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Fake BoxeR vs. HopeTorture in GOMTV StarCraft 2 Open Semi Final

Today at 11:00 CET marks the start of the semi finals of the GOMTV StarCraft 2 Open. 17-year-old BoxeR, nicknamed Fauxer, Foxer or Fake Boxer, is going up against the renowned StarCraft veteran HopeTorture.

076f5e058e0c6c70030f3f857aa6f591e9310d5fbfa0a965fb0b23799c.jpgJung-Hoon "BoxeR" Lee caught many's eyes in the start of the tournament. But that was merely for his nickname tribute to Yo-Hwan "SlayerS_BoxeR" Lim.

Today people's eyes are on the youngster due to his increduble run in the GOMTV StarCraft 2 Open. For eliminating last season champion FruitDealer. For defeating veteran SangHo and the Zerg star Kyrix in the octo and quarter final respectively.

The rookie, having gone through KyrixZenith in the first round, was hoping to get HopeTorture in his side of the bracket.

- "I want to face HopeTorture. He beat my teammate CheckPrime both last season and this season, so I want to get revenge, says "FoxeR".

"I thought I grew as a player after today's [read Monday's] games. I'll show a more perfected game in the semi finals," he says and admits that he still have holes in his play.

And regarding his troublesome nickname, he is not sure of what to do.

- "I heard that foreigner fans like Fake Boxer. I'm not completely sure of what to do, if there is a good name, please let me know," says "FoxeR".

Discuss: What should BoxeR's new nickname be?


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