Hydra
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Hydra
Shin "Hydra" Dong Won is a Zerg player from South Korea who is currently playing for ROOT Gaming.
Biography[edit]
Hydra's crowning achievement in the Brood War era was his victory in the PDPop MSL in 2011.
Wings of Liberty[edit]
Hydra lost his first official StarCraft II match during the hybrid 2011-2012 Proleague Season 2 against Trap.[1]
Heart of the Swarm[edit]
Hydra joined ROOT Gaming on September 24, 2014.[2] Due to acquiring a visa, Hydra is able to participate in WCS. In 2015 WCS Season 1 he reached the finals but ultimately fell short 3-4 against Polt. Unfazed by the defeat, Hydra returned to the finals in 2015 WCS Season 2, beat Lilbow 4-2 and, at last, became a champion.
Legacy of the Void[edit]
Hydra qualified for the 2016 WCS Global Playoffs and Finals but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts with his wedding.[3] Subsequently, Hydra announced that he would be retiring as he is doing his military service at the end of the year.[4]
Videos & Replays[edit]
June 2015[edit]
Bunny (T) vs Hydra (Z) - (Best of 7 Playlist) - (m(EAT) Grinder Showmatches) 
First Person View Match VODS[edit]
Interviews[edit]
2015[edit]
- 2015-06-24 | Hydra about the WCS 2015: Bunny is in his best form lately by WayNeTraiN of escene.de
2013[edit]
- 2013-04-11 | 2013 WCS Korea Season 1 Challenger League Qualifiers Day 2 Winners by This Is Game
- 2013-01-15 | SPL Season 1 Round 2 CJ Entus vs STX SouL Winner by Daily eSports
- 2013-01-13 | SPL Season 1 Round 2 EG-TL vs CJ Entus Winner by Daily eSports
2012[edit]
- 2012-12-24 | SPL Season 1 Round 1 CJ Entus vs Woongjin Stars Winner by Daily eSports
Trivia[edit]
- Can only see outlines with his left eye because of a childhood accident in which his eye got damaged by broken glass.
- Lost his first SC2 official match against Trap during the hybrid 2011-2012 Proleague Season 2.[1]
- Winning the second season of the 2015 WCS, Hydra is the fourth Brood War Champion to win a Starcraft II title along with Jaedong, Flash, and ForGG.
- His favourite food is pizza, but he also really like Five Guys burgers.
Achievements[edit]
| In Premier tournaments | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Place | Event | Team | Result | Winnings | ||
| 2016-05-08 | | 1st | 2016 DreamHack Open: Austin |  | 4 : 2 |  Neeb | $16,000 |
| 2016-03-05 | | 3 - 4th | 2016 WCS Circuit: Winter Circuit Championship | | 1 : 3 |  Snute | $10,000 |
| 2015-06-28 | | 1st | 2015 WCS Season 2/Premier | | 4 : 2 | Lilbow | $30,000 |
| 2015-04-05 | | 2nd | 2015 WCS Season 1/Premier | | 3 : 4 |  Polt | $15,000 |
| 2013-12-01 |  | 3 - 4th | IEM Season VIII - Singapore |  | 0 : 3 | San | $2,000 |
| In Major tournaments | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Place | Event | Team | Result | Winnings | |
| 2016-07-09 | 2nd | 2016 WCS Summer Regional Challengers: North America | | 3 : 0 | MaSa | $1,200 |
| 2016-04-09 | 4th | 2016 WCS Spring Regional Challengers: North America | | 0 : 3 | puCK | $800 |
| 2016-02-14 | 2nd | 2016 WCS Winter Regional Challengers: North America | | 3 : 1 | Polt | $1,200 |
| 2015-09-15 | 3 - 4th | ASL Season 5 Prime League | | 1 : 4 | HyuN | $500 |
| 2015-08-23 | 4th | Hell, It's Aboot Time | | 1 : 2 | Seed | $1,020 |
| 2015-05-03 | 2nd | Gfinity Spring Masters II | | 1 : 4 | Solar | $3,000 |
| 2015-04-18 | 3 - 4th | ASL Season 4 Prime League | | 1 : 4 | Rain | $500 |
| 2015-03-29 | 2nd | Gfinity Spring Masters I | | 2 : 4 | PartinG | $3,000 |
| 2014-08-10 | 4th | Red Bull Battle Grounds: Global | | 1 : 2 | Impact | $1,100 |
| In Minor and Monthly tournaments | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Place | Event | Team | Result | Winnings | |
| 2016-07-01 | 1st | SGL Cup 2 | | 3 : 1 | Billowy | $400 |
| 2016-06-21 | 1st | SGL Cup 1 | | 3 : 0 | BreakingGG | $400 |
| 2016-05-10 | 1st | Go4SC2 April 2016 | | 3 : 0 | SpaceMarine | $341 |
| 2016-04-25 | 2nd | Monday Night Gauntlet #5 | | 0 : 4 | Neeb | $100 |
| 2016-04-10 | 1st | Masters Cup 68 | | 3 : 1 | RuFF | $75 |
| 2015-10-24 | 1st | Heart of the Swarm Farewell Tournament | | 3 : 0 | Jason | $160 |
| 2015-09-22 | 1st | Go4SC2 August 2015 | | 3 : 2 | Snute | $333 |
| 2015-08-02 | 1st | Gauntlet Cup Global Finals | | 4 : 0 | TRUE | $650 |
| 2015-05-22 | 1st | Masters Cup 54 | | 3 : 2 | Heart | $75 |
| 2015-05-04 | 1st | Starcraft 2 Legends Battle | | 3 : 0 | Patience | $334.30 |
| 2015-04-19 | 1st | DingIt Round Robin Invitational | | 4 : 3 | PartinG | $2,500 |
| 2015-02-11 | 1st | Go4SC2 January 2015 | | 3 : 0 | Strelok | $339.92 |
| 2015-01-19 | 1st | Go4SC2 December 2014 | | 3 : 1 | Verdi | $348.10 |
| 2014-12-27 | 1st | 100$ Online Cup Powered by G1K | | 3 : 0 | intense | $75 |
| Complete Results in any Tournament |
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Team Achievements
| In Premier tournaments | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Place | Event | Team | Result | Winnings | ||
| 2016-01-03 |  | 2nd | NationWars III |  | 0 : 5 |  | $1,097.86 |
| 2012-09-22 |  | 1st | 2011-12 SK Planet Proleague Season 2 | | 2 : 0 |  | $7,942.89 |
| In Premier Team Leagues | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Result |
| 2013-01-14 | 2012–2013 Proleague Round 2 |  All Kill of STX SouL | ||
Hydra  | Neo CalDeum | hyvaa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydra | Cloud Kingdom | INnoVation | ||
| Hydra | Antiga Shipyard | Trap | ||
| Hydra | Ohana | Last | ||
| Complete Results in any Tournament |
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Championships[edit]
| StarCraft II World Championship Series
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| 2015 WCS Season 1 Preceded By: Polt
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2015 WCS Season 2 28 June 2015 – 13 September 2015 Hydra
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2015 WCS Season 3 Succeeded By:  Lilbow
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| DreamHack Champion
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| 2016 DreamHack Open: Leipzig Preceded By: PtitDrogo
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2016 DreamHack Open: Austin 08 May 2016 - 16 July 2016 Hydra
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2016 DreamHack Open: Valencia Succeeded By:  Nerchio
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Gallery[edit]
GOM profile pic from 2013
WCS 2015 Season 1 at Burbank
Winning moment vs ShoWTimE in the semifinals of the 2015 WCS Season 1
Champion of 2015 WCS Season 2
References[edit]
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