Chris Loranger
| Chris Loranger | |
|---|---|
| HuK | |
 | |
| Status | Active |
| Date of birth | May 10, 1989 |
| Nationality | American, Canadian |
| Current team | Evil Geniuses |
| Games |
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm |
| Professional career | |
| 2010 | VT Gaming |
| 2010 | Millenium |
| 2010-2011 | Team Liquid |
| 2011-present | Evil Geniuses |
Chris "HuK" Loranger is an American-Canadian professional Starcraft II player, currently playing for Evil Geniuses.
Biography
Chris grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida. He had a troubled childhood, with his family affected by poverty, "domestic-, drug- and alcohol-abuse".[1] After a run in with the law during "rebellious" teenage years which led to a stay in juvenile prison,[2] he moved to Canada with his father. Later Chris praised his father's decision to move saying: "Had I not moved to Canada my family and I both agree that I would most likely be in the military, jail, or dead".
After moving to Canada, he started playing Starcraft: Brood War, switching to Starcraft II when the beta was released in 2010.[2] HuK began playing for the team VT Gaming before moving to Millenium in 2011.[3]
After playing for French team Millennium, HuK was announced as the newest member of Team Liquid on September 25, 2010. On August 16, 2011 it was revealed that HuK would transfer from Team Liquid to Evil Geniuses as his contract with his current employer was about to expire.[4]
Competition Performance
Outside of Korea
HuK initially found relatively little success in competitive Starcraft, advancing through the group stages at Dreamhack Summer 2010, but losing in the first playoff round. He performed well at MLG Raleigh 2010, winning the tournament and took 3rd place at MLG D.C. 2010. He also found modest success in notable tournaments including MLG Dallas 2011 and SteelSeries StarCraft II Challenge, finishing 10th and 8th respectively.
His breakthrough tournament success came at Dreamhack Summer 2011, where he defeated experienced players including Jang Jae Ho ("Moon") and Park Sung-Joon ("JulyZerg") to win the competition. Quickly following this win, he won the HomeStory Cup III competition then placed second at MLG Anaheim and third at the 2011 North American Battle.net Invitational.
In 2012, HuK played in the MLG Winter Arena and MLG Winter Championship, placing 3rd and 4th respectively.
In Korea
HuK is one of the relatively few non-Korean players to compete in Korean Starcraft events. In January 2011 he was invited to play in the Code A event of the GOMTV Global Starcraft II League. After placing in the top 8 of Code A, he qualified for a place in Code S, becoming the third ever non-Korean to secure a place in Code S. He continued to play in Code S from May to November 2011, before being knocked out of the GSL. In January 2013 he was seeded to play in the qualification matches for GSL 2013 Season 1, qualifying for Code S, but lost in the first round and subsequently lost in the first round of Code A, thereby getting knocked out of the GSL.
He has also played in the GOMTV Global Starcraft II Team League, playing for oGsTL in 2011.