team.[6] He later explained that he considered that foreign fans were very passionate and active, achieving a better atmosphere than in Korea, which surprised him at the Assembly as a lot of people asked him for autographs.[1] TaeJa was eventually picked up by Team Liquid two weeks later, a transfer that was described by the team's CEO Nazgul as "Liquid's biggest acquisition in history".[1] The South Korean player explained afterward that he had been introduced to Liquid's officials by a tournament organiser from ESV TV, and that he planned to visit the oGs-TL house for practice now and then but would still live at home most of the time.[9] TaeJa made his first appearance under Team Liquid's colours a few hours after the announcement of his transfer, ashe played his round of 32 pool play in the 2012 GSL Season 2 Code S. He was put in a tough group with the reigning GSL champion DongRaeGu, renowned for his mastery of the Zerg-versus-Terran match-up, as well as TheStC and the former GSL champion jjakji. TaeJa was barely defeated by the latter in his first match, but managed to turn the tables as he overwhelmed DongRaeGu 2-0 and beat jjakji in their second encounter, therefore securing a spot in the round of 16.

Increased Presence in the Foreign Scene (Apr — Jul 2012) [ edit ]

Still inexperienced in sprint-like tournaments (the IPL 4 being the second of the kind he ever attended after the Assembly Winter), TaeJa failed to reach the championship bracket of the competition in