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McCune–Reischauer. Yi Che-tong. Lee Jae-dong (born 9 January 1990), who plays simply under the name Jaedong, is a South Korean professional StarCraft: Brood War player and former StarCraft II player, playing most recently for team Evil Geniuses prior to his StarCraft II retirement. After retiring from StarCraft II, Jaedong returned to playing ...
- 1989 or 1990 (age 33–34)
- The Tyrant, The Legend Killer
- Lee Jae-dong
- South Korean
Lee Jae-dong, who plays simply under the name Jaedong, is a South Korean professional StarCraft: Brood War player and former StarCraft II player, playing most recently for team Evil Geniuses prior to his StarCraft II retirement. After retiring from StarCraft II, Jaedong returned to playing SC:BW. Announced as a full-time streamer on 12 November 2016, he made his return to the tournament scene ...
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Jaedong was one of the best players of the Brood War era, gathering no less than six premier titles (three time OnGameNet Starleague champion, two time MBCGame StarCraft League champion, and one time World Cyber Gameschampion). On November 1st, 2016, Jaedong retired from competitive gaming.
Inauspicious Beginnings
Jaedong played his first official StarCraft II match during the hybrid 2011-2012 Proleague Season 2 first round, and he was defeated by SK Telecom T1's Rain on May 20. In early June, he was one of the eight KeSPA-affiliated players to be sent to the KeSPA exhibition tournament at the 2012 MLG Spring Championship, where he eliminated Leta before losing to Bisu. Due to his success in the 2011-2012 Proleague Season 2, Jaedong would be one of the two KeSPA Code S seeds for the 2012 GSL Season 4....
Hints of Greatness
Jaedong participated in the 2013 WCS America Season 1 Premier League Qualifier on April 20, 2013, but was knocked out in the 11th round of the loser's bracked by teammate DeMusliM. He was still able to qualify for Challenger League through the Invite-Only Qualifier. He lost in the first round of Challenger League to theognis, but defeated Ian and Drunkenboi in the Group Stage to qualify for WCS America 2013 Season 2 Premier League. Jaedong had a strong series of performances in the 2013 Dream...
A Taste of Victory
After 5 second place finishes in premier tournaments, Jaedong finally emerged victorious at ASUS ROG NorthCon 2013. After defeating StarDust and Nerchio in the group stage, he bested elfi and INnoVation to reach the finals against foreigner hope Scarlett. A close series ended with Jaedong winning over Scarlett 4-2, thus ending Jaedong's streak of silver medals and granting him the title of the first StarCraft: Broodwar champion to win a premier tournament in StarCraft II. Historically Jaedong...
In May 2010, Lee Jae Dong was selected as a South Korea representative for the WCG 2010 Torch Relay.There are two common South Korean nicknames for Jaedong: 폭군 (Pok-kkun, 'The Tyrant') and 파괴신 (Pagoesin, 'The God of Destruction' or 'Destructor'). The nickname ‘Tyrant’ was coined by OGN commentato...Was selected the Most Valuable Player of the 2011-2012 Proleague Season 2's regular-season.At an end of the year charity event in 2012, Jaedong's keyboard was sold for 250,000 KRW after a bidding war between two fangirls.ZvZ
1. vs Soulkey on Entombed Valley (2011-2012 Proleague Season 2, Round 2 - Week 4 Woongjin vs Team 8 ACE Match)- Jaedong shows a brilliant defense play.
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1. vs INnoVation on Whirlwind (ASUS ROG Northcon 2013, Semifinals Game 4)- Jaedong showing perfection in ZvT.
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1. 2014-04-01 | LiquidHerO (P) vs JaeDong (Z) - IEM Season VIII Cologne - Game #1 - Game #2 - Game #3 - Game #4 - Game #5 2. 2014-03-13 | Jaedong (Z) vs GungFuBanda (P)- ASUS RoG Winter 2014 / Group Stage (Bo5) 1. 1.1. Hydra-Ling versus Blink Stalkers on Heavy Rain 1.2. Cannon Rush vs Hatchery First 1.3. Proxy 2-Gate versus 10 Pool 1. vs MaNa on Heavy Rain (IEM Season VIII Cologne, Group Stage - Group C Decider Match Game 1)- Jaedong holding against a "Proxy 2-Gate build" with an "15-Hatch bu...
Lee " Jaedong " Jae Dong is a StarCraft progamer from South Korea who played Zerg for Team 8. Jaedong's dominance led to his inclusion as one of the four members of TaekBangLeeSsang. After switching to StarCraft II and playing for Evil Geniuses for 4 years, he retired on November 1, 2016 [1]. Jaedong started streaming BW on Afreeca on November ...
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Nov 2, 2017 · Watch the legendary Zerg player Jaedong face the Protoss champion Bisu in a show match at BlizzCon 2017. Learn about their careers, rivalries, and the history of StarCraft.
Jan 9, 1990 · Lee "Jaedong" Jae Dong is a Zerg player in StarCraft: Brood War and its sequel StarCraft II. He is generally considered the greatest Zerg player in StarCraft: Brood War's 13 year long history of professional play. He is also one of a handful of top tier StarCraft: Brood War professionals who managed to achieve great success in its sequel ...
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