Lim Yo-hwan

Lim Yo-hwan (Korean: 임요환, born September 4, 1980), known online as SlayerS_`BoxeR` (usually shortened to BoxeR), is a former professional player of the real-time strategy computer game StarCraft. He is often referred to as The Terran Emperor, or simply The Emperor, and is widely considered to be one of the most successful players of the genre as well as an esports icon.

"boxeR" redirects here. For other uses, see Boxer.
In this Korean name, the family name is Lim.
BoxeR
Lim Yo-hwan in 2021
Personal information
Name임요환
(Lim Yo-hwan)
Nickname(s)The Terran Emperor
Born (1980-09-04) September 4, 1980
NationalityKorean
Career information
GamesStarCraft
StarCraft II
Playing career1999–2013
RoleTerran
Coaching career2012–2013
Team history
As player:
2000–2002IS
2002–2003Orion
2003–20044U
2004–2006SK Telecom T1
2006–2008Air Force ACE
2008–2010SK Telecom T1
2010–2012SlayerS
As coach:
2012–2013SK Telecom T1
Signature

Lim won his first StarCraft: Brood War tournament in 1999. From 2001 to 2002, he won multiple major championships, including two OnGameNet Starleague titles and two World Cyber Games gold medals. In 2002, he also created the team Team Orion, which later became SK Telecom T1 (SKT T1) in 2004. He began his compulsory military service in 2006, where he played on South Korea's newly formed Air Force esports team Airforce Challenge E-sports. In late 2010, he retired from StarCraft: Brood War and founded the StarCraft II team SlayerS. He then briefly returned to SKT T1 as a coach in 2012 before retiring due to health related issues. Lim finished his playing career with a record of 603 wins and 430 losses (58.4%).

Following his retirement from esports, Lim became a professional poker player. He won his first Asian Poker Tour (APT) title in September 2018 and his second in January 2019.

Career

Early career (1998–2000)

In 1998, while in his third year at Seongbo High School in Seoul, South Korea, Lim fell in love with the video game StarCraft.[1] He started playing the game as the Protoss race, but after a patch was implemented into the game, he switched to the Terran race.[2]

After Blizzard Entertainment released the StarCraft expansion StarCraft: Brood War, Lim decided to create a guild called Slayer. However, after he was unsuccessful in creating it, he decided to make SlayerS_`BoxeR` his Battle.net ID. Shortly after, he began ranking high on Battle.net and his ID became widely recognized. In August 1999, while playing at a PC Bang, he was approached by Kim Yang-joong, the president of the management company Sinabro, who asked him if he would like to become a professional gamer. Lim accepted the offer but needed to convince his parents first, as video gaming as a career was an unusual idea at the time. After much effort, Lim convinced his parent to allow him to sign with Sinabro.[3] In December 1999, Lim won his first tournament, the SBS Multi-Game Championship.[4] Nearly a year later, in October 2000, he joined team IS, later known as Hwaseung OZ.[5]

The first bonjwa (2001–2003)

The term Royal Road is refers to when player wins an OnGameNet Starleague (OSL) title in their rookie season; despite the Terran race being considered weak, Lim walked the Royal Road in the 2001 Hanbitsoft OSL. He reached the semifinals, where he defeated Park "Kingdom" Yong-wook by a score of 2–1.[2] Following, he defeated Jang "JinNam" Jin-nam in the grand finals, 3–0, and became the third person ever to walk the Royal Road.[6] Overall, he won 11 games and only lost one in the event; after proving that the Terran was a viable race in StarCraft, he became known as "The Hope of Terran".[7] He followed that up by winning the following OSL, the 2001 Coca-Cola OSL, after defeating Hong "Storm" Jin-Ho in the finals, 3–2. He then took home a gold medal at the international World Cyber Games 2001 after taking down Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier. At the final OSL event of the year, the 2001 SKY OSL, Lim finished in second after losing to Kim "Garimto" Dong-soo in the finals.[8]

In April 2002, Lim picked up another championship title at the 2002 KPGA 1st Tour.[9] At the first OSL event of the year, the 2002 NATE OSL, Lim was eliminated in the round of 16.[8] At the following OSL, the 2002 SKY OSL, he reached the finals, where he ultimately lost to Park "Reach" Jeong-seok and finished in second place.[8] At the end of the year, Lim picked up his second consecutive WCG gold medal at the World Cyber Games 2002.[10] After finishing at the top of nearly every tournament he entered between 2000 and 2002, Lim was StarCraft's first "bonjwa" — a player who dominates all other players for an extended period of time — and was nicknamed "The Terran Emperor".[11]

Lim won the 2003 KTF Bigi Four Kings Battle in January 2003 after defeating Lee "NaDa" Yoon-yeol in the finals by a score of 2–1.[12]

In the midst of WCG 2002, Lim was not a part of any team, as his previous one, IS, disbanded, and the Orion Group, parent company of OnGameNet, began sponsoring Lim as an individual. In anticipation of the new professional StarCraft Proleague forming in 2003, Lim, along with manager Joo Hoon, created the team Orion in November 2002.[13][14] The KTF EVER Cup Proleague began in March 2003, and Orion was not expected to perform very well, with many considering it to be "Lim Yo-hwan's one-man team." They began the regular season with personnel troubles, as two of their members were amateurs. However, after picking up two more players in the middle of the regular season, the team finished the regular season in second place. Orion became the champion of the Proleague on September 30, 2003, after they took down Hanbit Stars in the finals, 4–1.[15]

Following the Proleague championship, Orion Group refused to re-sign any of their players and only wanted to be Lim's personal sponsor. Lim reject the sponsorship, as he did not see value in having an individual sponsorship over a team sponsorship, and renamed the team to 4U.[16] The 4U team went on to win another Proleague, the LG IBM MBC Team League. In April 2004, South Korean wireless carrier SK Telecom acquired the team with an investment of US$2 million, officially creating the team SK Telecom T1.[17][18]

Decline and military (2004–2010)
Lim at the 2006 Sky Proleague

Lim's win rate steadily declined through the years; his win rate in 2001 was 73%, but it dropped to 61% in 2002, 55% in 2003, and 54% in 2004.[13] By that time, Lim's "bonjwa" status had faded, as newer and younger players emerged. However, he still would place high in some premier tournaments. He reached the 2004 EVER OSL finals in 2004, where he faced fellow teammate Choi "Cheater Terran" Yeon-sung (who was later known as iloveoov), but he ultimately lost the match by a score of three to two.[11] In 2005, he finished as the runner up in the 2005 So1 OSL after falling to Oh "Anytime" Yeong-jong in the finals. He became the oldest person to reach the finals of an individual league.[13] That year, Lim's contract with SKT T1 was worth as much as $200,000, which was the largest esports contract in history at the time.[18] His win rates in 2005 and 2006 was 58% and 56%, respectively.[13]

In October 2006, Lim began his 27-month mandatory military service in South Korea, joining the Republic of Korea Air Force.[19] On April 1, 2007, the Air Force announced that it had created its own esports team, known as Airforce Challenge E-sports (ACE). Lim joined the team, along other former professional gamers, including his SKT T1 teammate Sung "MuMyung" Hak-seung. The team began play with the 2007 season Proleague championship.[20] While with the team, Lim had a total of 24 wins and 38 losses.[21]

As Lim's contract with SKT T1 was in effect until 2010, he returned to his team after his military service ended on December 21, 2008.[21] His first match back with the team was on January 17, 2009, in a match against ACE's Oh "Anytime" Yeong-jong at the Shinhan Bank Winners League, part of the 2008–09 Shinhan Bank Proleague, although he lost the match. SKT T1 went on to win the 2008–09 Shinhan Bank Proleague.[22] His first win since returning from the Air Force did not come until October 25, 2009, when Lim defeated Hwaseung OZ's Park "Killer" Joon-oh in the 2009–10 Shinhan Bank Pro League. The win made him both the first former Air Force player and the first player in his 30s to win a match in the Proleague.[23]

StarCraft II (2010–2012)
Lim at MLG Anaheim 2011

Lim's contract with SKT T1 expired on August 31, 2010. On October 9, 2010, he announced that he would switch to playing StarCraft II professionally, beginning with the Global StarCraft II League (GSL) open tournament.[24] After making it to the quarterfinals of the main tournament, Lim faced Lee "NaDa" Yoon-yeol, who was statistically the best player of all time and one that Lim had never defeated in a major event. It was Lim's first televised match in years, and it briefly crashed the internet in Korea as it was watched by millions of people. Lim won the match. However, he lost his semifinals match against Lim "NesTea" Jae-duk and finished the event in the top four.[25] After finding that playing without a team was difficult, Lim announced on November 9, 2010, that he was forming a new StarCraft II team called SlayerS.[26]

In March 2011, Lim dropped from Code S, the highest ranked division in the GSL, to Code A. He subsequently, along with many other Korean players, applied to join the upcoming North American Star League (NASL).[27] Shortly after, Lim shifted his focus from competing in individual events to the Global StarCraft II Team League (GSTL).[28] SlayerS went on to win both the March and May 2011 GSTL championships.[29]

Lim was invited to compete at 2011 Major League Gaming (MLG) event in Columbus, Ohio. However, dealing with tendonitis in his shoulder, an injury that doctors noted usually affect men double his age, he gave his invitation to his teammate Moon "MMA" Sung-won. MMA ultimately won the event. A few months later, in July 2011, Lim competed at the MLG Pro Circuit in Anaheim. In the group stage of the event, Lim went undefeated and advanced to the double-elimination tournament stage. Lim defeated Park "Rain" Seo-yong in the upper bracket semifinals and moved on to the upper bracket final, where he faced Jeong "Mvp" Jong-hyeon. However, Lim lost to the two-time GSL champion and was sent to the lower bracket final. There, he faced MMA. After losing the first game of the match, Lim won the second to tie up the best-of-three series. However, MMA won the third match, and Lim finished the event in third place.[11]

Coaching (2012–2013)

In April 2012, there were reports that Lim would be taking a break from playing professionally to begin physical therapy. His shoulder had been hurting for over a year and prevented him from playing more than five games a day. In an interview, he also noted that he had been dealing with multiple injuries. "The main problem is the spinal pain," he said. "There's an inflammation, and there is pain in my wrists, waist, neck, and everywhere."[30] His shoulder injury took him out of competition beginning on May 1, 2012, as he forfeit his GSL matches and dropped out of competition.[31]

On August 16, 2012, SK Telecom T1 announced that Lim had joined the team as a coach on a one-year contract.[32][33] Eight months later, on April 3, 2013, Lim was promoted to head coach.[34] However, he retired from professional esports altogether, on September 26, 2013, citing health complications.[35]

Player profile

During this early time in his career he innovated heavily, creating many new strategies that saw much use afterward, most notably making much more effective use of the Terran Dropship unit than had previously been achieved. He also gained a reputation for being able to turn around matches against the odds and having excellent micromanagement (unit control) skills. He would often continue the game despite heavy disadvantages yet still pull out a victory. In contrast, some commentators consider poor macromanagement (economy/unit production) skills his weakness, in comparison to other top-level professional StarCraft players.

BoxeR is most renowned for his creativity; often building proxy barracks. In many games, he has gone for quick attacks ("rushes") or special ops units ("ghosts") which make the games extremely entertaining. He is very well respected in StarCraft both in Korea and abroad.

Legacy

Lim was integral in popularizing StarCraft and esports around the world in the 2000s, becoming a pop culture icon.[36] In 2003, the Korean executive branch named Lim a "cultural celebrity" in its annual report on the culture industry.[37] PGR21.com's Seiji wrote:[38][39]

In the NBA, Michael Jordan was but one athlete, but had the influencing power beyond that of a mere basketball player. "It is safe to say that because of his presence, the NBA grew rapidly and basketball was no longer the American game, but an international sport. Would it be an overstatement if one were to say that Lim Yo Hwan has a value like Michael Jordan? The greatest significance Lim Yo Hwan has towards e-sports is that he has transformed it from a festival of mere maniacs to a mainstream culture that is now broadcasted [sic] by the media. His value can be seen as he raised the understanding of what was once considered as a mere childish game to the dignified acceptance by all as part of the mainstream culture.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation also wrote that Lim was "the most prominent gamer on the planet for any computer game that's ever existed."[40]

Throughout his playing career, Lim recorded a total of 603 wins and 430 losses, with a win rate of 58.4%, in 1033 matches.[5]

Awards and honors
Individual titles

Source:[41]

Team titles

Source:[41]

Records
  • Most wins on televised matches (500)[42]
  • First player to win more than one OSL (Hanbitsoft 2001, Coca-Cola 2001), and the first to win two consecutive OSLs
  • First player to make the OSL finals three times in a row
  • First player to achieve 100 wins in Ongamenet Starleagues (OSL)
  • Longest time to hold first place in KeSPA rankings – 17 months[42]
Halls of Fame
  • Korea Esports Hall of Fame – Class of 2018[43]
  • Esports Hall of Fame StarCraft: Brood War – Class of 2012[44]
  • ESL Hall of Fame – Class of 2019[45]
Media
  • Named ESReality's "Greatest Gamer of All Time"[42]
  • Named one of MTV's "Top 10 Most Influential Gamers of All Time"[46]
  • Esports Awards Lifetime Achievement Award – 2020[47]

Post-retirement

Poker
Lim during the 2014 WPT National Philippines

Lim became a professional poker player in December 2013, after signing with Me2on. In his first tournament, the Macau Poker Cup in January 2014, he advanced to the final table and finished in eighth place out of 235 entrants.[48] He won his first tournament title at the 2016 Asian Poker Tour (APT) Kickoff Manila, and later that year, he won another title at the 2016 APT Macau.[49]

In September 2018, Lim won the (APT) Philippines Championships II event after eliminating Si Yang Phua at heads up. It was his first-ever APT championship title, and he earned US$53,547.73 in prize money.[50] The following year, he picked up his second APT Championship title at the 2019 APT Vietnam Kickoff series in January 2019. At the event, Lim went heads up against Slaven Popov, who had a two-to-one chip lead entering heads up. Lim ultimately won the event with a nut flush on the board in the final hand. He won $87,946, making it his largest live cash earnings ever. After the win, he was ranked 10th in South Korea's all-time money list.[51]

Lim won his first-ever APT Super High Rollers title at the 2020 APT Kick-Off Vietnam, winning approximately $32,200 at the event.[52] By January 2023, Lim had won over $714,265 in live earnings.[53]

Show matches

Lim played in a two-versus-two exhibition StarCraft show match on November 6, 2015, at Blizzcon 2015.[54] On February 20, 2016, he played at the KT GiGA Legends Match, a show match between Lim and three other StarCraft players: Guillaume "Grrrr..." Patry, Lee "NaDa" Yoon-yeol, and Hong "YellOw" Jin-ho. He finished in third place at the event.[55] Lim played another show match on Twosday, February 22, 2022, against YellOW. The event, titled "Again Lim Jin-rok", was a best-of-five series. Lim defeated YellOW by a score of three to two.[56]

Personal life

Lim was born on September 4, 1980.[57] In his youth, he spent most of his time playing soccer.[4]

Lim began attending Wonkwang University in 2002 and graduated in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in game science.[58] He pursued a graduate degree at Sangmyung University's Graduate School of Digital Media.[59]

At the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, Lim met South Korean actress and media personality Kim Ga-yeon. Two two began dating, and their two-year relationship was publicly revealed in April 2010.[60] Lim and Kim filed for marriage in 2011, without holding a ceremony.[61] On August 1, 2015, Kim give birth to their first child, a daughter.[62] Although they had married five years earlier, they held a wedding ceremony on May 6, 2016.[63]

Media figure

Endorsements

In addition to team sponsors with SKT1 and SlayerS, BoxeR has been personally sponsored by companies including LG and Intel. In 2011, after becoming an Intel spokesman, he guest-starred in the Visual Life commercial series starring Girls' Generation (SNSD) that featured him playing TvZ (Terran Vs. Zerg) against Im Yoona at the top-floor cafeteria of the SM Entertainment office in Chungdamdong to promote the gaming-related capability of Intel computers. It was confirmed that the two exchanged autographs, including Yoona signing BoxeR's keyboard. The commercial was pulled from Korean TV when Intel execs realized that their gameplay footage was a replay of one of BoxeR's earlier televised matches.[64]

Film and television

In 2001, Lim appeared on an episode of KBS's Morning Yard. In 2006, he was featured in a KBS Power Interview. He has also appeared in various entertainment programs, including Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 and Brain Survivor. He was also in the 2002 film Can't Live Without Robbery and the KBS soap opera This is Love.[13] In November 2013, Lim made a special guest appearance on Saturday Night Live Korea.[65] In 2014, he was a cast member of The Genius: Rule Breaker.[66] He was a contestant on the web show Accomplices in 2022.[67]

Lim has also been a presenter at several award shows. In December 2004, he was a presenter at the 15th Seoul Music Awards.[68] Lim was also a presenter at the 2009 Melon Music Awards.[69]

Books

Lim has authored several books focusing on his life and StarCraft.

  • Lim Yo-hwan's Dropship (Minu Communications, 2001).[70]
  • (Try and Be) As Crazy As Me (2004).[19]

See also

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