| tobi | |
|---|---|
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| Current team | |
| Team | Seoul Dyansty |
| Role | Head coach |
| Game | Overwatch |
| League | Overwatch League |
| Personal information | |
| Name | 양진모 (Yang Jin-mo) |
| Nickname(s) | Boop God [2] |
| Born | 1993 or 1994 (age 30–31) [1] |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2016–2021 |
| Role | Support |
| Number | 4 |
| Coaching career | 2022–present |
| Team history | |
| As player: | |
| 2016–2017 | Lunatic-Hai |
| 2018– 2020 | Seoul Dynasty |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Fusion |
| As coach: | |
| 2022–present | Seoul Dynasty |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Yang Jin-mo ( Korean: 양진모), better known by his online alias tobi, is a South Korean professional Overwatch coach and former player. He began his Overwatch career playing for South Korean team Lunatic-Hai in Overwatch Apex. He was part of their Apex Season 2 and Season 3 championship teams. Yang signed with the Seoul Dynasty ahead of the Overwatch League (OWL) inaugural season. After three seasons with the Dynasty, he signed with the Philadelphia Fusion, where he played for one season before retiring. Yang perused a career in coaching thereafter, joining the Dynasty as their head coach in 2022.
Yang began his professional Overwatch career joining Lunatic-Hai in 2016. [3] Originally known for his Tracer play, he switched to playing in the support role once he joined the team, playing mainly as Lucio. [4] Entering the inaugural season of Apex, Yang was [1]
In his time with Lunatic-Hai, he was generally regarded as the world's best Lucio player. [4] [5] [6]
Yang was a starting member of the Lunatic-Hai championship teams that faced Kongdoo Panthera in the Apex Season 3 finals on July 29, 2017. In the match, Yang outperformed his counterpart on Kongdoo Panthera, as Lunatic-Hai won their second consecutive Apex title after winning 4–3. [7]
In August 2017, Blizzard announced that Yang, along with the entire starting roster of Lunatic-Hai, had been signed by KSV Esports for the Seoul team, later revealed as the Seoul Dynasty, in the upcoming Overwatch League. [8] Yang struggled in the first stage of the OWL inaugural season; playing nearly eight hours on the hero Mercy, he ranked 11th out of 22 players on the hero. The game underwent a patch prior to Stage 2, allowing him to go back to playing Lucio. Yang immediately found more success, ranking as the fourth-best support player in the league after the first two matches of the stage. [9]
Yang set two OWL records on April 20, 2019 against the Dallas Fuel, wherein he secured eight environmental kills, referring to when a player forces another player to fall of the map, on the map Eichenwalde and nine total environmental kills in the match. [10]
Yang competed with the Dynasty in the 2020 Overwatch League Grand Finals on October 10, 2020, where they fell to the San Francisco Shock, 2–4. [11] In November 2020, the Seoul Dynasty parted ways with Yang. [2]
In April 2021, Yang was signed to the Philadelphia Fusion as a fill-in, as the Fusion had issues with securing visas for some one their players prior to the start of the 2021 season. [12] After the team went 4–1 to start the season, Yang's contract was extended for the entire season. [13]
Yang was selected as a member of Team South Korea for the 2017 Overwatch World Cup. [14]
In November 2021, Yang took on the head coaching position for the Seoul Dynasty. [15] In an interview, Yang said that he initially declined the offer to be the team's head coach, as the position was "too burdensome to accept," but later accepted the it after he received support from the organizations coaches, analysts, and players. [16]
- ^ "Fusion add tobi to Overwatch League roster". Reuters. April 8, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ a b O'Dwyer, Samuel (November 27, 2020). "Seoul Dynasty parts ways with Tobi". Dot Esports. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Richardson, Liz (August 8, 2019). "Players who could win the Overwatch League's Dennis Hawelka Award". Dot Esports. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ a b Young Jae Jeon (September 27, 2017). "The world's second best Lucio is determined to leave APEX with a title". ESPN. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Lee, Elaine (November 26, 2018). "Meet Seoul Dynasty: The Fashion-Conscious Pro Gaming Team Dominating 'Overwatch'". Hypebeast. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Shin, Ethan (June 25, 2018). "From APEX to World Cup: Here is a Brief History of Competitive Overwatch". Inven Global. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Nguyen, Steven (July 29, 2017). "Lunatic-Hai defends the throne at APEX Season 3 finals". ESPN. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Goslin, Austen (August 23, 2017). "Team Seoul signs Lunatic-Hai roster for Overwatch League". Heroes Never Die. Polygon. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ ESPN Stats & Info (February 26, 2018). "New meta, new rosters shake up new stage of the Overwatch League". ESPN. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Rand, Emily (June 16, 2019). "Tobi embraces 'older brother' role in Seoul Dynasty's resurgence". ESPN. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Amenabar, Teddy (October 10, 2020). "San Francisco Shock beat Seoul Dynasty to become back-to-back Overwatch League champions". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Czar, Michael (April 8, 2021). "Veteran main support Tobi joins the Philadelphia Fusion". Upcomer. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Xavier (May 10, 2021). "Philadelphia Fusion signs Tobi, Hotba for rest of 2021 Overwatch League season". Dot Esports. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Goslin, Austen (June 19, 2017). "South Korean roster announced for 2017 Overwatch World Cup". Heroes Never Die. Polygon. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Richardson, Liz (November 4, 2021). "Seoul Dynasty adds tobi, WizardHyeong to 2022 coaching staff". Dot Esports. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Seoul Dynasty (January 7, 2022). Nice to Meet You Head Coach…tobi?. Event occurs at 8:30. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- Career statistics and player information from the Overwatch League.
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Category:South Korean esports players Category:Living people Category:Seoul Dynasty players Category:Philadelphia Fusion players Category:1990s births
| tobi | |
|---|---|
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| |
| Current team | |
| Team | Seoul Dyansty |
| Role | Head coach |
| Game | Overwatch |
| League | Overwatch League |
| Personal information | |
| Name | 양진모 (Yang Jin-mo) |
| Nickname(s) | Boop God [2] |
| Born | 1993 or 1994 (age 30–31) [1] |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2016–2021 |
| Role | Support |
| Number | 4 |
| Coaching career | 2022–present |
| Team history | |
| As player: | |
| 2016–2017 | Lunatic-Hai |
| 2018– 2020 | Seoul Dynasty |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Fusion |
| As coach: | |
| 2022–present | Seoul Dynasty |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Yang Jin-mo ( Korean: 양진모), better known by his online alias tobi, is a South Korean professional Overwatch coach and former player. He began his Overwatch career playing for South Korean team Lunatic-Hai in Overwatch Apex. He was part of their Apex Season 2 and Season 3 championship teams. Yang signed with the Seoul Dynasty ahead of the Overwatch League (OWL) inaugural season. After three seasons with the Dynasty, he signed with the Philadelphia Fusion, where he played for one season before retiring. Yang perused a career in coaching thereafter, joining the Dynasty as their head coach in 2022.
Yang began his professional Overwatch career joining Lunatic-Hai in 2016. [3] Originally known for his Tracer play, he switched to playing in the support role once he joined the team, playing mainly as Lucio. [4] Entering the inaugural season of Apex, Yang was [1]
In his time with Lunatic-Hai, he was generally regarded as the world's best Lucio player. [4] [5] [6]
Yang was a starting member of the Lunatic-Hai championship teams that faced Kongdoo Panthera in the Apex Season 3 finals on July 29, 2017. In the match, Yang outperformed his counterpart on Kongdoo Panthera, as Lunatic-Hai won their second consecutive Apex title after winning 4–3. [7]
In August 2017, Blizzard announced that Yang, along with the entire starting roster of Lunatic-Hai, had been signed by KSV Esports for the Seoul team, later revealed as the Seoul Dynasty, in the upcoming Overwatch League. [8] Yang struggled in the first stage of the OWL inaugural season; playing nearly eight hours on the hero Mercy, he ranked 11th out of 22 players on the hero. The game underwent a patch prior to Stage 2, allowing him to go back to playing Lucio. Yang immediately found more success, ranking as the fourth-best support player in the league after the first two matches of the stage. [9]
Yang set two OWL records on April 20, 2019 against the Dallas Fuel, wherein he secured eight environmental kills, referring to when a player forces another player to fall of the map, on the map Eichenwalde and nine total environmental kills in the match. [10]
Yang competed with the Dynasty in the 2020 Overwatch League Grand Finals on October 10, 2020, where they fell to the San Francisco Shock, 2–4. [11] In November 2020, the Seoul Dynasty parted ways with Yang. [2]
In April 2021, Yang was signed to the Philadelphia Fusion as a fill-in, as the Fusion had issues with securing visas for some one their players prior to the start of the 2021 season. [12] After the team went 4–1 to start the season, Yang's contract was extended for the entire season. [13]
Yang was selected as a member of Team South Korea for the 2017 Overwatch World Cup. [14]
In November 2021, Yang took on the head coaching position for the Seoul Dynasty. [15] In an interview, Yang said that he initially declined the offer to be the team's head coach, as the position was "too burdensome to accept," but later accepted the it after he received support from the organizations coaches, analysts, and players. [16]
- ^ "Fusion add tobi to Overwatch League roster". Reuters. April 8, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ a b O'Dwyer, Samuel (November 27, 2020). "Seoul Dynasty parts ways with Tobi". Dot Esports. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Richardson, Liz (August 8, 2019). "Players who could win the Overwatch League's Dennis Hawelka Award". Dot Esports. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ a b Young Jae Jeon (September 27, 2017). "The world's second best Lucio is determined to leave APEX with a title". ESPN. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Lee, Elaine (November 26, 2018). "Meet Seoul Dynasty: The Fashion-Conscious Pro Gaming Team Dominating 'Overwatch'". Hypebeast. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Shin, Ethan (June 25, 2018). "From APEX to World Cup: Here is a Brief History of Competitive Overwatch". Inven Global. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Nguyen, Steven (July 29, 2017). "Lunatic-Hai defends the throne at APEX Season 3 finals". ESPN. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Goslin, Austen (August 23, 2017). "Team Seoul signs Lunatic-Hai roster for Overwatch League". Heroes Never Die. Polygon. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ ESPN Stats & Info (February 26, 2018). "New meta, new rosters shake up new stage of the Overwatch League". ESPN. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Rand, Emily (June 16, 2019). "Tobi embraces 'older brother' role in Seoul Dynasty's resurgence". ESPN. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Amenabar, Teddy (October 10, 2020). "San Francisco Shock beat Seoul Dynasty to become back-to-back Overwatch League champions". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Czar, Michael (April 8, 2021). "Veteran main support Tobi joins the Philadelphia Fusion". Upcomer. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Xavier (May 10, 2021). "Philadelphia Fusion signs Tobi, Hotba for rest of 2021 Overwatch League season". Dot Esports. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Goslin, Austen (June 19, 2017). "South Korean roster announced for 2017 Overwatch World Cup". Heroes Never Die. Polygon. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Richardson, Liz (November 4, 2021). "Seoul Dynasty adds tobi, WizardHyeong to 2022 coaching staff". Dot Esports. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Seoul Dynasty (January 7, 2022). Nice to Meet You Head Coach…tobi?. Event occurs at 8:30. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- Career statistics and player information from the Overwatch League.
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Category:South Korean esports players Category:Living people Category:Seoul Dynasty players Category:Philadelphia Fusion players Category:1990s births