XellOs

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[e][h]Terran XellOs
Player Information
Name:
서지훈(徐智訓)
Romanized Name:
Seo Ji Hoon
Nationality:
Born:
February 9, 1985 (age 40)
Race:
Alternate IDs:
XellOs[yG]
Nickname(s):
The Perfect Terran(完美人族), DDR Terran
Approx. Total Winnings:
$77,528
Links
Achievements
2002 1st PGR21 2003 KeMongSa KPGA Tour Team League 2003 Olympus OSL 2003 LifeZone KPGA Team League 2003 Neowiz Pmang Cup Proleague WCG 2004 WCG Korea 2005
History
????-??-?? — 2006-04-??
2006-04-?? — 2008-12-15
2008-12-15 — 2011-??-??
2011-??-?? — 2011-??-??
2011-12-23
Retired

Overview[edit]

Seo "XellOs" Ji Hoon is a retired StarCraft progamer from South Korea who played Terran for CJ Entus.
He was inducted into the Korean esports Hall of Fame in 2012.

Biography[edit]

When XellOs was 12 years old, his father died and thus he grew up together with his mother and sister. He decided to become a pro-gamer, a decision that wasn't welcomed by his mother. In an attempt to hinder XellOs' plans, his mother moved his computer out of his room and into their living room. XellOs found it difficult to practice when his mother was watching him and used to wait until she had fallen asleep to play.[1]

In 2003, XellOs vaulted onto the Korean pro-gaming scene, and claimed stardom from then on. During the Olympus OSL, XellOs achieved an astonishing win rate of 70%. He was undefeated on the map Bifrost and hence claimed his nickname, “Perfect Terran” (his winning streak was eventually ended by NaDa). XellOs successfully advanced from the round of sixteen with a perfect 3-0 defeating Mumyung, (Oops)Lee and the favourite gnome cowboy, Chojja. Losing only to the ZvT monster Junwi, XellOs advanced from his round of eight group. In the semifinals, XellOs achieved a major upset over the Emperor, Boxer with a convincing scoreline of 3-0. The Storm Zerg, Yellow would be his opponent in the finals and was also in pursuit of his first OSL title. The match went into the deciding fifth game where XellOs emerged the victor. XellOs received his OSL title while YellOw remained “Mr. Consistency” and “Mr. Second”.

One year later, XellOs was crowned the WCG 2004 champion. Although he was heavily favoured to defend his WCG title in 2005, he was defeated by Silent_Control in the elimination round, and his teammate fOru eventually took the title. XellOs's journey to the 2005 WCG Grand Finals was the subject of a documentary by the National Geographic Channel, the first time such in depth coverage had been offered to a pro-gamer on international television.[2]

XellOs played the MyCube OSL round of 8 match against Reach in Reach's hometown of Pusan. The live audience yelled jeering comments at XellOs. When XellOs lost, he was caught on camera mouthing the word "fuck" in frustration. Some admonished XellOs for unprofessionalism and immaturity while others defended him stating that it was a stressful situation and the 19-year old would not know when a close-up on camera would occur.

After having fallen into a slump, XellOs earned his moniker of the "DDR Terran" from an Ongamenet program that visited the training houses of the pro-gaming teams.

Xellos spent 2 years at the Air Force, competing for the ACE team. Upon release he returned to CJ Entus.[3] He retired from progaming in December 2011.[4]

Facts[edit]

  • National Geographic did a documentary on the WCG 2005, focusing on XellOs and conducting several interviews.
  • XellOs earned the moniker "Perfect Terran" for his exemplary play on the map Bifrost. He went 16-4 on the map's three incarnations (Bifrost, Neo Bifrost, and Bifrost 3) in his career.
  • According to FOMOS,[5] XellOs along with Goodfriend revolutionized the TvT match up. Prior to their games in the MSL loser's bracket, TvT consisted of mainly rigid battle lines drawn by tanks and turrets. XellOs, however, began to dominate the TvT match up by constantly mobilizing his army with only the minimum requisite defenses.

Trivia[edit]

  • During the era before soundproof booths, XellOs faced the Terran Yooi in a match. XellOs successfully scouted Yooi's BBS strategy and won. After the match, some fans claimed that XellOs overheard a scream of "Barra-ck!" from the live audience. Upon inspection of the video of the game, the scream was confirmed. Whether XellOs heard the controversial scream is not known.
  • XellOs was also known as the "DDR Terran". When GO was visited, written on a whiteboard was the comment "If XellOs refrains from DDR, he wins OSL." While foreigners may interpret the acronym DDR as the famous game Dance Dance Revolution, Koreans also use DDR when referring to masturbation or "Ddal Ddal Re." When GoRush commented that the progamer he respects the most is XellOs due to his "night work," XellOs was sealed as the DDR Terran.[6]


Achievements[edit]

XellOs after his OSL win.
XellOs at the 2004 WCG medal ceremony.
DatePlaceTierTournamentTeamResultPrize
2005-09-251stMajorWCG Korea 2005WCG Korea 2005
Greatest OneGreatest One
2 : 1
South KoreaProtossfOru
$3,872.95
2005-06-243rdPremier2005 EVER OSL2005 EVER OSL
Greatest OneGreatest One
3 : 2
South KoreaZergGoRush
$5,821.02
2004-10-101stPremierWCG 2004WCG 2004
Greatest OneGreatest One
2 : 0
South KoreaTerranMidas
$25,000
2004-02-291stPremier2003 Neowiz Pmang Cup Proleague2003 Neowiz Pmang Cup Proleague
Suma GOSuma GO
4 : 1
Toona SGToona SG
-
2004-01-043rd - 4thPremier2003 KT KTF Premier League
Suma GOSuma GO
0 : 2
South KoreaTerranNaDa
$7,400
2003-10-111stPremier2003 LifeZone KPGA Team League2003 LifeZone KPGA Team League
Suma GOSuma GO
4 : 1
Hanbit StarsHanbit Stars
$13,075.89
2003-07-131stPremier2003 Olympus OSL2003 Olympus OSL
Greatest OneGreatest One
3 : 2
South KoreaZergYellOw
$16,971.40
2003-06-221stPremier2003 KeMongSa KPGA Tour Team League2003 KeMongSa KPGA Tour Team League
Greatest OneGreatest One
4 : 1
STX SouLSTX SouL
$12,599.18
2002-09-101stQual. (Prem.)2002-2003 Panasonic OSL Challenge League
Greatest OneGreatest One
3 : 1
South KoreaProtossIntoTheRain
-
2002-06-041stQual. (Prem.)2002 SKY OSL Challenge League
Greatest OneGreatest One
2-1Grp S.-
Extended list of results
Place Year Event/League
1st 2003 CJ G.O. Broadcasting All-Star Match


WCG Champion
WCG 2003
Preceded By:
South Korea Zerg Ogogo 		WCG 2004
10th October 2004 - 19th October 2005
South Korea Terran XellOs 		WCG 2005
Succeeded By:
South Korea Protoss fOru


OSL Champion
Panasonic OSL
Preceded By:
South Korea Terran NaDa 		Olympus OSL
13th July 2003-9th November 2003
South Korea Terran XellOs 		MyCube OSL
Succeeded By:
South Korea Protoss Kingdom
WCG Korea Champion
WCG Korea 2004
Preceded By:
South Korea Terran Midas 		WCG Korea 2005

South Korea Terran XellOs 		WCGC Korea 2006
Succeeded By:
South Korea Terran iloveoov

Earnings Breakdown[edit]

Notable Games[edit]

TvT[edit]

Fortress South Korea Terran XellOs 2010-2011 Shinhan Bank Proleague round 2 week 4 day 2 between SK Telecom T1 and Air Force ACE.
South Korea Terran FanTaSy
Date: 2010-12-19
Fortress Patch: 1.16.1 VOD

TvP[edit]

Nostalgia South Korea Terran XellOs From Tving Starleague Legend Match when OnGameNet hosted a series of games between old-time OSL winners.
South Korea Protoss Nal_rA
Date: 2012-07-19
Nostalgia Patch: 1.16.1 VOD

TvZ[edit]

Nostalgia South Korea Terran XellOs Olympus OSL grand finals where XellOs obtained his first OnGameNet Starleague title.
South Korea Zerg YellOw
Date: 2003-07-13
Nostalgia Patch: 1.10 VOD

Gallery[edit]

  • Xellos 2008.jpg

Further reading[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ National Geographic documentary
  2. ↑ https://tl.net/forum/viewpost.php?post_id=1958075
  3. ↑ [SPL] Scandalous
  4. ↑ XellOs retires
  5. ↑ (T) XellOs - Revolutionist of TvT
  6. ↑ Progaming Incidents #3


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