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Lee Yoon-jae (), better known by his in-game name Rush, is a South Korean retired professional ''
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'' player. He most recently played as a jungler for
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of the
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.


Career

In November 2014, Rush joined team LCS team
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, which was rebranded as
Team Impulse Team Impulse (TiP) was a professional ''League of Legends'' team that competed in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS). The team was previously known as LMQ and was founded as a sister team to Royal Club that compete ...
a month later. Rush became known for his carry style jungling and strong mechanics on play making champions. Rush was the
2015 NA LCS summer The 2015 NA LCS season was the third year of the North American ''League of Legends'' Championship Series. It saw an expansion of the league from eight to ten teams, as well as the introduction of championship points and the regional finals gau ...
split MVP. Rush led TIP to 4th place in the spring split and 3rd place in the summer split, but failed to qualify for the
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after losing to Cloud 9 in the world qualifiers. In November 2015, Rush joined
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along with former Gravity support Bunny FuFuu. Cloud 9 managed to reach 3rd place in the spring split. Rush played on the main Cloud9 roster until April, when former Cloud9 jungler
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returned to the main team. Rush moved to Cloud 9's challenger team until June 14, 2016. After being demoted to the challenger team, he decided to leave Cloud9 and return to South Korea to stream and look for opportunities on Korean teams. Rush returned to competitive play after an 18-month break, signing with Korean team KT Rolster. He debuted in the final series of the season against Afreeca Freecs. In November 2018, Rush returned to the LCS and joined
Echo Fox Echo Fox was an American esports organization. It was founded on December 18, 2015, by retired basketball player Rick Fox, who created Echo Fox after he purchased the NA LCS spot of Gravity Gaming. The organization had expanded into various ...
. After a mediocre performance in the 2019 spring season and the first half of summer, Rush was released from his contract with Echo Fox on June 30, 2019, and the team received MikeYeung from a trade with
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to replace him. In August 2019, CLG announced that Rush would be joining them as a streamer. In October 2019, Rush participated in a celebrity charity tournament in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Rush’s team finished fourth overall. In November 2020, Rush announced he would begin his
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after fulfilling his streaming contract with CLG and would retire from playing ''League of Legends'' and streaming as well. In June 2022, Rush returned to streaming after finishing his mandatory military service.


Tournament results


Team Impulse

* 4th — 2015 Spring NA LCS playoffs * 4th —
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playoffs


Cloud9

* 3rd —
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regular season * 2nd —
2016 NA LCS Summer The 2016 NA LCS season was the fourth year of the North American ''League of Legends'' Championship Series. It was divided into spring and summer splits, each consisting of a regular season and playoff stage. Regular season games were played in ...
playoffs


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rush South Korean esports players Living people League of Legends jungle players Cloud9 (esports) players LMQ (esports) players Year of birth missing (living people)