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| Retired as Player | ||
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| Zefa | ||
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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Lee Jae-min (이재민) | |
| Country of Birth | South Korea | |
| Birthday | February 4, 1988 (age 36) | |
| Residency | Korea | |
| Competitive | ||
| Team |  Dplus KIA | |
| Contract Expires | 2025-11-17 | |
| Role | Coach | |
| Favorite Champs | ||
| Soloqueue IDs | 나진 제파 Zerofire | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Lee "Zefa" Jae-min (Hangul: 이재민) is a League of Legends esports player, currently head coach for Dplus KIA.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NaJin White Shield | Jun 20132013-06-21[2] | Dec 20142014-12-02[1] | 1yr 5mo ejel | ||
 NaJin e-mFire | Dec 20142014-12-02[4] | Nov 20152015-11-04[3] | 11mo 2d ejel | ||
 Kongdoo Monster | Jun 20162016-06-27[6] | Nov 20162016-11-02[5] | 4mo 5d ejel | ||
| Kongdoo Monster | Mar 20172017-03-20[8] | Dec 20172017-12-01[7] | 8mo 12d ejel | ||
 Afreeca Freecs | Dec 20172017-12-18[10] | Nov 20182018-11-19[9] | 11mo 1d ejel | ||
 SK Telecom T1 | Dec 20182018-12-02[12] | Nov 20192019-11-19[11] | 11mo 17d ejel | ||
 DAMWON | Nov 20192019-11-27[14] | Nov 20202020-11-12[13] | 1yr 15d ejel | ||
 T1 | Nov 20202020-11-12[16] | Jul 20212021-07-14[15] | 8mo 2d ejel | ||
 DWG KIA | Nov 20212021-11-22[23] | Nov 20222022-11-15[18] | 1yr 23d ejel | ||
| Dplus KIA | Nov 20232023-11-20[24] | Present | 4mo 26d ej |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NaJin White Shield | Jun 20132013-06-21[2] | Dec 20142014-12-02[1] | 1yr 5mo ejel | ||
| NaJin e-mFire | Dec 20142014-12-02[4] | Nov 20152015-11-04[3] | 11mo 2d ejel | ||
| Kongdoo Monster | Jun 20162016-06-27[28] | Nov 20162016-11-02[5] | 4mo 5d ejel | ||
| Kongdoo Monster | Mar 20172017-03-20[8] | Dec 20172017-12-01[7] | 8mo 12d ejel | ||
| Afreeca Freecs | Dec 20172017-12-18[10] | Nov 20182018-11-19[9] | 11mo 1d ejel | ||
| SK Telecom T1 | Dec 20182018-12-02[12] | Nov 20192019-11-19[11] | 11mo 17d ejel | ||
| DAMWON | Nov 20192019-11-27[14] | Feb 20202020-02-23[29] | 2mo 26d ejel | ||
| DAMWON | Feb 20202020-02-23[29] | May 20202020-05-26[31] | 3mo 3d ejel | ||
| DAMWON | May 20202020-05-26[31] | Nov 20202020-11-12[13] | 5mo 17d ejel | ||
| T1 | Nov 20202020-11-12[16] | Jul 20212021-07-14[15] | 8mo 2d ejel | ||
| DWG KIA | Nov 20212021-11-22[23] | Nov 20222022-11-15[18] | 1yr 23d ejel | ||
| Dplus KIA | Nov 20232023-11-20[24] | Present | 4mo 26d ej |
News
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
 NJWS | December 2, Team disbands. watch, Ggoong, Zefa, Pure, Reach (Head Coach), MOKUZA (Coach), and viNylCat (Coach) leave.[1] | |
 NJF | December 2, Team is reformed as a single team. Duke, watch, Ggoong, Ohq, Zefa, Cain, Pure, Reach (Head Coach), MOKUZA (Coach), SSONG (Coach), and viNylCat (Coach) join.[4] |
 KDM | June 27, Zefa (Coach) joins.[32] | |
| KDM | November 2, Park Yong-woon (Head Coach) and MC (Coach) join. Zefa (Coach) leaves.[5] |
| KDM | March 20, Zefa (Coach) rejoins.[8] | |
| KDM | December 1, Chunco (Coach) joins. Zefa (Coach) leaves.[7] | |
 AF | December 18, Zefa (Coach) joins.[10] |
| AF | November 19, Kuro, Kramer, TusiN, Comet (Coach), and Zefa (Coach) leave.[9] | |
 SKT | December 2, Zefa (Coach) joins.[12] |
| SKT | February 12, Khan, Clid, Faker, Mata, Crazy, Haru, Kkoma (Head Coach), Fly (Coach), and Zefa (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019. Teddy and Leo's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.[33] | |
| SKT | November 19, Zefa (Coach) leaves.[11] | |
 DWG | November 27, Zefa (Coach) joins.[14] Zefa (Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.[34] |
| DWG | February 23, Zefa (Coach to Interim Head Coach) changes position. Micro (Owner,Head Coach) leaves.[29][30] | |
| DWG | May 26, Zefa (Interim Head Coach to Head Coach) changes position.[31] | |
| DWG | November 12, Zefa (Head Coach) and Daeny (Coach) leave.[13] | |
 T1 | November 12, Daeny (Head Coach), Zefa (Coach), and Polt (General Manager) join.[16][17] Daeny (Head Coach), Zefa (Coach), and Polt (General Manager)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.[35] |
| T1 | July 14, Daeny (Head Coach) and Zefa (Coach) leave.[15] | |
 DK | November 22, Zefa (Coach) rejoins.[23] | |
| DK | December 2, Burdol's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022. Canyon, ShowMaker, deokdam, Kellin, and Zefa (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023.[36] |
| DK | November 15, Nuguri, Burdol, Daeny (Head Coach), Zefa (Coach), and kkOma (Athletic Director) leave.[18][19][20][21][22] |
 DK | November 20, Zefa (Head Coach) rejoins. Bible (Support to Streamer) changes position. Canna, Canyon, Deft, Acorn (Head Coach), GorillA (Coach), and Jay (Analyst) leave.[24][25][26][27] | |
| DK | November 27, Kingen, Kellin, and Bubbling (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2024. ShowMaker's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2026. Aiming and Zefa (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2025.[37] |
Biography[]
Season 3[]
Lee "Zefa" Jae-min began his competitive career on June 21, 2013 when he joined NaJin White Shield as their new starting AD carry. He played in his very first OGN during HOT6iX Champions Summer 2013, where he and his team made the quarterfinals but lost 3-0 to CJ Entus Frost.
2014 Season[]
Shield's next tournament was PANDORA.TV Champions Winter 2013-2014 where they lost 3-1 to Samsung Ozone in the semifinals and then lost 3-1 to the KT Rolster Bullets to place 4th overall. Next, they attended HOT6iX Champions Spring 2014 and made it all the way to the finals but ultimately lost 3-1 to Samsung Blue. Their final OGN of the year was HOT6iX Champions Summer 2014 where they lost 3-2 in the quarterfinals to the eventual champions, the KT Rolster Arrows. Shield earned enough circuit points to qualify for the 2014 Season Korea Regional Finals and miraculously ran the whole gauntlet, culminating in a 3-1 victory over SK Telecom T1 K. This key win earned them a spot at the 2014 Season World Championship where they came out of their group in first place but were swept in the quarterfinals 3-0 by OMG.
2015 Season[]
Due to changes to the OGN rules, Shield and their sister team, NaJin Black Sword, were forced to merge to form NaJin e-mFire. During SBENU Champions Spring 2015, Zefa shared the starting position with the former AD carry from Sword, Ohq. NaJin's poor performance in Champions ended when they placed sixth overall and failed to make the playoffs. NaJin placed fifth in the regular season of SBENU Champions Summer 2015 and qualified for the playoffs but they lost in the first round 2-1 to the KOO Tigers. They earned enough circuit points to make it to the 2015 Season Korea Regional Finals but lost 3-0 in the first round to the Jin Air Green Wings. However, Zefa did not play in playoffs or the regionals. Zefa left NaJin in November.
Trivia[]
- Born in 1988, Zefa was one of the oldest pro players when active.
- Is a cancer survivor.
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| Zefa 1v1 Tournament Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Event | Prize | Team | Last Result |
| 2015-03-08 | 13 - 20 | The Solo King Korean 1v1 Tournament |  NJF | 0 : 2  GBM | |
Media[]
- 2017
- 2018
- 2020
- 2021
- March 21, Kongdoo Monster coach, who battled cancer, returns to team after second health-related absence by Andrew Kim on Slingshot
- June 16, AFs Kuro: "I like to go Support because it's really fun. I’ll probably be good on Mid Braum." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- July 15, [LCK Reflections] DWG Zefa: "ShowMaker is the most improved player during this split. He's even rank 1 in solo queue!" with Quest on Inven Global
- September 3, DWG Zefa: "Not only in their drafts, but in terms of their individual prowess, DRX far exceeded my expectations." with Quest on Inven Global
- September 5, [LCK Finals] DWG Zefa: "I’ll do my best to bring the throne back to the LCK. Our goal is to win the World Championship." with Viion on Inven Global
- September 15, [Worlds 2020] DRX cvMax: "As long as we’re the LCK representatives, there's no such thing as the group of death." with Quest on Inven Global
- October 4, [Worlds 2020] DWG Zefa: "Unless we make a massive mistake in the draft or plays, we'll win without too much trouble." with Viion on Inven Global
- October 4, DWG Zefa [Head Coach]: “Speaking of farming style junglers, it’s not only about our camps, we can also zone out and farm the opponent’s jungle camps with counter-jungling. That’s one way of farming” with Izento on Esports Heaven
- December 12, 감코계의 올스타?! 담터뷰ON with DWG KIA on DWG KIA
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-12 | Asian Games 2022 KOREA Pre Evaluation |  KOR vs  TPE | Link |
| 2020-09-05 | LCK 2020 Summer Playoffs |  DWG vs  DRX | Link |
| 2019-04-13 | LCK 2019 Spring Playoffs |  GRF vs  SKT | Link |
| 2018-06-16 | LCK 2018 Summer |  AF vs  KT | Link |
| 2018-03-17 | LCK 2018 Spring |  MVP vs AF | Link |
Images[]
NJWS Zefa, Champions 2014 Summer
NJWS Zefa, Worlds 2014
NJF Zefa, LCK 2015 Spring
NJF Zefa, LCK 2015 Summer
T1 Zefa, LCK 2021 Spring
DK Zefa, LCK 2024 Spring
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 별들의 전쟁 시작! LoL 챔피언스 코리아 프리시즌 로스터 공개 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 “e-mFire” 프로게임단 7인 로스터 체제 확정 및 팀명 변경 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 진에어 '갱맘'-나진 '제파' 등 KeSPA컵 로스터서 제외 dailyesports.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 별들의 전쟁 시작! LoL 챔피언스 코리아 프리시즌 로스터 공개 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 2016 LoL KeSPA Cup 참가 팀 로스터 공개 (Korean) e-sports.or.kr
- ↑ [뉴스] 콩두 몬스터, 겜잘알 '제파' 이재민 코치로 영입 inven.co.kr
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 [뉴스] 콩두 몬스터, 신임 코치로 천정희 영입! '제파' 이재민 계약 종료 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 '제파' 이재민 코치, 콩두 몬스터 재합류 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Afreeca Freecs' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Afreeca Freecs Completes Roster with Kiin invenglobal.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 SK Telecom T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 SK Telecom T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 DAMWON Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 DAMWON Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 DWG KIA's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 DWG KIA's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 DWG KIA's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 DWG KIA's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 DWG KIA's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 DWG KIA's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 Dplus KIA's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 Dplus KIA's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 Dplus KIA's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 Dplus KIA's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ [뉴스] 콩두 몬스터, 겜잘알 '제파' 이재민 코치로 영입 inven.co.kr
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 DAMWON Gaming's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 Micro's Facebook Post (Korean) facebook
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 DAMWON Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ [뉴스] 콩두 몬스터, 겜잘알 '제파' 이재민 코치로 영입 inven.co.kr
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2019-02-08; after change - KR - 2019-02-12
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2019-11-26; after change - KR - 2019-11-27
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2020-11-11; after change - KR - 2020-11-12
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2021-12-01; after change - KR - 2021-12-02
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2023-11-26; after change - KR - 2023-11-27