sC all kills Axiom-Acer

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FXO's Terran Seung Chul "sC" Kim makes a jaw-dropping return to professional StarCraft and maims joint roster's finest players for a flawless 4-0 in today's GSTL.

Retiring from StarCraft in late October 2012 to play League of Legends but returning back to the RTS stage this March, sC had to prove that he still has what it take to go against the best that the scene has to offer.

sC was not the only one under the judging eye of the community. His team and two times champions FXOpen were also having a rough time after losing their first matches 2-4 (vs IM) and 1-4 (vs MVP) and were desperately needing an overwhelming victory, and fast. Today's GSTL match gave both of them the perfect opportunity.

In an opening game that made forum-dwellers go mental (and which can be watched for free here), sC got his first win in GSTL. After failing his cloak banshee opening, giving MMA a marginal early-game lead, sC took an earlier fourth and applied pressure to conceal it from MMA's eyes.

Once this was discovered, the game became insane: MMA's attempts to snipe sC's economy caused a constant war of maneuvering and position. Thanks to an invaluable sensor tower, MMA was able to predict and counter most of sC's movements until the two armies passed each other and a base race ensued. MMA rushed in deep and came dangerously close to sC's heart but a prompt fall back set up a perfect flank for the FXO terran. Cleaning up a sizeable chunk of MMA's army put the advantage in sC's hands and by maintaining a higher tank count as well as healthier economy sC clinched a victory at the 38th minute.

sC continued to be on top of his game and took Miya as his second victim, using his trademark endless marine parade to overwhelm the Zerg. sC's momentum was so powerful that not even A-A's proven aces could stop him. A doom push ended Heart on Akilon Wastes and another mind-blowing marine/tank mirror ended the proven master of TvT, Axiom's Ryung. A truly gripping performance and a memorable return to professional StarCraft.

FXOpen 4:0 Axiom-Acer