Lee Yun-Yeol
| NaDa | |
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Lee Yun-yeol |
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| Hangul | 이윤열 |
| Hanja | 李允烈 |
| Revised Romanization | I Yun-yeol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Yun-yŏl |
Lee Yun-yeol wearing his oGs jersey.
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| Status | Retired |
| Born | 20 November 1984 |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Role | Terran |
| League | Ongamenet Starleague |
| Games |
StarCraft: Brood War StarCraft II |
| Nickname(s) | NaDa |
| 2001-2002 | Ideal Space |
| 2002-2003 | KT_MagicNs |
| 2003-2005 | Toona S.G |
| 2005-2007 | Pantech EX |
| 2007-2010 | WeMade FOX |
| 2010-2012 | Old Generations |
| 2011-2012 | SK Gaming |
| 2012 | compLexity Gaming |
Lee Yun-yeol
Lee Yun-yeol (이윤열; born 20 November 1984), better known as NaDa, is a South Korean professional gamer who competitively played StarCraft II and before that, StarCraft: Brood War. He is known for being one of the most accomplished Brood War players of all time with a total of six major title victories, including three KPGA tours in a row in 2002 and subsequently winning three OnGameNet StarLeagues over the following years, earning him the nickname, "Genius Terran". He achieved the highest KeSPA score of any player before it was re-scaled, and holds the record for longest stay in KeSPA's top 30 at 87 months, beginning in March 2002 and ending in May 2009. He has played for several top-ranking teams, including Pantech EX, Toona S.G., KT_MagicNs, Ideal Space and WeMade FOX. After his transition to StarCraft II in 2010, he joined the Korean team of Old Generations. In February 2012, he joined the American multi-gaming team, compLexity gaming.
On June 19, 2012, compLexity Gaming announced that Lee would be retiring from professional gaming, ending a career spanning over a decade.
Lee first became known when he participated in an ITV game special where amateur players were pitted against professional players. Lee was the amateur and beat the player Chrh. Not long after, Lee made his debut as a pro gamer by winning three KPGA tours in three consecutive seasons all in a year's time. When the KPGA tour became the MBCGame StarCraft League, the KPGA tours were deemed equal to MSL wins, resulting in Lee being granted the golden badge, an award for winning three MSLs. Lee topped his KPGA Tour wins with a victory in the Panasonic OnGameNet Starleague. Afterwards Lee went into a slump; though he continued to be a strong player and came in second or first place in various leagues and tournaments, Lee did not win an MSL or OSL until the IOPS Ongamenet Starleague in 2004 or 2005. However, not long afterwards, Lee would enter the darkest period in his career. On 18 July 2005, FiFo reported that Lee's father had been killed in an automobile accident when an intoxicated driver performed an illegal U-turn and collided with his father's vehicle.
When Lee eventually returned to pro-gaming he began his return to the top. Lee's return became one of the most impressive comebacks in Brood War history, when in December 2007, Lee was once again the number one-ranked pro gamer in the KeSPA rankings. It had been a full two years and five months since he had stopped performing in July 2004. Lee's comeback culminated in his victory in the 2006 2nd ShinHan Bank OnGameNet StarLeague. In his winner's interview, Lee dedicated his victory to his father, saying "Yes, it is my first time winning the finals with my mother seated as the audience. But, for this very victory, I give it all to my father, though he didn't make it. From now on, I will do my best for my mother." This victory not only marked a successful comeback performance, but also was Lee's third OSL win, him becoming the first player in history to earn the OSL's Golden Mouse trophy and was Lee's sixth major title win, making him the then most accomplished Brood War player in the game's history.
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