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Masta: /* Notable Games */

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Notable Games

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	* 26.07.2005 2v2 CJO vs JK - [http://mitglied.multimania.de/totalpwnage/CJO_vs_JK.dm_26 demo]		* 26.07.2005 2v2 CJO vs JK - [http://mitglied.multimania.de/totalpwnage/CJO_vs_JK.dm_26 demo]
	* 17.09.2005 2v2 Team Hacker vs Team CosmoS - [http://mitglied.multimania.de/totalpwnage/Hacker_vs_Cosmos.dm_26 demo]		* 17.09.2005 2v2 Team Hacker vs Team CosmoS - [http://mitglied.multimania.de/totalpwnage/Hacker_vs_Cosmos.dm_26 demo]
	* 23.11.2005 1v1 Masta vs o³Toaster - [File:ESL_Toaster.dm_26]		* 23.11.2005 1v1 Masta vs o³Toaster - [[File:ESL_Toaster.dm_26]]
	* 15.06.2006 4v4 Jedi Academy Aurochs vs Team fiDelity Round 2 - [http://mitglied.multimania.de/totalpwnage/JAA_vs_fidelity_r2.dm_26 demo]		* 15.06.2006 4v4 Jedi Academy Aurochs vs Team fiDelity Round 2 - [http://mitglied.multimania.de/totalpwnage/JAA_vs_fidelity_r2.dm_26 demo]
	* 05.09.2006 2v2 Jedi Academy Aurochs vs NSE Round 1 - [File:JAA vs NSE.dm_26]		* 05.09.2006 2v2 Jedi Academy Aurochs vs NSE Round 1 - [[File:JAA vs NSE.dm_26]]

	== Rivalry ==		== Rivalry ==

Masta: /* Notable Games */

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Notable Games

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	* 26.07.2005 2v2 CJO vs JK - [http://mitglied.multimania.de/totalpwnage/CJO_vs_JK.dm_26 demo]		* 26.07.2005 2v2 CJO vs JK - [http://mitglied.multimania.de/totalpwnage/CJO_vs_JK.dm_26 demo]
	* 17.09.2005 2v2 Team Hacker vs Team CosmoS - [http://mitglied.multimania.de/totalpwnage/Hacker_vs_Cosmos.dm_26 demo]		* 17.09.2005 2v2 Team Hacker vs Team CosmoS - [http://mitglied.multimania.de/totalpwnage/Hacker_vs_Cosmos.dm_26 demo]
			* 23.11.2005 1v1 Masta vs o³Toaster - [File:ESL_Toaster.dm_26]
	* 15.06.2006 4v4 Jedi Academy Aurochs vs Team fiDelity Round 2 - [http://mitglied.multimania.de/totalpwnage/JAA_vs_fidelity_r2.dm_26 demo]		* 15.06.2006 4v4 Jedi Academy Aurochs vs Team fiDelity Round 2 - [http://mitglied.multimania.de/totalpwnage/JAA_vs_fidelity_r2.dm_26 demo]
			* 05.09.2006 2v2 Jedi Academy Aurochs vs NSE Round 1 - [File:JAA vs NSE.dm_26]

	== Rivalry ==		== Rivalry ==

Masta: /* Rivalry */

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Rivalry

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	Masta first met Kain in late May 2004 when Cornugon introduced him to the [[Jedi Academy\|Academy]]. They became great friends and practice partners over the course of the next few years. At the beginning, Kain was for Masta incredibly influential when it came to sabering skills, seeing as he was the superior player of the two, but thanks to Masta's practice with clan Seraph and the many hours he spent playing on BWN, he quickly grew to be a match for Kain. This state of affairs would go on for a very long time with noone being able to tell which one of the two was the better player at any moment.		Masta first met Kain in late May 2004 when Cornugon introduced him to the [[Jedi Academy\|Academy]]. They became great friends and practice partners over the course of the next few years. At the beginning, Kain was for Masta incredibly influential when it came to sabering skills, seeing as he was the superior player of the two, but thanks to Masta's practice with clan Seraph and the many hours he spent playing on BWN, he quickly grew to be a match for Kain. This state of affairs would go on for a very long time with noone being able to tell which one of the two was the better player at any given moment.

	Masta turned out to be the more successful of the two, ranking very high in both the BWN as well as the ESL 1v1 ladders and winning significant victories against top players. But despite his success, and despite Kain's relative lack of success on the ladder, Masta always considered himself inferior to Kain as a player.		Masta turned out to be the more successful of the two, ranking very high in both the BWN as well as the ESL 1v1 ladders and winning significant victories against top players in various tournaments. But despite his success, and despite Kain's relative lack of success on the ladder, Masta always considered himself inferior to Kain as a player.

	There is merit to this claim, for whenever they would engage in serious duels and Masta would come out ahead, the games would be very close, but whenenver Kain would come out ahead, Masta would get completely obliterated. An example of the former are the two ESL 1v1 games from late 2005 that they had played against one another, both of which ended with only a one to two points deficit for Kain. However, when Masta played Kain in the Fifth Anniversary Tournament from 2007 or the Thanksgiving Invitiational #6 from 2008/2009, he lost three times with scores of 5-2, 3-0 and 5-1 respectively. And again in the Red Stance Only Tournament from 2008/2009, when Masta managed to defeat Kain in a straight-up duel, he came back from a 2-4 deficit and scored four points in a row for a close final score of 6-4.		There is merit to this claim, for whenever they would engage in serious duels and Masta would come out ahead, the games would be very close, but whenenver Kain would come out ahead, Masta would get completely obliterated. An example of the former are the two ESL 1v1 games from late 2005 that they had played against one another, both of which ended with only a one to two points deficit for Kain. However, when Masta played Kain in the Fifth Anniversary Tournament from 2007 or the Thanksgiving Invitiational #6 from 2008/2009, he lost three times with scores of 5-2, 3-0 and 5-1 respectively. And again in the Red Stance Only Tournament from 2008/2009, when Masta managed to defeat Kain in a straight-up duel, he came back from a 2-4 deficit and scored four points in a row for a close final score of 6-4.

Masta: /* Play Style and Innovations */

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Play Style and Innovations

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	Masta remains to this day a strict advocate of playing without [[poke]]. He disliked the technique right from the start as he began playing the game in early 2004. Indeed, the main reason why Masta, as a European, played so very often on the American BWN servers early in his career was just that: He had a profound dislike for poke. He saw it as a shortcut for inexperienced players to win games effortlessly and a compensation for poor movement and accuracy, although he did respect the playstyles of the elite, which combine the efficiency of poke with tactical sophistication and the mastery of JKA mechanics. Nevertheless, Masta would very rarely poke on purpose.		Masta remains to this day a strict advocate of playing without [[poke]]. He disliked the technique right from the start as he began playing the game in early 2004. Indeed, the main reason why Masta, as a European, played so very often on the American BWN servers early in his career was just that: He had a profound dislike for poke. He saw it as a shortcut for inexperienced players to win games effortlessly and a compensation for poor movement and accuracy, although he did respect the playstyles of the elite, which combine the efficiency of poke with tactical sophistication and the mastery of JKA mechanics. Nevertheless, Masta would very rarely poke on purpose.

	His play style is based on a great amount of diagonal swings, mostly right-forward ones in the red and yellow stances. Before the TFFA Period, Masta was notorious for using unusual combinations in both stances to catch his opponents off guard, exploit their openings and counter a set of common red swing combinations (~~see~~ Revelation 1 and 2). Swings like the backwards-left diagonal in red or the right-forward diagonal into right-left combos in yellow were amongst his favourites.		His play style is based on a great amount of diagonal swings, mostly right-forward ones in the red and yellow stances. Before the TFFA Period, Masta was notorious for using unusual combinations in both stances to catch his opponents off guard, exploit their openings and counter a set of common red swing combinations (this can be especially seen in the fragmovies Revelation 1 and 2). Swings like the backwards-left diagonal in red or the right-forward diagonal into right-left combos in yellow were amongst his favourites.

	He would use diagonals, both in red and yellow, as very effective counters to the particularly common "red right+short jump" aerial. He would either bait the aerial by keeping his distance and use a right swing in red, delaying the right diagonal for when his opponent was jumping at him, or he would use a very fast yellow diagonal, hitting his opponent in midair with a long jump during the actual aerial. This won him many games and he rarely saw it performed by others on the public servers or in official matches.		He would use diagonals, both in red and yellow, as very effective counters to the particularly common "red right+short jump" aerial swing. He would either bait the aerial by keeping his distance and use a right swing in red, delaying the right diagonal for when his opponent was jumping at him, or he would use a very fast yellow diagonal, hitting his opponent in midair with a long jump during the actual aerial. This won him many games and he rarely saw it performed by others on the public servers or in official matches.

	Masta was most famous, however, for his kills in midair. He was amongst the few single saber users that popularized a style focused on hitting players in midair. This would be a style later on perfected by players like Dark and Minneyar, and after 2007 it would be adopted by the vast majority of players in the ESL. Before that, midairs were seen as very rare and particularly impressive to look at, which explains one of the reasons why Revelation 4 is mostly filled with frags done in midair.		Masta was most famous, however, for his kills in midair. He was amongst the few single saber users that popularized a style focused on hitting players in midair. This would be a style later on perfected by players like Dark and Minneyar, and after 2007 it would be adopted by the vast majority of players in the ESL. Before that, midairs were seen as very rare and particularly impressive to look at, which explains one of the reasons why Revelation 4 is mostly filled with frags done in midair.

Masta: /* Knighthood and The ESL */

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Knighthood and The ESL

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	And so it was that by early 2009, Masta and Kain had both won a championship playing against one another in the finals of two tournaments.		And so it was that by early 2009, Masta and Kain had both won a championship playing against one another in the finals of two tournaments.

	===Knighthood and ~~The~~ ESL===		===Knighthood and the ESL===
	Around December ~~2009~~, Masta was accepted as a staff member for the international ESL JKA Division. He was mostly hired to write articles, news reports, tournament roundups and therelike, which he did for a few months. He would not, however, ~~going to pick~~ up the saber ever again after the conclusion of the two tournaments in ~~2008~~, despite upholding an advisory and administrative role in the [[Jedi Academy Aurochs]].		Around December 2008, Masta was accepted as a staff member for the international ESL JKA Division. He was mostly hired to write articles, news reports, tournament roundups and therelike, which he did for a few months. He would not, however, be picking up the saber ever again after the conclusion of the two tournaments in early 2009, despite upholding an advisory and administrative role in the [[Jedi Academy Aurochs]].

	At around the same time, the administrative branch of the [[Jedi Academy]] deemed Masta worthy enough to offer him a trial for knighthood, which he humbly accepted. He finished his trial a few months later and was officially ~~[[JAK\|~~knighted]] in March 2009. Just a month later, the then leading Master Aurochs [[R2D2]] resigned his spot as the leader of the [[Jedi Academy Aurochs\|JAA]] and Masta, alongside [[Fullmetal]], was elected as the new (co-)Master Aurochs and de facto owner of the Aurochs TFFA team.		At around the same time, the administrative branch of the [[Jedi Academy]] deemed Masta worthy enough to offer him a trial for knighthood, which he humbly accepted. He finished his trial a few months later and was officially knighted in March 2009. Just a month later, the then leading Master Aurochs [[R2D2]] resigned his spot as the leader of the [[Jedi Academy Aurochs\|JAA]] and Masta, alongside [[Fullmetal]], was elected as the new (co-)Master Aurochs and de facto owner of the Aurochs TFFA team.

	Such honours motivated Masta to once again perform great deeds, and so it was that he shortly after removed the JAA ESL practice team from the TDM ladder and signed up the main team once more. Thanks to the flurry of practice sessions that Team Captain [[Vision]] had provided in the last couple of weeks and the fact that a few retired core players were becoming active again, the Aurochs were once more in great shape and ready to achieve victory in the ESL.		Such honours motivated Masta to once again perform great deeds, and so it was that he shortly after removed the JAA ESL practice team from the TDM ladder and signed up the main team once more. Thanks to the flurry of practice sessions that Team Captain [[Vision]] had provided in the last couple of weeks and the fact that a few retired core players were becoming active again, the Aurochs were once more in great shape and ready to achieve victory in the ESL.

Masta: /* The Post-Competitive Period */

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The Post-Competitive Period

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	===The Post-Competitive Period===		===The Post-Competitive Period===
	After the retirement of the Aurochs in October ~~2008~~, Masta was rarely seen on the servers anymore. He was preoccupied with a lot of other things and had barely time for JKA. He did not rejoin the team during the Aurochs revival under [[R2D2]] and [[Jade Jedi]] in late 2006, but stayed active on the forums and took on administrative roles. Games and practice sessions in JKA were sporadic at best and Masta never really considered making a return as he watched the new generation of Aurochs struggle in the ESL once more. His function would remain advisory and supportive at best.		After the retirement of the Aurochs in October 2006, Masta was rarely seen on the servers anymore. He was preoccupied with a lot of other things and had barely time for JKA. He did not rejoin the team during the Aurochs revival under [[R2D2]] and [[Jade Jedi]] in late 2006, but stayed active on the forums and took on administrative roles. Games and practice sessions in JKA were sporadic at best and Masta never really considered making a return as he watched the new generation of Aurochs struggle in the ESL once more. His function would remain advisory and supportive at best.

	Masta would, however, participate in the Academy's fifth Thanksgiving Invitational Tournament in November 2006, where he would proceed to win the regional brackets with a final score of 24 wins and 2 losses, playing Sauce in the grand finals. Masta would gain a great lead against Sauce, scoring a few points on the American server and being just one point away from winning the tournament, but his fortune would reverse and Sauce would gain three fast instant-kills in a row, beating Masta in an extremely close game with a score of 5-4. <sup>[http://archives.thejediacademy.net/index.php/Masta#References 3]</sup>		Masta would, however, participate in the Academy's fifth Thanksgiving Invitational Tournament in November 2006, where he would proceed to win the regional brackets with a final score of 24 wins and 2 losses, playing Sauce in the grand finals. Masta would gain a great lead against Sauce, scoring a few points on the American server and being just one point away from winning the tournament, but his fortune would reverse and Sauce would gain three fast instant-kills in a row, beating Masta in an extremely close game with a score of 5-4. <sup>[http://archives.thejediacademy.net/index.php/Masta#References 3]</sup>
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	====TIT(6) for tat====		====TIT(6) for tat====
	It would be very long until the next time that Masta were to pick up the saber again. In November 2008, the sixth Thanksgiving Invitational Tournament (TIT6) was announced alongside another tournament: The Red Only Tournament. Masta consequently signed up for both, as did most of the Aurochs. In comparison to some of the members of the Aurochs at that time, who remained competitive and played frequent practice matches against top clans, Masta had last played [[JK3]] in November 2006. He did, however, decide to take the challenge seriously and practice rigorously for both tournaments.		It would be very long until the next time that Masta were to pick up the saber again. In November 2008, the local sixth Thanksgiving Invitational Tournament (TIT6) was announced at the Academy alongside another tournament: The Red Only Tournament. Masta consequently signed up for both, as did most of the active Aurochs back then. In comparison to some of the members of the Aurochs at that time, who remained competitive and played frequent practice matches against top European clans, Masta had last played [[JK3]] in November 2006. He did, however, decide to take the challenge seriously and practice rigorously for both tournaments.

	The TIT6 brackets placed Masta in a very unfortunate position, though. He was to play his friend and rival [[Kain]] in the second round, which he did after defeating [[Solitude]] 5-0. At that time, Masta was still very rusty and no match for the seasoned and practiced Aurochs player [[Kain]], who easily dispatched of Masta without losing a game - final score: 3-0 (5-0). Masta realized that his skill was lacking and, despite the loss, he decided to increase the intensity of his practice sessions so he could once again successfully compete against the top Aurochs participating in the two tournaments. He defeated all of the opponents in the TIT6 loser's bracket, winning 6-1 against [[Laziana]], 6-1 against [[SaZ]], 7-0 against [[Johauna]] and 7-1 against [[Setementor]] before being pitched once more against [[Kain]] in the grand finals.		The TIT6 brackets placed Masta in a very unfortunate position, though. He was to play his friend and rival [[Kain]] in the second round, which he did after defeating [[Solitude]] 5-0. At that time, Masta was still very rusty and no match for the seasoned and practiced Aurochs player [[Kain]], who easily dispatched of Masta without losing a game - final score: 3-0 (5-0). Masta realized that his skill was lacking and, despite the loss, he decided to increase the intensity of his practice sessions so he could once again successfully compete against the top Aurochs participating in the two tournaments. He defeated all of the opponents in the TIT6 loser's bracket, winning 6-1 against [[Laziana]], 6-1 against [[SaZ]], 7-0 against [[Johauna]] and 7-1 against [[Setementor]] before being pitched once more against [[Kain]] in the grand finals.

	In the meantime, the Red Only Tournament was going strong. Masta defeated [[Johauna]] 6-1 and [[SaZ]] 6-1 and advanced to the quarter finals. In the third round, he would get to play another seasoned Aurochs player, namely [[Piccolo]]. The game was his hardest match in the tournament so far, and Masta ended up losing once again with a score of 6-4, being placed in the loser's bracket of the second tournament as well. He did not give up though, despite having to play his next few matches against a lot of excellent Aurochs players. In what Masta himself would later call his "greatest tournament experience" ~~ever~~, he managed to defeat the Aurochs player [[Wicek]] 7-3, Setementor 8-2, the core JAA player [[Vision]] in an absolutely excellent game with a score of 6-4, Comma 9-1 and would go on to play [[Piccolo]] once again in the loser's bracket finals. Despite his preparation, the game did not start well for Masta, who ended up with a 6-4 deficit in a best-of-13 match against Piccolo, and yet the tides turned and he managed to pull an amazing comeback and still win the match after killing Piccolo three times in a row for a final score of 7-6.		In the meantime, the Red Only Tournament was going strong. Masta defeated [[Johauna]] 6-1 and [[SaZ]] 6-1 and advanced to the quarter finals. In the third round, he would get to play another seasoned Aurochs player, namely [[Piccolo]]. The game was his hardest match in the tournament so far, and Masta ended up losing once again with a score of 6-4, being placed in the loser's bracket of the second tournament as well. He did not give up though, despite having to play his next few matches against a lot of excellent Aurochs players. In what Masta himself would later call his "greatest tournament experience ever", he managed to defeat the Aurochs player [[Wicek]] 7-3, Setementor 8-2, the core JAA player [[Vision]] in an absolutely excellent game with a score of 6-4, Comma 9-1 and would go on to play [[Piccolo]] once again in the loser's bracket finals. Despite his preparation, the game did not start well for Masta, who ended up with a 6-4 deficit in a best-of-13 match against Piccolo, and yet the tides turned and he managed to pull an amazing comeback and still win the match after killing Piccolo three times in a row for a final score of 7-6.

	Thus it came to be that Masta was to face the great Aurochs player [[Kain]] in a best-of-15 in two tournaments at roughly the same time. They decided to play the Red Only Tournament finals first and in an incredibly close and exhausting game, Masta managed to emerge victorious with a score of 8-6, winning the tournament. The TIT6 finals were to be played right after, though. This time, Masta decided to pick up the staff, which used to be very powerful against [[Kain]]'s single saber style. But [[Kain]]'s pure determination and power of will completely negated any advantages that Masta might have had, especially after winning the previous finals, and he suddenly began to outplay him aggressively. In retrospect, Masta did regret the fact that he picked up the staff, not having practiced with it for so long, and so he went on to lose to [[Kain]] in a one-sided match with a final score of 8-1. <sup>[http://archives.thejediacademy.net/index.php/Masta#References 5,6]</sup>		Thus it came to be that Masta was to face the great Aurochs player [[Kain]] in a best-of-15 each in the finals of two tournaments at roughly the same time. They decided to play the Red Only Tournament finals first and in an incredibly close and exhausting game, Masta managed to emerge victorious with a score of 8-6, winning the tournament. The TIT6 finals were to be played right after, though. This time, Masta decided to pick up the staff, which used to be very powerful against [[Kain]]'s single saber style. But [[Kain]]'s pure determination and power of will completely negated any advantages that Masta might have had, especially after winning the previous finals, and he suddenly began to outplay him aggressively. In retrospect, Masta did regret the fact that he picked up the staff, not having practiced with it for so long, and so he went on to lose to [[Kain]] in a one-sided match with a final score of 8-1. <sup>[http://archives.thejediacademy.net/index.php/Masta#References 5,6]</sup>

	And so it was that by early 2009, Masta and Kain had both won a championship playing against one another in the finals of two tournaments.		And so it was that by early 2009, Masta and Kain had both won a championship playing against one another in the finals of two tournaments.

	===Knighthood and The ESL===		===Knighthood and The ESL===

Masta: /* The Aurochs Period */

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The Aurochs Period

Masta: /* The ESL Period */

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The ESL Period

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	===The ESL Period===		===The ESL Period===
	In March 2005, Masta signed up for the ESL 1v1 ladder and would be the only Aurochs to do so for a very long time. Shortly thereafter he and his friend [[Kain]] formed the infamous team "Hacker" and decided to sign it up for the ESL 2v2 ladder. They would go on to win many significant victories, mostly notably against the very best french team on the ladder, consisting of Shyne and Pyth, and against a {{multiple image		In March 2005, Masta signed up for the ESL 1v1 ladder and would be the only Aurochs to do so for a very long time. Shortly thereafter he and his friend [[Kain]] formed the infamous team "Hacker" and decided to sign it up for the ESL 2v2 ladder. They would go on to win many significant victories, mostly notably against the very best french team on the ladder (XiO), consisting of Shyne and Pyth, and against a {{multiple image
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	}}less significant ~~Zedi~~ team consisting of Mace and Dimension.		}}less significant zedi team consisting of Mace and Dimension.

	At the same time, Masta would be actively competing in the 1v1 ladder, playing against some of the greatest players in the world and scoring his first major victory in mid March 2005 against eSe][blitzfrag with a score of 6-4 and 10-6. He would play a draw against the then emerging player S3chT, lose by a few points to eviLwindu (aka zentur1o) and defeat Wovian Ransom in the ESL with a score of 3-3 and 8-5.		At the same time, Masta would be actively competing in the 1v1 ladder, playing against some of the greatest players in the world and scoring his first major victory in mid March 2005 against eSe][blitzfrag with a score of 6-4 and 10-6. He would play a draw against the then emerging player S3chT, lose by a few points to eviLwindu (aka zentur1o) and defeat Wovian Ransom in the ESL with a score of 3-3 and 8-5.
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	}}against the then first placed and seemingly unbeatable 2v2 team aXiom, consisting of aXiom][Sadrior and aXiom][~~Dureal~~. This match would remain [[Kain]]'s favourite moment in his entire [[JK3]] career and a major highpoint for both Masta as well as Team Hacker. Both of them played their very best game and despite all odds{{multiple image		}}against the then first placed and seemingly unbeatable 2v2 team aXiom, consisting of aXiom][Sadrior and aXiom][Ðureal. This match would remain [[Kain]]'s favourite moment in his entire [[JK3]] career and a major highpoint for both Masta as well as Team Hacker. Both of them played their very best game and despite all odds{{multiple image
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	}}, they managed to win the first round of the match with a ridiculously close score of 16-15. They went on to barely lose the second round 7-10, losing to the very best 2v2 team for its time by just two points. After that, Masta would schedule a practice match against Wovian, which Team Hacker would once again only just barely lose, drawing the first game and losing the second one by two points.		}}, they managed to win the first round of the match with a ridiculously close score of 16-15. They went on to barely lose the second round 7-10, losing to the very best 2v2 team for its time by just two points. After that, Masta would schedule a practice match against Wovian, which Team Hacker would once again only just barely lose, drawing the first game and losing the second one by two points.

	More laddering would follow and [[Kain]] would convince Masta to join the practice sessions of [[Kain]]'s clan CJO, which Masta would ultimately join in May 2005. He would participate in a lot of fun games and play a few insignificant matches for his new clan against teams like NJO and therelike. However, some serious games followed, including 2v2 scrims with [[Kain]] against o3 teams like o³Fox and o³Feader, all of which he managed to win.		More laddering would follow and [[Kain]] would convince Masta to join the practice sessions of [[Kain]]'s clan CJO, which Masta would ultimately join in May 2005. He would participate in a lot of fun games and play a few insignificant matches for his new clan against teams like NJO and therelike. However, some serious games followed, including 2v2 scrims with [[Kain]] against o3 teams like o³Fox and o³Feader, all of which they managed to win.

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	}}In June 2005, Team Hacker challenged the second best 2v2 team in the ESL ladder, consisting of the two top players aiming.dev and aiming.syLezz. In two incredibly difficult games, Team Hacker would once again only just barely lose by two points, winning the first round 20-15 and losing the second one 12-19. However, like with the game against aXiom's 2v2 team, this was more of a moral victory for Masta and [[Kain]] than anything else.{{multiple image		}}In June 2005, Team Hacker challenged the second best 2v2 team in the ESL ladder, consisting of the two top players aiming.dev and aiming.syLezz. In two incredibly difficult games, Team Hacker would once again only just barely lose by two points, winning the first round 20-15 and losing the second one 12-19. However, like with the game against aXiom's 2v2 team, this was more of a moral victory for Masta and [[Kain]] than anything else, considering that they have come this far without relying on [[Mouse Movement Techniques\|poke]].{{multiple image
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	}} A few important matches would follow after that, including a 2v2 victory against DoX in late June 2005, a close ESL 1v1 defeat against eviLwindu, a victory against the famous team [JK] under CJO in early August, an ESL 1v1 victory against zedi´nichos with a score of 4-4 and 10-5, and finally a 7-2 1v1 victory against o³Khyzath in the same month.		}} A few important matches would follow after that, including a 2v2 victory against DoX in late June 2005, a close ESL 1v1 defeat against eviLwindu, a victory against the famous team [JK] under CJO in early August, an ESL 1v1 victory against zedi´nichos with a score of 4-4 and 10-5, and finally a 7-2 1v1 victory against o³Khyzath in the same month.

	Following that, Masta would be fielded and do very well in the first round of the ~~infamous~~ DoX vs JAA match in late August 2005, despite the game taking place on an American server. He would get the chance to contribute to the next significant JAA victory later on that month against clan KoP and would be one of the players included in the Aurochs 3v3 ESL Team that made its successful debut against clan sF in early September 2005.		Following that, Masta would be fielded and do very well in the first round of the famous DoX vs JAA match in late August 2005, despite the game taking place on an American server. He would get the chance to contribute to the next significant JAA victory later on that month against clan KoP and would be one of the players included in the Aurochs 3v3 ESL Team that made its successful debut against clan sF in early September 2005.

	Masta reached another personal highpoint during the first JKA Worldcup tournament in October 2005, a 64 players international tournament consisting of some of the very best players from around the world, {{multiple image		Masta reached another personal highpoint during the first JKA Worldcup tournament in October 2005, a 64 players international tournament consisting of some of the very best players from around the world, {{multiple image
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	}}his greatest 1v1 victories: this time against the top player *aiming.Seph, who had advanced to the fourth round of the tournament {{multiple image		}}his greatest 1v1 victories: this time against the top player *aiming.Seph (back then still in clan 'hac'), who had advanced to the fourth round of the tournament {{multiple image
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	}}by defeating the legendary players #nL.cube and #nL.S3chT. But Masta, at the highpoint of his competitive career, managed to beat him despite all odds, winning an incredibly close game 3-2. He went on to take the third place in the tournament due to a no-show on the part of the British player HellRaiser, against who he was supposed to play for the third place. At around the same time, Masta had finally managed to ~~breached~~ the top10 of the ESL 1v1 ladder, landing on rank #9 and being only 6 points shy of rank #6.		}}by defeating the legendary players #nL.cube and #nL.S3chT. But Masta, at the highpoint of his competitive career, managed to beat him despite all odds, winning an incredibly close game 3-2. He went on to take the third place in the tournament due to a no-show on the part of the British player HellRaiser, against who he was supposed to play for the third place. At around the same time, Masta had finally managed to breach the top10 of the ESL 1v1 ladder, landing on rank #9 and being only 6 points shy of rank #6.

	With so many great games under his belt, Masta decided in early November 2005 to start working on a sequel to his first fragmovie, giving it the apt name Revelation 2. A few weeks later, he would remove Team Hacker from the ESL 2v2 ladder for a variety of reasons, but would continue to play 1v1 for a while longer. In December 2005, Masta participated in the fourth [[JA]] Thanksgiving Invitational Tournament, losing the finals in an upsetting game against aValon. <sup>[http://archives.thejediacademy.net/index.php/Masta#References 2]</sup>		With so many great games under his belt, Masta decided in early November 2005 to start working on a sequel to his first fragmovie, giving it the apt name Revelation 2. A few weeks later, he would remove Team Hacker from the ESL 2v2 ladder for a variety of reasons, but would continue to play 1v1 for a while longer. In December 2005, Masta participated in the fourth [[JA]] Thanksgiving Invitational Tournament, losing the finals in an upsetting game against aValon. <sup>[http://archives.thejediacademy.net/index.php/Masta#References 2]</sup>
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	Masta's second fragmovie saw the light of day before the end of 2005. This time, a clear focus on displaying frag highlights and double/triple-kills was evident. More sophisticated special effects were used, including, for the first time ever, a proper intro and outro, and some effort was put on synchronizing the action with the audio. Despite the more mature setting, a short skit was added to smoothen the transition between the two parts of the video, within which Masta was depicted as delaying a swing for almost half a minute by utilizing the environment on the mp/duel1 map over a short audio clip taken from the web series "purepwnage".		Masta's second fragmovie saw the light of day before the end of 2005. This time, a clear focus on displaying frag highlights and double/triple-kills was evident. More sophisticated special effects were used, including, for the first time ever, a proper intro and outro, and some effort was put on synchronizing the action with the audio. Despite the more mature setting, a short skit was added to smoothen the transition between the two parts of the video, within which Masta was depicted as delaying a swing for almost half a minute by utilizing the environment on the mp/duel1 map over a short audio clip taken from the web series "purepwnage".

	All of the frags included in the video came from various 1v1, 2v2 and TDM matches between March and December 2005, most notably from his games against ~~Dureal~~, eviLwindu, cube, blitzfrag, his 2v2 games against *aiming, aXiom, JK and many others. Whether Masta intended Revelation 2 to be a summary and monument of what he had achieved during the ESL Period in 2005 is debatable, but in retrospect, the video would serve exactly that purpose. Because as the year 2005 was coming to a close, Masta would ultimately leave the ESL 1v1 and 2v2 ladders behind and begin focusing on the Jedi Academy Aurochs.		All of the frags included in the video came from various 1v1, 2v2 and TDM matches between March and December 2005, most notably from his games against Ðureal, eviLwindu, cube, blitzfrag, his 2v2 games against *aiming, aXiom, JK and many others. Whether Masta intended Revelation 2 to be a summary and monument of what he had achieved during the ESL Period in 2005 is debatable, but in retrospect, the video would serve exactly that purpose. Because as the year 2005 was coming to a close, Masta would ultimately leave the ESL 1v1 and 2v2 ladders behind and begin focusing on the Jedi Academy Aurochs.

	===The Aurochs Period===		===The Aurochs Period===

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	The [[Jedi Academy\|JA]]'s "football team" called the [[Jedi Academy Aurochs]] were actively looking for recruits early in 2005 and both Masta as well as [[Kain]] would tryout for the Aurochs in February, passing their trials quickly and becoming full-fledged Aurochs shortly after. At around the same time, clan Master would reappear under the new name [Ki] and Masta would be finally given a chance to play against the legendary and for its time seemingly unbeatable Master DarkStar on a public server, winning a duel against him. This victory, albeit completely meaningless, would have great symbolic significance for him ever since.		The [[Jedi Academy\|JA]]'s "football team" called the [[Jedi Academy Aurochs]] were actively looking for recruits early in 2005 and both Masta as well as [[Kain]] would tryout for the Aurochs in February, passing their trials quickly and becoming full-fledged Aurochs shortly after. At around the same time, clan Master would reappear under the new name [Ki] and Masta would be finally given a chance to play against the legendary and for its time seemingly unbeatable Master DarkStar on a public server, winning a duel against him. This victory, albeit completely meaningless, would have great symbolic significance for him ever since.

	In late February 2005, Masta would gradually begin expanding his horizon after hearing rumours on the Academy servers about the extravagance of the European competitive scene and the unparalleled success of team [[aXiom]] and their star player aXiom][~~Dureal~~. He would also start experimenting with recording clips of ingame footage and putting them together, ultimately becoming inspired enough to make his first ever fragmovie: He named it "Revelation".		In late February 2005, Masta would gradually begin expanding his horizon after hearing rumours on the Academy servers about the extravagance of the European competitive scene and the unparalleled success of team [[aXiom]] and their star player aXiom][Ðureal. He would also start experimenting with recording clips of ingame footage and putting them together, ultimately becoming inspired enough to make his first ever fragmovie: He named it "Revelation".

	====Revelation 1: Irony====		====Revelation 1: Irony====

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	Towards the end of 2005 and the beginning of 2006, Masta would become, now more than ever, fascinated by the TDM 3v3/4v4 format, which would take up all of his attention. All of the members of the [[Jedi Academy Aurochs]] were in high spirits following their ~~success~~ in the North American JKA scene and were very much looking forward to playing games in the ESL. Masta was fielded in almost{{multiple image		Towards the end of 2005 and the beginning of 2006, Masta would become, now more than ever, fascinated by the TDM 3v3/4v4 format, which would take up all of his attention. All of the members of the [[Jedi Academy Aurochs]] were in high spirits following their successes in the North American JKA scene and were very much looking forward to playing games in the ESL. Masta was fielded in almost{{multiple image
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	====Revelation 3: The Initiation====		====Revelation 3: The Initiation====
	Masta's third fragmovie was his first "serious" work and it was ~~partially~~ inspired by his ~~love~~ for the TFFA gametype, ~~partially~~ by the fact that he enjoyed making Revelation 2 but was ultimately dissatisfied with the finished product, and ~~partially~~ by the fact that he had acquired a lot of great material to work with in the few months after the completion of his second fragmovie.		Masta's third fragmovie was his first "serious" work and it was in part inspired by his passion for the TFFA gametype, in part by the fact that he enjoyed making Revelation 2 but was ultimately dissatisfied with the finished product, and also in part by the fact that he had acquired a lot of great material to work with in the few months after the completion of his second fragmovie.

	Revelation 3 was still rather primitive in its composition and editing, but it was evident that Masta was slowly developing a sense for timing and audio synchronization, and that he had put a lot of effort into special effects and transitional sequences. However, in comparison to the previous installments of the Revelation series, the vast majority of the depicted frags were either recorded during in-house practice sessions or scrims against other teams - barely any of them were taken from official ESL games.		Revelation 3 was still rather primitive in its composition and editing, but it was evident that Masta was slowly developing a sense for timing and audio synchronization, and that he had put a lot of effort into special effects and transitional sequences. However, in comparison to the previous installments of the Revelation series, the vast majority of the depicted frags were either recorded during in-house practice sessions or scrims against other teams - barely any of them were taken from official high-stakes ESL games.

	Despite that, the content was for the most part of rather ~~exceptional~~ quality ~~and the fact~~ that all of it was collected in a time-span of roughly three months ~~was surprising~~, ~~and~~ Masta would end up ~~very~~ satisfied with the end result.		Despite that, the content was for the most part of rather good quality, especially considering that all of it was collected over a time-span of roughly three months, so Masta would end up rather satisfied with the end result.

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	}}to play a match for the Aurochs. They would go on to convincingly defeat NSE in both rounds, winning the first round 17-4 and the second round 11-9, despite the fact that the second round took place on an American server where both of them had a ping of roughly 200.		}}to play a match for the Aurochs. They would go on to convincingly defeat NSE in both rounds, winning the first round 17-4 and the second round 11-9, despite the fact that the second round took place on an American server where both of them had a ping of roughly 200.

	Towards the end of September 2006, the Aurochs had become fully inactive and the team decided to retire together. The [[Jedi Academy ~~Council~~\|~~JAC~~]] prevented this from happening by saying that only individual members could retire, not the team as a whole. In October 2006, the Aurochs members, including Masta, would one by one retire from the team, and some of them would retire from [[JKA]] altogether. There was one last thing for Masta to do, however.		Towards the end of September 2006, the Aurochs had become fully inactive and the team decided to retire together. The [[Jedi Academy\|Academy]]'s administrators prevented this from happening by saying that only individual members could retire, not the team as a whole. In October 2006, the Aurochs members, including Masta, would one by one retire from the team, and some of them would retire from [[JKA]] altogether. There was one last thing for Masta to do, however.

	====Revelation 4: The Legacy====		====Revelation 4: The Legacy====
	The timing of the completion and public release of Masta's fragmovie "Revelation 4" could not have been more appropriate. It just so happened that when the Aurochs were becoming more inactive and decided to retire in October 2006, Masta had finalized the project. He debated with a few friends whether he should release the video to the public or, sticking with the tradition of the previous installments of the series, should keep the release restricted to the Aurochs and the Academy. Fortunately, Masta did not decide to hold this particular fragmovie back and posted it on the ESL, [http://~~www~~.own-age.com/vids/video.aspx?id=9401 own-age.com] and the [http://www.thejediacademy.net/forums_detail_page.php?f_id=15457 Academy forums]. In the end, Masta was very glad to have done so, for the public reception was overwhelmingly positive, far exceeding his expectations.		The timing of the completion and public release of Masta's fragmovie "Revelation 4" could not have been more appropriate. It just so happened that when the Aurochs were becoming more inactive and decided to retire in October 2006, Masta had finalized the project. He debated with a few friends whether he should release the video to the public or, sticking with the tradition of the previous installments of the series, should keep the release restricted to the Aurochs and the Academy. Fortunately, Masta did not decide to hold this particular fragmovie back and posted it on the ESL, [http://web.archive.org/web/20100103220305/http://own-age.com/vids/video.aspx?id=9401 own-age.com] and the [http://www.thejediacademy.net/forums_detail_page.php?f_id=15457 Academy forums]. In the end, Masta was very glad to have done so, for the public reception was overwhelmingly positive, far exceeding his expectations.

	Over the course of just a week Masta became one of the most widely spoken about and appreciated players in the ~~JKA scene~~. His fragmovie was featured on the [http://www.esl.eu/eu/news/29463 ESL News], and for months he would be receiving messages from various players asking for tips, training, apprenticeship and inquiries about the technical details of various parts of the video. Revelation 4 would be disseminated ~~widely~~, reaching a bigger audience than any other JKA sabering fragmovie had before, even reaching some of the most remote corners of the JKA community, including various JA+ clans where the nickname "Master P!ng" would be known and looked up to.		Over the course of just a week Masta became one of the most widely spoken about and appreciated players in the competitive community. His fragmovie was featured on the [http://www.esl.eu/eu/news/29463 ESL News], and for months he would be receiving messages from various players asking for tips, training, apprenticeship and inquiries about the technical details of various parts of the video. Revelation 4 would be disseminated farther than Masta had ever anticipated, reaching a bigger audience than any other JKA sabering fragmovie had before, even reaching some of the most remote corners of the JKA community, including various JA+ clans where the nickname "Master P!ng" would become known and looked up to.

	His work would set a new standard of excellence for JKA sabering fragmovies and would for years remain the second most favourited own-age.com JKA fragmovie of all time, just short before the legendary CTF fragmovie Avalon. Revelation 4 would end up the fifth most downloaded video in the JKA section of own-age.com with over ~~1000~~ downloads, and it would eventually reach over ~~30k~~ unique clicks on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkv_5yGXwHA Youtube] ~~and~~ [http://~~dec~~.~~podzone~~.~~net~~/~~dcntv/index.php~~ DCNTV] combined.		His work would set a new standard of excellence for JKA sabering fragmovies and would for years remain the second most favourited own-age.com JKA fragmovie of all time, just short before the legendary CTF fragmovie Avalon. Revelation 4 would end up the fifth most downloaded video in the JKA section of own-age.com with over 1200 downloads, and it would eventually reach over 40k unique clicks on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkv_5yGXwHA Youtube] (second [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzF-XaZl8yM link]) and DCNTV combined.

	Revelation 4 became Masta's legacy, and with it, the legacy of the Aurochs.		Revelation 4 became Masta's legacy, and with it the legacy of the Aurochs.

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