


Though Neeb showed strength against Protoss players and came to the grand final, beating player after player, I never imagined that I would lose too,” said Trap, reminiscing on the painful moment five years ago.

It seemed South Korea’s overwhelming dominance in StarCraft would last forever, until American Protoss player Alex “Neeb” Sunderhaft came out of nowhere and became the champion of the KeSPA Cup in 2016, becoming the first non-Korean in 16 years to win a premier StarCraft tournament on Korean soil.Ĭho “Trap” Sung-ho, who fell to Neeb in the KeSPA final, became the first Korean pro gamer to concede a trophy to a foreigner on home turf in the history of the StarCraft series.
