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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 LoL Reflections here: https://youtu.be/KzqI1bl0bNI Kim "Wadid" Bae-in, former Support player of G2 Esports and LCK English language analyst, is the star of the 425th Episode of 'Reflections'. This is episode one of two about Wadid's career. Wadid is a true rags to riches esports story as he wasn't even a player recruited or scouted out of soloqueue. He made his own Challenger team called Rising Stars. After that he was in SBENU briefly, as they sought to qualify back to LCK. He would then go abroad to Europe and the EU LCS where he joined ROCCAT. Coached by Grabbz, he would meet Hjarnan as his bot lane partner and the team was an also-ran in the league. Somehow he got the call up to join G2 Esports, replacing Zven and mithy along with Hjarnan, and the team made the final of S8 Spring and played the mighty Caps and Rekkles FNATIC reasonably close. That summer they lost to Misfits in the quarter-final to be forced into the Regional. Running through the Regional Wadid qualified to Worlds, which would be held in his home town of Busan, South Korea. After some up and down form in the play-ins and group stage G2 got to the play-offs and there faced Uzi's RNG, the number one team in the world and going for the first ever Grand Slam, having won both LPL splits and MSI. Incredibly G2 won in five games to make the semi-final. The semi-final was a whitewash as iG, the eventual champions, destroyed G2 in a sweep. That would be the end of Wadid's time in G2, as he was replaced to create the super-team of S9. He went over to Rogue, a new team to franchising, but they were a bad team. He went to another region as he joined the LCS' FlyQuest. Results did not really come there. Going back to Korea he became an English language analyst on the LCK and during this time he would temporarily join former elite side Griffin as they sought to avoid qualify back to the league. That campaign was unsuccessful and that proved the end of his time in the major regions. He played a year in LLA before going to do his mandatory military service in Korea. In part one, Wadid talks about his meagre entry into Korean esports, going to ROCCAT and teaming up with Hjarnan, getting to contend for titles in G2 and making the semi-finals of Worlds. This interview was recorded on the 5th of August, 2024. ► Time-line of topics discussed: 00:00 Early introduction to esports games 01:51 Starting Rising Stars Challenger team 03:36 SBENU 06:07 Passion 07:57 Joining ROCCAT 10:37 Parents' reaction 11:44 Grabbz 13:02 Malzahar 14:19 Maxlore 16:16 Hjarnan 19:16 replacing the best in the West G2 botlane 20:56 Tahm Kench 23:18 Perkz 27:53 Jankos 29:58 wunder 31:51 S8 Spring final vs. FNATIC 33:46 Hylissang 35:24 Significance of being in a final 36:26 Rivalry with FNATIC 37:52 Rift Rivals 39:36 Heimerdinger 41:02 S8 Summer split 44:24 S8 Regional 45:45 Tahm context in draft priority 47:57 Qualifying to S8 Worlds 49:29 Play-ins vs. INFINTY 51:56 Group stage 53:39 Beating LCK Koreans 54:45 Ro8 vs. RNG 57:32 Heimerdinger 59:16 Winning moment 1:01:26 semi vs. iG 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/ ► 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. #Wadid #G2 #Thorin