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Andy Dinh
Current team
TeamTSM Snapdragon
GamesLeague of Legends
StatusActive
Personal information
Nickname(s)Reginald
Born (1992-04-19) April 19, 1992 (age 32)
NationalityUnited States

Andy Dinh (born April 19, 1992) is a professional gamer and entrepreneur.[1] He currently specializes in the popular multiplayer online battle arena League of Legends under the name ReginaId and currently plays for the North American based team TSM Snapdragon, which he owns.

Professional gaming

Dinh began his career in professional gaming by creating the high-level All or Nothing alongside his brother, Dan 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 went on to join 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 several 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, Dinh decided to relocate himself and his team in a gaming house based in 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.[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]

Major accomplishments

2011

  • 3rd Dreamhack 2011 - Season 1 Championships ($10,000)
  • 2nd Intel Extreme Masters VI - Cologne ($6,000)
  • 3rd Major League Gaming 2011 - Raleigh
  • 4th IGN Pro League 3 - Atlantic City ($2,500)
  • 7-8th Intel Extreme Masters VI - New York ($2,000)
  • 1st Major League Gaming 2011 - Providence ($15,000)

2012

  • 2nd Intel Extreme Masters VI - Kiev ($6,000)
  • 7-8th Intel Extreme Masters VI - Hanover ($2,200)
  • 1st IGN Pro League 4 - Las Vegas ($25,000)
  • 1st Major League Gaming 2012 - Anaheim ($20,000)
  • 1st IGN Pro League Face: San Francisco ($20,000)
  • 1st Season Two North American Regionals ($40,000)
  • 5-8th Season Two World Championships ($75,000)
  • 9-12th IGN Pro League Season 5 ($1,500)

2013

  • 1st LCS North America Season Three Spring Split ($50,000)
  • 3rd LCS North America Season Three Summer Split ($15,000)
  • 2nd LCS North America Season Three Regionals at PAX Prime ($25,000)

References

  1. ^ "Contact us - SoloMid.NET - League of Legends Competitive Gaming Community". SoloMid.NET. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
  2. ^ "Clan All or Nothing - League of Legends Community". Na.leagueoflegends.com. 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
  3. ^ "Season One Championship". Season-one-championship.na.leagueoflegends.com. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
  4. ^ "News - Team SoloMid Going To MLG And Getting A Gaming House". Absolute Legends. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
  5. ^ "League of Legends: Team SoloMid victorious at MLG Providence | SK Gaming". sk-gaming.com. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  6. ^ "League of Legends: Rain Man leaves TSM gaming house". SK Gaming. 2012-04-11. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
  7. ^ "Team SoloMid Announces Roster Change - SoloMid.NET Forums". Solomid.net. 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
  8. ^ "Season Two World Championship | LoL Tournaments". Tournaments.leagueoflegends.com. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
  9. ^ "IGN ProLeague Season 5 - Leaguepedia - Competitive League of Legends Wiki". leaguepedia.com. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  10. ^ "IGN Pro League Season 5 (League of Legends) :: e-Sports Earnings". esportsearnings.com. Retrieved 2013-04-22.

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