Lee Seung-Hyun ( ko, 이승현) is a former professional ''
StarCraft II'' player from South Korea who played
Zerg under the alias Life. His last team was
Afreeca Freecs, which he joined in January 2016. He also played for StarTale and
KT Rolster.
On April 21, 2016, South Korean prosecutors announced that they were charging Life, along with Bbyong, another StarCraft II player, with
matchfixing.
He was convicted and sentenced to eighteen months in prison,
suspended for three years, and fined 70,000,000
South Korean won
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. His WCS Championship was also stripped from him by
Blizzard Entertainment, the publisher of StarCraft.
ESPN named his match fixing the most disappointing event in esports in 2016.
Major Achievements
* 2012 TeamLiquid StarLeague 4 - Runner-up
* 2012 GSL Season 4 - Winner
* 2012 MLG Fall Championship - Winner
* 2012 GSL Blizzard Cup - Winner
* 2013 Iron Squid – Chapter II - Winner
*
2013 MLG Winter Championship
This is a list of Major League Gaming national championships, including results from 2004 to the present.
2004 - New York City
2005 - New York City
2006 - Las Vegas
2007 - Las Vegas
2008 - Las Vegas
2009 - Anaheim
2009 - Orl ...
- Winner
* 2013 DreamHack Open: Bucharest - 3rd-4th place
* 2013
IEM Season VIII - New York - Winner
* 2013 DreamHack Open: Winter - Runner-up
* 2013 ASUS ROG: NorthCon - 3rd-4th place
* 2014
Global StarCraft II League Season 1 - 3rd-4th place
* 2014 DreamHack Open: Bucharest - Winner
* 2014
IEM Season IX - Toronto - 3rd-4th place
* 2014 WCS Global Finals - Championship revoked after match fixing conviction.
* 2014 DreamHack Open: Winter - Runner-up
* 2015
IEM Season IX - Taipei - Winner
* 2015 GSL Season 1 - Winner
References
1997 births
Living people
South Korean esports players
StarCraft II players
KT Rolster players
StarTale players
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