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monchi
Philipp "monchi" Simon is a retired Protoss player from Austria.
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Biography[edit]
On October 1, 2011, monchi injured his elbow in a crash at his motocross club's yearly race. It was uncertain when he would be able to focus on his StarCraft II career again.[1]
Just after making his comeback in the beginning of December, it was announced that he was joining ESC ICYBOX.[2] He left the team on September 1, 2012.[3]
He casted the IEM Season VI - World Championship together with Mori in German.
In the 2012 IeSF World Championship, he was able to defeat 2012 WCS Korea runner-up Squirtle 2-1 despite being the underdog in the quarterfinals. Winning 2-0 against Masterok in the semifinals, he clinched his first offline tournament championship by defeating NightEnD 3-1.
On 20 October 2012, XMG announced that he had signed a one-year contract as a full-time player with them.[4]
On 19 December 2013, XMG announced that he retired due to health issues.[5]
Trivia[edit]
- His ID comes from his nickname in real life: "Simonchichi".[6]
Achievements[edit]
| In Premier tournaments | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Place | Event | Team | Result | Winnings | ||
| 2012-11-24 |  | 3 - 4th | DreamHack EIZO Open: Winter |  | 1 : 3 |  HerO | $7,545.29 |
| In Major tournaments | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Place | Event | Team | Result | Winnings | |
| 2013-05-10 | 4th | ESL Pro Series Germany - Spring Season 2013 | | 0 : 2 |  XlorD | $324.74 |
| 2012-12-07 | 1st | ESL Pro Series Germany - Winter Season 2012 | | 3 : 2 | XlorD | $3,878.22 |
| 2012-10-04 | 1st | IeSF 2012 World Championship |  | 3 : 1 | NightEnD | $2,251.95 |
| In Minor and Monthly tournaments | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Place | Event | Team | Result | Winnings | |
| 2012-03-01 | 1st | Sennheiser Hear To Win Cup #5 |  | 3 : 0 | LaZ | $199.76 |
| 2012-01-12 | 1st | Go4SC2 December 2011 | | 3 : 1 | Check | $640.78 |
| Complete Results in any Tournament |
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Interviews[edit]
2013[edit]
- 2013-04-01 | monchi 'Grilled' by Thorin of Team Acer
2012[edit]
- 2012-12-07 |
Monchi: "Habe den Erfolg noch nicht realisiert" by escene.de
- 2012-12-07 | Monchi: "I think I didn't realize my success yet" by escene.de (trans.
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- 2012-11-13 | The Winner of Starcraft 2, Philip Simon by ie-sf.com at IeSF 2012 World Championship
Matches & VODs[edit]
First Person View Match VODS[edit]
Gallery[edit]
External links[edit]
Statistics[edit]
Matchup Statistics
| vs | vs  | vs | vs  | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Win% | Record | Win% | Record | Win% | Record | Win% | Record | Win% | |
| as | 100 - 86 | 53.8 % | 53 - 62 | 46.1 % | 144 - 96 | 60 % | 7 - 0 | 100 % | 304 - 244 | 55.5 % |
Earnings Statistics
Medal Statistics
| Tier |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Major | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Monthly | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Weekly | 12 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| Daily | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 16 | 11 | 6 | 33 |