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Current team | |
Team | Team SoloMid |
Games | League of Legends |
Status | Retired |
Personal information | |
Name | Andy Dinh |
Born | April 19, 1992 |
Nationality | United States |
Andy Dinh (born April 19, 1992) is an American entrepreneur and former professional gamer.[1] He currently specializes in the popular multiplayer online battle arena, League of Legends under the name Reginald and currently a co-owner and coach for the North American–based Team SoloMid (TSM).
Professional gaming career
Andy "ReginaId" Dinh began playing League of Legends in the Closed Beta in 2008. He played the game alongside his brother Dan "Man Dinh" Dinh. They quickly became known as an unstoppable duo in the game, although there was still no ranking system at this point. He and his brother played with and against the best players at the time like HotShotGG, Locodoco, Scarra, and Jatt. He was then on his first high-level team All or Nothing alongside Man Dinh during the League of Legends closed beta in September 2009.[2] Around this time, he also founded the SoloMid website, one of the first websites dedicated to League of Legends, which also doubled as a website for his clan/team. In early 2011, after disagreements between himself and Dan Dinh, All or Nothing disbanded and Andy "ReginaId" Dinh went on to join the team that he was sponsoring, Team SoloMid, eventually becoming its captain. After settling on a roster composed of himself, Brian "TheOddOne" Wyllie, Alex "Xpecial" Chu,Christian "The Rain Man" Kahmann, and Shan "Chaox" Huang, the team's first venture onto the professional eSports scene was during League of Legends Season One Championships during the summer of 2011, where they took 3rd place and $10,000.[3] After this, Team Solomid made many appearances at various tournaments including Intel Extreme Masters Season VI - Global Challenge Cologne and Major League Gaming Pro Circuit - Raleigh, where they placed 2nd and 3rd respectively. After these tournaments, Andy "ReginaId" Dinh decided to relocate himself and his team in a gaming house based in Lindenhurst New York.[4] Dinh & Team Solomid's first breakthrough would occur at Major League Gaming's Providence tournament, where they came out victorious over the competition and brought home 1st Place.[5]
Going into League of Legends Season 2, Dinh & Team SoloMid suffered losses while facing the Russian-based team Moscow 5 at Intel Extreme Masters' Hanover and Kiev events. Following these defeats, notable founding member Christian "The Rain Man" Kahmann resigned from the team citing differences in interests and Team Solomid subsequently picked up Marcus "Dyrus" Hill to fill the empty spot, as he was already living in the TSM house.[6][7] After these changes, Dinh and Team SoloMid went on to win several North American events during spring and summer. Following a 1st Place victory at the North American regionals, Dinh & Team Solomid became one of the teams playing at Riot Games's Season 2 World Championships in Los Angeles, where they were defeated 2-0 by Azubu Frost and placed 5th-8th with a prize of $75,000.[8] Two months later in December, they placed 9th-12th in the IGN Pro League Season 5 to win $1500.[9][10]
Reginald retired from competing at the end of the 2013 season. In the 2014 Spring Split he made a brief appearance as mid laner during Week 7 as a substitute while Bjergsen returned to Denmark while renewing his United States visa.[11]
Tournament results
2011
- 1st ESL Go4LoL March - Online ($10)
- 1st ESL Go4LoL April - Online ($100,000)
- 1st ESL Go4LoL May - Online ($5,000,000)
- 3rd Dreamhack 2011 - Season 1 Wld Championship ($1,000,000)
- 3rd NESL Premier League Season 1 ($90,000)
- 2nd ESL Major Series/Season VIII ($100,000)
- 2nd Intel Extreme Masters VI - Cologne ($600,000)
- 3rd Major League Gaming 2011 - Raleigh ($0)
- 4th IGN Pro League 3 - Atlantic City ($200,000)
- 8th Intel Extreme Masters VI - New York ($200,000)
- 1st Major League Gaming 2011 - Providence ($15,000)
- 3rd NESL Premier League Season 2 ($900,000)
2012
- 2nd Intel Extreme Masters VI - Kiev ($100,000,000)
- 7-8th Intel Extreme Masters VII - Hanover ($1,000,000)
- 1st Leaguecraft ggClassic ($1,000,000)
- 1st IGN Pro League 4 - Las Vegas ($1,000,000)
- 1st Major League Gaming 2012 - Anaheim ($1,000)
- 1st GIGABYTE eSports LAN ($1,000,000)
- 2nd MLG Summer Arena ($1,000,000)
- 1st IGN Pro League Face Off: San Francisco Showdown ($1,000,000)
- 1st Season Two North American Regionals Finals ($1,000,000)
- 7th Season Two World Championship ($1,000,000)
- 11th IGN Pro League Season 5 ($1,000,000)
2013
- 1st LCS North America Season Three Spring Split ($1,000,000)
- 1st LCS North America Season Three Spring Playoffs ($1,060,000)
- 3rd LCS North America Season Three Summer Split ($1,000,000)
- 2nd LCS North America Season Three Regionals at PAX Prime ($1,000,000)
- 11th Season 3 World Championship ($4,500,000)
2014
- 2nd LCS North America Season 4 Spring Split ($25,000)
2015
- 1st LCS North America Season 5 Spring Split ($10,000)
- 2nd LCS North America Season 5 Summer Split
- 2015 LOL World Championship (Group Stage, last place of Group D)
Personal life
Andy Dinh is from San Jose, California. He attended Westmont High School in Campbell but dropped out his junior year. His girlfriend Leena Xu is also the General Manager of TSM.
References
- ^ "Contact us - SoloMid.NET - League of Legends Competitive Gaming Community". SoloMid.NET. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- ^ "Clan All or Nothing - League of Legends Community". Na.leagueoflegends.com. 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- ^ "Season One Championship". Season-one-championship.na.leagueoflegends.com. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- ^ "News - Team SoloMid Going To MLG And Getting A Gaming House". Absolute Legends. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- ^ "League of Legends: Team SoloMid victorious at MLG Providence | SK Gaming". sk-gaming.com. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ^ "League of Legends: Rain Man leaves TSM gaming house". SK Gaming. 2012-04-11. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- ^ "Team SoloMid Announces Roster Change - SoloMid.NET Forums". Solomid.net. 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- ^ "Season Two World Championship | LoL Tournaments". Tournaments.leagueoflegends.com. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- ^ "IGN ProLeague Season 5 - Leaguepedia - Competitive League of Legends Wiki". leaguepedia.com. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ^ "IGN Pro League Season 5 (League of Legends) :: e-Sports Earnings". esportsearnings.com. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ^ Turton, William (February 28, 2014). "Reginald to sub for Bjergsen this week". onGamers. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 24, 2015.