Italian Terran Carlo "ClouD" Giannaco shared in a blog post today that he will be leaving StarCraft 2 and eSports altogether. "There is not much else I can get from eSports," writes Giannaco.
This announcement comes just two months after ClouD departed from Team Alternated and moved back to Italy. It was then said that ClouD will look harder for a new team but several other clues hinted that the Terran might not be fully satisfied with the eSports life. In an interview with escene.de in October last year, Giannaco said, and we quote, "even though I love what I do I am not sure for how long I will be able to keep living this life with no certainty about anything and no stability."
In his official statement, Giannaco writes:
Recently, about a month ago, I was playing HotS beta. I switched to Protoss and it was going really well, but then a random question popped into my head. I would have to play 30 to 40 games for the next 2 years every day to be as good as I want to be, is it really worth it? I am soon 26, I had a lot of fun and great life experiences from eSports, what else can I get from it? The answer is not much. I know very well within myself I could stand above any non korean progamer if I put enough dedication into it, but what kept me from doing so in Starcraft2 was the fact I don't enjoy playing this game at all. I also have really high expectations from myself in my life and absolute confidence in my abilities to succeed in anything I decide to do and the best thing for me right now is start something else and make it blossom with what I learned from my invaluable gaming experience. I am going to move on and leave electronic sports behind. It was absolutely amazing and I want to remember it that way.
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