Jonathan Walsh, nicknamed Jinro, is a retired Swedish professional '' StarCraft 2''

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. He lives in

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, and played for

Team Liquid Team Liquid is a multi-regional professional esports organization based in the Netherlands that was founded in 2000. They signed their first professional players with the release of '' StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty''. In 2012, Team Liquid acq ...

in the GOMTV Global Starcraft II League (GSL). Jinro used to live in the oGs (Old Generations) team house, which was due to an agreement between oGs and

. With the breakup of oGs, Jinro has found a new house with fellow

players TLO, Hero, and Haypro. He plays as Terran. Jinro became the first non-Korean to reach the semi-finals in GSL Season 3. Jinro then went on to reach the semi-finals a second time. So far, Jinro is the only foreigner to reach the Ro4 in GSL. In November 2010 he won the

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Starcraft 2 tournament in

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. His nickname comes from the Korean distiller

Jinro HiteJinro Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational drink, brewing and distiller company, founded in 1924. It is the world's leading producer of soju, accounting for more than half of that beverage's domestic sales. It also manufactures a va ...

. On August 7, 2012, Jinro retired from pro-gaming.

Tournament results

Jinro earned a total of US$28,034.98 in prize money during his career.

''2010''

* 1st MLG Dallas 2010 - November 7, 2010 ($6,250) * 3rd-4th GSL Open Season 3 - December 18, 2010 (~$8,700)

''2011''

* 3rd-4th GSL Code S January 2011 - January 29, 2011 (~$4,500) * 1st Clash of the Titans Showmatch ($1,500)

References

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