SearchDowaQ retires: My love for the game is dead
Posted by benjamin "mephiztopheles" de la pava 1 year ago
One of the few remaining undead top players has announced his retirement from the Warcraft 3 professional scene.Hjalmar 'DowaQ' Högberg, the Serious Gaming undead player, top 3 European undead, and one of Sweden's best, decided it was time to move on. As most non-Koreans who do so, he's claimed his love for the game is non-existent and more appealing things have come in his way. This ends almost three years of relationship between player and team.
- I've decided to step away from professional gaming because my love for the game is dead and other interests has taken over. Big thx to my teammates, my managers zerter and basz, they've been great! And last but not least endar for all of his help during my career, said DowaQ.
Regardless of his motifs, DowaQ can quit the game knowing that he, along with SonKiE and viOlet, took srs gaming to the WC3L finals in season 16, a feat few can demerit, considering the sturdy opposition they had to face, including the likes of Future, Infi, Check, FoCuS and Moon while beating none other than World Elite at the loser bracket of the playoffs.
This is just to mention the latest achievement of this now former Warcraft 3 player. Other ones are his Sweden WCG 2009 qualifiers victory and runner-up at DreamHack winter 2007.
| Links |
| serious gaming - Official statement |
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| :( no way.. in my last days i was only waiting to watch dowaq's game. and now =( .my 1st love player.... gl dowaq!!!!i hope u will come back with a old love :).. |
how many undead players that still playing on pro level?  |
| Sadly, Warcraft 3 is dying... |
| #2 Ted?? |
| players come players go...I do not think wc3 die ... I do not think blizzard is so stupid as to devote all their support and letting die sc2 to lose a lot of wc3 ... |
| I know alot of us flamed DowaQ for not playing the WC3L finals. Here is the reason (in case you're too lazy to check srs page): Bas Peeperkorn: "Unfortunately DowaQ did not get the chance to shine a last time during the WC3L finals, without any kind overtalking ESL set a date for the final on which DowaQ already booked a holiday. Our attempts and requests to reschedule were denied." |
| #2 Ted, Happy, Space, DestroyU |
| any way,good luck! |
| undead had best time when gostop lucifer sweet fov were there now it has gotten ... sad. No ud can just compete in the pro level. I think even ted has below 40% win rate vs top 10 gg.net rankers |
good luck! DQ~  |
| "I think even ted has below 40% win rate vs top 10 gg.net rankers" - belive me, he does not |
| he will be missed... as well as wc3 |
| well it's all for the better, I think sc2 will be a lot better (unless this blizzard guys screw it again) |
| sad :( ... gl dawq |
| Swedish wc3 dieing. |
omg rotire?  |
| OMKG DowaQ has retire in his best WC3 gaming time?? T_T................... but there is some good.....he has finally become a man with potencial and knows that he don't must continue all of his life with this game....farewelll UD god... and what is good too that proes have a less head ache from UD xDD |
| Another UD player quits, there's probably many reasons why - but having almost 0 chance in pro matches might have something to do with it. Patch plz blizzard you assholes, there's barely and UD left. |
| #2:VortiX too |
| Such a shame :( |
the best european ud player..:( GL DQ  |
| really sad :( |
| VorTix quit too??? TT so much loses to the undead races....they got much more weak than strong....no buffs them....not good.. So Top Undeads VorTix and DowaQ quit.....we lost good UDs....dowaq and vortix-ur UD will stay a life spirit allways in the history of WC3... |
| ##23 where have u read that vortix retired? |
| #24 Please read carefully. He didn't say that Vortix is retired. He said Vortix is one of the only left pro undeads. |
| #18 Don't worry, you still have a lot of orc players. ;) |
| cheers mate, retires at the acme of his achievement. top season :) |
| One of the best. GL For the future Hjalmar. You wont be forgotten |
| #25 #23 He said Vortix quit too?? and after Top undeads vortix and dowaq quit... and this news is about retire so.... I know vortix didnt retire |
| all the undead leaves i thnik its because undead race is bored.. if its in ud mirror or ud vs elf and hum.. and vs orc problems..ud boring race ;o.. orc 1 fun race..ud 4 |
| That picture on the main page really creeps me out, it feels like hes staring at me |
| its old gosugamers uses the same old pictures for most of their news article |
| damn, i liked him ... |
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