Shaun Clark (born 14 October 1989 in Staffordshire), also known by the handle, Apollo, is an esports commentator and former professional player. Apollo started his career as part of

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playing '' Command & Conquer 3''. A highlight of his time playing that game was coming in first place at the

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. In 2009 Apollo retired from playing ''Command And Conquer'' and started playing

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and '' StarCraft: Brood War'' awaiting the release of '' StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty''. BBCRadio1 Apollo

Shaun Clark moved to

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in the summer of 2010 to live with Nick “Tasteless” Plott who pushed him to go more into the direction of commentating ''StarCraft II'', although his original goal was becoming a professional player. After arriving home, Apollo applied for a casting position alongside Sean “Day �� Plott at the

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. After casting with Sean Plott, Apollo's career got another boost from casting with John “Totalbiscuit” Bain at Multiplay UK i40. After working with The GD Studio for a year, Apollo joined ESL TV where he is casting the World Championship Series for Starcraft 2.

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