Gen.G Esports

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Team Information

Location:

South Korea

Region:

Korea

Coaches:

Alle, Bingo, Lyn, oDin, MC

Manager:

FIFAHUN

Sponsor:

SIDIZ
Mercedes-Benz
GEEKSTAR
DESKER
PUMA
Logitech
Douyu 斗鱼

Total Earnings:

$396,063

Links

History

Created:

: 2017-07-12

: 2017-11-30

Upcoming Matches

No upcoming games

Gen.G esports (formerly known as KSV eSports) is a professional esports organization created in 2017 in collaboration between Silicon Valley and Seoul. KSV's first announced team was Seoul Dynasty, a franchise participating in the inaugural season of Overwatch League. In May of 2018 they decided to rebrand their organization under the new name of Gen.G esports.

History[edit]

Gen.G was created by Kevin Chou and Kent Wakeford, co-founders of the video game development company Kabam, established the esports organization KSV eSports. Gen.G, back then known as KSV eSports, acquired the 2017 World Championship Samsung Galaxy's roster. The acquisition happened on the 30th of November, 2017.

See also: History of Gen.G

Timeline[edit]

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November 30th - Samsung Galaxy acquired by KSV. CuVee, Ambition, Crown, Haru, Ruler and CoreJJ join.^[1]

May 3rd - KSV rebrands to Gen.G.^[2] Life joins the team.^[3]
May 17th - MONG and Fly join.^[4]
November 16th - Ambition and Crown leave the team.^[5]
November 17th - Haru, MONG and CoreJJ leave the team.^[6]
November 24th - Peanut joins.^[7]
December 3rd - Roach joins the team.^[8]

April 19th - SeongHwan joins the team.^[9]
May 20th - Kuzan joins the team.^[10]
May 29th - Rich and Asper join the team.^[11]
November 18th - Gen.G Esports announces the departure of CuVee, Roach, Peanut, SeongHwan, Fly, Kuzan, Rich, and Asper.^[12]
November 20th - Gen.G Esports announces the signing of Rascal, Clid and Bdd.^[13]
December 3rd - Ambition rejoins as streamer. ^[14]
December 9th - Kellin joins. ^[15]

May 15th - Edgar leaves the team. ^[16]
November 11th - TrAce and Tom leave the team. ^[17]
November 16th - Kellin leaves the team. ^[18]
November 17th - Lyn joins as coach from academy roster. oDin becomes head coach. ^[19]
November 29th - Flawless and Karis join. Ggoong joins as coach from Top Esports. ^[20]

Players[edit]

Active[edit]


ID	Name	Position	Join Date
Rascal	Kim Kwang-hee (김광희)	Top	2019-11-20 ^[13]
Clid	Kim Tae-min (김태민)	Jungle	2019-11-20 ^[13]
Flawless	Sung Yeon-jun (성연준)	Jungle	2020-11-29 ^[20]
Bdd	Gwak Bo-seong (곽보성)	Mid	2019-11-20 ^[13]
Karis	Kim Hong-jo (김홍조)	Mid	2020-11-29 ^[20]
Ruler	Park Jae-hyuk (박재혁)	ADC	2017-11-30 ^[1]
Life	Kim Jeong-min (김정민)	Support	2018-05-03 ^[3]

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ID	Name	Position	Join Date	Leave Date	New Team
MONG	Moon Chang-min (문창민)	Top	2018-05-17 ^[4]	2018-11-17 ^[6]	APK Prince
Haru	Kang Min-seung (강민승)	Jungle	2017-11-30 ^[1]	2018-11-17 ^[6]	SK Telecom T1
CoreJJ	Jo Yong-in (조용인)	Support	2017-11-30 ^[1]	2018-11-17 ^[6]	Team Liquid
Ambition	Kang Chan-yong (강찬용)	Jungle	2017-11-30 ^[1]	2018-11-16 ^[5]	Retired
Crown	Lee Min-ho (이민호)	Mid	2017-11-30 ^[1]	2018-11-16 ^[5]	OpTic Gaming


ID	Name	Position	Join Date	Leave Date	New Team
CuVee	Lee Seong-jin (이성진)	Top	2017-11-30 ^[1]	2019-11-18 ^[12]	Hanwha Life Esports
Roach	Kim Kang-hui (김강희)	Top	2018-12-03 ^[8]	2019-11-18 ^[12]	T1
Peanut	Han Wang-ho (한왕호)	Jungle	2018-11-24 ^[7]	2019-11-18 ^[12]	LGD Gaming
SeongHwan	Yun Seong-Hwan (윤성환)	Jungle	2019-04-19 ^[9]	2019-11-18 ^[12]	paiN Gaming
Fly	Song Yong-jun (송용준)	Mid	2018-05-17 ^[4]	2019-11-18 ^[12]	Afreeca Freecs
Kuzan	Lee Seong-hyuk (이성혁)	Mid	2019-05-20 ^[10]	2019-11-18 ^[12]	Team Dynamics
Rich	Lee Jae-Won (이재원)	Mid	2019-05-29 ^[11]	2019-11-18 ^[12]	Team Dynamics
Asper	Kim Tae-gi (김태기)	Support	2019-05-29 ^[11]	2019-11-18 ^[12]	Spear Gaming

Former Players
	ID	Name	Position	Join Date	Leave Date	New Team
	Kellin	Kim Hyeong-gyu (김형규)	Support	2019-12-09 ^[15]	2020-11-16 ^[18]	Team Dynamics

Organization[edit]

Active[edit]


ID	Name	Position	Join Date
	Kevin Chou	Co-Founder & President	2017-06-27
	Chris Park	Chief Executive Officer	2019-01-07
	Kent Wakeford	Vice President	2017-06-27
	Arnold Hur	Chief Operating Officer	2017-10-03
FIFAHUN	Lee Ji-hoon (이지훈)	General Manager	2018-05-03
oDin	Ju Yeong-dal (주영달)	Head Coach	2018-05-03
Lyn	Kim Da-bin (김다빈)	Coach	2020-11-17 ^[19]
Ggoong	Yu Byeong-jun (유병준)	Coach	2020-11-29 ^[20]
MC	Jang Min-chul (장민철)	Head Teaching Coach	2019-08-05
Bingo	Choi Jae-young (최재영)	Teaching Coach	2018-05-03
Alle	Son Chang-sik (손창식)	Scout	2018-05-03
Ambition	Kang Chan-yong (강찬용)	Steamer	2019-12-03 ^[14]

Former[edit]


ID	Name	Position	Join Date	Leave Date	New Organization
TrAce	Yeo Chang-dong (여창동)	Coach	2018-05-03	2020-10-11 ^[17]
Tom	Im Jae-hyeon (임재현)	Coach	2019-12-19	2020-10-11 ^[17]
Edgar	Choi Woo-beom (최우범)	Head Coach	2018-05-03	2020-05-15 ^[16]	BRION Blade
Phillip Hyun	Phillip Hyun	Vice President	2017-06-27	????-??-??
Michael Li	Michael Li	Chief Technology Officer	2017-06-27	????-??-??

Results[edit]

Achievements
Recent Matches

Date	Placement	Tier		Results		Prize
2020-10-18	A55 - 8th	A1Premier	2020 World Championship	0 : 3		$100,125
2020-08-30	A33rd	A1Premier	LCK Summer 2020	2 : 3		$25,212
2020-05-30	A33 - 4th	A1Premier	Mid-Season Cup 2020	0 : 3		$60,000
2020-04-25	A22nd	A1Premier	LCK Spring 2020	0 : 3		$48,627
2019-08-18	A66th	A1Premier	LCK Summer 2019	10/-/8	Grp. S.	$8,278
2019-03-31	A77th	A1Premier	LCK Spring 2019	5/-/13	Grp. S.	$8,824
2018-12-31	A22nd	A2Major	KeSPA Cup 2018	0 : 3		$17,920
2018-10-14	B313 - 16th	A1Premier	2018 World Championship	1/-/5	Grp. S.	$80,625
2018-08-12	A55th	A1Premier	LCK Summer 2018	0 : 2		$13,360
2018-03-31	A55th	A1Premier	LCK Spring 2018	1 : 2		$14,036
About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament

Date	Time	Tier	Tournament		Score	Vs. Team
Complete list of matches in any tournament

Awards[edit]

Date	Tier	Tournament	Player	Award	Prize
2020-09-03	1 A1Premier	LCK Summer 2020	Ruler	All-LCK First Team	$1,680
2020-09-03	1 A1Premier	LCK Summer 2020	Clid	All-LCK Second Team	$1,680
2020-09-03	1 A1Premier	LCK Summer 2020	Life	All-LCK Third Team	$1,680
2020-09-03	1 A1Premier	LCK Summer 2020	Rascal	All-LCK Third Team	$1,680
2020-09-03	1 A1Premier	LCK Summer 2020	Bdd	All-LCK Third Team	$1,680
2020-09-01	1 A1Premier	LCK Summer 2020	Bdd	Player of the Split	$1,680
2020-04-16	1 A1Premier	LCK Spring 2020	Bdd	Group Stage MVP	$4,690

Gallery[edit]

Logos[edit]

Original logo prior to May 3rd, 2018

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Highlight Videos[edit]

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Match Highlights[edit]

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References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 "Samsung Galaxy acquired by KSV" (in ). www.espn.com. 2017-11-30.
↑ Gen.G (2018-05-03). "Gen.G: Rebranding story" (in ). YouTube.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Life joins Gen.G" (in ). Gen.G. 2018-05-03.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Byungho "Haao" Kim (2018-05-17). "GenG Esports LoL team announces their new recruits: Fly and MONG" (in ). InvenGlobal.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 GenGLoL (2018-11-16). "Farewell, Ambition and Crown". Twitter.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 GenGLoL (2018-11-17). "Farewell CoreJJ, Mong and Maru". Facebook.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Gen.G (2018-11-24). "Introducing our new jungler, 'Peanut' Wang Ho Han!". Twitter.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Gen.G (2018-12-03). "Introducing a new addition to the Gen.G LoL🥳!". Twitter.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 Gen.G (2019-04-19). "SeongHwan joined Gen.G LoL as a jungler!". Twitter.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Gen.G (2019-05-20). "Introducing a new face in Gen.G!". Twitter.
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 Gen.G (2019-05-29). "New face of Gen.G LoL team!". Twitter.
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 ^12.3 ^12.4 ^12.5 ^12.6 ^12.7 ^12.8 "안녕하세요, 젠지 이스포츠입니다." (in Korean). Gen.G Esports. 2019-11-18.
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 ^13.3 "We’re really excited to announce our newest additions to the Gen.G @leagueoflegends team:" (in English). Gen.G Esports. 2019-11-20.
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 Gen.G (2019-12-03). "Welcome Back! Introducing our latest Gen.G Streamer, @lol_ambition" (in English). Twitter.
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 InvenGlobal (2019-12-09). "Official: Former support for Jin Air Green Wings joins Gen.G".
↑ ^16.0 ^16.1 Gen.G (2020-05-15). "[Thank you, @woobeom_choi #TigerNation #WeAreGenG"] (in English). Twitter.
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 ^17.2 Gen.G (2020-11-11). "[ Farewell, TrAce & Tom "] (in English). Twitter.
↑ ^18.0 ^18.1 Gen.G (2020-11-16). "[ Farewell, Kellin "] (in English). Twitter.
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 Gen.G (2020-11-17). "[ Gen.G LoL Coaching Staff Update "] (in English). Twitter.
↑ ^20.0 ^20.1 ^20.2 ^20.3 Gen.G (2020-11-29). "[ Welcome, Ggoong & Flawless & Karis "] (in English). Twitter.

[Samsung_Galaxy_acquired_by_KSV-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 "Samsung Galaxy acquired by KSV" (in ). www.espn.com. 2017-11-30.

[Rebrand-2] Gen.G (2018-05-03). "Gen.G: Rebranding story" (in ). YouTube.

[Gen.G_Life-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Life joins Gen.G" (in ). Gen.G. 2018-05-03.

[MONG_and_Fly_join-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Byungho "Haao" Kim (2018-05-17). "GenG Esports LoL team announces their new recruits: Fly and MONG" (in ). InvenGlobal.

[Ambition_and_Crown_leaves-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 GenGLoL (2018-11-16). "Farewell, Ambition and Crown". Twitter.

[Haru.2C_MONG_and_CoreJJ_leaves-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 GenGLoL (2018-11-17). "Farewell CoreJJ, Mong and Maru". Facebook.

[Peanut_joins-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Gen.G (2018-11-24). "Introducing our new jungler, 'Peanut' Wang Ho Han!". Twitter.

[Roach_joins-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Gen.G (2018-12-03). "Introducing a new addition to the Gen.G LoL🥳!". Twitter.

[SeongHwan_joins-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Gen.G (2019-04-19). "SeongHwan joined Gen.G LoL as a jungler!". Twitter.

[Kuzan_joins-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Gen.G (2019-05-20). "Introducing a new face in Gen.G!". Twitter.

[Rich_and_Asper_join-11] 11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 Gen.G (2019-05-29). "New face of Gen.G LoL team!". Twitter.

[2019_roster_leave-12] 12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 ^12.3 ^12.4 ^12.5 ^12.6 ^12.7 ^12.8 "안녕하세요, 젠지 이스포츠입니다." (in Korean). Gen.G Esports. 2019-11-18.

[2020_Rascal_Clid_Bdd-13] 13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 ^13.3 "We’re really excited to announce our newest additions to the Gen.G @leagueoflegends team:" (in English). Gen.G Esports. 2019-11-20.

[Ambition_rejoins-14] 14.0 ^14.1 Gen.G (2019-12-03). "Welcome Back! Introducing our latest Gen.G Streamer, @lol_ambition" (in English). Twitter.

[Kellin_joins-15] 15.0 ^15.1 InvenGlobal (2019-12-09). "Official: Former support for Jin Air Green Wings joins Gen.G".

[Edgar_leaves-16] 16.0 ^16.1 Gen.G (2020-05-15). "[Thank you, @woobeom_choi #TigerNation #WeAreGenG"] (in English). Twitter.

[TrAce_and_Tom_leave-17] 17.0 ^17.1 ^17.2 Gen.G (2020-11-11). "[ Farewell, TrAce & Tom "] (in English). Twitter.

[Kellin_leaves-18] 18.0 ^18.1 Gen.G (2020-11-16). "[ Farewell, Kellin "] (in English). Twitter.

[Lyn_joins-19] 19.0 ^19.1 Gen.G (2020-11-17). "[ Gen.G LoL Coaching Staff Update "] (in English). Twitter.

[Flawless.2C_Karis_and_Ggoong_join-20] 20.0 ^20.1 ^20.2 ^20.3 Gen.G (2020-11-29). "[ Welcome, Ggoong & Flawless & Karis "] (in English). Twitter.

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History[edit]

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Players[edit]

Active[edit]

Former[edit]

Organization[edit]

Active[edit]

Former[edit]

Results[edit]

Awards[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Logos[edit]

Additional Content[edit]

Articles[edit]

Interviews[edit]

Videos[edit]

Highlight Videos[edit]

Match Highlights[edit]

References[edit]

About

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