A white backdrop adorned in different logos highlights two men standing not too terribly far away from the muzzle of a camera. The interview greets the eventual viewers and passes the microphone to Yeong-Jin "Gamsu" Noh, a member of Fnatic’s League of Legends roster at the time. A quiet yet confident voice spoke in English about his recent performance. This scene captures nicely what makes Gamsu a nice fit for any team as a more quiet yet fatherly leader. To learn more about Gamsu, let’s take a look back and see what exactly makes him a esports veteran and why he now graces the Boston Uprising Overwatch League team.

Gamsu started his esports career with the Korean team, Alienware Arena, back in 2013. His first competition was in the PANDORA.TV Champions Winter where he ended up taking 3rd place. Soon after, Gamsu left Alienware Arena and was drafted into the Korean team, Samsung Blue, as a substitute to their main roster.

In November 2014, Gamsu had left Samsung Blue and joined Team Dignitas that December. Team Dignitas was then invited to participate in IEM Cologne of 2014. Team Dignitas battled valiantly and ended up 3rd place after being beat by Gambit Gaming. The 2015 NA LCS Spring Split proved trying times for Gamsu, as Team Dignitas fought hard but fell short landing in 9th place. Just at the beginning of season six, Gamsu joined the European powerhouse, Team Fnatic, and were immediately invited to take part in IEM Cologne of 2015. Fnatic joined the EU LCS Spring Split and took home a respectable 3rd place finish.

Gamsu and Spirit, former teammates reunited

After his time in Fnatic, he took time off to step back and look at his options in League of Legends. At this time, Overwatch had just come out and he began playing it. In an interview with OGN, Gamsu goes a bit more in-depth about why he transitioned from League of Legends and into Overwatch. “Quitting LoL was half intentional and half not intentional. I got out from the team and decided to take a break by doing [many different things]. That’s when I started Overwatch.”

After landing in the top 10 players in the world in the first season of Overwatch, he set his sights on becoming a professional player. He would take his veteran status and quality leadership skills to CONBOX Spirit as their main tank player. With his time on CONBOX, they were known to barely miss playoffs. In APEX Season 1, CONBOX failed to make playoffs, yet remained in the league. But in Season 2, they suffered one too many hiccups and fell to relegations. Gamsu lead CONBOX through the elimination tournament and came out rejoining the league in Season 3 where they managed to make a playoffs appearance. In Season 4 of OGN’s APEX League, Gamsu took his leave from the team and now, he has joined Boston’s Overwatch League franchise. As a grizzled veteran, Gamsu looks to lead the Boston Uprising Overwatch League team under tutelage from the former NC Foxes head coach, Park “Crusty” Da Hee.

“I hate making mistakes in game so on average, I tend to have low deaths. I tend to orient myself around safe plays.” As Gamsu settles into his porcelain white chef's coat, he speaks openly in a player feature done by Riot Games about his own personal struggles and how he’s learned to cope. “When I cook, I also have this subconscious fear of failing.” Wearing his heart on his sleeve, Gamsu shows even an accomplished esports veteran still has their own struggles and works on them tirelessly.

As we reach the culmination of the feature, Gamsu’s final dish that he prepares for his team is “Miyeok-guk” or seaweed soup. As he finely slices a handful of green onions, Gamsu explains the significance of seaweed soup; “In Korean culture, you eat seaweed soup on your birthday.” Today, we all raise a hearty and warm bowl of seaweed soup to Yeong-Jin "Gamsu" Noh as he not only enters a new chapter in his life, but as he celebrates his Overwatch League ‘birth’ as a part of Boston Uprising’s Overwatch League team.

Saeng?il chukha?hamnida (Happy Birthday) Gamsu, and welcome to the Overwatch League!

Joseph “Volamel” Franco has followed esports since the MLG’s of 2006. He started out primarily following Starcraft 2, Halo 3, and Super Smash Bros. Melee. He has transitioned from viewer to journalist and writes freelance primarily about Overwatch and League of Legends. If you would like to know more or follow his thoughts on esports you can follow him at @Volamel.

Images courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment, OGN, Gamsu’s personal Twitter; @Gamsulol, and Riot Games/LoL Esports