Leenock

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Overview

Leenock [help] [edit]

Player Information
Name:	이동녕
Romanized Name:	Lee Dong Nyoung
Birth:	April 1, 1995 (1995-04-01) (age 18)
Country:	South Korea
Race:	Zerg
Team:	FXOpen e-Sports
Alternate IDs:	LeenockfOu
WCS Rank (Points):	#5 (950 points)
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Achievements

History
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Lee "Leenock" Dong Nyoung^[1] is a Zerg player from South Korea, currently playing for FXOpen e-Sports.

[edit] Early life and career

Leenock was an amateur Brood War player who reached A rank on iCCup. Some of his games are still available from IdrA's Ladder Replay Pack during TSL2.^[2]

[edit] Starcraft 2 career

[edit] 2010

Leenock made his first competitive appearance in the GOMTV 2010 Sony Ericsson Starcraft II Open Season 2, representing fOu. He gained some recognition by reaching the Round of 16 where he faced off against NaDa and managed to take a set with a 6 pool before ultimately losing the match 1-2. He would again qualify for the Season 3 and reach the Round of 16. His performance qualified him for the inaugural Code S season in 2011.

[edit] 2011

Leenock was one of the initial Code S players, but would drop to Code A after the first season. Leenock competed in the first two GSTL seasons as a player of fOu and later for FXOpen e-Sports after fOu's acquisition in July. Leenock would re-qualify for Code S, after several seasons in Code A, for the October GSL season.

The Leenoctopus tore through MLG's National Championship

In October, Leenock traveled to Las Vegas along with teammate Lucky to participate in IPL 3.^[3] However he was not allowed to participate due to the tournament taking place in a casino and him not being of full age. ^{[citation needed]}

His first major international event was the 2011 MLG National Championship in Providence where he claimed his first major championship, after coming through the Open bracket and defeating many renowned players such as MMA, IdrA, HuK, Mvp, Oz, DongRaeGu and then NaNiwa in the final.

Shortly after, Leenock would make it to the finals of GSL November, becoming the then youngest GSL finalist at the age of 16. He would lose 2-4 to jjakji. As a result, Leenock was invited to participate in the Arena of Legends: The King of Kongs, but was eliminated in the first round.

[edit] 2012

In August, Leenock won his second MLG title by defeating First 4-1 in the final of the MLG Summer Championship, having come through the Open bracket for a second time. Leenock was then seeded into the MLG Fall Championship group stage and eventually reached the tournament finals, but lost 3-4 to Life.

In December, Leenock won the final IPL season, IGN ProLeague Season 5, defeating viOLet in the final. He would also reach the semifinal of the 2012 GSL Blizzard Cup.

[edit] 2013

Leenock won his first major championship after the release of Heart of the Swarm by defeating NaNiwa 3-2 in the finals of Dreamhack Stockholm.

[edit] Trivia

Surpassed MarineKing in 2011 GSL November as the youngest GSL finalist. He was later surpassed by Life in the 2012 Global StarCraft II League Season 4.
After winning against CoCa in the round of 16 of GSL March Code A Leenock chugged a can of Coca Cola and crushed it on camera to celebrate his win.^[4]
Although there was some confusion on this subject at MLG Providence, Leenock does go to school ^[5].
qxc coined the Leenoctopus nickname during 2011 GSL July Code A in the series between Leenock and Dream, partly due to Leenock's creep spread on Bel'shir Beach resembling the silhouette of an octopus.^{[citation needed]}
Had more than 1000 APM in the finals against Life of the 2012 MLG Fall Championship according to Apollo.^[6]
Performed the Gangnam Style dance after winning the MLG Summer Championship 2012. ^[7]
Leenock, alongside Mvp, MarineKing, MC and NesTea, is one of the players who played in the first GSL Wings of Liberty Code S and the last GSL Wings of Liberty Code S.

[edit] Achievements

In Premier Tournaments
Date	Place	Event	Result		Winnings
2013-04-28	A11st	DreamHack Open Stockholm 2013	3 : 2	NaNiwa	SEK 60,000
2012-12-20	A33 - 4th	2012 GSL Blizzard Cup	1 : 3	Life	₩ 5,000,000
2012-12-03	A11st	IGN ProLeague Season 5	2 : 1	viOLet	$40,000
2012-11-04	A22nd	2012 MLG Fall Championship	3 : 4	Life	$15,000
2012-08-26	A11st	2012 MLG Summer Championship	4 : 1	First	$25,000
2011-12-03	A22nd	2011 GSL November: Code S	2 : 4	jjakji	₩ 20,000,000
2011-11-20	A11st	2011 MLG Providence	4 : 1	NaNiwa	$50,000

In Major Tournaments
Date	Place	Event	Result		Winnings
2012-10-28	A11st	2012 Ritmix Russian StarCraft II League Season 2	4 : 3	Scarlett	$3,000
2012-10-28	A11st	World e-Sports Masters 2012	3 : 0	JYP	$12,000
2011-08-22	A33 - 4th	2011 Pepsi GSL August: Code A	1 : 3	MarineKing	$740
2011-07-11	A33 - 4th	2011 Pepsi GSL July: Code A	1 : 3	Tassadar	$740
2011-03-09	A33 - 4th	2011 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ GSL March	0 : 2	LosirA	$710

Complete results in Minor, Monthly and Weekly Tournaments

[edit] Championships

MLG Pro Circuit Champion
MLG 2011 Orlando Preceeded By: HuK	MLG 2011 National Championships Providence 20 November 2011 – 27 February 2012 Leenock	MLG 2012 Winter Arena Succeeded By: MarineKing

MLG 2012 Summer Arena Preceeded By: TaeJa	MLG 2012 Summer Championship 26 August 2012 – 4 November 2012 Leenock	2012 MLG Fall Championship Succeeded By: Life

IGN ProLeague
IPL Season 4 Preceeded By: aLive	IGN ProLeague Season 5 2 December 2012 – Present Leenock	Succeeded By: None/TBD

DreamHack Champion
2012 DreamHack Open: Winter Preceeded By: HerO	2013 DreamHack Open: Stockholm 27 April 2013 – Present Leenock	2013 DreamHack Open: Summer Succeeded By: None/TBD