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San

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[e][h]Protoss San
Player Information
Name:
강초원
Romanized Name:
Kang, Cho-Won
Nationality:
Born:
May 14, 1990 (age 33)
Race:
Alternate IDs:
SanZenith, kiddin
Approx. Total Winnings:
$111,552
Military Service:
Fulfilled
Years Active:
2010 - 2015
Links
Achievements
ASUS ROG Winter 2014
All-Kills:
 × 2
History
2010-??-?? — 2010-10-18Zenith
2010-10-18 — 201?-??-??ZeNEX
2011-02-25 — 2012-09-09New Star HoSeo
2012-12-27 — 2013-08-30AZUBU
2013-10-01 — 2015-08-31yoe Flash Wolves
2016-07-04 — PresentMilitary
Retired:
2016-07-04
Recent Matches
yoe FW yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
1:4
(vs)
AxiomAxiom Axiom
July 23, 2015 - 20:00 EDT  
San Protoss South Korea
0:3
(vs)
South Korea Terran FanTaSy
July 22, 2015 - 21:40 KST  
San Protoss South Korea
0:2
(vs)
South Korea Terran TaeJa
July 16, 2015 - 19:00 CEST  
San Protoss South Korea
0:3
(vs)
South Korea Protoss Zest
July 9, 2015 - 18:30 KST  
San Protoss South Korea
0:3
(vs)
South Korea Zerg soO
July 6, 2015 - 17:00 KST  


Kang, "San" Cho-Won (born May 14, 1990) is a retired Korean Protoss player who last played for yoe Flash Wolves.

Wings of Liberty[edit]

San was once a member of the Korean clan Zenith, and he was part of the initial roster that merged with the NEX clan to form the professional gaming team ZeNEX.[1]

San qualified for the GSL Open Seasons 1 & 2, earning enough points to qualify for Code S. He was eliminated in season 3 preliminaries by his then teammate, Kyrix. San's play was noted to be extremely lackluster during this period and he was often cheesed out of his sets. San would be picked up by a newly formed HoSeo in February 2011.[2]

On July 20, 2011, it was announced that San and Hoseo teammate Sia were seeking foreign teams. It is worth noting that when the Code A Preliminary thread was created, Gom listed San under "Other", instead of with New Star HoSeo, indicating that san may have left NSHoSeo. It was later revealed by Artosis during the New Star HoSeo vs MvP GSTL match that he is currently looking for a foreigner team, though he is still in New Star HoSeo.

Global StarCraft II League[edit]

Code S[edit]

San lost in the Round of 32 to both InCa and MC in the 2011 January GSL in games that both lasted under 10 minutes. This caused him to go into the Up and Down brackets. San was considered by many to be one of the worst players in Code S and was chosen by the Code A champion, TOP, for his group in the Up and Down matches. Despite this, San managed to beat the other player in his group, LegalMind 2-1, maintaining his position in Code S for the next season.

San would play what many (read: Artosis) considered to be the best games of his pro-gaming career in the GSL 5. He was chosen by NesTea to be in his group, specifically because he was seen as a free win. San admitted this, and even said that he did not want to advance because he wants to complete his mandatory military service. Despite the odds heavily against San, he played an extremely long and praised match against NesTea making use of Motherships, Dark Templars and Archons, eventually defeating the GSL 2 champion. San followed this up by defeating BoxeR in a very straight forward victory, and then defeating Ensnare, thus completing three major upsets in a row, and taking first place in an extremely difficult group. San continued his run into the tournament by taking out TheWinD 2-1 and sC 3-1, moving on to the semifinals. He was ultimately defeated in the semifinals by MC.

He showed that his skills weren't something temporary during the GSL World Championship by first beating Sen in the team matches and then taking out both White-Ra and DIMAGA in the main tournament, advancing to the semifinals for the second straight season, where he was finally defeated by Mvp.

Despite his newfound acclaim San fell into a prolonged slump after his World Championship run. He finished last in his GSL May group (losing to Clide and Jinro) then lost to TricKsteR in his Up-and-Down matches, dropping down to Code A for the next season.

Code A[edit]

In a surprise upset, Sheth beat San 2-1 in the first round of GSL July Code A. San fell out of the GSL entirely and did not qualify for another Code A spot until 2012 GSL Season 5, where despite being teamless San managed to climb through the preliminaries and make it back into the GSL. In the first round he faced Happy and was defeated with a score of 1-2, therefore dropping back into Code B.

ESV TV Korean Weekly[edit]

On June 22, 2011, San participated in the ESV TV Korean Weekly Season 1 Weekly 2. After taking down Yong, ByuN, and Tassadar, San went on to face Puzzle. He was not able to advance any further after he lost to Puzzle by a score of 2-3 and fell in to the 3rd/4th place match. San once again wasn't able to grab any more victories and had to settle for fourth place after losing to Sage by a score of 0-W.

On April 26, 2012, San participated in the ESV TV Korean Weekly Season 3 Weekly 2. After taking down asd, Tassadar, VoidRay, TOP, and Tear, San advanced in to the finals to face GuMiho. In the finals, San defeated GuMiho by a score of 3-2 and grabbed first place.

From July 16 to July 28, 2012, San participated in the ESV TV Korean Weekly Season 3 Grand Prix #2. To start off the tournament, San started off in the group stages. CoCa was placed in to Group 1 and advanced in to the championship bracket with a score of 2-0. In the championship bracket, San took down Tear and Arthur, and then went on to face TaeJa. He was not able to advance any further and had to settle for third place after losing by a score of 1-3.

IGN ProLeague[edit]

IPL Season 5[edit]

On June 23, 2012, San participated in the IPL 5 Korean Regional Qualifiers. San defeated HerO, ByuN, viOLet, and YongHwa in order to advance in to the finals. In the finals, San faced MarineKing. He wasn't able to advance any further and had to settle for second place after losing to MarineKing by a score of 0-2.

Esports Weekly Match[edit]

On April 6, 2012, San participated in the EWM Season 2 Week 2. San took down Sparta, Journey, finale, Miya, and Pet to advance in to the finals against CoCa. San defeated CoCa by a score of 2-0 and advanced in to the EWM Season 2 Finals where he would have a shot to obtain a Code A seed if he won against the other weekly winners.

OnGameNet Star II League[edit]

2012 OSL Non-KeSPA Preliminaries[edit]

San qualified for the 2012 OnGameNet Starleague Season 1 defeating Swedish Protoss NaNiwa, Seed and Life on his path to qualification.

2012 OSL Non-KeSPA Dual Tournament[edit]

In the dual tournament he took an initial loss to DongRaeGu but defeated ByuN in the losers match and Symbol in the final match to advance to the round of 16.

Outside Korea[edit]

San has been a crucial component of HoSeo's success in the IPL Team Arena Challenge 2. He managed to defeat Creator, AnNyeong, and MarineKing to win the IPL Team Arena Challenge Qualifier #2. He beat SeleCT, Bischu, and SjoW to close out HoSeo's series against Dignitas and scored another 3-kill against ZeNEX to keep his team alive in the losers bracket.

San also participated in the South Korean qualifier for MLG Winter Arena. He lost to YoDa in the Round of 64 and dropped to the Losers Bracket; however San defeated ForGG, aLive, NaDa, Bomber, and Killer in succession to win a spot.

At MLG Winter Arena, San was beaten by Mvp 2-0 in the first round. San would proceed to lose to SaSe 2-1 in the Losers Bracket and get knocked out of the tournament.

Heart of the Swarm[edit]

San joined yoe Flash Wolves on October 1, 2013.[3] San left yoe Flash Wolves at the end of August 2015 and did not play any official games after. It was never officially announced that he had retired, however Daisy tweeted that San would join the military at the beginning of July 2016, which means he would not be able to play Starcraft from there on.[4] But with no games played in Legacy of the Void, it is most likely that San stopped playing Starcraft II with the end of Heart of the Swarm.

Trivia[edit]

  • Known for blocking his own expansion in a televised game with a Photon Cannon against Check. Due to some very poor building placement, Check was easily able to snipe the Forge blocking San's ramp with a few Roaches and work his way into the main. In the next game, San once again Forge Fast Expanded, this time on Scrap Station and was once again overrun by Roaches. These two games are considered to be some of the worst yet seen in professional StarCraft II, and are the primary reason why San was considered to be one of the worst Code S players at the time.
  • San managed to defeat all 3 opponents in his Group in GSL 5 NesTea, BoxeR, and Ensnare, showing amazing improvements in his play, or perhaps showing us what he never got to show before after going out so early in previous seasons. In Artosis' words, "It pains me to say this because I'm a huge Seo Ki Soo fan, but, PvT-wise, SanZenith has shown us something better than anything I've ever seen out of Seo Ki Soo."
  • San was mentioned as one of the best Protosses by MC after GSL 5 finals.[5]

Achievements[edit]

DatePlaceTierTournamentTeamResultPrize
2015-06-133rd - 4thMajor3rd Hong Kong Esports Tournament3rd Hong Kong Esports Tournament
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
1 : 3$500
2015-05-311stShowm. (Basic)DingIt Showmatches Match 22DingIt Showmatches Match 22
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
4 : 1$150
2015-04-091stMon. (Min.)SHOUTcraft Clan Wars April 2015 #1SHOUTcraft Clan Wars April 2015 #1
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
4 : 1
PrimePrime
$100
2014-10-053rd - 4thPremier2014 WCS Season 3 Europe Premier League2014 WCS Season 3 Europe Premier League
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
1 : 3$7,500
2014-08-081stMinorDragon Invitational Tournament #4
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
3 : 2$1,200
2014-07-062ndPremier2014 WCS Season 2 Europe Premier League2014 WCS Season 2 Europe Premier League
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
0 : 4$15,000
2014-06-163rd - 4thPremier2014 DreamHack Open: Summer2014 DreamHack Open: Summer
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
1 : 2$3,000
2014-05-041stMajorTaiwan eSports League 2013-2014 Season 3Taiwan eSports League 2013-2014 Season 3
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
4 : 0$2,317
2014-04-263rd - 4thPremier2014 GSL Global Championship2014 GSL Global Championship
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
0 : 3$1,850
2014-04-123rd - 4thPremier2014 WCS Season 1 Europe Premier League2014 WCS Season 1 Europe Premier League
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
2 : 3$7,500
2014-02-011stPremierASUS ROG Winter 2014ASUS ROG Winter 2014
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
4 : 0$10,000
2014-01-121stMajorTaiwan eSports League 2013-2014 Season 2Taiwan eSports League 2013-2014 Season 2
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
4 : 2$3,326
2013-12-172ndMajor2013 Dailymotion Cup2013 Dailymotion Cup
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
0 : 4$2,500
2013-12-154thMajorAcer TeamStory Cup Season 2Acer TeamStory Cup Season 2
Western WolvesWestern Wolves
3 : 5
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
$400
2013-12-012ndPremierIEM Season VIII - SingaporeIEM Season VIII - Singapore
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
2 : 4$4,000
2013-10-301stMinorXMG Balance Test: Pro Invite
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves
3 : 0$137.20
2013-09-151stWeek. (Basic)Go4SC2 Cup 3113 : 0$132.90
2013-08-032ndPremierASUS ROG Summer 2013ASUS ROG Summer 2013
AZUBUAZUBU
1 : 3$5,000
2013-07-134thPremier2013 Global Starcraft II Team League Season 12013 Global Starcraft II Team League Season 1
AZUBUAZUBU
0 : 5
Incredible MiracleIncredible Miracle
$494.45
2013-07-071stMajorTaiwan eSports League 2012-2013 Second Half – Season 2Taiwan eSports League 2012-2013 Second Half – Season 2
AZUBUAZUBU
3 : 2$3,324.75
2013-06-291stMinorESET Masters 2013 Season 1ESET Masters 2013 Season 1
AZUBUAZUBU
3 : 1$250
2013-06-231stWeek. (Basic)ZOTAC Cup EU Cup #162
AZUBUAZUBU
3 : 1$131
2013-06-021stWeek. (Basic)Go4SC2 Cup 288
AZUBUAZUBU
3 : 1$192.70
2013-02-252ndMinor2013 Global Starcraft II Team League Preseason
AZUBUAZUBU
2 : 4
Incredible MiracleIncredible Miracle
-
2012-04-261stWeek. (Min.)ESVTV Korean Weekly S3W2
New Star HoSeoNew Star HoSeo
3 : 2$150
2012-04-061stWeek. (Min.)EWM Season #2 Week #2EWM Season #2 Week #2
New Star HoSeoNew Star HoSeo
2 : 0$100
2012-03-092ndMajorIPL Team Arena Challenge 2IPL Team Arena Challenge 2
New Star HoSeoNew Star HoSeo
7 : 8
PrimePrime
$444.44
2011-05-261stMinorClash of the Houses: HoSeo
New Star HoSeoNew Star HoSeo
2 : 0$64.47
2011-04-053rd - 4thPremier2011 LG Cinema 3D World Championship Seoul2011 LG Cinema 3D World Championship Seoul
New Star HoSeoNew Star HoSeo
1 : 3$8,980
2011-03-123rd - 4thPremier2011 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Global StarCraft II League March: Code S2011 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Global StarCraft II League March: Code S
ZeNEXZeNEX
1 : 3$4,450
Extended list of results
All-Kill Achievements
2014-05-29 All-KillAcer TeamStory Cup Season 3
2013-10-03 All-KillAcer TeamStory Cup Season 2

Matches & VODs[edit]

WoL Matches[edit]

First Person View Match VODS[edit]

Interviews[edit]

Gallery[edit]

External links[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Matchup Statistics

vs Protossvs Terranvs Zergvs RandomTotal
RecordWin%RecordWin%RecordWin%RecordWin%RecordWin%
as Protoss284 - 17362.1 %207 - 15557.2 %263 - 13266.6 %4 - 180 %758 - 46162.2 %
as Terran0 - 50 %0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 50 %
Σ284 - 17861.5 %207 - 15557.2 %263 - 13266.6 %4 - 180 %758 - 46661.9 %

Earnings Statistics

1v1 Medal Statistics

TierTotal
Premier1306010
Major310105
Minor6014011
Basic500005
Total154111031

References[edit]