Gamsu

Not to be confused with Gansu.

In this Korean name, the family name is Noh.
For the neonatologist, see Harold Gamsu.
Gamsu
Noh in 2020
Current team
TeamDignitas
RoleTop
GameLeague of Legends
LeagueLCS
Personal information
Name노영진
(Noh Young-jin)
Born1994 or 1995 (age 29–30)[1]
NationalitySouth Korean
Career information
Games
Playing career2013–present
Role
  • Top (League of Legends)
  • Tank (Overwatch)
Team history
League of Legends:
2013Alienware Arena
2014Samsung Galaxy Blue
2014–2015Team Dignitas
2015–2016Fnatic
Overwatch:
2016–2017CONBOX
2018Boston Uprising
2019Shanghai Dragons
2020Dallas Fuel
League of Legends:
2021100 Thieves Next
2021–2022100 Thieves Academy
2022Dignitas
2022-23AOE
Career highlights and awards

Noh Yeong-Jin (Korean: 노영진), better known as Gamsu, is a South Korean professional League of Legends player. He began his professional esports career with League of Legends, playing as a top laner for several teams, such as Fnatic, Team Dignitas, and Samsung Galaxy Blue. Noh transitioned to professional Overwatch in 2016, competing for CONBOX in the OGN APEX Series. With the inception of the Overwatch League in 2017, Noh signed with the Boston Uprising before being traded to the Shanghai Dragons a season later. After one season with the Dragons, Noh signed with the Dallas Fuel. In late 2020, Noh retired from competitive Overwatch to pursue a career in League of Legends again. He played on 100 Thieves' academy teams until he was signed with Dignitas in mid-2022.

Professional career

Noh finished his first stint playing League of Legends with Fnatic.

League of Legends

Gamsu started his esports career with Korean team Alienware Arena. They first competed in the PANDORA.TV Champions Winter 2013–2014, and ended up third place. Thereafter, Gamsu left Alienware Arena to join another Korean team, Samsung Blue.

Gamsu left Samsung Blue and joined Team Dignitas on November 17, 2014.[2] Team Dignitas was then invited to participate in the IEM Season IX - Cologne, and ended up third place after being defeated by Gambit Gaming. During the 2015 NA LCS Spring Season, Team Dignitas fought hard for a spot, however ended up the 9th place, forcing them into the relegation tournament.[3] Dignitas survived though, and re-qualified for the Summer 2015 NA LCS.

On December 17, 2015, Gamsu was announced as the new top laner for Fnatic,[4][5] and the team was immediately invited to take part in IEM Season X – Cologne. The team had undergone few roster changes, and alongside Gamsu; Spirit and NoXiAK joined Febiven and Rekkles. Fnatic played in the 2016 EU LCS Spring Split and ended up third place.

Overwatch

Noh's professional Overwatch began in 2016 when he joined CONBOX T6, where they competed in the OGN APEX series.[6] He played for the team through the first three seasons of APEX as the team's main tank and a coach, but after CONBOX was eliminated in Season 3, Noh was released.[7]

On October 26, 2017, Boston Uprising's team president Chris "HuK" Loranger unveiled the team's full roster for the upcoming inaugural season of the Overwatch League, which included Noh as the team's dedicated main tank.[8] Noh found success in their 2018 season; posting winning records in both Stage 1 and 2 and recorded a perfect 10–0 record in Stage 3 – the first team ever to accomplish the feat.[9] While the team failed to claim any stage or season titles, Noh was selected for the 2018 All-Star Game.[10]

On February 12, 2019, just days before the 2019 season, Boston transferred Noh to the Shanghai Dragons.[11] He led the team to their first-ever win, as they took down his former team, Boston, on February 23 and snapped their franchise 42-game losing streak.[12] In the remainder of the season, Noh led the Dragons to two stage playoff runs; while they were defeated by the San Francisco Shock in the Stage 2 quarterfinals, the team defeated the Shock in the Stage 3 finals, which gave Noh his first major tournament championship in his career.[13] Noh parted ways with the Dragons on November 4, 2019.[14]

Hours after the announcement of his departure from the Dragons, Noh signed with the Dallas Fuel.[1] On October 17, 2020, Noh announced his departure from the Dallas Fuel to pursue competitive League of Legends again.[15]

Return to League of Legends

In May 2021, Noh returned to competitive League of Legends, signing with 100 Thieves Next, the third team of 100 Thieves.[16] Noh was promoted to the 100 Thieves Academy, the second team of 100 Thieves, later that year.[17]

In May 2022, Noh returned to the LCS, signing with Dignitas, a team that he had played for seven years earlier.[18]

Personal life

Noh lived in a rural area growing up. While he played a lot of video games as a child, he enjoyed camping with his family during the summer seasons.[19]

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b "Surefour joins Defiant, Gamsu to Fuel in Overwatch League moves". ESPN. Reuters. November 4, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Meet the new Team Dignitas". November 17, 2015.
  3. ^ 2015.na.lolesports.com/na-lcs/2015/spring/schedule/1
  4. ^ "Fnatic confirm lineup featuring Spirit, Gamsu, NoXiAK" Archived May 9, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. December 17, 2015.
  5. ^ "프나틱, LoL 팀 새로운 라인업 공식 발표…이다윤-노영진 합류". December 17, 2015.
  6. ^ Rand, Emily (April 4, 2018). "Main Tank: The Story of Noh "Gamsu" Yeong-jin". Medium. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  7. ^ Chan, Eric (July 10, 2017). "CONBOX Spirit Looks To Rebuild After Parting Ways With Gamsu and Twilight". Akshon Esports. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  8. ^ Mersel, Matt (October 26, 2017). "Boston Uprising Brand and Roster Announced for Overwatch League". mxdwn. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  9. ^ Barth, Nicholas (May 5, 2018). "Boston Uprising Become First Team to Have Perfect 10-0 Stage Record". Twin Galaxies. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  10. ^ Mejia, Ozzie (July 10, 2018). "Blizzard Names 2018 Overwatch League All-Star Game Reserves". ShackNews. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  11. ^ "Overwatch: Dragons acquire Gamsu from Uprising". ESPN. Reuters. February 14, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  12. ^ Rand, Emily (February 23, 2019). "Gamsu leads Shanghai to first Overwatch League win". ESPN. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  13. ^ Richardson, Liz (July 14, 2019). "The Shanghai Dragons are the Overwatch League stage 3 champions". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  14. ^ Esguerra, Tyler (November 4, 2019). "Shanghai Dragons part ways with Gamsu". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  15. ^ Richardson, Liz (October 17, 2020). "Dallas Fuel releases Gamsu, confirms roster reconstruction". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  16. ^ Esguerra, Tyler (May 15, 2021). "100 Thieves unveils amateur League roster featuring former Fnatic top laner Gamsu". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  17. ^ Czarnowski, Michael (September 30, 2021). "Gamsu is back to settle unfinished business in League of Legends". Upcomer. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  18. ^ Czar, Michael (May 18, 2022). "Dignitas sign Gamsu as top laner after seven years away from team". Upcomer. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  19. ^ Dallas Fuel (September 22, 2020). Across Time and Space – via Youtube.

Sources

  • Media related to Gamsu at Wikimedia Commons