![]() MMA wouldn't return to Code A until 2012 GSL Season 2, falling third in his group and landing in the Ro32 where he would face Line and defeat him 2-0 to advance into the Ro24, meeting KeeN but losing to him 1-2, falling just close to a granted Code S spot, he played in the Up and Down matches, but couldn't win a game and lost 0-3, staying in Code A for the next season. The following season he was knocked out entirely by falling 0-2 in the first round to Puzzle. Entering the Round of 8 was enough to allow MMA to play in the up/down matches where he was defeated by MarineKing 1-2, and HuK 0-2, keeping him in Code A. In the subsequent Code A tournament, he quickly took out TopClass and Hyperdub making it to the Round of 8 before falling to Bomber. He eliminated the foreigner Ret 2-0 to advance to the Round of 16. MMA's first Code A qualification, was for GSL March. On November 20, 2012, he joined Team Acer together with ex- SlayerS coach Cella. MMA eventually became teamless in October 2012, as SlayerS disbanded. MMA however would not falter in the ace game and end up winning the tournament, 4-3. MMA was up 3-0 against DongRaeGu before DongRaeGu started to make a comeback, evening the score 3-3. In the bracket play, MMA would 3-0 Mvp to face DongRaeGu in the finals. He would later get his revenge though, beating Polt and Leenock in the tie breakers to secure first place in his group. In the group stages, MMA would tie for first in his group with a score of 3-1, only dropping a game to Polt. MMA would be able to play in the Blizzard Cup due to the fact that Mvp qualified three times, so MMA got a spot by virtue of his 4th place position in the GSL Player Rankings. There, he lost 0-3 to MarineKing, therefore placing third. He dominated his group, winning 2-0 against both NesTea and MC to advance to the round of 4. MMA's next notable finish in Korea would be in the Arena of Legends 1. Although MMA was the heavy favorite going into the finals, he would subsequently be swept by Polt 4-0. With the exception of those two, his other series were fairly close, particularly a comeback from a two game deficit against MarineKing in the semifinals to advance 3-2. He managed to draw only Terran opponents, including two of his teammates, GanZi and Ryung. MMA's first individual success in Korea was his run through the GSL Super Tournament. He helped stage a comeback against fOu in the semifinals and was chosen as the last player to face MvP in the finals where he took out DongRaeGu in the deciding game to earn SlayerS a repeat victory, as well as a repeat MVP Gold Card for himself. The following GSTL in May, MMA was once again used as the primary Ace player of SlayerS. He defeated Mvp in the championship match, earning his team the GSTL title and himself the Most Valuable Player Gold Card for his performance. In the GSTL March, MMA has been very successful, defeating players such as MC and July on SlayerS' path to the finals. In the premiere GSTL February, MMA almost performed a reverse all-kill, taking down 3 opponents from ZeNEX when his team was down 0-3. ![]() He has found success in team leagues such as Zotac and GSTL, where he has been a pivotal force in SlayerS's lineup, and is often utilized as an Ace player. He later evolved into SlayerS' ace player, leading people to nickname him the Son of Boxer even to this day. MMA was the first of the new recruits for BoxeR's SlayerS team, whom he knew through his old team SK Telecom T1. MMA played as a Terran on SK Telecom T1 from 2008 under the id "Dream.t)1988", although he did not play very many games. At first, he wanted to be a soldier, but due to a knee injury he had to be discharged from the army. When he was in elementary school, he was introduced to the original StarCraft, which would become his passion and would later lead him to become a progamer. MMA was born and raised in Incheon, South Korea. ![]()
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