StarDust
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StarDust
Son "StarDust" Seok Hee is a retired StarCraft progamer from South Korea. He is currently the assistant coach for the H2k Gaming League of Legends Team.[1]
Wings of Liberty[edit]
StarDust played his first official StarCraft II match during the hybrid 2011-2012 Proleague Season 2.
In the Official Roster Changes for August in the 2011-2012 Proleague Season 2 it was announced that StarDust was removed from the roster due to him being discharged from service.[2]
After being discharged from his compulsory service, he joined team LighT on August 5, 2012.[3]
On July 19, 2012, StarDust participated in the 2012 OSL KeSPA Preliminaries. StarDust received a BYE in round one and then took down Reality, Jaedong, and faced Classic in the finals. StarDust wasn't able to advance any further as he took 2nd place after losing to Classic by a score of 1:2.
On November 22, 2012, StarDust participated in IEM Season VII - Singapore, replacing IdrA who was unable to attend. Placing second in his group with a score of 4-1 (9-4 on maps) he proceeded to the playoff stages. Here he was knocked out by Grubby 3:1.
On January 19, 2013, StarDust participated in the ESET Winter Masters 2012. StarDust took out kauP and Strelok and then went on to advance in to the finals to face GoOdy, In the finals, StarDust defeated GoOdy by a score of 4-1 and was able to take first place.
When LighT eSports was disbanded on March 7, 2013, he was left teamless.[4]
Heart of the Swarm[edit]
Stardust joined mYinsanity on May 14, 2013.[5]
During June 15–17, 2013, Stardust participated in Dreamhack Summer. He only lost one series during the event, defeating Icy, MoiLANEN, NaNiwa, RunA, Zanster, Bischu, Snute, Sonder, viOlet, HyuN and SjoW to advance to the finals. In the grand final, he took down Jaedong 3-2, winning his first premier StarCraft II event.
On July 6, 2013 StarDust participated in Day 1 of the WCS Europe Season 2 Qualifier. After receiving a BYE in the first round, he beat Genius, StarNaN, Prebs, BratOK, LoWeLy, and HeRoMaRinE to qualify for the Season 2 Challenger League.
On January 6, 2015, StarDust leaves mYinsanity to live in the USA and to play 2015 WCS in this region.[6]
Trivia[edit]
- StarDust defeated RorO in his first official StarCraft II match.
- StarDust was typically known in the Brood War foreign community as M18M.
- StarDust's name is from the movie of the same name.[Citation needed]
Achievements[edit]
| In Premier tournaments | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Place | Event | Team | Result | Winnings | ||
| 2014-08-24 | 3 - 4th | Red Bull Battle Grounds: Detroit |  | 1 : 3 |  TaeJa | $1,700 | |
| 2014-07-19 | | 3 - 4th | 2014 DreamHack Open: Valencia | | 1 : 2 |  Sacsri | $3,000 |
| 2014-07-06 | | 1st | 2014 WCS Season 2 Europe: Premier League | | 4 : 0 |  San | $25,000 |
| 2014-02-01 |  | 3 - 4th | ASUS ROG Winter 2014 | | 0 : 3 | San | $3,000 |
| 2013-07-20 | | 3 - 4th | DreamHack Open Valencia 2013 | | 1 : 2 | Jaedong | $3,060.57 |
| 2013-06-17 | | 1st | DreamHack Open Summer 2013 | | 3 : 2 | Jaedong | $9,284.17 |
| In Major tournaments | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Place | Event | Team | Result | Winnings | |
| 2014-08-16 | 1st | ESET Masters 2013 | | 3 : 2 | Golden | $10,000 |
| 2014-03-23 | 4th | Vasacast Invitational 2014 | | 1 : 2 | MajOr | $300 |
| 2013-12-09 | 1st | Fragbite Masters | | 3 : 0 | NaNiwa | $12,300 |
| 2013-01-19 | 1st | ESET Winter Masters 2012 |  | 4 : 1 | GoOdy | $5,000 |
| In Minor and Monthly tournaments | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Place | Event | Team | Result | Winnings | |
| 2014-01-08 | 1st | EnerJ Cup Series 2013 December | | 3 : 2 | Tefel | $250 |
| 2013-09-25 | 2nd | ESET Masters 2013 Season 2 | | 1 : 3 | Arthur | $150 |
| Complete Results in any Tournament |
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Team Achievements
| In Major tournaments | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Place | Event | Team | Result | Winnings | |
| 2015-09-02 | 3rd | Cascade1xbet Clan League Season 7 | | 4 : 1 |  | $20 |
| Complete Results in any Tournament |
|---|
Championships[edit]
| DreamHack Champion
| ||
| 2013 DreamHack Open: Stockholm Preceded By:  Leenock
|
2013 DreamHack Open: Summer 17 June 2013 – 20 July 2013 StarDust
|
2013 DreamHack Open: Valencia Succeeded By: HyuN
|
| StarCraft II World Championship Series: Europe
| ||
| 2014 WCS Season 1 Europe Preceded By: MC
|
2014 WCS Season 2 Europe 6 July 2014 - 5 October 2014 StarDust
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2014 WCS Season 3 Europe Succeeded By: MMA
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Gallery[edit]
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Interviews[edit]
2016[edit]
- 2016-04-21 | Catching Up with StarDust by Skye of TL.net (trans.
by Seeker)
2014[edit]
- 2014-03-12 | StarDust and San interviews: Road to IEM by Waxangel of TL.net at IEM Season VIII - World Championship
2013[edit]
- 2013-06-17 | Interview with StarDust by Artunit of eSports Republic at 2013 DreamHack Open: Summer
- 2013-01-19 | StarDust.LighT after winning ESET Winter Masters 2012 by Artem of FXO Europe at ESET Winter Masters 2012
Matches & VODs[edit]
First Person View Match VODS[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/517909-stardust-becomes-h2k-lol-assistant-coach
- ↑ SK Planet PL S2 August Roster Changes
- ↑ StarDust joins Light
- ↑ Xeris (2013-03-07). TL.net. https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=401909. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
- ↑ . TL.net. 2013-05-14. https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=412734.
- ↑ Adrian Gerber (January 6, 2015). "A Star Rising from Dust – Goodbye StarDust!". Myinsanity.eu. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
