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Kim Dong soo (esports player)

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Hangul
  
김동수

Games
  
StarCraft

Revised Romanization
  
Gim Dong-su

Name
  
Kim Dong-soo

McCune–Reischauer
  
Kim Tong-su

Role
  
Esports player

League
  
Shinhan Proleague


Kim Dong-soo (esports player) wwwgosugamersnetstarcraftimagesnewsgarimtobl

Date of birth
  
(1981-03-01) 1 March 1981 (age 34)

Kim Dong-soo, (born 1 March 1981) or Garimto, is a South Korean former professional StarCraft player. He now commentates and is in charge of marketing in South Korea for the clothing brand Undefeated.

He is one of only seven players to win the Ongamenet Starleague (OSL) twice. Garimto and was nicknamed "The Zealot", and was notable for succeeding even during Boxer's height of dominance when many Protoss players struggled. He also innovated heavily with Protoss build-orders, making frequent use of "hidden" tech buildings and other tricks. Garimto had to quit professional StarCraft in order to do his Korean military service, but now regularly acts as a commentator for games. In his commentary he is known for criticizing current Protoss players for playing sloppily and hence not achieving the potential of the race. Garimto completed his military service in the Republic of Korea Army on December 21, 2006 and rejoined the e-sports competition as part of KTF, but retired from professional gaming after playing only one game, a loss to Free during the 2nd half of Shinhan Proleague 2007. He briefly returned to professional gaming in January 2007 after joining KTF MagicNs.

Tournament results

  • 1st — 2000 Freechall OnGameNet Starleague
  • 1st — 2001 SKY OnGameNet Starleague
  • References

    Kim Dong-soo (esports player) Wikipedia