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This is episode 8 of the ‘Real Story SKT1′ show. I have all the episodes but none of them have English translation, so I picked this episode to upload anyway, since it was filmed when Boxer left SKT1 to join the army.

Mostly includes interviews with SKT1 team members like Midas, iloveOov, and the bunch About Boxer’s time to leave, and other progamers like [Oops]Reach say a few words as well.

Lets not go into the whole “SKT1 started to suck when Boxer left” thing, instead I’ll just show you what Boxer got SKT1 to accomplish since 2003 to the point of his leaving: (list of only major titles)

2003 OnGameNet KTF EVERCup ProLeague - 1st Place

2003-2004 LG IBM MBC Team League - 1st Place

2004 SKY ProLeague - 2nd Place

2004 Tucsan MBCGame Team League - 1st Place

2005 SKY ProLeague R1 - 1st Place

2005 SKY ProLeague R2 - 1st Place

2005 SKY ProLeague Grand Final - 1st Place

2006 SKY ProLeague R1 - 1st Place

Then Boxer left, and SKT didn’t make the 2006 SKY ProLeague R2 finals. They did however play in the Grand Final vs the R2 winner MBC Hero.. and without Boxer, lost.

Since then things went from bad to wrose. And you know exactly how bad SKT1 did this current season. If you don’t- read this video description http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfrpFJKw4CY

No other team has even half the record of SKT1. CJ and MBC are 2nd, but will have to win a lot of titles to come even close to SKT1, and since niether one is playing in this season Finals, basically ‘Boxer’s SKT’ will always stay #1, but ‘Boxerless SKT’ are almost dead last.. Because they really do look like a whole other team without him.

Boxer really hates his army haircut
Look at 28:21, Karate Boxer!

Here’s some translation by santokie, thanks!

SKT1 members are asked what they think of Boxer’s new hair. Everyone says it looks cute and matches his style well, except two. Midas says it looks kinda funny, and oov says it doesn’t go well with his style.

They ask iloveOov if he’s going to visit Boxer anytime and he says if it’s not too far from here. Also Boxer’s sleepy roomate says he misses the smell of yo-hwan.

In the van Boxer’s mom and dad are telling some childhood stories where Boxer cries alot and how he cared about his hair even as a kid.

When they arrive at the army base, Boxer’s mom is crying and telling him to be safe. Boxer’s sister says to stop crying you’re making yo-hwan sad, and Boxer tells them not to worry so much. Boxer says he doesn’t like his hair (which makes his dad keeps taking his hat off lol).

At the end his fans shout keep healthy, Boxer says farewell to SKT1 show camera. a new adventure begins in the life of im yo-hwan. in the fan bus girl says I’ll love you always~ some grannies say we’ll be waiting for you! fighting~ GoRush says do your best.

Midas wants to cry and mumbles a love confession, some guy hopes Boxer comes back to T1 after serving, another says thx for all the fun strategies you taught me, Rainbow? says watch your health and to keep in touch, iloveOov says come back safe, Kingdom and rest say their goodbyes.

Duration : 0:29:34

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I wrote what I had to say Boxer making it to MBC Survivor at BoxeR vs Calm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS4tO_z-B1g

MBC Suvivor, Group-H LB Finals, April 21st 2007

BoxeR vs MinGu @ Reverse Temple

MinGu plays Zerg, BoxeR plays Terran

Winner goes to MSL!
This is the very last game of MBC Survivor, after this all of this season players are known, and we’re ready to begin the madness

GomTV2 MSL Group Selection Ceremony is tommorow (April 24rth), the first round will be 8 groups of 4, games start April 26th

*Spoilers below* (Winner Interview)

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Not much of a spoiler I know, since obviously I wouldn’t even bother that much if Boxer wouldn’t have won but still a spoiler protection is always good for those who somehow didn’t already know/guess the results, not everyone are die hard SC fans.

Winner Interview:

Q: You returned right after 1 season’s rest.
A: I didn’t know I would be going up but I ended up going up so I still can’t believe it. The fact that I am a member of the army makes it unrealistic that I am in a major league, and also makes me feel accomplished as well.

Q: It was a tough road to the MSL.
A: Any league is tough if you start from the preliminaries. As I was going through the preliminaries, I was shaky because of my identity as a armyman, and because I hadn’t been in the preliminaries for a long time. I feel like I will remember these preliminaries really well.

Q: The loss in the winner’s match looked in vain.
A: After I made a vulture from 1 factory, I got stuck on supply. Jang Yong Suk used that mistake and led the entire game after that. Jang Yong Suk played well, since he kept attacking without letting me reorient myself.

Q: You won 2 matches against Zergs.
A: I think I won because I forcefully pushed in the last game. It wasn’t smooth. I pushed nonstop because I thought I would fall into a bad position if I tried to defend myself from mutalisks.

Q: Any resolves/goals for this season?
A: I set proleague above all else right now. I only practiced proleague and came today but I am sad that we didn’t have good results. The ACE team has only just been created so there are a lot of things that are missing. I think it will get better as time goes along.

Q: The fans’ cheer was amazing.
A: I know that many of the fans waited for me from the morning. Since I started progaming, I believed that I am where I am right now because of my fans’ support. I am always thankful for them.

To make this description a bit different, lets quote some of the comments that were posted in the TeamLiquid live report thread, after BoxeR won:

Storchen: OMG THE MICRO!!!!

thedeadhaji: Boxer kills all the lurkers with mnm split, defiler is eating drones FFS, irrad on defiler, mnm moves into the mineral line, kills all drones FUCK 2 vessles both die, sunks up inside main, boxer with like 2 rines left, YES REINFORCEMENTS

Day[9]: OH MY GOD BOXER YOUR MICRO IS SO GOOD IT IS SOOO MOTHER FUCKING GOOD PLEASE BOXER PLEASE PLEASE PLEAS WIN THE GAME BOXER GOGOGO DO IT, FINISH HIM

Artanis[Xp]: GEEEEEGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Storchen: GEE FUCKING GEE MAN!! mongo stands no chance against this master of Starcraft.. No way!

Musli: YESSSSSSSSS BOXXXXXXXXXXERRRRRRRRRRR !

thedeadhaji: MINGU GGGGGGGGGEEEEEEEEEEEEGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Day[9]: OH MY GOD OH MY GOD, HE DID IT HE MOTHERFUCKING DID IT OH MY GOD OH MY GOD

Locked: LOOOOOOOOL mingu has terrible nerves, his play was great and then he just randomly collapsed as soon as boxer showed the slightest signs of his godly micro, and boxer just continually punished him hahahah

thedeadhaji: GEEEEEEEEEEEE GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Boxer is in 11th MSL fuck yes

asla: OMG YES BOXER!!!!!!

Day[9]: WELCOME HOME BOXER, WELCOME TO THE STARLEAGUE!!

MyCube: FIRST MANTOSS, NOW THE EMPEROR! WOOT!

Selector: BOXER IS BACK !!! LIM FIGHTING

Storchen: LIM YO HWAN1111

Adamthegreat: YES! BOXER LOVE Eternity

asla: YYYYYEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS RLLLLLLZZZZZZZZZ BOXXXSERRRRRRRRR

Day[9]: IM YO HWAN! IM YO HWAN!IM YO HWAN!IM YO HWAN!

Lukeeze[zR]: freedom and boxer made it, dang it feels good

L!MP: good to see boxer make it through!

Garnet: Boxer to MSL again ! how nostalgic…

mrdx: Feel a bit bad for Mingu, but watever, it’s Boxerrrrr! In Lim Yo Hwan we believe

Pressure: BOXERR.

KizZBG: RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

coulthard[pR]: Lim Yo Hwan is with no doubt the Greatest !!

emOcean: BOXER

Last Romantic: Gogo BoxeR ^^

Duration : 0:19:28

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