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Use code THORIN at https://gamersupps.gg/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 LoL interview here: https://youtu.be/QnliQTtUbT0 Brendan "Valdes", veteran StarCraft2 and League of Legends play-by-play commentator, is the star of the 510th Episode of 'Reflections'. This is part one of two about Valdes's career. Valdes got his break in an unusual manner as he won a competition to go South Korea. There he lucked into a gig commentating League of Legends, which was only in Season 2 at that time, and for OGN as part of the then Azubu Champions tournament. Initially his time in LoL was brief, as he was replaced by Monte and DoA. Valdes went over to work in SC2, his original game, where he partnered with Wolf as a duo and they famously covered the prestigious Pro League team tournament. It would be a number of years before Valdes found his way back to LoL and again it was by way of happenstance. Riot decided to split the LCK broadcast between OGN, where Monte and DoA worked, and SpoTV, where Valdes worked. The split meant Valdes was back casting the best LoL in the world and he was even partnered with the notorious LS for a time. Valdes has been a mainstay in Korean LoL ever since and has even gotten to work with Wolf on LoL too. In part one, Valdes discusses how a mixture of good luck and the right connections got him his early gigs, the dream of living in Korea, learning the Korean language, how he sees Wolf and the ups and downs of his early period. This interview was recorded on the 13th of November, 2025. ► Time-line of topics discussed: 00:00 Alias 00:57 Winning contest for Azubu 14:48 League of Legends 18:12 Getting replaced at OGN 21:14 Moving to StarCraft2 23:57 Learning the Korean language 33:55 Work culture 38:46 Wolf 44:31 Did casting SC2 live up to the hype? 46:47 SC2 not being as big as BW in Korea 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 ► Want esports predictions? I have my own server to post them and share tips: https://discord.gg/T9bgaAQN4D ► This video was kindly supported by: Matt, Pugnatio, Rajcula Ben Glass touken_ Nicky Jasun Jensen Goh Special thanks go out to JerCkysMiNi0n and AmericanYone. #valdes #Wolf #Thorin