MaSa
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MaSa
Player Information
Name:
Maru Kim
Birth:
March 20, 1995
Country:
Race:
Team:
Alternate IDs:
ROOTMaSa, NMxMaSa
Total Earnings:
$95,400.595
WCS Circuit rank:
Links
History
?? - 2012-07
2012-07-12 - 2015-10-10
2016-01-01 - 2017-08-01
2017-08-06 - Present
Maru "MaSa" Kim is a Canadian Terran player, who is currently playing for OSC Elite.
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.
- Nicknames: Brown Korean, Brownru, Manru.
Achievements[edit]
| In Premier tournaments | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Place | Event | Team | Result | Winnings | ||
| 2016-05-16 |  | 3 - 4th | 2016 WCS Circuit: Spring Circuit Championship |  | 0 : 3 |  ShoWTimE | $10,000 |
| 2016-05-08 |  | 3 - 4th | 2016 DreamHack Open: Austin | | 0 : 3 |  Hydra | $5,000 |
| In Major tournaments | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Place | Event | Team | Result | Winnings | |
| 2018-08-26 | 3 - 4th | 2018 WCS Montreal - North America Qualifier |  | 1 : 3 | Neeb | $800 |
| 2018-05-13 | 2nd | 2018 WCS Austin - North America Qualifier | | 3 : 4 | Neeb | $1,200 |
| 2018-01-21 | 3 - 4th | Cheeseadelphia 6 | | 1 : 3 | Neeb | $700 |
| 2018-01-07 | 3 - 4th | 2018 WCS Leipzig - North America Qualifier | | 0 : 3 | Neeb | $800 |
| 2017-08-26 | 3rd | 2017 WCS Montreal - North America | | 1 : 2 | TRUE | $800 |
| 2017-07-30 | 1st | Cheeseadelphia 5 | | 4 : 0 | TRUE | $2,350 |
| 2017-07-23 | 1st | DreamHack Atlanta 2017 BYOC | | 3 : 0 | TRUE | $2,025 |
| 2017-06-10 | 1st | 2017 WCS Valencia - North America | | 3 : 1 | Scarlett | $1,600 |
| 2017-01-08 | 3 - 4th | Cheeseadelphia 4 | | 0 : 3 | JonSnow | $400 |
| 2016-11-13 | 3rd | World Cyber Arena StarCraft 2016 Americas Qualifier | | 2 : 0 | Suppy | $2,800 |
| 2016-09-25 | 3rd | Kings of the North Season 3 | | 1 : 2 |  Kelazhur | $569.59 |
| 2016-07-09 | 3rd | 2016 WCS Summer Regional Challengers: North America | | 0 : 3 | Hydra | $800 |
| 2014-02-16 | 1st | MLG GameOn Ender's Game on Blu-ray Tournament |  | 4 : 2 | State | $3,000 |
| 2013-12-08 | 2nd | SHOUTcraft America Winter | | 0 : 4 | HuK | $1,200 |
| Complete Results in any Tournament |
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Team Achievements
| In Minor tournaments | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Place | Event | Team | Result | Winnings | |
| 2016-05-28 | 2nd | NA vs EU All-Stars Showdown |  | $0 | ||
| In Premier Team Leagues | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Result |
| Complete Results in any Tournament |
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VoDs[edit]
2017[edit]
- 2017-05-19 | Meta, Cheese & Wall-Offs (ZvT) - MaSa vs NoRegreT by Shaft of Polygon Gaming
2016[edit]
- 2016-10-14 | MaSa-style 2-1-1 TvZ: A Video Guide by Shaft of Polygon Gaming
- 2016-09-03 | MaSa (T) vs TLO (Z) - Best of 7 by Shaft of Polygon Gaming
Interviews[edit]
2016[edit]
- 2016-10-14 | Polygon Invitational #4 Winner's Interview: State of the Game & 2-1-1 Theory by Impravido & Shaft of Polygon Gaming
2014[edit]
- 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
- 2014-05-10 | Kings Of The North - ROOT.MaSa Interview by FourCourtJester and MasterDalK of ESChamp at Kings of the North 2014
- 2014-05-10 | Kings Of The North - ROOT.MaSa Interview - Post Semis by MasterDalK of ESChamp at Kings of the North 2014
- 2014-03-14 | MaSa Interviewed on His LAN ETS Win by Jason "2xNoodle" Segalla of ROOT-Gaming.com
2013[edit]
- 2013-08-07 | Call Me MaSa by Jason "2xNoodle" Segalla of ROOT-Gaming.com
2012[edit]
- 2012-07-14 | NASL Season 3 Day 1 - Interview with ROOTMaSa by Thomas Shifrer of ESFIWorld.com at NASL Season 3
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!?
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