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MadLife
HLE MadLife 2020
Background Information
NameHong Min-gi (홍민기)
Country of Birth
South Korea
BirthdayOctober 5, 1992 (age 31)
Residency
KR
Korea
Competitive
TeamRiot Games Inc.logo stdRiot Games Inc.
Role
Analyst
Favorite Champs



Soloqueue IDsKR: 그랩군단장 호두
자석제조기
Social Media & Links
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Hong "MadLife" Min-gi (Hangul: 홍민기) is a League of Legends esports player, currently analyst for Riot Games Inc..


In his prime, Madlife was considered one of the best supports in the World, particularly on play-making skillshot-based champions like ThreshSquareThresh and BlitzcrankSquareBlitzcrank. He became particularly well-known for aiming hooks in the direction in which he predicted a player would Flash and landing them dead-on. However, despite his prowess, Madlife never won a championship or played at Worlds after 2012.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes
Dates:Approx|Exact
TeamStartEnd
KR
Azubu Frostlogo stdAzubu Frost
Oct 20112011-10-27Feb 20132013-02-04[1]1yr 3mo
ejel
KR
CJ Entus Frostlogo stdCJ Entus Frost
Feb 20132013-02-04[4]Dec 20142014-12-02[3]1yr 9mo
ejel
KR
CJ Entuslogo stdCJ Entus
Dec 20142014-12-02[7]Nov 20162016-11-30[6]1yr 11mo
ejel
NA
Gold Coin Unitedlogo stdGold Coin United
Dec 20162016-12-29[9]Nov 20172017-11-20[8]10mo 22d
ejel
KR
Riot Games Inc.logo stdRiot Games Inc.
Jan 20192019-01-16Feb 20202020-02-051yr 20d
ejel
KR
Hanwha Life Esportslogo stdHanwha Life
Nov 20202020-11-04[11]Oct 20212021-10-31[10]11mo 27d
ejel
KR
Riot Games Inc.logo stdRiot Games Inc.
Jan 20242024-01-13[12]Present2mo 6d
ej
TeamStartEnd
KR
MiG Frostlogo stdMiG Frost
Oct 20112011-10-27Jun 20122012-06-22[13]7mo 26d
ejel
KR
Azubu Frostlogo stdAzubu Frost
Jun 20122012-06-22[13]Feb 20132013-02-04[1]7mo 12d
ejel
KR
CJ Entus Frostlogo stdCJ Entus Frost
Feb 20132013-02-04[4]Dec 20142014-12-02[3]1yr 9mo
ejel
KR
CJ Entuslogo stdCJ Entus
Dec 20142014-12-02[7]Nov 20162016-11-30[6]1yr 11mo
ejel
NA
Gold Coin Unitedlogo stdGold Coin United
Dec 20162016-12-29[9]Nov 20172017-11-20[8]10mo 22d
ejel
KR
Riot Games Inc.logo stdRiot Games Inc.
Jan 20192019-01-16Feb 20202020-02-051yr 20d
ejel
KR
Hanwha Life Esportslogo stdHanwha Life
Nov 20202020-11-04[11]Oct 20212021-10-31[10]11mo 27d
ejel
KR
Riot Games Inc.logo stdRiot Games Inc.
Jan 20242024-01-13[12]Present2mo 6d
ej

News

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  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2024
KR
MiG Frostlogo stdMIG.FOctober 27, Team is formed.
Gunwoong,
CloudTemplar,
RapidStar,
Locodoco,
MadLife, Onair (Head Coach), and Kezman (Coach) join.
KR
Azubu Frostlogo stdAZFJune 22, German media group Azubu sponsors both MiG teams, changing this teams name from MiG Frostlogo stdMiG Frost to Azubu Frostlogo stdAzubu Frost.[13][14]
KR
Azubu Frostlogo stdAZFFebruary 4,
Shy,
CloudTemplar,
RapidStar,
Woong,
MadLife, Onair (Head Coach), and Kezman (Coach) leave.[1][2]
KR
CJ Entus Frostlogo stdCJFFebruary 4,
Shy,
CloudTemplar,
RapidStar,
Space,
Woong,
kkinsh,
MadLife, Onair (Head Coach), fOru (Coach), and Kezman (Coach) join.
[4][5]
KR
CJ Entus Frostlogo stdCJFDecember 2, Team disbands.
Shy,
CoCo,
Space,
MadLife, Onair (Head Coach), fOru (Coach), and Kezman (Coach) leave.[3]
KR
CJ Entuslogo stdCJDecember 2, Team is reformed as a single team.
Shy,
Ambition,
Trick,
CoCo,
Roar,
MadLife,
Max, Onair (Head Coach), and Kezman (Coach) join.

Space and fOru (Coach) rejoin.
[7]
KR
CJ Entuslogo stdCJNovember 30,
Shy,
Haru,
Bdd,
Sky,
Kramer,
MadLife,
Untara,
Bubbling, and
Ghost leave.[6]
NA
Gold Coin Unitedlogo stdGCUDecember 29,
MadLife joins.
[9]
NA
Gold Coin Unitedlogo stdGCUNovember 20,
MadLife leaves.[8]
KR
Riot Games Inc.logo stdRiotJanuary 16, Bitdol (Analyst), Cpt Jack (Analyst), Kim Min-ah (Analyst), MadLife (Analyst), Caster Jun (Caster), PapaSmithy (Caster), CloudTemplar (Color Caster), Jeesun (translator), and KangQui (Color Caster) join.
KR
Riot Games Inc.logo stdRiotFebruary 5, Lira (Analyst) and Wadid (Analyst) join. MadLife (Analyst) leaves.
KR
Hanwha Life Esportslogo stdHLENovember 4, MadLife (Streamer) joins.[11]
KR
Hanwha Life Esportslogo stdHLEOctober 31, MadLife (Streamer) leaves.[10]
KR
Riot Games Inc.logo stdRiotJanuary 13, Ambition (Analyst) and CuVee (Analyst) join. MadLife (Analyst) rejoins. KaKAO (Analyst) and MaRin (Analyst) leave.[12]

Biography[]

Hong "MadLife" Min-gi started playing StarCraft at the age of 7. He found himself enjoying the Aeon of Strife game-type, and so when a friend introduced him to League of Legends in September 2010 he started playing. His first champion was AkaliSquareAkali. The first role he favored was AD Carry, but when he began to play professionally he switched to support.


Season 2[]

MadLife's first professional team was MiG Frost, which he joined alongside Woong, CloudTemplar, RapidStar, and Locodoco. The first tournament they participated in was Azubu The Champions Spring 2012 where they played well but ultimately fell in the finals to their sister team MiG Blaze. Locodoco left the team shortly after and Woong became MadLife's new lane partner. Frost and Blaze were both bought by Azubu and participated in Azubu The Champions Summer 2012 under their new organization. Frost ended up reverse sweeping CLG Europe in the finals and qualifying for the Season 2 World Championship. Unfortunately for Frost, they dropped in the finals 3-1 to the Taipei Assassins and took second place.

Season 3[]

In the beginning of Season 3, MadLife and Frost attended IEM Season VII - Global Challenge Katowice but lost in the semifinals 2-0 to Gambit Gaming. Not long after OLYMPUS Champions Winter 2012-2013 ended and Frost dropped in the finals 3-0 to NaJin Sword. After Frost attended the IEM Season VII - World Championship and lost 3-1 to Blaze in the finals, Woong left the team and Hermes became MadLife's new AD Carry. MadLife was voted in to attend All-Star Shanghai 2013 where he and his teammates placed first, winning Korea another spot for the Season 3 World Championship. At OLYMPUS Champions Spring 2013 they got swept by Blaze in the semis and by SK Telecom T1 2 in the third-place match so Hermes was benched in favor of the sub AD Carry, Space. Frost's next tournament was HOT6iX Champions Summer 2013 where they once again disappointed, placing 4th after being swept by the KT Rolster Bullets and losing in a close 3-2 set to MVP Ozone. MadLife and Frost attended the Season 3 Korea Regional Finals with aspirations to go to worlds but were swept in their 2nd round by the Bullets.

2014 Season[]

Frost's decline continued as they were knocked out of the quarterfinals of PANDORA.TV Champions Winter 2013-2014 3-0 by Samsung Ozone. Frost qualified for IEM Singapore where they lost in the finals 2-0 to Invictus Gaming. The new year didn't start well for Frost as HOT6iX Champions Spring 2014 saw them lose in the quarterfinals 3-1 to Samsung Blue. Frost failed to make it out of groups for the first time ever at HOT6iX Champions Summer 2014 which caused them to miss the 2014 Season Korea Regional Finals.

2015 Season[]

CJ Entus was forced to combine the rosters of Blaze and Frost after the changes to the OGN rules but the bot lane pair of MadLife and Space remained unchanged. They were invited to IEM Katowice in March 2015. They finished in 5th/6th place, after defeating Gambit Gaming but then losing to Team SoloMid and Team WE. CJ participated in SBENU Champions Spring 2015 where they lost in the semifinals 3-2 to SK Telecom T1. Max was called up to the starting roster prior to the start of SBENU Champions Summer 2015 to share the starting support position with Madlife. CJ placed third in the regular season of Champions Summer but lost 3-0 to the KOO Tigers in the second round of the playoffs. CJ had enough circuit points to qualify for the 2015 Season Korea Regional Finals but they lost 3-2 to the Jin Air Green Wings.

2016 Season[]

CJ played in the 2015 LoL KeSPA Cup in November 2015, where they lost 3-0 in the finals to Ever. During the 2016 LCK Spring Season, CJ went 8-10 in sets, finishing in eighth place overall for the spring split.

CJ Entus had a very poor showing in the 2016 LCK Summer Season, going 3-15 total in set score. Madlife was the only player who started every game for CJ, despite the team's frequent use of substitutions in other positions. Despite this, they were locked into tenth place in the LCK season, and CJ Entus participated in the 2017 LCK Spring Promotion. In the first round they were swept 2-0 by Kongdoo Monster, bringing them down to the loser's bracket. There, they beat SBENU Korea 2-0 before falling to ESC Ever in a 3-0 sweep to become relegated from the LCK. This marked the first time an original Kespa team was relegated from the LCK.

2017 Season[]

After CJ Entus relegated from the LCK, Madlife left the team and later announced that he would join NA Challenger Team Gold Coin United to compete in the 2017 NACS Spring Split. After two consecutive failed attempts to enter the NA LCS, Madlife left the team in November.

2018 Season[]

Madlife returned to Korea after leaving Gold Coin United. He negotiated with multiple teams from different regions including Korea, Europe, China, and Turkey but was satisfied with none of the offers and decided to stream until the Summer Split. During the break between the Spring Split and Summer Split, Madlife had a discussion with Royal Club's Head Coach Kezman[15] and decided to retire from pro play.

On June 19, 2018, Madlife announced his retirement.

Trivia[]

  • Among Koreans, it was jokingly said that MiG (A previous name of CJ Entus Frost) stood for "MadLife is God." They also say "MAmen" whenever he shows exceptional play.
  • Earned over 80% of the allstar vote in season 3, giving him the highest percentage vote of all players in all regions.[16]
  • Enjoys playing the game Osu! as it requires concentration and good hand-eye co-ordination skills which are useful when playing LoL.
  • Favorite champions are AlistarSquareAlistar,BlitzcrankSquareBlitzcrank, and ThreshSquareThresh.
  • Had the nickname "Machine" in Korea as a result of his lack of expression and his favorite champion being BlitzcrankSquareBlitzcrank. [17]
  • Known as a god within the community for his 'godlike' support play.
  • Is well known for being one of the top skill shot based support players in the world. His excellence on BlitzcrankSquareBlitzcrank and ThreshSquareThresh is put down to brilliant micromanagement skills.[18]
  • His pioneering of heavy AP champions as support such as LuxSquareLux and ZyraSquareZyra caused some to believe he was trolling or purposefully playing inefficient champions. This style of play has since come into the mainstream support meta.
  • Known for his stylistic and aesthetically pleasing play. He is often the subject of videos which praise his ability pull off complex and difficult plays.
  • Possesses a deep champion pool with no known support champions that he is weak with.
  • Prefers to be known by his full name (Hong Min-gi) as opposed to MadLife.
  • Was the last member of the original 2012 Azubu Frost roster to play a competitive game.
  • Stated in interviews that he meditates to relax and finds it a good way to prepare for important matches.
  • Awarded Best Support at 2012 Korean e-Sports Awards. [19]
  • He is one of just two players (Doublelift is the other) to have participated in all three All-Star events (Shanghai 2013, Paris 2014, and Los Angeles 2015). He has the added distinction of being the only one to be on a winning team all three times.
  • Played with Shy on the same roster for 1626 days. As of November 30, 2016, when they departed CJ Entus, this was the longest any pair of players had played together.

Tournament Results[]

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

Minimum place

MadLife Tournament Results
DatePlEventLast ResultTeamRoster
2020-09-262 Ambition League
1 : 3Gen.G Academylogo stdGEN.A
Logo stdLEGE Thal,  Ambition,  Crown,  Sangyoon,  MadLife
2017-08-13NQ NA LCS 2018 Spring Promotion
0 : 3EUnitedlogo stdEUN
Gold Coin Unitedlogo stdGCU Solo,  Santorin,  Fly,  Rikara,  MadLife,  Whyin,  Locodoco
2017-07-271 NACS 2017 Summer Playoffs
3 : 1EUnitedlogo stdEUN
Gold Coin Unitedlogo stdGCU Solo,  Santorin,  Fly,  Rikara,  MadLife,  Locodoco
2017-07-132 NACS 2017 Summer
8 - 2Blanklogo stdRR
Gold Coin Unitedlogo stdGCU Solo,  Santorin,  Fly,  rjsdndgod,  Rikara,  Madlife
2017-04-02NQ NA LCS 2017 Summer Promotion
2 : 3Team EnVyUslogo stdNV
Gold Coin Unitedlogo stdGCU Solo,  Santorin,  Fenix,  Mash,  MadLife,  Locodoco
2017-03-151 NACS 2017 Spring Playoffs
3 : 1EUnitedlogo stdEUN
Gold Coin Unitedlogo stdGCU Solo,  Santorin,  Fenix,  Mash,  MadLife,  Locodoco
2017-03-012 NACS 2017 Spring
2-3-0Blanklogo stdRR
Gold Coin Unitedlogo stdGCU Solo,  Santorin,  Fenix,  Rikara,  Mash,  Whyin,  Madlife
2016-11-199 - 14 KeSPA Cup 2016
0 : 2ESC Everlogo stdESC
CJ Entuslogo stdCJ Soul,  Reach,  Sky,  MoMo,  MadLife,  Reach,  viNylCat
2016-08-27NQ LCK 2017 Spring Promotion
0 : 3ESC Everlogo stdESC
CJ Entuslogo stdCJ Shy,  Haru,  Bdd,  Sky,  Kramer,  MadLife,  Reach,  Cain
2016-08-0610 LCK 2016 Summer
3 - 15Blanklogo stdRR
CJ Entuslogo stdCJ Untara,  Shy,  Haru,  Bubbling,  Bdd,  Sky,  Kramer,  Ghost,  MadLife,  Reach,  Cain
MadLife 1v1 Tournament Results
DatePlEventPrizeTeamLast Result
2016-12-1117 - 30All-Star 2016 BarcelonaTeam Firelogo stdFire0 : 1 ⁠Team Icelogo stdUzi
2015-12-139 - 16All-Star 2015 Los AngelesTeam Firelogo stdFire0 : 1 ⁠Team Firelogo stdPraY
2015-03-0821 - 48The Solo King Korean 1v1 TournamentCJ Entuslogo stdCJ1 : 2 ⁠CJ Entuslogo stdSpace

Media[]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 아주부 코리아, 소속 LOL팀 프로스트, 블레이즈 계약 만료 “다음을 기약하며” (Korean) inven.co.kr
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 프로스트-블레이즈 CJ 입단, ‘인섹’ 등 기존 선수들 거취는? (Korean) naver.com
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 별들의 전쟁 시작! LoL 챔피언스 코리아 프리시즌 로스터 공개 (Korean) inven.co.kr
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 아주부 코리아, 소속 LOL팀 프로스트, 블레이즈 계약 만료 “다음을 기약하며” (Korean) inven.co.kr
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 CJ엔투스, LOL 최강팀 프로스트-블레이즈 품에 안다! (Korean) naver.com
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 CJ Entus' Facebook Post facebook.com
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 별들의 전쟁 시작! LoL 챔피언스 코리아 프리시즌 로스터 공개 (Korean) inven.co.kr
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 MadLife's Tweet twitter.com
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 MadLife joins NA Challenger team Gold Coin United espn.com
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 Hanwha Life Esports' Tweet twitter.com
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 Hanwha Life Esports' Tweet twitter.com
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 리플레이2 Ep.0 롤판 최강야구..? 무한도전..? 런닝맨..? 암튼 렛츠고! (Korean) youtube.com
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Azubu’s next move after sponsoring a League is to officially endorse a professional LoL team" azubu.com
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 [이스포츠] MiG 스폰 잡다, 아주부 프로팀 창단하며 MiG 인수 (Korean) inven.co.kr
  15. "Please remember that this isn't the end." MadLife Says His Farewellwww.invenglobal.com
  16. LoL Esports Profile Page lolesports.com
  17. [리그디스 질문드랍] 16편: 아주부 프로스트 '빠른별' 정민성 (Korean) thisisgame.com
  18. Madlife vs Maknoon youtube.com
  19. Result of 2012 Korean e-Sports Awardsinven.com.kr
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