The Story of Regi 2.0: The Controversial Fall of an Esports Dynasty
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In 2018 Team SoloMid's founder, Andy "Reginald" Dinh was on top of the world.
He was the CEO of the most valuable team in esports, and business was booming. His players and teams were cleaning up. He was a king.
But in five short years, it all came tumbling down.
TSM has changed a lot in the last five years. The team Regi built is in shambles and it might not even exist anymore. But how did the man who took over esports fall this far?
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unless the survey is asking whether or not reginald should drop dead i aint filling it out.
Destroying the Double lift roster after that rough worlds showing instead of letting it keep growing another year was the turning point.
Being a longtime TSM fan and seeing how Regi treated all of our favorite players like Dyrus, Wildturtle and then Doublelift. Man it made it feel real good cheering for 100T to slam them.
@@ilovetheatf Yeah I had been a die hard TSM fan since 2011 but after 2020 I was done and said I would never watch them or cheer for them again unless Regi became a silent owner and let his staff do their own job.
It was probably one of the few NA rosters that could actually go far internationally, not that they were better than eastern teams but good enough to win on a good day and that's all you need.
But NA had huge mental block during those times, atleast now it feels like they think they can win.
If they just had another year I'm sure they'd give us some upsets at world atleast.
One can always dream, EU fan who followed DL and Bjergsen since the first seasons they played.
Loved that TSM roster so much, they had so much personality.
and don't forget that TL beat IG, the WORLD CHAMPIONS in a best of at MSI.
I'm not saying NA ever had or has a big chance at worlds, but there's a much higher chance than anyone gives them credit for.
Letting go of Doublelift was the correct sports decision, and the incorrect brand decision. I probably would have sacked him too.
Bro he investigated himself and found himself not guilty 😂
if you're just playing around, then you can ignore this comment, but on the chance you're being serious then I wanted to just say that's not exactly how it works :)
Companies do internal investigations all the time. They hire an independent firm to do the investigation, they don't have an internal team do it. Yes, they have control over who they hire to do it, so feel free to be skeptical, but it's not the same as an internal team doing a check. The firm they hire likely takes it very seriously and will have a point of contact that they share the details of their investigation to once they are done with all the interviews, document reviews, going through emails and chat histories etc.
bro the CEO is always safe @@Senthin
@@Senthin Bro. It's like arbitration. The company hires a third party that's on their side. If they didnt, the third party would never get hired again
@@Senthin I remember one video where Doublelift shared an instance where one of the players is called Banana or something because Reginald called him useless and just there to give some Bananas, and the investigator asked if that was in a racist manner, like they are dumbfounded and confused, why does race have to be brought in to make it a foul when its just plain bullying in the first place. Yeah those investigators sure are reliable, IRCC those investigators are from RIOT even. SMH.
@@Senthin Thank you for writing that out to explain the situation.
Bjergsen was TSM, the moment he left was the moment they died
Strongly agree
Amen to that. Bjergsen was easily the best NA player for years. Once he left TSM died as a competitive team.
Their Apex legend roster carried their name after that and the "bjergsen" of the Apex roster also left recently. I hope the remaining player can still shine..
Beers on was tsm league of legends hal was tsm apex and beaulo was tsm r6. TSM now has none of them
lol what? we were yelling TSM before bjregsen. I still remember not liking the forgein import from Copenhagen wolves. he's obviously cool now but yea the culture was there before him
It always is and will be fk reggie
As a witness to the birth of TSM, this video lacked a lot of previous key info. Regi showed being an asshole a lot before all the LCS franchising and him being a CEO
EXACTLY. this video does not paint 20% of what regi did wrong lol
Lmao regi been a bastard since like s3 😂😂
Like idk how no one threw hands with blud
Regi has been a prick his entire LoL career. This video doesn't talk about 75% of the stupid stuff he's done since the beginning.
yeah, for example him getting solo killed on TF by Alex Ich's AP JANNA mid lane LMAO
Regi is that guy who'd try to teach Messi how to dribble correctly!
lmfao true
Then vs him in the finals.
I still remember that video of him flaming Wildturtle for throwing after they lost a game, and then going back and watching the game and Regi played way waaay fucking worse than Turtle did that game
There was a reason they called him Bluecard Regi
@@garenwillow bro made tf e look like a skillshot
Bro core memory unlocked
Wildturtle was that doodoo teams only hope before bjerg too 😂
@garenwillow I'm 95% positive he played Karthus in this specific game, and he kept diving into the whole enemy team trying to Frontline and just dying before they could do any damage. Also it's funny to see the lack of macro back then. After laning phase they would just play ARAM
Poetic that TSM partnered with FTX and went down the same way.
Yes I’m like why did Reginald changed the name to ftx
If TSM was still winning and had financial backing nobody would care about what kind of person Regi is. He is exactly who he always has been.
Good ending:Nadeshot/100T
Bad ending:Regi/TSM
Nadeshot was more likeable before 100T.
bro thought he got free money from ftx ☠ and set standards for player treatment is diabolical 💀
A Boss will whip his employees shouting "work harder" as they try to push the boulder up the hill... a leader will roll up his sleeves & help pull form the otherside... he's always had that "i don't care if they hate me as long as we win" attitude which is a rookie mistake, you can't make people respect you through fear, that's something every CEO learns & grows out of very quickly, especially once they realise you get WAY better results if you're caring and helpful, your presence should be valuable, that's how you earn true respect
Truly living up to the name Talent Suppression Machine
Berj at 15 like mhm tell me more.
The only TSM teams I’ve ever enjoyed was the Apex roster and the r6 roster. I never liked Regi from the beginning and he so unattached from those games that I could I actually stand to watch them. And they were both greatly successful! No one will ever match TSM’s year 3 Algs performance!
that last sentence is facts!
bro i missed prime dyrus too , dude was fucking fun to watch
their league time qualified multiple times for worlds, but so far only acheived semi final if im not wrong, or lower, so something's up and it's not the team
EU has Ocelot, NA has Reginald
The most confusing thing about Regi is how his brother, Dan Dinh, seems like such a genuinely nice guy. I met him a couple times and he was so down to earth and pleasant.
You know its bad when a single channel has made like 5 separate videos on you that could be a full blown hour doc at this point
the name itself solo mid which probably meant only him himself mattered, goes to show how deluded he was and a bully. toad face joke
Yeah, if the classic "mid or feed" was a person it'd be Regi.
I always had a bad feeling about him ever since seeing videos in season 2/3, even made a couple reddit threads (yes, I am pathetic :D)
about how he was toxic to the players and an awful head of the org since he was basically a poison slowly ruining everything,
and I can't remember seeing a single person even *somewhat* agree and they'd get furious and remove it pretty fast.
Not like I broke any rules or did it purely flaming him, it was a respectful critique and discussion, though ofcourse I understand that criticising the TSM Top G isn't something they wanna have on there, even from a loving fan.
TSM was basically the North Korea of e-sports teams.
I was just so frustrated that my favorite team was rotting from the inside and no one could taste or smell it.. xdd
It was so crazy to me cause he was openly awful towards the players on VIDEO lmao, imagine how bad it must've been behind closed doors and how he must've been in a non-professional setting.
The spiciest stuff is probably not even known about publicly and people are likely still scared of him, not wanting to risk spilling the beans.
Sorry for the long text, I doubt anyone will even read it but I will always feel dissapointed about these amazing players and personalities missing out on so much of their potential on that org so I need a little vent.
@@eyeslikeoceansNorth Korea is named the democratic people’s Republic of Korea and has 2-3 of its people murdered in a genocide by western powers. They destroyed every building over one story. They are hands down the most propagandized against country even after suffering so much from war and illegal trade embargo’s that prevent them from getting crucial things they need through trade. Almost every single thing you’ve learned about them I’m sure is one sided and rooted in creating consent for another invasion to secure there natural resources like lithium.
Tell me again how that is anything like an esports team
Afaik the meta wasn't set for 2 solos jg and duo bot so it was a point that they believed in the strat
No, it's because there was no set lane meta and junglers weren't common before S1 worlds, so it was common to call "solo mid" because two of the three lanes would be duo lanes.
I miss those TSM chants. I watched the 2016 lcs summer finals in toronto and those TSM chants were crazy
to be fair.. TSM always 1st seed but also had the hardest groups. they always somehow landed with 1st placed teams in regular season but fell short in playoffs and ended as 2nd or 3rd seed at worlds. like T1 or LGD at the time..
Hauntzer bjergsen double lift bio frost was a stacked roster
The years them and sven were a team for couple years was when I watched league the most. It’s a shame they didn’t have that international success with that roster
Man that roster was so sick
The TSM chants was sooooo Iconic back in the day, even EU and Korean chant it at the beginning. Damn
An amazing era of esports, very sad it came to this.
my boi liftlift was always a clg member at heart he was the one responsible to show wukong´s bullying to the world
TSM was popular in the league of legends scene because not only were they great at the game but they had a great demeanor. The second that changed the organization crumbled. Bjerg and Dyrus carried TSM for years, with both gone they were a poor team with a poor demeanor. Regi wasn't the only reason TSM had a sharp decline he was just the nail in the coffin.
They were great because they were the first one that dominate the league for so long. As simple as that. Result always speak. Once they start to lose more, people lost interest, all the controversy around Regi didn't help, either
For me it was more the Baylife time, the engagement with community and the personalities. I enjoyed the "documentary"/"series", the eyes on the team itself and who they were. Obviously them being winners helped, but I was a fan since Dyrus joined and stopped when he retired as he was the last of the OG for me.
I wished Bjergsen swapped rosters way earlier. Knew TSM would go down as soon as Bjergsen left.
Where is the Peter Zhang storyline? Pretty relevant to the decline of TSM LOL
they were already downsliding before that, that was just a small dallop on top of the cake tbh.
@MinteeMusic It was pretty big when TSM imported the two LDL players Zhang pulled a video from knight and other pros lying that their Mid and Support had high potential. This was because he was trying to extort them for money by letting the LDL players play for TSM and he gets a cut of their salary. If Zhang didn't sabotage roster they could of had a better chance during the LCS.
Maybe he has dirt on TheScore e-sports..
I heard he runs one of the biggest mafias in all of china nowadays and still has his guys chasing Shenyi and Keaiduo around trying to collect interest.
Regi probably getting a cut too
@@MinteeMusic He single-handedly ruined TSM's roster for a year and who knows how much impact he had before as well.
TSM dynasty died when Bjergsen wasn't a player anymore. Regi's ego destroyed TSM's rosters, from how to play and to live.
Bro it’s so crazy watching these clips cause I literally grew up watching cs and lol pro league and I can’t count the amount of times I was up in teamspeak or Skype w a group of friends tryna keep quiet when a hype ass major was going on
Looking foward to playing that new Black Myth game starring Regi.
Crazy how regi toss away chaox, xpecial and everyone who made him who he is.
to be fair, regardless of that fact, all players expire or reduce their level giving enough amount of time..
wildturtle was better than chaox, yellowstar was better than xpecial..
Why am I watching a documentary about Wukong with no build guides?
still surprise LCS is consider a tier 1 region
There will no longer be LCS
A face not even a mother could love
It felt like after the Hauntzer/Svenskeren/Bjerg/DL/Biofrost roster was disbanded it was all downhill from there
As soon as the whole Xpecial debacle went down, it was clear to see how regi works. The first league roster was top tier. Dyrus and TheOddone carried that team. AFAIK they where the first to do vlogs
aint no way yall featured sam bankman when he was found guilty for fraud
It was clear from the GameCribs days that Regi is a tyrant. While its a shame for TSMs legacy, I don't feel too bad for Regi getting some just desserts.
The part that absolutely got me, was when the TSM investigation vame back that he "Didn't do anything illegal." Noone claimed he did! The question wasn't if he was breaking the law, the question was if he was an asshole! And fir anyone who doesn't know PR, it translates to "He is guilty of everything he us being accused of."
anything that goes bad for reginal makes me happy i am not gonna lie, I still rememeber how he use to talk to his team mates,
never forgive someone like that.
The money, fame, greed and power turned regi from a quiet humble guy into a maniac. Classic example of success ruining a person because its gone to his head.
You forgot the part where Regi was notorious before becoming a CEO because he couldn't hit challenger (a requirement to play in LCS). He made TSM 5-stack with him so he could get out of diamond the last time he played because he failed the entire season. After that he said to himself, "Yeah I'm a great player I should coach a pro team." And that's why everybody hates him. He's terrible, and if you ever see him play he makes so many mistakes I don't think he can hit masters if he tried.
10:00 you're missing the part where Lena and Doublelift also blamed their PC equipment for the fault (who were sponsors of theirs, lol)
It’s crazy how close they were in 2019 and 2021 to making worlds or even winning a split, a few small changes and their performance narrative changes immensely. People forget they almost won spring 2019 and were favorites going into 2021 playoffs
Wukong with 6 rageblades
Regi was a guy that couldn't take criticism, but handed it out in droves.
He should have stayed out of the details and just focused on building the brand
I don’t think people understand. They pulled out of NA because of the FTX loses. Dude blew so much money. That mixed with his “scandals” it’s was time to dip.
Pretty disappointing that the video doesn't go in depth on how Leena was a big cause of a majority of TSM's downfall. Essentially had zero background in any kind of management role and she got where she was by piggyback riding on people's success by "dating" them. Drawing Regi as a villian isn't far off from the truth but Leena was just as bad. Even outside of the whole Dardoch drama it's pretty evident she has no idea what she is doing
Bro is 2024, women are untouchable. You want this channel cancelled to oblivion for portraying the true story of a gold digger?
Regi.. DoubleLift... Leena.. Sam Bankman-Fried are all shitty people.. you can't convince me otherwise.
If any of the old guard ever end up watching this video (xpecial, chaox, rainman, oddone, dyrus, wildTurtl, and I think Bjergsens name deserves to go down in history with TSM Aswell)... Those were some amazing days for us millenials just playing league and having fun, you gave myself personally some great memories and quality laughs and the real one's will always remember the glory run back in 2011.
Here's to the next generation of kids, make somthing out of nothing and have fun doing it. You get older faster than you realize.
No amount of money can fix this guys face 😂 and you made him disfigured in that thumbnail 😂
ironic that the org that began in league of legends now doesn't have a spot in league anymore.
"I said I'm SORRY!" - Dyrus
Why they spent 6million dollars on a support player is still behind me. He couldn't even shot call properly do to the language barrier. Such a disaster of a move.
League without Bjergsen still doesn't feel right :(
Following this team since 2014~2015, the last years was really hard to live, especially for LoL Teams, but i still really hope to see a redemption, for real, i hope :(
I've been a C9 fan most of my life and hated TSM because of this dude. Always thought their only redeeming point was Soren. And for Soren alone I hope TSM can rebuild itself anew, with different management and direction.
We should have had another year of Bjergsen and Doublelift with SwordArt, but Regi's Ego got in the way.
I knew TSM wasn't going to last when Regi flashed into a baron fight because no one was following him.
no way bots commented first 💀💀💀
I cut regi a lot of slack for some of the super early stuff because he was literally a kid in charge. I'm talking about the dyrus era. No excuse for the stuff years later.
Should’ve kept LustBoy honestly, he was the better support player
Not so fun fact Regi SA a female employee and i got the receipts to prove it. Unfortunately the person who gave me the info really needs to come out and speak on it. Riot games apparently swept it under the rug since it was never made public and well we all know Riots track record with stuff of this nature and women.
Of course Riot would swept it under the rug if the victim didn't want to come out. Riot bringing it to light would ultimately force her to come out against her will.
@@arthurmarshall6825 They could of done a dr disrespect but they did nothing
@@arthurmarshall6825 they could also of just said regi SA someone and not give a name also
@@Dildonion The name would be out there in hours if not in days. When such an accusation is made against a well known person, people online will find out who it is.
Cash app really got thescore to remake old videos with little to no new info
Aggressive management style bro. Baylife
I want to believe tsm would come back better than ever.
When was the moment when he took over eSports exactly? Cant recall a single day of that happening.
ngl. that a genius way of doing ads
LMAO, now this Shenyi player has never got hired ever since.
they fkn sponsored the same app three times in one video. it's frustating.
But like what’d he actually do? Sure he admitted to being a bit harsh and incentive, but the results of the multiple investigations weren’t even mentioned in this video. Sounds to me like it was just a clash of different egos and personalities.
Regi was beyond a "bit harsh,"
It was borderline sadistic how he would belittle his employees in front of others.
It was all a power trip that stroked Regi's ego knowing that neither the employee nor the bystanders could stand up to him.
After Riot fined Regi, they set up a hotline for anyone in the TSM org to report if Regi continued his behavior. Riot was pissed and was a hair's width away from dropping the hammer on Regi. All of this is a bit wild considering TSM was by far the most popular team in League.
As someone who was a fan of them since the start and watched aaaaaall of their games (most live even though I'm from Europe)
I can say with confidence that TSM was basically the North Korea of e-sports teams
Kim Jong Regi, the dictator.
Holding Bjergsen hostage when he probably could've found amazing success on other teams, both in NA and EU.
DL is the GOAT of NA but I'm pretty sure Bjergsen could've reached bigger heights if he got out in time.
When he finally got to TL and 100t it was sadly too late.
Let's not forget, the league community CHAMPIONED him when he was using his 'bully'ness against Riot during the whole Franchising push.
Regi was the linchpin to Franchising ever happening; something orgs and players were pushing hard for.
Let's not B.S. - We knew what he was like. And we even loved him when he used it against people we were against.
You have to deal with a level of toxicity if you want to play for the best team. Ask Michael Jordan's teammates if he wasn't toxic. Bullying in the right context can be a good thing to drive people towards greatness.
Feel really sorry for Regi but even sorrier for the TSM fans. Take heart and let's hope things get well
Why feel sorry for a horrible person? He's not worth any love
Regi was lucky that Bjergsen was a million times the professional that he had ever been.
From every backstage story you hear that he not only put up with Regis bullshit for years, but also kept other people from going insane under him.
Next Saturday.... is the big one. I can't wait.
tsm started with league, should have invested all their revenue into league instead of expanding. youre strong when your core fundamental has a good footing. as for andy... power corrupts the best, brings out the worst.
Giving up on Svenskeren was the beginning of the end
Ever since I saw Reginald being horrible to Dyrus in that one video I've hated him, and I've supported whoever is playing against TSM. Watching the org collapse has been satisfying but it's a shame Regi was not the only one who was punished by the results of his terrible behaviour
What I do keep finding funny is double lift talking about everyone he disagrees with having ego problems or being toxic when he has turned his whole career into that
There is a lot of history here so I get it but this felt a bit rushed. Skipping over the wild early years, which are really the meat of the story, feels like a misstep.
What people don't understand is Regi was raised by Asian parents who made him cry and then became an Asian parent to his team and therefore, his team must cry.
how can you let a guy with half an inch between his eyes bully you
kinda karma it was reginald that killed tsm in the end, the ftx deal had him break the bank to build the 50m esport facility just for ftx to go under and tsm sitting having spent millions was running out of cash.
Regi made me cry to for how trash he played during his time 🗑
Aztecross looking thumbnail
my goat catching a random stray 😭
Regi got dat guerilla warfare look 24/7. No wonder he was a bully...
lmao
if donkey kong was humanized, that is what regi would look like
If they just fix the roster when they were at their peak i feel like if they keep the roster at some point where they have Hauntzer, Doublelift, Bjergsen, have a top tier jg and support thats what they were missing they shouldve tried to pick some from other region or some top tier NA support and import a jg but regi decided to get rid of DL. shouldve just replace support and jg or keep svenskeren as a sub.
I remember he didn't make diamond in Korean boot camp.. lol.
Dude was mad salty.
i was a fan of TSM and i started league with that team but yes reginald destroyed everything
Bjegsen,hauntzer, dyrus and doublelift we're tsm for me
He still has the best Wukong Cosplay.
Hoping for a Doublelift slander piece next
this video was a lot of recap and barely any new info. Idk how they made it up to 20mins when the last 4mins was most of the new information, and by new i mean the past 4 months which isn't all that new. Im assuming that this isn't necessarily an update video of the whole ordeal but more so a continuation of the previous "the story of x" video but i felt like i had wasted my time considering they made several other videos talking about this drama.
fr the second I saw the thumbnail my first thought was: “Jesus Stewie2K gained some weight” and now I can’t unsee it…
that kid's head and speech pattern should tell you everything you need to know about him... Regi is truly not the autism you want
Truly was the end of an era when they disbanded the LoL team.
" still up to Reginald " what a joke 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Help me understand. The TSM CEO got flamed for being a bully. How much different is he than a college basketball coach? Is the esports community just more sensitive or was he really something bigger?
@highfiveshighfives4980 Just search for "How TSM Reginald Lost Everyone's Respect" on youtube, that video dives much deeper into all the nasty shit Regi did both as a player on TSM and then as CEO. He wasn't *just* a bully, he never took responsibility and blamed his teammates for his own poor performance. Before there was Tyler1, there was Reginald. He was a narcissist through and through, and that's not the kind of person you want leading an esports org.
As CEO of TSM he slowly became more and more unhinged and controlling regarding his LoL team - especially once Bjergsen left and TSM Lost - until it all fell apart and then the "TSM leaving to join another tier 1 region" announcement was made, an announcement that Regi was _never_ serious about actually going through with.
the lack of video about the BC upset at the r6 manchester major got me TWEAKIN
Real asf
Kinda speaks volume of how tsm was run when sbf tells you that they're a "great" company to work with 😂💀