Byun Hyun Woo, known simply as ByuN in the upper echelons of StarCraft 2, has become the first player to win a major final without the backing of a team or sponsor in his home country of South Korea.
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ByuN won the Code S division of the Global StarCraft II League after defeating Kim "sOs" Yoo Jin 4-1 in Friday night's finals, winning 40,000 Won ($34,000) and earning a straight seeding into BlizzCon's WCS finals in November.