NaDa | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Lee Yun-yeol wearing his oGs jersey. | |
| 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]
- ^ 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