Yoan Merlo
| ToD | |
|---|---|
| Yoan Merlo | |
| Status | Active |
| Born | March 20, 1985 |
| Nationality | France |
| Games |
Starcraft II Counter-Strike |
| Nickname(s) | ToD |
| 2002-2007 | 4Kings |
Yoan "ToD" Merlo (born March 20, 1985) is a French former professional player of the real-time strategy games Warcraft III and Starcraft II. In WarCraft III he played as the Human race and in StarCraft he played as Protoss. he was signed to the top esports team in the United Kingdom, Four-Kings, until November 7, 2007 when he decided not to renew his contract for unspecified reasons. He later explained in one of the interviews that dissatisfying results of 4K team were the real reason for his departure. After much speculation, Merlo unexpectedly joined the team Mousesports on December 1, 2007.
He is one of the most successful Warcraft III players ever, holding among other achievements first places at the World e-Sports Games, Blizzard Worldwide Invitational and Cyberathlete Professional League competitions. He is also a World Cyber Games silver and bronze medalist. He was recognized as the Warcraft III player of 2007.
Yoan recently gave an interview with GOMTV.net, an e-sports organization based in Seoul, Korea. During the interview, he hinted that his e-sports career is not over, and that has begun to compete in Starcraft 2, in which he has achieved moderate success, winning some small tournaments and qualifying for World Cyber Games 2011.
As of July 2014, Merlo's winnings from tournaments exceed $160,000 USD.
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