Kim Yoo-jin (gamer)

Kim Yoo-jin (born October 16, 1993) (Korean: 김유진) better known by his gaming handle sOs, is a Korean professional StarCraft II player. He is the first two-time StarCraft II World Championship Series winner, claiming the title in 2013 and 2015. Kim currently plays for Jin Air Green Wings. He is a Protoss player.

Kim Yoo-jin
Medal record
Esports
Representing  South Korea
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
2013 South KoreaStarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
sOs
Kim Yoo Jin
Kim Yoo-jin in 2014.
Personal information
Born (1993-10-16) October 16, 1993
NationalitySouth Korean
Career information
StatusActive
Current teamJin Air Green Wings
GamesStarCraft II

Career

2013 beat Lee Jaedong at the WCS.[1][2]

In 2015 he repeated his WCS title after beating Life in the finals.[3]

In 2018 he made another deep run in the WCS getting into the Semi Final, after beating his teammate Cho "Maru" Seong Ju 3:0 in the quarterfinal, who was one of the favorites. He lost 0:3 to Kim "Stats" Dae-yeob in the Semi Final though.[4]

Tournament results
  • 3-4th - 2013 WCS Season 1 Korea GSL
  • 2nd - 2013 WCS Season 1
  • 1st - 2013 WCS Global Finals
  • 2nd - Red Bull Battle Grounds New York City
  • 1st - IEM Season VIII - World Championship
  • 1st - 2014 Hot6ix Cup
  • 3-4th - 2015 Global StarCraft II League Season 2
  • 1st - 2015 MSI Masters Gaming Arena
  • 3-4th - 2015 DreamHack Open: Stockholm
  • 1st - 2015 WCS Global Finals
  • 2nd - 2016 Global StarCraft II League Season 2
  • 2nd - 2017 Global StarCraft II League Season 3
  • 2nd - 2018 IEM Season XII - PyeongChang
  • 2nd - 2018 AfreecaTV GSL Super Tournament 2
  • 3-4th - 2018 WCS Global Finals[5]

Playstyle

sOs is known for his creative play, often going for unseen builds or "cheeses". He is regarded as one of the best strategists in the Starcraft II scene.

gollark: "LINE-1"
gollark: ↑ you
gollark: ddg! Retrotransposon
gollark: Birds are not real and cannot be trusted.
gollark: Oh, consider birds. These are government drones. This is obvious.

References
  1. Desat, Marla (November 9, 2013). "Kim "sOs" Yoo Jin Crowned StarCraft II Champion at BlizzCon". The Escapist. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  2. JOHNSON, JASON (November 11, 2015). "Kim Yoo Jin is now the best StarCfaft 2 player on earth". Kill Screen. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  3. Kollar, Philip (November 7, 2015). "Protoss player SoS becomes the first two-time StarCraft 2 World Champion at BlizzCon". Polygon. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  4. https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/2018_WCS_Global_Finals
  5. https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/2018_WCS_Global_Finals
Preceded by
Won "PartinG" Lee-sak		 StarCraft II World Championship Series winner
2013		 Succeeded by
Lee "Life" Seung-hyun
Preceded by
Lee "Life" Seung-hyun		 StarCraft II World Championship Series winner
2015		 Succeeded by
Byun "ByuN" Hyun Woo
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