Infiltration (gamer)
| Infiltration | |
|---|---|
 Infiltration at Evo 2012 | |
| Current team | |
| Team | None |
| Games | Super Street Fighter IV Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 Street Fighter X Tekken Ultra Street Fighter IV Street Fighter V |
| Status | Active |
| Personal information | |
| Name | Seonwoo Lee |
| Born | 23 March 1985 |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Team history | |
| 2012–2013 | Western Wolves |
| 2012–2013 | Mad Catz |
| 2015–2017 | Team Razer |
| 2017–2018 | Team Grapht |
| 2017–2018 | Panda Global |
Lee Seon-woo (born 23 March 1985), known as Infiltration, is a professional electronic sports player from Seoul, South Korea, specializing in fighting games. Lee is a six-time Evolution Championship Series (EVO) champion; winning Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition v2012 in 2012, Street Fighter X Tekken in 2012 and 2013,[1][2], Street Fighter V in 2016 and 2018 (EVO Japan) [3] and Samurai Shodown in 2019[4].
Lee was fired from his team, Panda Global, in November 2018 after the organization learned of a domestic abuse case he was convicted for the year before.[5]
Gaming career
Infiltration first started playing fighting games seriously with the home release of Street Fighter IV, but he offered tips for players hoping to raise their skill level. The "Infiltration" name comes from the Metal Gear Solid series, of which he is a big fan. Lee uses a bat-top joystick due to the first FightStick he bought was coincidentally a bat-top joystick sold for 2,000 yen ($20 US). Lee chose Akuma in Street Fighter IV because he heard that Akuma was strong in the game at the time. Lee's main focus is physical training instead of in-game practice.[6]
Lee is the winner of the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Grand Finals for both Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 and Street Fighter X Tekken and won $25,000 for each game. The former event saw Lee win against Mad Catz's Daigo Umehara 6-0. Because he won the latter, Lee also received a one of a kind Street Fighter-based Scion FR-S Coupe.[7] Lee also won the Capcom Cup 2013 Street Fighter X Tekken tournament in which he was invited to by Capcom.[8] In March, Lee qualified for the Capcom Pro Tour Asia Finals by winning Nine States Tournament 2015.[9] In late May, Lee qualified for Capcom Cup 2015 by placing Top 3 at Stunfest 2015. Lee's opponents in Top 3, Momochi and Umehara have already qualified thus giving Lee the qualifying spot by default.[10]
Lee is known for having a defensive playstyle as determined by Justin Wong's Step Up Your Game series.[11] On January 16, 2015, Eventhubs ranked Lee at #6 on their Top 50 Ultra Street Fighter IV players list.[12] Lee is also known for creating an outstanding comeback against Eduardo "PR Balrog" Perez in the Losers Semis at EVO 2013 Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012, where he counterpicked Perez's Balrog with Hakan.[13] Lee qualified for the 2014 Capcom Cup by winning CEO 2014 in an exciting battle against Evil Geniuses' Yusuke Momochi.[14] Momochi would later defeat Lee at Capcom Cup 2014 resulting in the latter to get a 4th-place finish.[15]
Because of his performances in 2012, Lee has been called "Player of the Year" by many including Capcom. However, in late 2013, Lee saw a small decline where other players managed to catch up to his level. Overall, Lee still manages to perform well in tournaments he enters, usually making Top 4.[16][17]
A controversy regarding 2015's Capcom Pro Tour circuit came up regarding Lee, with some labeling him as a "gatekeeper" due to visiting multiple CPT events despite already qualifying for Capcom Cup (here 'gatekeeping' means to keep other players from qualifying). Lee stated in an interview that his intention was not to gatekeep, but instead to practice before the Capcom Cup begins in December. Lee also states that Street Fighter V is going in a good direction, as he thinks that making the game offense-oriented will make it faster and better.[18]
On November 15, 2015 Infiltration signed with Team Razer.[19][20]
Personal life
Lee was born on 23 March 1985 in Seoul. He has two brothers.[citation needed] In mid-2014, Lee had to sell the one-of-a-kind Scion FR-S Coupe he won because of high maintenance issues. This was also the same car Lee actually had to earn his drivers license for, just so he could drive it.[21]
On October 22, 2017, Lee was arrested in a domestic violence dispute with his then-wife where he bruised her wrist while grabbing for her phone during an argument where he had asked her for a divorce.[5] A South Korean court ruled against Lee on November 30, 2017.[5] Panda Global, Lee's sponsoring team, learned about the assault in September 2018 and withdrew Lee from all upcoming tournaments at the time.[22] He was fired from the team on November 22, 2018 after Panda Global obtained his court records.[5]
Notable tournament placings
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References and notes
- ^ Heart, Adam "Keits". "Infiltration wins EVO 2012 Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012". Shoryuken.com. Shoryuken. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ Allen, Brian. "EVO 2013: Infiltration is the best at Street Fighter X Tekken". technologytell.com. Technology Tell. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ Hood, Lance "Tarnot". "Our Evo 2016 Street Fighter V Winner is Infiltration".
- ^ "Samurai Shodown Evo 2019 Grand Finals 2019". ign.com. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Wolf, Jacob (22 November 2018). "Panda Global cuts Infiltration after abuse claim". ESPN. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ Grey, Jonathan "Catalyst". "Infiltration's main focus is physical training instead of in-game practice - people initially told him Akuma was a weak character". Eventhubs. Eventhubs. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ Gonzalez, Oscar. "Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Grand Finals Results". original-gamer.com. Original Gamer. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ Moultrie, Tamika. "Capcom Cup 2013 Results – Sako, NYChris G, and Infiltration Take #1". GamerFitNation.com. GamerFitNation. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ "Nine States Tournament 2015 Results". Shoryuken.com. Shoryuken. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ "Stunfest 2015 Results: Infiltration Qualifies for Capcom Cup". Shoryuken.com. Shoryuken. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ^ Wong, Justin. "Step Up Your Game Chapter 18: Changing Styles". Eventhubs.com. Eventhubs. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ Chavez, Steven "Dreamking23". "Eventhubs lists Top 50 Ultra Street Fighter IV Players #10 - #01". Eventhubs.com. Eventhubs. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "The Hakan Comeback". IGN.com. IGN. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ Steiner, Dustin. "CAPCOM PRO TOUR: INFILTRATION BATTLES BACK THROUGH THE LOSER'S BRACKET, SLAYS EVIL GENIUSES TO TAKE CEO 2014". eSportsMax.com. eSportsMax. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ Sim, Cheng Kai "KarbyP". "Momochi's snap-decisions against Infiltration and Snake Eyez". Eventhubs.com. Eventhubs. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ "Capcom Cup Player Introduction". Capcom Pro Tour.com. Capcom Pro Tour. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ Walker, Ian "Iantothemax". "UltraChen Analyzes Infiltration's Road to Capcom Cup 2014". Shoryuken.com. Shoryuken. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ Co, Franz. "Infiltration: "I think [Street Fighter V's] constantly going in the right direction."". shoryuken.com. Shoryuken. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ^ "Infiltration Joins Team Razer". iplaywinner.com. iPlayWinner. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ^ Jurek, Steven (November 15, 2015). "Infiltration signs with Team Razer". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ^ Sim, Cheng Kai "KarbyP". "Infiltration had to sell off the one-of-a-kind Scion FR-S sports coupe he won at the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary tournament". Eventhubs.com. Eventhubs. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ Lee, Alexander (24 September 2018). "Panda Global responds to Infiltration abuse allegations". ESPN. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ Demian, Maxamilian. "FGC Battles - Infiltration (Seonwoo Lee)". FGC Battles. Retrieved 3 December 2018.