Andy Dinh (born April 19, 1992), better known as Reginald, is an American

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and former professional ''

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'' player. He is the founder, owner, and CEO of

Team SoloMid Team SoloMid (TSM) is a professional esports organization based in the United States. It was founded in September 2009 by Andy "Reginald" Dinh. TSM currently fields players in ''League of Legends'', ''Dota 2'', '' Apex Legends'', '' Valorant'' ...

(TSM), an esports organization most well known for its ''

'' team in the

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(LCS). As a former player, he was the first mid laner for TSM.

Professional gaming career

Dinh began playing ''League of Legends'' in the Closed Beta in 2008. Playing alongside his brother,

Dan Dinh Team SoloMid (TSM) is a professional esports organization based in the United States. It was founded in September 2009 by Andy "Reginald" Dinh. TSM currently fields players in ''League of Legends'', '' Dota 2'', ''Apex Legends'', ''Valorant'', ...

, he quickly became one of the most recognizable players in the game's sprouting player base. Andy and his brother then formed one of the earliest competitive League of Legends teams, team ''All or Nothing'', during the ''

'' closed beta in September 2009. Around this time, he also founded the SoloMid website, one of the first websites dedicated to ''

'', which also doubled as a website for his team. In early 2011, after disagreements between himself and Dan Dinh, ''All or Nothing'' disbanded and Andy "Reginald" Dinh went on to found Team SoloMid (TSM) as its mid lane and captain. At the Season 1

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in 2011, TSM took 3rd place and $10,000. TSM made many appearances at several independent tournaments, including a second-place finish at

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and a first-place finish at

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's Providence tournament. Going into ''League of Legends'' Season 2, TSM suffered losses while facing the Russian-based team

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Hanover and Kiev events. Following these defeats, notable founding member Christian "The Rain Man" Kahmann resigned from the team citing differences in interests and TSM subsequently picked up Marcus "Dyrus" Hill to fill the empty spot, as he was already living in the TSM house. After these changes, Dinh and TSM went on to win several North American events during spring and summer. Following a 1st Place victory at the

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regionals, TSM 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. Two months later in December, they placed 9th–12th in the

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Pro League Season 5 to win $1,500. Reginald retired from competition at the end of 2013. He made a brief appearance as TSM's mid laner in Week 7 of the

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due to

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returning to

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to renew his United States

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Accusations of workplace bullying

Several current and former employees and players of TSM have accused Dinh of

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, including

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. Riot Games and TSM both launched their own investigations into the accusations in late 2021. However, accusations had arisen as early as 2011. Following the investigation, Riot Games found Dinh guilty of disparaging and bullying behavior and TSM was fined $75,000, with Dinh being ordered to complete sensitivity and executive training.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dinh, Andy Living people People from San Jose, California American esports players Team SoloMid players League of Legends mid lane players Team Razer players Esports team owners American sportspeople of Vietnamese descent 1992 births