Nyoken

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Player Information

Name:

Daniel Eidson

Country:

United States

Race:

Terran

Clan:

Micro Media

Alternate IDs:

Nyoken

Nicknames:

BookOfPoems

Links

History

by, t.D, Media, 88, EG

Overview

Daniel "Nyoken" Eidson is an American caster. He was a high level terran player but is no longer active as a player.

Biography

Nyoken has been playing competitive StarCraft since the days of the old Game-i server. He achieved a stunning feat of having a rank in the 1800+'s (ELO Style rankings) and became a fierce opponent against anyone. Every year since 2003, Nyoken qualified for the WCG USA Finals. He advanced to the World Finals once.

Nyoken has been a caster in Bombastic StarLeague since season 5, alongside RAPiD.

Facts

• Was on the news on American TV about playing computer games.

Accomplishments

Date	Place	Tier	Tournament		Team	Result		Prize
2019-12-14	CA3 - 4th	A2Minor	North American Starleague 2	North American Starleague 2	Nyoken	2 : 3	TT1	$52
2019-09-08	BA2nd	A1Major	Dreamhack Montreal 2019	Dreamhack Montreal 2019	Nyoken	1 : 3	Ty2	$302
2019-09-01	AA1st	A2Minor	North American Starleague 1	North American Starleague 1	Nyoken	3 : 2	Hawk	$239
2019-03-17	EC5 - 8th	A1Major	Bombastic StarLeague 6	Bombastic StarLeague 6	Nyoken	1 : 3	DragOn	$25
2018-12-23	BA2nd	A8Undefined	Bombastic StarLeague 5/ChoboLeague	Bombastic StarLeague 5/ChoboLeague	Nyoken	3 : 4	Naugrim
2017-08-15	BA2nd	A2Minor	StarCraft Remastered Launch Event	StarCraft Remastered Launch Event	Nyoken	1 : 3	Ret
2017-06-04	BA2nd	A2Minor	KOTN Versus	KOTN Versus	Nyoken	2 : 4	TT1	$30
2010-09-12	BA2nd	A1Major	WCG USA 2010	WCG USA 2010	Nyoken	1 : 2	G5
2007-09-16	BA2nd	A1Major	WCG USA 2007	WCG USA 2007	Nyoken	1 : 2	iNcontroL
2005-09-10	CA3rd	A1Major	WCG USA 2005	WCG USA 2005	Nyoken	2 : 0	CocoA	$500
Complete list of results in any tournament

2009
2008
2007	2nd place, WCG USA Finals
2006
2005	1st place, WCG Virginia Qualifiers 3rd place, WCG USA Finals
2004	8th place, WCG USA Finals 2nd place, WCG Virginia Qualifiers
2003	1st place, WCG Virginia Qualifiers
2002

Interviews

• 2010-01-01 | Horror, Avi, Nyoken Interviews by teamliquid at 2009 Pokerstrategy.com TSL
• 2010-01-04 | Interview with Daniel 'Nyoken' Eidson part 1/2 by reVue
• 2010-01-04 | Interview with Daniel 'Nyoken' Eidson part 2/2 by reVue

Notable Games

• 2005 R.16 WCG US Nationals vs Slog4 1SET https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuCpYbv-5v8
• 2005 R.16 WCG US Nationals vs Slog4 2SET https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcbGrydqjHw&feature=channel