[ToR.Arnor]

Avant Garde is proud to announce their new Starcraft II Lineup, former Xeria Gaming Superstars: Korean Juggernaut Sam “KingKong” Yu, Teenage Dreamboat Brian “Poker” Yoon, Child Prodigy Kevin “Myuu” Chen and The Handsome Devil Charlie “Satu” Potter. Filling the role of Division Manager is Chris “Arnor” Grima formerly of Xeria Gaming and City Hunter.

A little about KingKong:

KingKong is a 23 year old Korean currently studying English in Brisbane, Australia. His dream is to become a Chef and open his own restaurant right here in Australia! Prior to moving to Australia and joining Xeria Gaming, KingKong was a B Teamer for Korean Team Startale, in Broodwar he played for STX Soul. KingKong is one of the best players in Oceania with multiple Top 3 placings, including: 1st ACL Brisbane, 1st (x9) Masters Cup (#5, #6, #8, #23, #24, #28, #29, #30, #33) and 3rd Place finishes in Both SEANA and Arena AVCON Tournament. KingKong will also be representing SEA and Oceania in the Hong Kong esports Tournament at the end of the month after winning the regional qualifier.


A little about Poker:

Poker is a 19 year old currently studying computer science at UNSW, he resides in Sydney, Australia. Poker is perhaps one of the most naturally talented players in the region, starting off his career as a random player, Poker finally decided to stick with Zerg in late 2011, consistently referred as a “Dark Horse” Poker boost numerous Top 3 placings, including: 2nd City Hunter Kingston Comp #8, 2nd Masters Cup #12, 3rd City Hunter’s Roccat Cup and 3rd in City Hunter’s Kingston Cup #4.

“Despite AVANT's shaky reputation, I think there is great potential in joining this team and after talking with Wes, I believe this team would give me everything I need as a player. Overall I look forward to playing under AVANT and I hope that I am able to prove that AVANT is a team to look forward to in the future.”

A little about Myuu:

Myuu is a 15 year old High School student from Sydney, Australia. Myuu is somewhat the quiet achiever in SEA Starcraft II, Myuu was recognized at a young age after he consistently took games and series of many of the giants early in his career, rarely present online Myuu has consistently done well in LAN Tournaments, including: 1st MaqLan #2, 1st Flank Gaming LAN #1, 2nd November 2012 SOGC LAN and 3rd (x3) City Hunter Tournaments (Kingston Comp #7, #8 and ASUS ROG & Kingston's Star Invite League).

“Im glad that avant was able to pick us up whilst keeping us united as the previous xG team. Im also extremely excited that AVANT will give us the opportunity to prove ourselves to the community again.”


A little about Satu:

Satu is 20 years of age from Adelaide, Australia, one of the later additions to Xeria Gaming, Satu has put his chef studies on hold for the time being to focus more on Starcraft II. Satu has emerged as one of the strongest players in South Australia taking 1st Place in Arena LAN #7 and 2nd place in both Arena LAN #6 and Arena LAN #5 (behind EdgE who has since retired).

"im excited to join avant in order to continue as a competitive starcraft player. AS avant has had a rough history with starcraft teams, i was hesitant in my decision to join the team. However, after talking with avant management, i saw that it would be a great opportunity for me as a player both in the short term and long term. I look to improve my play and my results more than ever before, and their support will help me do this."

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