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Player Information

Name:

Ryan Visbeck

Birth:

(1992-09-24) September 24, 1992

Country:

USA

Race:

Protoss

Alternate IDs:

vileState, tQ.State, StRa, IMHardfOu, ROOTState

Total Earnings:

$16,998.85

Years Active:

2011 - 2018
2020 -
Present

Links

History

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Think Quick

????-??-?? — 2012-05-04

Team Vile

2012-05-04 — 2012-12-04

Quantic Gaming

2013-08-09 — 2014-02-09

ROOT Gaming

2014-03-06 — 2014-09-16

Prime

Recent Matches

State	0:2	Spades
July 17, 2021 - 15:23 UTC [[2011_MLG_Pro_Circuit/Columbus/OpenBracket/Losers|]]

State	2:1	Bonkarooni
July 17, 2021 - 15:23 UTC [[2011_MLG_Pro_Circuit/Columbus/OpenBracket/Losers|]]

State	2:0	dde
July 17, 2021 - 15:23 UTC [[2011_MLG_Pro_Circuit/Columbus/OpenBracket/Losers|]]

State	2:0	WarlockX
July 17, 2021 - 15:23 UTC [[2011_MLG_Pro_Circuit/Columbus/OpenBracket/Losers|]]

State	2:0	rna963
July 17, 2021 - 15:22 UTC [[2011_MLG_Pro_Circuit/Columbus/OpenBracket/Losers|]]

Ryan "State" Visbeck is a teamless American Protoss player, currently living in Seoul, South Korea. He was formerly sponsored by Game Front.

Biography

State is an American Protoss player in StarCraft II who played for Team Vile from mid-2011 until May 5, 2012, when Quantic Gaming acquired the entire StarCraft II roster of Team Vile, including State.

On December 4, 2012, it was announced that Quantic Gaming was disbanding, rendering State teamless.

On August 9, 2013, it was announced that State had joined ROOT Gaming while maintaining his personal sponsorship with Game Front. He left ROOT Gaming on February 9, 2014. He is training and playing for Prime in Proleague and joined the team on March 6, 2014, after his Proleague debut in Week 2 of Round 2 of the 2014 season against Classic when Prime faced SK Telecom T1.

On September 19, 2014 State announced that he was leaving Prime, but that he would be staying in Korea and continue to practice for WCS America.

Heart of the Swarm

2013

State was invited to the MLG Winter Showdowns, where he defeated Fenix to qualify for the Main Tournament on March 15. Like every other foreigner matched against a Korean, he lost his first match against PartinG, unable to take a game in an 3-0 sweep.

State was one of the sixteen foreigners invited to WCS America 2013 Season 1 Premier League. He fell out in the Round of 32, losing twice 0-2 to Scarlett, but was able to defeat the Proleague regular Oz 2-1. Falling into Challenger League, he defeated Drunkenboi but lost to theognis in the second round. He was unable to re-enter Premier League through the Group Stage, but he was able to avoid dropping out of WCS by defeating Xenocider.

State qualified for SHOUTcraft America by being one of the top 16 players on the NA Server and being from an American country. His first matches were on May 17, 2013, where he topped his Round of 16 group, defeating qxc and Xenocider to advance to the Bracket Stage. He defeated strong Protoss players hellokitty and Minigun to qualify for the Grand Finals at the MLG Studios in New York. He was defeated 4-1 by Kane, and took second place in the tournament.

State competed at the 2013 MLG Spring Championship in Anaheim, California, starting on June 28, 2013. He reached the third round of the winner's bracket, where he lost to HuK and dropped to the loser's bracket, where he lost his first match against TheStC.

In WCS America 2013 Season 2 Challenger League, he defeated TheStC but lost to HerO, again dropping to the Group Stage in the second round. In a three-man group with Arthur and HyuN, he defeated HyuN 2-0 in his first match but lost 0-2 to Arthur. He played against HyuN again, who had received a walkover over viOLet, but this time lost 1-2. He remained in Challenger League for Season 3 with a 5-6 score while HyuN advanced to Premier League with a 2-3 score.

State played at the 2013 MLG Summer Invite, starting on July 20, 2013. He defeated Sasquatch in the first round, but was unable to defeat Xenocider.

Media

State on StarCraft

State on Starcraft was a weekly column by State, published on  gamefront.com. These columns included his unique perspective on all things StarCraft, with tips, tricks and stories from the front line of competitive play.

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Replays Packs

2013-05-28 2013-06-05 2013-06-14 2013-07-17 2013-07-24 2013-08-16 2013-08-21 2013-08-28

2013-09-09 2013-09-16 2013-09-24 2013-09-30 2013-10-22 2013-10-29 2013-11-04

2013-11-20 2013-12-02 2013-12-26 2013-12-30 2014-01-10 2014-01-17 2014-07-16

2014-07-17 2014-07-21 2014-07-22 2014-07-24 2014-07-28 2014-07-31 2014-08-05

Matches & VODs

First Person View Match VODS

• State matches - FPVODs - YouTube playlist @ SC2POVs

Trivia

• Qualified for IPL Season 2 without realizing that's what he was qualifying for.
• Competed in GSL Code B but was unable to advance in 2014 Season 1 or 2.
• Is the second foreigner to join a Korean Proleague team for StarCraft II and the first American to do so after MajOr spent time with the 8th Team in 2013.
• Starred in one of Khaldor's videos showcasing his APM.

Achievements

In A2Major tournaments
Date	Place	Event	Team	Result		Winnings
2014-02-16	2nd	MLG GameOn Ender's Game on Blu-ray Tournament	ZZZZZ	2 : 4	MaSa	$1,000
2013-08-18	4th	LANHAMMER 2013		1 : 2	Minigun	$400
2013-05-21	2nd	SHOUTcraft America	ZZZZZ	1 : 4	Kane	$2,000

In A3Minor tournaments
Date	Place	Event	Team	Result		Winnings
2015-02-10	1st	The Safety Net	ZZZZZ	4 : 3	Nerchio	$1,000
2012-05-05	2nd	UC Davis Spring 2012 Open Tournament / Book Drive		5 : 4	Suppy	$200
2011-12-18	2nd	HWG's Zerg Christmas 2011		0 : 4	Artist	$700
2011-10-29	1st	Texas StarCraft Showdown		2 : 1	iNkA	$1,000
2011-09-24	1st	HWG's Starcraft II Open LAN		3 : 0	Spanishiwa	$600

In A4Basic tournaments
Date	Place	Event	Team	Result		Winnings
2011-03-29	1st	Destiny Showmatch Series Showmatch 16		4 : 1	Destiny	$50

Complete Results in any Tournament

Interviews

2014

• 2014-03-27 | Behind the Scenes with State by Skye Bui of Team acer
• 2014-10-17 | Behind The Nickname by TrAiDoS

2013

• 2013-10-15 | ROOT.State interview at IEM New York by monk of [[TL.net]] at IEM Season VIII New York
• 2013-09-27 | StarCraft II Pro Ryan Visbeck Explains The State Of ESports Rivalries by John Gaudiosi of [[ Gameskinny.com]]
• 2013-08-30 | Meet State: The new ROOT recruit - Byte Size by [[Red Bull]] at Red Bull Training Grounds 2
• 2013-08-23 | Ryan "State" Visbeck - LANHammer 2013 by Ian of flamingcow.tv at LANHAMMER 2013
• 2013-08-02 | Interview: Inside Red Bull's Training Grounds For Pro Gamers by Tamika Moultrie of [[ complex.com]]
• 2013-07-18 | The State of State: A Q&A with Ryan Visbeck by [[Red Bull]]
• 2013-06-30 | State - MLG Anaheim 2013 by [[Gwin]] of flamingcow.tv at 2013 MLG Spring Championship

2011

• 2011-10-29 | TesPA Texas Showdown - Interviews of QxGiNkA and vileState before the Grand Final by [[iNcontroL]] at [Texas Showdown]

Gallery

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Statistics

Matchup Statistics

	vs		vs		vs		vs		Total
	Record	Win%	Record	Win%	Record	Win%	Record	Win%	Record	Win%
as	191 - 155	55.2 %	180 - 140	56.3 %	222 - 194	53.4 %	8 - 0	100 %	601 - 489	55.1 %