NaDa | |
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Born | Lee Yun-yeol |
Nationality | South Korean |
Title | CEO of NaDa Digital |
Esports career information | |
Games | StarCraft: Brood War StarCraft II |
Playing career | Until 2012 |
Handle | NaDa |
Role | Terran |
Team history | |
2001–2002 | Ideal Space |
2002–2003 | KT_MagicNs |
2003–2005 | Toona S.G |
2005–2007 | Pantech EX |
2007–2010 | WeMade FOX |
2010–2012 | Old Generations |
2011–2012 | SK Gaming |
2012 | compLexity Gaming |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이윤열 |
Hanja | 李允烈 |
Revised Romanization | I Yun-yeol |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi Yun-yŏl |
Lee Yun-yeol (Korean: 이윤열; Hanja: 李允烈, born November 20, 1984), better known as NaDa, is a South Korean entrepreneur, video game designer and former professional gamer who competitively played StarCraft: Brood War and StarCraft II.[1] He is known for being one of the most accomplished Brood War players of all time with a total of six major title victories, including three KPGA tours in a row in 2002 and subsequently winning three OnGameNet StarLeagues over the following years, earning him the nickname, "Genius Terran".[2] He achieved the highest KeSPA score of any player before it was re-scaled, and holds the record for longest stay in KeSPA's top 30 at 87 months, beginning in March 2002 and ending in May 2009.[3] He has played for several top-ranking teams, including Pantech EX, Toona S.G., KT_MagicNs, Ideal Space and WeMade FOX. After his transition to StarCraft II in 2010, he joined the Korean team of Old Generations. In February 2012, he joined the American multi-gaming team, compLexity gaming.[4]
On 19 June 2012, compLexity Gaming announced that Lee would be retiring from professional gaming, ending a career spanning over a decade.[5]
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