Current and former employees and esports pros have accused TSM’s founder and CEO, Andy Dinh, of verbally abusing and bullying them. Riot Games launched an investigation late last year into Dinh’s behavior.
., and other top games, amounting to millions of followers across social media. Most of all, TSM has become synonymous with competitive, the biggest esports title of all time, attracting a fervent international fandom.
Four individuals who have worked with TSM tell WIRED that the esports organization is dominated by a culture of fear. As far back as 2013, they say, Dinh was known to verbally abuse and yell at players and employees. He has called employees “stupid” or “worthless,” two sources say. Two sources recalled Dinh calling employees after hours to scream at them. Three current or former TSM employees say that, sometimes, Dinh would ridicule employees for hours.
Over email, Dinh tells WIRED that he has “exceedingly high expectations for myself, and I share those same high expectations with everyone I work with. I have zero tolerance for underperformance. I am intense, passionate, driven, and relentless in the pursuit of winning- it’s my nature. I set an extremely high bar, and when I feel that someone is not delivering, I directly and bluntly share that feedback.
TSM and Riot Games’ investigations kicked off after Peng made his public accusations in November 2021, sources tell WIRED. Peng is among the most celebratedteam on and off between 2015 and 2021. Early November 2021, as Peng was transitioning out of TSM, he shared his disdain for Dinh on a Twitch livestream. “Honestly, I fucking hate TSM, mostly because of Andy,” he said. Peng accused Dinh of poorly handling fellow player Hu “SwordArt” Shuo-Chieh’s transition to TSM.
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