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Ryujehong
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| Current team | |
| Team | Seoul Dynasty |
| Role | Support |
| Games | Overwatch |
| League | Overwatch League |
| Personal information | |
| Name | Ryu Jehong |
| Born | 5 September 1991 |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Team history | |
| 2016-2017 | Lunatic-Hai |
| 2016-2017 | South Korea |
| 2017-present | Seoul Dynasty |
Ryu Jehong (Hangul: 류제홍, born September 5, 1991), better known by his online alias ryujehong, is a South Korean professional Overwatch player currently playing for the Seoul Dynasty.
Ryu is renowned for his high mechanical ability and high impact in-game performances. He is most famous for his performances on the hero Ana, a sniper wielding hero on which Ryu displayed high accuracy.
Ryu is one of two players to win the Overwatch World Cup twice, doing so consecutively in 2016 and 2017 alongside his teammate Kim "zunba" Joon-Hyuk. Additionally, these two are also the only two players to have won the OGN Overwatch APEX tournament twice, also consecutively in the second and third seasons of the tournament.
Personal life
Ryu was born in Incheon, Korea on September 5 1991.
Career
Early career
Overwatch
Ryu returned from his military service on May 25, 2016, a day after the global release of Overwatch. Remaining with Lunatic-Hai, he joined former teammates Kim "EscA" In-Jae and Lee "LEETAEJUN" Tae Jun to form the organisation's Overwatch team. Alongside other notable players such as Gong "Miro" Jin-Hyuk and Yang "tobi" Jin-mo, the team entered the APAC Premier 2016 tournament as the team expected to win. However, they were upset by the European super team Rogue in the finals, losing 1-4.
Ryu was selected to participate in the first Overwatch World Cup as a member of Team South Korea, alongside his teammates Gong and Kim from Lunatic-Hai. In LA??? they completed their group stage without dropping a single point. Ryu and Team South Korea continued this performance into playoffs, completing their tournament without giving up a single point, and beating Team Russia in a 4-0 sweep in the grand finals. It was in this tournament that Ryu made an international name for himself as one of the best support players in the world, as well as the undisputed title of best Ana player in the world.
Ryu returned to Korea to participate in the first season of the OGN Overwatch Apex tournament. Despite having a strong group stage performance, leaving their group as the highest seed, Ryu and Lunatic-Hai were knocked out by Kongdoo Uncia in the first round of the playoffs.
Ryu and his team participated in the Intel Extreme Masters Season XI Gyeonggi in Goyang, where he and his team had a relatively easy path through to the grand finals, only dropping one point. However, they were defeated 3-1 in the finals by LuxuryWatch Red, denying Lunatic-Hai yet another first place finish at a major event.
Ryu and Lunatic-Hai came into 2017 being considered as "the best team in the world yet to win a major title", with Ryu maintaining his reputation as one of the strongest Ana players in Korea. They began OGN Overwatch Apex Season 2 with a strong performance, further pushing the narrative of Ryu as the best Ana in Korea. However, the team was rocked by a scandal when two of their members, Geum "dean" Dong-geun and Lee "LEETAEJUN" Tae Jun, were banned from the tournament after they allegedly engaged in inappropriate relations with fans. As a result, the team was forced to replace them new addition Kim "zunba" Joon-Hyuk, signed at the beginning of the season, and rookie Lee "Whoru" Seung Joon. Commentators noted that this may have benefitted in the long term, as it allowed Ryu to stay in the support role rather than be forced to move in between support and tank.
Results
| 2016-09-11 | 2nd | Minor | Overwatch Power League - Preseason | Lunatic-hai | $2682 |
| 2016-10-02 | 1-12th | Qualifier | Overwatch APEX Season 1: Offline Qualifier #1 | Lunatic-hai | $0 |
| 2016-10-16 | 2nd | Premier | APAC Premier 2016 | Lunatic-hai | $30,000 |
| 2016-11-05 | 1st | Premier | Overwatch World Cup 2016 | South Korea | $18,000 |
| 2016-11-21 | 5-8th | Premier | Overwatch APEX Season 1 | Lunatic-hai | $6,337 |
| 2016-12-18 | 2nd | Major | Intel Extreme Masters Season XI Gyeonggi | Lunatic-hai | $20,000 |
| 2017-02-23 | 5-8th | Qualifier | Nexus Cup 2017 - Spring Korean Qualifier | Lunatic-hai | $0 |
| 2017-04-08 | 1st | Premier | Overwatch APEX Season 2 | Lunatic-hai | $89,910 |
| 2017-07-29 | 1st | Premier | Overwatch APEX Season 3 | Lunatic-hai | $92,707 |
| 2017-07-29 | 1st | Premier | Overwatch APEX Season 3 | Lunatic-hai | $92,707 |
| 2017-08-06 | 1-2nd | Qualifier | Overwatch World Cup 2017 - Katowice Qualifier | South Korea | $9,000 |
| 2017-10-06 | 5-6th | Premier | Overwatch APEX Season 4 | Lunatic-hai | $7,137 |
| 2017-10-15 | 1st | Major | Seoul Cup - OGN Super Match | Lunatic-hai | $60,000 |
| 2017-11-04 | 1st | Premier | Overwatch World Cup 2017 | South Korea | $9,000 |
| 2017-12-09 | 1-3rd | Exhibition | Overwatch League - Inaugural Season | Seoul Dynasty | $0 |
| 2018-06-17 | 8th | Premier | Overwatch League - Inaugural Season | Seoul Dynasty | $75,000 |
| 2018-08-26 | L | Exhibition | OWL All-Stars 2018 - Mystery Heroes | Pacific | $0 |
| 2018-08-26 | L | Exhibition | OWL All-Star Game 2018 | Pacific | $0 |
| 2018-12-28 | Draw | Exhibition | Pacific Challenge | Seoul Dynasty | $0 |
| 2019-03-24 | 3-4th | Major | Overwatch League - 2019 Stage 1 Playoffs | Seoul Dynasty | $50,000 |