Jinro (gamer)

For other people with similar names, see John Walsh (disambiguation).

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.^{[citation needed]} 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]}

Jinro
Walsh at MLG Anaheim 2011
Personal information
Name	Jonathan Walsh
Nationality	Swedish
Career information
Games	StarCraft: Brood War StarCraft II
Playing career	Until 2012
Team history
2010–2012	Team Liquid

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)