Kkoma

kkOma
Kim Jung-Gyun
Status Active
Born (1985-12-23) December 23, 1985
Nationality South Korean
Current team SK Telecom T1
Role Coach
Games League of Legends
Championships 2x Mid-Season Invitational: 2016 2017
3x League of Legends World Championship: 2013, 2015, 2016
6x League of Legends Champions Korea
Professional career
Dec 2012 - Nov 2014 SK Telecom T1 K
Nov 2014 - SK Telecom T1

Kim Jung-Gyun (born December 23, 1985), also known as kkOma, is a South Korean professional League of Legends coach and the current head coach of SK Telecom T1. As the coach of SKT T1, kkOma is a three-time world champion, two-time Mid-Season Invitational champion, and six-time LCK champion[1]. kkOma is widely considered the greatest coach in League of Legends history[2]. He is known for his strict coaching attitude and aptitude for developing talented rookies[3][4].

Prior to becoming a coach, kkOma enjoyed a short professional career in eSports. He competed in StarCraft II competing under the ID "LittleBoy" for "Team Old Generations". After unsuccessful attempts to qualify for Global StarCraft II League, he quit Starcraft II and competed for one season of League of Legends Champions Korea for the team "Startale"[5].

Head Coaching Career

SK Telecom T1

In 2012, SKT T1 named kkOma the head coach of their League of Legends team in preparation for the upcoming 2013 Season 3. kkOma recruited players Faker, Bengi, Piglet, Impact, and PoohManDu to form the original SKT T1 team. kkOma and would go on to win Champions Summer 2013 and the 2013 World Championship.

Following a relatively disappointing 2014 Season 4, SKT T1 bounced back in 2015 Season 5. In 2015, kkOma was among the first coach to successfully implement two players equally sharing the same role, by having Faker and Easyhoon share the mid lane position. This allowed SKT T1 to adopt diverse play styles depending on which player was swapped in. kkOma would lead his team to sweep the calendar year by winning LCK Spring 2015, LCK Summer 2015, and the 2015 World Championship, becoming the first coach to win more than one World Championships.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "KkOma: "My first goal was to retire after four world championships. I've won three more quickly than I thought, so I don't know what I should do if we win a fourth."". Slingshot Esports. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  2. ↑ "Under Pressure: Inside kkOma's mental palace". www.lolesports.com. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  3. ↑ "KkOma reflects on building SKT: "Even back then, Faker was the player that was so good to the point it didn't make sense."". Slingshot Esports. 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  4. ↑ "Hitting the next level: Huni thriving under kkOma on SKT". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  5. ↑ "kkOma -- a reflection on SK Telecom's legendary, unbeatable brain". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  6. ↑ "The Birth of an eSports Dynasty: SKT T1 Win the 2015 League of Legends Worlds Championship - Esports by Inquirer". Esports by Inquirer. 2015-11-01. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
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