Young-jin "Gamsu" Noh was a centerpiece of the Boston Uprising in the Overwatch League’s Inaugural Season, providing instrumental Main Tank play in the team’s record-breaking 10-0 Stage 3. However, Gamsu was acquired by the Shanghai Dragons at the start of Season 2 when Eui-Seok "Fearless" Lee took leave for an undisclosed health decision. 3 games into Season 2, the 0-42 Dragons took their first victory.





Since then, the Dragons qualified for the Stage 2 Playoffs and as of this article’s publication, are ranked 8th overall. Gamsu spoke with Upcomer after the Dragons’ victory over the Atlanta Reign about geolocation, this season’s schedule structure, and his beloved puppy Uni.





Congrats on the victory against Atlanta! We had a long break between stages 2 and 3, how did you relax and prepare for this set of games?

I spent a lot of time with my puppy, and also I spent time outside hiking, there wasn’t anything special except getting to spend time with my dog. I think the best part of having a dog, well, the first part is that he’s a shepherd breed. So he’s deadly loyal and is always there for me, it’s so sweet knowing that someone is always at my side. One little downside is that since he’s so energetic, I’ll be playing with him for an hour and even after I’m exhausted he’ll keep wanting to play [laughs].





If Uni was able to play Overwatch with you, what hero would he main?

So he loves to play fetch with his stick, so I love to make the joke that he’s using a Dragonblade [laughs]. I think he’d be a very good Genji player!





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What do you think of the new map Havana? What makes this a difficult map to attack on?

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It is indeed very difficult to attack, but since Overwatch always switches sides, I don’t think that makes this map unbalanced. Another thing worth mentioning is since Havana is very ultimate-reliant instead of neutral gameplay, if you change that paradigm in your mindset towards that a little bit, it will make the map significantly easier to tackle.





This stage, Shanghai plays twice against the LA Valiant and the Guangzhou Charge, who you play twice in a row. What do you think about this schedule setup?

With the Valiant, there is a schedule gap between our games so I don’t think it’s that big of a problem. But in terms of Guangzhou, there seems to be a problem there because something similar happened with the Dallas Fuel last stage, and that was troublesome for me. I think that’s something the league needs to look into.





Scheduling will also be important next year when the league is geolocated. Are you looking forward to this change?

I think the upside of geolocation would be that I am able to see all my fans from around the world. But I am worried that since there are so many cities from across the world, there will be many travel differences and jet lag as well. This will drastically impact the way teams scrim and practice in between games. So I hope that there will be a middle ground where we choose a specific spot to stay for a certain period of time, let’s say a month. Maybe that would also maintain the quality of gameplay and the geolocation of the league.





Geolocation will also be tested when you compete in the Atlanta Homestand, what are you looking forward to the most for that weekend?

It will be exciting to play on a much bigger stage than the one in LA. It also gives me a reason and a way to meet all the fans in Atlanta. Personally, I’ve never been to that part of the United States, so that will be a great experience for me.





What would you be excited for when playing at your own home games? Have you ever been to Shanghai?

I have never been to Shanghai as part of the team, but one thing I’m really looking forward to when I go is eating lamb skewers [laughs]. I really like those, they’re so delicious! I’m looking forward to having a lot of them [laughs].





What is the best advice you have received in your time in esports?

Back in my earlier days as a pro, I emphasized winning. So whenever I didn’t I was stressed a lot and it was impactful to my mentality. But when I reset and focused more on having fun and enjoying the game and my job, I realized I was performing better and I won more. To competitive gamers at home, it is worth emphasizing having fun in a game than trying to win so much.





Gamsu and the Dragons take on the Charge next Saturday at 5:15 pst.