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Following his successful 2012, which included a victory in the WCS Combined European Qualifiers, a 4th place finish at the WCS European Finals and finally a 4th place finish in WCG 2012, the Belarusian SC2 player has today announced his departure from competitive Starcraft.
It's quite obvious, but i want to make it official. I retire from sc2. Reason: i don't believe i can become top1 anymore.
— Anton Plebanovich (@SC2LoWeLy) January 1, 2014
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