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Song Byung-Gu
Revised Romanization	Song Byung-Gu

This is a Korean name; the family name is Song.

Song Byung-Gu (born 4 August 1988) is a professional StarCraft player from Pohang, South Korea who plays under the alias Stork[gm] or simply Stork.^[1]

Nicknamed "Dinosaur Toss" after being photographed in a green dinosaur costume, Stork was named by Boxer himself to be the next great Protoss player when he first entered the scene. Stork began to climb the ranks in 2006, and was ranked 1st by KeSPA as of december 2008, and is consistently ranked highly in competitions. He plays on the Samsung Khan team and placed first in Starcraft at WCG 2007 and second in the WCG 2008. Stork has a history of 2nd place finishes in Starleagues, having lost to Jaedong in the EVER OSL finals, to Flash in both the GSI and Bacchus OSL finals, and previously to Bisu in the GomTV 2 MSL finals. He has recently placed 1st place in the 2008 OSL Finals by defeating Fantasy in the finals of the Incruit OSL in November 2008. Stork is respected by fans for his well-mannered and modest behavior. He recently reclaimed 1st place in November and December 2008 Kespa rankings^[2], before fading slightly along with the Protoss race as a whole.

[edit] Major achievements

[edit] Individual

Daum Starleague: 3rd place
GomTV MSL: runner-up
WCG 2007 Grand Final: gold^[3]
EVER Starleague 2007: runner-up
Bacchus Starleague: runner-up^[4]
WWI 2008: winner^[5]
Incruit Starleague: winner^[6]
WCG 2008 Grand Final: silver
IEF 2009: winner^[7]

[edit] Samsung KHAN

Shinhan bank Proleague 2007: winner^[8]
Shinhan bank Proleague 2007: MVP^[9]
Shinhan bank Proleague 2007 Final: MVP
Shinhan bank Proleague 2008: winner

[edit] KESPA awards

2005: Rookie of the Year
2007: Best Player – Protoss^[10]

[edit] OSL/MSL/WCG career statistics

[edit] 2008-2009 season

League	Name of Tournament	Result	Qualification
WCG	2009 Grand Final	Silver
OSL	EVER 2009	Round of 16	TBA
MSL	Avalon Online	Round of 32
OSL	Bacchus 2009	Round of 16	EVER 2009
MSL	Lost Saga	Semifinal	Avalon
OSL	Batoo	Quarterfinal	Bacchus 2009

[edit] 2008–2009 season

League	Name of Tournament	Result	Qualification
WCG	2008 Grand Final	Silver
OSL	Incruit	Winner	Batoo
MSL	Clubday Online	Quarterfinal	Lost Saga
OSL	EVER 2008	Round of 16	Incruit
OSL	Bacchus 2008	Runner-up	EVER 2008

[edit] 2004–2008 season

League	Name of Tournament	Result	Qualification
MSL	GomTV S3	Round of 16
OSL	EVER 2007	Runner-up	Bacchus 2008
WCG	2008 Grand Final	Gold
MSL	GomTV S2	Runner-up	GomTV S3
OSL	Daum	Third place	EVER 2007
OSL	Shinhan Bank 2006 S1	Round of 16
MSL	Pringles S1	Round of 16
OSL	Shinhan Bank 2005	Round of 16
OSL	So1	Round of 16
OSL	EVER 2005	Round of 16

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[0] ttp://www.e-sports.or.kr/teams/player1.kea?m_code=team_24&pCode=727&pGame=1

[1] ttp://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=83185

[2] ttp://www.wcg.com/6th/history/Players/players_search_result_main.asp?r_entryno=51973&r_gameevent=G070309101&r_nationality=N2E02&r_eventcode=E0008&r_fyear=2007&teamgu=P

[3] ttp://www.ongamenet.com/broadcasting/tpl/leagueMain.ogn?leagueId=1203

[4] ttp://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft/news/8626-wwi-2008-stork-victorious

[5] ttp://star.incruit.com/main/star.asp#rshIdx:1

[6] ttp://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft/news/10757-ief-2009-stork-secures-korean-supremacy

[7] ttp://www.samsungkhan.co.kr/introduct/int_khan_history.html

[8] ttp://www.samsungkhan.co.kr/introduct/profile/int_pro_14.html

[9] ttp://www.sk-gaming.com/content/16267-Jaedong_takes_KeSPA_player_of_the_year

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