Berserker (Kim Min-cheol)

Berserker
Berserker
Background Information
Name	Kim Min-cheol (김민철)
Country of Birth	; South Korea
Birthday	May 25, 2003 (age 22)
Residency	KRKorea
Competitive
Team	⁠⁠LYON
Contract Expires	2026-11-16
Role	; Bot Laner
Favorite Champs	;
Soloqueue IDs	KR: C9 Berserker#KR1, qaxu#KR1
Social Media & Links

Overview

Tournament Results

Stats

Match History

Kim "Berserker" Min-cheol (Hangul: 김민철) is a League of Legends esports player, currently bot laner for LYON.

There is a disambiguation page associated with the name Berserker. One other player shares this ID.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team	Start	End
KR	⁠⁠T1 Rookies	Jul 20202020-07-13^[2]	Dec 20202020-12-08^[1]	4mo 26d ejel
KR	⁠⁠T1 Challengers	Dec 20202020-12-08^[4]	Nov 20212021-11-16^[3]	11mo 8d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Cloud9	Nov 20212021-11-20^[6]	Sep 20242024-09-20^[5]	2yr 10mo ejel
KR	⁠⁠DN Freecs	Nov 20242024-11-18^[9]	Nov 20252025-11-17^[7]	1yr 29d ejel
NA	⁠⁠LYON	Dec 20252025-12-08^[22]	Present	1mo 5d ej

	Team	Start	End
KR	⁠⁠T1 Academy	Jul 20202020-07-13^[2]	Oct 20202020-10-07	2mo 25d ejel
KR	⁠⁠T1 Rookies	Oct 20202020-10-07	Dec 20202020-12-08^[1]	2mo 1d ejel
KR	⁠⁠T1 Challengers	Dec 20202020-12-08^[4]	Nov 20212021-11-16^[3]	11mo 8d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Cloud9	Nov 20212021-11-20^[6]	Sep 20242024-09-20^[5]	2yr 10mo ejel
KR	⁠⁠Kwangdong Freecs	Nov 20242024-11-18^[9]	Dec 20242024-12-25^[23]	1mo 7d ejel
KR	⁠⁠DN Freecs	Dec 20242024-12-25^[23]	Nov 20252025-11-17^[7]	10mo 23d ejel
NA	⁠⁠LYON	Dec 20252025-12-08^[22]	Present	1mo 5d ej

News

2020
2021
2023
2024
2025

KR	⁠⁠T1.A	July 13, Berseker and Phantom join. Gwangjalim and HaYoon leave.^[2] e
KR	⁠⁠T1.A	August 2, Berseker renames to Berserker. e
KR	⁠⁠T1.R	October 7, ⁠⁠T1 Academy renames to ⁠⁠T1 Rookies. e
KR	⁠⁠T1.R	December 8, Berserker leaves for LCK CL roster.^[1] e
KR	⁠⁠T1.C	December 8, Mowgli, Mireu, and Asper join. Berserker joins from academy roster.^[4] e
KR	⁠⁠T1.C	December 10, Mowgli, Berserker, Asper, and Sayho (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.^[24] e

KR	⁠⁠T1.C	November 16, Mowgli, Berserker, and sayho (Coach) leave.^[3] e
NA	⁠⁠C9	November 20, Summit, Berserker, and Winsome join. Isles joins from academy roster. Fudge (Top to Mid) changes position. Blaber will remain with the team for 2022.^[6] Summit, Berserker, and Winsome's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.^[25] e

NA	⁠⁠C9	November 16, Berserker's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2025.^[26] e
NA	⁠⁠C9	November 21, Berserker's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2025.^[27] e

NA	⁠⁠C9	September 20, Berserker leaves.^[5] e
KR	⁠⁠KDF	November 18, Pyosik, Berserker, Life, RapidStar (Head Coach), and Punch (Coach) join. DuDu, BuLLDoG, and FanTaSy (Coach)'s contracts are extended through 2025. Cuzz, Leaper, YoungJae, cvMax (Head Coach), and Millimas (Coach) leave.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21] e
KR	⁠⁠DNF	December 25, ⁠⁠Kwangdong Freecs renames to ⁠⁠DN Freecs following the partnership with DN Automotive.^[23] e

KR	⁠⁠DNF	January 17, DuDu, BuLLDoG, Berserker, FanTaSy (Coach), and Punch (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2025. Pyosik, Life, and RapidStar (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2026.^[28] e
KR	⁠⁠DNF	November 17, BuLLDoG and Berserker leave.^[7]^[8] e
AME	⁠⁠LYON	December 8, Berserker and Isles join.^[22] Berserker's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2026. Isles' contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2027.^[29] e

Biography

Berserker began playing League of Legends in 2014, when he was 11 years old. In 2020, he was recruited by T1 to their development system. He spent the next year and a half playing for various T1 academy teams, becoming a highly touted prospect.

2022 Season

Thanks to the connections Cloud9 head coach LS had with the T1 organization, he was able to recruit Berserker to the Cloud9 LCS team for the 2022 season. Although LS would be kicked from Cloud9 shortly into the season, Berserker remained with the team for the entire year. Despite being a rookie, Berserker quickly proved himself as one of the best bot laners in the region. He earned the 2nd All Pro Team title in both splits and was runner-up for Rookie of the Year, losing to jojopyun. As the meta shifted to become more bot lane focused in playoffs, Berserker was able to lead Cloud9 to its first LCS Summer championship since 2013. At Worlds 2022, Cloud9 would win only one game in groups before being eliminated.

2023 Season

Berserker remained with Cloud9 for the 2023 season. Although fans speculated that Cloud9 would replace its support Zven, he remained with the team at Berserker's request.^[30]

Trivia

His ID Berserker is intended to describe his playstyle.

Individual Awards

LCS Most Valuable Player (Spring 2023)
LCS Championship Finals MVP (Summer 2022)
LCS 1st All-Pro Team 2x (Spring 2023, Summer 2023)
LCS 2nd All-Pro Team 4x (Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2024, Summer 2024)
LCK CL Best AD (Spring 2021)

Pentakills

Date	Region	Tournament	Champion	Pos	W/L	KDA	SB	VOD
2024-02-11	NA North America	LCS 2024 Spring	Zeri	Bot	L	10/4/8	Link
2023-02-09	NA North America	LCS 2023 Spring	Zeri	Bot	W	12/1/8	Link	Link
2022-07-30	NA North America	LCS 2022 Summer	Zeri	Bot	W	6/0/8	Link	Link

Click here for a full list of pentakills by all players.

Tournament Results

This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.

Berserker (Kim Min-cheol) Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2025-08-31	5	LCK 2025 Rounds 3-5 - Rise Group	4 - 26⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠DNF	DuDu, Pyosik, BuLLDoG, Berserker, Life, Quantum, oDin, RapidStar, Minit, Cube
2025-06-04	10	LCK 2025 Rounds 1-2	1 - 17⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠DNF	DuDu, Pyosik, DDoiV, BuLLDoG, Pungyeon, Berserker, Life, RapidStar, FanTaSy, Punch, Minit, Cube
2025-02-07	8 - 9	LCK Cup 2025	0 : 2⁠⁠DRX	⁠⁠DNF	DuDu, Pyosik, BuLLDoG, Pungyeon, Berserker, Life, RapidStar, FanTaSy, Punch
2024-09-01	4	LCS 2024 Championship	1 : 3⁠⁠100	⁠⁠C9	Thanatos, Blaber, Jojopyun, Berserker, VULCAN, Reapered, Hai
2024-08-11	2	LCS 2024 Summer	6 - 1⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠C9	Thanatos, Blaber, Jojopyun, Berserker, VULCAN, Reapered, Hai
2024-03-30	3	LCS 2024 Spring Playoffs	0 : 3⁠⁠TL	⁠⁠C9	Fudge, Blaber, Jojopyun, Berserker, VULCAN, Mithy, Hai
2024-03-10	3	LCS 2024 Spring	8 - 6⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠C9	Fudge, Blaber, Jojopyun, Berserker, VULCAN, Mithy, Hai
2023-10-26	12 - 14	Worlds 2023	1 : 2⁠⁠FNC	⁠⁠C9	Fudge, Blaber, EMENES, Berserker, Zven, Mithy, Duffman
2023-08-20	2	LCS 2023 Championship	1 : 3⁠⁠NRG	⁠⁠C9	Fudge, Blaber, EMENES, Berserker, Zven, Mithy, Duffman
2023-07-21	1	LCS 2023 Summer	13 - 5⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠C9	Fudge, Blaber, EMENES, Berserker, Zven, Mithy, Duffman

Berserker (Kim Min-cheol) Showmatch Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2025-01-10	3 - 4	LCK 2025 Season Opening	0 : 1⁠⁠MID	⁠⁠BOT	Berserker, Jiwoo, Viper, Gumayusi, Teddy
2024-05-20	1 - 2	2024 Pre Summer Event Match	1 : 1⁠⁠FOX	⁠⁠C9	Thanatos, Blaber, Jojopyun, Berserker, VULCAN
2024-05-20	2	2024 Pre Summer Event Match	0 : 1⁠⁠JOJO	⁠⁠CLOZ	Clear, Raptor, Clozer, Berserker, VULCAN
2023-01-10	1	SKE 2023 North America	2 : 1⁠⁠BOOM	⁠⁠ZOOM	Revenge, Spica, Jojopyun, Berserker, Busio

Berserker (Kim Min-cheol) 1v1 Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Prize	Team	Last Result
2022-08-21	10	CQ 2022 Summer	$1,000	⁠⁠C9
2022-04-11	33 - 34	CQ 2022 Spring Split 2		⁠⁠C9

Media

2022
2023
2024

April 4, What C9 Berserker thinks Cloud9 can fix as a team to bounce back in LCS Playoffs with dGon on YouTube
e
July 27, C9 Beserker's FULL ENGLISH interview - favorite teammates, mental booms, more with Travis Gafford on YouTube
e
August 30, C9 Berserker on ADC meta in the LCS, beating Danny, and Evil Geniuses possible “mental boom” with Carver Fisher on Dexerto
e
September 13, What SURPRISED C9 Berserker the most after winning finals [English] with Travis Gafford on YouTube
e
October 7, Berserker: Reflecting on year with C9, Worlds expectations, facing Gumayusi and T1 at Worlds with Ashley Kang on YouTube
e
October 8, C9 Berserker: "I don’t think Gumayusi’s playing that well at the moment... I'll see you soon, Guma." with Quest on Inven Global
e
October 11, A somber Berserker reacts to Cloud9's 0-3 with Travis Gafford on YouTube
e

January 20, Eyes on LCS: The Future | 2023 LCS Spring Split by LCS on YouTube
e
January 27, C9 Berserker on Prince: “I have finally met my rival” with Jordan Marney on Esports.gg
e
February 13, Berserker and Vulcan FACE OFF right after their match! with Travis Gafford on YouTube
e
February 22, Berserker Talks About AD Carry Meta, Reflecting on His Rookie Split and Improving His English with Jay Silver on YouTube
e
March 16, What is the ONE thing C9 Berserker thinks is missing from NA players? with dGon on YouTube
e
March 29, Berserker believes he will win Spring MVP with Travis Gafford on YouTube
e
April 1, Catching Up With Doublelift ft. Berserker with MarkZ on YouTube
e
July 3, SESSIONS EP 2 w/ C9 Berserker: "I Don't Think EG is THAT INSANE" with dGon on YouTube
e
July 25, What Berserker thinks of the other LCS ADC's with Travis Gafford on YouTube
e
August 10, C9 Berserker Won't Feel ACCOMPLISHED Until He BEATS LPL or LCK Teams at Worlds with dGon on YouTube
e
October 19, The FUNNIEST Worlds interview ever with Berserker and Zven with Travis Gafford on YouTube
e

February 29, C9 Berserker on THAT losing streak, best bot laners, and meta breaking with dGon on YouTube
e
March 27, Blaber takes on his ENTIRE Cloud9 Team | Are You Smarter Than ft. Cloud9 with Emily Rand on YouTube
e
August 5, First Undefeated LCS Team EVER? by Zven on YouTube
e

Post-Match Interviews

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2021-02-16	LCK CL 2021 Spring	KT.C vs T1.C	Link
2021-03-01	LCK CL 2021 Spring	T1.C vs NS.C	Link
2021-03-02	LCK CL 2021 Spring	BRO.C vs T1.C	Link
2021-04-05	LCK CL 2021 Spring Playoffs	T1.C vs DRX.C	Link
2021-04-09	LCK CL 2021 Spring Playoffs	T1.C vs HLE.C	Link
2021-08-02	LCK CL 2021 Summer	LSB.C vs T1.C	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2022-08-15	LCS 2022 Summer	C9 vs FLY
2022-09-11	LCS 2022 Championship	C9 vs 100T	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2023-03-18	LCS 2023 Spring	FLY vs C9
2023-03-30	LCS 2023 Spring Playoffs	C9 vs FLY	Link
2023-04-09	LCS 2023 Spring Playoffs	C9 vs GG	Link
2023-06-22	LCS 2023 Summer	100T vs C9	Link
2023-07-06	LCS 2023 Summer	C9 vs DIG	Link
2023-07-14	LCS 2023 Summer	C9 vs 100T	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2024-03-14	LCS 2024 Spring Playoffs	100T vs C9	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2025-01-15	LCK Cup 2025	DNF vs NS	Link
2025-08-07	LCK 2025 Rounds 3-5	DRX vs DNF	Link

Images

T1.C Berserker, LCK CL 2021 Spring
T1.C Berserker, LCK CL 2021 Summer
C9 Berserker, LCS 2022 Spring
C9 Berserker, LCS 2022 Summer
C9 Berserker, LCS 2023 Spring
C9 Berserker, LCS 2024 Spring
DNF Berserker, LCK Cup 2025

Redirects

The following pages redirect here:

Berseker

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 T1's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Cloud9's X Post x.com
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 DN Freecs' X Post x.com
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 DN Freecs' X Post x.com
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 ^15.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com
↑ ^16.0 ^16.1 ^16.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 ^17.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com
↑ ^18.0 ^18.1 ^18.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com
↑ ^20.0 ^20.1 ^20.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com
↑ ^21.0 ^21.1 ^21.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com
↑ ^22.0 ^22.1 ^22.2 LYON's X Post (Spanish) x.com
↑ ^23.0 ^23.1 ^23.2 DN Freecs' X Post (Korean) x.com
↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2020-12-09; after change - KR - 2020-12-10
↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2021-11-19; after change - NA - 2021-11-20
↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2023-11-15; after change - NA - 2023-11-16
↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2023-11-20; after change - NA - 2023-11-21
↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2025-01-16; after change - KR - 2025-01-17
↑ Archive Pages: before change - AME - 2025-12-07; after change - AME - 2025-12-08
↑ MonteCristo's Twitch Clip twitch.tv

[News/2020-12-08_ref_31-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com

[News/2020-07-12_ref_8-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 T1's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com

[News/2021-11-16_ref_22-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com

[News/2020-12-08_ref_32-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com

[News/2024-09-20_ref_13-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Cloud9's X Post x.com

[C9_Spring_2022_Roster_Announcement-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com

[News/2025-11-17_ref_42-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 DN Freecs' X Post x.com

[News/2025-11-17_ref_43-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 DN Freecs' X Post x.com

[News/2024-11-18_ref_38-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com

[News/2024-11-18_ref_39-10] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com

[News/2024-11-18_ref_40-11] 11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com

[News/2024-11-18_ref_41-12] 12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com

[News/2024-11-18_ref_42-13] 13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com

[News/2024-11-18_ref_43-14] 14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com

[News/2024-11-18_ref_44-15] 15.0 ^15.1 ^15.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com

[News/2024-11-18_ref_45-16] 16.0 ^16.1 ^16.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com

[News/2024-11-18_ref_46-17] 17.0 ^17.1 ^17.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com

[News/2024-11-18_ref_47-18] 18.0 ^18.1 ^18.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com

[News/2024-11-18_ref_48-19] 19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com

[News/2024-11-18_ref_49-20] 20.0 ^20.1 ^20.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com

[News/2024-11-18_ref_50-21] 21.0 ^21.1 ^21.2 Kwangdong Freecs' X Post x.com

[News/2025-12-08_ref_13-22] 22.0 ^22.1 ^22.2 LYON's X Post (Spanish) x.com

[News/2024-12-25_ref_2-23] 23.0 ^23.1 ^23.2 DN Freecs' X Post (Korean) x.com

[News/2020-12-10_ref_47-24] Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2020-12-09; after change - KR - 2020-12-10

[News/2021-11-20_ref_26-25] Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2021-11-19; after change - NA - 2021-11-20

[News/2023-11-16_ref_14-26] Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2023-11-15; after change - NA - 2023-11-16

[NA_GCD_2023-11-21-27] Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2023-11-20; after change - NA - 2023-11-21

[News/2025-01-17_ref_37-28] Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2025-01-16; after change - KR - 2025-01-17

[News/2025-12-08_ref_16-29] Archive Pages: before change - AME - 2025-12-07; after change - AME - 2025-12-08

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