Impact

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Impact

Player Information

Name:

김준혁

Romanized Name:

Kim Joon-hyuk

Nationality:

South Korea

Born:

September 7, 1995 (age 26)

Race:

Zerg

Alternate IDs:

fOKINS, Nock, Mekia

Approx. Total Winnings:

$105,970

Military Service:

Fulfilled 2022-01-19

Years active:

2012 - 2020

Links

History

2011-03-28 — 2013-10-01

Woongjin Stars

2013-10-01 — 2015-04-24

Axiom

2015-05-08 — 2016-10-18

SK Telecom T1

2017-02-05 — 2018-01-01

Dead Pixels

2018-01-01 — 2018-11-29

TitanEX1

2019-03-22 — 2020-06-29

Team LP

Recent Matches

LP	0:4	BSG
2020-06-27 10:00:00UTC GTC 2020 Spring

Impact	0:2 (Bo3)	Stats
2020-06-24 09:30:09UTC 2020 GSL Season 2

Impact	2:1 (Bo3)	Astrea
2020-06-24 09:30:08UTC 2020 GSL Season 2

Impact	0:2 (Bo3)	Stats
2020-06-24 09:30:06UTC 2020 GSL Season 2

Impact	0:3 (Bo5)	Armani
2020-06-12 08:10:00UTC Alpha Pro Series: Ultimate Showdown/6

Kim "Impact" Joon-hyuk (born September 7, 1995) is a Korean Zerg player.

He is formerly known as "Mekia".

Wings of Liberty[edit]

OSL[edit]

Impact tried to qualify for the 2012 OnGameNet Starleague Season 1 but lost to Stork with a score of 1-2 in the Ro8 of Group B in the KeSPA Preliminaries after winning against hudadak with a score of 2-1 in the previous round.

WCG[edit]

Impact tried to qualify for the World Cyber Games 2012 but lost to Bogus with a score of 0-2 in the Ro8 of Group 6 in the KeSPA Qualifiers.

WCS[edit]

Impact tried to qualify for the 2012 StarCraft II World Championship Series but lost to YoDa with a score of 0-2 in the Ro16 of Group G in the South Korean Preliminaries after receiving a BYE in the previous round.

Heart of the Swarm[edit]

He went 3-3 in the 2012-2013 SK Planet Proleague Season 1 with victories over Stork, Bbyong, and Kop.

Impact successfully qualified for the 2013 Season 3 WCS Korea Challenger League, advancing from Group A1 in the Qualifiers after defeating Kong he then went on to the group finals in which he lost to Hydra before taking out TurN and then Journey to qualify for Challenger League.

On October 1, 2013, Impact joined Axiom eSports.^[1] His first big achievement came a few months later, with a 2nd place finish at the 2014 DreamHack Open Bucharest, defeating players such as HerO, Ryung, MC and Jaedong to reach the final, before losing 0-3 in a rather one-sided series to Life, widely regarded as the best ZvZ player in the world.

It was announced on April 24, 2015, that Impact would not renew his contract with Axiom eSports, and thus leave the team, to seek new opportunities.^[2] About a week later it was then announced that Impact would be joining SK Telecom T1.^[3]

Acer TeamStory Cup[edit]

Acer TeamStory Cup Season 2[edit]

He played at Acer TeamStory Cup Season 2 with team Axiom, closing the season with a 69% win rate. During the Playoffs, in the loser's bracket final, he achieved an All-Kill against Team Liquid, beating Ret, Snute, TaeJa, TLO and, for the second time, Snute in the ace match, closing the series with a 5:0 victory for his team.

Legacy of the Void[edit]

After SK Telecom T1 disbanded on October 18, 2016, it was announced that Impact would be retiring.^[4] However, he did not actually retire and continued playing. In 2020, he retired for real after entering military service.

Trivia[edit]

Impact was one of the three main subjects of the documentary State of Play, along with Jaedong and an amateur player. The film documents his drafting and early experiences in the Woongjin Stars team house.
He accidentally destroyed his hatchery with his drone on OlimoLeague Week #120 against Jieshi.
He won TL.net's weekly MVP Award for his performance in the fourth week of the China Team Championship 2019 Season 2 as well as the MVP Award for the entire Regular Season of the tournament.^[5]^[6]
He won TL.net's weekly MVP Award for his performance in the eighth week of the Gold Series Team Championship 2020 Spring Season.^[7]

Achievements[edit]

In A1Premier Tournaments
Date	Place	Tournament	Team	Score	Vs	Prize
2019-06-11	BA2nd	China Team Championship 2019 Season 1		3 : 4		$1,789.60
2015-10-10	AA1st	2015 SK Telecom Proleague		4 : 2		$4,240
2014-04-27	BA2nd	2014 DreamHack Open: Bucharest		0 : 3	Life	$5,000
2013-11-23	AA1st	2013 Global Starcraft II Team League Season 2		6 : 7		$6,056.12
2013-08-03	BA2nd	2012–2013 SK Planet Proleague		2 : 4		$1,368.13
2013-07-09	AA1st	2012–2013 SK Planet Proleague: Regular Season		27–15	Grp S.	$4,104.39

In A2Major Tournaments
Date	Place	Tournament	Team	Score	Vs	Prize
2020-05-02	DA4th	NeXT 2020 Spring		0 : 4		$283.19
2019-10-10	BA2nd	China Team Championship 2019 Season 2 Allstars		1 : 4	Solar	$1,404
2018-05-19	AA1st	BTSL S1: Vancouver		3 : 0	DnS	$2,600
2017-11-26	CA3rd	Ting Open Season 4		3 : 1	Denver	$502
2017-07-21	CA3rd	2017 VSL Season 2 - Team League		3 : 4		$219.25
2017-04-28	CA3rd	2017 VSL Season 1 - Team League		1 : 4		$221.25
2017-04-20	AA1st	2017 VSL Season 1 - Individual League		3 : 0	herO	$4,420
2016-03-26	AA1st	2016 Proleague: Round 1		4 : 2		$1,603.73
2015-09-30	AA1st	ASL Season 5 Prime League		4 : 3	HyuN	$2,000
2014-08-10	CA3rd	Red Bull Battle Grounds: Global		0 : 2	Solar	$1,300
2014-07-09	DA4th	Acer TeamStory Cup Season 3		4 : 5		$400
2013-12-15	BA2nd	Acer TeamStory Cup Season 2		1 : 5		$1,000

In A3Minor Tournaments
Date	Place	Tournament	Team	Score	Vs	Prize
2020-04-23	AA1st	Kung Fu Cup 2020 Weekly #14		3 : 2	TRUE	$200
2019-12-22	AA1st	Alpha Pro Series Xmas Showdown		4 : 0	TY	$600
2019-11-19	AA1st	OlimoLeague Week #174		3 : 1	Rogue	$100
2019-10-15	AA1st	OlimoLeague Week #170		3 : 2	RagnaroK	$100
2019-06-08	AA1st	2019 BJ Destruction Match Season 2	TC	4 : 3	TH	$1,107
2018-11-14	AA1st	Ballistix Brawl: Season 4 Week #8		3 : 0	Stats	$100
2018-09-19	AA1st	Ballistix Brawl: Season 4 Week #1		3 : 0	Solar	$100
2018-09-17	AA1st	WardiTV Summer Championship: South Korea		4 : 0	Dear	$250
2018-07-10	AA1st	OlimoLeague Summer Finals		5 : 3	Dear	$1,246
2018-06-19	AA1st	OlimoLeague Week #125		3 : 1	aLive	$100
2018-04-16	AA1st	BTSL S1: Korea & Asia		4 : 2	herO	$300
2018-04-10	AA1st	OlimoLeague Monthly Finals: March 2018		4 : 3	RagnaroK	$250
2018-01-07	AA1st	Onpoong Ultimate Battle #12		6 : 5	Trap	$264
2017-11-29	AA1st	2017 ONPOONG StarCraft 2 MASTERS Season 2		4 : 3	Creator	$881
2017-10-25	AA1st	SC2 ONLINE Community Open #66		3 : 1	Bly	$75
2017-10-24	AA1st	OlimoLeague Monthly Finals: October 2017		4 : 3	Ryung	$250
2017-09-22	AA1st	Filthy NA Cup Weekly #42		3 : 2	Scarlett	$150
2017-09-20	AA1st	SC2 ONLINE Community Open #58		3 : 0	Guru	$75
2017-08-23	AA1st	SC2 ONLINE Community Open #52		3 : 0	Bly	$75
2017-07-04	AA1st	OlimoLeague Monthly Finals: June 2017		4 : 1	Zest	$250
2017-06-13	AA1st	OlimoLeague Week #92		3 : 1	herO	$100
2016-12-08	AA1st	Make Korea Great Again 2		3 : 0	Ryung	$286

In Premier/Major Team Leagues
Date	Event	Result

2014-05-06	Acer TeamStory Cup Season 3	A1 All Kill of coL-Dignitas
		hendralisk	Habitation Station	Ryung
		hendralisk	Merry Go Round	Impact
		qxc	Overgrowth	Impact
		Tefel	King Sejong Station	Impact
		TriMaster	Alterzim Stronghold	Impact
		hendralisk	Waystation	Impact
		hendralisk	Frost	CranK
		hendralisk	Habitation Station	Alicia
		hendralisk	Merry Go Round	Impact

2013-12-15	Acer TeamStory Cup Season 2	A1 All Kill of Team Liquid
		Impact	Akilon Wastes	Ret
		Impact	Derelict Watcher	Snute
		Impact	Polar Night	TaeJa
		Impact	Star Station	TLO
		Impact	Newkirk Precinct TE	Snute

Complete list of results in any tournament

Interviews[edit]

2017
2014
2013
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[e] 2017-05-10 | DankShrine Ep. 37 Impact by DankShrine

[e] 2014-05-01 | Ax.Impact on DreamHack Bucharest by Olivia Wong of Axiom eSports at 2014 DreamHack Open: Bucharest (trans. )

[e] 2013-11-05 | Axiom Player Spotlight: Impact by Axiom (trans. )
[e] 2013-11-01 | Ax.Impact's First GSTL Win by Olimoley of Axiom at 2013 Global StarCraft II Team League Season 2 Round 2
[e] 2013-07-02 | Impact's Korean Interview with Inven by inven.co.kr at 2014 Global StarCraft II League Season 3 Code A (trans. )
[e] 2013-03-05 | SPL Season 1 Round 3 Woongjin Stars vs Samsung KHAN Winner by Daily eSports

Gallery[edit]

External Links[edit]

Ax.Impact's First Person APM - Impact (Z) vs eMotion (P) - Game 1

First Person View Match VODS[edit]

Impact matches - FPVODs - YouTube playlist @ SC2POVs

Statistics[edit]

Matchup Statistics

	vs		vs		vs		vs		Total
	Record	Win%	Record	Win%	Record	Win%	Record	Win%	Record	Win%
as	702 - 483	59.2 %	697 - 559	55.5 %	494 - 433	53.3 %	8 - 2	80 %	1901 - 1477	56.3 %
as	0 - 0	-	0 - 0	-	0 - 0	-	8 - 10	44.4 %	8 - 10	44.4 %

Earnings Statistics

1v1 Medal Statistics

Tier				Total
A1Premier	0	1	0	1
A2Major	3	1	2	6
A3Minor	29	35	52	116
Total	32	37	54	123

References[edit]

↑ "Axiom eSports sign Impact (aka Mekia)". tl.net. October 1, 2013.
↑ "Impact leaves Axiom eSports". tl.net. April 24, 2015.
↑ "Impact joins SK Telecom T1". tl.net. May 8, 2015.
↑ "Impact retires". Twitter.com. October 18, 2016. "Innovation, soO, Classic, Dark, Dream continue SC2. Myungsik&Zoun will play another Game, Sorry, Impact retire http://www.fomos.kr/esports/news_view&entry_id=34243 #sc2"
↑ TheOneAboveU (2019-09-29). "Weekly MVP Award: LP.Impact". TL.net. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
↑ TheOneAboveU (2019-10-08). "Regular Season MVP Award: LP.Impact". TL.net. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
↑ TheOneAboveU (2020-06-08). "Weekly MVP Award: LP.Impact". TL.net. Retrieved 2020-06-08.

[1] "Axiom eSports sign Impact (aka Mekia)". tl.net. October 1, 2013.

[2] "Impact leaves Axiom eSports". tl.net. April 24, 2015.

[3] "Impact joins SK Telecom T1". tl.net. May 8, 2015.

[4] "Impact retires". Twitter.com. October 18, 2016. "Innovation, soO, Classic, Dark, Dream continue SC2. Myungsik&Zoun will play another Game, Sorry, Impact retire http://www.fomos.kr/esports/news_view&entry_id=34243 #sc2"

[5] TheOneAboveU (2019-09-29). "Weekly MVP Award: LP.Impact". TL.net. Retrieved 2020-03-26.

[6] TheOneAboveU (2019-10-08). "Regular Season MVP Award: LP.Impact". TL.net. Retrieved 2020-03-26.

[7] TheOneAboveU (2020-06-08). "Weekly MVP Award: LP.Impact". TL.net. Retrieved 2020-06-08.

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General

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Impact

Wings of Liberty[edit]

OSL[edit]

WCG[edit]

WCS[edit]

Heart of the Swarm[edit]

Acer TeamStory Cup[edit]

Acer TeamStory Cup Season 2[edit]

Legacy of the Void[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Achievements[edit]

Interviews[edit]

Gallery[edit]

External Links[edit]

First Person View Match VODS[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Matchup Statistics

Earnings Statistics

1v1 Medal Statistics

References[edit]