HerO
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| Name: | 송현덕 Song Hyeon Deok |
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| Team: | Team Liquid |
| Race: | Protoss |
| Alternate IDs: | Liquid'HerO, oGsHerO, Hero[Shield] |
| Nicknames: | Bisu Jr., Mini Bisu, The Bat Belt Protoss |
| Country: | South Korea 
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| Birthday: | June 6, 1990 |
| TLPD: | International Korean |
| Site: | TeamLiquidPro Homepage |
| Livestream: | TeamLiquid.net Twitch TV |
| Fan Page: | HerO's Fan Club |
| Twitter: | Liquid_HerO |
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| Team History: | Team Liquid Old Generations |
| Crowning achievement: |  DreamHack Winter 2011
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Song "HerO" Hyeon Deok is a Korean Protoss player on Team Liquid.
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[edit] Biography
He started playing Brood War at 16. At 17, he qualified as a semi-pro at the 21st Courage tournament. He then participated in the draft and was recruited by Lecaf OZ (now Hwaseung OZ).
[edit] Wings of Liberty
HerO has largely been absent from high profile Korean tournaments. Although he has often been touted as one of the best Protoss players for oGs, his tournament record has been underwhelming. His first televised debut was in the final preseason of 2011 Global StarCraft II Team League May, where he lost as the starter for oGs against Squirtle.
HerO left oGs for Team Liquid on August 10th 2011, but will keep training in the oGs-TL house in Korea [1].
[edit] Code A
HerO would finally break into Code A for the 2011 Global StarCraft II League July by notably taking out DongRaeGu in the final round of the qualifiers. HerO would subsequently be unable to pass the first round after losing to Noblesse, 1-2. HerO played in Code A once again in GSL October as he qualified through the preliminaries beating notable players such as Sirius and GuineaPig. There, he managed to 2-0 viOLet before falling in the next round to YuGiOh, thus ending his Code A run, but keeping his Code A spot for the next season.
In GSL November HerO would play in the Round of 48 vs CrazymoviNG winning 2-1 and advancing to the Round of 32. There, he faced asd but would end up losing 1-2, getting a spot for the Up and Down Matches. HerO would end up fourth in his group, going 2-2, therefore staying in Code A for the 2012 GSL Season 1.
In the 2012 GSL Season 1 Code A HerO was matched up against Line in the Round of 48 and took him out 2-0 to advance to face JYP whom he would go on to beat 2-1. He advanced to face GanZi in the round of 24 and managed to beat him in two quick games, securing Code S for next season.
[edit] 2012 GSL Season 2
HerO's debut in Code S happened in the 2012 GSL Season 2 Code S. His group contained Curious, Maru and GuMiho. HerO was defeated by Maru, but managed to secure two wins against Curious and therefore advanced to the Round of 16. There, HerO was placed into Group B which contained Mvp, July, and Leenock. He would beat both Mvp and Leenock 2-1, securing a spot in the Round of 8. He then defeated SuperNoVa 3-0, acceding the semi-finals where he played Squirtle. HerO lost 0-3 to Squirtle and will be seeded into 2012 GSL Season 3 Code S.
[edit] Outside Korea
With the announcement of HerO's switch to Team Liquid, it was also announced that he would be participating in the upcoming MLG Raleigh with the rest of the team. He went through the open bracket and ended up 4th in his group, going 2-3. He made it relatively deep into the Championship bracket before losing to DongRaeGu, finishing in 6th place overall. With the rest of the Team Liquid team, HerO participated in MLG Orlando where he was placed in the Protoss heavy Group D and managed to place fourth in his group. In the Championship Bracket, he beat Machine in his first round before falling to HongUn in the subsequent round. HerO would not get enough points in the MLG ranking to be placed directly in the Championship Bracket in MLG Providence, this would make him participate in the Open Bracket, powering through well known players like Puzzle, Jinro, Keen and Sheth, giving him a spot in the Championship Bracket. In the Championship Bracket HerO would defeat the likes of PuMa, SjoW and Ret only falling to HuK being knocked to the Loser's part of the Bracket, in the Loser's Bracket HerO's run would end quickly vs Mvp, leaving him in 13th place overall.
HerO competed in NASL Season 2 and finished the regular season with a 7-0 record, qualifying him for the grand finals. He made an impressive showing at the tournament, taking out HwangSin, HasuObs and Sen, dropping only a single game, before meeting PuMa in the finals in a rematch from Dreamhack Winter 2011. Unfortunately, Hero was unable to defeat PuMa, falling 2-4.
After MLG Providence, HerO would attend DreamHack Winter 2011, in the Round of 64 he would be placed in Group J, alongside TLO, Seiplo, and StarNaN, finishing with a 3-0 score advancing to the Round of 32 Group Stage, this time in Group F, HerO would go 2-1 losing only to DongRaeGu, but nonetheless advancing to the Round of 16 Bracket. He would defeat teammate Sheth, later in the Round of 8 a surprise player Seiplo, and in the semifinals another teammate, Ret. This would take him to the finals vs PuMa, he would have a very close series, winning an intense seventh game taking the series 4-3 and making him the DreamHack Winter 2011 Champion.
He was invited to participate to HomeStory Cup 4. After going 6-0 in Group Stage #1 by beating Naama, KawaiiRice and HayprO 2-0, he was eliminated in Group Stage #2 after beating Naama 2-0, but losing against Nerchio 1-2 and viOLet 0-2.
He was also invited to IEM Season VI Kiev. He beat qxc 2-1, DIMAGA 2-1 but lost to Feast 1-2. Both DIMAGA and Feast also went 2-1 in this group, but because HerO lost more games than them, he was eliminated from the tournament.
HerO participated to Assembly Winter 2012. He took first place of Group D by beating SeleCT, sYz and Seiplo 2-0. He then had to face JYP in round 16. He repeated his GSL 2012 season performance and beat him 2-1. He then had to face Polt in round 8, but he lost 0-2.
HerO was also invited to participate in NASL Season 3. He currently has a 4-0 match score with impressive victories against players such as Ryung, SjoW, and CrazyMoviNG. Only losing 1 map to DIMAGA in a very close series. He will go on to face NonY.
HerO has been experiencing success in the IPL Fight Club Showmatch Series. On his first appearance he took out Jjakji. He has subsequently all-killed DIMAGA. He then went on to face ThorZaIN and win 5-3. However, he would fall the next week to viOLet in a close 5-4 series.
[edit] Trivia
- Is known for using the warp prism and mothership units to great effect, abusing the great mobility they come with.
- HerO's favourite K-pop star is Hyuna (with whom he shares a birthday)[2]
- Likes roast chicken.
- Was the first Korean to join Team Liquid.
- Currently holds the Liquid`HerO ID. Originally, the ID belonged to Tom Whittier (Liquid`Hero, also known as FroZ), but negotiations allowed HerO to take it.
- Has an anamorphic portrait drawn by Glider, "Liquid`HerO by ThePortraitArt".
[edit] Equipment
| Peripheral | Model |
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| Mouse | Razer Abyssus |
[edit] Achievements
| Date | Event | Result |
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| 2012-05-10 | 2012 GSL Season 2: Code S |   HerO 0 : 3 Squirtle
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| 2012-04-03 | IPL Tournament of Champions |  HerO 0 : 3 Creator
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| Date | Event | Result |
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| 2011-12-04 | North American Star League Season 2 |  HerO 2 : 4  PuMa
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| 2011-11-26 | DreamHack Winter 2011 |  HerO 4 : 3 PuMa
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| 2011-09-13 | Dreamhack Valencia Invitational | HerO 0 : 2 ThorZaIN
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| 2011-09-13 | Gview Thailand Starcraft II Invitational | HerO 2 : 4 MarineKing
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| 2011-08-21 | IGN ProLeague Season 3 Qualifier #1 | HerO 2 : 1  Sleep
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| 2011-02-25 | FXOpen Invitational Series 1 | HerO 3 : 1 TheStC
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[edit] Championships
| DreamHack Champion
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| DreamHack Valencia Invitational Preceeded By: DongRaeGu
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DreamHack Winter 2011 27th November 2011 - 22nd April 2012 HerO
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DreamHack Open: Stockholm Succeeded By:  ThorZaIN
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