Sky
Sky
MiddleStudent
天王 Tiānwáng (The King)
人皇 (Human Emperor)
Team Founder:
Li "Sky" Xiaofeng (born March 27, 1985) is a retired Chinese Human player. His name is commonly associated to team World Elite, to which he has belonged since 2005.[1]
Trivia[edit]
- He lives in Shanghai, China.
- He is originally from Ruzhou, China.
- He played Protoss in StarCraft.
- Favorite in-game color: purple
- He played Terran in StarCraft II
- He is the brother of StarCraft II progamer LoveCD.[2]
- Favorite in-game color: Purple.
Sponsoring[edit]
Sky sponsored Taidu Esports Masters during summer 2017.
Biography[edit]
Sky is widely regarded as one of the most, if not the most successful Human player in Warcraft III. He started to gain recognition in 2005 with several achievements in prestigious events, and eventually won the World Cyber Games at the end of the year. One year later, after finishing within the top 3 of many of the premier tournaments of the season, he became the first (and only one so far) back to back Warcraft III World Cyber Games champion at the expense of ToD.[3] He went on playing a third WCG finals in a row in 2007, but had to settle for silver after his defeat against Creolophus. His run in this event was featured in the 2008 documentary film "Beyond the Game" directed by Jos de Putter.[4] Sky suffered a huge upset in 2008, when he was eliminated in group stage of WCG China, therefore failing to qualify for the main event.[5] He still had a quite successful season, taking second place in Electronic Sports World Cup and in ProGamer League II.[3]
Sky was less highlighted in 2009 and 2010, being somewhat overshadowed by Infi as the most accomplished Human player. He eventually managed to make a great run in a premier event again in the World Cyber Games 2011, where he came out first in his rough group featuring Fly100% and Moon, and reached the finals against Lyn. Sky ultimately took the second place of the tournament.[6]
Weekly Cups[edit]
| Series |  1st |  2nd | Earnings (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dream Cup VI | 3 | - | 300 |
 Zotac Cup | 2 | 2 | 285.09 |
| Stars War Weekly | 1 | - | 78.55 |
| Dream Cup II | 1 | - | 71.39 |
| Dream Cup IV | - | 1 | - |
| Dream Cup V | - | 1 | - |
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Place | Tier | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-04-25 | 1st | Tier 1 | | Neo Star League - 2010 |  | 3 : 1 |   | $6,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009-11-23 | 1st | Tier 1 | | International Electronic Sports Tournament 2009 | | 2 : 0 | | $23,425.82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009-01-18 | 1st | Tier 1 | | Intel Extreme Masters - Season III - Global Challenge: Chengdu | | 2 : 0 |   | $5,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-04-20 | 1st | Tier 1 | | Neo Star League - 2008 | | 3 : 2 |   | $7,146.95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-07-26 | 1st | Tier 1 | | PGL Season I | | 3 : 1 | | $10,594.36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-12-12 | 2nd | Tier 1 | | International Electronic Sports Tournament 2006 | | 1 : 3 | | $10,217.23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-10-22 | 1st | Tier 1 | | World Cyber Games - 2006 | | 2 : 0 |  | $25,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-09-29 | 1st | Tier 1 | | International e-Sports Festival 2006 | | 2 : 1 |  | $20,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-11-20 | 1st | Tier 1 | | World Cyber Games - 2005 | | 2 : 0 |  | $20,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06-05 | 1st | Tier 1 | | ACON5 | | 2 : 0 | | $8,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extended list of results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Place | Tier | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011-12-11 | Tier 1 | | World Cyber Games - 2011 | | TBD | $2,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009-07-18 | Tier 2 |  | PPLive Race War 2009 | | TBD | $150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-03-29 | Tier 2 | | PPLive Ultimate Race War 2008 | | TBD | $270 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-02-28 | Tier 3 | | ZoneRank | | TBD | $500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings Breakdown[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Stars War X
Stars War XI
External links[edit]
Profiles[edit]
Interviews & Articles[edit]
- 2004-05-30 | 神秘HUM高手Home.Sky访谈 by cga_bbc
- 2004-05-30 | 找寻自己的天空---YoLinY.Sky采访 by ESWC
- 2006-10-23 | [Интервью с WE.IGE.Sky] of Replays.Net at WCG 2006 (trans.
by Fash1k) - 2006-11-10 | [Новенькое интервью с WE.IGE.Sky] by sina.com.cn of Replays.Net (trans. by unDa)
- 2006-11-14 | [Новенькое интервью с WE.IGE.Sky #2] by Tom.com of Replays.Net (trans. by unDa)
- 2007-01-02 | [Интервью со Скаем] of Replays.Net (trans. by unDa)
- 2007 | eSports in China 2007 - Sky Interview by [[quiZZ|quiZZ]] (trans.
)
- 2014-10-18 | Sky Interview: I want to build an eSports school by [[Neo|Neo]] of Back2Warcraft
- 2018-02-24 | Sky谈1.29:HvU变难,希望看到更多新补丁 by [[XiaoYang|XiaoYang]]
- 2019-04-07 | 天王Sky再登央视，走进李晓峰的跨界人生 by War3station (trans. by GornLan Harbor)
- 2019-06-18 | WGL production: The Human promotion video, interviewing the Human players (trans. by GornLan Harbor)
- 2022-03-08 | ЗАЛ СЛАВЫ WARCRAFT 3. История Li Sky Xiaofeng by Izzard, Bonivur, AsperanT of GoodGame.ru
- 2022-03-12 | Цикл "Зал славы WarCraft 3". Главный хуман – Sky. Часть первая by Izzard of GoodGame.ru
- 2022-03-16 | Цикл "Зал славы WarCraft 3". Главный хуман – Sky. Часть вторая by Izzard of GoodGame.ru
- 2022-04-02 | Цикл "Зал славы WarCraft 3". Главный хуман – Sky. Часть третья и последняя by Izzard of GoodGame.ru
- 2023-11-21 | 深E度｜先行者SKY：我是中国电竞的“一块砖” of 澎湃新闻 (trans. by War3 NE Fans)
References[edit]
- ↑ "World Elite recruits Like". SK-Gaming.com. September 14th 2006.
- ↑ Stars War Starcraft 2 Final review. WCReplays.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Warcraft III World Championships Wikipedia.org.
- ↑ "Esports film in renowned Dutch theater". ESReality.com. February 18th 2009.
- ↑ "WCG dream over for Sky". SK-Gaming.com. July 26th 2008.
- ↑ "Lyn champion ahead of Sky and Fly100%". eSportfrance.com. Translated version