During this play, caster Erik "DoA" Lonnquist crowned him "Big Boss Pine," which became the catalyst for Kim's nickname "Big Boss Pine." Īlthough he performed well in Stage 1, he missed all but one week in Stage 2. In Stage 1, when the NYXL was facing the Houston Outlaws, he played as Mcree and almost eliminated the entire enemy team. Although he only played when needed, he garnered a large amount of attention due to his high-risk, high-reward playstyle and his lightheartedness. Kim was picked up by New York Excelsior (NYXL) as a flex DPS for the 2018 season of Overwatch League. He played for LW Blue until signing on with the New York Excelsior in October 2017. Pine was signed onto the team LW Blue as a DPS for the Overwatch APEX competition in April 2017. After high school, he decided to go enroll in a culinary arts university, only to drop out after the first semester in order to pursue a career in esports. Due to his fascination with playing video games, his relationship with his parents became strained. Throughout middle school and high school, he played FPS, such as Team Fortress 2. Later in school, he became interested in playing badminton and continued to do so competitively until he had to stop because of a toe injury. When he was young, he was diagnosed with ADHD which made it more difficult for him to make friends and socialize. Pine was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea with an older brother and sister.
He returned to active competition with the Dallas Fuel for the 2021 season.
Pine player professional#
After playing for two seasons with New York, he announced his decision to retire from professional Overwatch, becoming an active streamer affiliated with Andbox, NY Excelsior's parent company. In 2018, Kim signed with the New York Excelsior for the Overwatch League inaugural season. Kim began his professional career with LW Blue in the Overwatch APEX series.
Kim Do-hyeon ( Korean: 김도현), better known as his online alias Pine, is a South Korean professional Overwatch player of the Overwatch League (OWL). In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
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