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Use code THORIN at http://gamersupps.gg/?afmc=THORIN for 10% off an order of GamerSupps' delicious energy formula. ► Join the Scrilluminati to get exclusive perks and support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/Thooorin ► Check out a previous CS Reflections here: https://youtu.be/3qjCn5cPCks Michael "medias" Kim, former CS 1.6 player for Gamers-X and rival/GamerCo, is the star of the 437th Episode of 'Reflections'. This is episode one of two about medias's career. medias was the quiet and talented youngster in a boisterous and busy California LAN scene. Quickly establishing his talents locally, it wouldn't be until 2003 until he could compete in his first big tournament as he was too young to attend the big CPL events in Texas. Flying over to France to compete in the first ESWC with Gamers-X and team-mate method, medias finish sixth and got his first taste of top competition. Forced to sit out the next two events, he played with zero Reality, a LAN team that featured future rival team-mates destructo and hanes, and they were able to famously defeat NoA, an international squad about to finish second at CPL Winter 2003! medias joined rival and got to his first CPL at Summer 2004. His team lost early but ran the lower bracket to an epic third place and almost finals appearance. At CPL Winter 2004 they would repeat the feat and again finish at the top placed North American side, taking third once more. For 2005 his team-mates went off to Korea, but he wasn't allowed to skip school and attend. The event arguably contributed to the team fracturing. CPL Summer 2005 was a smaller CPL, as it clashed with ESWC in Europe, and medias's GamerCo had method and DarK in their ranks as they made another run to third, though against much less stacked opposition. medias's career was coming to a close as no matter what he intended to enroll in college and leave gaming behind. There was one last run as he joined a new West coast super-team formed by boms which would be sponsored by Tylenol and go by Ouch! Gaming. They were able to battle Team3D there, but nobody beat Team3D in WCG qualifiers in this era. medias retired as a top talent in the region. In part one, medias talks about growing up as a LAN player, the crazy shit-talking of his teams, the difference between asian and white teams, his style of play, famous team-mates and the two big third place CPL runs. This interview was recorded on the 16th of August, 2024. ► Time-line of topics discussed: 00:00 Good and the bad of the West coast scene 02:10 Family background and issues travelling 03:53 Become a dentist 04:30 California LAN scene 06:39 Playing on LAN from early on 08:37 boms 10:19 Style and strengths 11:11 Teams looking puggy 12:46 Did he trash talk? 13:31 Good under pressure 14:26 Making money at a young age 15:21 Gamers-X cafe 15:59 Being too young for CPL but going to ESWC 17:49 rival and different culture 20:31 masternook 21:24 Ph33R 22:32 West coast lingo not being sponsor friendly 23:19 destructo and hanes 26:33 exodus 26:55 Going to CPLs 28:33 Beating NoA and lower bracket run 30:07 SK 32:14 Mentality and reputation 34:33 CAL-invite shenanigans 37:35 3D offer 39:09 Reputation 39:59 Not releasing demos 41:09 GamerCo 42:09 CPL Winter 2004 revenge tour over top NA sides 43:27 Hatred and rivalry with Team3D 44:56 NoA Subscribe this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfeeUuW7edMxF3M_cyxGT8Q/join ► Check out bite-sized Thorin on my new clips channel: https://www.youtube.com/thorinclips ► Follow me on social media: https://twitter.com/Thorin https://facebook.com/Thooorin https://www.instagram.com/thooorinofficial/ ► My written content: https://iamesports.substack.com/ ► My stream: https://www.twitch.tv/Thorin ► You can discuss this content at my Discord server: https://discord.gg/rDKxKfM ► This video was kindly supported by: Ahmed Hadjou Matt, Pugnatio, Rajcula Adam Tomlin Animosity Jensen Goh Tosh touken_ Special thanks go out to JerCkysMiNi0n. #medias #GamerCo #Thorin