Jinro (gamer) explained

Id:	Jinro
Jonathan Walsh
Nickname:	Jinro
Nationality:	Swedish
Career End:	2012
Years1:	2010–2012
Team1:	Team Liquid

Jonathan Walsh, nicknamed Jinro, is a retired Swedish professional StarCraft 2 player. He lives in South Korea, and played for Team Liquid 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 Team Liquid. With the breakup of oGs, Jinro has found a new house with fellow Team Liquid players TLO, Hero, and Haypro.^[1] He plays as Terran. Jinro became the first non-Korean to reach the semi-finals in GSL Season 3.^[2] 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 Major League Gaming Starcraft 2 tournament in Dallas. His nickname comes from the Korean distiller Jinro.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

On August 7, 2012, Jinro retired from pro-gaming.^{[8] [9] [10]}

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)

Notes and References

1. https://twitter.com/LiquidTLO/status/203841843375505408/photo/1 Liquid Korean Team House
2. Web site: Jinro Breaks Into the GSL Semifinals. Blizzard Entertainment. December 10, 2010.
3. Web site: Kolev. Radoslav. MC and Jinro to attend Dreamhack Invitational. SK Gaming. 13 April 2011. 11 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120311025916/http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/32606-MC_and_Jinro_to_attend_Dreamhack_Invitational. dead.
4. News: Billengren. Astrid. Favorit vann svenskt dreamhack. 13 April 2011. Nyheterna.se. TV4 Group. Swedish. 12 April 2011.
5. News: Intervju med Jonathan "Jinro" Walsh. Södermanlands Nyheter. 7 May 2011. 13 April 2011. Swedish. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110506031119/http://www.sn.se/bloggar/spelbloggen/1.791932?blogPostAction=view_post&postingId=19.236245. 6 May 2011.
6. Web site: Zarrabi. Shahin. Twenty questions for GSL-pro Jinro. Rakaka. 7 May 2011. 26 February 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110301171924/http://www.rakakaworld.com/index.php?newsID=86. 1 March 2011.
7. Web site: GSL comes before anything else for Jinro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110318003726/http://esfiworld.com/sc2/feature/gsl-comes-anything-else-jinro. 2011-03-18.
8. Web site: Liquid`Jinro Retires. teamliquid.net.
9. Web site: StarCraft II: Jinro retires | SK Gaming. sk-gaming.com. 2013-04-23. 2013-10-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20131030052310/http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/55050-Jinro_retires. dead.
10. Web site: Jinro talks about his career: "It was like walkig on water" . escene.de.