The long illustrious history of StarCraft, both past and present, has largely been built on the shoulders of its players. This Players Portal serve to provide a catalog of all the players who have a presence on Liquipedia and a glimpse of their careers. A number of these players have emerged as figures of admiration and emulation, competing with passion and flair as they achieved success while entertaining the viewing audience, and are thus presented in more detail below.
Although StarCraft's most developed player base resides in South Korea, both non-Korean or "foreign" players are represented at Liquipedia. While many such foreign players are presented in this Players section, their presence is often overshadowed by the large number of South Korean competitors. Fundamentally, this reflects the dominance of the competitive international landscape by South Korean players, including their eleven consecutive titles at the most prominent international tournament, the World Cyber Games, which were won in commanding fashion. Correspondingly, interest in the game was eagerly encouraged by Korean entities, with wide-spread coverage and availability of StarCraft-related information, including at least two Korean television stations dedicated to StarCraft and e-Sports. Nonetheless, the number of talented South Korean players does not diminish the non-Korean presence, as many strong participants from across Europe, Asia, and the Americas competed in a variety of lucrative local and international tournaments. With many players speaking English, language was less of a barrier, enabling many of these competitors to interact with and foster various vibrant online communities. As such, although the number of Korean players cataloged in these pages are large, the international landscape was alive and well, and readers are invited to explore more about these non-Korean competitors here.
For our readers, if a noteworthy participant is absent or insufficiently documented, do consider authoring or contributing to making the site more comprehensive. For help and hints about how to complete player biographies, please see the biography resources guide.
Highlighted Players
Select players from StarCraft history, in order of historical peak Elo ratings:
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Master strategist, revolutionized both ZvT and ZvP when Zerg innovation was stagnant to dominate his peak years. Among highest Elo. Scandal vacated titles, tarnished career.
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One of few "foreigners" to play professionally in South Korea. Top 5 performances at multiple Starleagues and four appearances at WCG, with victory at 2003 WCG Euro.
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First dominant force in earliest days of disjointedness, ascended to become one of few "foreigners" in South Korea after success locally. Only non-Korean to win a Starleague.
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Among strongest non-Korean players. Recognized for ZvP play. Represented Germany four times on international stage at WCG, as well as victory at 2005 WCG Euro.
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For a list of Starleague Champions, click →
Starleague Champions
From 1999 to 2012, the most renowned and prestigious individual tournaments were the South Korean OnGameNet Starleague (OSL) and the MBCGame StarCraft League (MSL). The below captures the title winners from each respective Starleague. The full list of top finishers can be found at their respective pages, or compiled in matrix form here.
OSL Winners
MSL Winners
Notable Players
These notable players represent both past and present, featuring the top 20 highest historical peak Elo ratings, winners of multiple Starleague titles, WCG champions, and the strongest active players. Two peak Elo ratings are presented to distinguish the KeSPA-governed era from the post-KeSPA state today.
South Korea
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ID | Real Name | Team | Links |
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| 문태호 | | |
| Mun Seong Won | | |
| 박이슬 | | |
| Bae Byung Woo | | |
| Kang Gu Yeol | | |
| 한혜지 | | |
| Choi Hong Hee | | |
| 김수식(金秀植) | | |
| Kim Seong Dae | | |
| Kim Eun Ha | | |
| Bang Tae Soo | | |
| Kim Tae Yong | | |
| Kim Young Ju | | |
| Oh Yeong Jong | | |
| Kim Byoung Soo | | |
| Song Byung Seok | | |
| Jun Tae Yang | | |
| Park Chan Moon | | |
| Son Chan Woong | | |
| Kim Geon Wook | | |
| Hwang Byung Yung | StarCastTV Stars | |
| Chang Suk Joon | | |
| Jung Woo Yong | | |
| Doh Jae Wook | | |
| Jeong Min Ki | Carariyo | |
| Kim Taek Yong | | |
| | Gather the Boys | [PaiN.html ] |
| Baek Hyungchul | | |
| Lee Shin Hyung | | |
| Kim Bo Hyun | | |
| Byun Young Bong | | |
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| Lim Yo Hwan | SK Telecom T1 | |
| Son Kyung Hoon | | |
| Lim Tae Gyu | | |
| Kim Bong Joon | | |
| Lee Moo Hyung | | |
| Bunkie | SK Telecom T1 | |
| Jung Jin Hyun | | |
| Han Ji Won | | |
| Kang Tae Wan | SouL Gaming | |
| Byun Sung Chul | | |
| Kwak Dong Hoon | | |
| Kim Yoon Hwan | STX SouL | |
| Ko In Kyu | Air Force ACE | |
| Kim Ji Hyun | | |
| Han Dong Wook | | |
| Choi In Kyu | | |
| Kim Chae-rin | SouL Gaming | |
| Lee Seung Hoon | | |
| Lee Jung Hyun | Air Force ACE | |
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| Kim Nam Gi | | |
| Jo Yong Ho | | |
| Song Pureum | | |
| Kim Doh Woo | | |
| Han Kyu Jong | KT Rolster | |
| Jo Hyung Kun | | |
| Cha Jae Wook | | |
| Noh Jae Sang | | |
| Park Hyo Min | | |
| Na Doh Hyun | | |
| Kim Won Gi | | |
| Lim Jung Hyun | | |
| Cha Dae Han | | |
| Jinsik Oh | | |
| 비공개 | | |
| Park Dae Man | | |
| 정다은 | | |
| Kim su jung | | |
| Kim Sung Ki | | |
| Moon Ji Hoon | | |
| Baek Dong-jun | | |
| Kim Min Ho | | |
| 안철환 | | |
| Choi Soo Bum | | |
| Kwun Oh Hyuk | | |
| Lee Hak Ju | | |
| Song Ho Yung | | |
| Kim Min Gyu | | |
| 조하나 | | |
| 김대용 | | |
| Jo Yong Sung | | |
| Kim Jung Woo | | |
| Lee Hun | | |
| Sung Jun Mo | | |
| Ahn Hyung Mo | | |
| Choi Ji Sung | | |
| Jung Myung Hoon | | |
| Kim Tae Mok | | |
| Kim Jae Choon | | |
| Lee Young Ho | | |
| Yumin | StarCastTV Stars | |
| Kim Kwang Sup | | |
| Shin Jae Wook | Woongjin Stars | |
| Kim Dong Kun | | |
| Jang Yong Seok | | |
| Choi Jin Woo | | |
| Kim Dong Soo | | |
| Park Hyun Jun | | |
| Kim Joon Yung | | |
| Lee Hyun Seung | | |
| 박정일 | | |
| Kim Dong Ju | | |
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| Park Tae Min | | |
| Jaewook Lee | | |
| Lee Byung Min | | |
| Yoo Byung Joon | | |
| Kim Seung Hyun | Air Force ACE | |
| Kang Doh Gyung | | |
| 김수환(金秀煥) | | |
| Heo Hyeon-Seung | | |
| Song Hyeon Deok | | |
| Kim Kyu Hoi | | |
| Ku Sung Hoon | | |
| Bae Sung Hm | | |
| Kim Sang Wook | | |
| Koh Kang Min | KT Rolster | |
| Lee Kyung Min | | |
| Hwang Seung Hyuk | SouL Gaming | |
| Jin Yung Soo | | |
| Shin Dong Won | | |
| Ko Seok Hyun | | |
| Park Jae Hyuk | | |
| Jang Il Seok | | |
| Park Seung Ho | | |
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| Im Sung Choon | | |
| Jang Min Chul | | |
| Byun Hyung Tae | | |
| Lee Kyun Taek | | |
| Byun Eun Jong | | |
| Lee Jae Dong | | |
| Kim Jae Hoon | | |
| Heo Yeong Moo | Samsung KHAN | |
| Kim Ga Eul | Samsung KHAN | |
| Lee Jae Hwang | | |
| Jang Jin Nam | | |
| Jang Jin Su | | |
| Do Jin Kwang | | |
| Park Sung Joon | | |
| Yoo Jun Hee | Samsung KHAN | |
| Nah Kyung Bo | | |
| Moon Jun Hee | | |
| Park Gyung Lak | | |
| Won Jong Seo | | |
| Jang Yook | | |
| Jung Young Jae | | |
| Kim Dong Woo | | |
| Kim Wan Chul | | |
| 우정한 | | |
| 양화영 | | |
| Kim Ku Hyun | | |
| Choi Young-hyun | | |
| You Doo Hyun | | |
| Kim Dong Ku | | |
| Park Joon Oh | | |
| Park Yong Wook | | |
| Jo Sung Bong | | |
| Han Sang Bong | | |
| Lee Ki Ho | | |
| Son Seung Jae | | |
| Lim Hong Gyu | | |
| Kim Sung Hyun | | |
| Kim Ki Hoon | | |
| Lee Woon Jae | | |
| Lee Hyun Kyung | | |
| Shin Sang Moon | | |
| 김준영 | | |
| Lee Jae Ho | | |
| Son Ju Heung | | |
| Kim Sarang | | |
| Lee Young Ho | | |
| Park Chan Soo | | |
| Son Seok Hee | | |
| Han Doo Yeol | SouL Gaming | |
| Am Mae Jang | | |
| Kang Jung Woo | | |
| Jung Yoo Seok | | |
| Shin Jung Min | | |
| Ju Hyun Jun | | |
| Jun Sang Wook | | |
| Lee Gwang Yong | SouL Gaming | |
| Lee Min Ho | | |
| Hwang Kyung Young | | |
| Park Sung Gyoon | | |
| Jin Woong | | |
| Kim Hyun Woo | | |
| Yoon Chan Hee | | |
| 모꿀몬 | | |
| Won Seon Jae | | |
| Jin Young Hwa | | |
| Sung Hak Seung | | |
| Park Yeong Min | | |
| Jeong Jong Hyeon | | |
| Lee Yoon Yeol | | |
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| Kang Min | | |
| Jung Young Joo | | |
| Kim Kyung Hyo | | |
| Jang Kyung Ho | | |
| Han Woong Ryul | | |
| Lee Yong Bum | | |
| Park Jae Hyun | | |
| Kwun Soo Hyun | | |
| Lee Joo Yeong | | |
| Joo Sung Wook | | |
| Jung Kyung Doo | | |
| Hyunsoo Shin | SouL Gaming | |
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| Kim Tae Gyoon | | |
| Choi Yong Joo | | |
| Choi Min Soo | | |
| Lim Jin Mook | Woongjin Stars | |
| 노지호 | | |
| Seol Hyun Ho | | |
| Jaegon Kim | | |
| Lee Ho Joon | | |
| Park Sae Jung | | |
| Park Ji Ho | | |
| Kim Hwan Joong | | |
| Jung Yoon Jong | | |
| Kim Sung Je | | |
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| Park Jeong Seok | | |
| Kim Ki Hyun | | |
| Park Sang Woo | | |
| 김호성 | | |
| 혜로로 | | |
| Baek Jin Yong | | |
| Ahn Jun Ho | | |
| Kim Dong Joon | | |
| Shin No Yeol | Samsung KHAN | |
| Kim Ji Sung | | |
| Min Chan Ki | | |
| Hong Deok | STX SouL | |
| Won Sang Il | | |
| Yoon Jong Min | | |
| Yoo Young Jin | | |
| Kim Sang Hoon | | |
| Kim Jong Han | | |
| Bong Joon Goo | | |
| Son Seung Wan | | |
| Kim Seok-hyun | | |
| Lee Kee Seok | | |
| Lee Chang Woo | | |
| Lee Yah Hoon | | |
| Kim Geun Baek | | |
| Kim Dong Hyun | | |
| Ha Jae Sang | | |
| Shin Sang Ho | | |
| Choi Ji Myung | | |
| Ryoo Seung Kohn | StarCastTV Stars | |
| Kim Hak Soo | Evil Geniuses | |
| Yum Bo Sung | | |
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| 조연지 | | |
| 이슬이 | | |
| 노영진 (魯盈眞) | | |
| Seo Gyung Jon | | |
| 상어녀 | | |
| Jo Ki Seok | | |
| Choi Ka Ram | | |
| Lee Young Han | SouL Gaming | |
| Ahn Sang Won | | |
| Kim Jae Hyun | | |
| Oh Chung Hoon | | |
| Kim Yoon Joong | | |
| Lee Jae Hang | | |
| Ju Jin Chul | | |
| Shim So Myung | | |
| Kim Shin Deok | | |
| Ahn Seok Yeol | | |
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| Ha Neul | | |
| Jang Yoon Chul | | |
| Park Shin Young | | |
| Park Jong Soo | | |
| Park Han-byul | | |
| Hwang Hyo Jin | | |
| 김○○ | | |
| Kim Seul Ki | | |
| Kim Min Chul | | |
| Lee Young Woong | StarCastTV Stars | |
| Kim Sang Gon | SouL Gaming | |
| Won Ji Hoon | | |
| Kim Dae Kun | | |
| Ji Young Hoon | | |
| Han Jae Seon | | |
| Kim Dae Yeob | | |
| Song Byung Goo | | |
| Kim Sun Ki | | |
| Nam Seung Hyun | | |
| Byun Gil Sup | | |
| Park Sung Hoon | | |
| Yoon Jong-hyun | | |
| Cho Jae Geol | | |
| Park Jae Yung | | |
| Jo Nam Joon | | |
| Lee Ye Joon | | |
| Seo Ki Soo | | |
| Kook Ki Bong | | |
| Kim Jeong Min | | |
| Choi Yun Sik | | |
| Jung Yung Chul | | |
| Hyun Ji Seob | | |
| Seo Ji Soo | | |
| Cho Sung Ho | STX SouL | |
| Jo Jae-sung | | |
| 김대성 | | |
| Park Dae Ho | Samsung KHAN | |
| Park Ji-Hoon | | |
| Shin Hee Sung | | |
| Jo Jung Hyun | | |
| Woo Jung Ho | KT Rolster | |
| Jung So-yoon | | |
| Park Seung Hyun | | |
| Kim Sung Woon | | |
| Seo Ji Hoon | | |
| Hong Jin-Ho | | |
| Park Myung Soo | | |
| Kim Jin Hyung | | |
| Yoon Jin Kyu | | |
| 한결 | | |
| Seo Mun Ji Hoon | SouL Gaming | |
| Jung Jae Woo | | |
| Kim Myung Woon | | |
| Lim Jae Duk | | |
| Park Sung Joon | | |
| Kim Yung Min | | |
| Jun Tae Gyu | | |
| Kim Chang Seon | | |
| Park Young Min | | |
| Kim Kyoo Hyung | | |
| Min Kwang Hyun | | |
| Hwang Sung Wook | | |
| Lee Kwang Soo | | |
| Kim Min Gu | | |
| Shin Hyun Su | | |
| Jung Woo Seo | | |
| Lee Hyeong Yeon | | |
| Yoo Jin Woo | SouL Gaming | |
| Lee Dong-geun | | |
| Lee Doo In | | |
| Park Ji Soo | | |
| Lee Jae Hoon | | |
| Lee Sung Eun | | |
| Kim Bum Sung | | |
| Yoon Yong Tae | | |
| Kim Kyung Mo | | |
| Kim Chang Hee | | |
| Cha Myung Hwan | Air Force ACE | |
| Bae Ho Yeon | | |
| Jo Il Jang | | |
| Kim Joon Ho | | |
| 김우희 | | |
| Yoon Soo Chul | SouL Gaming | |
| Shin Dae Kun | STX SouL | |
| Kim Il Jae | | |
| Choi Yun Sung | | |
| 인치호 | | |
| Kim Jong Hwa | | |
| Wee Jo Woon | | |
| Ji Dong-won | | |
| Kim Hyun Jin | | |
| Lim Dong Hyuk | | |
| Kong Min Chang | | |
| Lim Sung Jin | | |
| Kim Kyung Hoon | | |
| Byun Hyun Je | | |
| Eu Yoon Su | | |
| Yoo Byung Joon | | |
| Kim Bum Su | SouL Gaming | |
| Ju Yung Dal | Samsung KHAN | |
| Park Chul-soon | | |
| Kim Seong Jin | | |
| Yoo Sung Yeob | | |
| Lee Seung Suk | | |
| Ma Jae Yoon | | |
| Jo Byung Se | | |
| Choi Ho Seon | | |
| Lee Chang Hoon | | |
| Park Sang Hyun | SouL Gaming | |
| Park Sung Jin | | |
| Moon Sung Jin | | |
| Kim Joon Hyuk | | |
| Choi Yoon Sun | | |
| Park Yong Woon | | |
| Kim Hyun Jun | | |
| Hwang Bo Kun Woo | | |
Staff & Talents |
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ID | Real Name | Team and Role | Links |
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| Cho Seong Chan | SouL Gaming | |
| Jung So-rim | | |
| Kim Chul Min | | |
| Kim Tae-hyun | | |
| Lee Seung-won | | |
| Park Sang-Hyun | | |
Each player's ID, name, race, nationality, age, and team are sourced from the individual's Liquipedia player page. The Elo rating is a dynamic measure of a player's performance or ability against other players, where the peak Elo value denotes the maximum value reached over the player's career while the date reached marks when the player was most dominant. Earlier competitors in StarCraft history played largely in the KeSPA-governed era, thus are generally associated with a KeSPA-era peak Elo rating, while more recent players generally have a post-KeSPA Elo value. Some players have values for both as their playing careers span both time periods. The achievements column uses the medals icon to mark the presence (but not quantity) of significant tournament titles on the player's Liquipedia page. Each player's achievement history can further be explored at the individual player's various TeamLiquid Progaming Database (TLPD) profiles. The currently streaming column indicates the player's Afreeca (online streaming) link.