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YongHwa

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[e][h]Protoss YongHwa
Player Information
Name:
최용화
Romanized Name:
Choi Yong-hwa
Nationality:
Born:
January 30, 1992 (age 32)
Race:
Approx. Total Winnings:
$39,629
Years Active:
2011 - 2015
Links
Achievements
All-Kills:
 × 4
History
2010-10-10 — 2014-07-23IM
2014-07-31 — 2015-12-02MVP
Retired:
2015
Recent Matches
YongHwa Protoss South Korea
2:3
(vs)
South Korea Terran MMA
July 10, 2015 - 21:00 KST  
MVP MVPMVP
1:4
(vs)
yoe Flash Wolvesyoe Flash Wolves yoe FW
April 23, 2015 - 20:00 EDT  
YongHwa Protoss South Korea
2:3
(vs)
South Korea Zerg ByuL
April 2, 2015 - 19:25 KST  
YongHwa Protoss South Korea
1:2
(vs)
South Korea Zerg Losira
March 22, 2015 - 15:29 CET  
YongHwa Protoss South Korea
0:3
(vs)
South Korea Zerg Leenock
December 26, 2014 - 17:20 KST  


Choi "YongHwa" Yong-hwa (born January 30, 1992) is a retired Korean Protoss player who last played for MVP.

Biography[edit]

A former Brood War Zerg, YongHwa had tried to be a Brood War progamer since January 2010. He practiced hard for an entire year, but eventually lost in the fifth round of Courage. He used to be in Name clan on US West, which had its own practice house. When StarCraft II was released, he joined team IM as the head coach of IM used to be the clan master of Name (강동훈).

Wings of Liberty[edit]

As part of IM, YongHwa would make his televised debut in the first GSTL in February, 2011. He demonstrated creative and meticulous play against ZeNEX and StarTale, ultimately going 5-1 for the season. Due to this success, he was predicted by much of the community to be a player to watch out for. However, YongHwa continued to fall during GSL qualifiers, and experienced middling results in online leagues; for a while YongHwa was mainly seen in team leagues. Though the wait was long, success finally came to YongHwa during the latter half of 2012, where he began showing improved results, including an all-kill of SlayerS, and doing well in foreign tournaments. Near the end of the year, he would also finally qualify for GSL Code A.

ESV TV Korean Weekly[edit]

From July 19 to July 21, 2011, YongHwa participated in the ESV TV Korean Weekly Season 1 Finals 1. To start off the tournament YongHwa was placed in Group D. After advancing through his group with a score of 2-0, YongHwa advanced in to the playoffs. In the playoffs, YongHwa took down aLive and Sage, in order to advance in to the finals to face jjakji. He was not able to grab first place as he lost to jjakji by a score of 1-4 and ended up taking second place.

On July 12, 2012, YongHwa participated in the ESV TV Korean Weekly Season 3 Weekly 8. After taking down CoCa, Min, Ready, and TOP, YongHwa advanced in to the finals to face Puzzle. He wasn't able to grab first place after losing to Puzzle by a score of 1-3 and took second place.

Korean StarCraft II League[edit]

On December 18, 2011, YongHwa participated in the KSL Daily Week 3 Day 6. YongHwa started off from the quarterfinals. YongHwa took down SuHoSin and Berra in order to advance to the finals. In the finals, YongHwa defeated Vampire by a score of 2-1 and grabbed first place.

Esports Weekly Match[edit]

On June 22, 2012, YongHwa participated in the EWM Season 3 Week 3. YongHwa received a BYE in the first round and then went on to take down Tear, RagnaroK, finale, and Noblesse to advance in to the finals against Galaxy. He wasn't able to advance any further and had to settle for second place after he lost to Galaxy by a score of 1-2.

WCG Korea Qualifiers/WCG Korea[edit]

On August 27, 2012 the WCG non kespa qualifiers started where YongHwa defeated YugiOh, Rain, and asd to advance through the first preliminary round. In the final preliminary round he defeated Reality to advance to the main tournament. On August 30, 2012 the WCG Korea 2012 began, where he defeated Polt, Monster, KeeN, and MarineKing to win the chance to represent Korea at the World Cyber Games 2012 tournament

Global Starcraft II Team League[edit]

On September 8, 2012, for the 2012 GSTL Season 3 Round 1 Match, IM vs Fnatic, YongHwa was put out first against Fnatic where he got an all kill after defeating Luvsic, Moon, ByuL, aLive, and Oz.

On September 22, 2012, for the 2012 GSTL Season 3 Round 2 Match, IM vs SlayerS, YongHwa was put out second against SlayerS after Dark defeated MC. YongHwa received yet another all kill after defeating Dark, MMA, Miya, Genius, and Ryung.

Global Starcraft II League[edit]

After a long period of falling in the qualifiers for GSL Code A, YongHwa finally made it through for the 2012 Global StarCraft II League Season 5, meeting mostly fairly unknown players in his bracket but not dropping a single map. In Code A YoDa would meet Mini in the first round, whom he would defeat 2-0. In the second round he took down Squirtle by a score of 2-1, only to then meet Life in the final round and get crushed 0-2.

Losing in the third round, YongHwa would have to play in the Up & Downs for 2013 Global StarCraft II League Season 1. Here we went 0-5, not winning a single map, and being placed in the first round of Code A. Defeating Reality and then Creator, he would once again lose in the third round, this time to Leenock with a 1-2, and once more find himself in the Up & Downs, this time in the first Heart of the Swarm GSL, Season 2 of 2013.

Outside Korea[edit]

YongHwa's first tournament outside Korea would be HomeStory Cup V, where he made it through the Korean Qualifiers, defeating aLive, HyuN, Revival, GuMiho and finally Leenock to win the paid trip. YongHwa would start out strongly, winning the first group stage 3-0 (6-1 in maps), and then make it out of the second group stage in second place to Nerchio with a 2-1 (5-3) score and make it to the playoffs. Here he met Sleep whom he defeated 3-1, after which he also took out Golden in the semifinals with another 3-1. In the finals however, YongHwa would meet Nerchio once more, and lose 1-4, finishing in second place.

Heart of the Swarm[edit]

Global Starcraft II League[edit]

YongHwa had qualified for a spot in the Up & Downs of the first Heart of the Swarm GSL, the 2nd Season of 2013. However, he forfeited his spot to attend the IEM Season VII - World Championship, and will have to play in the first round of Code A, essentially finishing last in his Up & Down group.

Outside Korea[edit]

Despite not having played in any IEM tournaments, thanks to his second-place finish at HomeStory Cup V, YongHwa qualified for the IEM Season VII - World Championship. In the group stage he finished first in his group in dominating fashion, going 5-0 and only losing a single map (giving him the best map score of the entire group stage). Due to his first place in the group, he would be seeded directly into the quarterfinals, where he had to play Ret. Easily dispatching Ret 3-0, he moved on as the third player in what ultimately became an all LG-IM semifinals, his opponent being First. YongHwa's tournament would end here however, as he quickly lost 0-3 to his more Heart of the Swarm experienced teammate.

Trivia[edit]

Achievements[edit]

DatePlaceTierTournamentTeamResultPrize
2015-02-261stShowm. (Min.)mYi vs MVP Show Match
MVPMVP
4 : 3
mYinsanitymYinsanity
$28.57
2014-10-282ndMon. (Min.)OlimoLeague Monthly - OctoberOlimoLeague Monthly - October
MVPMVP
3 : 4$150
2014-08-301stMon. (Min.)OlimoLeague Monthly - AugustOlimoLeague Monthly - August
MVPMVP
4 : 2$250
2014-08-162ndWeek. (Min.)OlimoLeague Week #3OlimoLeague Week #3
MVPMVP
1 : 3$30
2014-02-202ndShowm. (Min.)SHOUTcraft Clan Wars February 2014 #1
Incredible MiracleIncredible Miracle
1 : 4
Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
-
2013-07-201stPremier2013 Global Starcraft II Team League Season 12013 Global Starcraft II Team League Season 1
Incredible MiracleIncredible Miracle
5 : 3
MVPMVP
$4,045.53
2013-03-093rd - 4thPremierIEM Season VII - World ChampionshipIEM Season VII - World Championship
Incredible MiracleIncredible Miracle
0 : 3$7,500
2013-01-103rdMajorHyperX 10-Year TournamentHyperX 10-Year Tournament
Incredible MiracleIncredible Miracle
4 : 2$2,500
2012-11-212ndMajor2012 IGN Pro Team League2012 IGN Pro Team League
Incredible MiracleIncredible Miracle
1 : 5
StarTaleStarTale
$444.44
2012-08-112ndMajorIPL Team Arena Challenge 3IPL Team Arena Challenge 3
Incredible MiracleIncredible Miracle
1 : 5
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
$500
2012-07-122ndWeek. (Min.)ESVTV Korean Weekly S3W8
Incredible MiracleIncredible Miracle
1 : 3$50
2012-07-082ndPremierHomeStory Cup VHomeStory Cup V
Incredible MiracleIncredible Miracle
1 : 4$6,500
2012-06-034thPremierKorean StarCraft II League 2012 Season 1Korean StarCraft II League 2012 Season 1
Incredible MiracleIncredible Miracle
5 : 6
PrimePrime
-
2011-12-261stDaily (Basic)Playhem NA Daily 102
Incredible MiracleIncredible Miracle
$45
2011-12-221stMajorIPL Team Arena ChallengeIPL Team Arena Challenge
Quantic Incredible MiracleQuantic Incredible Miracle
5 : 3
mousesportsmousesports
$500
2011-12-181stBasicKorean StarCraft II League Daily 2011 Week 3 Match 6
Incredible MiracleIncredible Miracle
2 : 1$100
2011-07-192ndMinoriCCup/Nationvoice Korean Weekly Season 1 Finals 1
Incredible MiracleIncredible Miracle
1 : 4$150
2011-03-242ndPremierGlobal Starcraft II Team League MarchGlobal Starcraft II Team League March
Incredible MiracleIncredible Miracle
4 : 5
SlayerSSlayerS
$893.85
2011-02-101stPremier2011 Global StarCraft II Team League Feb2011 Global StarCraft II Team League Feb
Incredible MiracleIncredible Miracle
5 : 4
StarTaleStarTale
$1,486.91
Extended list of results
All-Kill Achievements
2013-07-19 All-Kill2013 GSTL Season 1 Playoffs
2012-09-22 All-Kill2012 GSTL Season 3 Round 2
2012-09-08 All-Kill2012 GSTL Season 3 Round 1
2012-06-13 All-KillIPL Team Arena Challenge 3

Matches & VODs[edit]

WoL Matches[edit]

PvP[edit]

First Person View Match VODS[edit]

Interviews[edit]

Gallery[edit]

External links[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Matchup Statistics

vs Protossvs Terranvs Zergvs RandomTotal
RecordWin%RecordWin%RecordWin%RecordWin%RecordWin%
as Protoss127 - 11752 %155 - 12655.2 %207 - 14159.5 %4 - 180 %493 - 38556.2 %
Σ127 - 11752 %155 - 12655.2 %207 - 14159.5 %4 - 180 %493 - 38556.2 %

Earnings Statistics

1v1 Medal Statistics

TierTotal
Premier010102
Major001001
Minor141208
Basic201003
Total3533014

References[edit]