Knee
Knee 
2015 - 2020
Jae-Min "Knee" Bae is a South Korean Tekken player.
He is a two-time EVO champion, having won Tekken Tag Tournament 2 in 2013 and Tekken 7 at EVO Japan in 2018.
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Knee started playing Tekken with the first iteration of the series, when he was in elementary school[1]. While growing up he continued to hone his skills, spending much of his free time playing Tekken at different Korean arcades.
By prioritizing fun over being a specialist, Knee developed a vast character knowledge over the years, eventually becoming known for utilizing all kinds of characters in high level play. Throughout his career he has shown full mastery over a plenitude of characters, such as Bryan, Devil Jin, Dragunov, Bruce, Paul, Steve, Hwoarang, Kazuya, Miguel, Jin, Heihachi, Shaheen, Josie and Lili. Knee is considered by many to be the greatest Tekken player of all time.
In the Tekken World Tour Knee had a relatively quiet first season in 2017, only winning a Challenger event at Abuget Cup and in a shock upset, lost all of his Group Stage games at the Finals, with losses to Nobi, Saint and Jimmyjtran. However the 2018 season would be a complete return to form for the Korean, winning a grand total of five Master events en route to the Finals once again, eventually finishing 3rd overall after being eliminated by eventual winner Rangchu.
Results[edit]
Tekken 7[edit]
| Date | Place | Event | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-01-26 | 25 - 32nd | Evolution Championship Series: Japan 2020 | 0 : 2 |  osyare-kossetsu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-12-20 | 5 - 6th | OSL Futures : Phase 2 | 1 : 3 |  Rangchu | $258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-12-08 | 3rd | Tekken World Tour Finals 2019 |   | 0 : 3 |  Ulsan | $37,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-11-09 | 9 - 12th | ROXnRoll Dubai 2019 |  | 0 : 2 |  Arslan Ash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-09-29 | 13 - 16th | REV Major 2019 |  | 0 : 2 | TAKE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-08-25 | 2nd | FV Cup 2019 |   | 0 : 3 2 : 3 |  Awais Honey | $250 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-08-04 | 2nd | Evolution Championship Series 2019 |  | 2 : 3 | Arslan Ash | $5,048 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-07-27 | 1st | WSOE 7: The Tekken 7 Showdown | | 3 : 1 |   Anakin | $7,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-07-21 | 1st | VSFighting 2019 | | 3 : 2 |  LowHigh | $2,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-07-07 | 1st | WellPlayed Challenger 2019 | | 3 : 1 |  Noroma | $2,304 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-06-30 | 1st | Community Effort Orlando 2019 | | 3 : 1 |  Chanel | $4,455 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-06-28 | 2nd | OSL Futures : Phase 1 | | 2 : 3 |  Double | $6,912 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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vs. 
Ulsan vs. 
Chikurin vs. Nobi vs. 
Awais Honey vs. Nobi vs. Ulsan vs. Arslan Ash vs. 
Anakin vs. Take vs. Nobi vs. Arslan Ash vs. Anakin vs. JDCR vs. JeonDDing vs. Cuddle_Core vs. LowHigh vs. LowHigh vs. Pekos vs. Chanel vs. JDCRTekken Tag Tournament 2[edit]
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| 2013-07-12 | 1st | Evolution Championship Series 2013 | 3 : 1 | Bronson Tran | $1,278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013-03-31 | 2nd | Final Round XVI | 0 : 3 | JDCR | $1,750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gallery[edit]
Knee competing at Combo Breaker 2018 vs. Jeondding
Knee competing at the Tekken World Tour Finals 2018
Trivia[edit]
- The name Knee came from his time playing Tekken Tag Tournament; He used Bryan and Bruce as tag partners, characters that have many skills utilizing their knees.
- Tekken became his main game because it was the most popular game at Korean arcades when he was growing up.
- Knee got to high level play during Tekken 4, and started playing professionally with Tekken 5.
Media[edit]
Videos[edit]
- 2020-07-18 | The Man Who Perfected The World’s Hardest Fighting Game: The Story of Knee by theScore esports
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