yeah Hai is the guy that will make america proud, if you're reading this Hai please don't give up playing league, you make LCS interesting to watch just by being such a legend
That's the only interview that I can recall, where Duncan laughs and smiles more often and seems generally more happy than his guest. P.S.: great interview as always with one of my favorite players in the west! As you already mentioned it's especially interesting to talk to shotcallers, since they have additional insights into the game!
Loved the interview. Hai has been my favorite player since his Zed game vs SSB. League of Legends is such a tactical game and Hai's the type of player that's always looking to capitalize on that with strategies no one else has ever even considered.
Man, I was really looking forward to this being a deep discussion about his shotcalling's nature, how it contrasts with other teams' and regions' ones and particularly the evolution of macro play, on which he seems to have an unusually good grasp for a player. Guess the trajectory of his careers and his teammate isn't bad either, but I'm hoping to get that from Hai on another show or in an article.
Ive always liked Hai, not ever as a player (although i do like him as a player too) but he just seem like a geniunly good person and the best kind of teammate you can have, and usually those kind of people lack the leadership qualitys that Hai clearly has, and he also seems to the the perfect mixture of humble and confident
Hai is and will be the most iconic League of Legends player of all time. Even after all the injuries he always came back to help out the Team. His Blogpost to stop the Balls bashing. He is truly a Legend. Hai keep strong and go your way you always will be supported!
Hai that was worth every minute man, great interview Thoorin. You're a legend. Also, C9 Jack is a great guy. More orgs need to be run the way he runs the org.
Great to hear from Hai and thooorin hit most of the big points but it seemed like season 4 worlds was just glossed over. I really wanted to hear more about the matchups against alliance, shield, and blue. Still overall amazing interview though.
really good interview, what a humble guy i didnt know him that well cool to hear about the history and thoughts that goes through the players in these comps too, and how he says PB is important (as suspected) hope you do more of these!
Loved it. Getting to know more of his story and the influence he has had on the formation and development of his teams, he definitely earned my respect. Liked his streams back in the day too :^)
I find it hard to believe the fact people say hai is mid-tier mid lane on reddit would stop organizations from hiring him or having faith in him considering his accomplishments and achievements.
Chris Jeffrey Reddit is full of armchair analysts that look for anything to nitpick to help make them feel better about not being good enough to be pro themselves. I've honestly never cussed teams on any forum or social media, and it's not that I think criticism towards players is bad per say, but it should be obvious to most that anything we see their analysts coaches are already probably drilling them on. All I try to do is cheer on all the teams even the ones I don't necessarily like because I want to support the scene and watch it grow. I'm tired of watching great players retire to stream because all they do is catch flak from ppl.
liersiron first of all don't text and drive, you'll mess up your punctuation like you did there. Second I'm not sure what your definition of talent is, but he is a good player and a world class shotcaller.
Oh, i thought you meant talent as micro, yes hai is a world class player and surely the best homegrown na player of all time, but micro wise he is pretty bad
Hai is the greatest Western player of all time and the 2nd most important player in LOL after Faker (Ambition is 3rd;) This was also the BEST Reflections ep.
That documentary he mentions at 1:01:46 about Hai being a hot shot with the women is from a Vice documentary that came out during the 4th Worlds. Link to that moment here: th-cam.com/video/of1k5AwiNxI/w-d-xo.htmlm26s For context, he was doing a piece with some cosplayers from Korea, and at some point gets his seat with them taken by Hai.
I met Hai once! But i was too star struck to say anything. I talked to him and everything, but was too nervous to be like "OMG Hai! Go Flyquest!! Whoo!" ....regrets.
It is a shame Hai never had the teammates or the natural skill to succeed against the Koreans, his attitude to the game and the work ethnic was definitely world class. disagree with his comments on the global scene tho, Korea would argue most of the rotw was not good enough to wipe their shoes.
1:02:05 I remember that one. th-cam.com/video/of1k5AwiNxI/w-d-xo.html This really biased Vice documentary that was made when mainstream media only started hearing about esports. Good piece though. Really represents how different perspective on esports were a few years ago.
While I love what was covered in this interview...I find it pretty egregious that Thooorin completely skipped over season 4 worlds. Not only is it my personal favorite worlds and has some of C9's greatest moments as an lol org (games against NJS and SSB). It also had arguably Hai's most recognizable moment as a professional player (the Zed 'ninja' splitpush against SSB). Maybe Thooorin just couldn't stomach reliving the horror of Alliance's collapse against Kabuum...
Fnatic S3 was way better than any western team at the time, xPeke was a God at that time. Shame hai doesnt want to give FNC any credit , i've seen multiple fnc members praising C9 way back in S3.
C9 lost game 3 because they got snowballed from a lee sin at level 1 not because of kassadin, but a kassadin ban would have made it easier for them to win yea
1) Thooorin has had previous "thoughts" where he says C9 is a contender on longevity of success alone, but Fanatic were also up there (albeit it I think he had the semis run iteration from S5). But are you all forgetting Moscow 5?
Angel Velazquez what? Haha have you ever seen M5 play? I'm watching league since season 1 and these guys were feared by Korean Teams and rightfully so. Season 3 started to fuck them over because of the Visa issues and they still with little to none Practice beat the shit out of other teams. Not sure what team you are thinking but they were the only Team koreans hated to play against
Angel Velazquez you do know that they beat the Koreans right? IPL 4 M5 vs azubu for example. You dont seem to know anything about them. Oh well your opinion.
hai has a beautiful way of not answering the question and instead answering a completely different but equally interesting question.
yeah Hai is the guy that will make america proud, if you're reading this Hai please don't give up playing league, you make LCS interesting to watch just by being such a legend
2hours of hai and thorin Kreygasm
That's the only interview that I can recall, where Duncan laughs and smiles more often and seems generally more happy than his guest.
P.S.: great interview as always with one of my favorite players in the west! As you already mentioned it's especially interesting to talk to shotcallers, since they have additional insights into the game!
That turtle story is legit hilarious. "No other adc would ever do that, but I just knew that turtle was going in 2v4"
Loved the interview. Hai has been my favorite player since his Zed game vs SSB. League of Legends is such a tactical game and Hai's the type of player that's always looking to capitalize on that with strategies no one else has ever even considered.
fav lol Player of all time !
Same
im.gonna let you finish but season 3 c9 is one of my favorite teams.of all time
Hai sounds like a really good teammate
Thank you. I love Hai. Huge inspiration to develop shotcalling.
Fuking love Hai, the dude is a legend. Ty for this interview Thooorin.
Can't watch atm but will leave a like and comment for support, looking forward to this reflection with one of the worlds greatest shotcallers!
lmao profile pic and names says it all
This guy is really smart. If FlyQuest doesn’t make it into LCS I hope he lands on a good roster
Man, I was really looking forward to this being a deep discussion about his shotcalling's nature, how it contrasts with other teams' and regions' ones and particularly the evolution of macro play, on which he seems to have an unusually good grasp for a player. Guess the trajectory of his careers and his teammate isn't bad either, but I'm hoping to get that from Hai on another show or in an article.
Man I've waited for this interview since season 5 and it didn't disappoint.
Ive always liked Hai, not ever as a player (although i do like him as a player too) but he just seem like a geniunly good person and the best kind of teammate you can have, and usually those kind of people lack the leadership qualitys that Hai clearly has, and he also seems to the the perfect mixture of humble and confident
Hai is and will be the most iconic League of Legends player of all time. Even after all the injuries he always came back to help out the Team. His Blogpost to stop the Balls bashing. He is truly a Legend. Hai keep strong and go your way you always will be supported!
would love these to be on itunes, to be able to listen to them at work. Keep up the good work Thooorin!
my fav player ever. been a fan since I got into esports back in season 3
2h interview with my favorite player of all time ! love it !
Hai that was worth every minute man, great interview Thoorin. You're a legend. Also, C9 Jack is a great guy. More orgs need to be run the way he runs the org.
Legendary interview. Makes me nostalgic for season 3
Great to hear from Hai and thooorin hit most of the big points but it seemed like season 4 worlds was just glossed over. I really wanted to hear more about the matchups against alliance, shield, and blue. Still overall amazing interview though.
This is a great interview.
Absolutely would love to have more international events.
One of the BEST shotcaller, teamleader in LoL.
I always look at Hai when he's being introduced because I know he will wave at the camera or audience :)
Absolutely loved this and I love Hai's passion about the game even after years of playing
really good interview, what a humble guy i didnt know him that well
cool to hear about the history and thoughts that goes through the players in these comps too, and how he says PB is important (as suspected) hope you do more of these!
thanks.. now i cant wait to come home..
One of the best reflections episodes. Fantastic work!
Loved it. Getting to know more of his story and the influence he has had on the formation and development of his teams, he definitely earned my respect. Liked his streams back in the day too :^)
Great guest, great host, another awesome 2 hours ^^
Can't wait to hear what Spok has to say.
thanks to both of you, loved every minute!
Great to see this interview! Thanks
Damn great interview thorin
Great interview as always thooorin
My favorite show with my favorite player yessss
Watched all the way through. Guess I'm crazy.
Great interview. I've been waiting on this one for a while and it did not disappoint! :) Looking forward to Hai's next reflections :D
I was around end of season 2, I thought that Hai was going to replace Reginald as #1 mid because Hai knew smite fights and warding really well.
IS THIS REALIVE, IS THIS JUST FANTASY, ESPORT REALY MATTERS TOO MEEEEEE TOOOO MEEEEEEEEEE
Great interview!
Lmao @ Thorin being drawn in by Hais Charisma. Can't blame him though, dope guy!
Really nice video Thoorin!
and now we have Fly Fly
We're fine! We're fine!
Hai's from Michigan? I always thought he's from California lol
I love this guy
Thorin your audio is almost always quieter than the person you're interviewing. Can you fix this for future interviews?
Maybe it's for effect - he's not the main piece, the guest is.
but it's always higher quality. Understanding him, for me, balances out because Hai is louder but distorted.
Hai is such a likeable person imo holy shit
I find it hard to believe the fact people say hai is mid-tier mid lane on reddit would stop organizations from hiring him or having faith in him considering his accomplishments and achievements.
Chris Jeffrey Reddit is full of armchair analysts that look for anything to nitpick to help make them feel better about not being good enough to be pro themselves.
I've honestly never cussed teams on any forum or social media, and it's not that I think criticism towards players is bad per say, but it should be obvious to most that anything we see their analysts coaches are already probably drilling them on. All I try to do is cheer on all the teams even the ones I don't necessarily like because I want to support the scene and watch it grow. I'm tired of watching great players retire to stream because all they do is catch flak from ppl.
PogChamp, one of the best NA talents of all time
nrj6490 talents?? He isnt.a talentrd.player.,, he ia. A shotcLler
liersiron first of all don't text and drive, you'll mess up your punctuation like you did there. Second I'm not sure what your definition of talent is, but he is a good player and a world class shotcaller.
Oh, i thought you meant talent as micro, yes hai is a world class player and surely the best homegrown na player of all time, but micro wise he is pretty bad
liersiron that I'd probably agree with (although speaking, no professional lol player is straight up mechanically bad, it's all relative)
yeah, i just meant that his mechanics are bad compared to the best, but yeah he is way better than me micro-wise,
Hai is the greatest Western player of all time and the 2nd most important player in LOL after Faker (Ambition is 3rd;) This was also the BEST Reflections ep.
Damn they didn't dwell on season 5 worlds at all, I wanted to hear more about 3-0 to 0-4
Holllllyyyyyy shit this is gonna be good
That documentary he mentions at 1:01:46 about Hai being a hot shot with the women is from a Vice documentary that came out during the 4th Worlds. Link to that moment here: th-cam.com/video/of1k5AwiNxI/w-d-xo.htmlm26s For context, he was doing a piece with some cosplayers from Korea, and at some point gets his seat with them taken by Hai.
Hai is awesome
Hey Thorin ever thought about uploading ur videos as a podcast on SoundCloud? Would rly enjoy just listening to ur high quality content there :)
yooooo so hype!
How can we convince Hai to start offering coaching? I'd do so many things I wouldn't normally do for that wisdom...
damnit thorin i was about to go to sleep
lmao my boy went to msu.... i live in michigan
This guy is the reason I root for C9. Favorite player of all time for me BY FAR!
OMG! yes
I met Hai once! But i was too star struck to say anything. I talked to him and everything, but was too nervous to be like "OMG Hai! Go Flyquest!! Whoo!" ....regrets.
I don't think any example about an anime has ever happened in any anime ever.
1:58:11 This is for Kabum
i wish bjergsen and hai became one and be able to beat faker with skills and shot calling
Get that sick skrilla thooorinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
It is a shame Hai never had the teammates or the natural skill to succeed against the Koreans, his attitude to the game and the work ethnic was definitely world class.
disagree with his comments on the global scene tho, Korea would argue most of the rotw was not good enough to wipe their shoes.
H spiting Neji facts LMFAOOOO
That neji vs lee situation.
imagine if they qualified though, would Turtle still be on C9, would Sneaky be on TSM??
Imagine if Hai's lung hadn't collapsed. How far could they have gone?
What song is in the intro?
C9 beat fnc in 2013 using fizz not kassadin
1:02:05 I remember that one.
th-cam.com/video/of1k5AwiNxI/w-d-xo.html
This really biased Vice documentary that was made when mainstream media only started hearing about esports. Good piece though. Really represents how different perspective on esports were a few years ago.
maybe the biggest western head in the game. I think Hai would eat Pob's 200 IQ for breakfast.
While I love what was covered in this interview...I find it pretty egregious that Thooorin completely skipped over season 4 worlds. Not only is it my personal favorite worlds and has some of C9's greatest moments as an lol org (games against NJS and SSB). It also had arguably Hai's most recognizable moment as a professional player (the Zed 'ninja' splitpush against SSB). Maybe Thooorin just couldn't stomach reliving the horror of Alliance's collapse against Kabuum...
lol thooorin got some new sponsarships??? lol
hai tai
HAAAAAAAAAAAI~~
Hi
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Reflections with Imaqtpie Kappa
If he was born a wolf, he would have been eaten.. ffs Alpha Wolf xD
His voice is rough.
Wolfs :)
He reminds me of conor mcgregor
Fnatic S3 was way better than any western team at the time, xPeke was a God at that time. Shame hai doesnt want to give FNC any credit , i've seen multiple fnc members praising C9 way back in S3.
I mean it was a close bo3 between them. Just a drafting mistake letting Kassadin through, both were relatively strong.
C9 lost game 3 because they got snowballed from a lee sin at level 1 not because of kassadin, but a kassadin ban would have made it easier for them to win yea
I think I'll trust the guy who literally played vs them instead of some random silver EU fanboy.
1) Thooorin has had previous "thoughts" where he says C9 is a contender on longevity of success alone, but Fanatic were also up there (albeit it I think he had the semis run iteration from S5). But are you all forgetting Moscow 5?
TSM best western team btw haHAA
I like Csgo
college de? iq? mine bother higher
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Am i the only person that dislikes every video before I watch it PogChamp
i love hai ! like if you do aswell !
Fifth!
why do americans talk with an upward inflection?
thats not common honestly
Victor Astream Yes the 300+ million people in America all talk the same way. Do you really believe this is common or?
It's a Californian inflection not indicative of the States writ large.
M5 was by far the best western Team
Avezzar Culligan you're an idiot and that's ok we will all pray for you.
Angel Velazquez what? Haha have you ever seen M5 play? I'm watching league since season 1 and these guys were feared by Korean Teams and rightfully so. Season 3 started to fuck them over because of the Visa issues and they still with little to none Practice beat the shit out of other teams. Not sure what team you are thinking but they were the only Team koreans hated to play against
Avezzar Culligan a team that never came close to beating Koreans was feared by them? That's interesting CLG.EU was much better than them.
Angel Velazquez you do know that they beat the Koreans right? IPL 4 M5 vs azubu for example. You dont seem to know anything about them. Oh well your opinion.
CLG EU was the 2nd best team in the world and they proved it in Azubu Champions Summer 2012. M5 has never been close to that
FEMALES
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Confirms he is alpha
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