Bdd (gamer)

In this Korean name, the family name is Gwak.
Bdd
Bdd in 2021
Current team
TeamKT Rolster
RoleMid lane
GamesLeague of Legends
LeagueLCK
Personal information
NameGwak Bo-seong
Born (1999-03-01) March 1, 1999 (age 25)
NationalitySouth Korean
Career information
Playing career2015–present
Team history
2016CJ Entus
2017–2018Kingzone DragonX[a]
2019KT Rolster
2020–2021Gen.G
2022Nongshim RedForce
2023–presentKT Rolster
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× LCK champion
    • 3× LCK season MVP
    • 2x LCK All–Pro First Team

Gwak Bo-seong (Korean: 곽보성, born March 1, 1999),[1] better known as Bdd, is a South Korean professional League of Legends player for KT Rolster. He is a two-time LCK regular season MVP, receiving the title in the 2017 summer and 2018 spring splits.[citation needed]

Bdd's signature champions are considered to be Galio, Azir, Taliyah, Orianna[2] although his favourite champion is Zed.

Career

Bdd stands for bapdoduk (밥도둑), which means "rice thief".[3]

Bdd joined CJ Entus as a substitute mid laner in April 2015 but was unable to play for them due to being underage. Bdd was hyped as a "super-rookie" and the biggest Korean mid laner prospect after Faker before his debut. He finally turned 17 on March 1, 2016, and he made his competitive debut in the 2016 LCK Spring on March 2 in a series against Kongdoo Monster, which CJ won 2–1.[4] He finished the first competitive season at 8th place. CJ Entus had a very poor showing in the 2016 LCK Summer season, going 3-15 total in set score and being relegated for the first time in the team's history. Bdd along with all other members left the team after the season.[5]

In December 2016, Bdd announced his signing with Longzhu Gaming.[6] However, he spent his whole 2017 LCK Spring season on bench. He was moved to starter in summer season and won the 2017 LCK Summer playoff as well as regular season MVP with 1300 points and set an all-time record of 11.3 KDA throughout the whole season over 44 games.[7]

In January 2017, Longzhu Gaming was acquired by a Chinese company and rebranded into KING-ZONE DragonX.[8] Bdd won the regular season MVP and playoff again in 2018 LCK Spring season. He and his team represented Korea for Mid-Season Invitational but they only managed to get runner-up disappointingly. KING-ZONE DragonX finished summer season at 4th place and failed to quality for 2018 World Championship after losing to Gen.G in regional qualifier.

On November 27, 2018, kt Rolster announced the singing of Bdd as their new mid laner.[9] KT struggled in 2019 season and finished only at 9th and 8th place in spring and summer season. He left the team after a disappointing year in November 2019.[10]

On November 20, 2019, Gen.G announced the signing of Bdd along with jungler Clid and top laner Rascal as their new members through former Gen.G player and world champion Ambition's twitch stream.[11] Both Bdd and Clid signed a 3 years contract with the team.

Bdd won regular season MVP the 3rd time with 1200 points in 2020 LCK Spring season. Gen.G finished the regular season at 1st place but got swept by T1 in Spring playoff final. Bdd had a strong showing at 2020 Mid-Season Cup and won player of the game 3 times. Gen.G was the only Korean team getting out of groups but got eliminated by Top Esports in semi-final. In summer season, Bdd again won the MVP the 4th time in his career with 1200 points. Gen.G fell short in playoff by losing to Dragon X and finished the season at 3rd place.

Seasons overview

Team Year Domestic Mid-Season Invitational World Championship
League Spring Summer
CJ Entus 2016 LCK 8th 10th Did not qualify Did not qualify
Kingzone DragonX[a] 2017 LCK 7th 1st Did not qualify 5th–8th
2018 LCK 1st 4th 2nd Did not qualify
KT Rolster 2019 LCK 9th 8th Did not qualify Did not qualify
Gen.G 2020 LCK 2nd 3rd None held[b] 5th–8th
2021 LCK 2nd 3rd Did not qualify 3rd–4th
Nongshim RedForce 2022 LCK 8th 8th Did not qualify Did not qualify
KT Rolster 2023 LCK 3rd 3rd Did not qualify 5th–8th
2024 LCK 5th 5th Did not qualify Did not qualify

Notes

  1. ^ a b Known as Longzhou Gaming in 2017.[12]
  2. ^ Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]

References

  1. ^ Erzberger, Tyler (August 24, 2017). "The moment of truth for Gwak "Bdd" Bo-seong is upon us". ESPN. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Kingzone's Bdd must seize MSI opportunity". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "비디디놀리는 뱅.txt". PGR21.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  4. ^ "Dreaming About the Future - BDD & Kuzan | Dot Esports". Dot Esports. April 26, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  5. ^ "MadLife, rest of CJ Entus roster released after relegation". The Rift Herald. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  6. ^ "Fly and Bdd join Longzhu Gaming". Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  7. ^ "Bdd stats in LCK Summer 2017: KDA, win rate, match history". gol.gg. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  8. ^ "Kingzone Acquires and Rebrands Longzhu Gaming - The Esports Observer". The Esports Observer. January 8, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  9. ^ "[오피셜] '비디디-눈꽃', kt 롤스터 이적…'스멥-스코어'는 재계약 성공". November 27, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  10. ^ "KT Rolster". www.facebook.com. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  11. ^ "League of Legends: [Official] Gen.G Signs Clid, Bdd, and Rascal". www.invenglobal.com. November 20, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  12. ^ Erzberger, Tyler (April 21, 2018). "Kingzone chasing League of Legends history". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  13. ^ Rand, Emily (April 23, 2020). "Riot cancels Mid-Season Invitational, announces changes to worlds". ESPN. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.