ↑ ByuN - Byun, Huyn Woo - StarCraft II Player Profile . Esports Earnings . Date of treatment March 9, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 3 WCS Signature Series: ByuN (Terran) . (October 21, 2016). Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Why Byun is the 2016 ESPN Esports Player of the Year . ESPN (10 January 2017). Date of treatment November 18, 2018.
- ↑ Navneet Randhawa. Prime disbands . The Score eSports (December 2, 2015). Date of treatment March 6, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 3 The one man army of esports - Byun Hyun Woo . ESPN (September 13, 2016). Date of treatment November 18, 2018.
- ↑ Teamless ByuN triumphs in GSL Code S. ESPN (September 11, 2016). Date of treatment November 18, 2018.
- ↑ The lovable, bombastic, indomitable "ByuN" Hyun Woo . ESPN (October 24, 2016). Date of treatment November 18, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 After WCA win, ByuN is the man to beat in StarCraft II . ESPN (December 13, 2016). Date of treatment November 18, 2018.
- ↑ 2016 ESPN Esports Awards - Player of the Year . ESPN (10 January 2017). Date of treatment November 18, 2018.
- ↑ The Game Awards: Here's the full winners list . Polygon (December 1, 2016). Date of treatment November 20, 2018.
- ↑ theScore esports Daily (Dec. 21 ) . The Score eSports (2018-21-31). Date of treatment February 20, 2019.
- ↑ BlizzCon: Team expert Byun takes down Dark in SCII . ESPN (November 6, 2016). Date of treatment November 20, 2018.
- ↑ WCS Global Finals - Day 2 Recap . Starcraft II Official Game Site (November 7, 2016). Date of treatment November 22, 2018.
- ↑ ByuN the Reaper GOD - IEM Katowice SC2 . (March 2, 2017). Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- ↑ Is Terran Overpowered? (eng.) . esports.com (July 30, 2018). Date of treatment November 22, 2018.
- ↑ StarCraft 2 | 2016 Global StarCraft II League Season 2 . cybersport.ru . Date of treatment March 9, 2019.
- ↑ StarCraft 2 | 2016 WCS Korea Season 2 Cross Finals 1v1 . cybersport.ru . Date of treatment March 9, 2019.
- ↑ StarCraft 2 | IEM Season XII - Shanghai . cybersport.ru . Date of treatment March 9, 2019.