Lim Yo-hwan
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Lim Yo-Hwan, known by the pseudonym SlayerS_`BoxeR` (usually shortened to Boxer), is one of the most successful players of the real-time strategy game StarCraft to date. He is also arguably the most popular Starcraft player with a fan club of over 560,000 members and a DVD compilation of his greatest games released in the South Korea.
Lim first came to fame by dominating professional Starcraft while choosing to use the Terran race at a time when this was seen as a relatively weak choice in comparison to the other two Starcraft armies. This reign of dominance earned him the nickname the "Terran Emperor" among Koreans. During this early time in his career he innovated heavily, creating many new strategies which are still copied today, most notably making much more effective use of the Terran Dropship unit than had been achieved in the past. He also gained a reputation for being able to turn around matches against the odds and having excellent micromanagement (unit control) skills. In contrast, his weakness is thought by some commentators to be poor macromanagement (economy/unit production) skills in comparison to other top-level professional Starcraft players.
Lim has an impressive record with 435 wins and 284 losses in his professional career. This success has brought him an income exceeding 300,000 US Dollars per year in prize money and through endorsements. In 2004 he was voted the greatest gamer of all time by readers of ESReality, one of the most popular western electronic sports websites.
In recent years he has seen a gradual loss of dominance with other players improving at a faster pace and catching up to him. He was ranked 8th in the November 2005 Korea E-Sports Association rankings, but made it to the finals of the EVER OnGameNet Starleague of late 2004 losing to iloveOOv by three games to two.
Major Achievements
- World Cyber Games Champion — 2001, 2002
- Coca-Cola OnGameNet Starleague Champion — July to September 2001
- Hanbitsoft OnGameNet Starleague Champion — April to June 2001
- Sky OnGameNet Starleague 2nd place - October to December 2001
- Sky OnGameNet Starleague 2nd place - July to September 2002
- Olympus OnGameNet Starleague 3rd place - April - June 2003
- Ever OnGameNet Starleague 2nd place - August - November 2004
- First Korean Pro-Gaming Association tour (later known as MBC Starleague) Champion
- Third Korean Pro-Gaming Association tour 3rd place
- KT-KTF Premiere League 2nd place - 2003
- MBC Winner's Championship 2nd place - 2003
- First player to win more than one OSL, and only so far to have won two consecutive OSL's