Choi Yeon-sung has praised Lee's strategic depth, saying that 'there aren't many players who set strategic moves, and in the case of, I think he's looking about 10 games ahead.' Lee is famous for coming back in games where he was at seemingly insurmountable disadvantages by playing defensive and exploiting small mistakes in his opponents' play to regain the advantage. However, he soon developed a versatile and well-rounded play style which revolved around strong mechanics, defensive play, and exemplary late-game army control. When he first emerged as a professional gamer, Lee received criticism for his use of gimmicky 'rush' strategies.
These achievements have cemented him as one of the greatest players of all time. Three of those victories were against Lee Jae-dong, a famous rival of Lee Young-ho and the second-best player of the time. His career arose to new heights in the 2009-10 season, when he reached the finals of seven premier tournaments - every one held that season - and won five. The following year, he won the Bacchus OnGameNet Starleague, becoming the youngest player to win a premier Korean tournament - a record still unbroken. He quickly established himself as a top player, carrying KT in the Proleague team competition and achieving fourth place in the 2007 Daum OnGameNet Starleague. Lee joined KT Rolster in 2007 at the age of 14. He is almost unanimously considered the greatest player of all-time in the Brood War community. He is, along with BoxeR, NaDa, Iloveoov, and SAviOr, regarded as the fifth, final, and greatest of the Bonjwas, a title for players who dominated the Korean Brood War scene over long periods of time. As of 2020, he is still broadcasting personal broadcasts. Since returning to Brood War, Lee has won first place in Seasons 2, 3, 4, and 8 of the Afreeca Starleague. He subsequently returned to playing Starcraft: Brood War, and started his personal broadcast in February 2016 on the AfreecaTV personal broadcasting platform. Lee began playing StarCraft II competitively in 2011, until his retirement in December 2015. He made his debut as a StarCraft: Brood War player in 2007 and retired on December 19, 2015. Lee Young-ho (born 5 July 1992 이영호) is a South Korean StarCraft: Brood War and StarCraft II player who played Terran for the Korean pro-gaming team KT Rolster under the alias By.FlaSh or simply Flash.
Lee Young-ho at 2012 Korea e-Sports Awards, on March 2, 2013
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