Soulkey

For the Terran player, inventor of SK Terran, see NPGL SoulKey.

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Player Information

Name:

김민철

Romanized Name:

Kim Min Chul

Birth:

December 10, 1991 (1991-12-10)

Country:

South Korea

Race:

Zerg

Clan:

Moo.

Alternate IDs:

Soulkey, Neo.G_Soulkey

Nicknames:

Iron Wall

Total Earnings:

$61,746

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Achievements

History

2008-09-24 – 2013-12-13

Woongjin Stars

2013-12-13 – 2014-09-25

SK Telecom T1

Kim "Soulkey" Min Chul is a StarCraft progamer from South Korea who played Zerg for Woongjin Stars.

He played Zerg in StarCraft II for TCM-Gaming. Soulkey currently streams on Afreeca, having started in October 2016.

Biography

In 2010, Soulkey gained notoriety fast: He achieved an impressive streak of wins in the KeSPA Dream League 09–10, with a total record of 13–4. The more important achievement happened in the 3rd vs. 4th Winners League Play-Off match against STX SouL: After MVP had lost to Kal, he was sent as the 2nd player and managed to performed an All-Kill, beating Kal, Modesty, hero, and Calm in turn. In the next Play-Off match against MBCGame HERO (which the Stars lost 3–4), he was sent out at the starter, but lost to Light.

Trivia

• Had the police called on him due to singing loudly while streaming

Accomplishments

In Premier Tournaments
Date	Place		Event	Team	Result		Winnings
2018-12-15	A11st		Korea StarCraft League Season 2		4 : 1	Sharp	$27,208
2018-08-31	A33 - 4th		Korea StarCraft League Season 1		2 : 4	Last	$5,442
2017-11-19	A11st		WEGL Starcraft Remaster Super Fight		3 : 0	Larva	$18,300
2017-10-17	A55 - 8th		Afreeca Starleague Season 4		2 : 3	hero	$880
2017-05-30	A44th		Afreeca Starleague Season 3		1 : 3	Bisu	$1,800
2012-08-04	A59 - 16th		2012 Tving OSL				$1,764

In Major Tournaments
Date	Place		Event	Team	Result		Winnings
2018-06-02	A11st		Last Starleague		3 : 0	BeSt	$938
2018-01-29	A33rd		DanJJING Star League Season 2		3 : 1	BeSt	$470
2017-06-01	A33rd		SSL Classic Season 1		0 : 2	free	$1,730

In Minor Tournaments
Date	Place		Event	Team	Result		Winnings
2017-05-19	A44th		Thrill Starleague Season 2		L	Hyun

Complete Results in any Tournament

Other Achievements

• Most Wins in KeSPA Dream League 09–10.

Rivalries

Soulkey's first rival is the hite Entus player Snow. Both emerged at about the same time during Dreamleague, went on to take major roles in their respective teams, and faced off several times against each other. The latest showdown will be at the qualifier for the 2010 Bacchus OSL where they are facing off in the Ro36. The head to head record is 5-1 in favor of Snow though.

Notable Games

ZvT

• vs Leta, Beltway, Shinhan Bank Winners League Round 5 2011 Powerful use of queens vs mech, modeling excellent energy management.
• vs Flash, Circuit Breaker, Ace Match of Dabang Afreeca Team Battle Back and forth game also called one of the best ZvTs of the post-KeSPA era

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