Bisu

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Image:Picon.png Bisu
Background Information
Name: 김택용 Kim Taek Yong
Team: SK Telecom T1
Race: Protoss
Birthday: 1989-11-03
IDs: Bisu, Bisu[Shield]
Height/Weight: 178cm / 68kg
Nicknames: The Revolutionist, Bruce Lee Toss, Bee Suit
Fansite: Daum Cafe cyworld
Career
ELO Rank: 2312.69
Peak ELO: 2366.69
Team History: SKTelecom T1 (Feb 2008 - Current)

MBC Heroes (Apr 2006 - Feb 2008)

Pirates of Space (Oct 2005 - Mar 2006)

Draft History: POS 2005 II
TLPD: (P)Bisu


Bisu, or Kim Taek Yong, is a Korean StarCraft progamer. He plays using Protoss and is currently a member of the professional StarCraft team SK Telecom T1. "Bisu" means assassin's dagger in Korean.


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[edit] Biography

Drafted into Pirates of Space (now MBCGame HERO) during the 2005 KeSPA rookie draft due to the lack of Protoss players on the team, Bisu predominantly played in Proleague matches and Starleague qualifying matches during his first year and a half as a professional. Notably, he defeated Nal_rA, ChoJJa and Goodfriend during the early part of his career. By the end of 2006 he managed to obtain a career average of over 55% and was considered a solid player at the time.

Bisu burst into super-stardom in spectacular fashion after easily defeating sAviOr 3-0 during the 2007 GomTV MSL finals. This was the turning point in his career and the following months further solidified his status as one of the all-time greatest players. During this period he managed to collect another MSL, as well several Starleague top 3 finishes. He was also credited with reviving Protoss after years of Zerg and Terran dominance.

His PvZ revolutionized how the matchup was played(hence gaining him the nickname of the Revolutionist). Relying on mass Corsairs to gain air superiority, he would strike the Zerg with deadly timing attacks and harass. From this style of play Bisu was able to show off his incredible multitasking abilities, with many people believing Bisu's success lay not only in his strategic sense but also in his mechanics. This Bisu Build brought PvZ into a new era as Protoss started turning the tables against Zerg, with Bisu himself leading the charge. Against Terran he was more of a standard macro player. He tends to prefer going arbiters first when the game reaches a middle/late stage.

His signature harass unit is the Dark Templar; he is well known for using it and has since been named the "Ninja Toss" for employing its stealth and the ability to sneak up on unsuspecting opponents. Bisu often uses it in conjunction with Corsairs to deliver a one-two punch to the Zerg's main base or naturals by removing the detection of overlords and then dealing heavy damage to workers/structures with the DTs. However, he is also known to use Dark Templars versus Protoss or Terran opponents too.

[edit] Facts

  • First Protoss to reach #1 on KeSPA in 2007 and maintain it for a long duration (over 6 months time).
  • Maintained a 70% win rate against Zerg during 2007, with 60%+ win rates against the other two races.
  • His transfer fee to SKT T1 was reported to be $200,000 USD, quite a hefty sum back then and still is.
  • He holds the highest ever TLPD ELO peak at 2360
  • First and only Protoss progamer to have won 3 StarLeagues (4 when including GOM Season 2)
  • Was known as the Surgeon Toss, or Ninja Toss, a while back when he caught the flu and wore a handkerchief as a sign of respect to others.
  • Sometimes referred to as the "Prettyboy Toss" due to his good looks among most of the other progamers.
  • On the Teamliquid.net's (creator of Liquipedia) monthly Power Rank, Bisu has had the most appearances out of all the players. Bisu has also been ranked #1 the most, and no other player has been ranked more frequently than Bisu in the top 3.

[edit] Accomplishments

Place Year Event/League
1st20092009 WCG Korea Finals
2nd2009Averatec-Intel Classic Special Match
1st2009GOMTV Averatec-Intel Classic Season 2
1st2008ClubDay MBCGame Starleague
3rd2007EVER OnGameNet Starleague
2nd2007GOMTV MBCGame StarLeague Season 3
1st2007GOMTV MBCGame StarLeague Season 2
1st2006-2007GOMTV MBCGame StarLeague Season 1

[edit] Rivalries with other players

[edit] Savior

This was the rivalry that defined 2007. After the spectacular events of the GomTV MSL Finals, many fans wanted to see a rematch to see whether it was a fluke or not. What was to unfold was beyond anyone’s expectations. It wasn't until the Superfight V where they would meet again, and again Bisu came up triumphant. Further meetings between the two in the Blizzard WWI and the IEF e-sports festival confirmed the dominance Bisu had over the maestro.

The two met again during the round of eight in the 2007 EVER. Savior was able to take the first game off of Bisu with a creative Proxy Hatch Hydra build on Blue Storm, but Bisu came back to win the series 2-1.

After Savior's 2009 announcement, the next meeting of Savior and Bisu was highly anticipated. During the 2009 Lost Saga MSL selection procedure, Bisu made his move by placing Savior into his group. He claimed that after their first Starleague final, Savior had said "Come back when you've won three titles", which, after claiming the 2008 ClubDay MSL, he finally had attained. The outcome was not to his liking though. After a close game on Neo Harmony, Savior emerged victorious. Bisu eventually dropped out of the Lost Saga MSL by going 1-2 in the Round of 32.


[edit] Hwasin

The Hwasin and Bisu rivalry began when, during the group selection of the 2007 Daum OSL, Bisu chose Hwasin and stated that Hwasin would be his 'insurance'. This sparked a rivalry between the two, as well as other factors such as Bisu humiliating Hwasin by beating him with Scouts during their OSL game.

The rivalry continued in the GOMTV 2 MSL round of 8. The two played a very close bo5 series, with Bisu coming out on top 3-2. This match had its controversy as Bisu slipped a probe over Hwasin's scv building a wall. Hwasin's subsequent marine medic all in failed horribly. Bisu finished off the series by winning game 5 with a dark templar rush.

The rivalry reached its peak in the GOMTV 3 MSL round of 16. Hwasin was playing well and was on quite a hot streak. He had just defeated Stork in the finals of WCG Korea. He defeated Bisu with a stunning display of macro on blue storm. In the end though, Bisu proved to be too much winning games 2 and 3 on python and zodiac respectively. In game 2, Bisu used brilliant psi storms to come back from a game that appeared lost. In game 3, Hwasin appeared to be in a commanding position after destroying 2 of Bisu's expansions and his stargates. Bisu was not done however, as he used the combination of six carriers, dragoons, and high templar to destroy all of Hwasin's expansions while he took an island base of his own to steal the win.

The rivalry continued in Club Day MSL tournament round of 16, this time with both players slumping and not favored to win like the last time they met in this tournament. Bisu won game 1 on byzantium and game 2 on medusa with a 10/15 goon rush into proxy reaver tech even though he was sick and wearing a mask. Bisu went on to claim his third MSL title and reclaim his throne, while Hwasin seemingly faded to mediocrity.

[edit] Stork

After Bisu defeated Savior he was widely regarded as the number one Protoss player in Korea. However, things rapidly heated up with Stork laid a serious challenge to the Protoss throne. Their rivalry began before their meet in the 2007 GOMTV MSL Season 2 final with Stork performing exceptionally well in both the OSL and MSL. Bisu eventually defeated Stork in said final in one of the closest finals of the year.

After the final was played the rest of the year was centered around which of the two would emerge as the long standing champion. It came with little surprise that the month after Bisu became the first Protoss to reach number 1 on the KeSPA rank, Stork displaced Bisu and assume the title of #1 KeSPA. The #1 slot alternated between the two for the remainder of the year. In the 2007 EVER OSL Stork defeated Bisu in the semifinal 3-0, further fueling the tension. Rumors swirled about Bisu possibly suffering from the flu during this series.

Following this defeat, Bisu went into a slump. He went to take some games from Stork, but during the 2008 Incruit OSL, Stork came ahead 2-1 with a nailbiting final game on Chupung-Ryeong. Stork eventually won the OSL. Bisu, however, finished 2008 with a 5-2 record over Stork, and proceeded to beat him 2-1 in the 2008 IEF final. Stork is supposed to have become a fan of Bisu during that tournament.[1]

In an interview from May of 2009, Bisu claimed that "Stork matches the title of [his] rival."[2]

This rivalry is one of the most peculiar in history, as it consisted of two Protoss players constantly fighting for the #1 KeSPA position and the fact that neither could assert dominance in the 2007-08 Season.

Despite their in-game rivalry Bisu and Stork are good friends.[3] In interviews and meetings between the two they get along astoundingly well. Both Protoss duos from Samsung KHAN (Stork and Jangbi) and SKTT1 (Bisu and Best) appear to not only get along, but sincerely enjoy hanging out with their respective counterparts, quoted with Bisu saying "I hope we can all meet together in the future again." and Best "I think it would be fun to live together with the Samsung Khan Protoss." in an interview after the All Star Race War matches.[4]

[edit] Jaedong

When Jaedong won the 2007 EVER OSL, he was hailed as the new champion of Zerg. Bisu, known for his impeccable PvZ, chose to combat the new threat in the round of 32 of the 2008 GOMTV MSL Season 4. Being the 2nd place finisher of the 2007 GOMTV MSL Season 3, Bisu chose to create a group consisting of himself, Jaedong, YellOwArnC and July. Bisu lost two PvZ in a row against Jaedong and Yarnc and dropped out of the MSL after reaching the finals three times in a row. Jaedong proceeded to win the tournament, beating Kal in the final.

During the 2008 Arena MSL that followed 2008 GOMTV MSL Season 4 , Bisu again placed himself next to Jaedong. The other group members were Hwasin and Frozean. Bisu lost the first game to Jaedong, managed to beat Frozean, and met Jaedong in the group's deciding game, where Jaedong proved victorious. At that point, barring a win from way back in early 2007, Bisu was 0-3 against Jaedong. The two had not yet played a best of series against each other, and would not until 2009. In the 2008 ShinHan Bank Proleague they met on Andromeda, resulting in a long, drawn-out game and a victory for Bisu. Jaedong struck back in December, and in February 2009, Bisu managed to secure a win in Winners League. The most recent clash of the two took place in the WCG 09 semi-finals in a bo3, where Jaedong beat Bisu 0-2.

On March 1st 2009, as champions of the GOM Classic Season 1 (Jaedong) and Season 2 (Bisu), the two contestants met for a best of five. After four games the series was tied at 2-2, and the final game was to be on Andromeda. Despite having an excellent build order, Bisu had the probe blocking his ramp sniped by Jaedong's initial zerglings. The game ended soon after, and both players felt like they were robbed of the deciding fifth game. The question of who has the upper hand in a longer series remains unsettled. Their overall record is currently at 7-9 in favor of Jaedong.

[edit] Flash

Games between Flash and Bisu can range from being extremely short, to amazingly prolonged. Their earlier games involved Flash being the one cheesing Bisu through bunker rushes or proxy rax, but since then they have engaged in mostly longer, macro matches and have traded victories over several individual leagues.

[edit] Notable Games

[edit] PvZ

[edit] PvT

[edit] PvP

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