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Lee Jae-Dong
Sign in to saveLee 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, 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
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- Born
- 1990-01-09
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Lasers in Dermatology : Parameters and Choice
- Lasers in Dermatology
- Principles and Choice of Laser Treatment in Dermatology
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Key facts
- Pro Gaming player.ID
- Jaedong
- Pro Gaming player.name
- Lee Jae-dong
- Pro Gaming player.image
- Hwaseung Jaedong.JPG
- Pro Gaming player.caption
- Jaedong after his victory in the 2009 Bacchus Starleague
- Pro Gaming player.nickname
- The Tyrant The Legend Killer
- Pro Gaming player.nationality
- South Korean
- Pro Gaming player.role
- Zerg
- Pro Gaming player.leagues
- OnGameNet Starleague (OSL) MBCGame StarCraft League (MSL)
- Pro Gaming player.career_start
- 2006
- Pro Gaming player.career_end
- 2016
- Pro Gaming player.years1
- 2006–2011
- Pro Gaming player.team1
- Hwaseung OZ
Key dates
- Born
- 9 January 1990
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Lee
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Korea
- Place of birth
- Ulsan
- Occupation
- professional gamer
- Languages spoken
- Korean
- Native language
- Korean
- Sport
- esports
- Image
- Hwaseung Jaedong.JPG
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Career
- ''Brood War''
- Free Agency in 2009
- Hwaseung Oz Disbands
- ''StarCraft II''
- Health issues
- References
- External links
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, 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. His other nicknames include The Tyrant and The Legend Killer.
==Career== ===Brood War=== Jaedong made his debut in 2006 as a member of the Korean team Hwaseung OZ and quickly proved himself to be a talented player. In less than two years he won his first premier tournament, the Seoul International eSports Festival, followed shortly after by both the OSL and the MSL tournaments. Since then he dominated the StarCraft competitive scene, revolutionizing Zerg strategy and establishing a famous rivalry with the Terran player Lee Young-Ho.