KingKong
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KingKong
Yoo "KingKong" Chung Hee is a student and part-time Zerg player from South Korea, currently teamless. He played for STX SouL in StarCraft: Brood War and tried to qualify for ABC Mart MSL.
Biography[edit]
Wings of Liberty[edit]
KingKong has participated in many GSL Preliminaries. He has most notably made it to the finals of the 2011 GSL October preliminaries before being eliminated by Weekend and the 2012 GSL Season 2 preliminaries before being eliminated by GuineaPig. KingKong was used by StarTale in the 2012 GSTL Season 2 but lost to Sculp.
Esports Weekly Match[edit]
On April 20, 2012, KingKong participated in the EWM Season 2 Week 4. KingKong took down Nette, Ready, TheBest, Miya, and finale to advance in to the finals against LosirA. He wasn't able to advance any further and had to settle for second place after losing to LosirA by a score of 0-2.
Intel Extreme Masters[edit]
IEM Season VII Singapore[edit]
KingKong competed in IEM Singapore after winning the Combined SEA/China Playoff, defeating Ninja 2-1.
Traveling to Singapore, KingKong would be knocked out in the group stage 1-4(4-8), losing all of his matches except against Stellar.
Heart of the Swarm[edit]
KingKong qualified for the Hong Kong Esports Tournament by playing in the South East Asian Qualifier, where he defeated top Australian players iaguz and Rossi. He played in this qualifier as a member of the Australian team Xeria Gaming. At the main tournament on August 31, 2013, he defeated nicholashk and Sen to reach the winner's final against Hurricane. After losing 0-2, he defeated HuK 2-0 in the loser's bracket for a rematch against Hurricane with an 0-1 disadvantage. He lost again, however, with a final score of 2-4.
Achievements[edit]
| In Major tournaments | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Place | Event | Team | Result | Winnings | |
| 2016-04-17 | 4th | 2016 WCS Spring Regional Challengers: Oceania, SEA, Japan |  | 0 : 2 |  Seither | $500 |
| 2016-04-17 | 2nd | 2016 WCS Spring Regional Challengers: Oceania, SEA, Japan | | 2 : 4 | iaguz | $1,500 |
| 2014-07-20 | 1st | 2014 ACL Pro Sydney | | 4 : 0 | iaguz | $2,819.08 |
| 2013-08-31 | 2nd | Hong Kong Esports Tournament |  | 2 : 4 |  Hurricane | $2,000 |
| Complete Results in any Tournament |
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Team Achievements
| In Premier tournaments | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Place | Event | Team | Result | Winnings | ||
| 2012-06-03 | 1st | Korean StarCraft II League 2012 Season 1: Group Stage |  | $109.09 | |||
| 2012-06-03 | 2nd | Korean StarCraft II League 2012 Season 1 | | $181.82 | |||
| In Major tournaments | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Place | Event | Team | Result | Winnings | |
| 2012-08-11 | 4th | IPL Team Arena Challenge 3 | | $200 | ||
| Complete Results in any Tournament |
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Interviews[edit]
2014[edit]
- 2013-01-18 | Your New Challenger: KingKong! by Fenner at 2014 WCS Season 1 America
Matches & VODs[edit]
First Person View Match VODS[edit]
External links[edit]
- "KingKong Joins Xeria Gaming" sc2sea.com. 2 October 2012.
- KingKong's profile on the Korean Ladder
