The Starcraft 2 elite delivers plenty of action for fans in the Dreamhack SC2 Masters playoffs in Atlanta. The German participants are eliminated early, and there is a spectacular twist in the final.
After nine minutes of play, a concentrated look turned into a grin, on the other hand the opponent sank further and further into his chair and sighed – Kim “herO” Joon-ho won the international final tournament of the Dreamhack Starcraft 2 Masters in Atlanta.
In the final, the South Korean Protoss player traded against Terran player Lee “Bunny” Jae-seon for the full distance of the best-of-seven series. “I feel very shaky. I’m even happier than I expected,” herO said, according to a translation in the winner’s interview. Two years after his comeback after military service, herO won his second major title with the victory in Atlanta and gives new hope to Protoss fans.
Dreamhack SC2 Masters: Finals between friends
“Bunny is a really close friend of mine. I feel sorry for him because I know how much it would have meant to him,” herO continued. Actually, it seemed already decided, herO had their backs to the wall in a 1:3 draw. Three action-packed maps later, the comeback was perfect. “I thought to myself, why can’t a game against Bunny be easy?” said herO.
The playoffs ended early for the three German players. Julian “Lambo” Brosig was eliminated in the first round, Gabriel “HeroMarine” and Tobias “ShoWTimE” Sieber in the second round.