Jaedong | |
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Jaedong after his victory in the 2009 Bacchus Starleague | |
Personal information | |
Name | Lee Jae-dong |
Nickname(s) | The Tyrant The Legend Killer |
Born | 1989 or 1990 (age 34–35)[1] |
Nationality | South Korean |
Career information | |
Games | |
Playing career | 2006–2016 |
Role | Zerg |
Team history | |
2006–2011 | Hwaseung OZ |
2011–2012 | Team 8/Jin Air Green Wings |
2012–2016 | Evil Geniuses |
Career highlights and awards | |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이제동 |
Revised Romanization | I Je-dong |
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 SC:BW. Announced as a full-time streamer on 12 November 2016,[2] he made his return to the tournament scene a week later during the 2016 KT GiGA Legends Match lll. Using the Zerg race in both games, Lee is considered one of the most successful StarCraft players of all time, having won five OnGameNet Starleague (OSL) and MBCGame StarCraft League (MSL) tournaments, and earning over $600,000 in tournament prize money.[citation needed] His other nicknames include The Tyrant and The Legend Killer.[3]