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==Biography== Thorin's history in esports journalism stretches back to 2001, rooted primarily in the Quake series and Counter-Strike. Working for sites in Russia, Sweden, the USA and Germany over the last 12 years, Thorin specialises in lengthy historical articles and interviews. Over time he has expanded the focus of his work into other games, such as StarCraft: Brood War, StarCraft2 and now LoL. His entry point into following competitive League of Legends came in November of 2012, when he featured [[Snoopeh]] as the debut LoL episode in the [[Grilled]] series. Following the success of subsequent Grilled episodes with [[Doublelift]] and [[Saintvicious]], both from IPL5, Thorin decided to increase his focus on LoL within the series. <ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/1dn3p3/i_am_thorin_host_of_the_grilled_interview_series/c9rxhvm I am Thorin, host of the 'Grilled' interview series and 12 year veteran of esports journalism AMA - Reddit]</ref> In December 2013, Thorin joined [[OnGamers]] as a Senior eSports Content Creator, leaving [[Team Acer]]. There, he continued his [[Grilled]] interview series under a new name, [[Reflections]], in addition to writing numerous articles. On February 7, 2014 the first episode of [[Summoning Insight]], a talk show co-hosted by Thorin and [[MonteCristo]] was aired. Featuring a guest most weeks, the show became extremely popular for both its analysis and entertainment value, though many of the topics discussed were also controversial. On October 7, 2014, Thorin announced he would no longer be working at OnGamers.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/Thooorin/posts/876758529001740 Thorin's Facebook]</ref> The show [[Summoning Insight]] continued under the banner '''Insight On Esports''', and Thorin also began posting articles on the website '''Gold Per 10''' and video content including [[Thorin's Thoughts]] on his YouTube channel. == Trivia == * Former Editor-in-Chief of [[SK Gaming]], covering a time span of September 2009 through to May 2012. <ref>[http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/53354-The_end_of_an_era_for_SK_Thorin The end of an era for SK Thorin - SK Gaming]</ref> * Attended 34 esports events for coverage purposes, in 12 countries over a 12 year span. <ref>[http://www.sk-gaming.com/member/Thorin SK Gaming profile]</ref> * Co-author of two guides to competitive Counter-Strike, TAO-CS <ref>[http://tao-cs.com/ The Art of Counter-Strike Volume 1]</ref> and TAO-fRoD <ref>[http://tao-frod.com/ The Art of fRoD]</ref>, with professionals Rambo, steel and fRoD. * Counter-Strike colour commentator for ESL during the fourth <ref>[http://www.esl-world.net/masters/season4/cologne/news/110865/ The match schedule of ESL TV - ESL-world]</ref> and fifth IEM seasons. * CS:GO expert studio analyst for the Dreamhack SteelSeries CS:GO Championship, considered the first major tournament for CS:GO.<ref>[http://www.dreamhack.se/dhw13/2013/11/15/caster-line-up-ready-for-csgo/ Caster line-up ready for Dreamhack SteelSeries CS:GO Championship - Dreamhack]</ref> * Co-host of [POD]Cast, a Counter-Strike related podcast, with ex-pros cArn and lurppis. <ref>[http://www.hltv.org/news/10448-podcast-5-vod-released PODCast #5 VOD released - HLTV.org]</ref> * Voted 'Esports Journalist of the year' for 2012 and 2013 by the readers of Cadred.org/EsportsHeaven. <ref>[http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/192497/ The E-sports Journalist of The Year 2012... - Cadred.org]</ref><ref>[http://www.esportsheaven.com/news/64122/hm-awards-e-sports-journalist-of-the-year HM AWARDS: E-SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR - EsportsHeaven]</ref> * Co-host of [[Summoning Insight]], a LoL talk show, with OGN colour commentator [[MonteCristo]]. * Known to be an admirer of [[Flame]], the Top laner of [[CJ Entus Blaze]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvN665vTjFI#t=0m11s 'Reflections' with Flame - youtube]</ref> * In late 2014 he got an offer to coach [[Fnatic]] but denied the offer due to insecurity about the roster available. <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16tn7a_wlZo Thorin's Thoughts - I Almost Coached FNATIC (LoL)]</ref> *Co-Hosted [[Listen Loco]], a talk show with former coach and pro-player [[Locodoco]]. *Co-Host of [[Elitists United]] a talk show with former coach and analyst [[Veteran]]. *Co-Host of [[Elitists on the Line]] a call-in talk show with former coach and analyst [[Veteran]] that finds place after the final match day of the weekend of the LEC. {{PlayerStatsTrivia}} ==Video Series== * [[Grilled]] * [[Reflections]] * [[Summoning Insight]] * [[Thorin's Thoughts]] ==Media== {{PlayerMedia}} === Images === <gallery> Thorin1.jpg|Thorin Thorinwhoseleague.jpg|Thorin on "[[Whose League]]" Thorin summoning insight 1.jpg|Thorin on "[[Summoning Insight]]" Thorin mithy iview.jpg|Thorin in an episode of "[[Reflections]]" Thorin Dreamhack.jpg|Thorin providing CS:GO analysis on the desk at Dreamhack Summer 2014 </gallery> {{PlayerPageEnd}}

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