Lim Yo-hwan won the StarCraft: Brood War tournament at the 2001 World Cyber Games.
South Korean player Lim Yo-hwan, widely known by the nickname “Slayers_`BoxeR`,” won the StarCraft competition at the first World Cyber Games held in Seoul. He defeated fellow South Korean Jang Jin-nam in the final and became one of the earliest internationally recognized esports stars.
BoxeR was famous for his Terran play, creative strategies, and ability to attract a large fan base beyond the game’s existing competitive audience. His success helped demonstrate how professional StarCraft could support recognizable players, organized tournaments, and mass-media attention.
The 2001 event is sometimes mixed up with later World Cyber Games StarCraft champions, including Lim’s 2002 title and other Korean winners. The game in this question is the original StarCraft expansion Brood War, not StarCraft II, which was released years later and became a separate esports discipline.