Ko "HyuN" Seok Hyun, the current champion of Fight Club, is sitting pretty at number one on the leaderboard with an unrivaled nine-game win streak. His journey to the top was no cakewalk, having eliminated some top-tier players including the 2012 GSL Season 2 runner-up Squirtle and IPL4 champion aLive. Last week, he defeated ByuN of Prime (5-3) to continue his unprecedented reign. Monday, he will be challenged by Sea, the newest recruit of Team Liquid.
The Road So Far
HyuN is a Zerg player from Team SCV Life with a wealth of accomplishments to his name. He is a regular participant in the GSL, qualifying for Code A numerous times. He is currently in the Round of 32 in the GSL Season 4 and may earn a Code S spot for next season. HyuN also dominates online cups such as Antec Attack, in which he has garnered more than seven first place victories.
HyuN made his Fight Club debut during Week 28, when he defeated Squirtle (5-3). After that, he bested MajOr (5-1), CranK (5-1), Tear (5-3), TitaN (5-1), GuMiho (5-3) and swept players like Grubby (5-0) and aLive (5-0), making it look easy to take down such renowned players. He was the first player out of over thirty participants in Fight Club to achieve over three wins let alone a nine-game win streak, earning his rightful spot on the throne as king.
The Challenger
Yum "Sea" Bo Sung first gained recognition in 2005 because of his age (he was only fifteen when he played in a televised match) and his impressive results in both the ShinHan2006-1 OSL and ShinHan2006-2 OSL, making the Round of 16 twice. He played his first official StarCraft 2 match during the hybrid 2011-2012 Proleague Season 2 but fell to sKyHigh.
More recently, Sea made headlines after announcing that he had left Team 8 for Team Liquid, making his transition to professional SC2 official. The Evil Geniuses Master's Cup Series VIII marked Sea's first appearance under the Liquid banner, but he lost to Russian Terran player Happy (0-2).
Though Sea has demonstrated some impressive play, he has yet to show his full potential in the SC2 scene and is looking to prove himself once more with the IPL Fight Club. And who better to face than the reigning champ himself and undeniably the most successful player in the competition?
Prediction
Even though Sea's best match-up is TvZ, it will be incredibly difficult for him to take down the Zerg title holder due to a lack of SC2 experience coupled with HyuN's momentum. It's hard to imagine that a recently transitioned player such as Sea would be able to defeat HyuN when established champions have been unable to do so before him. HyuN will be victorious with a decisive 5-2 victory.
Be sure to tune in to see if Sea is able to put a stop to HyuN's incredible run in the IPL Fight Club.
Source : ign[dot]com
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