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Hydra

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[e][h] Hydra
Player Information
Name:
신동원
Romanized Name:
Shin Dong-won
Birth:
September 4, 1991 (1991-09-04) (age 28)
Country:
South Korea South Korea
Race:
Zerg
Team:
ROOT Gaming
Alternate IDs:
By.Hydra
Total Earnings:
$147,404.41
Links
Achievements
2015 WCS Season 22016 DreamHack Open: Austin
All-kills:
× 1
History
2011-05-08 — 2014-09-11
2014-09-24 — Present


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]

2013[edit]

2012[edit]

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 A1Premier tournaments
DatePlaceEventTeamResultWinnings
2016-05-081st2016 DreamHack Open: Austin4 : 2 Neeb$16,000
2016-03-053 - 4th2016 WCS Circuit: Winter Circuit Championship1 : 3 Snute$10,000
2015-06-281st2015 WCS Season 2: Premier League4 : 2 Lilbow$30,000
2015-04-052nd2015 WCS Season 1: Premier League3 : 4 Polt$15,000
2013-12-013 - 4thIEM Season VIII - Singapore0 : 3 San$2,000
In A2Major tournaments
DatePlaceEventTeamResultWinnings
2016-07-092nd2016 WCS Summer Regional Challengers: North America3 : 0 MaSa$1,200
2016-04-094th2016 WCS Spring Regional Challengers: North America0 : 3 puCK$800
2016-02-142nd2016 WCS Winter Regional Challengers: North America3 : 1 Polt$1,200
2015-09-153 - 4thASL Season 5 Prime League1 : 4 HyuN$500
2015-08-234thHell, It's Aboot Time1 : 2 Seed$1,020
2015-05-032ndGfinity Spring Masters II1 : 4 Solar$3,000
2015-04-183 - 4thASL Season 4 Prime League1 : 4 Rain$500
2015-03-292ndGfinity Spring Masters I2 : 4 PartinG$3,000
2014-08-104thRed Bull Battle Grounds: Global1 : 2 Impact$1,100
In A3Minor and A5Monthly tournaments
DatePlaceEventTeamResultWinnings
2016-07-011stSGL Cup 23 : 1 Billowy$400
2016-06-211stSGL Cup 13 : 0 BreakingGG$400
2016-05-101stGo4SC2 April 20163 : 0 SpaceMarine$341
2016-04-252ndMonday Night Gauntlet #50 : 4 Neeb$100
2016-04-101stMasters Cup 683 : 1 RuFF$75
2015-10-241stHeart of the Swarm Farewell Tournament3 : 0 Jason$160
2015-09-221stGo4SC2 August 20153 : 2 Snute$333
2015-08-021stGauntlet Cup Global Finals4 : 0 TRUE$650
2015-05-221stMasters Cup 543 : 2 Heart$75
2015-05-041stStarcraft 2 Legends Battle3 : 0 Patience$334.30
2015-04-191stDingIt Round Robin Invitational4 : 3 PartinG$2,500
2015-02-111stGo4SC2 January 20153 : 0 Strelok$339.92
2015-01-191stGo4SC2 December 20143 : 1 Verdi$348.10
2014-12-271st100$ Online Cup Powered by G1K3 : 0 intense$75
Complete Results in any Tournament

Team Achievements

In A1Premier tournaments
DatePlaceEventTeamResultWinnings
2016-01-032ndNationWars III0 : 5$1,463.81
2012-09-221st2011-12 SK Planet Proleague Season 22 : 0$7,942.89
In A2Major tournaments
DatePlaceEventTeamResultWinnings
2014-05-202nd2014 Proleague: Round 32 : 4$443.24
In Premier/Major Team Leagues
DateEventResult
Complete Results in any Tournament

Championships[edit]

World Championship Series StarCraft II World Championship Series
2015 WCS Season 1
Preceded By:
South Korea  Polt 		2015 WCS Season 2
28 June 2015 – 13 September 2015
South Korea  Hydra 		2015 WCS Season 3
Succeeded By:
France  Lilbow

Gallery[edit]

External links[edit]

First Person View Match VODS[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Matchup Statistics[edit]

 vs Protossvs Terranvs ZergTotal
RecordWin%RecordWin%RecordWin%RecordWin%
as Zerg312 - 18462.9 %324 - 16166.8 %346 - 14470.6 %982 - 48966.8 %

Earnings Statistics[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Media Day: SK Planet Proleague Season 2". TL.net. May 10th 2012.
  2. ↑ Introducing ROOTHydra!
  3. ↑ WCS Global Finals Announcement – Hydra
  4. ↑ Hydra Announces his Retirement
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