EGIdra in GSL Code S January 2012 and Bonus Video

The Gracken is back in Korea. EGIdra currently residing within the Slayers House is doing some intensive training with teammates from team Evil Geniuses such as Puma, Huk, recent EG addition JYP as well as having top Starcraft 2 players to train with such as Boxer, Champion MMA, Ganzi and the list goes on. Idra was awarded a code S in GSL January 2012 from the cooperation between the Korean Global Star League (GSL) and international Gaming company Major Gaming League (MLG).

We will once again see the Gracken try out his luck at the most prestigious Starcraft 2 tournament in the world faced against the best SC2 has to offer. Since the announcement of the group allocation for GSL January, Idra's fans around the world is getting crazy. EGIdra is being placed within the same group as the two Champions of GSL, IMNestea and IMMvP while the final player being a Zerg player from team FXO, Lucky. This will be Idra's toughest test ever having to face both the champions since returning to Korea.

Idra's best placing before leaving Korea was during the early release of SC2. Being placed into the Semifinals and then being knocked out by Swedish player LiquidJinro. This was during the days where Terran players can just build 2 Bunkers below the Zerg's ramp to fully wall off the ramp. This is why we see some tournament version of the maps today with a neutral Supply Depot below the ramp. I can still remember the final game where Idra 6 Pooled Jinro with Drones and nearly grab a win. However, Idra can blame his luck back then as a Marine managed to sneaked into a Bunker with 5 hp. This is a Drone
hit away and a GG from Idra soon followed. Idra then left Korea hoping to secure some championships in the international scene. However, things do not go his way as Koreans started to invade the international championships and winning one after another. The Koreans took our money, girls and babies away from us. (Lol this is exaggerating but you know what I mean)

Idra has not been performing well in MLGs as has always been knocked out by top players such as oGsMC.
However, the Gracken finally manage to secure a win under his belt in Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Guangzhou. It seems that Idra is back in form and has been showing tremendous improvement as seen from his gameplays as well his manner (GG or not GG).

Idra is not the top when it comes to GG after losing a match. Always a fast leaver (remember the game when Huk hallucinated a bunch of Void Rays and Idra quits the game and the match between SlayersMMA where MMA shelled his own Command Centre without notice and Idra proceeded GG and leave the game while being a very good and ahead situation. Day9 goes without a word for a minute there during MLG). Idra's actions and habit makes him a very notorious personality in Korea. Not many Korean gamers likes the Gracken very much and we have seen a lot of rivals around. Anyone still remembers a match between Idra and TossGirl during the Brood War days where TossGirl was left crying in tears after losing to infamous Idra? After reading an article and interview of TossGirl regarding the matter, TossGirl was left in tears due to her pride of fighting for her home country. Did Idra said some bad things to her? Who knows.

Bad Boy EGIdra was notorious during the early days of SC2, where he will state how bad his opponent was during his online game matches in Korea. This is how the Gracken has accumulated so many rivals in Korea. Not to forget, Idra is well known for voicing himself regarding the imbalance of the game itself. This may or may not be a good thing. It is good to hear opinions from professional gamers but sometimes if you do something overboard this can seriously affect your gameplayers. For example, if you deemed a race or a specific strategy broken it can affects you mentally.

It seems that Bad boy Idra has finally manner up. We see GG in every game he lose currently. It feels that the infamous Idra has turned into a Good Boy Idra finally. However, fans continue to cheer for Idra, who will always be a champion in the hearts of many whether he GGs or not.

This will be EGIdra's greatest test after returning to Code S GSL January. This will definitely be one of the toughest matches that Idra has to overcome. Both IMMvP and IMNestea are the best their race has to offer. We know how good Nestea's ZvZ is (Near undefeated for your information) and how solid the Game Genie Terran can be. Will Idra make it pass the Round of 32? Only two players will advance within the toughest group perceived by many. Let's pray for the return of the Gracken.

As a bonus for you, this video shows EGIdra being Idra. Enjoy.