Gen.G Esports

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[e][h]Gen.G Esports
Team Information
Location:
Region:
South Korea Korea
Coach:
South Korea Helper South Korea Kim South Korea Lyn
Manager:
Approx. Total Winnings:
$2,110,477
Links
Achievements
Mid-Season_Invitational/2024Mid-Season_Invitational/2024
History
Created:
: 2017-07-12
League of Legends: 2017-11-30
Upcoming Tournaments
KeSPA_Cup/2024 KeSPA Cup 2024 
ONGOING!
Nov 30 - Dec 08
LCK/2025/CupLCK/2025/Cup LCK Cup 2025 
2025-01-15 00:00:00 UTC
Jan 15 - Feb 01
LCK/2025LCK/2025 LCK 2025 Season 
2025-04-01 00:00:00 UTC
Apr 01 - Sep 01


Gen.G Esports, (often abbreviated as Gen.G and officially short for Generation Gaming, and formerly known as KSV eSports) is a professional global esports organization based in Los Angeles and Seoul. They were ranked #8 in the 2022 Forbes list of the world’s most valuable esports companies. [1]

Player Roster[edit]

Active Roster[edit]

IDNamePositionJoin Date
South Korea Kiin
(Kim Ki-in)
Kim Ki-in
Position: 
Top
Join Date: 
2024-11-20 [2]
South Korea Canyon
(Kim Geon-bu)
Kim Geon-bu
Position: 
Jungle
Join Date: 
2024-11-20 [2]
South Korea Chovy
(Jeong Ji-hoon)
Jeong Ji-hoon
Position: 
Mid
Join Date: 
2024-11-20 [2]
South Korea Ruler
(Park Jae-hyuk)
Park Jae-hyuk
Position: 
Bot
Join Date: 
2024-11-20 [2]
South Korea Duro
(Joo Min-kyu)
Joo Min-kyu
Position: 
Support
Join Date: 
2024-11-20 [2]

Gen.G Global AcademyGen.G Global Academy Gen.G Global Academy[edit]

IDNamePositionJoin Date
South Korea Hanbyeol
(Kang Han-byeol)
Kang Han-byeol
Position: 
Top
Join Date: 
2024-11-28 [3]
South Korea Winner
(Woo Joo-sung)
Woo Joo-sung
Position: 
Jungle
Join Date: 
2024-11-28 [3]
South Korea Kemish
(Kim Si-hoon)
Kim Si-hoon
Position: 
Mid
Join Date: 
2024-11-28 [3]
South Korea About
(Moon Hyeong-seok)
Moon Hyeong-seok
Position: 
Bot
Join Date: 
2024-11-28 [3]
South Korea Namgung
(Namgung Seong-hoon)
Namgung Seong-hoon
Position: 
Support
Join Date: 
2024-11-28 [3]

Timeline[edit]

Former[edit]


Results of Gen.G Esports[edit]

Awards[edit]

DateTierTournamentAwardPlayerPrize
2024
2024-08-20S-TierLCK Summer 2024LCK Summer 2024LCK Summer 2024Best Coach$2,241
2024-08-20S-TierLCK Summer 2024LCK Summer 2024LCK Summer 2024All-LCK First Team$1,494
2024-08-20S-TierLCK Summer 2024LCK Summer 2024LCK Summer 2024All-LCK First Team$1,494
2024-08-20S-TierLCK Summer 2024LCK Summer 2024LCK Summer 2024Regular Season MVP$3,735
2024-08-20S-TierLCK Summer 2024LCK Summer 2024LCK Summer 2024Player of the Split$1,494
2024-08-20S-TierLCK Summer 2024LCK Summer 2024LCK Summer 2024All-LCK First Team$1,494
2024-08-20S-TierLCK Summer 2024LCK Summer 2024LCK Summer 2024All-LCK First Team$1,494
2024-08-20S-TierLCK Summer 2024LCK Summer 2024LCK Summer 2024All-LCK First Team$1,494
2024-05-19S-TierMid-Season Invitational 2024Mid-Season Invitational 2024Mid-Season Invitational 2024MVP-
2024-04-14S-TierLCK Spring 2024LCK Spring 2024LCK Spring 2024Finals MVP$3,622
Only the 10 latest awards are shown here, for the full list click here.

History[edit]

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Acquisiting of Samsung Galaxy and the creation of Gen.G Esports (2018)[edit]

On November 30th, 2017, Samsung sold its Esports division, which included the League of Legends 2017 World Championship roster, Samsung Galaxy to Silicon Valley-based esports firm KSV which was founded earlier in the year by Kevin Chou and Kent Wakeford, co-founders of the video game development company Kabam, Michael Li, and Phillip Hyun.. [59]

They participated in the LCK 2018 Spring Split but were eliminated in the playoffs after falling 1-2 against SK Telecom T1. Following the split, they announced their rebranding in May, changing their name from KSV to Gen.G Esports. [60] Heading into Summer Gen.G also added Moon "Mong" Chang-min, and Song "Fly" Yong-jun to their roster for the regular season. [61] This time the team ended in 4th in the regular season, but saw a prompt exit after losing to the Afreeca Freecs. With their elimination, they now thad to go through the Regional Finals as a last chance to go to Worlds. Starting off in the first round as the third seed, they were able to battle their way through, defating the likes of SKT, Griffin and DragonX to qualify as the last Korean representative.

Their run at Worlds however would be dissapointing one. Falling way behind in the expectations had of the LCK, the team was eliminated in the group stage, ending last in their group with a 1-5 record. To conclude the year, they would part ways with a large part of their roster as Ambition, Haru, Crown, CoreJJ, and Mong all took their leave, marking an end to the roster that won Worlds in 2017.[62][63]

(2019)[edit]

The 2019 season saw Gen.G finishing in 7th place in LCK Spring and 6th in LCK Summer, failing to qualify for Worlds. In the 2020 season, they finished 2nd in LCK Spring and reached the playoff stage of the Mid-Season Cup. They ended 3rd in LCK Summer and secured a spot in Worlds as the 3rd seed via the LCK 2020 Regional Finals. They reached the quarter-finals, but ended up losing to G2 Esports.

(2021)[edit]

In 2021, Gen.G finished 2nd in LCK Spring but did not qualify for MSI 2021. But in the 2022 LCK Summer Split, Gen.G secured their first LCK championship by defeating T1 in the finals with a 3-0 score, earning them the first seed for the 2022 World Championship. At Worlds, Gen.G performed well in the group stage, finishing first, and advanced to the quarter-finals where they beat DAMWON Gaming in a close 3-2 series. However, in the semi-finals, they faced DRX and lost the series 1-3.

King of LCK, Paper Tiger in Internationals (2023)[edit]

In LCK Spring 2023, Gen.G once again won the championship by defeating T1 in the finals with a 3-1 score, securing their first seed for the Mid-Season Invitational 2023, alongside T1. The team finished 4th in the Bracket Stage of MSI, after losses to T1 and Bilibili Gaming. On August 20th, Gen.G emerged victorious in LCK Summer 2023, achieving the second three-peat in the history of LCK, while also qualifying for Worlds as LCK's 1st seed.

In the Swiss Stage, Gen.G were one of the two teams that advanced to the Quarterfinals without dropping a single match. The finalized bracket for the Knockout Stage seemed to favor Gen.G as well, with Peyz commenting "Luck is on our side."[64] However, Gen.G was eliminated by BLG in the quarterfinals with a 2-3 upset, and Peyz's comment was later interpreted as arrogance.

We were told Busan was the Church of Chovy but what's a god to five non-believers? BLG will face Weibo in Semis.
Medic (Worlds 2023 Quarterfinals[65])

First International Crown (2024)[edit]

In LCK Spring 2024, Gen.G came out on top of the Group Stage, dropping only one match against KT Rolster. Their win streak continued, achieving the first 4-peat in the history of LCK.[66] Their win streak continued in the MSI, bringing back the MSI trophy to LCK for the first time in 7 years;[67] the first ever international trophy under the name Gen.G. Despite being swept by TES in the quarterfinals of EWC 2024, Gen.G continued their win streak in the LCK, becoming the first team to qualify for Worlds via the MSI champion seed.[68][69]

Media[edit]

Interviews

Articles

Videos

Highlights

Documentaries

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Gallery[edit]

Rosters[edit]

Logos[edit]

Organization of Gen.G Esports[edit]

Current Staff[edit]

Organization
IDNamePositionJoin Date
United States Kevin Chou
(Kevin Chou)
Kevin Chou
Position: 
Co-Founder & President
Join Date: 
2017-06-27
United States Kent Wakeford
(Kent Wakeford)
Kent Wakeford
Position: 
Vice President
Join Date: 
2017-06-27
United States Arnold Hur
(Arnold Hur)
Arnold Hur
Position: 
Chief Executive Officer
Join Date: 
2017-10-03
South Korea FIFAHUN
(Lee Ji-hun)
Lee Ji-hun
Position: 
General Manager
Join Date: 
2018-01-03 [5]
South Korea Alle
(Son Chang-sik)
Son Chang-sik
Position: 
Scout
Join Date: 
2018-05-03
South Korea Ambition
(Kang Chan-yong)
Kang Chan-yong
Position: 
Streamer
Join Date: 
2019-12-03 [18]
South Korea CuVee
(Lee Seong-jin)
Lee Seong-jin
Position: 
Streamer
Join Date: 
2021-01-12 [27]
Slovenia Nemesis
(Tim Lipovšek)
Tim Lipovšek
Position: 
Streamer
Join Date: 
2021-01-12 [27]
South Korea Kim
(Kim Jung-su)
Kim Jung-su
Position: 
Head Coach
Join Date: 
2024-11-22 [56]
South Korea Helper
(Kwon Young-jae)
Kwon Young-jae
Position: 
Coach
Join Date: 
2024-11-22 [57]
South Korea Lyn
(Kim Da-bin)
Kim Da-bin
Position: 
Coach
Join Date: 
2024-12-01 [58]

Former Staff[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Brett Knight (2022-05-06). "The Most Valuable Esports Companies 2022".
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Transfer reference". 2024-11-20.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Transfer reference". 2024-11-28.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Young Jae Jeon (2017-11-30). "KSV acquires Samsung Galaxy's League of Legends team".
  5. 5.0 5.1 고용준 (2018-01-03). "이지훈 신임 KSV 단장, "책임감 막중, KSV 명문 팀 만들겠다"" (in South Korea). OSEN.
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  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Transfer reference". 2018-05-17.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Transfer reference". 2018-11-16.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Transfer reference". 2018-11-17.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Transfer reference". 2018-11-24.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Transfer reference". 2018-12-03.
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Transfer reference". 2019-04-19.
  13. 13.0 13.1 "Transfer reference". 2019-05-20.
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Transfer reference". 2019-05-29.
  15. 15.0 15.1 "Transfer reference". 2019-11-18.
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 "Transfer reference". 2019-11-18.
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  38. 38.0 38.1 "Transfer reference". 2021-11-24.
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  62. Gen.G Esports (2018-11-16). "Farewell, Ambition and Crown" (in English Speaking English).
  63. Gen.G Esports (2018-11-17). "Our contracts with CoreJJ, Haru, & Mong have come to an end." (in English Speaking English).
  64. "Gen.G Quarterfinals Draw Reaction | Worlds 2023" (in South Korea Korean). Gen.G Esports. 2023-10-30.
  65. ""WHAT'S A GOD TO FIVE NON-BELIEVERS"". LoL Esports. 2023-11-03.
  66. LCK (2024-04-14). "GAME, MATCH, 4-PEAT #LCK CHAMPIONSHIP for @GenG!".
  67. LCK (2024-05-19). "BECOME THE CHAMPIONS".
  68. LCK (2024-07-27). "Congratulations on the incredible #LCK record, @GenG!".
  69. LoL Esports (2024-07-27). "WELCOME TO #WORLDS2024".