greatest zerg player of all time in brood war
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2006-01-01
<div><div><ul></ul><div><ul><li><a>Main Page</a></li><li><a href="/starcraft/Jaedong/Results">Results</a></li><li><a href="/starcraft/Jaedong/Matches">Matches</a></li><li><a href="/starcraft/Special:RunQuery/Match_history?Match%2Bhistory=&amp;Head_to_head_query=player%3DJaedong%26opponent%3DTBD&amp;Head%2Bto%2Bhead%2Bquery%5Bplayer%5D=Jaedong">Head to Head</a></li><li><a href="/starcraft/Jaedong/Rivalries">Rivalries</a></li><li><a href="/starcraft/Jaedong/Overall_Statistics">Overall Statistics</a></li><li><a href="/starcraft/Jaedong/Games_with_Samples_of_Zerg_Strategy">Games with Samples of Zerg Strategy</a></li><li><a href="/starcraft/Jaedong/Notable_Games">Notable Games</a></li></ul></div>
<div><div><div><p><a href="/starcraft/File:Jaedong_BlizzCon_2014.jpg"></a></p></div><div><p><a href="/starcraft/File:Jaedong_BlizzCon_2014.jpg"></a></p></div></div><div><p>Romanized Name:</p><p>Lee Jae Dong</p></div><div><p>Born:</p><p>January 9, 1990 (age 33)</p></div><div><p>Alternate IDs:</p><p>JD, n.Die_Jaedong, n.Die_yOngKIN</p></div><div><p>Nicknames:</p><p>The Tyrant(暴君), 解冻, Legend Killer, God of Destruction</p></div><div><p>Approx. Total Winnings:</p><p>$380,893</p></div><div><p>Approx. Winnings 2023:</p><p>$288</p></div></div>
<h2>Overview[<a href="/starcraft/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1">edit</a>]</h2>
<p>Lee "<b>Jaedong</b>" Jae Dong is a StarCraft progamer from South Korea who played Zerg for <a href="/starcraft/Team_8">Team 8</a>. Jaedong's dominance led to his inclusion as one of the four members of <a href="/starcraft/TaekBangLeeSsang">TaekBangLeeSsang</a>.
</p><p>After switching to StarCraft II and playing for <a href="/starcraft/Evil_Geniuses">Evil Geniuses</a> for 4 years, he retired on November 1, 2016<sup><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup>. Jaedong started streaming BW on <a href="/starcraft/Afreeca">Afreeca</a> on November 12, 2016<sup><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup>.
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<h2>Biography[<a href="/starcraft/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2">edit</a>]</h2>
<h3>KeSPA Era[<a href="/starcraft/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3">edit</a>]</h3>
<p>Lee Jae Dong joined team Plus (오영종-Plus) in 2005, which in early 2006 (March 23) became Lecaf OZ.
</p><p>He made his progamer’s debut on 13 February 2006 and his big stage debut in SKY Proleague 2006 Round 1, on the 30th of April. He achieved his first win in Proleague about a week later, against <a href="/starcraft/JiHyun">JiHyun</a> (Hul at the time). Although 2006 was Jaedong’s first year in the professional StarCraft scene, he was already doing extremely well, having an overall record of 51 wins and 27 losses (65.4% win rate). This was the second best Zerg win rate of 2006, right behind <a href="/starcraft/SAviOr">sAviOr</a> (<a href="/starcraft/GGPlay">GGPlay</a> was third with 63.5%). His early wins against notable players included sAviOr, <a href="/starcraft/Reach">Reach</a>, <a href="/starcraft/NaDa">NaDa</a>, <a href="/starcraft/GoRush">GoRush</a>, <a href="/starcraft/July">July</a>, and <a href="/starcraft/Iloveoov">iloveoov</a>. It was clear early on in Jaedong’s career that his Zerg vs. Protoss and Zerg vs. Zerg were outstanding, being both above 70% (vs. Protoss 75% and vs. Zerg 71.4%). After the 2006 Season Lee Jae Dong was prized on 2nd Annual Korea e-Sports Awards with the Rookie of the Year Award.
</p><p>It was Jaedong’s massive streak against Terran in mid-late 2007 that brought him into the mainstream spotlight. During this run he went 12–0 against Terran, which included scalps against NaDa and <a href="/starcraft/Hwasin">Hwasin</a>. Jaedong’s rise during 2007 coincided with the demise of sAviOr. He finished off his brilliant 2007 by capturing his first <a href="/starcraft/Starleague">Starleague</a> title.
Finally in January 2008 Jaedong captured the throne of No.1 Zerg according to the <a href="/starcraft/KeSPA_Ranking">KeSPA Ranking</a>, a title that he has held on for more than two years and a half, and still counting. After the 2007 Season Lee Jae Dong was prized on 3rd Annual Korea e-Sports Awards with the Best Winning Percentage, the Best Zerg, and the Player of the Year Awards. 2008 proved another successful for Jaedong claiming an <a href="/starcraft/MSL">MSL</a> gold (technically in the 2007 Season) and a silver. He also managed to claim the No.1 overall KeSPA Rank for four straight months.
</p><p>Later on in his career, Lee Jae Dong demonstrated that his monstrous Zerg vs. Zerg wasn’t just a chain of lucky games. Even though Jaedong was extremely successful at Zerg vs. Zerg in his early career, he later said that he didn’t feel confident at all playing it. However, his great success in televised games, especially in Zerg vs. Zerg, allowed him to get even better at it (<a href="/starcraft/Jaedong/Overall_Statistics#Performance_Phased">see also</a>). Soon, Zerg vs. Zerg became Jaedong’s trademark match-up with a winning rate of over 81% in the middle of 2009, allowing him to become the most successful Zerg vs. Zerg player in history. Indeed, Jaedong’s ZvZ mastery allowed him to reach the highest vs. Z <a href="/starcraft/Elo_rating">Elo rating</a> ever recorded, edging out previous <a href="/starcraft/Bonjwa">bonjwa</a> and TvZ monster iloveoov. After the 2008–09 Season Lee Jae Dong was prized on 4th Annual Korea e-Sports Awards with the Best Zerg Award, and the Player of the Year Award.
</p><p>After his win in the Bacchus Starleague 2009 and the resolution of the Free Agency Controversy (see below), Lee Jae Dong announced that he would undergo Lasik eye surgery to repair his rapidly deteriorating vision. His surgery is scheduled for September 28. On 26 January 2009 Daily eSports <a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=111358">announced</a>: accepted to Seoul Cyber University School of Multimedia Design Lee Jae Dong will be a freshman in university this March. He applied for the regular admission which had its deadline on the last December 29. Overcoming a low admission rate, he received the acceptance letter.
</p><p>Lee Jae Dong was the WCG 2009 champion and has won five major league titles: the EVER Starleague 2007, the 2008 GOMTV MSL Season 4, the Batoo Starleague, the Bacchus Starleague 2009, and the NATE MSL. Jaedong took out <a href="/starcraft/YellOw(ArnC)">YellOw[ArnC]</a> in the Bacchus Starleague 2009 in a 3–0 sweep, becoming the third <a href="/starcraft/Golden_Mouse">Golden Mouse</a> holder and the second progamer (after <a href="/starcraft/BoxeR">SlayerS_`BoxeR`</a>) to win back-to-back Starleagues. In addition to his major league titles, Jaedong also won titles at the Seoul IESF 2007, the WCG 2008 Korea Championship, the WCG 2010 Korea Championship, and the TG-Intel Classic Season 1, a surprisingly one-sided series where he defeated Lee Yong Ho (<a href="/starcraft/Flash">Flash</a>) 3–0 in the Final. He was No.1 overall KeSPA Rank from April 2009 till February 2010 (for eleven straight months).
</p><p>2010 was the year defined by the rivalry between Jaedong and Flash. The two progamers faced each other in no less than 5 finals: WCG Korea, <a href="/starcraft/NATE_MSL">NATE MSL</a>, <a href="/starcraft/2010_Hana_Daetoo_Securities_MSL">2010 Hana Daetoo Securities MSL</a>, <a href="/starcraft/2010_Bigfile_MSL">2010 Bigfile MSL</a> consecutively, and the <a href="/starcraft/Korean_Air_OSL_2">Korean Air OSL 2</a>. In these finals Flash came ahead 3-2, though Jaedong held a slight edge in their head-to-head record, an incredible feat considering Flash's domination at the time. Jaedong finished the year with a monstrous 70% win rate, behind only Flash, and yet again received the KeSPA Award for Best Zerg.
</p><p>In 2011 Jaedong fell into a relative slump, with a win percentage lower than his rookie year (though he reached the round of four in the <a href="/starcraft/2011_PDPop_MSL">2011 PDPop MSL</a> and <a href="/starcraft/2011_ABC_Mart_MSL">2011 ABC Mart MSL</a>). Peculiarly, his best match-up ZvZ and favored match-up ZvP fell to the 50% range, whereas his ZvT rose to an all-time high of 81.1% for the year (TLPD). After the disbandment of Hwaseung OZ, WeMade FOX, and MBCGame HERO, KeSPA formed an eighth team to allow the players of the former teams to continue to play. Though the Eighth Team has struggled in Proleague, Jaedong has remained their top-performing player.
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<h4>Free Agency Controversy[<a href="/starcraft/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4">edit</a>]</h4>
<p>In 2009, Jaedong applied for KeSPA’s Free Agency Policy due to disagreement between Hwaseung OZ and Jaedong’s parents over his new contract with Hwaseung OZ. Under KeSPA policy, the parents of progamers who are under 20 years old are required to approve any contract of their son/daughter. Jaedong’s parents felt that Jaedong shouldered too much of Hwaseung OZ’s burden and thus could not come to terms with Hwaseung OZ in terms of pay. Under KeSPA’s free agency rules, any progaming team that bids for a free agent progamer with a salary of over 50 million won (which includes any top progamer right now), must compensate that player’s original team with either 200% of his original annual salary or 100% of his original annual salary and one nonessential player from their roster. Combined with already tight budgets, this restriction for buying a high name player meant that Jaedong was unlikely to be bidded on by any team. After not receiving any bids during the free agency period, Jaedong was required to either renegotiate with Hwaseung OZ, to give up his progaming license for a year and become a semi-pro until the next season, or to retire. Jaedong’s parents, in addition to their criticism of OZ, had expressed willingness to have Jaedong retire and attend college, but on August 31, 2009, Korean news source Fomos announced that Jaedong had successfully renegotiated with Hwaseung OZ, and therefore, he will be playing with them for the 09–10 Season.
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<h3>Post-KeSPA Era[<a href="/starcraft/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5">edit</a>]</h3>
<p>On November 1st, 2016, Jaedong was released from his contract with Evil Geniuses. Many had speculated Jaedong would return to Brood War, and had been playing under the ID "424" on the Fish servers. The account of 424 had amassed an unusual amount of games against FlaSh and Brood War professionals had said 424 played like a player who was rusty and an ex-pro. On November 8th, AfreecaTV announced that Jaedong would become a BJ and stream Brood War full-time.
</p><p>Jaedong's first official return to the tournament scene was displayed at the <a href="/starcraft/2016_KT_GiGA_Legends_Match_III">KT Giga Showmatch</a>. Here, Jaedong defeated Stork in the semifinals but lost to Bisu, 1-2, in the finals. His first off-line tournament will be the <a href="/starcraft/Afreeca_Starleague_Season_2">Afreeca Starleague Season 2</a>. Jaedong showed signs of rust when he failed to qualify through the Seoul qualifiers but managed to rebound in the Busan qualifiers the next day to enter the Round of 24. He will play in Group E against Mong, Best, and Hint.
</p><p>On June 23, 2020, Jaedong left StarCraft to fulfill his mandatory military service. 
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<h2>Play Style and Innovations[<a href="/starcraft/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6">edit</a>]</h2>
<p>Lee Jae Dong proved that a focus on mechanics and execution could solve problems in the StarCraft game strategy. The reason 75% of Starleague and MSL semifinalists are Zerg in late 08–09 Season and 50% in early 09–10 Season is Jaedong. As a leader of Zerg race who varied his gameplay from low-econ builds to macro intensive builds, Lee Jae Dong taught how to beat the toughest opponents even on imbalanced maps. He has evolved the way the Zerg race plays the different match-ups greatly.
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I remembered something that Park Myung Soo said. It’s been a while, so it’s a bit fuzzy, but it was something like “Mech should be saved for Protoss.” I feel the same way, and I’m fully confident. Good management and macro is the key.
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<p>Jaedong’s ZvT used to be extremely dominant back in the second half of 2007 and early 2008. Jaedong’s Defiler and Ultraling play was almost unbeatable for a long time. His first well-known revolutionary approach to ZvT was the <a href="/starcraft/2_Hatch_Muta_(vs._Terran)">2 Hatch Muta</a> build vs. Flash, after which 2 Hatch Muta became immensely popular and a standard build in the ZvT match-up, whereas before that it was considered to be an all-in build. Regression to a 2 Hatch opening vs. Terran has also had a great influence on the way the game is played. Jaedong’s use of Queens and 2 Control Groups of Mutalisks was not just a spectacular reception in the expectation of public favor, but also showed a different way to approach the match-up.
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Kim Yoon Hwan (<a href="/starcraft/Calm">Calm</a>): —After losing to Jaedong, I lost a lot of games strangely. I always felt like the opponent prepared better than me. …I realized I don’t know how to play ZvZ anymore.
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[Q]: You had completely opposite openings in games 1 and 5 (12 Hatch vs. 9 Pool), but the winner remained Jaedong, how does that work out?<br />
[A]: I’m not sure. I didn’t prepare that much, but simply played according to the most comfortable style in the game, so I was able to fully exhibit my potential just like in practice. I’ve been viewing this as an emphasis recently, and I’ve been striving to make no mistakes in televised games. Usually, during practice, if the opening puts me behind, it would put pressure on me and I would feel bad, and it’d be hard to stage a comeback. It’s important to be able to overcome this in live games.<br />
…I’ve said this before for ZvZ, no matter what the opponent opens with, I still think “I’m the winner,” so I don’t think I will lose.
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<p>Jaedong has also revolutionized ZvZ. The precision, timing attacks, careful unit counting, Zergling run-by plays (often in the midst of Mutalisk attacks) and methodical concave exploitation have advanced tremendously since Jaedong has showcased his ZvZ, showing that every Build Order has advantages against the other Build Orders, and you can overcome any difficulties with proper micro and game sense. No one understands ZvZ better than Jaedong does, and it’s the single most dominant match-up statistics in the history of StarCraft over a large sample size, 85.7% wins since December 2007 up to June 2009.
</p><p>Lee Jae Dong in ZvP innovated with the 3 Hatch Spire into 5 Hatch with Scourge play and popularized <a href="/starcraft/3_Base_Spire_into_5_Hatch_Hydra_(vs._Protoss)">the build</a> which made it the standard for ZvP. With this build, he made a counter-revolution against Forge FE that’s reversed nearly all the advantages in strategy and morale that <a href="/starcraft/Bisu">Bisu</a> earned when he defeated sAviOr in the GOMTV MBCGame StarCraft League Season 1 Finals. He made an invaluable contribution to the development of Sim-City defense, an important part of ZvP.
</p><p>In addition to standard play, Lee Jae Dong has innovated a lot of creative cheesy builds and refined July’s aggression to another level while still possessing a world-class standard macro game. His micro is considered his greatest strength.
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<h2>Trivia[<a href="/starcraft/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7">edit</a>]</h2>
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<ul><li>In May 2010, Lee Jae Dong was selected as a South Korea representative for the <a href="http://www.wcg.com/6th/fun/news/news_view.asp?keyno=C10053110004">WCG 2010 Torch Relay</a>.</li>
<li>From 26 January 2010 Jaedong has his own page in the history of greatest StarCraft facepalms — he forgot to research Consume in Winners League game vs. Flash on <a href="/starcraft/Match_Point">Match Point</a>. The previous two were for Stork (Dragoon Range) and for sAviOr (Adrenal Glands).</li>
<li>The Kim Carrier’s curse failed on Jaedong twice in a row — in Bacchus Starleague 2009 and in NATE MSL. The previous failures were only with NaDa in Shinhan Starleague Season 2 and with Stork in Incruit Starleague.</li>
<li><i>MSL Records</i>:</li></ul>
<dl><dd><ul><li>Lee Jae Dong has a first record on the longest winning streak in the MSL — 11 wins, the second are Lee Yoon Yeol (NaDa) and Lee Yong Ho (Flash) with 10 wins.</li>
<li>Lee Jae Dong is the second player after Hong Jin Ho (<a href="/starcraft/YellOw">[NC]...YellOw</a>) to get into MSL Final without a loss. Hong Jin Ho has 7 wins in the KPGA Tour 1st, Lee Jae Dong has 10 wins in the NATE MSL.</li>
<li>Up to 2010.05.08 Lee Jae Dong played 100 games in MSL &amp; Survivor (67 wins), he won in 3rd set of his match vs. Jun Sang Wook (<a href="/starcraft/Midas">Midas</a>) in Quarter-Final of the <a href="/starcraft/Hana_Daetoo_Securities_MSL">Hana Daetoo Securities MSL</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl>
<ul><li>Lee Jae Dong was very strong on <a href="/starcraft/Katrina">Katrina</a> going a combined 19–3 across all versions of the map with all 3 losses coming at the hands of Lee Yong Ho (Flash).</li>
<li><i>Head-To-Head Records</i>:</li></ul>
<dl><dd><ul><li>Lee Jae Dong has 8–0 score vs. Shin Sang Moon (<a href="/starcraft/Leta">Leta</a>), 1 Bo3 and 2 Ace games included.</li>
<li>Lee Jae Dong was on winning streak 10–0 vs. Kim Ku Hyun (<a href="/starcraft/Kal">Kal</a>), 1 Bo5 and 1 Bo3 included.</li>
<li>Lee Jae Dong has worst record against Han Dong Wook (<a href="/starcraft/Casy">Casy</a>), 1–5 total score, first five losses and last one win.</li></ul></dd></dl>
<ul><li><i>KeSPA Ranking Records</i>:</li></ul>
<dl><dd><ul><li>Lee Jae Dong was the <a href="/starcraft/KeSPA_Ranking#Race_Top-1">top-1 Zerg player</a> in the rank for 43 months and all of them straight. On the second after Jaedong’s position for Zerg were sAviOr, <a href="/starcraft/Luxury">Luxury</a>, July, YellOw[ArnC], EffOrt, Calm. —Hong Jin Ho ([NC]...YellOw) was top-1 Zerg for 27 consecutive months.</li>
<li>Lee Jae Dong was the first who has surpassed the mark of 3000 points in the KeSPA Ranking. In September 2009, after a second successive victory in the Starleague, he established an absolute record in the rank — 3459.3 points.</li></ul></dd></dl>
<ul><li>In June 2010 (according to <a href="http://sc.ygosu.com/reports/?m2=person&amp;newwindow=&amp;search=YToxOntzOjExOiJzX2tleXdvcmRfdCI7czo0OiJuYW1lIjt9&amp;s_stat=getmoney">YGosu.Com</a>), Jaedong is the first on total prize money score, sAviOr, Flash, NaDa, and Bisu are from the second to fifth. Jaedong received his first prize money in 2007; sAviOr, Flash, NaDa, and Bisu — in 2005, in 2007, in 2002, and in 2006 respectively. The aggregate amount of prize money for Jaedong is 361M₩ (sAviOr has 305M₩, Flash has 300.15M₩, NaDa has 297.35M₩, and Bisu has 273.5M₩).</li></ul>
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Kim Jung Woo (<a href="/starcraft/EffOrt">EffOrt</a>): —Before, I thought Bisu’s nickname ‘Revolutionist’ is pretty cool, but now I think my favorite is Jaedong’s ‘Tyrant’. Very awe-inspiring. As a Zerg player I kind of wish I can steal it.
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<ul><li>There’re two common Korean nicknames of Jaedong: 폭군 (Pok-kkun, The Tyrant), 파괴신 (Pagoesin, The God of Destruction (or Destructor)) — i.e. ‘The Tyrant’ Jaedong or ‘Destructor’ Jaedong. The nickname ‘Tyrant’ was coined by OGN commentator Um Jae Kyung for his hyper-aggressive style which set him apart from the rest of the Zergs. Note also: “The Legend Killer” is “English only” nickname.</li>
<li><i>Starleague Records</i>:</li></ul>
<dl><dd><ul><li>On his way to the Golden Mouse Trophey Lee Jae Dong played against representatives of each race, Protoss, Terran, Zerg, and won with 3 different scores, 3–1, 3–2, 3–0.</li>
<li>Lee Jae Dong has the third place record in winning streaks in the Starleague — he has 9 wins in a row from 2009.08.14 to 2009.12.09.</li>
<li>The Final vs. YellOw[ArnC] in the Bacchus Starleague 2009 was the shortest Starleague Final ever.</li></ul></dd></dl>
<ul><li><i>Regular Games Records</i>:</li></ul>
<dl><dd><ul><li>Lee Jae Dong achieved 300 wins in so called “<a href="/starcraft/Regular_games">regular games</a>” — after his win over <a href="/starcraft/Great">great</a> (Samsung KHAN) in Proleague match <a href="/starcraft/2009/10_Shinhan_Proleague_Results/Round_5/Week_6#Day_One_.E2.80.94_July_3rd_2010">2010.07.03</a>. He is the second after Lee Yoon Yeol (NaDa), and Lee Yong Ho (Flash) is third with 270 wins at the moment.</li>
<li>According to <a href="http://www.fomos.kr/board/board.php?mode=read&amp;keyno=102192&amp;db=issue&amp;cate=&amp;page=5&amp;field=&amp;kwrd=">Fomos</a>, Lee Jae Dong is the first player to ever reach 100 wins in one year in “regular games” — after his win over <a href="/starcraft/RuBy">RuBy</a> (Air Force ACE) in Proleague match <a href="/starcraft/2009/10_Shinhan_Proleague_Results/Round_5/Week_2#Day_Five_.E2.80.94_December_16th_2009">2009.12.16</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl>
<ul><li><i>Proleague Records</i>:</li></ul>
<dl><dd><ul><li>Lee Jae Dong was on 14–0 winning streak in Proleague games (2010.05.02—2010.06.23), 2 Ace games included; the record is tied with the record of Park Jung Suk (Reach) in only 1v1 regular season games (2003.04.05—2004.12.08); the third record is Lee Yong Ho’s (Flash) 13 wins (2009.02.02—2009.02.18).</li>
<li>Lee Jae Dong was on 8–0 winning streak in Ace games in the 09–10 Proleague Season (2009.10.19—2010.05.10).</li>
<li>Lee Jae Dong has best record of 9–0 winning streak in ZvZ games twice (2006.05.06—2006.11.12 and 2010.04.13—2010.06.13).</li>
<li>Lee Jae Dong is on 18 games winstreak vs. hite SPARKYZ (2008.10.04–current), two <a href="/starcraft/All-Kill_Format">All-Kills</a> and 5 Ace games included; overall record 23–5 (82.1%), 5–1 in Aces. He is extremely strong vs. hite’s Terrans: 12–2.</li>
<li>Lee Jae Dong was the first progamer who played 200 games in Proleague (2010.03.16 vs. YellOw[ArnC]).</li>
<li>Co-Winner of the Shinhan Bank Proleague 08–09 MVP (with Bisu) and Co-Winner of the Shinhan Bank Proleague 08–09 Most Wins Award (with Flash).</li>
<li>Lee Jae Dong was the second progamer after Park Jung Suk (Reach) who won 100 games in Proleague (2009.06.01 vs. Shin Sang Moon (Leta)).</li></ul></dd></dl>
<ul><li>In all of his matches, Jaedong has won 20 Best-of-Five matches, and has lost six: 1–3 vs. <a href="/starcraft/Rock">Rock</a> during the Final of the Star Challenge 2007 Season 1, 0–3 vs. <a href="/starcraft/FOrGG">fOrGG</a> in the Final of the Arena MSL (2008), 1–3 vs. <a href="/starcraft/Calm">Calm</a> in the Semi-Final of the Avalon MSL (2009), 0–3 vs. Flash in the Final of the Hana Daetoo Securities MSL (2010), 2-3 vs. Flash in the Final of the Bigfile MSL (2010), and 1-3 vs. Flash in the Final of the Korean Air OSL S2.</li>
<li>He is the first player to win both a Brood War and a StarCraft 2 premier tournament.</li></ul>
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<h2>Statistics[<a href="/starcraft/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8">edit</a>]</h2>
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<th>vs. <a href="/starcraft/File:Ticon_small_bw.png"></a></th>
<th>vs. <a href="/starcraft/File:Zicon_small_bw.png"></a></th>
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<td>2006
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<td>OZ</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>63.2%
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<td>8-6</td>
<td>11-4</td>
<td>5-4</td>
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<td>2007
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<td>OZ</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>64.8%
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<td>27-13</td>
<td>15-5</td>
<td>15-13</td>
<td><a href="/starcraft/File:Gold.png"></a> <a href="/starcraft/EVER2007_OSL">EVER 2007 OSL</a>
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<td>2008
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<td>OZ</td>
<td>87</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>69.6%
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<td>33-22</td>
<td>21-4</td>
<td>33-12</td>
<td><a href="/starcraft/File:Gold.png"></a> <a href="/starcraft/2008_GOMTV_MSL_Season_4">GOMTV S4 MSL</a>
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<td>2009
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<td>OZ</td>
<td>117</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>69.6%
</td>
<td>38-22</td>
<td>52-18</td>
<td>27-11</td>
<td><a href="/starcraft/File:Gold.png"></a> <a href="/starcraft/2009_Batoo_OSL">Batoo OSL</a>, <a href="/starcraft/File:Gold.png"></a> <a href="/starcraft/2009_Bacchus_OSL">Bacchus 2009 OSL</a>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2010
</td>
<td>OZ</td>
<td>108</td>
<td>47</td>
<td>69.7%
</td>
<td>37-27</td>
<td>42-13</td>
<td>29-7</td>
<td><a href="/starcraft/File:Gold.png"></a> <a href="/starcraft/2009_NATE_MSL">NATE MSL</a>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2011
</td>
<td>OZ</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>64.4%
</td>
<td>26-6</td>
<td>17-14</td>
<td>13-11</td>
<td>Ro4 <a href="/starcraft/2011_PDPop_MSL">PDPop MSL</a>, <a href="/starcraft/2011_ABC_Mart_MSL">ABC Mart MSL</a>
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h2>Matchup Statistics[<a href="/starcraft/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9">edit</a>]</h2>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<th>Matchup</th>
<th>Games</th>
<th>Wins</th>
<th>Losses</th>
<th>Winrate
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>vs P</td>
<td>359</td>
<td>238</td>
<td>121</td>
<td>66.3 %
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>vs T</td>
<td>418</td>
<td>248</td>
<td>170</td>
<td>59.3 %
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>vs Z</td>
<td>268</td>
<td>190</td>
<td>78</td>
<td>70.9 %
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>All</td>
<td>1075</td>
<td>706</td>
<td>369</td>
<td>65.7 %
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h2>Accomplishments[<a href="/starcraft/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10">edit</a>]</h2>
<div><table><tbody><tr><th>In <a href="/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a> Tournaments</th></tr><tr><th>Date</th><th>Place</th><th>Tier</th><th></th><th>Tournament</th><th>Team</th><th>Score</th><th>Vs</th><th>Prize</th></tr><tr><td>2010-08-28</td><td><b>2nd</b></td><td><a href="/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/starcraft/2010_Bigfile_MSL">Bigfile MSL</a></td><td><a href="/starcraft/Hwaseung_OZ"></a><a href="/starcraft/Hwaseung_OZ"></a></td><td>2 : 3</td><td><div><p><a href="/starcraft/Flash">Flash</a></p></div></td><td>$16,100</td></tr><tr><td>2010-05-29</td><td><b>2nd</b></td><td><a href="/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/starcraft/2010_Hana_Daetoo_Securities_MSL">Hana Daetoo Securities MSL</a></td><td><a href="/starcraft/Hwaseung_OZ"></a><a href="/starcraft/Hwaseung_OZ"></a></td><td>0 : 3</td><td><div><p><a href="/starcraft/Flash">Flash</a></p></div></td><td>$16,100</td></tr><tr><td>2010-01-23</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/starcraft/2009-2010_NATE_MSL">NATE MSL</a></td><td><a href="/starcraft/Hwaseung_OZ"></a><a href="/starcraft/Hwaseung_OZ"></a></td><td>3 : 1</td><td><div><p><a href="/starcraft/Flash">Flash</a></p></div></td><td>$40,250</td></tr><tr><td>2009-11-15</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/starcraft/World_Cyber_Games/2009">WCG 2009</a></td><td><a href="/starcraft/Hwaseung_OZ"></a><a href="/starcraft/Hwaseung_OZ"></a></td><td>2 : 1</td><td><div><p><a href="/starcraft/Stork">Stork</a></p></div></td><td>$10,000</td></tr><tr><td>2009-08-22</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/starcraft/2009_Bacchus_OSL">2009 Bacchus OSL</a></td><td><a href="/starcraft/Hwaseung_OZ"></a><a href="/starcraft/Hwaseung_OZ"></a></td><td>3 : 0</td><td><p>[[|YellOw[ArnC]]]</p></td><td>$32,200</td></tr><tr><td>2009-04-04</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/starcraft/2008-2009_Batoo_OSL">2008-2009 Batoo OSL</a></td><td><a href="/starcraft/Hwaseung_OZ"></a><a href="/starcraft/Hwaseung_OZ"></a></td><td>3 : 2</td><td><div><p><a href="/starcraft/Fantasy">Fantasy</a></p></div></td><td>$32,200</td></tr><tr><td>2008-08-10</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/starcraft/2008_GOMTV_TG_Sambo-Intel_Classic_Season_1">GOMTV TG Sambo-Intel Classic Season 1</a></td><td><a href="/starcraft/Lecaf_OZ"></a><a href="/starcraft/Lecaf_OZ"></a></td><td>3 : 0</td><td><div><p><a href="/starcraft/Flash">Flash</a></p></div></td><td>$40,000</td></tr><tr><td>2008-03-08</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/starcraft/2008_GOMTV_MSL_Season_4">2008 GOMTV MSL Season 4</a></td><td><a href="/starcraft/Lecaf_OZ"></a><a href="/starcraft/Lecaf_OZ"></a></td><td>3 : 1</td><td><div><p><a href="/starcraft/Kal">Kal</a></p></div></td><td>$40,250</td></tr><tr><td>2007-12-22</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/starcraft/2007_EVER_OSL">2007 EVER OSL</a></td><td><a href="/starcraft/Lecaf_OZ"></a><a href="/starcraft/Lecaf_OZ"></a></td><td>3 : 1</td><td><div><p><a href="/starcraft/Stork">Stork</a></p></div></td><td>$32,200</td></tr><tr><td>2007-08-11</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/starcraft/2007_Seoul_e-Sports_Festival">2007 Seoul e-Sports Festival</a></td><td><a href="/starcraft/Lecaf_OZ"></a><a href="/starcraft/Lecaf_OZ"></a></td><td>2 : 1</td><td><div><p><a href="/starcraft/JangBi">Jangbi</a></p></div></td><td>$17,544</td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><th><a href="/starcraft/Jaedong/Results#Detailed_Results">Complete list of results in any tournament</a></th></tr></tbody></table></div>
<h2>Earnings Breakdown[<a href="/starcraft/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11">edit</a>]</h2>
<h3>Personal Awards[<a href="/starcraft/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12">edit</a>]</h3>
<ul><li>SKY Proleague 2006 Round 1: Rookie of the Year</li>
<li>SKY Proleague 2006 Round 2: Most Wins Award</li>
<li>SKY Proleague 2006 Round 2: MVP</li>
<li>2nd Annual Korea e-Sports Awards (Feb. 2007): Best New Player</li>
<li>3rd Annual Korea e-Sports Awards (March 2008): Best Winning Percentage</li>
<li>3rd Annual Korea e-Sports Awards (March 2008): Best Zerg</li>
<li>3rd Annual Korea e-Sports Awards (March 2008): Player of the Year</li>
<li>Shinhan Bank Proleague 08–09: Most Wins Award (shared)</li>
<li>Shinhan Bank Proleague 08–09: MVP (shared)</li>
<li>4th Annual Korea e-Sports Awards (Dec. 2009): Best Zerg</li>
<li>4th Annual Korea e-Sports Awards (Dec. 2009): Player of the Year</li></ul>
<dl><dd>Note: In 2008 Korea e-Sports Awards have not been determined, 2009 Awards were related to the 2008–09 Season. So, Lee Jae Dong received Korea e-Sports Awards prizes of 2007 and of 2009 consecutively.</dd></dl>
<h3>Awards with Hwaseung OZ[<a href="/starcraft/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13">edit</a>]</h3>
<h2>Gallery[<a href="/starcraft/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=14">edit</a>]</h2>
<ul>
	<li><div><p><a href="/starcraft/File:Jaedong_donga.jpg"></a></p></div></li>
	<li><div><p><a href="/starcraft/File:Jaedong.jpg"></a></p></div></li>
	<li><div><p><a href="/starcraft/File:Jaedong_2008.jpg"></a></p></div></li>
</ul>
<h2>Further Readings and Useful Links[<a href="/starcraft/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=15">edit</a>]</h2>
<p><i>2007</i>
</p>
<ul><li><a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=64396">Heir Apparent</a> — a Team Liquid Final Edits article by Hot_Bid. [<i>2007.12.28</i>]</li></ul>
<p><i>2008</i>
</p>
<p><i>2009</i>
</p>
<ul><li><a href="https://tl.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=87070">Jaedong</a> — a blogpost by Letmelose. [<i>2009.02.01</i>]</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=94254">A History of Terran vs. Zerg</a> — an article by Kim Yeon Woo ‘elcarim’ (from pgr21.com forum) translated by StRyKeR. [<i>2009.05.21</i>]</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=94245">Similar Yet Different</a> — interview with Kim Taek Yong and Lee Jae Dong by Fighterforum.Com translated by Letmelose; check also the Korean source (<a href="http://gmnews.afreeca.com:8109/app/index.php?board=news_esports&amp;b_no=31418&amp;control=view">Afreeca.Com</a>) for photos. [<i>2009.05.28</i>]</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=94652">Progamers on Jaedong</a> — a compilation from interviews by sky_slasher. [<i>2009.06.04</i>]</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=06622668B394D335">Jaedong V100 Project Back to the Past</a> — unfinished project on Jon747 YouTube Channel with 100 Jaedong’s wins in Proleague; total 29 VODs: 1, 3–7, 9–31. [<i>June 2009</i>] —Check also the thread on TL <a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=127831">Jaedong 100 PL Wins</a> by Roffles. [<i>2010.05.28</i>]</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=100989">Jaedong Fighting Card!</a>, <a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=102171">UPD1</a>, <a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=102851">UPD2</a>, and <a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=103482">Final</a> — Jaedong Fighting Card Project 2009 by NeverGG. [<i>2009.08.31–2009.10.11</i>]</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=102206">Here To Stay</a> — Team Liquid Final Edit. A begrudging analysis of Jaedong's dominance, written by Plexa.  [<i>2009.09.19</i>]</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=94652">NaDa, Jaedong and Bisu: A Statistical Comparison</a> — a blogpost by Letmelose. [<i>2009.09.22</i>]</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=105583">Jaedong–Bisu–Stork at WCG</a>, <a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=105855">Jaedong and Stork at WCG 2009</a> — Fomos and Dailyesports interviews with Lee Jae Dong, Song Byung Goo, and Kim Taek Yong at WCG 2009 Chengdu Grand Final translated by l10f and by Waxangel; check also the Korean source of the second interview (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/http://www.dailyesports.com/news/view.daily?idx=17899">Dailyesports.Com</a>) for photos. [<i>2009.11.13 &amp; 2009.11.15</i>]</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=137914">SportsQ Interviews ‘Tyrant’ Lee Jae Dong</a> — the interviewee of Naver’s SportsQ on the fourth week of November 2009 was ‘Tyrant’ Lee Jae Dong; translated by Harem. [<i>2009.11.26</i>]</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=110296">Jaedong’s Clanmaster</a> — YGosu interviewed n.Die clanmaster, translated by sky_slasher. [<i>2009.12.01</i>]</li></ul>
<p><i>2010</i>
</p>
<ul><li><a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=111390">LeeSsang Blues</a> — a long Fomos interview on the 20th January 2010 with Lee Jae Dong and Lee Yong Ho translated by Letmelose. [<i>2010.01.28</i>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.sendspace.com/file/qvbhvz">Jaedong’s Replay Pack</a> — collected by Harem (9 MB unpacked). [<i>2010.01.30</i>]</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=115543">Jaedong Talks about the MSL Final</a> — a long NATE interview (<a href="http://news.nate.com/view/20100308n04990">source</a> with photos) with Lee Jae Dong about MSL incident and much more; translated by Jaester88. [<i>2010.03.08</i>]</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=131992">Hwaseung’s Jaedong: “I’m Not a Cheapskate”</a> — a Dailyesports <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/http://esports.dailygame.co.kr/news/view.daily?idx=28301">article</a> translated by Milkis. [<i>2010.06.14</i>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/30467-The_call_of_the_LeeSsang_Rok">The call of the LeeSsang Rok</a> - a statistical analysis of the Flash vs. Jaedong rivalry up until the BigFile MSL final by Thorin. [<i>2010.08.27</i>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/31301-The_Cauldron_3_The_Tyrants_last_reign">The Cauldron #3 - The Tyrant's last reign</a> An analysis of Jaedong's last major title, the NATE MSL, by Thorin. [<i>2010.11.14</i>]</li></ul>
<p><i>2011</i>
</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/33395-Jaedong_should_be_one_of_the_bonjwas">Jaedong should be one of the bonjwas</a> - an analytical and statistical case for Jaedong being worthy of being considered a bonjwas, by Thorin. [<i>2011.05.28</i>]</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=283408">The Famous Victories of Jaedong</a> - a VOD compilation of Jaedong's most famous victories, by Popzags. [<i>2011.11.07</i>]</li></ul>
<p><i>2012</i>
</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.aceresport.com/en/jaedong__the_tyrant_who_hated_to_lose.htm">Jaedong - The Tyrant who hated to lose</a> - an in-depth retelling of Jaedong's BW career story for modern and SC2 fans, by Thorin. [<i>2012.12.06</i>]</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/tlfe/jaedong/">- EG.Jaedong: Greatness defined</a> Jaedongs TeamLiquid Final Edit.  [<i>2016.11.01</i>]</li></ul>
<p><i>2018</i>
</p>
<ul><li><a href="https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/531589-jaedong-never-give-up">Jaedong: Never Give Up</a> - An article that chronicles Jaedong's condition and drive to be the best in the post-KeSPA era, by Bigfan.  [<i>2018.02.26</i>]</li></ul>
<h2>References[<a href="/starcraft/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=16">edit</a>]</h2>
<div><ol>
<li><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a> <a href="https://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/515874-jaedong-retires">Jaedong retires SC2</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a> <a href="https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/516149-jaedong-to-start-afreeca-streaming-on-nov-12">Jaedong starts on Afreeca</a>
</li>
</ol></div>
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 Player Information
 Name:
 이제동(李帝東)
 Romanized Name:
 Lee Jae Dong
 Nationality:
 South Korea
 Born:
 January 9, 1990 (age 33)
 Race:
 Zerg
 Alternate IDs:
 JD, n.Die_Jaedong, n.Die_yOngKIN
 Nicknames:
 The Tyrant(暴君), 解冻, Legend Killer, God of Destruction
 Approx. Total Winnings:
 $380,893
 Approx. Winnings 2023:
 $288
 Links
 Achievements
 History
 2005-??-?? — 2006-03-23
 Plus
 2006-03-23 — 2009-01-31
 Lecaf OZ
 2009-01-31 — 2011-11-04
 Hwaseung OZ
 2011-11-04 — 2012-12-05
 Team 8
 2012-12-05 — 2016-11-01
 Evil Geniuses
 2016-11-01
 Retired

 Contents

 * 1 Overview
 * 2 Biography
 + 2.1 KeSPA Era
 o 2.1.1 Free Agency Controversy
 + 2.2 Post-KeSPA Era
 * 3 Play Style and Innovations
 * 4 Trivia
 + 4.1 Head-To-Head Records
 * 5 Statistics
 * 6 Matchup Statistics
 * 7 Accomplishments
 * 8 Earnings Breakdown
 + 8.1 Personal Awards
 + 8.2 Awards with Hwaseung OZ
 * 9 Gallery
 * 10 Further Readings and Useful Links
 * 11 References

 Overview [ edit ]

 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 12, 2016[2].

 Biography [ edit ]

 KeSPA Era [ edit ]

 Lee Jae Dong joined team Plus (오영종-Plus) in 2005, which in early 2006 (March 23) became Lecaf OZ.

 He made his progamer’s debut on 13 February 2006 and his big stage debut in SKY Proleague 2006 Round 1, on the 30th of April. He achieved his first win in Proleague about a week later, against JiHyun (Hul at the time). Although 2006 was Jaedong’s first year in the professional StarCraft scene, he was already doing extremely well, having an overall record of 51 wins and 27 losses (65.4% win rate). This was the second best Zerg win rate of 2006, right behind sAviOr (GGPlay was third with 63.5%). His early wins against notable players included sAviOr, Reach, NaDa, GoRush, July, and iloveoov. It was clear early on in Jaedong’s career that his Zerg vs. Protoss and Zerg vs. Zerg were outstanding, being both above 70% (vs. Protoss 75% and vs. Zerg 71.4%). After the 2006 Season Lee Jae Dong was prized on 2nd Annual Korea e-Sports Awards with the Rookie of the Year Award.

 It was Jaedong’s massive streak against Terran in mid-late 2007 that brought him into the mainstream spotlight. During this run he went 12–0 against Terran, which included scalps against NaDa and Hwasin. Jaedong’s rise during 2007 coincided with the demise of sAviOr. He finished off his brilliant 2007 by capturing his first Starleague title. Finally in January 2008 Jaedong captured the throne of No.1 Zerg according to the KeSPA Ranking, a title that he has held on for more than two years and a half, and still counting. After the 2007 Season Lee Jae Dong was prized on 3rd Annual Korea e-Sports Awards with the Best Winning Percentage, the Best Zerg, and the Player of the Year Awards. 2008 proved another successful for Jaedong claiming an MSL gold (technically in the 2007 Season) and a silver. He also managed to claim the No.1 overall KeSPA Rank for four straight months.

 Later on in his career, Lee Jae Dong demonstrated that his monstrous Zerg vs. Zerg wasn’t just a chain of lucky games. Even though Jaedong was extremely successful at Zerg vs. Zerg in his early career, he later said that he didn’t feel confident at all playing it. However, his great success in televised games, especially in Zerg vs. Zerg, allowed him to get even better at it (see also). Soon, Zerg vs. Zerg became Jaedong’s trademark match-up with a winning rate of over 81% in the middle of 2009, allowing him to become the most successful Zerg vs. Zerg player in history. Indeed, Jaedong’s ZvZ mastery allowed him to reach the highest vs. Z Elo rating ever recorded, edging out previous bonjwa and TvZ monster iloveoov. After the 2008–09 Season Lee Jae Dong was prized on 4th Annual Korea e-Sports Awards with the Best Zerg Award, and the Player of the Year Award.

 After his win in the Bacchus Starleague 2009 and the resolution of the Free Agency Controversy (see below), Lee Jae Dong announced that he would undergo Lasik eye surgery to repair his rapidly deteriorating vision. His surgery is scheduled for September 28. On 26 January 2009 Daily eSports announced: accepted to Seoul Cyber University School of Multimedia Design Lee Jae Dong will be a freshman in university this March. He applied for the regular admission which had its deadline on the last December 29. Overcoming a low admission rate, he received the acceptance letter.

 Lee Jae Dong was the WCG 2009 champion and has won five major league titles: the EVER Starleague 2007, the 2008 GOMTV MSL Season 4, the Batoo Starleague, the Bacchus Starleague 2009, and the NATE MSL. Jaedong took out YellOw[ArnC] in the Bacchus Starleague 2009 in a 3–0 sweep, becoming the third Golden Mouse holder and the second progamer (after SlayerS_`BoxeR`) to win back-to-back Starleagues. In addition to his major league titles, Jaedong also won titles at the Seoul IESF 2007, the WCG 2008 Korea Championship, the WCG 2010 Korea Championship, and the TG-Intel Classic Season 1, a surprisingly one-sided series where he defeated Lee Yong Ho (Flash) 3–0 in the Final. He was No.1 overall KeSPA Rank from April 2009 till February 2010 (for eleven straight months).

 2010 was the year defined by the rivalry between Jaedong and Flash. The two progamers faced each other in no less than 5 finals: WCG Korea, NATE MSL, 2010 Hana Daetoo Securities MSL, 2010 Bigfile MSL consecutively, and the Korean Air OSL 2. In these finals Flash came ahead 3-2, though Jaedong held a slight edge in their head-to-head record, an incredible feat considering Flash's domination at the time. Jaedong finished the year with a monstrous 70% win rate, behind only Flash, and yet again received the KeSPA Award for Best Zerg.

 In 2011 Jaedong fell into a relative slump, with a win percentage lower than his rookie year (though he reached the round of four in the 2011 PDPop MSL and 2011 ABC Mart MSL). Peculiarly, his best match-up ZvZ and favored match-up ZvP fell to the 50% range, whereas his ZvT rose to an all-time high of 81.1% for the year (TLPD). After the disbandment of Hwaseung OZ, WeMade FOX, and MBCGame HERO, KeSPA formed an eighth team to allow the players of the former teams to continue to play. Though the Eighth Team has struggled in Proleague, Jaedong has remained their top-performing player.

 Free Agency Controversy [ edit ]

 In 2009, Jaedong applied for KeSPA’s Free Agency Policy due to disagreement between Hwaseung OZ and Jaedong’s parents over his new contract with Hwaseung OZ. Under KeSPA policy, the parents of progamers who are under 20 years old are required to approve any contract of their son/daughter. Jaedong’s parents felt that Jaedong shouldered too much of Hwaseung OZ’s burden and thus could not come to terms with Hwaseung OZ in terms of pay. Under KeSPA’s free agency rules, any progaming team that bids for a free agent progamer with a salary of over 50 million won (which includes any top progamer right now), must compensate that player’s original team with either 200% of his original annual salary or 100% of his original annual salary and one nonessential player from their roster. Combined with already tight budgets, this restriction for buying a high name player meant that Jaedong was unlikely to be bidded on by any team. After not receiving any bids during the free agency period, Jaedong was required to either renegotiate with Hwaseung OZ, to give up his progaming license for a year and become a semi-pro until the next season, or to retire. Jaedong’s parents, in addition to their criticism of OZ, had expressed willingness to have Jaedong retire and attend college, but on August 31, 2009, Korean news source Fomos announced that Jaedong had successfully renegotiated with Hwaseung OZ, and therefore, he will be playing with them for the 09–10 Season.

 Post-KeSPA Era [ edit ]

 On November 1st, 2016, Jaedong was released from his contract with Evil Geniuses. Many had speculated Jaedong would return to Brood War, and had been playing under the ID "424" on the Fish servers. The account of 424 had amassed an unusual amount of games against FlaSh and Brood War professionals had said 424 played like a player who was rusty and an ex-pro. On November 8th, AfreecaTV announced that Jaedong would become a BJ and stream Brood War full-time.

 Jaedong's first official return to the tournament scene was displayed at the KT Giga Showmatch. Here, Jaedong defeated Stork in the semifinals but lost to Bisu, 1-2, in the finals. His first off-line tournament will be the Afreeca Starleague Season 2. Jaedong showed signs of rust when he failed to qualify through the Seoul qualifiers but managed to rebound in the Busan qualifiers the next day to enter the Round of 24. He will play in Group E against Mong, Best, and Hint.

 On June 23, 2020, Jaedong left StarCraft to fulfill his mandatory military service.

 Play Style and Innovations [ edit ]

 Lee Jae Dong proved that a focus on mechanics and execution could solve problems in the StarCraft game strategy. The reason 75% of Starleague and MSL semifinalists are Zerg in late 08–09 Season and 50% in early 09–10 Season is Jaedong. As a leader of Zerg race who varied his gameplay from low-econ builds to macro intensive builds, Lee Jae Dong taught how to beat the toughest opponents even on imbalanced maps. He has evolved the way the Zerg race plays the different match-ups greatly.

 “ QUOTE ”


 I remembered something that Park Myung Soo said. It’s been a while, so it’s a bit fuzzy, but it was something like “Mech should be saved for Protoss.” I feel the same way, and I’m fully confident. Good management and macro is the key.

 2010.05.08, source

 Jaedong’s ZvT used to be extremely dominant back in the second half of 2007 and early 2008. Jaedong’s Defiler and Ultraling play was almost unbeatable for a long time. His first well-known revolutionary approach to ZvT was the 2 Hatch Muta build vs. Flash, after which 2 Hatch Muta became immensely popular and a standard build in the ZvT match-up, whereas before that it was considered to be an all-in build. Regression to a 2 Hatch opening vs. Terran has also had a great influence on the way the game is played. Jaedong’s use of Queens and 2 Control Groups of Mutalisks was not just a spectacular reception in the expectation of public favor, but also showed a different way to approach the match-up.

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 Kim Yoon Hwan (Calm): —After losing to Jaedong, I lost a lot of games strangely. I always felt like the opponent prepared better than me. …I realized I don’t know how to play ZvZ anymore.

 2010.06.06, source
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 [Q]: You had completely opposite openings in games 1 and 5 (12 Hatch vs. 9 Pool), but the winner remained Jaedong, how does that work out?
 [A]: I’m not sure. I didn’t prepare that much, but simply played according to the most comfortable style in the game, so I was able to fully exhibit my potential just like in practice. I’ve been viewing this as an emphasis recently, and I’ve been striving to make no mistakes in televised games. Usually, during practice, if the opening puts me behind, it would put pressure on me and I would feel bad, and it’d be hard to stage a comeback. It’s important to be able to overcome this in live games.
 …I’ve said this before for ZvZ, no matter what the opponent opens with, I still think “I’m the winner,” so I don’t think I will lose.

 2010.05.10, source

 Jaedong has also revolutionized ZvZ. The precision, timing attacks, careful unit counting, Zergling run-by plays (often in the midst of Mutalisk attacks) and methodical concave exploitation have advanced tremendously since Jaedong has showcased his ZvZ, showing that every Build Order has advantages against the other Build Orders, and you can overcome any difficulties with proper micro and game sense. No one understands ZvZ better than Jaedong does, and it’s the single most dominant match-up statistics in the history of StarCraft over a large sample size, 85.7% wins since December 2007 up to June 2009.

 Lee Jae Dong in ZvP innovated with the 3 Hatch Spire into 5 Hatch with Scourge play and popularized the build which made it the standard for ZvP. With this build, he made a counter-revolution against Forge FE that’s reversed nearly all the advantages in strategy and morale that Bisu earned when he defeated sAviOr in the GOMTV MBCGame StarCraft League Season 1 Finals. He made an invaluable contribution to the development of Sim-City defense, an important part of ZvP.

 In addition to standard play, Lee Jae Dong has innovated a lot of creative cheesy builds and refined July’s aggression to another level while still possessing a world-class standard macro game. His micro is considered his greatest strength.

 Trivia [ edit ]

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       Kim Jung Woo (EffOrt): —Before, I thought Bisu’s nickname ‘Revolutionist’ is pretty cool, but now I think my favorite is Jaedong’s ‘Tyrant’. Very awe-inspiring. As a Zerg player I kind of wish I can steal it.    
 * In May 2010, Lee Jae Dong was selected as a South Korea representative for the WCG 2010 Torch Relay.            
 * From 26 January 2010 Jaedong has his own page in the history of greatest StarCraft facepalms — he forgot to research Consume in Winners League game vs. Flash on Match Point. The previous two were for Stork (Dragoon Range) and for sAviOr (Adrenal Glands).   2010.06.06, source       
 * The Kim Carrier’s curse failed on Jaedong twice in a row — in Bacchus Starleague 2009 and in NATE MSL. The previous failures were only with NaDa in Shinhan Starleague Season 2 and with Stork in Incruit Starleague.    * There’re two common Korean nicknames of Jaedong: 폭군 (Pok-kkun, The Tyrant), 파괴신 (Pagoesin, The God of Destruction (or Destructor)) — i.e. ‘The Tyrant’ Jaedong or ‘Destructor’ Jaedong. The nickname ‘Tyrant’ was coined by OGN commentator Um Jae Kyung for his hyper-aggressive style which set him apart from the rest of the Zergs. Note also: “The Legend Killer” is “English only” nickname. 
 * MSL Records:       * Starleague Records:       
 * Lee Jae Dong has a first record on the longest winning streak in the MSL — 11 wins, the second are Lee Yoon Yeol (NaDa) and Lee Yong Ho (Flash) with 10 wins.     * On his way to the Golden Mouse Trophey Lee Jae Dong played against representatives of each race, Protoss, Terran, Zerg, and won with 3 different scores, 3–1, 3–2, 3–0.     
 * Lee Jae Dong is the second player after Hong Jin Ho ([NC]...YellOw) to get into MSL Final without a loss. Hong Jin Ho has 7 wins in the KPGA Tour 1st, Lee Jae Dong has 10 wins in the NATE MSL.    * Lee Jae Dong has the third place record in winning streaks in the Starleague — he has 9 wins in a row from 2009.08.14 to 2009.12.09.     
 * Up to 2010.05.08 Lee Jae Dong played 100 games in MSL & Survivor (67 wins), he won in 3rd set of his match vs. Jun Sang Wook (Midas) in Quarter-Final of the Hana Daetoo Securities MSL.    * The Final vs. YellOw[ArnC] in the Bacchus Starleague 2009 was the shortest Starleague Final ever.      
 * Lee Jae Dong was very strong on Katrina going a combined 19–3 across all versions of the map with all 3 losses coming at the hands of Lee Yong Ho (Flash).     * Regular Games Records:       
 * Head-To-Head Records:       * Lee Jae Dong achieved 300 wins in so called “regular games” — after his win over great (Samsung KHAN) in Proleague match 2010.07.03. He is the second after Lee Yoon Yeol (NaDa), and Lee Yong Ho (Flash) is third with 270 wins at the moment.    
 * Lee Jae Dong has 8–0 score vs. Shin Sang Moon (Leta), 1 Bo3 and 2 Ace games included.      * According to Fomos, Lee Jae Dong is the first player to ever reach 100 wins in one year in “regular games” — after his win over RuBy (Air Force ACE) in Proleague match 2009.12.16.     
 * Lee Jae Dong was on winning streak 10–0 vs. Kim Ku Hyun (Kal), 1 Bo5 and 1 Bo3 included.      * Proleague Records:       
 * Lee Jae Dong has worst record against Han Dong Wook (Casy), 1–5 total score, first five losses and last one win.     * Lee Jae Dong was on 14–0 winning streak in Proleague games (2010.05.02—2010.06.23), 2 Ace games included; the record is tied with the record of Park Jung Suk (Reach) in only 1v1 regular season games (2003.04.05—2004.12.08); the third record is Lee Yong Ho’s (Flash) 13 wins (2009.02.02—2009.02.18).   
 * KeSPA Ranking Records:       * Lee Jae Dong was on 8–0 winning streak in Ace games in the 09–10 Proleague Season (2009.10.19—2010.05.10).      
 * Lee Jae Dong was the top-1 Zerg player in the rank for 43 months and all of them straight. On the second after Jaedong’s position for Zerg were sAviOr, Luxury, July, YellOw[ArnC], EffOrt, Calm. —Hong Jin Ho ([NC]...YellOw) was top-1 Zerg for 27 consecutive months.   * Lee Jae Dong has best record of 9–0 winning streak in ZvZ games twice (2006.05.06—2006.11.12 and 2010.04.13—2010.06.13).     
 * Lee Jae Dong was the first who has surpassed the mark of 3000 points in the KeSPA Ranking. In September 2009, after a second successive victory in the Starleague, he established an absolute record in the rank — 3459.3 points.    * Lee Jae Dong is on 18 games winstreak vs. hite SPARKYZ (2008.10.04–current), two All-Kills and 5 Ace games included; overall record 23–5 (82.1%), 5–1 in Aces. He is extremely strong vs. hite’s Terrans: 12–2.    
 * In June 2010 (according to YGosu.Com), Jaedong is the first on total prize money score, sAviOr, Flash, NaDa, and Bisu are from the second to fifth. Jaedong received his first prize money in 2007; sAviOr, Flash, NaDa, and Bisu — in 2005, in 2007, in 2002, and in 2006 respectively. The aggregate amount of prize money for Jaedong is 361M₩ (sAviOr has 305M₩, Flash has 300.15M₩, NaDa has 297.35M₩, and Bisu has 273.5M₩). * Lee Jae Dong was the first progamer who played 200 games in Proleague (2010.03.16 vs. YellOw[ArnC]).      
       * Co-Winner of the Shinhan Bank Proleague 08–09 MVP (with Bisu) and Co-Winner of the Shinhan Bank Proleague 08–09 Most Wins Award (with Flash).     
       * Lee Jae Dong was the second progamer after Park Jung Suk (Reach) who won 100 games in Proleague (2009.06.01 vs. Shin Sang Moon (Leta)).     
       * In all of his matches, Jaedong has won 20 Best-of-Five matches, and has lost six: 1–3 vs. Rock during the Final of the Star Challenge 2007 Season 1, 0–3 vs. fOrGG in the Final of the Arena MSL (2008), 1–3 vs. Calm in the Semi-Final of the Avalon MSL (2009), 0–3 vs. Flash in the Final of the Hana Daetoo Securities MSL (2010), 2-3 vs. Flash in the Final of the Bigfile MSL (2010), and 1-3 vs. Flash in the Final of the Korean Air OSL S2.
       * He is the first player to win both a Brood War and a StarCraft 2 premier tournament.      
 

 Statistics [ edit ]

 Year Team Wins Losses %Win vs. vs. vs. Best Finish 
 2006 OZ 24 14 63.2% 8-6 11-4 5-4 --- 
 2007 OZ 57 31 64.8% 27-13 15-5 15-13 EVER 2007 OSL 
 2008 OZ 87 38 69.6% 33-22 21-4 33-12 GOMTV S4 MSL 
 2009 OZ 117 51 69.6% 38-22 52-18 27-11 Batoo OSL, Bacchus 2009 OSL
 2010 OZ 108 47 69.7% 37-27 42-13 29-7 NATE MSL 
 2011 OZ 56 31 64.4% 26-6 17-14 13-11 Ro4 PDPop MSL, ABC Mart MSL
 

 Matchup Statistics [ edit ]

 Matchup Games Wins Losses Winrate
 vs P 359 238 121 66.3 % 
 vs T 418 248 170 59.3 % 
 vs Z 268 190 78 70.9 % 
 All 1075 706 369 65.7 % 
 

 Accomplishments [ edit ]

 In Premier Tournaments
 Date Place Tier Tournament Team Score Vs Prize 
 2010-08-28 2nd Premier Bigfile MSL 2 : 3 Flash $16,100
 2010-05-29 2nd Premier Hana Daetoo Securities MSL 0 : 3 Flash $16,100
 2010-01-23 1st Premier NATE MSL 3 : 1 Flash $40,250
 2009-11-15 1st Premier WCG 2009 2 : 1 Stork $10,000
 2009-08-22 1st Premier 2009 Bacchus OSL 3 : 0 [[|YellOw[ArnC]]] $32,200
 2009-04-04 1st Premier 2008-2009 Batoo OSL 3 : 2 Fantasy $32,200
 2008-08-10 1st Premier GOMTV TG Sambo-Intel Classic Season 1 3 : 0 Flash $40,000
 2008-03-08 1st Premier 2008 GOMTV MSL Season 4 3 : 1 Kal $40,250
 2007-12-22 1st Premier 2007 EVER OSL 3 : 1 Stork $32,200
 2007-08-11 1st Premier 2007 Seoul e-Sports Festival 2 : 1 Jangbi $17,544
 
 Complete list of results in any tournament
 

 Earnings Breakdown [ edit ]

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 Personal Awards [ edit ]

 * SKY Proleague 2006 Round 1: Rookie of the Year
 * SKY Proleague 2006 Round 2: Most Wins Award
 * SKY Proleague 2006 Round 2: MVP
 * 2nd Annual Korea e-Sports Awards (Feb. 2007): Best New Player
 * 3rd Annual Korea e-Sports Awards (March 2008): Best Winning Percentage
 * 3rd Annual Korea e-Sports Awards (March 2008): Best Zerg
 * 3rd Annual Korea e-Sports Awards (March 2008): Player of the Year
 * Shinhan Bank Proleague 08–09: Most Wins Award (shared)
 * Shinhan Bank Proleague 08–09: MVP (shared)
 * 4th Annual Korea e-Sports Awards (Dec. 2009): Best Zerg
 * 4th Annual Korea e-Sports Awards (Dec. 2009): Player of the Year
 Note: In 2008 Korea e-Sports Awards have not been determined, 2009 Awards were related to the 2008–09 Season. So, Lee Jae Dong received Korea e-Sports Awards prizes of 2007 and of 2009 consecutively.

 Awards with Hwaseung OZ [ edit ]

 * SKY Proleague 2006 Round 2:
 * Shinhan Bank Proleague 2007 Round 1:
 * Shinhan Bank Proleague 2007 Round 2:
 * Shinhan Bank Proleague 2007 Grand Final:
 * Shinhan Bank Winners League 08–09:
 * Shinhan Bank Proleague 08–09:


 WCG Champion
 WCG 2008 WCG 2009 WCG 2010 
 Preceded By: 11th November 2009 - 30th September 2010 Succeeded By:
 Luxury Jaedong Flash 
 
 OSL Champion
 Daum OSL EVER2007 OSL 2008 Bacchus OSL
 Preceded By: 22nd December 2007-15th March 2008 Succeeded By: 
 GGPlay Jaedong Flash 
 
 2008 Incruit OSL 2009 Batoo OSL 2009 Bacchus OSL
 Preceded By: 4th April 2009-Continued Succeeded By: 
 Stork Jaedong Jaedong 
 
 2009 Batoo OSL 2009 Bacchus OSL 2009 EVER OSL
 Preceded By: Continued-17th January 2010 Succeeded By:
 Jaedong Jaedong Flash 
 
 MSL Champion 
 GOMTV MSL Season 3 GOMTV MSL Season 4 Arena MSL 
 Preceded By: 8th March 2008-26th July 2008 Succeeded By:
 Mind Jaedong fOrGG 
 
 Avalon MSL 2009 NATE MSL Hana Daetoo Securities_MSL
 Preceded By: 23rd January 2010-29th May 2010 Succeeded By: 
 Calm Jaedong Flash 
 
 WCG Korea Champion
 WCG Korea 2007 WCG Korea 2008 WCGC Korea 2009
 Preceded By: Succeeded By: 
 Hwasin Jaedong Bisu 
 
 WCGC Korea 2009 WCG Korea 2010 WCG Korea 2011 (SC2)
 Preceded By: Succeeded By: 
 Bisu Jaedong Mvp 
 
 GOMTV Starleague
 GOMTV TG Sambo-Intel Classic Season 1 GOMTV Averatec-Intel Classic Season 2
 Preceded By: 10th August 2008 - 8th February 2009 Succeeded By: 
 None Jaedong Bisu 
 

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 Further Readings and Useful Links [ edit ]

 2007

 * Heir Apparent — a Team Liquid Final Edits article by Hot_Bid. [ 2007.12.28 ]

 2008

 * STAR B.Net Attack No.35, MBCGame Show-Match Lee Jae Dong vs. Battle.Net users, Part 1 , Part 2 — seven 1st person Jaedong’s VODs on Python and Blue Storm. You can see final battle between… SCVs and Drones, Jaedong off-races as Terran, Jaedong off-races as Protoss, ZvT only with Hydras, ZvP only with Lings and Queens (and with Scourges lately), and so on. [ 2008.08.28 ]

 2009

 * Jaedong — a blogpost by Letmelose. [ 2009.02.01 ]
 * A History of Terran vs. Zerg — an article by Kim Yeon Woo ‘elcarim’ (from pgr21.com forum) translated by StRyKeR. [ 2009.05.21 ]
 * Similar Yet Different — interview with Kim Taek Yong and Lee Jae Dong by Fighterforum.Com translated by Letmelose; check also the Korean source (Afreeca.Com) for photos. [ 2009.05.28 ]
 * Progamers on Jaedong — a compilation from interviews by sky_slasher. [ 2009.06.04 ]
 * Jaedong V100 Project Back to the Past — unfinished project on Jon747 YouTube Channel with 100 Jaedong’s wins in Proleague; total 29 VODs: 1, 3–7, 9–31. [ June 2009 ] —Check also the thread on TL Jaedong 100 PL Wins by Roffles. [ 2010.05.28 ]
 * Jaedong Fighting Card!, UPD1, UPD2, and Final — Jaedong Fighting Card Project 2009 by NeverGG. [ 2009.08.31–2009.10.11 ]
 * Here To Stay — Team Liquid Final Edit. A begrudging analysis of Jaedong's dominance, written by Plexa. [ 2009.09.19 ]
 * NaDa, Jaedong and Bisu: A Statistical Comparison — a blogpost by Letmelose. [ 2009.09.22 ]
 * Jaedong–Bisu–Stork at WCG, Jaedong and Stork at WCG 2009 — Fomos and Dailyesports interviews with Lee Jae Dong, Song Byung Goo, and Kim Taek Yong at WCG 2009 Chengdu Grand Final translated by l10f and by Waxangel; check also the Korean source of the second interview (Dailyesports.Com) for photos. [ 2009.11.13 & 2009.11.15 ]
 * SportsQ Interviews ‘Tyrant’ Lee Jae Dong — the interviewee of Naver’s SportsQ on the fourth week of November 2009 was ‘Tyrant’ Lee Jae Dong; translated by Harem. [ 2009.11.26 ]
 * Jaedong’s Clanmaster — YGosu interviewed n.Die clanmaster, translated by sky_slasher. [ 2009.12.01 ]

 2010

 * LeeSsang Blues — a long Fomos interview on the 20th January 2010 with Lee Jae Dong and Lee Yong Ho translated by Letmelose. [ 2010.01.28 ]
 * Jaedong’s Replay Pack — collected by Harem (9 MB unpacked). [ 2010.01.30 ]
 * Jaedong Talks about the MSL Final — a long NATE interview (source with photos) with Lee Jae Dong about MSL incident and much more; translated by Jaester88. [ 2010.03.08 ]
 * Hwaseung’s Jaedong: “I’m Not a Cheapskate” — a Dailyesports article translated by Milkis. [ 2010.06.14 ]
 * The call of the LeeSsang Rok - a statistical analysis of the Flash vs. Jaedong rivalry up until the BigFile MSL final by Thorin. [ 2010.08.27 ]
 * The Cauldron #3 - The Tyrant's last reign An analysis of Jaedong's last major title, the NATE MSL, by Thorin. [ 2010.11.14 ]

 2011

 * Jaedong should be one of the bonjwas - an analytical and statistical case for Jaedong being worthy of being considered a bonjwas, by Thorin. [ 2011.05.28 ]
 * The Famous Victories of Jaedong - a VOD compilation of Jaedong's most famous victories, by Popzags. [ 2011.11.07 ]

 2012

 * Jaedong - The Tyrant who hated to lose - an in-depth retelling of Jaedong's BW career story for modern and SC2 fans, by Thorin. [ 2012.12.06 ]
 * - EG.Jaedong: Greatness defined Jaedongs TeamLiquid Final Edit. [ 2016.11.01 ]

 2018

 * Jaedong: Never Give Up - An article that chronicles Jaedong's condition and drive to be the best in the post-KeSPA era, by Bigfan. [ 2018.02.26 ]

 References [ edit ]

 1. ↑ Jaedong retires SC2
 2. ↑ Jaedong starts on Afreeca


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 * EffOrt (2010 Korean Air OSL) 
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<table><tbody><tr><th>Jaedong</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/wiki/File:Hwaseung_Jaedong.JPG"></a><p>Jaedong after his victory in the 2009 Bacchus Starleague</p></td></tr><tr><th>Personal information</th></tr><tr><th>Name</th><td>Lee Jae-dong</td></tr><tr><th>Nickname(s)</th><td>The Tyrant <br /> The Legend Killer</td></tr><tr><th>Born</th><td>1989/1990 (age 32–33)<sup><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><th>Nationality</th><td><a href="/wiki/South_Korea">South Korean</a></td></tr><tr><th>Career information</th></tr><tr><th>Games</th><td><div><ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Starcraft:_Brood_War">Starcraft: Brood War</a></i></li><li><i><a href="/wiki/Starcraft_II">Starcraft II</a></i></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th>Playing career</th><td>2006–2016</td></tr><tr><th>Role</th><td>Zerg</td></tr><tr><th>Team history</th></tr><tr><th>2006–2011</th><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hwaseung_OZ&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Hwaseung OZ</a></td></tr><tr><th>2011–2012</th><td>Team 8/<a href="/wiki/Jin_Air_Green_Wings">Jin Air Green Wings</a></td></tr><tr><th>2012–2016</th><td><a href="/wiki/Evil_Geniuses">Evil Geniuses</a></td></tr><tr><th>Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr><td>
<ul><li>3× <a href="/wiki/OnGameNet_Starleague">OSL</a> champion (2007 EVER, 2008–2009 Batoo, 2009 Bacchus)</li>
<li>2× <a href="/wiki/MBCGame_StarCraft_League">MSL</a> champion (2008 GOMTV, 2009–2010 NATE)</li>
<li>GOMTV TG Classic champion (Season 1)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/World_Cyber_Games">WCG</a> champion (<a href="/wiki/World_Cyber_Games_2009">2009</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Asus_Rog">ASUS ROG</a> champion (NorthCon 2013)</li>
<li>WEC champion (2014)</li></ul>
</td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><th>Korean name</th></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Hangul">Hangul</a></th><td><p>이제동</p></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Revised_Romanization_of_Korean">Revised Romanization</a></th><td><i>I Je-dong</i></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/McCune%E2%80%93Reischauer">McCune–Reischauer</a></th><td><i>Yi Che-tong</i></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><b>Lee Jae-dong</b> (born 9 January 1990), who plays simply under the name <b>Jaedong</b>, is a South Korean <a href="/wiki/StarCraft_professional_competition">professional</a> <i><a href="/wiki/StarCraft:_Brood_War">StarCraft: Brood War</a></i> player and former <i><a href="/wiki/StarCraft_II">StarCraft II</a></i> player, playing most recently for team <a href="/wiki/Evil_Geniuses">Evil Geniuses</a> 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,<sup><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> he made his return to the tournament scene a week later during the 2016 KT GiGA Legends Match lll. Using the <a href="/wiki/Zerg">Zerg</a> race in both games, Lee is considered one of the most successful <a href="/wiki/StarCraft">StarCraft</a> players of all time, having won five <a href="/wiki/OnGameNet_Starleague">OnGameNet Starleague</a> (OSL) and <a href="/wiki/MBCGame_StarCraft_League">MBCGame StarCraft League</a> (MSL) tournaments, and earning over $600,000 in tournament prize money.<sup>[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup> His other nicknames include <b>The Tyrant</b> and <b>The Legend Killer</b>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup>
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<h2>Career[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1">edit</a>]</h2>
<h3><i>Brood War</i>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2">edit</a>]</h3>
<p>Jaedong made his debut in 2006 as a member of the Korean team <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hwaseung_OZ&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Hwaseung OZ</a> 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.<sup>[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup> Since then he dominated the StarCraft competitive scene, revolutionizing <a href="/wiki/Zerg">Zerg</a> strategy and establishing a famous rivalry with the <a href="/wiki/Terran_(StarCraft)">Terran</a> player <a href="/wiki/Lee_Young-Ho">Lee Young-Ho</a>.
</p><p>Over his six-year career as a <i><a href="/wiki/StarCraft:_Brood_War">StarCraft: Brood War</a></i> player, Lee set several records. He has the second-highest ELO peak of any player at 2378,<sup><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> and the second highest career win rate at 67.45%.<sup><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> He is one of four players to win the Golden Mouse, which is awarded to players for winning 3 OSL tournaments.<sup>[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup>. He was named the 2007<sup>[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup> and 2009 Player of The Year by KeSPA.<sup><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup>
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<h4>Free Agency in 2009[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3">edit</a>]</h4>
<p>After KESPA revised the rules regulating <a href="/wiki/Free_agency">free agency</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hwaseung_OZ&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Hwaseung OZ</a> made Lee an offer of 140,000,000 won (US$112,420) a year to renew his contract.<sup><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> During the bidding period, Lee expressed interest in remaining within Hwaseung Oz because of the friendships he had forged over the past three years on the team.<sup><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup>
</p><p>Although his father publicly stated in interviews that retirement was a possibility,<sup><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup> Lee renegotiated his contract with Hwaseung Oz and confirmed that he would play for the team in the upcoming Proleague season.<sup><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup>
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<h4>Hwaseung Oz Disbands[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4">edit</a>]</h4>
<p>In August 2011, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hwaseung&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Hwaseung</a> decided to stop sponsoring Oz to shift their priorities over to physical sports. This left Jaedong, and several other notable progamers without a team as FOX and Hero also closed down. However, in the first days of November it was revealed the governing body of esports in Korea, <a href="/wiki/KeSPA">KeSPA</a>, had decided to form a team. It was announced Lee along with several other progamers from the closed down teams, would move to the new team. Notable gamers to also join the new team included Yum "Sea" Bo Sung, Jun "BaBy" Tae Yang and Park "Killer" Joon Oh.<sup>[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup>
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<h3><i>StarCraft II</i>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5">edit</a>]</h3>
<div><p><a href="/wiki/File:Jaedong_(Lee_Jae-dong)_at_DreamHack_Valencia_2013_(cropped).jpg"></a></p></div>
<p>In late 2011, following the disbandment of Hwaseung Oz, Lee retired from <i><a href="/wiki/StarCraft:_Brood_War">StarCraft: Brood War</a></i> and shifted his focus to competitive <i><a href="/wiki/StarCraft_II">StarCraft II</a>.</i> Jaedong began his StarCraft II career with 8th Team, now known as team <i>Jin Air Green Wings</i>, in November 2011.<sup>[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup>
</p><p>Jaedong was chosen as one of the KeSPA (Korea e-Sports Association) players to be seeded in Code S for the 2012 GSL Season 4<sup><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup> due to his performance in the 2011-2012 Proleague Season 2 in the KeSPA. He made his GSL debut on Wednesday, 5 September. He would go 0–2 in his group, thus dropping to Code A. In Code A Jaedong would go 0-2 again, ending his GSL debut. Jaedong was picked up by the successful North American team <a href="/wiki/Evil_Geniuses">Evil Geniuses</a> on 5 December 2012.<sup><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup>
</p><p>He was named the 2012 Most Valuable Player of the 2011-2012 Proleague Season 2's regular-season<sup><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup>
</p><p>With Evil Geniuses, Jaedong enjoyed a four-year career that saw him participating in fifteen premier tournaments as well as in KeSPA's Proleague. Throughout 2013, Jaedong proved to be one of the game's most consistent players, earning several silver medals in premier tournaments, most notably the <a href="/wiki/Battle.net_World_Championship_Series">2013 StarCraft World Championship</a>. After 5 second-place finishes in premier tournaments, Jaedong finally emerged victorious at ASUS ROG NorthCon 2013. His next and final premier tournament victory came in September 2014 at the World E-sport Championships, where he defeated <a href="/wiki/Team_Liquid">Team Liquid</a>'s Snute in the Grand Finals.<sup>[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup>
</p><p>Jaedong announced his retirement from professional gaming on 1 November 2016 at the age of 26.<sup><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup> Evil Geniuses closed their <i>StarCraft II</i> division in the beginning of 2017 as well.<sup><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup>
</p><p>After retirement, he returned to streaming StarCraft: Brood War on <i><a href="/wiki/AfreecaTV">AfreecaTV</a></i> where he still enjoys considerable popularity among StarCraft fans.<sup><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup>
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<h2>Health issues[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6">edit</a>]</h2>
<p>In 2017, it was reported that Jaedong has various health issues. His wrists have sustained damage from years of playing and doctors have urged him to stop playing.<sup><a href="#cite_note-:0-19">[19]</a></sup> He was quoted as saying "I've been playing for 15 years now. My body is wearing out."<sup><a href="#cite_note-:0-19">[19]</a></sup>
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<h2>References[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7">edit</a>]</h2>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b> <cite>Young, Jae Jeon (28 September 2017). <a href="https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/20848130/starcraft-beginning-end-legend-jaedong">"Jaedong fights the end of his career with reckless abandon"</a>. <i>ESPN</i>. Retrieved 10 May 2021.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b> <cite><a href="http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/516149-jaedong-stream-thread">"Jaedong stream thread"</a>. Team Liquid. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2018.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b> <cite>안, 정빈 (2 November 2016). <a href="http://www.thisisgame.com/webzine/nboard/257/?page=4&amp;n=66136">"[카드뉴스] '폭군이 저문다' 프로게이머 이제동 은퇴 발표"</a>. <i>ThisisGame.com</i>. Retrieved 9 June 2018.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b> <cite><a href="http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/players/detailed-elo#tblt-8832-1-7-DESC">"TLPD - BW Korean - Players' Detailed ELO"</a>. <i>TeamLiquid.net</i>. Retrieved 17 August 2014.</cite> (Click the left-most "peak")
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b> <cite><a href="http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/players/211_Jaedong">"TLPD - BW Korean - Player Information - Jaedong"</a>. <i>TeamLiquid.net</i>. Retrieved 17 August 2014.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b> <cite><a href="http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/107476-interview-e-sports-best-player-award-jaedong">"[Interview] E-Sports Best Player Award - Jaedong"</a>. <i>TeamLiquid.net</i>. 10 December 2009.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b> <cite><a href="http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/100255-news-free-agency-period-signings-jaedong-up-for-grabs">"[News] Free Agency period signings (Jaedong up for grabs)"</a>. <i>TeamLiquid.net</i>. 20 August 2009.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b> <cite><a href="http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/99641-free-agent-slave-auction-policy-overview">"Free Agent (Slave Auction) policy overview"</a>. <i>TeamLiquid.net</i>. 12 August 2009.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b> <cite><a href="http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/100441-daily-e-sports-exclusive-jaedong-on-future">"[Daily E-sports Exclusive] Jaedong on future"</a>. <i>TeamLiquid.net</i>. 23 August 2009.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b> <cite><a href="http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/100510-news-jaedongs-dad-says-retirement-is-an-option">"[News] Jaedong's dad says retirement is an option"</a>. <i>TeamLiquid.net</i>. 24 August 2009.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b> <cite><a href="http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/100970-news-jaedong-successfully-negotiates-w-hwaseung">"[News]Jaedong successfully negotiates w/Hwaseung!"</a>. <i>TeamLiquid.net</i>. 31 August 2009.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b> <cite><a href="http://www.gomtv.net/forum/view.gom?topicid=224214&amp;cid=0&amp;kind=8">"곰TV - All About Video"</a>.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b> <cite><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130217205714/http://jaedong.evilgeniuses.net/">"The Tyrant Cometh"</a>. Archived from <a href="http://jaedong.evilgeniuses.net/">the original</a> on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b> <cite><a href="http://esports.dailygame.co.kr/news/read.php?id=66057">"8게임단 이제동, 정규시즌 MVP 등극!"</a>. September 2012.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b> <cite><a href="http://evilgeniuses.gg/Read/592,A-Tyrants-End/">"A Tyrant's End: Jaedong Retires"</a>. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b> <cite>Van Allen, Eric (1 November 2016). <a href="http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/17947791/starcraft-legend-jaedong-evil-geniuses-retire-blizzcon">"StarCraft legend Jaedong of Evil Geniuses to retire after BlizzCon"</a>. ESPN. Retrieved 9 February 2019.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b> <cite><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170102082454/https://pvplive.net/c/evil-geniuses-announces-huge-fgc-shakeup">"Evil Geniuses Announces Huge Shakeups in FGC and Starcraft - PVP Live"</a>. Archived from <a href="https://pvplive.net/c/evil-geniuses-announces-huge-fgc-shakeup">the original</a> on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.</cite>
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<li><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b> <cite><a href="http://www.venturesquare.net/737663">"콩두컴퍼니 '폭군 이제동', 아프리카Tv서 방송 시작"</a>. 9 November 2016.</cite>
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<li>^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_19-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_19-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <cite><a href="http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/20848130/starcraft-beginning-end-legend-jaedong">"StarCraft's greatest Zerg is losing the battle against time"</a>. <i>ESPN.com</i>. Retrieved 26 July 2018.</cite>
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<h2>External links[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jaedong&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8">edit</a>]</h2>
<ul><li><a href="http://bj.afreecatv.com/jaedong23">Jaedong on AfreecaTV</a></li></ul>
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 In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
 Jaedong 
 Jaedong after his victory in the 2009 Bacchus Starleague 
 Personal information 
 Name Lee Jae-dong 
 Nickname(s) The Tyrant 
  The Legend Killer 
 Born 1989/1990 (age 32–33)[1] 
 Nationality South Korean 
 Career information 
 Games * Starcraft: Brood War
  * Starcraft II 
 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 
 * 3× OSL champion (2007 EVER, 2008–2009 Batoo, 2009 Bacchus)
 * 2× MSL champion (2008 GOMTV, 2009–2010 NATE) 
 * GOMTV TG Classic champion (Season 1) 
 * WCG champion (2009) 
 * ASUS ROG champion (NorthCon 2013) 
 * WEC champion (2014) 
  
  
 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]

 Career [ edit ]

 Brood War [ edit ]

 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.[ citation needed ] Since then he dominated the StarCraft competitive scene, revolutionizing Zerg strategy and establishing a famous rivalry with the Terran player Lee Young-Ho.

 Over his six-year career as a StarCraft: Brood War player, Lee set several records. He has the second-highest ELO peak of any player at 2378,[4] and the second highest career win rate at 67.45%.[5] He is one of four players to win the Golden Mouse, which is awarded to players for winning 3 OSL tournaments.[ citation needed ]. He was named the 2007[ citation needed ] and 2009 Player of The Year by KeSPA.[6]

 Free Agency in 2009 [ edit ]

 After KESPA revised the rules regulating free agency, Hwaseung OZ made Lee an offer of 140,000,000 won (US$112,420) a year to renew his contract.[7][8] During the bidding period, Lee expressed interest in remaining within Hwaseung Oz because of the friendships he had forged over the past three years on the team.[9]

 Although his father publicly stated in interviews that retirement was a possibility,[10] Lee renegotiated his contract with Hwaseung Oz and confirmed that he would play for the team in the upcoming Proleague season.[11]

 Hwaseung Oz Disbands [ edit ]

 In August 2011, Hwaseung decided to stop sponsoring Oz to shift their priorities over to physical sports. This left Jaedong, and several other notable progamers without a team as FOX and Hero also closed down. However, in the first days of November it was revealed the governing body of esports in Korea, KeSPA, had decided to form a team. It was announced Lee along with several other progamers from the closed down teams, would move to the new team. Notable gamers to also join the new team included Yum "Sea" Bo Sung, Jun "BaBy" Tae Yang and Park "Killer" Joon Oh.[ citation needed ]

 StarCraft II [ edit ]

 Jaedong at DreamHack Valencia 2013, representing Evil Geniuses

 In late 2011, following the disbandment of Hwaseung Oz, Lee retired from StarCraft: Brood War and shifted his focus to competitive StarCraft II. Jaedong began his StarCraft II career with 8th Team, now known as team Jin Air Green Wings, in November 2011.[ citation needed ]

 Jaedong was chosen as one of the KeSPA (Korea e-Sports Association) players to be seeded in Code S for the 2012 GSL Season 4[12] due to his performance in the 2011-2012 Proleague Season 2 in the KeSPA. He made his GSL debut on Wednesday, 5 September. He would go 0–2 in his group, thus dropping to Code A. In Code A Jaedong would go 0-2 again, ending his GSL debut. Jaedong was picked up by the successful North American team Evil Geniuses on 5 December 2012.[13]

 He was named the 2012 Most Valuable Player of the 2011-2012 Proleague Season 2's regular-season[14]

 With Evil Geniuses, Jaedong enjoyed a four-year career that saw him participating in fifteen premier tournaments as well as in KeSPA's Proleague. Throughout 2013, Jaedong proved to be one of the game's most consistent players, earning several silver medals in premier tournaments, most notably the 2013 StarCraft World Championship. After 5 second-place finishes in premier tournaments, Jaedong finally emerged victorious at ASUS ROG NorthCon 2013. His next and final premier tournament victory came in September 2014 at the World E-sport Championships, where he defeated Team Liquid's Snute in the Grand Finals.[ citation needed ]

 Jaedong announced his retirement from professional gaming on 1 November 2016 at the age of 26.[15][16] Evil Geniuses closed their StarCraft II division in the beginning of 2017 as well.[17]

 After retirement, he returned to streaming StarCraft: Brood War on AfreecaTV where he still enjoys considerable popularity among StarCraft fans.[18]

 Health issues [ edit ]

 In 2017, it was reported that Jaedong has various health issues. His wrists have sustained damage from years of playing and doctors have urged him to stop playing.[19] He was quoted as saying "I've been playing for 15 years now. My body is wearing out."[19]

 References [ edit ]

 1. ^ Young, Jae Jeon (28 September 2017). "Jaedong fights the end of his career with reckless abandon". ESPN . Retrieved 10 May 2021 .
 2. ^ "Jaedong stream thread". Team Liquid. 9 November 2016 . Retrieved 28 July 2018 .
 3. ^ 안, 정빈 (2 November 2016). "[카드뉴스] '폭군이 저문다' 프로게이머 이제동 은퇴 발표". ThisisGame.com . Retrieved 9 June 2018 .
 4. ^ "TLPD - BW Korean - Players' Detailed ELO". TeamLiquid.net . Retrieved 17 August 2014 . (Click the left-most "peak")
 5. ^ "TLPD - BW Korean - Player Information - Jaedong". TeamLiquid.net . Retrieved 17 August 2014 .
 6. ^ "[Interview] E-Sports Best Player Award - Jaedong". TeamLiquid.net. 10 December 2009.
 7. ^ "[News] Free Agency period signings (Jaedong up for grabs)". TeamLiquid.net. 20 August 2009.
 8. ^ "Free Agent (Slave Auction) policy overview". TeamLiquid.net. 12 August 2009.
 9. ^ "[Daily E-sports Exclusive] Jaedong on future". TeamLiquid.net. 23 August 2009.
 10. ^ "[News] Jaedong's dad says retirement is an option". TeamLiquid.net. 24 August 2009.
 11. ^ "[News]Jaedong successfully negotiates w/Hwaseung!". TeamLiquid.net. 31 August 2009.
 12. ^ "곰TV - All About Video".
 13. ^ "The Tyrant Cometh". Archived from the original on 17 February 2013 . Retrieved 8 April 2013 .
 14. ^ "8게임단 이제동, 정규시즌 MVP 등극!". September 2012.
 15. ^ "A Tyrant's End: Jaedong Retires". 1 November 2016 . Retrieved 2 November 2016 .
 16. ^ Van Allen, Eric (1 November 2016). "StarCraft legend Jaedong of Evil Geniuses to retire after BlizzCon". ESPN . Retrieved 9 February 2019 .
 17. ^ "Evil Geniuses Announces Huge Shakeups in FGC and Starcraft - PVP Live". Archived from the original on 2 January 2017 . Retrieved 3 January 2017 .
 18. ^ "콩두컴퍼니 '폭군 이제동', 아프리카Tv서 방송 시작". 9 November 2016.
 19. ^ a b "StarCraft's greatest Zerg is losing the battle against time". ESPN.com . Retrieved 26 July 2018 .

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<div><div><div><ul><li><a>Overview</a></li><li><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Flash/Results">Results</a></li><li><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Flash/Matches">Matches</a></li><li><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Flash/Awards">Awards</a></li><li><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Special:RunQuery/Match_history?Head_to_head_query%5Bplayer%5D=Flash">Head to Head</a></li></ul></div>
<div><div><div><p><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/File:FlaSh.%EC%9D%B4%EC%98%81%ED%98%B8.png"></a></p></div><div><p><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/File:FlaSh.%EC%9D%B4%EC%98%81%ED%98%B8.png"></a></p></div></div><div><p>Romanized Name:</p><p>Lee Young Ho</p></div><div><p>Born:</p><p>July  5, 1992 (age 32)</p></div><div><p>Alternate IDs:</p><p>By.Flash, FlaSh, FlaShWkdWkdman</p></div><div><p>Nicknames:</p><p>Little Monster, Ultimate Weapon(最终兵器), 教主, Final boss, God</p></div><div><p>Approx. Total Winnings:</p><p>$578,011</p></div></div>


<h2><span>Overview</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
<p>Lee "<b>Flash</b>" Young Ho is a StarCraft progamer from South Korea who played Terran for <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/KT_Rolster">KT Rolster</a>.
</p><p>He played Terran in StarCraft II for <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/KT_Rolster">KT Rolster</a> until 2015 before returning to Brood War on <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Afreeca">Afreeca</a> in 2016.<br/>
Flash is known for his defensive capabilities, decision making, and exceptional macro and unit control of maxed-out armies. Boasting a 70% win rate in every match-up, the longest reign as the #1 ranked player on the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/KeSPA_Ranking">KeSPA Ranking</a> system since <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/BoxeR">BoxeR</a> and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/NaDa">NaDa</a>, the most <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Starleague">Starleague</a> wins of any player tying NaDa – four of them won in a single year, and three of them in which he had defeated <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Jaedong">Jaedong</a> (who was considered by many to be the best Zerg player in the world) – he is widely considered to be the best StarCraft player of all time. Flash's dominance led him to be included as the fourth member of <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/TaekBangLeeSsang">TaekBangLeeSsang</a> and the fifth <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Bonjwa">Bonjwa</a>. The prize money he won from tournaments in his Brood War career exceeds $500,000 USD.<br/>
He was inducted into the Korean esports Hall of Fame in 2012.
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<h2><span>Biography</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
<h3><span>KeSPA Era</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>
<p>Drafted by Pantech and Curitel in 2007 and traded off to KTF MagicNs shortly after being drafted, Flash came on to the scene as one of the youngest progamers to be televised at 14 years old. Advancing to the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2007_Daum_OSL">Daum OSL</a> from his first attempt in the offline preliminaries, his career started off in a strong fashion, quickly amassing a winning record in Proleague play and succeeding in getting into both the MSL and OSL. His early notable matches include ones against <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/BoxeR">BoxeR</a>, <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Bisu">Bisu</a>, and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/SAviOr">sAviOr</a>. He became the youngest player to reach the semifinal of the OSL, losing to <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/GGPlay">GGPlay</a> in a series that went to game five. This series is notable for Flash attempting not one, but two <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/14_CC_(vs._Zerg)">14 CC</a> builds, both on <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Fantasy_(Map)">Fantasy</a> in Game One and Five. He subsequently lost both games. Although he put forth strong results, Flash was not a popular player. He was hated for using cheese to eliminate Bisu from the Daum OSL on Monty Hall, and was considered to be a very boring player. It wasn't until later in his career when his genius in relation to economic timings, defensive play, was revealed.
</p><p>In 2008, Flash's career reached new heights when he defeated <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Stork">Stork</a> in the finals of the 2008 Bacchus OSL and became the youngest Starleague champion ever at 15, defeating top players such as <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Jaedong">Jaedong</a> and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Bisu">Bisu</a> along the way. It was during this period that he earned his reputation as a TvP master, using his Dual <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Armory">Armory</a> style <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Flash_Build">Flash Build</a> to counter the rampant use of <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2_Base_Carrier_(vs._Terran)">2 Base Carrier</a> strategies. He also placed first in the GOM Star Invitational, again defeating Stork in the finals as well as Jaedong in the ro8.  This was a dramatic turning point in Flash's career as he had previously been criticized for his inability to defend carrier-based builds (shown by his 3rd/4th place match against Stork in the Daum OSL). In the three months after the title win, Flash went on to have one of the most dominant winning sprees in progaming history: achieving a record of 24 wins and 4 losses and tying a Proleague record of 17 straight wins. 
</p><p>Flash stagnated in the year following his OSL victory. While he maintained one of the best Proleague records and consistently beat lesser opponents, he faltered repeatedly in the individual leagues against the very best players. He was knocked out of the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/GOMTV_Classic">GOMTV Classic</a> in seasons 1 and 2 by Jaedong and Bisu respectively, defeated by the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2008_Arena_MSL">2008 Arena MSL</a> champion <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/FOrGG">fOrGG</a> in the semifinals, and lost in the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Avalon_MSL">Avalon MSL</a> to the eventual silver-medalist <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Kwanro">Kwanro</a>. Though Flash was still known as one of the best Terrans mechanically at this time, his strategies were in question; late turrets against the newer 2 hatchery styles cost him in several leagues, his overuse of 14cc was well known, and Protoss players adapted to his double armory build by rapidly out-expanding him. Nevertheless, he did take gold in Season 3 of the GOM Classic in this period, albeit going through a relatively weaker bracket.
</p><p>Flash showed remarkable innovations in all his match-ups when the 09-10 season started. When KT failed to qualify for the 08-09 Proleague playoffs, Flash had extra time to reflect on his gameplay. In TvZ, Flash displayed a new pre-lair bionic pressure strategy where he used his initial medic marines to delay Mutalisk harassment and then to deny their third gas. Flash also deviated from the infantry based TvZ lategame; whereas Terrans were often having trouble versus Defiler and Ultralisks in the lategame, Flash fortified his expansions with mass tanks and ended up starving out Zerg. In TvP, Flash also showcased use of fac-cc-fac and 4 factory builds, as well as the mass factory build of iloveoov, all surprising departures from his signature late game double armory build. In TvT, Flash displayed remarkable resilience and went on the longest recorded TvT winning streak.
</p><p>All these innovations led to Flash dominating the 09-10 season. The season was also notable for the numerous "LeeSsang" games that took place between top players Flash and Jaedong (the name meaning "Two Lees" since both have the last name Lee), a rivalry which Flash came out ahead in. Flash took the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2009_EVER_OSL">2009 EVER OSL</a> against <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Movie">Movie</a> 3-1,  defeating Jaedong 2-0 in the ro8. Flash then lost the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2009_NATE_MSL">2009 NATE MSL</a> against <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Jaedong">Jaedong</a> 1-3, which contained some excellent play from both sides but was probably more remembered for the power outage in game three where Jaedong was awarded the win based on his advantageous position. Flash then went on to essentially win the Winner's League for KT, going 22-3 and crushing <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Sea">Sea</a>, <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Tyson">Tyson</a>, and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Jaehoon">Jaehoon</a> in the finals. Flash again advanced to both individual league finals in the spring. In the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2010_Korean_Air_OSL">2010 Korean Air OSL</a>, he was defeated by the underdog <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/EffOrt">EffOrt</a> 2-3 after being up 2-0, where he displayed weaknesses against EffOrt's early aggression. However, Flash seemed unaffected when several days later he won the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2010_Hana_Daetoo_Securities_MSL">Hana Daetoo MSL</a> against Jaedong 3-0, opening 14cc every game. During May 2010, Flash showed some weakness in Ace matches, going 0-5 in them during round 5 of the SPL. However, over the entire year Flash accumulated the most wins in Proleague and helped KT maintain first in the team rankings; Flash also won the final set in the Proleague finals against <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Hyuk">Hyuk</a> to give the team its first Proleague gold. Flash yet again fought his way into both the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Korean_Air_Starleague_Season_2">Korean Air OSL Season 2</a> and the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Bigfile_MSL">Bigfile MSL</a> finals, both against his rival Jaedong. In the MSL, Flash took a close 3-2 victory using several unorthodox timing attacks. For the OSL, the two clashed in Shanghai, China. Jaedong used a burrowed Zergling trap which Flash didn't fall for in game 1, and then surprisingly attempted two four pools in a row, the first of which succeeded. In game 4, Jaedong tried an unorthodox lurker drop which Flash defended to take the series 3-1. Flash thus became the second player after Nada to claim dual individual league golds, and the first player to be in 6 consecutive MSL and OSL finals. He had also defeated his biggest rival Jaedong in 3 consecutive finals. Although Flash placed second in <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/WCG_2010">WCG Korea 2010</a> in which Jaedong took first, Flash was the victor in the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/WCG_2010">WCG 2010 Grand Finals</a> where he defeated both Kal and Jaedong.
</p><p>In the 10-11 season, Flash has not enjoyed the same degree of success. Although he continues to dominate Proleague, he had two surprising setbacks when he was eliminated from both the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2011_PDPop_MSL">2011 PDPop MSL</a> by rookies <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Ssak">Ssak</a> and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Classic">Classic</a>, and from the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2010_Bacchus_OSL">2010 Bacchus OSL</a> in the group stage by <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Kal">Kal</a> and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Hyuk">Hyuk</a>. In January interviews, Flash admitted he had been suffering from RSI in his wrist but was optimistic about recovery. However, Flash has since regained his aura of dominance by helping carry his team through SWL 2011, and most recently, winning the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2011_ABC_Mart_MSL">2011 ABC Mart MSL</a>. His road to the championship included going through the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Group_of_Death">Group of Death</a> with <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Jaedong">Jaedong</a>, <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Bisu">Bisu</a> and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Sea">Sea</a>, trouncing defending champion <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Hydra">Hydra</a> in the Ro4 to reach the final where Flash defeated <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/ZerO">ZerO</a> to earn his 3rd MSL title. With this victory Flash has tied NaDa in terms of league titles, being the 2nd progamer in history to have six titles and to possess both the Golden Mouse and Golden Badge. He also led KT Rolster in the SPL playoffs, starting at the bottom of the playoff ladder. After defeating Woongjin Stars, Samsung Khan, and CJ Entus respectively, KT Rolster faced SK Telecom T1 in the finals for the second year in a row. After starting off the series down 1-3, Flash defeated BeSt on Fortress SE to bring the series to 2-3. After Stats beat n.Die_soO on Empire of the Sun, Flash played BeSt in the ace match on Circuit Breakers. After a tense 25 minutes, Flash emerged victorious to give KT Rolster their second SPL Championship in a row.
</p><p>For the first half of the 2011-2012 season, FlaSh continued to show his dominance in the SPL. However, after reaching yet another finals appearance, once again facing SK Telecom T1, Flash could not pull through. He first lost to Fantasy on Ground Zero, then lost to Bisu in the ace match on Outlier. For the second half of the 2011-2012 season, Flash is currently playing in the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2012_Tving_OSL">2012 Tving OSL</a>. He advanced from the Dual Tournament to qualify for the Round of 16, where he moved on from a bottom-rung tiebreaker against his teammate Action, and Bogus. In the Round of 8, despite a regame in game 2 where he was in an advantageous position (he won the regame), he convincingly won against Shine 3-1. The semifinals was against the runner-up of the Jin air OSL, <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Fantasy_(Player)">Fantasy</a>. Hyped up as the clash of the titans and the last OSL Brood War TvT, the game attracted quite a bit of attention. However, the results were lopsided, where Flash was swept 0-3, ending his run.
</p><p>On December 1st, 2015, Flash retired from StarCraft II.<sup><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup>
</p><p>Over 2 months later, on February 14, 2016, <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/AfreecaTV">AfreecaTV</a> announced that Flash would be streaming Brood War again on February 21.<sup><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup>
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<p>Flash's return to Brood War started with the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2016_Sino-Korean_Carnival">2016 Sino-Korean Carnival</a> where he defeated Bisu in the finals 3-2. He then returned to his first off-line tournament at the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Afreeca_Starleague_Season_1">Afreeca Starleague Season 1</a>. Hyped to be the best player at the tournament, his run started in the Round of 16 after qualifying in Seoul, Korea. His group was dubbed the "Group of Death" with other top players like Mind, ZerO, and Sea. He escaped the group with a record of 2-1, defeating ZerO and Mind while dropping a game to Sea. Unfortunately, his tournament run ended in the Round of 8 where he lost to Last, 3-0, who he had dubbed to be the "AlphaGo" of Terran. 
</p><p>After the ASL, Flash continued to practice hard on the Fish ladder, as well as holding high win-rates in the "balloon matches" on Afreeca where players would bet balloons (AfreecaTV currency) on games. He made his next tournament return in the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Nal_rA_Starleague">Nal_rA Starleague</a> where he defeated the likes of Sea, Bisu, and Mind to win the tournament. Flash then competed in the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Afreeca_Starleague_Season_2">Afreeca Starleague Season 2</a>, earning the championship while defeating Sea, 3-1, in the finals. His road involved qualifying through the Seoul Qualifiers, defeating Terror and Soulkey in the Round of 24, defeating Sea and Movie in the Round of 16, defeating GuemChi 3-1 in the Round of 8, and Jaedong 3-2 in the Semifinals.
</p><p>Following his strong performance in ASL2, Flash was seeded automatically in the Round of 16 in the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Afreeca_Starleague_Season_3">Afreeca Starleague Season 3</a>. From there he would display a convincing set of TvZs, defeating HyuN and Shine to advance without a loss. Flash's Round of 8 opponent was Last, the Terran who denied him in the Round of 8 in ASL1. Revenge would be sweet, as Flash swept Last 3-0 in a series of matches displaying Flash's expertise of the match-up. His next opponent would be Soulkey, who pushed Flash to the brink in a fifth match. A timely Scanner Sweep detected Soulkey's morphing Guardians in the final game, giving Flash the information to counter them and secure his spot in the finals. His last challenger was Shine, the Bag of Builds who displayed an impressive array of build orders catching even the best players off guard. Flash was not deterred, defending against Shine's unorthodox Lurker build on Circuit Breaker, and showed his preparation and skill in the next two games. Flash would then take his second trophy in the post-KeSPA era.
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<h2><span>Style</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
<p>Flash epitomizes the well-rounded StarCraft player, combining strategic versatility, decision making, and mechanics. During his early years in the StarCraft progaming scene, Flash often preferred strong late game macro-oriented builds, and excelled in defensive play. His strategy of getting quick upgraded <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Goliaths">Goliaths</a> for defense and offense was once his signature move against Protoss, especially when <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Carrier">Carriers</a> are brought into play. Since 2009 he has showcased a number of aggressive and unorthodox builds. Sometimes Flash has been criticized for using risky strategies such as 14cc or Valkyrie builds against opponents his standard play would likely suffice for, but this makes him even more unpredictable in the long run. Although Flash was originally known for having superb macro mechanics, he is not a particularly fast player (APM in the low 300s). Rather, Flash's decision making is a more pressing reason why many players try not to get into a protracted macro game with him. Flash's timing, builds, and ability to detect <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Cheese">cheese</a> all reflect a deep understanding of the game. To quote <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Iloveoov">iloveoov</a>, "I think he has the ideal mindset as a Progamer that I've been thinking about. There aren't many players who set strategic moves, and in the case of Flash, I think he's looking about 10 games ahead." Flash is notorious for staging comebacks where his opponents will gain a seemingly insurmountable advantage but then fall apart. These aspects of Flash's play, coupled with his outstanding micromanagement, make him a dangerously unpredictable opponent, and have even led to his play being lauded by many as 'godlike'.
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<h3><span>TvZ</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>
<p>Flash popularized the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/%2B1_5_Rax">+1 5 Rax</a> build to great effectiveness against Zerg. Counter developed against it have had mixed effectiveness. The build takes advantage of solid macro and effective anti-Mutalisk micro from Flash, which causes many Zerg to be overwhelmed by the amount of Marines and control over said units. Flash's mech transition is also highly effective, as his extremely high APM allows him to simultaneously control his MnM force to roam the map while his Vultures do work to set up corridors of Spider Mines to halt any Zerg counterpush in the late game. 
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<h3><span>TvT</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>
<p>Flash's TvT reached a remarkable 22 game winning streak at one point<sup>[<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citation_needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup>. He dominates the early game with superior micro to gain small incremental advantages to make use of his mid-game decision making. He uses effective Tank micro and pushes to break opponent Tank lines alongside potent Vulture micromanagement. In the late-game, Flash relies on his air control and ability to defend against enemy pushes, using strong control of both the ground and the air. 
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<h3><span>TvP</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>
<p>In the early game, Flash's Marine control counters early Zealot attacks. His mid-game can see powerful 4-6 Factory pushes that sometimes end games outright if not severely cripple the Protoss. Proper vulture control with good mine placement and intelligent tank micro allow him to push the Protoss back. In the late-game, Flash's <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Double_Armory_(vs._Protoss)">Double Armory (vs. Protoss)</a> build is very effective against the Protoss forces. Flash is effective at splitting his army into smaller forces to attack multiple Protoss bases before they are able to regroup. Effectively damaging the economy of the Protoss, Flash is often able to remacro a large enough force to end the game.
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<h2><span>Facts</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
<ul><li>Notorious for using a ruler to measure the exact position of his keyboard and mousepad in the gaming booth table.</li>
<li>Flash holds the longest winning streak for both TvT (22 wins) and TvP (13 wins) in rated KeSPA matches.</li>
<li>Flash was the top-ranked Terran player on KESPA from March 2008 through August 2009, and then from October 2009 to July 2012.</li>
<li>Flash has the same name as his former teammate Lucifer and defeated him 2-0 during the Averatec Intel Classic Season 1.</li>
<li>Flash is the most successful player in the history of progaming in terms of qualification.
<ul><li>He qualified for the OSL on his first attempt in the offline preliminaries.  He has qualified for every single OSL Round of 16 since the start of his career and up until Batoo Starleague, every Round of 8 as well.</li>
<li>Flash qualified for the MBCGame Survivor Tournament on his second attempt in the offline preliminaries.  Flash has qualified for the Round of 32 of every MSL since then.</li></ul></li>
<li>Flash earned the award for "Most Wins in Proleague" four times: in the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2008_Shinhan_Bank_Proleague">2008 Shinhan Bank Proleague</a>, <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2008%E2%80%932009_Shinhan_Bank_Proleague">2008–2009 Shinhan Bank Proleague</a>, <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2009%E2%80%932010_Shinhan_Bank_Proleague">2009–2010 Shinhan Bank Proleague</a> and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2011%E2%80%932012_Proleague_Season_1">2011–2012 Proleague Season 1</a>.</li>
<li>Flash is the only player who defeated Jaedong on Katrina and Katrina SE, dealing him all 3 of his losses.</li>
<li>Flash has the highest <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Elo_rating">Elo rating</a> record of all time. He broke the Elo record six consecutive times.</li>
<li>Flash is the only player to have an Elo peak in the 2400s.</li>
<li>Flash had a 12 game win streak in TvZ games, spanning from the start of Round 1 of the 09-10 Proleague until partway through Round 2. His streak was broken by <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Hyun">Hyun</a> in a Proleague match between <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/MBCGame_HERO">MBCGame HERO</a> and KT Rolster.</li>
<li>Flash holds the highest KESPA Point record ever, with 4,292.5 points in September 2010.</li>
<li>Flash is the second player in history to win both individual leagues at the same time after <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/NaDa">NaDa</a> in 2003.</li>
<li>Flash is also - with 6 golds, 2 silvers and 2 fourth places - second on the list of <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/StarCraft_Leagues_Results/Prominence">StarCraft League Results</a>, behind <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/NaDa">NaDa</a></li>
<li>Flash is the first player in history to reach both individual league finals 3 times in a row.</li>
<li>Flash is the fourth player in history to receive the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Golden_Mouse">Golden Mouse</a> after <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/NaDa">NaDa</a>, <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/July">July</a>, and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Jaedong">Jaedong</a>; he is the fifth to win the Golden Badge after <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/NaDa">NaDa</a>, <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Iloveoov">iloveoov</a>, <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/SAviOr">sAviOr</a> and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Bisu">Bisu</a>.  He is the second player, after <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/NaDa">NaDa</a>, to have won both.</li>
<li>Flash has been labeled as the 5th <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Bonjwa">Bonjwa</a> in Korea, with his latest dual starleague win, as well as with being to the finals of 7 major tournaments in a row (3 OSL, 3 MSL and WCG Korea), winning 4 of them.</li>
<li>According to TLPD, Flash is currently the only player with a winrate greater than 70% in all of his match-ups.</li>
<li>After his 2010 achievements, Flash was nicknamed God Young-Ho by Korean fans.</li>
<li>Flash has also acquired the nickname "Final Boss" due to KT usually fielding him as their last player during Winner's League and his strong record in that role.</li>
<li>Flash is the second player (after Jaedong) to win a Premier tournament in both Brood War and StarCraft 2.</li>
<li>Flash received a golden ruler after winning his third ASL championship, aswell as a golden trophy for winning three consecutive ASL championships.</li>
<li>Flash is the first player in the history of Brood War to win 4 seasons of the same Premier tournament, winning his fourth ASL championship in Season 8.</li>
<li>Flash has only lost to four players in an ASL elimination series, those four players being <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Last">Last</a>, <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Snow">Snow</a>, <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/EffOrt">EffOrt</a>, and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/ZerO">ZerO</a> in ASL seasons 1, 5, 6, and 9 respectively.</li></ul>
<h2><span>Matchup Statistics</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
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<th>Matchup</th>
<th>Games</th>
<th>Wins</th>
<th>Losses</th>
<th>Winrate
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<td>vs P</td>
<td>255</td>
<td>192</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>75.3 %
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<td>vs T</td>
<td>143</td>
<td>104</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>72.7 %
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<td>vs Z</td>
<td>285</td>
<td>197</td>
<td>88</td>
<td>69.1 %
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<th>All</th>
<th>690</th>
<th>498</th>
<th>192</th>
<th>72.2 %
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<h2><span>Accomplishments</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
<div><table><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Place</th><th>Tier</th><th>Tournament</th><th>Team</th><th>Result</th><th>Prize</th></tr><tr><td>2019-09-01</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/AfreecaTV/StarCraft_League_Remastered/8"></a></span></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/AfreecaTV/StarCraft_League_Remastered/8">ASL Season 8</a></td><td></td><td>4 : 0</td><td><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Snow">Snow</a></span></p></div></td><td>$24,862</td></tr><tr><td>2017-11-12</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/AfreecaTV/StarCraft_League_Remastered/4"></a></span></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/AfreecaTV/StarCraft_League_Remastered/4">ASL Season 4</a></td><td></td><td>3 : 1</td><td><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Hero">hero</a></span></p></div></td><td>$52,650</td></tr><tr><td>2011-06-11</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2011_ABC_Mart_MSL"></a></span></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2011_ABC_Mart_MSL">ABC Mart MSL</a></td><td><p><span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/KT_Rolster"></a></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/KT_Rolster"></a></span></span></p></td><td>3 : 0</td><td><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/ZerO">ZerO</a></span></p></div></td><td>$40,250</td></tr><tr><td>2010-09-11</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2010_Korean_Air_OSL_Season_2"></a></span></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2010_Korean_Air_OSL_Season_2">2010 Korean Air OSL Season 2</a></td><td><p><span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/KT_Rolster"></a></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/KT_Rolster"></a></span></span></p></td><td>3 : 1</td><td><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Jaedong">Jaedong</a></span></p></div></td><td>$32,200</td></tr><tr><td>2010-08-28</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2010_Bigfile_MSL"></a></span></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2010_Bigfile_MSL">Bigfile MSL</a></td><td><p><span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/KT_Rolster"></a></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/KT_Rolster"></a></span></span></p></td><td>3 : 2</td><td><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Jaedong">Jaedong</a></span></p></div></td><td>$40,250</td></tr><tr><td>2010-05-29</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2010_Hana_Daetoo_Securities_MSL"></a></span></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2010_Hana_Daetoo_Securities_MSL">Hana Daetoo Securities MSL</a></td><td><p><span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/KT_Rolster"></a></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/KT_Rolster"></a></span></span></p></td><td>3 : 0</td><td><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Jaedong">Jaedong</a></span></p></div></td><td>$40,250</td></tr><tr><td>2010-01-17</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2009-2010_EVER_OSL"></a></span></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2009-2010_EVER_OSL">2009 EVER OSL</a></td><td><p><span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/KT_Rolster"></a></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/KT_Rolster"></a></span></span></p></td><td>3 : 1</td><td><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Movie">Movie</a></span></p></div></td><td>$32,200</td></tr><tr><td>2009-08-16</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2009_GOMTV_Averatec_Intel_Classic_Season_3"></a></span></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2009_GOMTV_Averatec_Intel_Classic_Season_3">GOMTV Averatec Intel Classic Season 3</a></td><td><p><span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/KT_Rolster"></a></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/KT_Rolster"></a></span></span></p></td><td>3 : 1</td><td><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Iris">Iris</a></span></p></div></td><td>$40,330</td></tr><tr><td>2008-03-15</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2008_Bacchus_OSL"></a></span></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2008_Bacchus_OSL">2008 Bacchus OSL</a></td><td><p><span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/KTF_MagicNs"></a></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/KTF_MagicNs"></a></span></span></p></td><td>3 : 0</td><td><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Stork">Stork</a></span></p></div></td><td>$32,200</td></tr><tr><td>2008-03-01</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2008_XNote_GOMTV_Star_Invitational"></a></span></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2008_XNote_GOMTV_Star_Invitational">GOMTV Star Invitational</a></td><td><p><span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/KTF_MagicNs"></a></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/KTF_MagicNs"></a></span></span></p></td><td>3 : 2</td><td><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Stork">Stork</a></span></p></div></td><td>$21,329.74</td></tr><tr><th><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Flash/Results">Extended list of results</a></th></tr></tbody></table></div>

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<h2><span>Earnings Breakdown</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
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<h2><span>Rivalries</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=14">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>


<h3><span>vs. Jaedong</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=15">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>
<p>During Flash's sudden rise to stardom, he ended up facing <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Jaedong">Jaedong</a> in three separate Ro8s within one month of each other: the Bacchus OSL 2008, the Gom Star Invitational, and the GOMTV MSL S4. Jaedong won the MSL series (which was a Bo5 compared to a Bo3 as the others were) in four games and went on to win that league. Flash won the other two series in the final set and ended up winning both leagues. In the period afterwards, both were considered the two best players in the world and the only players that could beat one another. The two finally met again in the finals of the GomTV TG-Intel Classic S1. The series was hyped up to be one of the greatest clashes of top players in the history of StarCraft, but the series was one-sided with Jaedong defeating Flash 3-0.
</p><p>The next time Flash and Jaedong met in the final of a tournament was the 2009 Nate MSL. The Nate MSL was best known for its power outage incident, where an extremely close game 3 between the two was interrupted because of a power blackout. The referees proceeded to give Jaedong the win based on the Zerg player's advantage, and the series subsequently went to him as well. Afterwards, Flash made an amazing reversal of the matchup, defeating Jaedong in the next 3 finals they meet in 2010. He won 3-0, 3-2, 3-1 in the Hana Daetoo Securities MSL, Bigfile MSL and Korean Air OSL Season 2 respectively. In 2011 when both players began to show dips in their form, Flash lost four consecutive games to Jaedong, making their record 25-24 in Flash's favor.
</p><p>According to the two players' interviews, they are good friends with each other, and both players have stated several times that they think of each other as their primary rivals, though the rivalry is friendly and they each often express deep admiration for the other's talent.
</p><p>After their retirement from professional gaming, Flash met Jaedong again in the Afreeca Starleague Season 2, where Flash would prevail 3-2.
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<h3><span>vs. Stork</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=16">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>
<p>Flash and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Stork">Stork</a> have met each other many times in Starleagues. Stork initially dominated their confrontations, only losing to him once in the first six games they played against each other (Flash lost to Stork three times in the Daum OSL and lost to him in the Ro8 of the EVER2007 OSL). In March 2008 the two met in two different finals within two weeks: The Gom Star Invitation and the Bacchus OSL 2008. In the Gom Star Invitation Flash defeated Stork in the fifth set, and then completely dominated Stork in the Bacchus 07/08 OSL 3-0 in the second shortest OSL final ever. This was the shortest finals until YellOw[ArnC] vs Jaedong in the Bacchus OSL 2009 (where Jaedong dominated YellOw[ArnC] 3-0). Their overall record stands tied 10-10.
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<h3><span>vs. Bisu</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=17">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>
<p>Flash's first BoX victory against <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Bisu">Bisu</a> was in the Daum OSL and it was notable for the amount of <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Cheese">Cheese</a> Flash used against Bisu. Three months later, Bisu got his revenge and beat Flash twice in the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2007_GOMTV_MSL_Season_3">GOMTV MSL Season 3</a> Round of 32. Flash then played an arguably perfect TvP game in his 3-1 victory in the semifinals of the Bacchus 07/08 OSL defeating Bisu. Since then Bisu and Flash have met very rarely with Flash defeating Bisu twice in the same day in Group D of the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2011_ABC_Mart_MSL">2011 ABC Mart MSL</a> Ro32, and Flash is currently ahead in head-to-heads at 14-10. Bisu beat Flash in the ace game of the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2011-2012_Proleague_Season_1">2011-2012 Proleague Season 1</a> finals to win SK Telecom T1 the title of the last Brood War Proleague.
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<h2><span>Statistics</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=18">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<th>Year</th>
<th>Team</th>
<th>Wins</th>
<th>Losses</th>
<th>%Win
</th>
<th>vs. </th>
<th>vs. </th>
<th>vs. </th>
<th>Best Finish
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>2007
</td>
<td>KTF</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>61.9%
</td>
<td>13-7</td>
<td>10-6</td>
<td>16-11</td>
<td>4th, <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Daum_OSL">Daum OSL</a>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2008
</td>
<td>KTF</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>69.1%
</td>
<td>32-12</td>
<td>26-18</td>
<td>36-12</td>
<td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/File:Gold.png"></a> <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2008_Bacchus_OSL">2008 Bacchus OSL</a>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2009
</td>
<td>KT</td>
<td>100</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>74.1%
</td>
<td>38-11</td>
<td>42–10</td>
<td>20-14</td>
<td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/File:Gold.png"></a> Averatec-Intel Classic Season 3
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2010
</td>
<td>KT</td>
<td>105</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>75.0%
</td>
<td>38-14</td>
<td>33-15</td>
<td>34-6</td>
<td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/File:Gold.png"></a> <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/EVER_Starleague_2009">EVER Starleague 2009</a>; <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/File:Gold.png"></a> <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Hana_Daetoo_Securities_MSL">Hana Daetoo Securities MSL</a>; <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/File:Gold.png"></a> <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Bigfile_MSL">Bigfile MSL</a>; <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/File:Gold.png"></a> <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Korean_Air_Starleague_Season_2">Korean Air Starleague Season 2</a>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2011
</td>
<td>KT</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>74.7%
</td>
<td>29-5</td>
<td>21-8</td>
<td>18-10</td>
<td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/File:Gold.png"></a> <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2011_ABC_Mart_MSL">2011 ABC Mart MSL</a>
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h2><span>References</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=19">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
<div><ol>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/499413-flash-retires">[1]</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span><span>Probemicro (2016-02-14). <a href="https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/504027-flashs-official-afreeca-stream-21st-feb">"Flash's official Afreeca stream 21st Feb"</a>. TeamLiquid.Net<span>. Retrieved 2016-02-14</span>.</span></span>
</li>
</ol></div>
<h2><span>Notable Games</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=20">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
<h3><span>TvT</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=21">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>
<ul><li><a href="https://tl.net/tlpd/games/11255_Flash_vs_Hwasin/vod">vs Hwasin, Medusa, 2009 Batoo OSL</a></li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/tlpd/games/12304_Flash_vs_Leta/vod">vs Leta, Neo Medusa, 2008-09 Shinhan Bank Proleague</a> - Back-and-forth TvT displaying intense multitasking by both players.</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/tlpd/games/14286_firebathero_vs_Flash/vod">vs Firebathero, Neo Medusa, 2008-09 Shinhan Bank Proleague</a> - An almost impossible comeback after a huge disadvantage in the beginning. One of his best TvT's ever.</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/tlpd/korean/games/44836_Fantasy_vs_Flash/vod">vs Fantasy, Polaris Rhapsody, 2010 Bigfile MSL</a> - 40 minutes of Flash staging an epic comeback against Fantasy. In this game, Flash showed everyone why he is, and has always been the best Terran in the world.</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/tlpd/korean/games/49778_Flash_vs_TurN/vod">vs TurN, Fortress, 2010-11 Shinhan Bank Proleague</a> - Following a build-order disadvantage, Flash loses all of his early tanks and is down 2 to TurN's 3 running bases. What he does next would be one of the most incredible game-winning moves ever pulled in a TvT. This game is also notable for being the game that ended Flash's 7-game Ace Match loss streak.</li></ul>
<h3><span>TvZ</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=22">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31uF47cviKc">vs Jaedong, Loki II, GOMTV MSL Season 4 2008</a> - High level TvZ, displaying Flash's macro and strategic mind vs Jaedong's multitasking and Hive control.</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/tlpd/games/11452_Flash_vs_YellOwArnC/vod">vs YellowArnc, Andromeda, 2009 Shinhan Bank Winners League</a> - A showcase of Terran defense against 2 Hatch Muta.</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/tlpd/korean/games/34969_Calm_vs_Flash/vod">vs Calm, Fighting Spirit, 2009 EVER OSL</a> - Flash and Calm meet each other in an action-packed and nail-biting game to the last minute.</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/tlpd/korean/games/36209_Flash_vs_Kwanro/vod">vs Kwanro, Roadrunner, 2010 Shinhan Bank Winners League</a> - Flash turns the table after a build order disadvantage that allowed his natural to be busted by Kwanro's Lurkers.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fAayHD_qNo">vs Jaedong, Grand Line SE, WCG Korea 2010</a> - A TvZ with almost every unit, from Queens to Battlecruisers and Devourers. Also, the whole Flash vs Jaedong series in WCG Los Angeles 2010.</li></ul>
<h3><span>TvP</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=23">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>
<ul><li><a href="https://tl.net/tlpd/korean/games/2515_Bisu_vs_Flash/vod">vs Bisu, Hitchhiker, Daum OSL 2007</a> - A newcomer at the time, Flash's M&amp;M build surprises Bisu</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTrXQeAkvhs">vs Bisu, Monty Hall, Daum OSL 2007 (Pimpest Plays 2007)</a> - Flash proxies 2 Barracks in an ingenious way</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/tlpd/korean/games/8981_Bisu_vs_Flash/vod">Katrina, 2008 Bacchus OSL</a> - Flash's anti-Carrier build meets Bisu's Arbiters in a close game</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/tlpd/games/10480_Flash_vs_free/vod">vs free, Andromeda, 2008-09 Shinhan Bank Proleague</a> - Free's nightmare of pylon.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.gomtv.net/gsi/vod/77">vs Stork, Katrina, 2008 GOMTV Star Invitational</a> - Stork's deadly Carriers get solved on the Terran graveyard Katrina.</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/tlpd/korean/games/47975_Flash_vs_Stork">vs Stork, Benzene, 2010-11 Shinhan Bank Proleague</a> - A textbook example of how to handle the Carriers situation in TvP.</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/tlpd/korean/games/50120_BeSt_vs_Flash/vod">vs Best, Fortress, 2010-11 Shinhan Bank Proleague</a> - Flash displays an unprecedented level of dropship-harass play that continually disrupts Best's 2-base economy, while Flash expands to secure the win.</li></ul>
<h3><span>All-Kills in Winners League</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=24">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>
<ul><li>Shinhan Bank Winners League 08–09 — vs. <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Hwaseung_OZ">Hwaseung OZ</a>:
</li>
<li>Shinhan Bank Winners League 2010 — vs. <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/SK_Telecom_T1">SK Telecom T1</a>:
</li>
<li>Shinhan Bank Winners League 2011 — vs. <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/WeMade_FOX">WeMade FOX</a>:
</li></ul>
<h2><span>Gallery</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=25">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
<ul>
		<li><div><p><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/File:Flash12.jpg"></a></p></div></li>
		<li><div><p><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/File:Flash_pl12.jpg"></a></p></div></li>
		<li><div><p><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/File:Flash.jpg"></a></p></div></li>
		<li><div><p><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/File:Flash17.jpg"></a></p></div></li>
</ul>
<h2><span>Interviews</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=26">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>

<h2><span>Useful Links</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=27">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_(video_gamer)">Wikipedia</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.esportsearnings.com/players/1505/flash">Flash's Player Profile on e-Sports Earnings</a></li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=108774">The Ultimate Weapon</a> — final edit by DoctorHelvetica.</li>
<li><a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=131901">Flash 14 CC Stats</a> — a statistical overview of the named TvZ opening by heyoka.</li></ul>
<h2><span>References</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Flash&amp;action=edit&amp;section=28">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>





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                    Name:
                    이영호(李泳浩)
                    Romanized Name:
                    Lee Young Ho
                    Nationality:
                    South Korea
                    Born:
                    July 5, 1992 (age 32)
                    Race:
                    Terran
                    Alternate IDs:
                    By.Flash, FlaSh, FlaShWkdWkdman
                    Nicknames:
                    Little Monster, Ultimate Weapon(最终兵器), 教主, Final boss, God
                    Approx. Total Winnings:
                    $578,011
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                    History
                        2007-??-?? — 2007-03-??
                        Pantech EX
                        2007-03-?? — 2009-08-??
                        KTF MagicNs
                        2009-08-?? — 2015-12-01
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                * 1 Overview
                * 2 Biography
                    + 2.1 KeSPA Era
                    + 2.2 Post-KeSPA Era
                * 3 Style
                    + 3.1 TvZ
                    + 3.2 TvT
                    + 3.3 TvP
                * 4 Facts
                * 5 Matchup Statistics
                * 6 Accomplishments
                    + 6.1 Succession
                * 7 Earnings Breakdown
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                    + 11.4 All-Kills in Winners League
                * 12 Gallery
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            Overview [ edit ]

            Lee "Flash" Young Ho is a StarCraft progamer from South Korea who played Terran for KT Rolster.

            He played Terran in StarCraft II for KT Rolster until 2015 before returning to Brood War on Afreeca in 2016.
            Flash is known for his defensive capabilities, decision making, and exceptional macro and unit control of maxed-out armies. Boasting a 70% win rate in every match-up, the longest reign as the #1 ranked player on the KeSPA Ranking system since BoxeR and NaDa, the most Starleague wins of any player tying NaDa – four of them won in a single year, and three of them in which he had defeated Jaedong (who was considered by many to be the best Zerg player in the world) – he is widely considered to be the best StarCraft player of all time. Flash's dominance led him to be included as the fourth member of TaekBangLeeSsang and the fifth Bonjwa. The prize money he won from tournaments in his Brood War career exceeds $500,000 USD.
            He was inducted into the Korean esports Hall of Fame in 2012.

            Biography [ edit ]

            KeSPA Era [ edit ]

            Drafted by Pantech and Curitel in 2007 and traded off to KTF MagicNs shortly after being drafted, Flash came on to the scene as one of the youngest progamers to be televised at 14 years old. Advancing to the Daum OSL from his first attempt in the offline preliminaries, his career started off in a strong fashion, quickly amassing a winning record in Proleague play and succeeding in getting into both the MSL and OSL. His early notable matches include ones against BoxeR, Bisu, and sAviOr. He became the youngest player to reach the semifinal of the OSL, losing to GGPlay in a series that went to game five. This series is notable for Flash attempting not one, but two 14 CC builds, both on Fantasy in Game One and Five. He subsequently lost both games. Although he put forth strong results, Flash was not a popular player. He was hated for using cheese to eliminate Bisu from the Daum OSL on Monty Hall, and was considered to be a very boring player. It wasn't until later in his career when his genius in relation to economic timings, defensive play, was revealed.

            In 2008, Flash's career reached new heights when he defeated Stork in the finals of the 2008 Bacchus OSL and became the youngest Starleague champion ever at 15, defeating top players such as Jaedong and Bisu along the way. It was during this period that he earned his reputation as a TvP master, using his Dual Armory style Flash Build to counter the rampant use of 2 Base Carrier strategies. He also placed first in the GOM Star Invitational, again defeating Stork in the finals as well as Jaedong in the ro8. This was a dramatic turning point in Flash's career as he had previously been criticized for his inability to defend carrier-based builds (shown by his 3rd/4th place match against Stork in the Daum OSL). In the three months after the title win, Flash went on to have one of the most dominant winning sprees in progaming history: achieving a record of 24 wins and 4 losses and tying a Proleague record of 17 straight wins.

            Flash stagnated in the year following his OSL victory. While he maintained one of the best Proleague records and consistently beat lesser opponents, he faltered repeatedly in the individual leagues against the very best players. He was knocked out of the GOMTV Classic in seasons 1 and 2 by Jaedong and Bisu respectively, defeated by the 2008 Arena MSL champion fOrGG in the semifinals, and lost in the Avalon MSL to the eventual silver-medalist Kwanro. Though Flash was still known as one of the best Terrans mechanically at this time, his strategies were in question; late turrets against the newer 2 hatchery styles cost him in several leagues, his overuse of 14cc was well known, and Protoss players adapted to his double armory build by rapidly out-expanding him. Nevertheless, he did take gold in Season 3 of the GOM Classic in this period, albeit going through a relatively weaker bracket.

            Flash showed remarkable innovations in all his match-ups when the 09-10 season started. When KT failed to qualify for the 08-09 Proleague playoffs, Flash had extra time to reflect on his gameplay. In TvZ, Flash displayed a new pre-lair bionic pressure strategy where he used his initial medic marines to delay Mutalisk harassment and then to deny their third gas. Flash also deviated from the infantry based TvZ lategame; whereas Terrans were often having trouble versus Defiler and Ultralisks in the lategame, Flash fortified his expansions with mass tanks and ended up starving out Zerg. In TvP, Flash also showcased use of fac-cc-fac and 4 factory builds, as well as the mass factory build of iloveoov, all surprising departures from his signature late game double armory build. In TvT, Flash displayed remarkable resilience and went on the longest recorded TvT winning streak.

            All these innovations led to Flash dominating the 09-10 season. The season was also notable for the numerous "LeeSsang" games that took place between top players Flash and Jaedong (the name meaning "Two Lees" since both have the last name Lee), a rivalry which Flash came out ahead in. Flash took the 2009 EVER OSL against Movie 3-1, defeating Jaedong 2-0 in the ro8. Flash then lost the 2009 NATE MSL against Jaedong 1-3, which contained some excellent play from both sides but was probably more remembered for the power outage in game three where Jaedong was awarded the win based on his advantageous position. Flash then went on to essentially win the Winner's League for KT, going 22-3 and crushing Sea, Tyson, and Jaehoon in the finals. Flash again advanced to both individual league finals in the spring. In the 2010 Korean Air OSL, he was defeated by the underdog EffOrt 2-3 after being up 2-0, where he displayed weaknesses against EffOrt's early aggression. However, Flash seemed unaffected when several days later he won the Hana Daetoo MSL against Jaedong 3-0, opening 14cc every game. During May 2010, Flash showed some weakness in Ace matches, going 0-5 in them during round 5 of the SPL. However, over the entire year Flash accumulated the most wins in Proleague and helped KT maintain first in the team rankings; Flash also won the final set in the Proleague finals against Hyuk to give the team its first Proleague gold. Flash yet again fought his way into both the Korean Air OSL Season 2 and the Bigfile MSL finals, both against his rival Jaedong. In the MSL, Flash took a close 3-2 victory using several unorthodox timing attacks. For the OSL, the two clashed in Shanghai, China. Jaedong used a burrowed Zergling trap which Flash didn't fall for in game 1, and then surprisingly attempted two four pools in a row, the first of which succeeded. In game 4, Jaedong tried an unorthodox lurker drop which Flash defended to take the series 3-1. Flash thus became the second player after Nada to claim dual individual league golds, and the first player to be in 6 consecutive MSL and OSL finals. He had also defeated his biggest rival Jaedong in 3 consecutive finals. Although Flash placed second in WCG Korea 2010 in which Jaedong took first, Flash was the victor in the WCG 2010 Grand Finals where he defeated both Kal and Jaedong.

            In the 10-11 season, Flash has not enjoyed the same degree of success. Although he continues to dominate Proleague, he had two surprising setbacks when he was eliminated from both the 2011 PDPop MSL by rookies Ssak and Classic, and from the 2010 Bacchus OSL in the group stage by Kal and Hyuk. In January interviews, Flash admitted he had been suffering from RSI in his wrist but was optimistic about recovery. However, Flash has since regained his aura of dominance by helping carry his team through SWL 2011, and most recently, winning the 2011 ABC Mart MSL. His road to the championship included going through the Group of Death with Jaedong, Bisu and Sea, trouncing defending champion Hydra in the Ro4 to reach the final where Flash defeated ZerO to earn his 3rd MSL title. With this victory Flash has tied NaDa in terms of league titles, being the 2nd progamer in history to have six titles and to possess both the Golden Mouse and Golden Badge. He also led KT Rolster in the SPL playoffs, starting at the bottom of the playoff ladder. After defeating Woongjin Stars, Samsung Khan, and CJ Entus respectively, KT Rolster faced SK Telecom T1 in the finals for the second year in a row. After starting off the series down 1-3, Flash defeated BeSt on Fortress SE to bring the series to 2-3. After Stats beat n.Die_soO on Empire of the Sun, Flash played BeSt in the ace match on Circuit Breakers. After a tense 25 minutes, Flash emerged victorious to give KT Rolster their second SPL Championship in a row.

            For the first half of the 2011-2012 season, FlaSh continued to show his dominance in the SPL. However, after reaching yet another finals appearance, once again facing SK Telecom T1, Flash could not pull through. He first lost to Fantasy on Ground Zero, then lost to Bisu in the ace match on Outlier. For the second half of the 2011-2012 season, Flash is currently playing in the 2012 Tving OSL. He advanced from the Dual Tournament to qualify for the Round of 16, where he moved on from a bottom-rung tiebreaker against his teammate Action, and Bogus. In the Round of 8, despite a regame in game 2 where he was in an advantageous position (he won the regame), he convincingly won against Shine 3-1. The semifinals was against the runner-up of the Jin air OSL, Fantasy. Hyped up as the clash of the titans and the last OSL Brood War TvT, the game attracted quite a bit of attention. However, the results were lopsided, where Flash was swept 0-3, ending his run.

            On December 1st, 2015, Flash retired from StarCraft II.[1]

            Over 2 months later, on February 14, 2016, AfreecaTV announced that Flash would be streaming Brood War again on February 21.[2]

            Post-KeSPA Era [ edit ]

            Flash's return to Brood War started with the 2016 Sino-Korean Carnival where he defeated Bisu in the finals 3-2. He then returned to his first off-line tournament at the Afreeca Starleague Season 1. Hyped to be the best player at the tournament, his run started in the Round of 16 after qualifying in Seoul, Korea. His group was dubbed the "Group of Death" with other top players like Mind, ZerO, and Sea. He escaped the group with a record of 2-1, defeating ZerO and Mind while dropping a game to Sea. Unfortunately, his tournament run ended in the Round of 8 where he lost to Last, 3-0, who he had dubbed to be the "AlphaGo" of Terran.

            After the ASL, Flash continued to practice hard on the Fish ladder, as well as holding high win-rates in the "balloon matches" on Afreeca where players would bet balloons (AfreecaTV currency) on games. He made his next tournament return in the Nal_rA Starleague where he defeated the likes of Sea, Bisu, and Mind to win the tournament. Flash then competed in the Afreeca Starleague Season 2, earning the championship while defeating Sea, 3-1, in the finals. His road involved qualifying through the Seoul Qualifiers, defeating Terror and Soulkey in the Round of 24, defeating Sea and Movie in the Round of 16, defeating GuemChi 3-1 in the Round of 8, and Jaedong 3-2 in the Semifinals.

            Following his strong performance in ASL2, Flash was seeded automatically in the Round of 16 in the Afreeca Starleague Season 3. From there he would display a convincing set of TvZs, defeating HyuN and Shine to advance without a loss. Flash's Round of 8 opponent was Last, the Terran who denied him in the Round of 8 in ASL1. Revenge would be sweet, as Flash swept Last 3-0 in a series of matches displaying Flash's expertise of the match-up. His next opponent would be Soulkey, who pushed Flash to the brink in a fifth match. A timely Scanner Sweep detected Soulkey's morphing Guardians in the final game, giving Flash the information to counter them and secure his spot in the finals. His last challenger was Shine, the Bag of Builds who displayed an impressive array of build orders catching even the best players off guard. Flash was not deterred, defending against Shine's unorthodox Lurker build on Circuit Breaker, and showed his preparation and skill in the next two games. Flash would then take his second trophy in the post-KeSPA era.

            Style [ edit ]

            Flash epitomizes the well-rounded StarCraft player, combining strategic versatility, decision making, and mechanics. During his early years in the StarCraft progaming scene, Flash often preferred strong late game macro-oriented builds, and excelled in defensive play. His strategy of getting quick upgraded Goliaths for defense and offense was once his signature move against Protoss, especially when Carriers are brought into play. Since 2009 he has showcased a number of aggressive and unorthodox builds. Sometimes Flash has been criticized for using risky strategies such as 14cc or Valkyrie builds against opponents his standard play would likely suffice for, but this makes him even more unpredictable in the long run. Although Flash was originally known for having superb macro mechanics, he is not a particularly fast player (APM in the low 300s). Rather, Flash's decision making is a more pressing reason why many players try not to get into a protracted macro game with him. Flash's timing, builds, and ability to detect cheese all reflect a deep understanding of the game. To quote iloveoov, "I think he has the ideal mindset as a Progamer that I've been thinking about. There aren't many players who set strategic moves, and in the case of Flash, I think he's looking about 10 games ahead." Flash is notorious for staging comebacks where his opponents will gain a seemingly insurmountable advantage but then fall apart. These aspects of Flash's play, coupled with his outstanding micromanagement, make him a dangerously unpredictable opponent, and have even led to his play being lauded by many as 'godlike'.

            TvZ [ edit ]

            Flash popularized the +1 5 Rax build to great effectiveness against Zerg. Counter developed against it have had mixed effectiveness. The build takes advantage of solid macro and effective anti-Mutalisk micro from Flash, which causes many Zerg to be overwhelmed by the amount of Marines and control over said units. Flash's mech transition is also highly effective, as his extremely high APM allows him to simultaneously control his MnM force to roam the map while his Vultures do work to set up corridors of Spider Mines to halt any Zerg counterpush in the late game.

            TvT [ edit ]

            Flash's TvT reached a remarkable 22 game winning streak at one point[citation needed]. He dominates the early game with superior micro to gain small incremental advantages to make use of his mid-game decision making. He uses effective Tank micro and pushes to break opponent Tank lines alongside potent Vulture micromanagement. In the late-game, Flash relies on his air control and ability to defend against enemy pushes, using strong control of both the ground and the air.

            TvP [ edit ]

            In the early game, Flash's Marine control counters early Zealot attacks. His mid-game can see powerful 4-6 Factory pushes that sometimes end games outright if not severely cripple the Protoss. Proper vulture control with good mine placement and intelligent tank micro allow him to push the Protoss back. In the late-game, Flash's Double Armory (vs. Protoss) build is very effective against the Protoss forces. Flash is effective at splitting his army into smaller forces to attack multiple Protoss bases before they are able to regroup. Effectively damaging the economy of the Protoss, Flash is often able to remacro a large enough force to end the game.

            Facts [ edit ]

              * Notorious for using a ruler to measure the exact position of his keyboard and mousepad in the gaming booth table.
              * Flash holds the longest winning streak for both TvT (22 wins) and TvP (13 wins) in rated KeSPA matches.
              * Flash was the top-ranked Terran player on KESPA from March 2008 through August 2009, and then from October 2009 to July 2012.
              * Flash has the same name as his former teammate Lucifer and defeated him 2-0 during the Averatec Intel Classic Season 1.
              * Flash is the most successful player in the history of progaming in terms of qualification.
                  + He qualified for the OSL on his first attempt in the offline preliminaries. He has qualified for every single OSL Round of 16 since the start of his career and up until Batoo Starleague, every Round of 8 as well.
                  + Flash qualified for the MBCGame Survivor Tournament on his second attempt in the offline preliminaries. Flash has qualified for the Round of 32 of every MSL since then.
              * Flash earned the award for "Most Wins in Proleague" four times: in the 2008 Shinhan Bank Proleague, 2008–2009 Shinhan Bank Proleague, 2009–2010 Shinhan Bank Proleague and 2011–2012 Proleague Season 1.
              * Flash is the only player who defeated Jaedong on Katrina and Katrina SE, dealing him all 3 of his losses.
              * Flash has the highest Elo rating record of all time. He broke the Elo record six consecutive times.
              * Flash is the only player to have an Elo peak in the 2400s.
              * Flash had a 12 game win streak in TvZ games, spanning from the start of Round 1 of the 09-10 Proleague until partway through Round 2. His streak was broken by Hyun in a Proleague match between MBCGame HERO and KT Rolster.
              * Flash holds the highest KESPA Point record ever, with 4,292.5 points in September 2010.
              * Flash is the second player in history to win both individual leagues at the same time after NaDa in 2003.
              * Flash is also - with 6 golds, 2 silvers and 2 fourth places - second on the list of StarCraft League Results, behind NaDa
              * Flash is the first player in history to reach both individual league finals 3 times in a row.
              * Flash is the fourth player in history to receive the Golden Mouse after NaDa, July, and Jaedong; he is the fifth to win the Golden Badge after NaDa, iloveoov, sAviOr and Bisu. He is the second player, after NaDa, to have won both.
              * Flash has been labeled as the 5th Bonjwa in Korea, with his latest dual starleague win, as well as with being to the finals of 7 major tournaments in a row (3 OSL, 3 MSL and WCG Korea), winning 4 of them.
              * According to TLPD, Flash is currently the only player with a winrate greater than 70% in all of his match-ups.
              * After his 2010 achievements, Flash was nicknamed God Young-Ho by Korean fans.
              * Flash has also acquired the nickname "Final Boss" due to KT usually fielding him as their last player during Winner's League and his strong record in that role.
              * Flash is the second player (after Jaedong) to win a Premier tournament in both Brood War and StarCraft 2.
              * Flash received a golden ruler after winning his third ASL championship, aswell as a golden trophy for winning three consecutive ASL championships.
              * Flash is the first player in the history of Brood War to win 4 seasons of the same Premier tournament, winning his fourth ASL championship in Season 8.
              * Flash has only lost to four players in an ASL elimination series, those four players being Last, Snow, EffOrt, and ZerO in ASL seasons 1, 5, 6, and 9 respectively.

            Matchup Statistics [ edit ]

              Matchup  Games  Wins  Losses  Winrate
              vs P     255    192   63      75.3 % 
              vs T     143    104   39      72.7 % 
              vs Z     285    197   88      69.1 % 
              All      690    498   192     72.2 % 
              

              Accomplishments [ edit ]

                  Date                      Place  Tier     Tournament  Team                                   Result  Prize
                  2019-09-01                1st    Premier              ASL Season 8                                   4 : 0    Snow     $24,862   
                  2017-11-12                1st    Premier              ASL Season 4                                   3 : 1    hero     $52,650   
                  2011-06-11                1st    Premier              ABC Mart MSL                                   3 : 0    ZerO     $40,250   
                  2010-09-11                1st    Premier              2010 Korean Air OSL Season 2                   3 : 1    Jaedong  $32,200   
                  2010-08-28                1st    Premier              Bigfile MSL                                    3 : 2    Jaedong  $40,250   
                  2010-05-29                1st    Premier              Hana Daetoo Securities MSL                     3 : 0    Jaedong  $40,250   
                  2010-01-17                1st    Premier              2009 EVER OSL                                  3 : 1    Movie    $32,200   
                  2009-08-16                1st    Premier              GOMTV Averatec Intel Classic Season 3          3 : 1    Iris     $40,330   
                  2008-03-15                1st    Premier              2008 Bacchus OSL                               3 : 0    Stork    $32,200   
                  2008-03-01                1st    Premier              GOMTV Star Invitational                        3 : 2    Stork    $21,329.74
                  Extended list of results
                  
                    In Team Tournaments
                    Date                 Event  Result
                    
                      2009-02-08  Shinhan Bank Winners League 2009  All Kill of Hwaseung OZ
                      Flash       Neo Harmony                       Lomo                   
                      Flash       Rush Hour 3                       forGG                  
                      Flash       Andromeda                         HiyA                   
                      Flash       Sin Chupung-Ryeong                Jaedong                
                      
                        2010-02-20  Shinhan Bank Winners League 2010  All Kill of SK Telecom T1
                        Flash       Neo Moon Glaive                   Hyuk                     
                        Flash       Roadrunner                        Bisu                     
                        Flash       New Tornado                       Fantasy                  
                        Flash       Judgement Day                     BeSt                     
                        
                          2011-02-13  Shinhan Bank Winners League 2011  All Kill of WeMade FOX
                          Flash       Aztec                             Mind                  
                          Flash       Benzene                           LuCifer               
                          Flash       La Mancha                         Midas                 
                          Flash       Icarus                            BaBy                  
                          
                            Complete Results in any Tournament
                            

                          [ edit ]

                                   ASL Champion        
                            Afreeca Starleague Season 1  Afreeca Starleague Season 2           Afreeca Starleague Season 3
                            Preceded By:                 26th November 2016-22nd January 2017  Succeeded By:              
                            Shuttle                      Flash                                 Flash                      
                            
                              Afreeca Starleague Season 2  Afreeca Starleague Season 3    Afreeca Starleague Season 4
                              Preceded By:                 25th March 2017-3rd June 2017  Succeeded By:              
                              Flash                        Flash                          Flash                      
                              
                                Afreeca Starleague Season 3  Afreeca Starleague Season 4             Afreeca Starleague Season 5
                                Preceded By:                 10th September 2017-12th November 2017  Succeeded By:              
                                Flash                        Flash                                   Rain                       
                                
                                  Afreeca Starleague Season 7  Afreeca Starleague Season 8        Afreeca Starleague Season 9
                                  Preceded By:                 30th July 2019-1th September 2019  Succeeded By:              
                                  Last                         Flash                              ZerO                       
                                  
                                    WCG Champion
                                    WCG 2009      WCG 2010                            WCG 2011 (SC2)
                                    Preceded By:  3rd October 2010-8th December 2011  Succeeded By: 
                                    Jaedong       Flash                               Mvp           
                                    
                                      OSL Champion
                                      EVER2007 OSL  2008 Bacchus OSL                EVER2008 OSL 
                                      Preceded By:  15th March 2008-12th July 2008  Succeeded By:
                                      Jaedong       Flash                           July         
                                      
                                        2009 Bacchus OSL  2009 EVER OSL                    Korean Air Starleague 2010
                                        Preceded By:      17th January 2010-22nd May 2010  Succeeded By:             
                                        Jaedong           Flash                            EffOrt                    
                                        
                                          Korean Air Starleague 2010  Korean Air Starleague Season 2         2010 Bacchus OSL
                                          Preceded By:                11th September 2010-29th January 2011  Succeeded By:   
                                          EffOrt                      Flash                                  Fantasy         
                                          
                                            MSL Champion 
                                            2009 NATE MSL  Hana Daetoo Securities_MSL  Bigfile MSL  
                                            Preceded By:   29th May 2010-Continued     Succeeded By:
                                            Jaedong        Flash                       Flash        
                                            
                                              Hana Daetoo Securities MSL  Bigfile MSL                   PDPop MSL    
                                              Preceded By:                Continued-19th February 2011  Succeeded By:
                                              Flash                       Flash                         Hydra        
                                              
                                                PDPop MSL     ABC Mart MSL                         
                                                Preceded By:  11th June 2011-Present  Succeeded By:
                                                Hydra         Flash                   None         
                                                
                                                            GOMTV Starleague           
                                                  GOMTV Averatec-Intel Classic Season 2  GOMTV Averatec Intel-Classic Season 3  GOMTV StarCraft II Open 1 (SC2)
                                                  Preceded By:                           29th March 2009-Present                Succeeded By:                  
                                                  Bisu                                   Flash                                  FruitDealer                    
                                                  

                                                  Earnings Breakdown [ edit ]

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                                                  Rivalries [ edit ]

                                                  vs. Jaedong [ edit ]

                                                  During Flash's sudden rise to stardom, he ended up facing Jaedong in three separate Ro8s within one month of each other: the Bacchus OSL 2008, the Gom Star Invitational, and the GOMTV MSL S4. Jaedong won the MSL series (which was a Bo5 compared to a Bo3 as the others were) in four games and went on to win that league. Flash won the other two series in the final set and ended up winning both leagues. In the period afterwards, both were considered the two best players in the world and the only players that could beat one another. The two finally met again in the finals of the GomTV TG-Intel Classic S1. The series was hyped up to be one of the greatest clashes of top players in the history of StarCraft, but the series was one-sided with Jaedong defeating Flash 3-0.

                                                  The next time Flash and Jaedong met in the final of a tournament was the 2009 Nate MSL. The Nate MSL was best known for its power outage incident, where an extremely close game 3 between the two was interrupted because of a power blackout. The referees proceeded to give Jaedong the win based on the Zerg player's advantage, and the series subsequently went to him as well. Afterwards, Flash made an amazing reversal of the matchup, defeating Jaedong in the next 3 finals they meet in 2010. He won 3-0, 3-2, 3-1 in the Hana Daetoo Securities MSL, Bigfile MSL and Korean Air OSL Season 2 respectively. In 2011 when both players began to show dips in their form, Flash lost four consecutive games to Jaedong, making their record 25-24 in Flash's favor.

                                                  According to the two players' interviews, they are good friends with each other, and both players have stated several times that they think of each other as their primary rivals, though the rivalry is friendly and they each often express deep admiration for the other's talent.

                                                  After their retirement from professional gaming, Flash met Jaedong again in the Afreeca Starleague Season 2, where Flash would prevail 3-2.

                                                  vs. Stork [ edit ]

                                                  Flash and Stork have met each other many times in Starleagues. Stork initially dominated their confrontations, only losing to him once in the first six games they played against each other (Flash lost to Stork three times in the Daum OSL and lost to him in the Ro8 of the EVER2007 OSL). In March 2008 the two met in two different finals within two weeks: The Gom Star Invitation and the Bacchus OSL 2008. In the Gom Star Invitation Flash defeated Stork in the fifth set, and then completely dominated Stork in the Bacchus 07/08 OSL 3-0 in the second shortest OSL final ever. This was the shortest finals until YellOw[ArnC] vs Jaedong in the Bacchus OSL 2009 (where Jaedong dominated YellOw[ArnC] 3-0). Their overall record stands tied 10-10.

                                                  vs. Bisu [ edit ]

                                                  Flash's first BoX victory against Bisu was in the Daum OSL and it was notable for the amount of Cheese Flash used against Bisu. Three months later, Bisu got his revenge and beat Flash twice in the GOMTV MSL Season 3 Round of 32. Flash then played an arguably perfect TvP game in his 3-1 victory in the semifinals of the Bacchus 07/08 OSL defeating Bisu. Since then Bisu and Flash have met very rarely with Flash defeating Bisu twice in the same day in Group D of the 2011 ABC Mart MSL Ro32, and Flash is currently ahead in head-to-heads at 14-10. Bisu beat Flash in the ace game of the 2011-2012 Proleague Season 1 finals to win SK Telecom T1 the title of the last Brood War Proleague.

                                                  Statistics [ edit ]

                                                    Year  Team  Wins  Losses  %Win   vs.    vs.    vs.    Best Finish                                                                                  
                                                    2007  KTF   39    24      61.9%  13-7   10-6   16-11  4th, Daum OSL                                                                                
                                                    2008  KTF   94    42      69.1%  32-12  26-18  36-12  2008 Bacchus OSL                                                                             
                                                    2009  KT    100   35      74.1%  38-11  42–10  20-14  Averatec-Intel Classic Season 3                                                              
                                                    2010  KT    105   35      75.0%  38-14  33-15  34-6   EVER Starleague 2009; Hana Daetoo Securities MSL; Bigfile MSL; Korean Air Starleague Season 2
                                                    2011  KT    68    23      74.7%  29-5   21-8   18-10  2011 ABC Mart MSL                                                                            
                                                    

                                                    References [ edit ]

                                                         1. ↑ [1]
                                                         2. ↑ Probemicro (2016-02-14). "Flash's official Afreeca stream 21st Feb" . TeamLiquid.Net . Retrieved 2016-02-14 .

                                                    Notable Games [ edit ]

                                                    TvT [ edit ]

                                                      * vs Hwasin, Medusa, 2009 Batoo OSL
                                                      * vs Leta, Neo Medusa, 2008-09 Shinhan Bank Proleague - Back-and-forth TvT displaying intense multitasking by both players.
                                                      * vs Firebathero, Neo Medusa, 2008-09 Shinhan Bank Proleague - An almost impossible comeback after a huge disadvantage in the beginning. One of his best TvT's ever.
                                                      * vs Fantasy, Polaris Rhapsody, 2010 Bigfile MSL - 40 minutes of Flash staging an epic comeback against Fantasy. In this game, Flash showed everyone why he is, and has always been the best Terran in the world.
                                                      * vs TurN, Fortress, 2010-11 Shinhan Bank Proleague - Following a build-order disadvantage, Flash loses all of his early tanks and is down 2 to TurN's 3 running bases. What he does next would be one of the most incredible game-winning moves ever pulled in a TvT. This game is also notable for being the game that ended Flash's 7-game Ace Match loss streak.

                                                    TvZ [ edit ]

                                                      * vs Jaedong, Loki II, GOMTV MSL Season 4 2008 - High level TvZ, displaying Flash's macro and strategic mind vs Jaedong's multitasking and Hive control.
                                                      * vs YellowArnc, Andromeda, 2009 Shinhan Bank Winners League - A showcase of Terran defense against 2 Hatch Muta.
                                                      * vs Calm, Fighting Spirit, 2009 EVER OSL - Flash and Calm meet each other in an action-packed and nail-biting game to the last minute.
                                                      * vs Kwanro, Roadrunner, 2010 Shinhan Bank Winners League - Flash turns the table after a build order disadvantage that allowed his natural to be busted by Kwanro's Lurkers.
                                                      * vs Jaedong, Grand Line SE, WCG Korea 2010 - A TvZ with almost every unit, from Queens to Battlecruisers and Devourers. Also, the whole Flash vs Jaedong series in WCG Los Angeles 2010.

                                                    TvP [ edit ]

                                                      * vs Bisu, Hitchhiker, Daum OSL 2007 - A newcomer at the time, Flash's M&M build surprises Bisu
                                                      * vs Bisu, Monty Hall, Daum OSL 2007 (Pimpest Plays 2007) - Flash proxies 2 Barracks in an ingenious way
                                                      * Katrina, 2008 Bacchus OSL - Flash's anti-Carrier build meets Bisu's Arbiters in a close game
                                                      * vs free, Andromeda, 2008-09 Shinhan Bank Proleague - Free's nightmare of pylon.
                                                      * vs Stork, Katrina, 2008 GOMTV Star Invitational - Stork's deadly Carriers get solved on the Terran graveyard Katrina.
                                                      * vs Stork, Benzene, 2010-11 Shinhan Bank Proleague - A textbook example of how to handle the Carriers situation in TvP.
                                                      * vs Best, Fortress, 2010-11 Shinhan Bank Proleague - Flash displays an unprecedented level of dropship-harass play that continually disrupts Best's 2-base economy, while Flash expands to secure the win.

                                                    All-Kills in Winners League [ edit ]

                                                      * Shinhan Bank Winners League 08–09 — vs. Hwaseung OZ:
                                                          + vs. Lomo on Neo Harmony, 3th set ;
                                                          + vs. fOrGG on Rush Hour 3, 4th set ;
                                                          + vs. HiyA on Andromeda, 5th set ;
                                                          + vs. Jaedong on Sin Chupung-Ryeong, 6th set
                                                      * Shinhan Bank Winners League 2010 — vs. SK Telecom T1:
                                                          + vs. Hyuk on Neo Moon Glaive, 4th set ;
                                                          + vs. Bisu on Roadrunner, 5th set ;
                                                          + vs. Fantasy on Neo Tornado, 6th set ;
                                                          + vs. Best on Judgement Day, 7th set
                                                      * Shinhan Bank Winners League 2011 — vs. WeMade FOX:
                                                          + vs. Mind on Aztec, 4th set ;
                                                          + vs. LuCifer on Benzene, 5th set ;
                                                          + vs. Midas on La Mancha, 6th set ;
                                                          + vs. BaBy on Icarus, 7th set

                                                    Gallery [ edit ]

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                                                    Interviews [ edit ]

                                                      * 2009 | Flash Interview on FOMOS by FOMOS (trans. by Letmelose)
                                                      * 2010-04-01 | The high school gamer with a $250,000 salary: FLASH by Shindonga Magazine (trans. by Carnivorous Sheep)
                                                      * 2010 | Flash: "Pressure makes me stronger" by Thorin at WCG 2010
                                                      * 2015.12.08 | Flash - The Final Tale of the Ultimate Weapon by Kim Hong Jae of inven eSports (trans. by DCStarcraftGall)
                                                      * 2016-03-21 | Becoming God by Kwanghee "Waxangel" Woo of TL.net
                                                      * 2017 | ASL4 Finalists interview by Afreeca (trans. by Lex Song)
                                                      * 2017-01-19 | [Interview Flash/Jaedong/Bisu/Stork] by Afreeca (trans. Template:Flag/afreeca by en)

                                                    Useful Links [ edit ]

                                                      * Wikipedia
                                                      * Flash's Player Profile on e-Sports Earnings
                                                      * The Ultimate Weapon — final edit by DoctorHelvetica.
                                                      * Flash 14 CC Stats — a statistical overview of the named TvZ opening by heyoka.

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                                                                      * BoxeR (2001 Coca-Cola OSL)                                                                                                                                           
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                                                                      * NaDa (2002-2003 Panasonic OSL)                                                                                                                                       
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                                                                      * Kingdom (MyCube OSL)                                                                                                                                                 
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                                                                      * iloveoov (EVER2004 OSL)                                                                                                                                              
                                                                      * NaDa (IOPS OSL)                                                                                                                                                      
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                                                                      * iloveoov (ShinHan2005 OSL)                                                                                                                                           
                                                                      * Casy (ShinHan2006-1 OSL)                                                                                                                                             
                                                                      * NaDa (ShinHan2006-2 OSL)                                                                                                                                             
                                                                      * sAviOr (ShinHan2006-3 OSL)                                                                                                                                           
                                                                      * GGPlay (2007 Daum OSL)                                                                                                                                               
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                                                                        * NaDa (Pepsi Twist KPGA 3rd Tour)                                                                                                                                   
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                                                                        * iloveoov (2003 TriGem MSL)                                                                                                                                         
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                                                                        * ChoJJa (2005 LG CYON MSL)                                                                                                                                          
                                                                        * sAviOr (2006 Pringles MSL Season 1)                                                                                                                                
                                                                        * sAviOr (2006 Pringles MSL Season 2)                                                                                                                                
                                                                        * Bisu (2006 GOMTV MSL Season 1)                                                                                                                                     
                                                                        * Bisu (2007 GOMTV MSL Season 2)                                                                                                                                     
                                                                        * Mind (2007 GOMTV MSL Season 3)                                                                                                                                     
                                                                        * Jaedong (2008 GOMTV MSL Season 4)                                                                                                                                  
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                                                                        * Flash (2010 Hana Daetoo Securities MSL)                                                                                                                            
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                                                                        2010-2011 Shinhan Bank Proleague — KT Rolster (Action, Anyppi, BarrackS, Crazy-Hydra, Flash, fOrGG, HoeJJa, Perfective, Reach, Stats, Suny, Tempest, Violet & YellOw)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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<div><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td><b>This player has been banned from professional StarCraft competition.</b> <br/><small>For more information, see <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Match_Fixing_Scandal">Match Fixing Scandal</a></small></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<div><ul><li><a>Overview</a></li><li><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/SAviOr/Results">Results</a></li><li><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/SAviOr/Matches">Matches</a></li><li><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/SAviOr/Awards">Awards</a></li><li><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Special:RunQuery/Match_history?Head_to_head_query%5Bplayer%5D=SAviOr">Head to Head</a></li></ul></div>
<div><div><div><p><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/File:Savior_2008.jpg"></a></p></div><div><p><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/File:Savior_2008.jpg"></a></p></div></div><div><p>Romanized Name:</p><p>Ma Jae Yoon</p></div><div><p>Born:</p><p>November 23, 1987 (age 36)</p></div><div><p>Alternate IDs:</p><p>IPXZerg, sAviOr[gm]</p></div><div><p>Nicknames:</p><p>The Maestro, Ma Bonjwa, 马本座, The Dictator, The Protoss Slaughterer, Maregi</p></div><div><p>Approx. Total Winnings:</p><p>$307,483</p></div></div>
<h2><span>Overview</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
<p>Ma "<b>sAviOr</b>" Jae Yoon is a former <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/StarCraft">StarCraft</a> progamer from South Korea who played <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Zerg">Zerg</a> for <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/CJ_Entus">CJ Entus</a>. 
</p><div><p>Although sAviOr is largely associated in ignominy since his involvement in the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Match_fixing_scandal">match fixing scandal</a> in 2010, he is widely recognized as a preeminent innovator and dominant competitor in his peak years of 2005-2007. His play declined steeply in his later years from 2008 on, despite glimmers of success in 2009, but sAviOr never again reclaimed the recognition or success he had previously enjoyed. sAviOr continues to play publicly, occasionally streaming on <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Afreeca">Afreeca</a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup></p></div>

<h2><span>Biography</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
<p>sAvioR is widely recognized for his innovative game play and timing/game management. Although he did not possess the high <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/APM">APMs</a> (hovering in the 250-range) and mechanics of a <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Jaedong">Jaedong</a> or <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Flash">Flash</a>, he was recognized for his innate talent, sometimes labeled "genius", and strategic creativity, thus likely leading to his nickname "The Maestro" <sup><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> He is considered a <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Bonjwa">Bonjwa</a> of his era, joining the likes of <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/NaDa">NaDa</a>, <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Iloveoov">iloveoov</a>, and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/BoxeR">BoxeR</a>, and thus the only Zerg player to attain the title. In addition to his four <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/MSL">MSL</a> and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/OSL">OSL</a> titles, sAviOr cumulative achievements enabled him to achieve the number one <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/KeSPA_Ranking">KeSPA Ranking</a> nine times, including occupying the position for eight straight months in 2006.
</p><p>sAviOr is largely seen as the player who revolutionized Zerg gameplay by popularizing new builds such as the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/3_Hatch_Muta_(vs._Terran)">3 Hatch Mutalisk Build</a> in ZvT. sAviOr is recognized as being one of the most influential StarCraft players to have played the game<sup><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup>.
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<h3><span>Beginning</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>
<p>sAviOr started his progaming career in 2003 at 16 years of age, with his earliest documented matches composed of mainly preliminaries and qualifying tournaments.<sup><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> The trend continued in 2004 he sAviOr played in a handful of major tournaments which were televised. Some of his earliest major appearances included the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2004_SPRIS_MSL">2004 SPRIS MSL</a> (quarterfinals) and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2004_SKY_Proleague_Round_1">2004 SKY Proleague Round 1</a>.
</p><p>sAviOr would make his presence more widely known in 2005 as he took victory at the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2005_UZOO_MSL">2005 UZOO MSL</a> in only his second attempt at a major tournament. Although this was a big achievement, the community did not yet accord sAviOr much recognition as it was his first <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Starleague">Starleague</a> and he had not yet accumulated a more storied career.<sup><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup>
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<h3><span>Rise of a Legend</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>
<div><p><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/File:Shinhan3winner.png"></a></p></div>
<p>sAviOr would continue his success at the next <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/MBCGame_StarCraft_League_(MSL)">MBCGame StarCraft League (MSL)</a>, the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2005_LG_CYON_MSL">2005 LG CYON MSL</a>. The tournament was notable for sAviOr's defeat of <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Iloveoov">iloveoov</a>, then the second-ranked player by KeSPA, in two series, winning 2-0 in a best of three and 3-0 in a best of five. sAviOr would eventually advance to the finals before being defeated by <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/ChoJJa">ChoJJa</a> 3-2 in a tightly contested ZvZ match-up.
</p><p>As seen in his annual performance records below, sAviOr continued his rise with his strongest year in 2006. He would take the titles at both the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2006_Pringles_MSL_Season_1">2006 Pringles MSL Season 1</a> and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2006_Pringles_MSL_Season_2">2006 Pringles MSL Season 2</a>. Along the way, sAviOr became <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Greatest_One">Greatest Ones</a> (later renamed <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/CJ_Entus">CJ Entus</a>) leading <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Proleague">Proleague</a> player, accumulating a dominant 16–4 record during <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2006_SKY_Proleague_Round_1">2006 SKY Proleague Round 1</a> and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2006_SKY_Proleague_Round_2">2006 SKY Proleague Round 2</a>.
</p><p>sAviOr continued his successes in 2007, although there were signs of trouble. His innovative game play still seemed dominant, but Zerg players appeared to have difficulty against some maps, such as <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Longinus">Longinus</a> and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Reverse_Temple">Reverse Temple</a>, that were said to have favored <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Terran">Terrans</a> in the ZvT match-up.<sup><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> sAviOr would continued to have some success, nonetheless, as he won his first, and only, <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/OnGameNet_Starleague_(OSL)">OnGameNet Starleague (OSL)</a> title at the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2006_Shinhan_Bank_OSL_Season_3">2006-2007 Shinhan Bank OSL Season 3</a>.  Playing currently in the MSL series, sAviOr would also advance to the finals of the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2006_GOMTV_MSL_Season_1">2006-2007 GomTV MSL</a> before being defeated by <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Bisu">Bisu</a>.  In doing so, sAviOr had advanced to the an unprecedented five MSL finals, winning three championship titles along the way. The road to these OSL and MSL finals was difficult, with come-from-behind wins against <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Iris">Iris</a> and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Hwasin">Hwasin</a> in the respective leagues. These victories were especially notable in context, as Zerg players had previously only won 11% (3 of 28) Starleague titles, whereas sAviOr himself had been responsible for 4 of the past 6 Starleagues (both MSLs and OSLs).<sup><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> During this stretch from April 2005 through March 2007, from his first to last MSL victories, sAviOr accumulated a 136-68 record (66.7%), besting all of the contemporaries to whom he was compared, including, Jaedong, Bisu, <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/NaDa">NaDa</a>, <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Nal_rA">Nal_rA</a>, <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Midas">Midas</a>, <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Sea">Sea</a>, <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Stork">Stork</a>, iloveoov, <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/July">July</a>, and ChoJJa. During this two year period, his winning percentage versus the three races were: ZvP 71.6%, ZvT 65.4%, and ZvZ 62.5%.<sup><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup> When looking at only Starleague play against the toughest competition, his records were even more impressive, at 71% versus Terran and 77% versus Protoss.
</p><p>With these strong performances, sAviOr's CJ salary would rise accordingly, from $70,000 per year for 2006-2007 to $106,000 the following year, excluding tournament prize earnings.<sup><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup> Nonetheless, these numbers would pale in comparison to professional StarCraft's highest earner at the time, NaDa, at over $200,000.<sup><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup>
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<h3><span>The Slump</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>
<p>sAviOr’s disastrous yet spectacular 0–3 defeat at the hands of Bisu in the 2007 GomTV MSL finals was reminiscent of sAviOr’s own rise to power through an unexpected demolishing of iloveoov. Following this crushing loss, sAviOr slowly descended into a slump. After having been in the MSL finals five times in a row, sAviOr was defeated in the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2007_GOMTV_MSL_Season_2">2007 GOMTV MSL Season 2</a> in the quarterfinals, going 2–3 against the Terran player <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Firebathero">firebathero</a>. In the same season, sAviOr, then the reigning OSL champion, was eliminated from the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2007_Daum_OSL">2007 Daum OSL</a> by his teammate, the Terran player Iris, losing 1–2 in the quarterfinals. In the following season sAviOr was again eliminated from both leagues before reaching the finals, losing in the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2007_GOMTV_MSL_Season_3">2007 GOMTV MSL Season 3</a> semifinals to eventual champion <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Mind">Mind</a>, and losing his <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/EVER2007_OSL">2007 EVER OSL</a> quarterfinals match to Bisu, the same player who induced his slump two seasons earlier.
</p><p>sAviOr continued downhill, reaching his lowest ever when he was demoted to the CJ B-team in June 2008.<sup><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> However, after just a very short period, sAviOr was again promoted back to the A-team after improving performance by July 2008.<sup><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup> After his reign as the number one player on the KeSPA ranking in late 2006 and much of 2007, sAviOr fell from first to third in September 2007. He would continue his steep slide out of the top ten to 11 a few months later, in June 2008, before falling out of the top 25 in October 2008.
</p><p>Though nowhere near his prime form, sAviOr then managed to halt his downward spiral with some limited success in event matches, winning the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/BlizzCon_2008">BlizzCon 2008</a> and 2009 e-Stars Soul Heritage League tournaments and finally defeating Bisu in the 2009 All-Star Race Battle special event matches. 
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<h3><span>Career End</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>
<p>After <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Kwanro">Kwanro’s</a> departure for <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Woongjin_Stars">Woongjin Stars</a> in September 2009, CJ Entus was in need of a third Zerg, resulting in sAviOr being played more frequently alongside fellow CJ Zergs <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/EffOrt">EffOrt</a> and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Hydra">Hydra</a> in the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2009%E2%80%932010_Shinhan_Bank_Proleague">2009–2010 Shinhan Bank Proleague</a>. He finished the round with a solid 4 wins, 4 loss record, including a win over <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Jaedong">Jaedong</a>, with one Ace match defeat to <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Hyvaa">Hyvaa</a>. He qualified for the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2009_Nate_MSL">2009 Nate MSL</a> and was placed in a group with Bisu in what many saw as an exciting group in which the two were expected to play in the Winner’s match. However, sAviOr lost his game to <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Bogus">Bogus</a> and had to wait until the loser’s match before he could play Bisu. sAviOr lost to Bisu again, and was knocked out 0–2 in what many saw as an upset.
</p><p>In 2010, it was discovered that he was involved in the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Match_Fixing_Scandal">Match Fixing Scandal</a>, and was permanently banned from progaming by <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/KeSPA">KeSPA</a>. sAviOr's last professional match would take place in February 2010. As part of the ban, all his titles and achievements won under KeSPA's governance were vacated, including sAviOr's three MSL and one OSL title. His international achievements, such as at <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/BlizzCon">BlizzCon</a>, however, were not under KeSPA's jurisdiction and thus unaffected. In addition to this revocation of historical records, sAviOr was ordered to perform 120 hours of community service and sentenced to two years of probation as part of a court decree.<sup><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup>
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<h3><span>Continuing in the Amateur Scene</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>
<p>sAviOr has since his ban from KeSPA events continued playing on the Korean <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Fish_Server">Fish Server</a>. He has had some success there and his Afreeca stream is quite popular, as gauged by cumulative viewers and rankings of casters' popularity.<sup><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup> He has occasionally offered paid lessons and participates in amateur events, such as clan wars.<sup><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup> 
</p><p>Sonic had included him in a previous event match, but due to negative reactions from fans and viewers, he was banned from all <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Sonic">Sonic</a> events in 2012.<sup><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup> sAviOr has occasionally participated in public competitions, including the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2013_StarCraft_Asian_Open">2013 StarCraft Asian Open</a> (2v2) tournament, which was held in Shanghai, China in November, 2013. He and his Chinese team mate <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/334">334</a> won the first prize of ~$25,000.
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<h2><span>Play Style and Innovations</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
<p>In spite of sAviOr's relatively low APM, he largely achieved dominance with a combination of timing/game management and strategically exploiting intricacies of each Zerg match-up.<sup><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup> Although his ZvP winning percentage was the highest of his three race match-ups, his ZvT match-up is likely his defining legacy.<sup><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup>
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<h3><span>ZvT</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>
<p>In ZvT, sAviOr is largely recognized for having popularized the 3 Hatch Muta build that, by and large, is still the most commonly used approach in the modern ZvT game. This effectively called for a combination of <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Mutalisk">Mutalisk</a> harassment/stalling and quick ascent up the Zerg <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Technology_tree">technology tree</a> to enable <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Hive">Hive</a>-level spells like <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Dark_Swarm">Dark Swarm</a> and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Plague">Plague</a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a></sup> Along the way, sAviOr demonstrated how to best exploit mobility advantages Zerg had over Terran with <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Zergling">Zerglings</a>, <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Lurker">Lurkers</a>, and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Ultralisk">Ultralisks</a> while attacking/counter-attacking while <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Macro">macroing</a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup> It has been said that sAviOr optimized and brought together a chain of ZvT innovations from the likes July, <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/GoRush">GoRush</a>, and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/YellOw">YellOw</a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup> As a result of these ZvT advancements, sAviOr would win 12 consecutive ZvT series (71% of games) in Starleague play from 2005-2007, including over iloveoov, NaDa, and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/BoxeR">BoxeR</a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup> This was in stark contrast to the generally overwhelming successes Terrans had in the ZvT match-up, having dominated earlier Starleague competitions.<sup><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup> As more Zerg players adopted sAviOr's innovations, it has been said that the ZvT winning percent, overall by all players, increased in mid-2006 as a result.<sup><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a></sup>
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<h3><span>ZvP</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>
<p>In the ZvP match-up, sAviOr was both innovative and dominant, as well. sAviOr is often credited with having optimized various <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/3_Base_Spire_into_5_Hatch_Hydra_(vs._Protoss)">3 Hatch Mutalisk</a> build orders against Protoss.<sup><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a></sup> The Mutalisk-heavy ZvP builds was highly effective in neutralizing <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Fast_Expand_Protoss_vs_Zerg">Fast Expand PvZ</a> builds that focused on on upgraded Zealot attack timings. This strategy could then transition to macro <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Hydralisk">Hydralisks</a> by the mid-game as the Zerg will have secured a strong economic advantage, before proceeding to Hive-tech with Defiler spells, and thus akin to sAviOr's ZvT late game progression.
Alternately, against <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Forge">Forge</a>-first FE PvZ builds, sAviOr's popularized early expansions that progressed directly into macro <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Hydralisk">Hydralisk</a> and Hydralisk/Lurker combination build orders, sometimes called "4 Base, 8 Hatchery Hydra" builds.<sup><a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a></sup> Because of the dynamic nature of these builds, the approach would shift while reacting to the Protoss opponent's strategic choices, including incorporating <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Scourge">Scourge</a> against aggressive <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Corsair">Corsairs</a>, Hydralisk drop attacks, and relying on Lurker defense while establishing the four base economy. Many of these concepts are still used today, having continued refinement under Jaedong's reign in the years that followed. Ultimately, after enjoying significant ZvP success, Bisu would be credited for countering sAviOr's ZvP strategies with an emphasis on <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Corsair">Corsairs</a>, thus countering sAviOr's Mutalisk-based builds. At the same time, these Corsair-intensive PvZ tactics limited Zerg production by targeting slow moving <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Overlord">Overlords</a>. Despite some of these counters by Bisu, sAviOr was overall very dominant in employing his various optimized ZvP strategies -- in the same 2005-2007 period described above against Terran, between his first and last MSL victories, sAviOr went 24-7 in ZvP for a 77% winning percentage.
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<h2><span>Facts</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
<ul><li>He is known for his <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Defiler">Defiler</a> control, which made the unit closely related with his name.</li>
<li>He popularized the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/3_Hatch_Muta_(vs._Terran)">3 Hatch Muta (vs. Terran)</a>.</li>
<li>He holds the third highest versus-Protoss <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/ELO_rating">ELO rating</a> peak at 2274.</li>
<li>He is known for his risky, fast tech play, which involves crucial timings in order to successfully defend against attacks and counter properly.</li>
<li>Post-matchmaking incident, he is one of the most hated ex-professional gamer in South Korea. In fact, in Korea, sAviOr is most commonly referred under nickname 마레기 'Maregi', which is a combination of his name plus 'ssregi' (trash).<sup><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a></sup> Due to constant harassment in his stream channel, 'maregi' is one of many banned key words in his AfreecaTV stream chat, along with many others including 'match fixing' as well as names of other former pro gamers involved in the match fixing scandal.</li></ul>
<h2><span>Career Statistics</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
<p>sAviOr's career records can be seen in the below table:<sup><a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a></sup>
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<table>
<tbody><tr>
<th>Year
</th>
<th>Wins
</th>
<th>Losses
</th>
<th>%Win
</th>
<th>vs 
</th>
<th>vs  %Win
</th>
<th>vs 
</th>
<th>vs  %Win
</th>
<th>vs 
</th>
<th>vs  %Win
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>2010
</td>
<td>4
</td>
<td>7
</td>
<td>36%
</td>
<td>2-4
</td>
<td>33%
</td>
<td>2-1
</td>
<td>67%
</td>
<td>0-2
</td>
<td>0%
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2009
</td>
<td>41
</td>
<td>39
</td>
<td>51%
</td>
<td>10-6
</td>
<td>63%
</td>
<td>15-14
</td>
<td>52%
</td>
<td>16-19
</td>
<td>46%
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2008
</td>
<td>53
</td>
<td>60
</td>
<td>47%
</td>
<td>24-33
</td>
<td>42%
</td>
<td>19-21
</td>
<td>48%
</td>
<td>10-6
</td>
<td>63%
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2007
</td>
<td>94
</td>
<td>57
</td>
<td>62%
</td>
<td>44-34
</td>
<td>56%
</td>
<td>39-16
</td>
<td>71%
</td>
<td>11-7
</td>
<td>61%
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2006
</td>
<td>84
</td>
<td>32
</td>
<td>72%
</td>
<td>29-12
</td>
<td>71%
</td>
<td>25-7
</td>
<td>78%
</td>
<td>30-13
</td>
<td>70%
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2005
</td>
<td>53
</td>
<td>31
</td>
<td>63%
</td>
<td>17-13
</td>
<td>57%
</td>
<td>22-10
</td>
<td>69%
</td>
<td>14-8
</td>
<td>64%
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2004
</td>
<td>38
</td>
<td>26
</td>
<td>59%
</td>
<td>16-9
</td>
<td>64%
</td>
<td>9-4
</td>
<td>69%
</td>
<td>13-13
</td>
<td>50%
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2003
</td>
<td>5
</td>
<td>7
</td>
<td>42%
</td>
<td>5-4
</td>
<td>56%
</td>
<td>0-3
</td>
<td>0%
</td>
<td>0-0
</td>
<td> —
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th>Cumulative
</th>
<th>372
</th>
<th>259
</th>
<th>59%
</th>
<th>147-122
</th>
<th>55%
</th>
<th>131-69
</th>
<th>66%
</th>
<th>94-68
</th>
<th>58%
</th></tr>
</tbody></table>
<h2><span>Matchup Statistics</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<th>Matchup</th>
<th>Games</th>
<th>Wins</th>
<th>Losses</th>
<th>Winrate
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>vs P</td>
<td>132</td>
<td>86</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>65.2 %
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>vs T</td>
<td>192</td>
<td>105</td>
<td>87</td>
<td>54.7 %
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>vs Z</td>
<td>117</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>65.8 %
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th>All</th>
<th>441</th>
<th>268</th>
<th>173</th>
<th>60.8 %
</th></tr></tbody></table>
<h2><span>Achievements</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=14">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>


<div><table><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Place</th><th>Tier</th><th>Tournament</th><th>Team</th><th>Result</th><th>Prize</th></tr><tr><td>2018-05-01</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td><span></span></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2018_Hangzhou_StarCraft_Carnival/2v2">2018 Hangzhou StarCraft Carnival: 2v2 event</a></td><td><div><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/334">334</a></span></p></div><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a>sAviOr</a></span></p></div></div></td><td>4 : 1</td><td><div><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Noway">Noway</a></span></p></div><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Speed">Speed</a></span></p></div></div></td><td>$47,332</td></tr><tr><td>2013-12-01</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2013_StarCraft_Asian_Open"></a></span></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2013_StarCraft_Asian_Open">2013 StarCraft Asian Open: 2v2</a></td><td><div><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a>sAviOr</a></span></p></div><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/334">334</a></span></p></div></div></td><td></td><td><div><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Beast">beast</a></span></p></div><div><p><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=Pic&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Pic</a></span></p></div></div></td><td>$24,600</td></tr><tr><td>2009-07-26</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2009_e-Stars_Heritage_League"></a></span></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2009_e-Stars_Heritage_League">2009 e-Stars Heritage League</a></td><td><p><span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/CJ_Entus"></a></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/CJ_Entus"></a></span></span></p></td><td>2 : 1</td><td><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/NaDa">NaDa</a></span></p></div></td><td>$16,100</td></tr><tr><td>2008-10-12</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2008_Blizzcon_Invitational"></a></span></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2008_Blizzcon_Invitational">2008 Blizzcon Invitational</a></td><td><p><span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/CJ_Entus"></a></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/CJ_Entus"></a></span></span></p></td><td>2 : 0</td><td><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/NaDa">NaDa</a></span></p></div></td><td>$25,000</td></tr><tr><td>2007-08-04</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2007_Blizzcon_Invitational"></a></span></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2007_Blizzcon_Invitational">2007 Blizzcon Invitational</a></td><td><p><span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/CJ_Entus"></a></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/CJ_Entus"></a></span></span></p></td><td>2 : 0</td><td><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Nal_rA">Nal_rA</a></span></p></div></td><td>$10,000</td></tr><tr><td>2007-02-24</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2006-2007_Shinhan_Bank_OSL_Season_3"></a></span></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2006-2007_Shinhan_Bank_OSL_Season_3">2006 Shinhan Bank OSL Season 3</a></td><td><p><span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/CJ_Entus"></a></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/CJ_Entus"></a></span></span></p></td><td>3 : 1</td><td><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/NaDa">NaDa</a></span></p></div></td><td>$32,200</td></tr><tr><td>2006-12-03</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Major_Tournaments">Showm. (Maj.)</a></td><td><span></span></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2006_CJ_SuperFight_3">2006 CJ SuperFight 3</a></td><td><p><span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/CJ_Entus"></a></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/CJ_Entus"></a></span></span></p></td><td>3 : 1</td><td><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/NaDa">NaDa</a></span></p></div></td><td>$21,836.48</td></tr><tr><td>2006-11-11</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2006_Pringles_MSL_Season_2"></a></span></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2006_Pringles_MSL_Season_2">2006 Pringles MSL Season 2</a></td><td><p><span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/CJ_Entus"></a></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/CJ_Entus"></a></span></span></p></td><td>3 : 1</td><td><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Silver">Silver</a></span></p></div></td><td>$24,150</td></tr><tr><td>2006-07-16</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2006_Pringles_MSL_Season_1"></a></span></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2006_Pringles_MSL_Season_1">2006 Pringles MSL Season 1</a></td><td><p><span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/CJ_Entus"></a></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/CJ_Entus"></a></span></span></p></td><td>3 : 1</td><td><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Nal_rA">Nal_rA</a></span></p></div></td><td>$24,150</td></tr><tr><td>2005-08-06</td><td><b>1st</b></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Premier_Tournaments">Premier</a></td><td><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2005_UZOO_MSL"></a></span></td><td><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/2005_UZOO_MSL">2005 UZOO MSL</a></td><td><p><span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Greatest_One"></a></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Greatest_One"></a></span></span></p></td><td>3 : 1</td><td><div><p><span></span><span></span><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Reach">Reach</a></span></p></div></td><td>$24,150</td></tr><tr><th><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/SAviOr/Results">Extended list of results</a></th></tr></tbody></table></div>
<ul><li>sAviOr's Premier tournament results were vacated by KeSPA as a result of the <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Match_Fixing_Scandal">Match Fixing Scandal</a></li></ul>
<h2><span>Earnings Breakdown</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=15">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
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<h2><span>Rivalries</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=16">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
<p>During sAviOr’s peak years in 2005-2007, he had several rivalries which helped establish his dominance.
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<h3><span>Nal_rA</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=17">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>
<p>The earliest of sAviOr’s rivals was <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Nal_rA">Nal_rA</a>, a Protoss player.  The games to them were referred to as the “Holy Wars”: the War between the Protoss slaughterer and the president of Protoss. It was the two considered strongest in the PvZ and ZvP match-ups at the time.
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<h3><span>Midas</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=18">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>
<p>Midas, a strong Terran player, also reached his career peak in 2006, concurrently with sAviOr, with strong top-four finishes at 2006 Pringles MSL Season 1 and 2006 Shinhan Bank OSL Season 2. Midas would intentionally pick sAviOr for round one in the 2006 Shinhan Bank OSL Season 3, defeating sAviOr 1-0 on <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Hitchhiker">Hitchhiker</a> in an intense game <span><a href="https://tl.net/tlpd/games/1678/vod"></a></span>. Nonetheless, sAviOr asserted himself and defeated Midas 2–0 after the first game.  sAviOr went on to win the Shinhan Bank Starleague Season 3 over NaDa 3–1.
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<h3><span>Bisu</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=19">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>
<p>After defeating NaDa 3-1 in the Shinhan Bank Starleague Season 3 finals, sAviOr was an enormous favorite in the 2006–07 GOMTV MSL Season 1 finals versus <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Bisu">Bisu</a>.  At the time sAviOr was untouchable in ZvP.  The following series is the infamous set where Bisu 3-0’d sAviOr in a one-sided series.  Bisu would continue to have moderate success against sAviOr in several of their encounters to follow.
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<h3><span>firebathero</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=20">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>
<p>In the GOMTV MSL Season 2 quarterfinals, sAviOr and <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Firebathero">firebathero</a> played a tightly contested best of five that came down to the final map <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Python">Python</a>. After winning that map, firebathero <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDLPQiboykY">danced</a> around sAviOr’s booth as a ceremony which was considered offensive by many. This mockery of the former Bonjwa was theorized to be the final slap in the face that brought down "The Maestro", although sAviOr claimed he was unaware of the antics. Ever since that series, encounters between sAviOr and firebathero have been highly anticipated. The total record stands at 8–3 in favor of firebathero, with sAviOr winning their last match-up on <a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Battle_Royal">Battle Royal</a> <span><a href="https://tl.net/tlpd/games/11830/vod"></a></span>.
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<h2><span>Notable Games</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=21">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
<h3><span>ZvT</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=22">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>

<h3><span>ZvP</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=23">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>

<h3><span>ZvZ</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=24">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h3>

<h2><span>Interviews</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=25">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
<ul><li>2005-07-16 | <a href="http://game.donga.com/24964/">마재윤, 우주 MBC게임 스타리그 결승 진출 — GAMEDONGA</a></li></ul>
<h2><span>External Links</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=26">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Jae-yoon">Wikipedia</a></li>
<li><span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Category:Germany"></a></span> <a href="http://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/suedkorea-die-krieger-des-internets-1407531.html">German FAZ about sAviOr</a> / <a href="https://tl.net/blogs/viewblog.php?id=401980">Translation</a></li></ul>
<h2><span>Gallery</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=27">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
<ul>
		<li><div><p><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/File:Majaeyoon.png"></a></p></div></li>
		<li><div><p><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/File:Savior_2006.jpg"></a></p></div></li>
		<li><div><p><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/File:Savior_2006a.jpg"></a></p></div></li>
		<li><div><p><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/File:Savior_2008.jpg"></a></p></div></li>
		<li><div><p><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/File:2007_Shinhan_Masters_sAviOr.jpg"></a></p></div></li>
</ul>
<h2><span>References</span><span><span>[</span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/index.php?title=SAviOr&amp;action=edit&amp;section=28">edit</a><span>]</span></span></h2>
<div><ol>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/closed-threads/198810-savior-plays-bw-games-on-afreeca">sAviOr on Afreeca</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/102063-saviors-resolve?view=all">Can Savior come back</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/blogs/55434-savior-the-maestro">Savior interview article</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=226236">"God of the Battlefield part 1" by Ver</a> - Article on Savior's revolutionary dominance</span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=405029">"God of the Battlefield part 2" by Ver</a> - Second part of Article on Savior's revolutionary dominance</span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/tlpd/korean/leagues/207_2003_Summer_OCL_Prelims">Earliest TLPD entries for Savior</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/50050-when-did-savior-started-to-dominate?view=all">When did Savior start to dominate</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/94254-a-history-of-terran-vs-zerg">History of TvZ</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-9">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/final-edits/405029-god-of-the-battlefield-part-2">Savior and Zerg historical performance</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-10">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/tlpd/korean/players/135_sAviOr">TLPD Savior</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-11">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/84962-progamer-salaries?view=all">Progamer salaries</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-12">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/49725-progamers-income-list">Progamers income list 2007</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-13">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100202002307/http://www.mymym.com/en/news/9544.html">MyMYM salary compilation</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-14">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/74075-official-savior-dropped-to-cj-team-b">CJ drops Savior to B team</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-15">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/75590-news-savior-returns-to-cj-team-a">Savior promoted by CJ</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-16">↑</a></span> <span><a href="http://game.donga.com/53778/">Savior sentencing (Korean)</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-17">↑</a></span> <span><a href="http://live.afreeca.com:8057/afreeca/bj_rank.php">Afreeca rankings</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-18">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/324689-match-fixing-savior-starts-paid-lessons">Savior paid lessons</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-19">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/367394-sospa-the-korean-afreeca-broodwar-scene">SOSPA scene</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-20">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/final-edits/226236-god-of-the-battlefield-part-1">Savior retrospective</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-21">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/final-edits/405029-god-of-the-battlefield-part-2">Savior retrospective 2</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-22">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/SAviOr#Rise_of_a_Legend">Savior LP biography</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-23">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/206831-the-most-influential-progamers-of-all-time">Most influential players</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-24">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/final-edits/226236-god-of-the-battlefield-part-1">Savior retrospective</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-25">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/final-edits/405029-god-of-the-battlefield-part-2">Savior retrospective 2</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-26">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/83216-bad-time-for-zerg">Zerg evolution</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-27">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/final-edits/226236-god-of-the-battlefield-part-1">Savior retrospective</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-28">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/324598-balance-and-bonjwas-a-statistical-analysis">Balance and statistical analysis</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-29">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/94254-a-history-of-terran-vs-zerg">History of TvZ</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-30">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/83851-what-happened-to-zvp">ZvP innovation</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-31">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://tl.net/forum/bw-strategy/425838-bw-zvp-savior-analysis">Savior ZvP builds</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-32">↑</a></span> <span><a href="https://namu.wiki/w/%EB%A7%88%EC%9E%AC%EC%9C%A4%EC%9D%98%20%EB%B3%84%EB%AA%85%EB%AA%A9%EB%A1%9D?from=%EB%A7%88%EC%9E%AC%EC%9C%A4%2F%EB%B3%84%EB%AA%85%EB%AA%A9%EB%A1%9D">https://namu.wiki/w/%EB%A7%88%EC%9E%AC%EC%9C%A4%EC%9D%98%20%EB%B3%84%EB%AA%85%EB%AA%A9%EB%A1%9D?from=%EB%A7%88%EC%9E%AC%EC%9C%A4%2F%EB%B3%84%EB%AA%85%EB%AA%A9%EB%A1%9D</a> list of savior's nicknames (Korean)</span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-33">↑</a></span> <span><a href="http://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=hellshuu&amp;logNo=50145025510">sAviOr history</a></span>
</li>
<li><span><a href="#cite_ref-34">↑</a></span> <span><a href="http://www.ygosu.com/reports/?m2=person&amp;m3=stats_star&amp;idx=7&amp;newwindow=&amp;stats_type=season#stats_list">YGosu player records for sAviOr</a></span>
</li>
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                    This player has been banned from professional StarCraft competition.
                    For more information, see Match Fixing Scandal                      
                  
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                      [ e ][ h ] sAviOr
                      Player Information
                      Name:
                      마재윤(馬在允)
                      Romanized Name:
                      Ma Jae Yoon
                      Nationality:
                      South Korea
                      Born:
                      November 23, 1987 (age 36)
                      Race:
                      Zerg
                      Alternate IDs:
                      IPXZerg, sAviOr[gm]
                      Nicknames:
                      The Maestro, Ma Bonjwa, 马本座, The Dictator, The Protoss Slaughterer, Maregi
                      Approx. Total Winnings:
                      $307,483
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                          ????-??-?? — 2006-04-??
                          Greatest One
                          2006-04-?? — 2010-06-09
                          CJ Entus

              Overview [ edit ]

              Ma "sAviOr" Jae Yoon is a former StarCraft progamer from South Korea who played Zerg for CJ Entus.

              Although sAviOr is largely associated in ignominy since his involvement in the match fixing scandal in 2010, he is widely recognized as a preeminent innovator and dominant competitor in his peak years of 2005-2007. His play declined steeply in his later years from 2008 on, despite glimmers of success in 2009, but sAviOr never again reclaimed the recognition or success he had previously enjoyed. sAviOr continues to play publicly, occasionally streaming on Afreeca.[1]


                    Contents

                    * 1 Overview
                    * 2 Biography
                        + 2.1 Beginning
                        + 2.2 Rise of a Legend
                        + 2.3 The Slump
                        + 2.4 Career End
                        + 2.5 Continuing in the Amateur Scene
                    * 3 Play Style and Innovations
                        + 3.1 ZvT
                        + 3.2 ZvP
                    * 4 Facts
                    * 5 Career Statistics
                    * 6 Matchup Statistics
                    * 7 Achievements
                    * 8 Earnings Breakdown
                    * 9 Rivalries
                        + 9.1 Nal_rA
                        + 9.2 Midas
                        + 9.3 Bisu
                        + 9.4 firebathero
                    * 10 Notable Games
                        + 10.1 ZvT
                        + 10.2 ZvP
                        + 10.3 ZvZ
                    * 11 Interviews
                    * 12 External Links
                    * 13 Gallery
                    * 14 References

              Biography [ edit ]

              sAvioR is widely recognized for his innovative game play and timing/game management. Although he did not possess the high APMs (hovering in the 250-range) and mechanics of a Jaedong or Flash, he was recognized for his innate talent, sometimes labeled "genius", and strategic creativity, thus likely leading to his nickname "The Maestro" [2][3] He is considered a Bonjwa of his era, joining the likes of NaDa, iloveoov, and BoxeR, and thus the only Zerg player to attain the title. In addition to his four MSL and OSL titles, sAviOr cumulative achievements enabled him to achieve the number one KeSPA Ranking nine times, including occupying the position for eight straight months in 2006.

              sAviOr is largely seen as the player who revolutionized Zerg gameplay by popularizing new builds such as the 3 Hatch Mutalisk Build in ZvT. sAviOr is recognized as being one of the most influential StarCraft players to have played the game[4][5].

              Beginning [ edit ]

              sAviOr started his progaming career in 2003 at 16 years of age, with his earliest documented matches composed of mainly preliminaries and qualifying tournaments.[6] The trend continued in 2004 he sAviOr played in a handful of major tournaments which were televised. Some of his earliest major appearances included the 2004 SPRIS MSL (quarterfinals) and 2004 SKY Proleague Round 1.

              sAviOr would make his presence more widely known in 2005 as he took victory at the 2005 UZOO MSL in only his second attempt at a major tournament. Although this was a big achievement, the community did not yet accord sAviOr much recognition as it was his first Starleague and he had not yet accumulated a more storied career.[7]

              Rise of a Legend [ edit ]

              sAviOr would continue his success at the next MBCGame StarCraft League (MSL), the 2005 LG CYON MSL. The tournament was notable for sAviOr's defeat of iloveoov, then the second-ranked player by KeSPA, in two series, winning 2-0 in a best of three and 3-0 in a best of five. sAviOr would eventually advance to the finals before being defeated by ChoJJa 3-2 in a tightly contested ZvZ match-up.

              As seen in his annual performance records below, sAviOr continued his rise with his strongest year in 2006. He would take the titles at both the 2006 Pringles MSL Season 1 and 2006 Pringles MSL Season 2. Along the way, sAviOr became Greatest Ones (later renamed CJ Entus) leading Proleague player, accumulating a dominant 16–4 record during 2006 SKY Proleague Round 1 and 2006 SKY Proleague Round 2.

              sAviOr continued his successes in 2007, although there were signs of trouble. His innovative game play still seemed dominant, but Zerg players appeared to have difficulty against some maps, such as Longinus and Reverse Temple, that were said to have favored Terrans in the ZvT match-up.[8] sAviOr would continued to have some success, nonetheless, as he won his first, and only, OnGameNet Starleague (OSL) title at the 2006-2007 Shinhan Bank OSL Season 3. Playing currently in the MSL series, sAviOr would also advance to the finals of the 2006-2007 GomTV MSL before being defeated by Bisu. In doing so, sAviOr had advanced to the an unprecedented five MSL finals, winning three championship titles along the way. The road to these OSL and MSL finals was difficult, with come-from-behind wins against Iris and Hwasin in the respective leagues. These victories were especially notable in context, as Zerg players had previously only won 11% (3 of 28) Starleague titles, whereas sAviOr himself had been responsible for 4 of the past 6 Starleagues (both MSLs and OSLs).[9] During this stretch from April 2005 through March 2007, from his first to last MSL victories, sAviOr accumulated a 136-68 record (66.7%), besting all of the contemporaries to whom he was compared, including, Jaedong, Bisu, NaDa, Nal_rA, Midas, Sea, Stork, iloveoov, July, and ChoJJa. During this two year period, his winning percentage versus the three races were: ZvP 71.6%, ZvT 65.4%, and ZvZ 62.5%.[10] When looking at only Starleague play against the toughest competition, his records were even more impressive, at 71% versus Terran and 77% versus Protoss.

              With these strong performances, sAviOr's CJ salary would rise accordingly, from $70,000 per year for 2006-2007 to $106,000 the following year, excluding tournament prize earnings.[11][12] Nonetheless, these numbers would pale in comparison to professional StarCraft's highest earner at the time, NaDa, at over $200,000.[13]

              The Slump [ edit ]

              sAviOr’s disastrous yet spectacular 0–3 defeat at the hands of Bisu in the 2007 GomTV MSL finals was reminiscent of sAviOr’s own rise to power through an unexpected demolishing of iloveoov. Following this crushing loss, sAviOr slowly descended into a slump. After having been in the MSL finals five times in a row, sAviOr was defeated in the 2007 GOMTV MSL Season 2 in the quarterfinals, going 2–3 against the Terran player firebathero. In the same season, sAviOr, then the reigning OSL champion, was eliminated from the 2007 Daum OSL by his teammate, the Terran player Iris, losing 1–2 in the quarterfinals. In the following season sAviOr was again eliminated from both leagues before reaching the finals, losing in the 2007 GOMTV MSL Season 3 semifinals to eventual champion Mind, and losing his 2007 EVER OSL quarterfinals match to Bisu, the same player who induced his slump two seasons earlier.

              sAviOr continued downhill, reaching his lowest ever when he was demoted to the CJ B-team in June 2008.[14] However, after just a very short period, sAviOr was again promoted back to the A-team after improving performance by July 2008.[15] After his reign as the number one player on the KeSPA ranking in late 2006 and much of 2007, sAviOr fell from first to third in September 2007. He would continue his steep slide out of the top ten to 11 a few months later, in June 2008, before falling out of the top 25 in October 2008.

              Though nowhere near his prime form, sAviOr then managed to halt his downward spiral with some limited success in event matches, winning the BlizzCon 2008 and 2009 e-Stars Soul Heritage League tournaments and finally defeating Bisu in the 2009 All-Star Race Battle special event matches.

              Career End [ edit ]

              After Kwanro’s departure for Woongjin Stars in September 2009, CJ Entus was in need of a third Zerg, resulting in sAviOr being played more frequently alongside fellow CJ Zergs EffOrt and Hydra in the 2009–2010 Shinhan Bank Proleague. He finished the round with a solid 4 wins, 4 loss record, including a win over Jaedong, with one Ace match defeat to Hyvaa. He qualified for the 2009 Nate MSL and was placed in a group with Bisu in what many saw as an exciting group in which the two were expected to play in the Winner’s match. However, sAviOr lost his game to Bogus and had to wait until the loser’s match before he could play Bisu. sAviOr lost to Bisu again, and was knocked out 0–2 in what many saw as an upset.

              In 2010, it was discovered that he was involved in the Match Fixing Scandal, and was permanently banned from progaming by KeSPA. sAviOr's last professional match would take place in February 2010. As part of the ban, all his titles and achievements won under KeSPA's governance were vacated, including sAviOr's three MSL and one OSL title. His international achievements, such as at BlizzCon, however, were not under KeSPA's jurisdiction and thus unaffected. In addition to this revocation of historical records, sAviOr was ordered to perform 120 hours of community service and sentenced to two years of probation as part of a court decree.[16]

              Continuing in the Amateur Scene [ edit ]

              sAviOr has since his ban from KeSPA events continued playing on the Korean Fish Server. He has had some success there and his Afreeca stream is quite popular, as gauged by cumulative viewers and rankings of casters' popularity.[17] He has occasionally offered paid lessons and participates in amateur events, such as clan wars.[18]

              Sonic had included him in a previous event match, but due to negative reactions from fans and viewers, he was banned from all Sonic events in 2012.[19] sAviOr has occasionally participated in public competitions, including the 2013 StarCraft Asian Open (2v2) tournament, which was held in Shanghai, China in November, 2013. He and his Chinese team mate 334 won the first prize of ~$25,000.

              Play Style and Innovations [ edit ]

              In spite of sAviOr's relatively low APM, he largely achieved dominance with a combination of timing/game management and strategically exploiting intricacies of each Zerg match-up.[20][21] Although his ZvP winning percentage was the highest of his three race match-ups, his ZvT match-up is likely his defining legacy.[22]

              ZvT [ edit ]

              In ZvT, sAviOr is largely recognized for having popularized the 3 Hatch Muta build that, by and large, is still the most commonly used approach in the modern ZvT game. This effectively called for a combination of Mutalisk harassment/stalling and quick ascent up the Zerg technology tree to enable Hive-level spells like Dark Swarm and Plague.[23][24] Along the way, sAviOr demonstrated how to best exploit mobility advantages Zerg had over Terran with Zerglings, Lurkers, and Ultralisks while attacking/counter-attacking while macroing.[25] It has been said that sAviOr optimized and brought together a chain of ZvT innovations from the likes July, GoRush, and YellOw.[26] As a result of these ZvT advancements, sAviOr would win 12 consecutive ZvT series (71% of games) in Starleague play from 2005-2007, including over iloveoov, NaDa, and BoxeR.[27] This was in stark contrast to the generally overwhelming successes Terrans had in the ZvT match-up, having dominated earlier Starleague competitions.[28] As more Zerg players adopted sAviOr's innovations, it has been said that the ZvT winning percent, overall by all players, increased in mid-2006 as a result.[29]

              ZvP [ edit ]

              In the ZvP match-up, sAviOr was both innovative and dominant, as well. sAviOr is often credited with having optimized various 3 Hatch Mutalisk build orders against Protoss.[30] The Mutalisk-heavy ZvP builds was highly effective in neutralizing Fast Expand PvZ builds that focused on on upgraded Zealot attack timings. This strategy could then transition to macro Hydralisks by the mid-game as the Zerg will have secured a strong economic advantage, before proceeding to Hive-tech with Defiler spells, and thus akin to sAviOr's ZvT late game progression. Alternately, against Forge-first FE PvZ builds, sAviOr's popularized early expansions that progressed directly into macro Hydralisk and Hydralisk/Lurker combination build orders, sometimes called "4 Base, 8 Hatchery Hydra" builds.[31] Because of the dynamic nature of these builds, the approach would shift while reacting to the Protoss opponent's strategic choices, including incorporating Scourge against aggressive Corsairs, Hydralisk drop attacks, and relying on Lurker defense while establishing the four base economy. Many of these concepts are still used today, having continued refinement under Jaedong's reign in the years that followed. Ultimately, after enjoying significant ZvP success, Bisu would be credited for countering sAviOr's ZvP strategies with an emphasis on Corsairs, thus countering sAviOr's Mutalisk-based builds. At the same time, these Corsair-intensive PvZ tactics limited Zerg production by targeting slow moving Overlords. Despite some of these counters by Bisu, sAviOr was overall very dominant in employing his various optimized ZvP strategies -- in the same 2005-2007 period described above against Terran, between his first and last MSL victories, sAviOr went 24-7 in ZvP for a 77% winning percentage.

              Facts [ edit ]

                * He is known for his Defiler control, which made the unit closely related with his name.
                * He popularized the 3 Hatch Muta (vs. Terran).
                * He holds the third highest versus-Protoss ELO rating peak at 2274.
                * He is known for his risky, fast tech play, which involves crucial timings in order to successfully defend against attacks and counter properly.
                * Post-matchmaking incident, he is one of the most hated ex-professional gamer in South Korea. In fact, in Korea, sAviOr is most commonly referred under nickname 마레기 'Maregi', which is a combination of his name plus 'ssregi' (trash).[32] Due to constant harassment in his stream channel, 'maregi' is one of many banned key words in his AfreecaTV stream chat, along with many others including 'match fixing' as well as names of other former pro gamers involved in the match fixing scandal.

              Career Statistics [ edit ]

              sAviOr's career records can be seen in the below table:[33][34]

                Year        Wins  Losses  %Win  vs       vs %Win  vs      vs %Win  vs     vs %Win
                2010        4     7       36%   2-4      33%      2-1     67%      0-2    0%     
                2009        41    39      51%   10-6     63%      15-14   52%      16-19  46%    
                2008        53    60      47%   24-33    42%      19-21   48%      10-6   63%    
                2007        94    57      62%   44-34    56%      39-16   71%      11-7   61%    
                2006        84    32      72%   29-12    71%      25-7    78%      30-13  70%    
                2005        53    31      63%   17-13    57%      22-10   69%      14-8   64%    
                2004        38    26      59%   16-9     64%      9-4     69%      13-13  50%    
                2003        5     7       42%   5-4      56%      0-3     0%       0-0    —      
                Cumulative  372   259     59%   147-122  55%      131-69  66%      94-68  58%    
                

                Matchup Statistics [ edit ]

                  Matchup  Games  Wins  Losses  Winrate
                  vs P     132    86    46      65.2 % 
                  vs T     192    105   87      54.7 % 
                  vs Z     117    77    40      65.8 % 
                  All      441    268   173     60.8 % 
                  

                  Achievements [ edit ]

                      Date                      Place  Tier           Tournament  Team                                         Result      Prize
                      2018-05-01                1st    Premier                    2018 Hangzhou StarCraft Carnival: 2v2 event      334     4 : 1      Noway  $47,332   
                                                                                                                                   sAviOr             Speed            
                      2013-12-01                1st    Premier                    2013 StarCraft Asian Open: 2v2                   sAviOr             beast  $24,600   
                                                                                                                                   334                Pic              
                      2009-07-26                1st    Premier                    2009 e-Stars Heritage League                             2 : 1    NaDa     $16,100   
                      2008-10-12                1st    Premier                    2008 Blizzcon Invitational                               2 : 0    NaDa     $25,000   
                      2007-08-04                1st    Premier                    2007 Blizzcon Invitational                               2 : 0    Nal_rA   $10,000   
                      2007-02-24                1st    Premier                    2006 Shinhan Bank OSL Season 3                           3 : 1    NaDa     $32,200   
                      2006-12-03                1st    Showm. (Maj.)              2006 CJ SuperFight 3                                     3 : 1    NaDa     $21,836.48
                      2006-11-11                1st    Premier                    2006 Pringles MSL Season 2                               3 : 1    Silver   $24,150   
                      2006-07-16                1st    Premier                    2006 Pringles MSL Season 1                               3 : 1    Nal_rA   $24,150   
                      2005-08-06                1st    Premier                    2005 UZOO MSL                                            3 : 1    Reach    $24,150   
                      Extended list of results
                      
                      * sAviOr's Premier tournament results were vacated by KeSPA as a result of the Match Fixing Scandal

                    Earnings Breakdown [ edit ]

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                    Rivalries [ edit ]

                    During sAviOr’s peak years in 2005-2007, he had several rivalries which helped establish his dominance.

                    Nal_rA [ edit ]

                    The earliest of sAviOr’s rivals was Nal_rA, a Protoss player. The games to them were referred to as the “Holy Wars”: the War between the Protoss slaughterer and the president of Protoss. It was the two considered strongest in the PvZ and ZvP match-ups at the time.

                    Midas [ edit ]

                    Midas, a strong Terran player, also reached his career peak in 2006, concurrently with sAviOr, with strong top-four finishes at 2006 Pringles MSL Season 1 and 2006 Shinhan Bank OSL Season 2. Midas would intentionally pick sAviOr for round one in the 2006 Shinhan Bank OSL Season 3, defeating sAviOr 1-0 on Hitchhiker in an intense game . Nonetheless, sAviOr asserted himself and defeated Midas 2–0 after the first game. sAviOr went on to win the Shinhan Bank Starleague Season 3 over NaDa 3–1.

                    Bisu [ edit ]

                    After defeating NaDa 3-1 in the Shinhan Bank Starleague Season 3 finals, sAviOr was an enormous favorite in the 2006–07 GOMTV MSL Season 1 finals versus Bisu. At the time sAviOr was untouchable in ZvP. The following series is the infamous set where Bisu 3-0’d sAviOr in a one-sided series. Bisu would continue to have moderate success against sAviOr in several of their encounters to follow.

                    firebathero [ edit ]

                    In the GOMTV MSL Season 2 quarterfinals, sAviOr and firebathero played a tightly contested best of five that came down to the final map Python. After winning that map, firebathero danced around sAviOr’s booth as a ceremony which was considered offensive by many. This mockery of the former Bonjwa was theorized to be the final slap in the face that brought down "The Maestro", although sAviOr claimed he was unaware of the antics. Ever since that series, encounters between sAviOr and firebathero have been highly anticipated. The total record stands at 8–3 in favor of firebathero, with sAviOr winning their last match-up on Battle Royal .

                    Notable Games [ edit ]

                    ZvT [ edit ]

                      * vs. Iris on Arkanoid, 2006 Shinhan Bank Starleague Season 3 5set
                      * vs. NaDa on Arkanoid, 2006 CJ 3rd SuperFight
                      * vs. Light on Monty Hall, 2007 Daum OSL - sAviOr tries to rush Light, but is blocked by a timely built Supply Depot. A wild game ensues (Pimpest Plays 2007).

                    ZvP [ edit ]

                      * vs. TT on Requiem, 2008–09 Shinhan Bank Proleague Ro1 Week 5
                      * vs. Nal_rA on Rush Hour, 2006 Pringles MSL Season 1 Final 3set

                    ZvZ [ edit ]

                      * vs. YellOw[ArnC] on Un’Goro Crater, 2007 Shinhan Bank Proleague Play-Off Semi-Final 7set — despite losing in depressing fashion to Chalrenge in the same match, sAviOr is sent out as the Ace in the 3rd vs. 4th play-off match. Not a pretty game, but all the more important.

                    Interviews [ edit ]

                      * 2005-07-16 | 마재윤, 우주 MBC게임 스타리그 결승 진출 — GAMEDONGA

                    External Links [ edit ]

                      * Wikipedia
                      * German FAZ about sAviOr / Translation

                    Gallery [ edit ]

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                    References [ edit ]

                         1. ↑ sAviOr on Afreeca
                         2. ↑ Can Savior come back
                         3. ↑ Savior interview article
                         4. ↑ "God of the Battlefield part 1" by Ver - Article on Savior's revolutionary dominance
                         5. ↑ "God of the Battlefield part 2" by Ver - Second part of Article on Savior's revolutionary dominance
                         6. ↑ Earliest TLPD entries for Savior
                         7. ↑ When did Savior start to dominate
                         8. ↑ History of TvZ
                         9. ↑ Savior and Zerg historical performance
                        10. ↑ TLPD Savior
                        11. ↑ Progamer salaries
                        12. ↑ Progamers income list 2007
                        13. ↑ MyMYM salary compilation
                        14. ↑ CJ drops Savior to B team
                        15. ↑ Savior promoted by CJ
                        16. ↑ Savior sentencing (Korean)
                        17. ↑ Afreeca rankings
                        18. ↑ Savior paid lessons
                        19. ↑ SOSPA scene
                        20. ↑ Savior retrospective
                        21. ↑ Savior retrospective 2
                        22. ↑ Savior LP biography
                        23. ↑ Most influential players
                        24. ↑ Savior retrospective
                        25. ↑ Savior retrospective 2
                        26. ↑ Zerg evolution
                        27. ↑ Savior retrospective
                        28. ↑ Balance and statistical analysis
                        29. ↑ History of TvZ
                        30. ↑ ZvP innovation
                        31. ↑ Savior ZvP builds
                        32. ↑ https://namu.wiki/w/%EB%A7%88%EC%9E%AC%EC%9C%A4%EC%9D%98%20%EB%B3%84%EB%AA%85%EB%AA%A9%EB%A1%9D?from=%EB%A7%88%EC%9E%AC%EC%9C%A4%2F%EB%B3%84%EB%AA%85%EB%AA%A9%EB%A1%9D list of savior's nicknames (Korean)
                        33. ↑ sAviOr history
                        34. ↑ YGosu player records for sAviOr


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                                * BoxeR (KPGA 1st Tour)                  
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                                * GoRush (2004 You Are the Golf King MSL)
                                * sAviOr (2005 UZOO MSL)                 
                                * ChoJJa (2005 LG CYON MSL)              
                                * sAviOr (2006 Pringles MSL Season 1)    
                                * sAviOr (2006 Pringles MSL Season 2)    
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<table><tbody><tr><th>sAviOr</th></tr><tr><td><span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Majaeyoon_(cropped).png"></a></span></td></tr><tr><th>Personal information</th></tr><tr><th>Name</th><td><span>Ma Jae-yoon</span></td></tr><tr><th>Nickname(s)</th><td>The Maestro</td></tr><tr><th>Nationality</th><td>Republic of Korea</td></tr><tr><th>Career information</th></tr><tr><th>Games</th><td><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft:_Brood_War">StarCraft: Brood War</a></i></td></tr><tr><th>Playing career</th><td>Until 2010</td></tr><tr><th>Role</th><td>Zerg</td></tr><tr><th>Team history</th></tr><tr><th>2006</th><td>Greatest Ones</td></tr><tr><th>2006–2010</th><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CJ_Entus">CJ Entus</a></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><th>Korean name</th></tr><tr><th><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangul">Hangul</a></th><td><p><span><span>마재윤</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><th><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanja">Hanja</a></th><td><p><span><span>馬在允</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><th><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revised_Romanization_of_Korean">Revised Romanization</a></th><td><span><i>Ma Jae-yun</i></span></td></tr><tr><th><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCune%E2%80%93Reischauer">McCune–Reischauer</a></th><td><span><i>Ma Chae-yun</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><b>Ma Jae-yoon</b> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_language">Korean</a>: <span>마재윤</span>), known by the pseudonym <b>sAviOr</b> (previously <b>IPXZerg</b>), and dubbed "The Maestro", is a former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft_professional_competition">professional</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea">South Korean</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_sports">e-sports</a> gamer of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_strategy">real-time strategy</a> game <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft">StarCraft</a></i>. He played the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zerg">Zerg</a> race and was one of the most successful and popular players of all time.<sup><a href="#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup> Savior was one of several players implicated in the 2010 match fixing scandal, and as a result he was banned from KeSPA-run competition for life. After retiring as a pro-gamer, sAviOr began streaming on AfreecaTV, but AfreecaTV made the decision to ban several players implicated in match-fixing offenses from the platform, including sAviOr.<sup><a href="#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup> Ma Jae-yoon was a member of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CJ_Entus">CJ Entus</a>, a professional <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft:_Brood_War">StarCraft: Brood War</a></i> e-sports team sponsored by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CJ_CGV">CJ CGV</a>, an entertainment subsidiary of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CJ_Corporation">CJ Corporation</a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-4"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-5"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup>
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<figure><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shinhan3winner.png"></a><figcaption>Ma Jae-yoon after winning the 2006 Shinhan Bank Starleague</figcaption></figure>
<p>Ma Jae-yoon has been rated first in the Korean e-Sports Player's Association (KeSPA) ratings nine times.<sup><a href="#cite_note-6"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-7"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup> sAviOr is widely considered to have been the most dominant professional <i>Brood War</i> player of 2006.<sup><a href="#cite_note-8"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-9"><span>[</span>9<span>]</span></a></sup> He has won three MSLs (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MBCGame">MBCGame</a> Starleague) and one OSL (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ongamenet">Ongamenet</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starleague_(Ongamenet)">Starleague</a>). However, these records no longer stand as they were expunged with his ban from competition.<sup><a href="#cite_note-TLPD-10"><span>[</span>10<span>]</span></a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-11"><span>[</span>11<span>]</span></a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-12"><span>[</span>12<span>]</span></a></sup>
</p>

<p>During the 2007–2008 seasons Ma Jae-yoon lost several important matches. He especially faltered in the latest season of matches, where he was eliminated in the first round of both the MSL and the OSL with a total record of 0–5. One theory of his decline in performance during this time is that he was devastated and never recovered from his 0–3 loss to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Taek-Yong">Kim Taek-Yong</a> (Bisu) in the GOM TV Season 1 MSL finals on 3 March 2007;<sup><a href="#cite_note-13"><span>[</span>13<span>]</span></a></sup> and then later, in November 2007, he lost to Bisu again in the quarterfinals of the 2007 Ever OSL 1–2.<sup><a href="#cite_note-14"><span>[</span>14<span>]</span></a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-15"><span>[</span>15<span>]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Ma Jae-yoon was ranked 5th in the March 2008 KeSPA ranking with 1,540.5 points, he was behind <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Jae-Dong">Lee Jae-Dong</a> (Jaedong) (2,400.3), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Taek-Yong">Kim Taek-Yong</a> (Bisu) (2,302.6), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_Byung-Goo">Song Byung-Goo</a> (Stork) (2,219.6), and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Young-Ho">Lee Young-Ho</a> (Flash) (1,747.5).<sup><a href="#cite_note-16"><span>[</span>16<span>]</span></a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-17"><span>[</span>17<span>]</span></a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-18"><span>[</span>18<span>]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>His career hit a new low when he failed to make it past the first round in the 2008 EVER OSL. He lost to the newcomer Spear, and then to his old rival, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Yun_Yeol">Lee Yun Yeol</a> (NaDa). He was demoted to the CJ Entus B-team, but his improved performance following the demotion allowed him to return to CJ Entus Team A on 21 July 2008.<sup><a href="#cite_note-19"><span>[</span>19<span>]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Ma Jae-yoon went 8–1 and won the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzcon_2008">Blizzcon 2008</a> tournament by defeating Nada 2–0 in the finals. Afterwards, in an interview, he stated that he "will destroyed  [<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic">sic</a></i>] everyone in 2009".<sup><a href="#cite_note-20"><span>[</span>20<span>]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>In September 2009, Ma Jae-yoon gave an interview that said he had finally gotten over his mental state, and is quoted to be saying "Look forward to my StarLeague win". He has since been shown in the proleague each matchup.<sup><a href="#cite_note-21"><span>[</span>21<span>]</span></a></sup>
</p>
<div><h3>Match fixing scandal</h3><p><span><span>[</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Savior_(gamer)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3"><span>edit</span></a><span>]</span></span></p></div>
<p>On 13 April 2010, Ma was implicated in a cheating scandal involving several Korean pro gamers, illegal betting websites, and allegations of games being deliberately lost. By May, it was alleged that the "Maestro" had been a ring-leader in a scheme that saw at least 12 StarCraft matches deliberately lost and eleven pro-gamers (current and former) implicated. He was subsequently banned for life from professional competition<sup><a href="#cite_note-22"><span>[</span>22<span>]</span></a></sup> and it has been reported that all awards and honorary achievements have been revoked.<sup><a href="#cite_note-23"><span>[</span>23<span>]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>In December 2013, sAviOr competed in the Asia Brood War Championship Open in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai">Shanghai</a>, winning the team contest with Team Korea.<sup><a href="#cite_note-24"><span>[</span>24<span>]</span></a></sup> KeSPA expressed disappointment that Ma was allowed to compete at a <i>Brood War</i> tournament despite being banned for life by the organization.<sup>[<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"><span>citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>
</p>

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</li>
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<li><span><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span><cite><a href="http://www.ongamenet.com/">"Ongamenet"</a> (in Korean). Ongamenet. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080411214540/http://www.ongamenet.com/">Archived</a> from the original on 11 April 2008<span>. Retrieved <span>6 March</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span></span></span>
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</li>
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</li>
<li><span><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qcal706zcQ">Savior blizzcon2008 interview</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160121043214/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qcal706zcQ">Archived</a> 21 January 2016 at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. YouTube. Retrieved on 2011-05-04.</span>
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</li>
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<ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011005815/http://teamliquid.net/tlpd/players/135_sAviOr">Team Liquid Progaming Database – sAviOr</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=55402">Article and interview from the Korean e-sports magazine <i>esForce</i> (translated)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=48700">YGCLAN sAviOr interview (translated)</a></li></ul>





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              In this Korean name, the family name is Ma.
              sAviOr              
                                  
              Personal information
              Name                  Ma Jae-yoon         
              Nickname(s)           The Maestro         
              Nationality           Republic of Korea   
              Career information  
              Games                 StarCraft: Brood War
              Playing career        Until 2010          
              Role                  Zerg                
              Team history        
              2006                  Greatest Ones       
              2006–2010             CJ Entus            
                                  
                                  
              Korean name         
              Hangul                마재윤                 
              Hanja                 馬在允                 
              Revised Romanization  Ma Jae-yun          
              McCune–Reischauer     Ma Chae-yun         
                                  
              

              Ma Jae-yoon (Korean: 마재윤 ), known by the pseudonym sAviOr (previously IPXZerg), and dubbed "The Maestro", is a former professional South Korean e-sports gamer of the real-time strategy game StarCraft. He played the Zerg race and was one of the most successful and popular players of all time. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Savior was one of several players implicated in the 2010 match fixing scandal, and as a result he was banned from KeSPA-run competition for life. After retiring as a pro-gamer, sAviOr began streaming on AfreecaTV, but AfreecaTV made the decision to ban several players implicated in match-fixing offenses from the platform, including sAviOr. [ 3 ] Ma Jae-yoon was a member of CJ Entus, a professional StarCraft: Brood War e-sports team sponsored by CJ CGV, an entertainment subsidiary of the CJ Corporation. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]

                Career

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              Ma Jae-yoon after winning the 2006 Shinhan Bank Starleague

              Ma Jae-yoon has been rated first in the Korean e-Sports Player's Association (KeSPA) ratings nine times. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] sAviOr is widely considered to have been the most dominant professional Brood War player of 2006. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] He has won three MSLs (MBCGame Starleague) and one OSL (Ongamenet Starleague). However, these records no longer stand as they were expunged with his ban from competition. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ]

                Decline

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              During the 2007–2008 seasons Ma Jae-yoon lost several important matches. He especially faltered in the latest season of matches, where he was eliminated in the first round of both the MSL and the OSL with a total record of 0–5. One theory of his decline in performance during this time is that he was devastated and never recovered from his 0–3 loss to Kim Taek-Yong (Bisu) in the GOM TV Season 1 MSL finals on 3 March 2007; [ 13 ] and then later, in November 2007, he lost to Bisu again in the quarterfinals of the 2007 Ever OSL 1–2. [ 14 ] [ 15 ]

              Ma Jae-yoon was ranked 5th in the March 2008 KeSPA ranking with 1,540.5 points, he was behind Lee Jae-Dong (Jaedong) (2,400.3), Kim Taek-Yong (Bisu) (2,302.6), Song Byung-Goo (Stork) (2,219.6), and Lee Young-Ho (Flash) (1,747.5). [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ]

              His career hit a new low when he failed to make it past the first round in the 2008 EVER OSL. He lost to the newcomer Spear, and then to his old rival, Lee Yun Yeol (NaDa). He was demoted to the CJ Entus B-team, but his improved performance following the demotion allowed him to return to CJ Entus Team A on 21 July 2008. [ 19 ]

              Ma Jae-yoon went 8–1 and won the Blizzcon 2008 tournament by defeating Nada 2–0 in the finals. Afterwards, in an interview, he stated that he "will destroyed [sic] everyone in 2009". [ 20 ]

              In September 2009, Ma Jae-yoon gave an interview that said he had finally gotten over his mental state, and is quoted to be saying "Look forward to my StarLeague win". He has since been shown in the proleague each matchup. [ 21 ]

                Match fixing scandal

                [ edit ]

              On 13 April 2010, Ma was implicated in a cheating scandal involving several Korean pro gamers, illegal betting websites, and allegations of games being deliberately lost. By May, it was alleged that the "Maestro" had been a ring-leader in a scheme that saw at least 12 StarCraft matches deliberately lost and eleven pro-gamers (current and former) implicated. He was subsequently banned for life from professional competition [ 22 ] and it has been reported that all awards and honorary achievements have been revoked. [ 23 ]

              In December 2013, sAviOr competed in the Asia Brood War Championship Open in Shanghai, winning the team contest with Team Korea. [ 24 ] KeSPA expressed disappointment that Ma was allowed to compete at a Brood War tournament despite being banned for life by the organization.[ citation needed ]

                References

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                   1. ^ Bellos, Alex (29 June 2007). "Rise of the e-sports superstars". Click. BBC. Archived from the original on 18 August 2007 . Retrieved 4 September 2007 . ( BBC Click article claiming "...Ma Jae-yoon is the number one computer games player in the country...")
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                External links

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                * Team Liquid Progaming Database – sAviOr
                * Article and interview from the Korean e-sports magazine esForce (translated)
                * YGCLAN sAviOr interview (translated)
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