A few months later, PJ was admitted to a vocational middle school, and StarCraft has become a necessity in his life like a toothbrush. The days of life and study are somewhat indulgent. Skipping classes, climbing over the wall and playing starcraft have become his daily routine. He comes and goes, often accompanied by several classmates. By the time Qiuye was in Huangshi, he had achieved little, and he could often play several games at a time. However, although the atmosphere in the Internet cafe is good, he can't surf the Internet. During the online hegemony of Star Wars in China, PJ was just a young man who had never seen the world. He didn't even know that there was a new sport-e-sports, which was quietly emerging in the eastern neighbors. Later, the Internet cafe he frequented became popular because of one-on-one hit and personality cult. Under the jungle law of starcraft, everyone wants to be a master, and PJ is no exception. One-on-one combat is popular because of zg. The stranger who suddenly appeared in this Internet cafe is "tall" enough for the fiercest four people in PJ to team up (team mode of 800 people) to beat him without winning. The reason is that he knows how to improve the range of dragon riding, and jealousy makes PJ's desire to become a master more urgent. He gradually left school and hid in the Internet cafe in Longxi Town. Time has made him a master, and his eyes can't hold anyone taller than him.
In the cigarette smoke and dim light, PJ is playing starcraft. Zg came and patted him on the shoulder, told him that he had found a master in the Internet cafe and invited PJ to meet that guy. So PJ and zg came to the Internet cafe. This person's name is Xiaomi, who is now Chino.Visual. After explaining the purpose, PJ and zg took turns to play, and the result was a 3: 3 draw. They are a little disappointed. Later, they comforted themselves that they left, but they made friends with Xiaomi. After chatting, I learned that Xiaomi often practices with experts on a platform called Battle.net, and has a good relationship with boat. At that time, the boat was the most powerful person PJ knew, so Xiaomi was naturally very powerful. It is also because of knowing Xiaomi that PJ knows the existence of Battle.net, as well as the professionalism of Korean games and unparalleled Grrrr. In February, 2000, PJ was invited by Xiaomi to join the local semi-professional team [mec], which made him excited, and also made him break away from the shackles of the small space in the Internet cafe, integrate into the new environment and perform a new life. At that time, there were eight semi-professional teams in Chongqing No.1 Middle School. The most famous team is the 8da team where CQ~2k is located. Today, there are many idle people and experts, followed by Sanshan. [mec] Among the semi-professional teams in Chongqing, the strength is average. Although there is no gorgeous operation and abundant overall situation, these cannot hide their inner desire for honor. It is precisely because of their persistent belief and endless pursuit that PJ, a new star, shines in the bumpy and difficult journey.
At that time, the players of semi-professional teams had no fixed salary, and all teams only relied on two games to maintain the most primitive "business operation". One of them is the IT Power Cup, with a bonus of 15000 yuan. The bonus comes from the registration fee of 6000 yuan paid by each team, and each team is supported by an IT company. The competition lasted for several months, and PJ always maintained a good competitive state and achieved some good results, especially after defeating 8da.free, he became a formidable young man in the eyes of his predecessors, which also made his peers not to be underestimated. As we all know, in the version of 107, it was not easy for PvZ (Protoss vs Zerg, the same below) of the same level to win LT, and free was one of the most popular players in Chongqing at that time, ranking exactly 2k. The two sides fought inextricably, and no one dared to relax until a fierce tug-of-war was staged in the lost temple. The clever PJ used the arbitrator to cover the bull sea to fight against freedom, and finally won by a narrow margin. This is the first time that PJ has defeated a famous master in an official competition. A long-lost smile rippled on his face, as if he saw his future. After that, 2k looked at PJ with incredible eyes and asked him how he did it. Later, comments on Battle.net were posted on Blizzard's official website, which gave him the opportunity to practice with experts in Battle.net. PJ also re-examined himself, determined that he would achieve better results in future competitions, and strengthened his confidence in taking the road of professional players.
The venue at that time was a bit like a cinema. The hall is equipped with a projector and an auditorium, and the audience receives tickets for 5 yuan. When the lights were turned off, the team members were all in the small room inside. Another game is played here, which is the team league. The competition system is five players in each team, and two wins in five games and three games. A team can only play four players, and one of the four players can play two games. PJ naturally became a person who played two games at a time. Here, he once again proved himself to be an out-and-out competitive player. He always won two games, such as defeating the famous game = I.D. = Tz, which is a temporary tactic. Later, PJ became the captain of [mec], and he often called to urge the players to participate in the competition on time. What impressed me the most these days is playing with idle people. The number of idle teams playing two games is 2k, which happens to be the first and last game, just like PJ. As a result, it is difficult for PJ to beat 2k. [mec] Only one player won, and the game ended with 1: 4, which was like a pot of cold water for PJ with high morale at that time. Although PJ often wins unexpected victories because of the excitement on the spot, the level gap is an inevitable problem for him. What should he do in the future?
In the summer of 2000, Bada Company withdrew its capital from the team for internal reasons, the semi-professional league was exhausted, [mec] was dissolved, and PJ resumed his old life. Although the interstellar atmosphere in Chongqing is not as good as before, there are still many Scer in Internet cafes, and PJ has become the focus of Internet cafes. Soon after, Blizzard released the patch 108, and many Z and P users (Zerg and Protoss players) transformed into Terrans. Under the guidance of Korean professional killer, Boxer, Terran has created many new styles and tactics. Once, PJ met Superman in a battle. Superman successfully changed from protoss to terran. In six games with him, PJ tried his best, but failed to win a game. He was so unconvinced that he even asked Superman to come to him immediately to play IPX. It was his persistence in starcraft that made him surpass more people. After this time, Superman naturally became the object he wanted to surpass. He often finds Superman to practice on Battle.net. Superman was the top player of Sanshan team at that time. Under the influence of Superman, PJ became friends with many players in Sanshan. Later, PJ was appreciated by Sanshan's team leader, joined Sanshan's team and began to participate in Sanshan's team competition. Sanshan Company will spend 2000 yuan to hold this competition every month. The winner will receive a prize from 600 yuan. PJ participated in three times, won two championships, and accidentally fell off his horse. At that time, his level was similar to that of Superman. PJ said that if he hadn't met the star, his path might have been different. Never think, never forget. In the vast sea of people, he ran around with his share of the interstellar competition. Face covered with dust, temples like frost. He won't let his life die in vain. The stars have quietly covered all his travels.
The failure in 2002 did not affect PJ. After the Spring Festival, PJ went to Nantong, Jiangsu Province for daily training at the invitation of Captain Yu Ling. PJ easily won the 32-man Champions League at the beginning of the year. In March, Cpgl League was officially launched, which was also an online competition. Different from the 32-man Champions League, the prize money of Cpgl competition is 2000 yuan. Cpgl is a point competition system, and the eight players with the highest points enter the next round for round robin. In the first round of the round robin, PJ met a hacker (cheating on the map) and finally won the game by 3: 2, and then won the championship again without any resistance. During this period, he was invited by Nanjing TV Station for an interview. During the interview, he had an exhibition match with Ye Zi. In May, the Suning Cup began, and PJ went to Nanjing to play the qualifiers. The game went very well. SCI)_W_Y_W and other players can hardly compete with PJ, who beat PJ from the winner group and entered the loser group, and was finally eliminated by PJ. SCI)_W_Y_W was a tactical player in the finals. He may have learned PJ's style of play, used scorpions, and used a very special style of play for PJ, and won two games first. PJ felt that the momentum was wrong and immediately adjusted the state. He said that the more he paid attention to the game, the better he played. Although he lost the first two games, he is quite confident in his own strength. He won with a beautiful sprint in the third game and won the championship with strength in the last two games.
Supported by Ogilvy Electronics Co., Ltd. and many well-known enterprises, sponsored by Ogilvy Electronics and China Players Club, and hosted by Shanghai Technology Exhibition Information Technology Co., Ltd., China E-sports League 2003(GOC) started in the middle of the year, and PJ participated in the competition in Nanjing Division. Later, for some reasons, the replay was scheduled for the 4 th. The period from June 20th to July 3rd was very important for PJ, who was playing the WCG North Korea qualifier at that time. It was a rare practice opportunity. The competition system is a points system-each player plays a game with other players, and the 32 players with the best performance will enter the offline competition. PJ ranked in the top 20, with an average score of 30 to 40. South Korea WCG interstellar qualifier is undoubtedly the world's highest level of interstellar competition and professional players' event. He remembers winning and losing countless professional players, such as Chojja, gosuh, Side and so on. It can be said that each opponent is better than PJ, but to different degrees. Every game is hard, and whether he wins or loses, it will be wonderful. His battle report was collected by =PNZ=gyplayer to Yao Yuan TV Station. His game with gorush is particularly exciting. At 3 o'clock, T was 12 to Z, so PJ's troops were blocked out because of the short distance, but he didn't expect that professional players like Goreux would also make air drops in a single base, and PJ was caught off guard, harassed badly and hit the economy. However, he did not control his troops to go back to the rescue. He said, "Because the burial place of The Infiltrator in Gorush is very professional, the return of the rifleman is equivalent to death." He first controlled the marines to sweep away gorush's ore distribution at 9: 00, and then attacked 12. At this time, gorush probably neglected. The two The Infiltrator at the gate didn't attack, which made PJ rush to the highland smoothly. As a result, the two sides became mutually dismantled. Finally, PJ defeated Gaulish by controlling the last 2-3 marines. Later, due to the time limit of the GOC competition, I had to give up the competition temporarily. PJ 1 arrived in Nanjing and lost a few days of golden practice time. However, PJ unfortunately lost his horse in the group elimination, so he had to move to Hangzhou to compete again. Hangzhou Division is a single-amoy (1 game) competition system and won the championship successfully.
After returning to Nantong from Hangzhou, PJ began to play the Shanghai qualifiers of WCG China Division. The star event qualifiers adopt the online single elimination system. Because PJ didn't dare to be careless when he met a map hacker in the Cpgl online competition, he said, "The opponents I met before were not so good, but they still made me sweat." After all, this WCG is still very important to me, and it is a single amoy. Hackers are definitely the most afraid. " At that time, only 30 players signed up for the Shanghai Division. PJ saw Ku from the list and met him in the semi-finals. PJ is very serious in this game. He knows that winning the championship means winning the championship. Because the opponent in the final was not strong, plus it was 2/3, so he regarded the 1/4 final as the semi-final and used the zerg to play the prototype of cou. The protoss kept him at home in the early stage. Later, he gradually regained his inferiority with control and consciousness, won a key game, and decided his success with infinite struggle. Then go straight to Beijing and aim for the champion.
He believes that all roads lead to Rome, and as long as he finds his own way, he can succeed. He also soberly admitted: "Of course, I am very lucky." Standing on the top of the mountain, PJ was as calm as ever. Flowers and applause formed a dazzling aura around him. Others look dazzling, but he always knows his true colors. PJ said: "When the lights are shining, the mood of dressing up is not to look back suddenly." During the WCG competition in 2003, PJ was often seen in the Thai restaurant at the entrance of the stadium, which was his long-term patronage.
The white square table reflects the light pouring down from the window. There is a seal cigarette burning in the glass ashtray on the table, and there is a coffee cup beside the table. The black coffee in the cup sometimes ripples because of the vibration caused by PJ's hand on the table. It can be seen from his calm expression that he is trying to stay away from the battlefield filled with smoke and set foot on this riverbed where his youth dreams once flowed. PJ, which has washed away all the lead, has been able to withstand the impact of any rough waves and is guarded by stubborn rocks on the shore.
This year, PJ changed his old style. The night before the WCG game in 2002, he didn't go out and run around, and he didn't get wet by the hail. He didn't sleep for an hour and hurried to the stadium without knowing what to do. He came to Beijing early, stayed at gy's house, slept comfortably for several nights, and even refused jeff's invitation to dinner. The only unsatisfactory thing is that he didn't have enough practice time in those days, so he went to Nanjing, Hangzhou and Beijing, and finally arrived at gy's house.
When he came to the stadium the next day, he first found a quiet place to chat with HK, discussed the experience on maps around the country, compared the strength of the players, and then went to the toilet. When I came back, I heard that his group was a death group, but I didn't understand what was going on. The draw was over, and he asked to know that it was Jia Bing, not the player. "I don't believe it, so I went to see the game table and almost didn't vomit blood. I can't imagine anyone better than me. " But fortunately, I have participated in many competitions and know that I must adjust myself at this time. "So he went to a Thai restaurant, drank a cup of coffee, looked at the scenery outside the window and calmed down. The first one is Home.sky, which is not difficult for PJ, and it successfully won the first victory. Then go to the restaurant and order a cup of coffee as usual. The second game is a contest with HK. He needs to ease his nervousness and determine his final tactical thinking. "Thought before playing. If HK can be eliminated, it will probably be the champion. "So later, some media came to interview PJ, and he said that the biggest enemy was gone, referring to Hong Kong.
The game map is Varhala Hall. This picture is not ideal for PJ, because at that time, PJ's TvP was not first-class, and he was never a real protoss user. Even in the preparation stage of WCG, he always used zerg against protoss. Perhaps he tried his best to avoid the weakness between races, so we seldom saw his PvP scene. It is obviously unwise to use zerg against protoss in the island war, but TvP has some advantages, so he simply chose Terran. In 2003, PJ's style in the competition tended to be steady, which was completely contrary to his clever thinking and unconstrained style of play, because at that time he only had eyes for the champion, and he would never be allowed to make any mistakes on the way to the champion. A small mistake can cause an irreparable tragedy.
At that time, he looked at the rabbit again. He clearly understood that his first opponent in this competition was HK and his second opponent was Rabbit, but it was not as difficult as HK. PJ saw that the rabbit couldn't touch him, so he breathed a sigh of relief and pointed his finger at MTY. PJ recalled: "In 2003, MTY was really simple for me. No pressure. I remember performing on the big stage. "
When he stepped onto the podium in the applause of MTY congratulations and everyone's attention, I asked him how he felt. He said he was calm. "I think I deserve it. So I was very excited when I won HK and the championship. I deserve it, but I must be wrong. It was verified at that time, with strength and dedication. "
There is a long way to go in Xiu Yuan, and I will go up and down. And when the wind swept through his fingers and the years he touched passed, he was not surprised, but still calm and peaceful. On his way, I met a tree full of branches, blooming and falling, and the long days overlapped. I seem to hear his footsteps. Starting from 1999, connecting the fragments of time together is like turning over an album from the beginning. I found him as indispensable as Aragaw of the last dynasty of Gondor in the post-interstellar era. If the king of this post-era suddenly disappears, many Scer will be at a loss.