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Joona “Serral” Sotala from Finland is playing for ENCE eSports. He is currently qualified for the IEM Katowice competition because of his win from the 2018 WCS Global Finals. Serral is a Zerg player and he is currently ranked 4th in the 2019 Starcraft 2 World Championship series with 250 points. At the age of just 20 years old, he is the youngest active player with a Premier tournament win and the youngest player in the IEM Katowice tournament. He is currently ranked 3rd in the player earning rankings with $589,453 total earnings.
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Alex “Neeb” Sunderhaft is a Protoss player from New York, USA. He is the winner of the 2017 GreatGamers Award in the RTS category. He plays for Team Ting. Neeb was able to qualify for the IEM Katowice by finishing top three from the European Qualifier. Neeb is currently tied at first in the WCS Circuit rankings with 325 points, which he shares with SpeCial and uThermal. Neeb is considered to by many to be the best “foreign” player in Starcraft 2. He is currently ranked 16th in the player earning rankings with $402,164 total earnings.
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Juan Carlos “SpeCial” Tena Lopez is a Terran player from Mexico. He is currently playing for Team XTEN Esports. He is also known for his ID as “MajOr”. SpeCial is the winner of all three seasons of the Copa America 2018. He was won at least one season of the Copa America since it began in 2013. He is tied (along with Neeb and uTherman) as the #1 ranked players in the WCS circuit with 325 points. SpeCial qualified for the IEM Katowice by finishing as the top three players at the European Qualifiers.
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Marc “uTHermal” Shclappi is a Terran player from the Netherlands. He is currently playing for Team Liquid. uTHermal has had a successful 2018 with top four finishers in the WCS Leipzig qualifiers, the WCS Montreal Qualifiers and the Ultimate Series. He also placed second in the WCS Austin Qualifiers (losing to Serral in the final). He is tied (along with Neeb and SpeCial) as the #1 ranked player in the WCS circuit with 325 points. uThermal qualified for the IEM Katowice by finishing as the top three players at the European Qualifiers.
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Jo “Patience” Ji Hyun, also known as “Lucy” is a Protoss player currently without a team. Patience is from South Korea and his last premier appearance was a second place finish at the World Cyber Arena Global Finals in 2016 (He lost 1-3 for ByuN). His most notable achievement was winning the HomeStory Cup XIV in 2017. Patience qualified for the IEM Katowice by finishing as the top three players at the American Qualifiers.
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Lee “INnoVation” Shun Huyn is a South Korean gamer playing for Team Reciprocity. He is also known by the name “Bogus” and he is known for playing the Terran race. INnoVation is considered by many as the best player from South Korea. He has a total of 7 premier tournament wins. He is currently ranked 6th in the player earning rankings with $519,394 total earnings. INnoVation qualified for the IEM Katowice by finishing as the top three players at the American Qualifiers.
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Cho “Maru” Seong Ju is a South Korean esports player who represents Team Jin Air Green Wings. He is best known as being the youngest GSL player winning his first televised game at the young age of 13. Maru is currently the top player in the world in of rankings with total earnings of $694,910. He is also considered as one of the best Terran players in the game. His last win was the 2018 Global Starcraft 2 League Season 3/Code S. Maru qualified for the IEM Katowice by finishing as the top three players at the American Qualifiers.
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Joo “Zest” Sung Wook, also known as “Wooki” and “P7GAB” is a South Korean player currently with no team. At 26 years of age, he is considered as a veteran player in the SC2 circuit. His latest achievement was finishing as top 4 during the 2018 Global Starcraft 2 League Season 3/Code S. Zest qualified for the IEM Katowice by finishing as the top five players at the South Korean Qualifiers. He is currently ranked 12th in the player earning rankings with $422,096 total earnings.
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Lee “Bunny” Jae-Seon is a South Korean pro gamer currently playing for Team Blacer. He plays the Terran race on Starcraft 2. Bunny’s most recent achievement was winning the Afreeca World Tournament last year, defeating KeeN 4 games to 3. He also placed second during the 2017 Starcraft 2 Starleague Season 2 Challenge, which was his best finish at a premier event. Bunny qualified for the IEM Katowice by finishing as the top five players at the South Korean Qualifiers.
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Jun “TY” Tae Yang is a professional South Korean esports player currently playing for Team Splyce. TY plays the Terran race on Starcraft 2. His last Premier tournament, TY placed second place at the 2018 Global StarCraft II League Season 3/Code S, losing 4 games to 3 to eventual champion Maru in a close match. TY qualified for the IEM Katowice by finishing as the top five players at the South Korean Qualifiers. He is currently ranked 5th in the player earning rankings with $548,065 total earnings.
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Park “Dark” Ryung Woo is a South Korean player currently with The Gosu Crew team. Dark plays the Zerg Race on Starcraft 2. His last Premier tournament win was a top 4 finish at the 2018 AfreecaTV GSL Super Tournament 2. Dark qualified for the IEM Katowice by finishing as the top five players at the South Korean Qualifiers. He is currently ranked 10th in the player earning rankings with $458,330 total earnings.
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Lee “Rogue” Byung Ryul, also known as “Savage”, is a South Korean player currently with the team Jin Air Green Wings team. He is widely considered to be one of the best Zerg player in the game. Rogue won the IEM Season XII World Championship of 2018, and his last Premier tournament, he had a top 4 finish as the 2018 WCS Global Finals. Rogue qualified for the IEM Katowice by finishing as the top five players at the South Korean Qualifiers. He is currently ranked 2nd in the player earning rankings with $613,063 total earnings.
