Nam "Ben" Dong-hyun, who recently joined Topsports Gaming as their support after playing with World Elite for two years in the LPL, was a player that brought much success replacing his counterpart Zero as a starter on the roster. As a team, WE was able to achieve first place in the LPL 2017 Spring Split. Unfortunately the subsequent splits have not been as fruitful for them and as a result Ben did not see much play in 2018, often being benched in the sub position. Having recently transferred to TOP, we had a chance to speak with him in an exclusive interview.





Ben expresses his best times in WE as well as his biggest regrets. He shares his goals going into 2019 as well as compatibility playing with fellow Korean player LokeN as his ADC in TOP. It was evident that Ben oozes eagerness to prove himself once again on the stage after being away from the limelight for a period of time. His ambitions are clearly categorized into winning the LPL Splits along with being one of the top 4 teams at Worlds. TOP is a team that has been accumulating various strong and hungry players with huge potentials this off-season and we wish them the best of luck moving forward.





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Q: Why did you decide to leave World Elite?





A: I wanted a new environment and some new challenges along with meeting new friends

Q: Why did you not get much opportunity to play on stage in the Summer Split?





A: I wasn’t happy with my own abilities and thought I needed more practice

Q: From your time in WE, what will you miss the most, what was your happiest memory and biggest regret?





A: The most memorable time I was winning 2017 LPL Spring Split with my teammates and eventually making Semifinals at Worlds that year. The happiest time was when I took the opportunity to prove myself in my time at WE by winning in 2017 Spring since I did not have many opportunities to do so back in Invictus Gaming and fans did not think I had achieved much. I was most regretful of the fact that I was unable to produce results in 2018 as well as not being able to play much.

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Q: Do you look forward to facing your old teammates? What would you like to say to them?





A: I definitely look forward to facing them and I want to say to them that I look forward to facing them but on stage I will definitely try my best to defeat them!

Q: Do you have any familiar teammates at Topsports Gaming?





A: Not at all, I’ve only met them after I joined the team

Q: How do you feel about laning with LokeN?





A: LokeN is one of the top Korean ADCs I acknowledge. I’m also Korean so I believe we won’t have any issues on communication plus we have decent chemistry with each other.

Q: What’s your personal goal for 2019?





A: As for my personal goal, I believe the players in TOP are quite strong. The goal is for the LPL Splits is to get into the finals and win. The goal for the year is to enter Worlds and at least make it to the Semifinals.





Written by：

Benson Cheng @1337sn1per



Fiona Wu @ iced_caramel11

Yunming Chen



