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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Choi In-kyu (최인규) | |
| Country of Birth | South Korea | |
| Birthday | January 3, 1994 (age 30) | |
| Residency | Korea | |
| Competitive | ||
| Team |  Hanwha Life | |
| Contract Expires | 2024-11-18 | |
| Role | Coach | |
| Favorite Champs | ||
| Soloqueue IDs | Hi xPeke XD (NA), MVP DanDy, Ingoo, YaNkee, YaNgSin, 삼성갤럭시 DanDy, xPek2 | |
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Choi "DanDy" In-kyu (Hangul: 최인규) is a League of Legends esports player, currently head coach for Hanwha Life Esports. His name was previously stylized Dandy. He was previously known as YaNgSin and Ingoo.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SuperStar | ≈Feb 2012≈2012-02-?? | May 20122012-05-07[1] | ≈3mo 6d ejel | ||
 MVP Ozone | May 20122012-05-07[3] | Sep 20132013-09-06[2] | 1yr 3mo ejel | ||
 Samsung White | Sep 20132013-09-06[7] | Oct 20142014-10-31[4] | 1yr 1mo ejel | ||
 Vici Star Gaming | Nov 20142014-11-27[8] | ≈Jan 2015≈2015-01-?? | ≈1mo 13d ejel | ||
| Vici Gaming | ≈Jan 2015≈2015-01-?? | Nov 20162016-11-25[9] | ≈1yr 10mo ejel | ||
 eUnited | May 20172017-05-09[10] | ≈Nov 2017≈2017-11-?? | ≈6mo 14d ejel | ||
 RNG | Dec 20182018-12-19[12] | Dec 20192019-12-16[11] | 1yr 28d ejel | ||
 eStar | May 20202020-05-30[13] | Sep 20202020-09-07 | 3mo 8d ejel | ||
| Hanwha Life | Apr 20222022-04-20[15] | Present | 2yr 7mo ej |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SuperStar | ≈Feb 2012≈2012-02-?? | Apr 20122012-04-06 | ≈2mo 5d ejel | ||
| SuperStar | Apr 20122012-04-06 | May 20122012-05-07[1] | 1mo 1d ejel | ||
| MVP White | May 20122012-05-07[3] | Feb 20132013-02-05[16] | 8mo 29d ejel | ||
| MVP Ozone | Feb 20132013-02-05[16] | Sep 20132013-09-06[2] | 7mo 1d ejel | ||
| Samsung White | Sep 20132013-09-06[7] | Oct 20142014-10-31[4] | 1yr 1mo ejel | ||
| Vici Star Gaming | Nov 20142014-11-27[8] | ≈Jan 2015≈2015-01-?? | ≈1mo 13d ejel | ||
| Vici Gaming | ≈Jan 2015≈2015-01-?? | Nov 20162016-11-25[9] | ≈1yr 10mo ejel | ||
| eUnited | May 20172017-05-09[10] | ≈Nov 2017≈2017-11-?? | ≈6mo 14d ejel | ||
| RNG | Dec 20182018-12-19[12] | May 20192019-05-22[17] | 5mo 3d ejel | ||
| RNG | May 20192019-05-22[17] | Dec 20192019-12-16[11] | 6mo 25d ejel | ||
| eStar | May 20202020-05-30[13] | Sep 20202020-09-07 | 3mo 8d ejel | ||
| Hanwha Life | Apr 20222022-04-20[15] | Nov 20222022-11-21[19] | 7mo 1d ejel | ||
| Hanwha Life | Nov 20222022-11-21[19] | Present | 2yr 17d ej |
News
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
 SS | February (approx.), SuperStar is formed. Devil, NK Adonis, SunJa, gDeveloper, and YaNgSin join. | |
| SS | April 6, YaNgSin (Support to Jungle) and NK Adonis (Jungle to Support) change positions. | |
| SS | May 7, Devil, YaNgSin, and SunJa leave.[1] | |
 MVP.W | May 7, MVP White is formed. Homme, Ingoo, MIma, 4seasons, SmallBrain, Dopani (Head Coach), and Choi (General Manager) join.[3] |
| MVP.O | February 5, MVP White renames to MVP Ozone.[16] | |
| MVP.O | September 6, Homme, DanDy, dade, imp, Mata, Looper, Dopani (Head Coach), BanBazi (Coach), and Choi (General Manager) leave.[2] | |
 SSW | September 6, Looper, DanDy, dade, imp, Mata, Choi (Head Coach), and DoGGi (Coach) join. Homme joins as substitute.[7] |
| SSW | October 31, DanDy, PawN, and imp leave.[4][5][6] | |
 VG.S | November 27, DanDy, Skatch, Heart, and Mata join. x1aolong and Apollo leave.[8] |
| VG.S | January (approx.), Carry, DanDy, Hetong, Vasilii, Mata, Yh, and Homme (Coach) leave. Skatch and Heart leave for academy roster. | |
| VG | January (approx.), Carry, DanDy, Hetong, Vasilii, Mata, and Homme (Coach) join. Yh joins as substitute. |
 EUN | May 9, DanDy and GBM join.[10] | |
| EUN | November (approx.), eUnited is disbanded. DanDy, Deftly, Potluck, bobqinXD, Papa Chau, and Hermit (Head Coach) leave. |
 RNG | May 22, Steak (Head Coach) joins. DanDy (Head Coach to Coach) changes position.[17][18] | |
| RNG | December 16, Steak (Head Coach) and DanDy (Coach) leave.[11] |
 HLE | April 20, DanDy (Coach) joins. Key (Coach) rejoins from academy roster.[15] | |
| HLE | May 10, Dandy (Coach) and Key (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023.[20] | |
| HLE | November 21, DanDy (Coach to Head Coach) and Kezman (Head Coach to General Manager) change positions. SuDal (Coach) leaves.[19] |
Biography[]
Season 2[]
Choi "DanDy" In-kyu initially made his debut in Azubu The Champions Spring 2012 under the name YaNgSin as the support player for SuperStar. The team managed to win a game against NEB but they still failed to make it through groups. SuperStar disbanded a short time later and YaNgSin joined MVP White as a jungler under the name Ingoo.
Season 3[]
Ingoo changed his name to DanDy prior to start of OLYMPUS Champions Winter 2012-2013. White made it to the quarterfinals but lost 3-0 to NaJin Sword. About a month later, White was renamed to MVP Ozone. They competed in the GIGABYTE StarsWar League Season 2 in China but failed to make it past the group stage. With the additions of dade and Mata, Ozone managed to win the OLYMPUS Champions Spring 2013 finals 3-0 against CJ Entus Blaze in one of the biggest upsets in League of Legends history. They did fairly well in HOT6iX Champions Summer 2013, placing third after losing 3-1 to SK Telecom T1 but beating CJ Entus Frost 3-2 in the third place match. Ozone earned enough circuit points to qualify automatically to the Season 3 World Championship as the second seed from Korea. A week later, both Ozone and their sister team, MVP Blue, were bought by the Samsung organization, forming Samsung Galaxy Ozone and Samsung Galaxy Blue. Ozone disappointed at worlds, dropping out in groups after losing a tiebreaker to Gambit Gaming.
2014 Season[]
Ozone began the new year with PANDORA.TV Champions Winter 2013-2014 where they managed to make it to the finals but were swept by the undefeated SKT K to end in second place overall. They placed similarly at HOT6iX Champions Spring 2014, losing 3-1 to Blue in the semis but beating Blaze 3-2 in the third place match to finish in third. A month later, Ozone changed their name to Samsung White. HOT6iX Champions Summer 2014 was not much different for the team. They lost 3-1 again to Blue in the semis but they managed to sweep SK Telecom T1 S in the third place match. They were forced to play a tiebreaker against SKT K for the second Korean seed at the 2014 Season World Championship and they managed to sweep them 3-0 for the spot. White came into worlds as the heavy favorites and impressed, only dropping two games the whole tournament. They played a fairly one-sided final against Star Horn Royal Club and took the title with a 3-1 victory. On October 31, 2014, DanDy announced his departure from Samsung White.[26] On November 27, 2014, DanDy, Skatch, Heart and Mata all together joined Vici Stand Gaming.[27]
2015 Season[]
At the beginning of the year, Mata and DanDy were moved to the main Vici Gaming roster to compete in the 2015 LPL Spring Regular Season. They competed in the 2015 Demacia Cup Spring Season first and fell in the round of 16 with a 3-0 loss to Invictus Gaming. They ended in fourth in the LPL regular season but they lost in the first round of the 2015 LPL Spring Playoffs, dropping 3-1 to IG. During the 2015 LPL Summer Regular Season, DanDy switched to top after Carry was hospitalized. He played in this new role in the 2015 Demacia Cup Summer Season where Vici made it to the quarterfinals but they forfeited their series against IG. They ended in sixth in the LPL and made it to the quarterfinals of the 2015 LPL Summer Playoffs but they lost 3-2 here to IG.
2016 Season[]
DanDy switched back to jungle in November of 2015.
Trivia[]
- Came to prominance for his
Lee Sin "Pentakick", where he hits the entire enemy team using Lee Sin's ultimate.[28] - Considers Diamondprox, inSec, and himself as the top three junglers in the world.
- Is sure his
Rumble is better than Cheonju's, who is known for being a good rumble player. - Rates Lee Sin,
Elise, and 
Evelynn as the best junglers.
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Media[]
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2023
- August 10, MVP White, League of Legends Team with Seltzer on YouTube
- July 9, MVP 댄디에게 무엇이든 물어보세요! with DanDy on Inven Global
- August 27, DanDy: Champions of Korea [Lost] with Machinima on YouTube
- September 19, SSW Dandy Interview (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- October 22, 'Reflections' with DanDy with Thorin on onGamers
- November 9, True LoL Show World Championship DanDy & Mata by , and on OGN Esports
- January 26, League of Legends: "Fighting!" - Gogoing & Uzi vs. Dandy & Vasilii by , and on Rach Subs
- February 17, RED ENVELOPE BATTLE ft. Deft, Dandy, Acorn, Cool, Spirit and more! by Rach Subs on YouTube
- June 19, Life in the Top Lane: inSec and DanDy by , and on LoL Esports
- April 6, DanDy on Vici Gaming's season, playing without Mata and his current mental state with , and on The Score
- January 22, HLE underperforming? Clid & Dandy "Our drafts were overconfident, scrims have been different" with KORIZON Esports on YouTube
- January 27, HLE Overrated? Zeka "The team mental boomed after losing to LSB" with KORIZON Esports on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-08 | LCK 2024 Summer Playoffs |  GEN vs  HLE | Link |
| 2024-09-07 | LCK 2024 Summer Playoffs | HLE vs  T1 | Link |
Images[]
SS YaNgSin, Champions 2012 Spring
SSO DanDy, Worlds 2013
SSW DanDy, Champions 2014 Summer
SSW Dandy, Worlds 2014
VG DanDy, LPL 2015 Summer
VG DanDy, LPL 2016 Spring
VG DanDy, LPL 2016 Summer
EUN DanDy, NACS 2017 Summer
HLE DanDy, LCK 2022 Summer
HLE DanDy, LCK 2023 Spring
HLE DanDy, LCK 2024 Spring
Redirects
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 한 번에 세 팀! MVP, 리그오브레전드 팀 창단 (Korean) thisisgame.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 삼성전자 MVP 인수하며 LOL 팀 창단, 팀명은 '삼성 갤럭시 프로게임팀' (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 한 번에 세 팀! MVP, 리그오브레전드 팀 창단 (Korean) thisisgame.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 DanDy's Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 imp's Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 PawN's Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 삼성전자 MVP 인수하며 LOL 팀 창단, 팀명은 '삼성 갤럭시 프로게임팀' (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Vici Gaming's Weibo Post (Chinese) p.t.qq.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 VG's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 eUnited's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Royal Never Give Up's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Royal Never Give Up's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 eStar's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 eStar's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Hanwha Life Esports' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Ozone Gaming Taiwan's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Royal Never Give Up's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Royal Never Give Up's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Hanwha Life Esports' Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2022-05-09; after change - KR - 2022-05-10
- ↑ Hanwha Life Esports' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2023-11-19; after change - KR - 2023-11-20
- ↑ 2024년 제 1차 e스포츠 제재 안내 (Korean) lolesports.com
- ↑ Hanwha Life Esports' X Post x.com
- ↑ Hanwha Life Esports' X Post x.com
- ↑ DanDy's Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ Vici Gaming's Tencent Weibo Post (Chinese) t.qq.com
- ↑ DanDy five men kick on Lee Sin youtube.com