Jeon Sang-wook ( ko, 전상욱; born February 21, 1987) is a professional ''

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'' player from South Korea who plays Terran under the alias Midas or midas m''.

Career

In 2004, he won silver in '' StarCraft: Brood War'' at the

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, which was held in

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, the first time that the finals were held outside of Korea since the competition's beginning in 2000. The professional gaming organization

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said that he was considered one of the strongest Terrans in history, who was accepted as the best in the world during his prime. His competition, in particular, against another South Korean player,

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alias sAviOr, also in his prime, in 2006, was notable. In January 2014, he returned to gaming, after a break for serving in the

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, and was welcomed by excited fans in a finals in

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, with Lim "PianO" Jin-mook, who was also back from the military.

Major achievements

* 2004

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