Everything about the World No. 1 Tekken player Knee (Bae Jaemin)

1. Overview

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Bae "Knee" Jae-min

Korean Tekken Pro gamer and Internet broadcasterThe best Tekken pro gamer

of all time, showing overwhelming skills and consistency. From his debut to the present, he is famous for not descending from the top as a professional gamer. His iconic character is Brian Fury

He has been showing the highest grades and performances in domestic and international Tekken competitions for decades, and he is the best Tekken pro gamer of all time recognized by others to the extent that he is literally called the strongest. He is famous for his nickname, Knee, rather than his real name, and it is said that Brian & Bruce, who were the main characters when playing Tekken Tag 1 in middle school, had a lot of knee-related skills. 

In the past, a question mark was attached to his nickname, and he wrote mostly knee (?) or Knee (?). In the Tekken Console & Steam version, the nickname Ravenda85 is used. He often shows a splendid appearance in broadcast matches, and his career in Tekken tournaments is very splendid, so in Korea, he is well-known to the extent that there are ordinary people who do not know all the characters of Tekken but know the nickname of Knee.

He is also known to the general public as he is showing his face as a Tekken pro gamer on TV broadcasts, such as appearing on You Quiz on the Block in 2021 and covering his biography on the Knowledge Channelⓔ. In the overseas Tekken world, he has been treated as a legend earlier than this.

In Korea, it is called Knee, which is the nickname for Tekken, and overseas, it is called Knee. In Japan, the birthplace of Tekken, it is called 膝 (ひざ, knee-seul) in the Chinese character, or as 'Korea's Tekken God' when floating it in various competitions.

His iconic character is Brian Fury. In particular, he is the number one and a pioneer in the use of provocations, which created various derivative combos and operations by using the Guard Impossibility decision in Brian's provocation motion. A user who changed movements that were initially considered useless to a terrifying pattern.

He is inducted into the esports Hall of Fame HEROES for his achievements of winning a number of top prizes in domestic and foreign Tekken competitions.
He also broadcasts the internet through Afreeca TV. aka Mufrika. Since he officially signed a contract with the African side and is working as a partner BJ, the feature is that broadcasting and tournaments are held with full support. 
Taking advantage of this full support, a Tekken Stars Cup Tekken tournament is held regularly under his own name. As it is one of the few places where you can watch the battles between domestic and foreign super masters, it boasts considerable popularity and has a very large fixed audience.

He also runs a YouTube channel, where he mainly uploads videos of his participation in Mufrika and other competitions. Recently, videos related to personal life and acquaintances are also uploaded. As of August 2022, 248,000 subscribers / total video views are 123,396,857, which is a fairly large scale.

As mentioned above, as he is a well-known Tekken pro gamer abroad, many foreign fans also subscribe, and in fact, English comments are very common in every video.



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Knee
배재민 (Bae Jaemin | Bae Jae-min)
birth
June 24, 1985 (age 37)
Hayang-eup , Gyeongsan -si , Gyeongsangbuk -do
Education
Daegu Catholic University of Education Muhak Middle School (Graduated)
Jinryang High School (Graduated)
Daegu Catholic University (Computer Engineering / Dropped out)
military service
Republic of Korea Army markRepublic of Korea Army Sgt full -time sergeant
ID
Knee , Knee,
Ravenda85
belong
ROX-Gaming-logo ROX Dragons
(2017.08.07 ~ 2021.12.21)
DRX Logo DRX
(2021.12.21 ~ )
National athlete
South Korea flag2013 )
Broadcast stations
SNS
twitter icon facebook icon Instagram icon

2. Major Awards

※ 98 championships, 30 runners-up
※ Military service period for 2008-2009
※ Only runner-up in domestic competitions and 3rd place or higher in international competitions are listed
  • 2007
    • 8th Ultimate Tournamnet Tekken 5 DR Winner
    • S-Fighter Tekken 5 DR Winner
  • 2010
    • Damagermany Tekken 6 Winner
    • Final Round XIII Tekken 6 Winner
    • Ongamenet Named 2010 Tekken 6 Winner
    • MBC GAME Tekken Crash Season 4 Winner
    • MBC GAME Tekken Crash Season 4 Royal Rumble Winner
    • MBC GAME Tekken Crash Season 5 Runner-up
    • MBC GAME Tekken Crash Season 5 Royal Rumble Winner
    • WCG Tekken 6 Korea National Team Selection Winner
    • WCG Tekken 6 Grand Final Winner
    • MLG Washington DC Tekken 6 Runner-up
    • DreamHack Winter Tekken 6 Winner
    • 5th Korea e-Sports Awards Top 10 Star of the Year Award, Tekken Best Team Award
  • 2011
    • MBC GAME Tekken Crash Season 6 Winner
    • MBC GAME Tekken Crash Season 6 Royal Rumble Runner-up
    • WCG PAN Asian Championship Tekken 6 Winner
  • 2012
    • Ongamenet Tekken Busters Individual Competition Winner
    • Ongamenet Tekken Busters Team Championship Winner
    • Seoul E-Stars Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Winner
    • ESWC Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Winner
  • 2013
    • Final Round XVI Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Runner-up
    • 4th Incheon Indoor Martial Arts Asian Games Tekken Tag Tournament 2 National Team Selection 2nd Place
    • 4th Incheon Indoor Martial Arts Asian Games Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Silver Medal
    • NiceGameTV Tekken Strike Season 1 Winner
    • NiceGameTV Tekken Strike Season 3 Winner
    • NiceGameTV Tekken Masters Runner-up
    • EVO Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Winner
  • 2014
    • KuroKuro Cup Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Winner
    • MASTERCUP.7 Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Winner
  • 2015
    • Tekken Crash Returns win
    • Brisbane Button Smash Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Winner
    • Twitch Tekken Crash Season 9 Winner
    • KuroKuro Cup Tekken 7 Winner
    • Tekken 7 Korea National Team 3rd Week Winner
    • Runner-up at The King of Iron Fist Tournament
  • 2016
    • KuroKuro Cup Tekken 7 Winner
    • EVO Tekken 7 Runner-up
    • TwitichTV VSL S1 Runner-up
    • NiceGameTV Tekken Strike Runner-up (Mushashin Team)
  • 2017
    • Tekken World Tour (Master) - REV Major Tekken 7 Runner-up
    • EVO Tekken 7 3rd place
    • Tekken World Tour (Challenger) - Winner of Abuget Cup Tekken 7
    • "Choice" 2017-Tekken 7 Winner
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League S2 Winner
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League S3 Winner
    • OUG Tournament Dubai Tekken 7 Winner
  • 2018
    • EVO JAPAN Tekken 7 Winner
    • Tekken World Tour(Master) - Final Round 2018 Tekken 7 Winner
    • Tekken World Tour (Challenger) - Thaiger Uppercut Tekken 7 Runner-up
    • Tekken World Tour (Master) - Win Battle Arena Melbourne 10 Tekken 7
    • Tekken World Tour (Master) - Combo Breaker Tekken 7 Winner
    • Damagermany Tekken 7 win
    • Tekken World Tour (Master) - Fighting Games Challenge Tekken 7 Runner-up
    • Tekken World Tour (Challenger) - Winner of Abuget Cup Tekken 7
    • Winner of KuroKuro Cup in Okinawa
    • Tekken World Tour (Master) - Tokyo Tekken Masters Winner
    • Tekken World Tour(Master) - The Mixup 2018 Tekken 7 Winner
    • OUG Tournament Dubai Tekken 7 Runner-up
    • G-Star AfreecaTV Tekken BJ Destruction Season 1 Winner (BJ Tekken Knee Team)
    • Tekken World Tour FINALS 3rd place award
  • 2019
    • True Gaming Invitational Tekken 3rd place award 
    • AfreecaTV Tekken BJ Doomsday Season 1 Winner (Resurrection Team)
    • Tekken World Tour (Master) - Combo Breaker Tekken 7 Winner
    • Tekken World Tour (Challenger) - Thaiger Uppercut Tekken 7 Runner-up
    • OGN OSL Future Phase 1 Tekken 7 Runner-up
    • Tekken World Tour(Master) - CEO Fighting Game Championships Tekken 7 Winner
    • Tekken World Tour (Challenger) - Win the Wellplayed Challenger
    • Tekken World Tour (Master) - VSFighting 2019 Tekken 7 Winner
    • World Showdown of Esports 'WSOE7' Tekken 7 Winner
    • EVO Tekken 7 Runner-up
    • Tekken World Tour (Challenger) - FV CUP Runner-up
    • Daegu E-fun Tekken 7 Winner
    • MASTERCUP.11 Tekken 7 Winner (Tekken 8 Team)
    • Paired Duo Team Battle Tekken 7 Win '(Knee/Lowhigh Team)
    • FATE Global Masters Tekken 7 Runner-up
    • G-Star AfreecaTV Tekken BJ Destruction Season 2 Winner (ROX Dragons Team)
    • Tekken World Tour FINALS 3위
    • IESF 11th Esports World Championship Tekken 7 Winner
  • 2020
    • Winner of AfreecaTV Late Night Crash 75 times
    • AfreecaTV Tekken Destruction Season 1 Runner-up
    • AfreecaTV Tekken Forest 2nd Runner-up
    • Tekken Stars Cup Online Season 2 Winner
    • Low to High Tekken 7 Winner
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season1 DAY4 Winner
    • Winner of AfreecaTV Late Night Crash 79 times
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season1 FINAL Winner
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season2 DAY1 Winner
    • Winner of AfreecaTV Late Night Crash 81 times
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season2 DAY4 Winner
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season2 DAY6 Runner-up
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season2 FINAL Runner-up
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season3 DAY4 Runner-up
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season3 DAY5 Winner
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season3 DAY6 Winner
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season3 FINAL Runner-up
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Grand FINAL Runner-up
  • 2021
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season1 DAY3 Winner
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season1 DAY5 Winner
    • Winner of AfreecaTV Late Night Crash 90 times ( Rocks Dragons Team)
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season2 DAY4 Winner
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season2 DAY5 Winner
    • Tekken World Tour(Dojo) - Tekken Stars Cup Online
    • The Esports Night TEN Tekken 7 Team League Winner (Seongnam ROX Team: Knee + Chanel)
    • Tekken World Tour (Dojo) - UYU Backdash Winner
    • TEN Tekken Team League KOREA X JAPAN Winner
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season3 DAY1 Winner
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season3 DAY2 Winner
    • 2021 Online World Martial Arts Mastership e-Martial Arts Game Competition Tekken 7 Online Open Tournament DAY2 Winner
    • 2021 Online World Martial Arts Mastership e-Martial Arts Game Competition Tekken 7 Online Open Tournament FINAL Runner-up
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season3 DAY5 Winner
    • T.E.N Tekken Team League KOREA X JAPAN ROUND 2 Winner
    • Red Bull Kumite US Tekken 7 Runner-up
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season3 FINAL Winner
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Grand FINAL Winner
  • 2022
    • TEKKEN Online Challenge 2021 Regional Final KOREA Winner
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Super Tournament 2022 Winter Winner
    • Tekken Stars Cup ARENA Runner-up (DRX Team)
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season1 DAY1 Winner
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season1 DAY2 Winner
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season1 DAY3 Winner
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season1 FINAL Winner
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Team Battle Season1 Winner (DRX Team)
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season2 DAY3 Winner
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Season2 DAY4 Winner
    • Tekken World Tour(Dojo) - Tekken Stars Cup
    • Tekken World Tour(Dojo) - Tekken Stars Cup Online # 1
    • Tekken World Tour(Dojo) - Tekken Stars Cup Online #2 Winner
    • Winner of the 100th Korea & Japan Tournament in Late Night Crash
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Team Battle Season2 Winner (DRX Team)
    • EVO Tekken 7 Winner
    • TEN 2022 Korea vs. Japan Tekken Strongest Championship Winner
    • AfreecaTV Tekken League Super Tournament 2022 Summer Winner
    • Tekken World Tour (Dojo Prime) - Thaiger Uppercut Tekken 7 Runner-up

3. Play Style

In the original face-to-face match, if you try a few rounds, you can read the person's unique pattern, but you can not read the knee pattern. Long-term battles with him, such as a sudden bottom attack and various picks that match the opponent's play, are both physically and physically, but it feels like my playstyle is read and blocked by a wall. So I want to avoid a long fight with him. - Take
(At the knee, saying that he does not understand the psychology of slaves) From my point of view, on the contrary, I do not know what you are thinking!!! Nobi
There is a thing called "Park Bo-gi". If we were to talk about the rules, anyway, there is a game that proceeds with the idea that if you solve the game in this order before the set is finished, you can finish the set of the game. One by one, he devises a technique or tactic, and he responds to it, and then he also sets up a countermeasure for it, and if he responds to it, he sets up another countermeasure, and in the midst of repeating that, ultimately leads to a state in which it is impossible to pass the next stage. It seems that (people) think it's frustrating when I play. It's us... no, I feel the same way. It's 'stupid' in a very good sense . - Yuu
There's no such thing as a pattern... Oh, this is so scary. that there is no pattern. - Daddy King (During Gouki vs Bob Deathmatch)
Wow... If you waste it, there will be a price to pay. in a moment of vain. - Poltan (During King vs Negan deathmatch)
(When you pick Negan against Fang Wei) I was preparing for the 9th character you played, but suddenly the 10th character came out. hao (A statement that appeared during the replay of the 2021 ATL Grand Finals.)


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