NaDa
NaDa | |
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compLexity Gaming | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이윤열 |
| Hanja | 李允烈 |
| Revised Romanization | I Yun-yeol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Yun-yŏl |
Lee Yun-yeol (이윤열), better known as NaDa, is a South Korean entrepreneur,
On 19 June 2012,
Career
Professional gaming
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Lee first became known when he participated in an ITV game special where amateur players were pitted against professional players. Lee was the amateur and beat the player Chrh.[6] Not long after, Lee made his debut as a pro gamer by winning three KPGA tours in three consecutive seasons all in a year's time. When the KPGA tour became the MBCGame StarCraft League, the KPGA tours were deemed equal to MSL wins, resulting in Lee being granted the golden badge, an award for winning three MSLs. Lee topped his KPGA Tour wins with a victory in the Panasonic OnGameNet Starleague. Afterwards Lee went into a slump; though he continued to be a strong player and came in second or first place in various leagues and tournaments, Lee did not win an MSL or OSL until the IOPS Ongamenet Starleague in 2004 or 2005. However, not long afterwards, Lee would enter the darkest period in his career. On 18 July 2005, FiFo reported that Lee's father had been killed in an automobile accident when an intoxicated driver performed an illegal U-turn and collided with his father's vehicle.[7]
When Lee eventually returned to pro-gaming he began his return to the top. In December 2007, Lee was once again the number one-ranked pro gamer in the KeSPA rankings. It had been a full two years and five months since he had stopped performing in July 2004. Lee's comeback culminated in his victory in the 2006 2nd ShinHan Bank OnGameNet StarLeague. In his winner's interview, Lee dedicated his victory to his father, saying "Yes, it is my first time winning the finals with my mother seated as the audience. But, for this very victory, I give it all to my father, though he didn't make it. From now on, I will do my best for my mother."[7] This victory not only marked a successful comeback performance, but also was Lee's third OSL win, him becoming the first player in history to earn the OSL's Golden Mouse trophy and was Lee's sixth major title win, making him the then most accomplished Brood War player in the game's history.
In 2007, Lee signed a three-year contract with
Business ventures
It was announced that on 20 November 2011, Lee would be fulfilling his dream of becoming a
Personal life
Lee was married on November 9, 2015, at the
Tournament results
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- 2001–2002 iTV Ranking 3rd League – winner
- 2001 Magic Station Network Gaming Tournament – winner
- 2002 1st GhemTV StarLeague – 3rd place
- 2002 iTV Ranking 4th League – winner
- 2002 Reebok KPGA Tour 2nd League – winner
- 2002 Pepsi Twist KPGA Tour 3rd League – winner
- 2002 Baskin Robbins KPGA Tour 4th League – winner
- 2002–2003 Panasonic OnGameNet Starleague – winner
- 2003 1st GhemTV StarLeague – winner
- 2004 You Are the Golf King MBCGame StarLeague – runner-up
- 2002–2003 KTEC KPGA Winners Championship – 3rd place
- 2003 KTF Bigi Four Kings Battle – runner-up
- 2003 GhemTV FindAll Challenger Open Starleague – runner-up
- 2003 Ting KBC Super Game Show Tournament – 3rd place
- 2003 Stout MBCGame Starleague – runner-up
- 2003 Hotbreak OnGameNet Masters – winner
- 2003 2nd TGSambo (TriGem) MBCGame Starleague – 3rd place
- 2004 KT-KTF Premiere League 통합 Championship – winner
- 2004 HanaFOS CEN Game MBCGame Starleague – runner-up
- 2004 KT-KTF Premier League – 3rd place
- 2004–2005 IOPS Ongamenet Starleague – winner
- 2005 Snickers All-Star League – runner-up
- 2006 2nd ShinHan Bank OnGameNet StarLeague – winner
- 2006–2007 3rd ShinHan Bank OnGameNet StarLeague – runner-up Fan
- 2007 Shinhan Bank OnGameNet Masters – winner
- 2009 e-Stars Seoul StarCraft Heritage League – runner-up
References
- ^ Shields, Duncan (17 September 2010). "NaDa moves to StarCraft II". SK Gaming.
- ^ Mejholm, Casper (12 October 2011). "NaDa – The Genius Terran". SteelSeries. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "compLexity Welcome NaDa". Archived from the original on 21 February 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ compLexity NaDa Announces Retirement Archived 23 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "CHRH(Progamer) vs Nada(When Amature)".
- ^ a b "Letter to the Sky (Nada)".
- ^ Mark Donald (1 April 2005). "Sex, Fame and PC Baangs: How the Orient plays host to PC gaming's strangest culture". PC Gamer UK. Archived from the original on 2 February 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2006.
- ^ "[GSL] : Code S ro8: Day 2".
- ^ Shields, Duncan (15 July 2011). "SK acquires MC and NaDa in oGs deal". SK Gaming.
- ^ "compLexity Welcomes NaDa". Archived from the original on 21 February 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ NaDa opens online store.
- ^ Jun, Ji-hye (17 September 2020). "Ex-StarCraft player becomes game startup CEO". The Korea Times. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ Ashcraft, Brian (9 November 2015). "Blizzard Held a StarCraft Wedding in South Korea". Kotaku. Retrieved 9 November 2015.