IdrA

IdrA
Background Information
Name:	그렉필즈 Greg Fields
Team:	Evil Geniuses
Race:	T
Birthday:	1989-08-21
IDs:	IdrA, IdrA[Media], 88)IdrA, EG.IdrA, Grack
Height/Weight:
Nicknames:	The Gracken
Fansite:
Career
ELO Rank:
Peak ELO:
Team History:	[Media], CJ Entus, eSTRO
Draft History:
TLPD:	IdrA

To read about IdrA's StarCraft 2 career, see IdrA.

Overview

IdrA is an American Terran progamer who played for the Korean pro teams eSTRO and CJ Entus during his StarCraft: Brood War career.

Biography

Greg Fields is a professional computer game player from New Jersey. Fields plays Starcraft by Blizzard entertainment for the progaming team CJ Entus (sponsored by CJ Corporation, whose products are food retail and distribution, and entertainment) in South Korea. He uses the alias "IdrA", originally inspired by the Hindu mythological character "Indrajit". Fields chose this path over attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on scholarship to study theoretical physics, and has been relatively successful in South Korea, having performed well and won the majority of tournaments he's participated in.

After one of his biggest accomplishments to date - winning the eSTRO SuperStars tournament, the Terran player IdrA was given the rare opportunity to be a part of the Korean progaming team eSTRO. Several months later, IdrA was given a progamer license and sent to CJ Entus in an effort to spread foreigners amongst the progaming teams (American Protoss player NonY had also recently joined eSTRO).

During his time in Korea IdrA has racked up a notable amount of foreigner tournament wins, such as the ESWC Masters, ESL Major Series and the GomTV Valor tournament. He is also the first foreigner since Lx in 2006 to have played in a televised progaming match, losing 2-1 to the Protoss player Trap.

Facts

• IdrA played Broodwar as Zerg before switching over to Terran.
• He is known for having a very macro oriented style due to his mechanical skill.
• IdrA was the heavy favorite to win the Poker Strategy TSL2. But was knocked out in the Ro8 by the eventual champion, NonY.

Achievements

2010	1st place, Electronic Sports League Major Series Season V 2009/2010
2009	3rd place, International E-sports Entertainment Festival 2009 1st place, WCG United States National Finals 2009 1st place, For the Love of the Game Tournament 2009 1st place, GomTV/StarFeeder Valor Tournament 2009 1st place, ESWC Asia Masters 2009 1st place, Electronic Sports League Major Series Season IV 2009 1st place, SC2GG.com Star League 2009 2nd place, TeamLiquid.net Liquibition: Broodsport 2009
2008
2007	1st place, Teamliquid.net Liquibition #22 2007

Rivalries

Ret

Since his arrival in Korea, IdrA has been a major favorite in every foreign tournament he has entered. In 2009, he won several major foreign tournaments. Of his competitors, only Ret was consistently able to match IdrA's increase in ability. The two met in the finals of the ESL Major Series, Season IV on the 2nd of August 2009. Ret, coming from the lower bracket, had to win two best-of-5 matches in order to win. He claimed the first one 3-2, but lost the second 1-3. At Blizzcon 2009, Ret knocked out IdrA 2-1 in the lower bracket after both lost to Korean professionals.

In October 2009, Ret was invited to play with the eSTRO team. In an interview about going to Korea, Ret was asked what excited him most about his new life. Ret answered:

I can’t wait to beat IdrA in every foreign tournament he ever participates in once I will be able to practice as much as he has

Reception

IdrA has been received by the community as generally bad mannered (bm). Though not unanimous, IdrA has been known to get angry at the end of lost games and reflects it via his chat. Many of his endgame lines have often been quoted by the community. Most notably, "you're really good at making carriers, very useful talent toi [sic] have" or "Isn't it funny, you won without doing a single thing".

Interviews

• IdrA on his recent OSL try - Interview By Artosis
• IdrA: 2 years in Korea interview - Interview By Artosis
• Starcraft Brood War Wrap-Up - Interview By Artosis
• IdrA on his villain status and SC2 - Interview By AndroidBit
• IdrA on Losing the Poker Strategy TSL - Interview By Artosis
• Poker Strategy TSL Round of 8 Predications - Interview By Team Liquid
• Poker Strategy TSL Ladder Interview - Interview By Team Liquid
• Poker Strategy TSL:IdrA vs. NonY Series #1 Interview - Interview By Team Liquid
• Ret + IdrA Poker Strategy TSL Interview - Interview By Artosis
• Life in Korea, Team Mates, and Brood War - Interview By VileGaming.com
• IdrA on Foreign Players by Race, Chinese Players, and Various Tournaments - Interview By Artosis
• ESWC Asia Masters Tournament, his First Win, and his Future in Korea - Interview By Fomos
• Idra + F91 Interview - Interview By WFBrood.com
• His transfer from Estro to CJ Entus, WCG USA, and Starcraft 2 - Interview By Team Liquid
• The Superstars Tournament, and Goals in Brood War - Interview Translated By Team Liquid

Notable Games

Team Liquid Attack!

• Team Liquid Attack!: Idra - Thread
• Team Liquid Attack!: Idra - VOD Link (Part #1)
• Team Liquid Attack!: Idra - VOD Link (Part #2)

First Televised Match

IdrA vs By.Trap on Tau Cross - Set 1, GOM TV Averatec-Intel Classic Season 3 Ro.128 Group 3

References

• Interview with IdrA prior to TSL.
• Ret joins eSTRO news.