H.O.T-Forever

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[e][h] H.O.T-Forever

Player Information

Name:

강도경

Romanized Name:

Kang Doh Gyung

Nationality:

 South Korea

Born:

November 23, 1981 (age 44)

Race:

Zerg

Alternate IDs:

NeO)H.O.T486, H.O.T.486~(Free)

Approx. Total Winnings:

$46,652

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Achievements

      

History

2001-??-?? — 2006-??-??

Hanbit Stars

2006-??-?? — 2008-??-??

Air Force ACE

2008-??-?? — 2009-08-??

KT FingerBoom(Coach)

2009-08-?? — 2016-10-18

KT Rolster(Coach)

Overview

Kang "H.O.T-Forever" Doh Gyung is a retired StarCraft progamer from South Korea who played Zerg for Air Force ACE. He later on coached KT Rolster. He was a coach in StarCraft II for KT Rolster.

Biography

H.O.T-Forever was one of the first progamers and captain of the Hanbit Stars team from 2001 through 2005. He left progaming in early 2006 to enlist in the military, later becoming one of the first Air Force progamers. H.O.T-Forever was a fairly accomplished 1v1 player but was more notable for his 2v2 skills. During his time with Hanbit he partnered with Reach to form one of the most powerful 2v2 teams in progaming. Later, during his tenure in ACE, he served as a 2v2 specialist and assisted the team in a coaching capacity. He was discharged from the military in 2008 and currently serves as a coach for KT Rolster.

Facts

• A TL Final Edits article has been written about him for the occasion of his retirement from play and entering the KT coaching staff.
• Despite having Zerg as his official race and spending most of his career on Hanbit(now Woongjin Stars), Forever is currently a coach for KT Rolster, specifically for their Protoss.
• First top-1 Zerg on the Kespa Ranking.

Achievements

Date	Place	Tier	Tournament		Team	Result		Prize
2005-02-26	1st	Premier		2004 SKY Proleague Grand Final		4 : 2		$29,775.21
2004-07-17	1st	Premier		2004 SKY Proleague Round 1		4 : 3		$25,787.04
2003-10-16	1st	Premier		WCG 2003: 2v2 Tournament	H.O.T-Forever Silent Control	1 : 0	Shanhai Chakra	$7,000
2003-10-11	2nd	Premier		2003 LifeZone KPGA Team League		1 : 4		$8,717.26
2003-08-30	2nd	Premier		2003 KTF EVER Cup Proleague		1 : 4		$8,487.19
2002-10-10	1st	Major		2002 GhemTV Starleague Season 2		3 : 2	Junwi	$4,329
2002-06-15	2nd	Premier		2002 NATE OSL		1 : 3	Sync	$8,155.92
2001-01-05	1st	Major		2000-2001 1st Game-Q World Championship		2 : 0	SSamJang	$2,000
2000-05-16	2nd	Premier		2000 Hanaro OSL		2 : 3	Grrrr...	$4,480.92
2000-03-27	1st	Premier		2000 SBS Progamer Korea Open World Game Festival			-	$7,203
Extended list of results

Place	Year	Event/League
3rd	2003	CJ G.O. Broadcasting All-Star Match
2nd	2001	KPGA November
2nd	2001	Cheonan Cyber Games Sports Festival
3rd	2001	KPGA October
1st	2001	KPGA September
3rd	2001	iTV All-Star 8 Exhibition
1st	2000-2001	1st Game-Q World Championship
1st	2000	SBS Progamer Korea Open King of Kings
2nd	1999	1999 Sports Seoul World Game Championship (2v2 section)

WCG Korea Champion
WCG Korea 2002 Preceded By:   YellOw	WCGC Korea 2003   H.O.T-Forever	WCG Korea 2004 Succeeded By:   Midas