Guillaume Patry is a Canadian professional

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player who plays under the alias Grrrr... He is from

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, was a StarCraft world champion in 1999. He dominated the scene as a random player before he arrived in Korea, where he then focused on the Protoss race. While Garimto pioneered many "cheesy" strategies for Protoss, virtually every (then) standard build order was a direct result of Grrr's innovations. He won the Hanaro OSL- the first OSL in history- a king of king's tournament, and placed high in a variety of others in a long career. Eventually his interest and performance in ''Starcraft'' declined, resulting in his retirement in early 2004. After he retired, he became a gambler with Bertrand Grospellier, former French professional StarCraft gamer, but quit again. Guillaume Patry from acrofan

According to a report from FOMOS (online professional game media), he's living a life as an ordinary staff member of a company, but he said that he could return to the professional game field after the release of '' StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty''. He was a panelist on the talk show ''

Non-Summit ''Non-Summit'' (), also known as ''Abnormal Summit'', is a South Korean television program on JTBC which first aired on July 7, 2014. The show features a panel of non-Korean men, living in South Korea, who debate on various topics and "Korean cu ...

'' and a cast member of the

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- travel show that branched off it, ''

Where Is My Friend's Home ''Where Is My Friend's Home'' () is a television show on JTBC in South Korea which features the cast members of another JTBC show, '' Non-Summit'', as they visit the home countries of the ''Non-Summit'' non-Korean members and their friends. The ...

'' in South Korea. In May 2015 it was announced that Patry had signed the management contract with

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. In 2023, he starred in Season 1 of the Netflix original series '' The Devil's Plan'', directed by Jeong Jong-yeon. The premise of the Korean reality TV show is to survive problem-solving challenges and navigate social dynamics. He was the first contestant eliminated.

Tournament results

* 1st — Hanaro OSL

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Patry, Guillaume Living people StarCraft players Canadian esports players Canadian expatriates in South Korea Canadian television personalities Canadian people of French descent Year of birth missing (living people)

Tournament results

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