MaSa

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MaSa

Player Information

Name:

Maru Kim

Nationality:

Canada

South Korea

Born:

March 20, 1995 (age 27)

Race:

Terran

Team:

PSISTORM Gaming

Alternate IDs:

ROOTMaSa, NMxMaSa

Approx. Total Winnings:

$143,403

Approx. Winnings 2022:

$1,415

EPT NA rank:

#11 (25 points)

Years active:

2012 - Present

Links

History

201?-??-?? — 2012-07-??

Team Nightmares

2012-07-12 — 2015-10-10

ROOT Gaming

2016-01-01 — 2017-08-01

Team eLevate

2017-08-06 — 2019-10-21

OSC Elite

2019-11-01 — 2021-02-18

Alpha X

2021-02-18 — 2021-05-26

Team eXoN

2021-05-26 — Present

PSISTORM Gaming

Recent Matches

MaSa	2:0 (Bo3)	Ukko
2022-05-29 21:00:00UTC DHM Valencia: NA

MaSa	0:2 (Bo3)	DisK
2022-05-28 21:00:00UTC DHM Valencia: NA

MaSa	0:2 (Bo3)	Neeb
2022-05-27 22:00:00UTC DHM Valencia: NA

MaSa	0:2 (Bo3)	Vindicta
2022-05-26 22:30:00UTC DHM Valencia: NA

MaSa	0:2 (Bo3)	binski
2022-05-25 22:25:00UTC DHM Valencia: NA

Maru "MaSa" Kim (born March 20, 1995) is a Canadian/Korean Terran player who is currently playing for PSISTORM Gaming.

Biography[edit]

MaSa began seriously competing in StarCraft II after being inspired by players like BoxeR and NaDa competing in the GSL. He was a member of Team Nightmares before being signed by Root Gaming on July 12, 2012.^[1]

On January 1, 2016, MaSa joined the Team eLevate.^[2]

Wings of Liberty[edit]

MaSa qualified for NASL Season 4 by reaching the top 4 of the Season 3 Open Tournament, falling to Beastyqt in the Ro4.

MaSa went undefeated through the I'm Out Already!? Invitational, defeating qxc, LzGaMeR, and CatZ without dropping a set.^[3]

Trivia[edit]

Was called by RootCatZ the "secret weapon of ROOT", and after defeating ThorZaIN 2-0 in EG:MCSL, this assertion seems to hold some truth.
On January 8, 2020 he announced he became a Canadian citizen. ^[4]

Achievements[edit]

In A1Premier Tournaments
Date	Place	Tournament	Team	Score	Vs	Prize
2021-08-14	DA4th	DH SC2 Masters 2021 Fall: North America		1 : 3	Astrea	$2,800
2019-04-06	CA3rd	2019 WCS Winter Americas		1 : 3	Neeb	$6,000
2016-05-16	CA3 - 4th	2016 WCS Circuit: Spring Circuit Championship		0 : 3	ShoWTimE	$10,000
2016-05-08	CA3 - 4th	2016 DreamHack Open: Austin		0 : 3	Hydra	$5,000

In A2Major Tournaments
Date	Place	Tournament	Team	Score	Vs	Prize
2019-12-15	CA3rd	Cheeseadelphia XI		0 : 3	uThermal	$1,850
2019-11-10	BA2nd	WESG 2019 - Canada Qualifier		1 : 4	Scarlett	$3,250
2019-08-25	CA3 - 4th	2019 WCS Fall: North America Qualifier		2 : 3	Scarlett	$800
2019-06-23	CA3 - 4th	2019 WCS Summer: North America Qualifier		1 : 3	Scarlett	$800
2018-12-02	AA1st	WESG 2018 - Canada Qualifier		3 : 1	Scarlett	$6,244
2018-08-26	CA3 - 4th	2018 WCS Montreal - North America Qualifier		1 : 3	Neeb	$800
2018-05-13	BA2nd	2018 WCS Austin - North America Qualifier		3 : 4	Neeb	$1,200
2018-03-11	DA4th	OSC Team Championship: Season		– : –		$175
2018-01-21	CA3 - 4th	Cheeseadelphia 6		1 : 3	Neeb	$700
2018-01-07	CA3 - 4th	2018 WCS Leipzig - North America Qualifier		0 : 3	Neeb	$800
2017-08-26	CA3rd	2017 WCS Montreal - North America		1 : 2	TRUE	$800
2017-07-30	AA1st	Cheeseadelphia 5		4 : 0	TRUE	$2,350
2017-07-23	AA1st	DreamHack Atlanta 2017 BYOC		3 : 0	TRUE	$2,025
2017-06-10	AA1st	2017 WCS Valencia - North America		3 : 1	Scarlett	$1,600
2017-01-08	CA3 - 4th	Cheeseadelphia 4		0 : 3	JonSnow	$400
2016-11-13	CA3rd	World Cyber Arena StarCraft 2016 Americas Qualifier		2 : 0	Suppy	$2,800
2016-09-25	CA3rd	Kings of the North Season 3		1 : 2	Kelazhur	$574.83
2016-07-09	CA3rd	2016 WCS Summer Regional Challengers: North America		0 : 3	Hydra	$800
2014-02-16	AA1st	MLG GameOn Ender's Game on Blu-ray Tournament		4 : 2	State	$3,000
2013-12-08	BA2nd	SHOUTcraft America Winter		0 : 4	HuK	$1,200

In A3Minor Tournaments
Date	Place	Tournament	Team	Score	Vs	Prize
2019-04-20	AA1st	Cheeseadelphia 9		4 : 0	Rob	$1,500
2018-12-15	AA1st	KOTN: Suupa		3 : 0	puCK	$225
2017-08-06	AA1st	NA Ladder Heroes June 2017		3 : 2	PiLiPiLi	$200
2017-06-11	AA1st	NA Ladder Heroes April 2017		3 : 2	TRUE	$200
2017-04-09	AA1st	NA Ladder Heroes March 2017		3 : 0	Namshar	$200
2017-02-12	AA1st	LAN ETS 2017		4 : 0	Semper	$382
2016-12-17	AA1st	Gauntlet Season 2 Finals		4 : 1	MaNa	$600
2016-08-27	AA1st	NA Ladder Heroes July 2016		3 : 1	Bails	$200
2016-04-17	AA1st	LAN ETS 2016		4 : 2	HuK	$1,299
2016-03-20	AA1st	Kings of the North (2016)		4 : 3	Neeb	$1,078.42
2015-06-26	AA1st	2015 Red Bull Battle Grounds: Toronto	viOLet MaSa	3 : 0	HuK Scarlett	$1,000
2015-03-08	AA1st	LAN ETS 2015		4 : 2	EJK	$1,900
2014-10-18	AA1st	ASL Season 2 Prime League		4 : 1	puCK	$800
2014-05-10	AA1st	Kings of the North (2014)		3 : 1	Hendralisk	$225
2014-03-02	AA1st	LAN ETS 2014		3 : 0	desRow	$1,444.74
2013-07-14	AA1st	Icy Cup		4 : 0	Hendralisk	$962.15

In Premier/Major Team Leagues
Date	Event	Result

2016-02-14	SC2Improve Team League Season 6	A1 All Kill of Redbloods
		JonSnow	Ruins of Seras	wPz
		MCanning	Orbital Shipyard	wPz
		MaSa	Dusk Towers	wPz
		MaSa	Lerilak Crest	Lillekanin
		MaSa	Ulrena	SpaceMarine
		MaSa	Prion Terraces	MythiC

Complete list of results in any tournament

VoDs[edit]

Interviews[edit]

[e] 2019-05-18 | MaSa: I wish to compete in WCS at the age of 40 by MTera of weplay!

[e] 2017-05-19 | Meta, Cheese & Wall-Offs (ZvT) - MaSa vs NoRegreT by Shaft of Polygon Gaming

[e] 2016-10-14 | MaSa-style 2-1-1 TvZ: A Video Guide by Shaft of Polygon Gaming
[e] 2016-10-14 | Polygon Invitational #4 Winner's Interview: State of the Game & 2-1-1 Theory by Impravido & Shaft of Polygon Gaming
[e] 2016-09-03 | MaSa (T) vs TLO (Z) - Best of 7 by Shaft of Polygon Gaming

[e] 2014-08-21 | "The Canadian StarCraft II scene deserves a little more attention": an interview with Maru "MaSa" Kim by Connie Lee of ESLGaming.com
[e] 2014-05-10 | Kings Of The North - ROOT.MaSa Interview - Post Semis by MasterDalK of ESChamp at Kings of the North 2014
[e] 2014-05-10 | Kings Of The North - ROOT.MaSa Interview by FourCourtJester and MasterDalK of ESChamp at Kings of the North 2014
[e] 2014-03-14 | MaSa Interviewed on His LAN ETS Win by Jason "2xNoodle" Segalla of ROOT-Gaming.com

[e] 2013-08-07 | Call Me MaSa by Jason "2xNoodle" Segalla of ROOT-Gaming.com

[e] 2012-07-14 | NASL Season 3 Day 1 - Interview with ROOTMaSa by Thomas Shifrer of ESFIWorld.com at NASL Season 3

Gallery[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Matchup Statistics

	vs		vs		vs		vs		Total
	Record	Win%	Record	Win%	Record	Win%	Record	Win%	Record	Win%
as	613 - 444	58 %	477 - 222	68.2 %	766 - 456	62.7 %	8 - 0	100 %	1864 - 1122	62.4 %
as	0 - 0	-	0 - 0	-	0 - 0	-	7 - 4	63.6 %	7 - 4	63.6 %

Earnings Statistics

1v1 Medal Statistics

Tier				Total
A1Premier	0	0	3	3
A2Major	5	3	11	19
A3Minor	36	16	9	61
Total	41	19	23	83

References[edit]

↑ MaSa joins ROOT Gaming! ROOT leader ROOTCatZ mentioned in an interview that, while there is usually some debate among the team when a new player joins, almost every member of the team was very positive about picking up MaSa.
↑ Team eLevate Announcement.
↑ MaSa: Stunning performance at I’m Out Already!?
↑ MaSa is now Canadian

[1] MaSa joins ROOT Gaming! ROOT leader ROOTCatZ mentioned in an interview that, while there is usually some debate among the team when a new player joins, almost every member of the team was very positive about picking up MaSa.

[2] Team eLevate Announcement.

[3] MaSa: Stunning performance at I’m Out Already!?

[4] MaSa is now Canadian

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PSISTORM Gaming Roster
Team	Overview Team Results Team Player Results
Competitive Roster	BeNeFiT Drikett EndOfLine ETpwnHome GuitarKing Hupsaiya Nicoract PureVenoM ReSpOnSe RuFF Ryan Ryosis Sakura Skyler Spy Stealthy Suppy Taldan universe
Roster	Adonminus Bioice Epic Gerald GuMiho JonSnow MaSa MaxPax Namshar NoRegreT SpeCial Zanster

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MaSa

Biography[edit]

Wings of Liberty[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Achievements[edit]

VoDs[edit]

2017[edit]

2016[edit]

First Person View Match VODS[edit]

Interviews[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Matchup Statistics

Earnings Statistics

1v1 Medal Statistics

References[edit]