Rush

Rush
Retired as Player
Rush
Background Information
Name	Lee Yoon-jae (이윤재)
Country of Birth	; South Korea
Birthday	April 6, 1993 (age 32)
Residency	KRKorea
Competitive
Role	; Streamer
Favorite Champs	; ; ;
Soloqueue IDs	Chimpion (NA), Rush IX, LMQ Rush,; Azubu Rush (NA), TiP Rush (NA), pvman, IWDominate, Roosh, cyberbully
Social Media & Links

Overview

Tournament Results

Stats

Match History

Lee "Rush" Yoon-jae (Hangul: 이윤재) is a League of Legends esports player, previously streamer and content creator for Counter Logic Gaming.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team	Start	End
NA	⁠⁠LMQ	Nov 20142014-11-26^[1]	Dec 20142014-12-26	1mo ejel
NA	⁠⁠Team Impulse	Dec 20142014-12-26	Nov 20152015-11-16	10mo 21d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Cloud9	Nov 20152015-11-19^[3]	Jul 20162016-07-16^[2]	7mo 27d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Cloud9 Challenger	Apr 20162016-04-22	Jul 20162016-07-16^[4]	2mo 24d ejel
KR	⁠⁠KT Rolster	Dec 20172017-12-06^[6]	Nov 20182018-11-19^[5]	11mo 13d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Echo Fox	Nov 20182018-11-30^[8]	Jun 20192019-06-30^[7]	7mo ejel
NA	⁠⁠CLG	Aug 20192019-08-16^[10]	Apr 20232023-04-06^[9]	3yr 7mo ejel

	Team	Start	End
NA	⁠⁠LMQ	Nov 20142014-11-26^[1]	Dec 20142014-12-26	1mo ejel
NA	⁠⁠Team Impulse	Dec 20142014-12-26	Nov 20152015-11-16	10mo 21d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Cloud9	Nov 20152015-11-19^[3]	Apr 20162016-04-22	5mo 3d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Cloud9	Apr 20162016-04-22	Jul 20162016-07-16^[2]	2mo 24d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Cloud9 Challenger	Apr 20162016-04-22	Jun 20162016-06-10	1mo 18d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Cloud9 Challenger	Jun 20162016-06-10	Jul 20162016-07-16^[4]	1mo 6d ejel
KR	⁠⁠KT Rolster	Dec 20172017-12-06^[6]	Nov 20182018-11-19^[5]	11mo 13d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Echo Fox	Nov 20182018-11-30^[8]	Jun 20192019-06-30^[7]	7mo ejel
NA	⁠⁠CLG	Aug 20192019-08-16^[10]	Feb 20202020-02-24^[11]	6mo 8d ejel
NA	⁠⁠CLG	Feb 20202020-02-24^[11]	Apr 20232023-04-06^[9]	3yr 1mo ejel

News

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2023

NA	⁠⁠LMQ	November 26, Rush joins.^[1] e
NA	⁠⁠LMQ	December 26, Rush, XiaoWeiXiao, Adrian, Mor, LanJJ, and Fly (Head Coach) leave. e
NA	⁠⁠TIP	December 26, Rush, XiaoWeiXiao, Adrian, and Fly (Head Coach) join. e

NA	⁠⁠TIP	November 16, Impact, Rush, XiaoWeiXiao, Apollo, and Adrian's contracts expire. e
NA	⁠⁠C9	November 19, Rush joins. Bunny FuFuu joins as substitute. Hai (Jungle to Support) changes position.^[3] e

NA	⁠⁠C9	April 22, Altec joins as substitute. Hai (Support to Sub/Mid) changes position. LemonNation (Coach to Sub/Support) changes position. Balls and Rush move to substitutes. e
NA	⁠⁠C9C	April 22, Balls, Rush, Hai, Altec, and LemonNation join. Licorice, Morning, Thinkcard, bobqinXD, kt Smurf, and Fragnat1c join as substitutes. e
NA	⁠⁠C9C	June 10, Contractz joins. Rush moves to substitute. e
NA	⁠⁠C9C	July 16, Platypus (Remote Analyst) joins. Rush leaves.^[4] e
NA	⁠⁠C9	July 16, Platypus (Remote Analyst) joins. Rush leaves.^[2] e

KR

⁠

⁠KT

December 6,
Rush and Sonstar (Coach) join.
Ucal joins from academy roster.^[6]

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KR	⁠⁠KT	November 19, Rush and Ucal leave.^[5] e
NA	⁠⁠FOX	November 30, Rush joins. Fenix rejoins.^[8] e
NA	⁠⁠FOX	December 1, Rush and Fenix's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2019.^[12] e

NA	⁠⁠FOX	June 30, Rush leaves.^[7] e
NA	⁠⁠CLG	August 16, Rush (Streamer) joins.^[10] e
NA	⁠⁠CLG	November 18, Rush (Streamer) is allowed to look for opportunities with other teams.^[13] e

NA

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⁠CLG

February 24, Rush (Streamer to Streamer/Content Creator) changes position.^[11]

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NA

⁠

⁠CLG

April 6,
Dhokla,
Contractz,
Palafox,
Luger,
Poome, Thinkcard (Head Coach), Croissant (Strategic Coach), 1onz (Analyst), Gunaso (Analyst), Rudeclaw (Manager), Rush (Streamer,Content Creator), Adrian Riven (Content Creator), Damonte (Positional Coach), Nemo (Content Creator), soaZ (Positional Coach), and
Apollo (Positional Coach) leave.^[9]

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Biography

2015 Season

On November 26, 2014, LMQ announced Rush as their new jungler.^[14] A month later, LMQ rebranded to Team Impulse. seed from LMQ. After using Rhux as a substitute for Impact in the first week, Team Impulse finished the 2015 NA LCS Spring Season with an 11-7 record, in fourth place. In the 2015 NA LCS Spring Playoffs, they lost 3-1 to Team SoloMid and then 3-2 to Team Liquid, placing fourth overall.

In the 2015 NA LCS Summer Season, TIP had to replace XiaoWeiXiao with their new support Gate due to allegations of elo boosting. This temporary suspension was eventually lengthened to a competitive ban until February 2016. Regardless, Team Impulse finished the last week tied for third place with Gravity and then won their tiebreaker game. In the 2015 NA LCS Summer Playoffs, the team beat Dignitas 3-0 before losing to both Counter Logic Gaming and Team Liquid to finish fourth, leaving them with the second-place spot in the 2015 Season North America Regional Finals. At the regional finals, they became the second team in a row to fall to underdogs Cloud9 in a reverse sweep and fell short of the 2015 Season World Championship.

2016 Season

Rush left Impulse to join Cloud9 as their new jungler in November 2015. C9 competed at IEM Season X - Cologne but they lost 2-1 in the first round to H2k Gaming. In the LCS, they finished in third place in the regular season before being eliminated in the quarterfinals by TSM.

Trivia

Achieved Rank 1 on the Korean ladder in the 2014 Season, 2015 Season, and 2018 Season.
Studied at one of Korea's top 3 universities.
Well known for his Lee Sin.
Had a streak of never having an 0-2 week in the NA LCS through his stint in 2015 and 2016, and again when he returned in 2019 until it was broken in Week 5 of the LCS 2019 Spring.

Tournament Results

This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.

Rush Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2019-08-04	10	LCS 2019 Summer	4 - 14⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠FOX	Solo, Lourlo, Rush, Panda, MikeYeung, Yusui, Fenix, Lost, Apollo, Hakuho, SSONG, Tyler
2019-03-31	5 - 6	LCS 2019 Spring Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠TSM	⁠⁠FOX	Solo, Rush, Fenix, Apollo, Hakuho, SSONG, Tyler
2019-03-24	6	LCS 2019 Spring	8 - 10⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠FOX	Solo, Rush, Panda, Fenix, Apollo, Hakuho, SSONG, Tyler
2019-03-15	3	NA Academy 2019 Spring	10 - 8⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠FOX.A	Lourlo, Panda, Rush, Yusui, Lost, Fill, Mabrey
2018-08-09	1	LCK 2018 Summer	13 - 5⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠KT	Smeb, Kingen, Rush, Score, Ucal, PawN, Deft, Mata, ZanDarc, AnimalDAX
2018-04-08	3	LCK 2018 Spring Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠AF	⁠⁠KT	Smeb, Rush, Score, Ucal, Deft, Mata, ZanDarc, AnimalDAX
2018-03-25	3	LCK 2018 Spring	13 - 5⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠KT	Smeb, Score, Rush, PawN, Ucal, Deft, Mata, ZanDarc, AnimalDAX
2016-07-07	1	NACS 2016 Summer	3-2-0⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠C9C	Balls, Rush, Contractz, Hai, Altec, LemonNation
2016-05-25	Q	NACS 2016 Summer Qualifiers	3 : 0⁠⁠DFGL	⁠⁠C9C	Balls, Rush, Hai, Altec, LemonNation
2016-04-17	5 - 6	NA LCS 2016 Spring Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠TSM	⁠⁠C9	Balls, Rush, Jensen, Sneaky, Hai, LemonNation

Media

2015
2016
2018
2019

January 24, Team Impulse Rush: "I’m gonna practice hard until I become the best." (video) with , and on Azubu
e
January 28, Rush: 'I chose America, not money' with , and on The Daily Dot
e
February 7, Rush: "If I learn some more map control and vision control, I can be the best in NA" (video) with , and on onGamers
e
March 30, Rush on why he's the best jungler in NA and not wanting to play Sejuani (video) with , and on GameSpot
e
April 8, Rushing for the NA LCS Championship by , and on LoL Esports
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May 27, Interview with Team Impulse's Rush with , and on Team Dignitas
e
June 10, Rush: "I think we're weaker than last split... but we'll be better" with , and on GameSpot
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June 14, Rush: "I think we're weaker than last split... but we'll be better" with , and on GameSpot
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June 30, Yoonjae "Rush" Lee - League Legacies EP. 11 with , and on Azubu
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July 5, Rush Confirms Adrian Situation But "It's Not 100% Decided" with , and on GameSpot
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July 11, Yin and Yang: an in-depth look at TiP's Rush and GV's Move by , and on The Score
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July 22, Rush Explains Why He Doesn't Need to Buy More Wards with , and on GameSpot
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July 28, Rush Talks Impulse Without XWX and TIP GM Says Former Mid Has Returned to China with , and on GameSpot
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August 3, Interview with TIP’s Rush on his upcoming playoff matches, team morale, and his dominance in solo-queue with , and on Vulcun
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August 11, Rush on Facing CLG: "They Don't Know How Strong My Lee Sin and Nidalee Are" with , and on Gamespot
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January 20, Rush on Playing for C9 vs TIP, His First Week Curse, and 2016 MVP with , and on G|League
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February 2, Rush Talks Playing With Bunny vs Hai - Says Anyone Besides Immortals Can Be Relegated with , and on G|League
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March 16, C9 Rush - 20 Questions with , and on HyperX
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June 15, Lee 'Rush'Yoon-Jae's series of unfortunate events by CD-Mangaka on Gamurs
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February 17, In no rush -- Lee "Rush" Yoon-jae awaits his shot on KT Rolster by Young Jae Jeon on ESPN
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March 25, Rush finally makes his KT Rolster debut against Afreeca Freecs by Adam Newell on Dot Esports
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March 25, KT Rush: "If I haven't played Lee Sin today, I don't think another chance would've come to play him" with Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
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April 2, KT Rolster Rush: "Many fans see C9 as a freewheeling and fun team, and it really was like that." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, Takyun "Laff" Pack, , and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
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June 13, Rush On Score's Master Yi: "We let him play Master Yi once, but the result wasn’t good." with Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
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January 11, League of Legends: LCS Players to Watch by Rui Yang Xu on The Game Haus
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January 16, Rush: why he had to come back to NA LCS with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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January 22, FOX Rush: “Back then, I was awarded MVP, now I’m even better. You can look forward to what I can accomplish this time.” with David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
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January 30, How Rush knew he wasn't going to lose on Sunday and his breakdown of GGS's interesting Ryze ult with Choi "Locodoco" Yoon-seop on YouTube
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February 12, Rush explains why he always avoids going 0-2 in LCS with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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March 20, FOX Rush: "Even if I had a really good plan with the correct idea, I was bad at conveying it to others. with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
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March 26, Rush explains how he went from BENCHED to BACK IN ACTION with Echo Fox with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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March 28, Rush explains what he learned about communication while he was benched. with Choi "Locodoco" Yoon-seop on YouTube
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May 28, Rush claims he's never lost against a Yuumi with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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Post-Match Interviews

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2019-03-24	LCS 2019 Spring	FOX vs CLG	Link
2019-03-16	LCS 2019 Spring	FOX vs C9	Link
2019-01-28	LCS 2019 Spring	FOX vs GG	Link
2018-06-13	LCK 2018 Summer	KT vs JAG	Link
2018-03-25	LCK 2018 Spring	KT vs AF	Link