In the great halls of Warcraft III, where titans of the game are etched into legend, few names command the respect and admiration of the community like Um "FoCuS" Hyo-Sub. Since 2005, he has remained one of the most innovative and relentless Orc players, pushing the boundaries of strategy and execution.  

I chatted with with FoCuS to discuss his long career, approach to the game, and thoughts on Warcraft 3, Gaming, Streaming, and more.

Three days of hero snipe, creepjacks and insane micro have concluded. In the end, the emporer once again underlined his undisputed position as the best player in the world. Happy won the event with no maps lost and defended his world champ title from Dreamhack 2021. The community got the event it deserved and celebrated Warcraft 3 for three amazing days.

The retirement of Infi and TH000, arguably the greatest human players, left a large void in the Human alliance. When they retired from playing full time, it seemed like the Humans had no leading light to learn from.  The Asian circuit in particular didn't have a Human that people could learn from. 

Some valiant names have risen vying for the crown for the best Human player, names like
Sok, ThundeR, and Fortitude among others, but had debatable results.  Stalwarts like HawK, ToD, and Blade were playing Human, but had either retired from tournaments, or were not serious about playing in tournaments (plus 4v4 became popular). But there was one player that was putting consistent results on the table and soon ascended the throne in both rankings and the players he started beating. That bastion of the Human race in Warcraft 3 is known to us as  Chaemiko.

In this interview with him, I dive into understanding who he is, how he thinks about competition, what it means to be the Human player that all look towards to perform against the giants, and his thoughts on the game that we love to play daily, Warcraft 3.