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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Kim Geon-bu (김건부) | |
| Country of Birth | South Korea | |
| Birthday | June 18, 2001 (age 23) | |
| Residency | Korea | |
| Competitive | ||
| Team |  Gen.G | |
| Contract Expires | 2024-11-18 | |
| Role | Jungler | |
| Favorite Champs | ||
| Soloqueue IDs | KR: JUGKlNG, 그어살 EUW: asfdwrqe CN: doyouknowkimchi NA: GRAND CANY0N | |
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Kim "Canyon" Geon-bu (Hangul: 김건부) is a League of Legends esports player, currently jungler for Gen.G.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DWG KIA | Sep 20182018-09-12[3] | Nov 20212021-11-15[1] | 3yr 2mo ejel | ||
 Dplus KIA | Dec 20212021-12-01[8] | Nov 20232023-11-20[4] | 1yr 11mo ejel | ||
| Gen.G | Nov 20232023-11-29[9] | Present | 10mo 9d ej |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DAMWON | Sep 20182018-09-12[3] | Jan 20212021-01-06[11] | 2yr 3mo ejel | ||
| DWG KIA | Jan 20212021-01-06[11] | Jun 20212021-06-17 | 5mo 11d ejel | ||
| DWG KIA | Jun 20212021-06-17 | Jul 20212021-07-01 | 14d ejel | ||
| DWG KIA | Jul 20212021-07-01 | Nov 20212021-11-15[1] | 4mo 14d ejel | ||
| DWG KIA | Dec 20212021-12-01[8] | Jan 20232023-01-09 | 1yr 1mo ejel | ||
| Dplus KIA | Jan 20232023-01-09 | Nov 20232023-11-20[4] | 10mo 11d ejel | ||
| Gen.G | Nov 20232023-11-29[9] | Present | 10mo 9d ej |
News
- 2018
- 2019
- 2021
- 2023
 DWG | January 10, Nuguri, Canyon, Punch, ShowMaker, Aries, Nuclear, BeryL, Hoit, Micro (Head Coach), and Travel (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020. Kim (Coach) and Morning (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019.[12] | |
| DWG | December 8, Canyon and ShowMaker's contracts are extended through 2021.[13] | |
| DWG | December 12, Canyon's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.[14] |
 DK | January 6, DAMWON rebrands as DWG KIA following sponsorship by KIA.[11] | |
| DK | June 17, Canyon (Jungle to Mid) and ShowMaker (Mid to Bot) change positions. Malrang moves to starting roster. Ghost moves to substitute. | |
| DK | July 1, Canyon (Mid to Jungle) and ShowMaker (Bot to Mid) change positions. Ghost moves to starting roster. Malrang moves to substitute. | |
| DK | November 15, Canyon, ShowMaker, and BeryL leave.[1][2] | |
| DK | December 1, Burdol, deokdam, and Kellin join. Canyon and ShowMaker rejoin.[8] | |
| DK | December 2, Burdol's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022. Canyon, ShowMaker, deokdam, Kellin, and Zefa (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023.[15] |
 DK | January 9, DWG KIA rebrands as Dplus KIA. | |
| DK | November 20, Zefa (Head Coach) rejoins. Bible (Support to Streamer) changes position. Canna, Canyon, Deft, Acorn (Head Coach), GorillA (Coach), and Jay (Analyst) leave.[4][5][6][7] | |
 GEN | November 29, Kiin, Canyon, KIM (Coach), and Mata (Coach) join. Chovy, Lehends, and Helper (Coach) rejoin.[9][10] | |
| GEN | November 30, Kiin, Canyon, Chovy, Lehends, Helper (Coach), KIM (Coach), and Mata (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2024.[16] |
Biography[]
Trivia[]
- His pentakill on July 24th, 2020 was the first-ever pentakill for a jungler in the LCK.
- Often named Polar Bear by teammates and fans.
- Breaking the record of player who has the most POG (MVP) points in one split, with 1600 POG points in the LCK 2022 Spring
- It surpassed the previous record of Ssumday in the LCK 2015 Summer and Smeb in the LCK 2016 Spring (both of them got 1400 POG (MVP) points)
- Reached 1000 kills in the LCK on March 10th, 2023.
- Reached 3000 assists in the LCK on July 16, 2023.
- Reached 4000 assists in the LCK on August 31, 2024.
- Was the 9th player to reach 4000 assists in the LCK after GorillA, Faker, Lehends, Peanut, Keria, Deft, Bdd, and BeryL.
- Reached 300 wins in LCK on January 20, 2024, becoming the 14th player to do so after Score, Faker, PraY, GorillA, Deft, Ruler, Peanut, Bdd, Chovy, ShowMaker, Lehends/Kiin, and Cuzz.
- Reached 500 games in the LCK on March 22, 2024, becoming the 15th player to do so.
- Has reached Rank 1 on the Korean Solo Queue Ladder multiple times.
- Started playing League of Legends in 6th grade. [17]
- Got to Master by only playing Yasuo.
Titles[]
- Worlds x1 (2020)
- MSI x1 (2024)
- LCK x4 (Summer 2020, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2024)
Individual Awards[]
- LCK Regular Season MVP x2 (Summer 2019, Spring 2021)
- Player of the Split x1 (Spring 2022)
- Worlds Finals MVP x1 (2020)
- LCK 1st All-Pro Team x5 (Summer 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Summer 2024)
- LCK 2nd All-Pro Team x1 (Summer 2021)
- LCK 3rd All-Pro Team x2 (Spring 2023, Summer 2023)
Pentakills
| Date | Region | Tournament | Team | Vs | Champion | Pos | W/L | KDA | SB | VOD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-21 | Korea | KeSPA Cup 2020 |  |  | Graves | Jun | W | 9/1/7 | Link | Link |
| 2020-07-24 | Korea | LCK 2020 Summer | |  | Nidalee | Jun | W | 11/1/3 | 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.
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| Canyon Tournament Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Event | Last Result | Team | Roster |
| 2024-09-08 | 2 | LCK 2024 Summer Playoffs |  GEN | Kiin, Canyon, Chovy, Peyz, Lehends, KIM, Helper | |
| 2024-08-18 | 1 | LCK 2024 Summer | 17 - 1  RR | GEN | Kiin, Canyon, Chovy, Peyz, Lehends, KIM, Helper |
| 2024-07-05 | 5 - 8 | Esports World Cup 2024 | GEN | Kiin, Canyon, Chovy, Peyz, Lehends, KIM, Helper | |
| 2024-05-19 | 1 | MSI 2024 | GEN | Kiin, Canyon, Chovy, Peyz, Lehends, KIM, Helper | |
| 2024-04-14 | 1 | LCK 2024 Spring Playoffs | GEN | Kiin, Canyon, Chovy, Peyz, Lehends, KIM, Helper | |
| 2024-03-24 | 1 | LCK 2024 Spring | 17 - 1 RR | GEN | Kiin, Canyon, Chovy, Peyz, Lehends, KIM, Helper, Mata |
| 2023-10-29 | 9 - 11 | Worlds 2023 | 2 - 3 RR |  DK | Canna, Canyon, ShowMaker, Deft, Kellin, Acorn, Bubbling |
| 2023-08-26 | 2 | LCK 2023 Regional Finals | DK | Canna, Canyon, ShowMaker, Deft, Kellin, Acorn, GorillA | |
| 2023-08-09 | 5 | LCK 2023 Summer Playoffs | DK | Canna, Canyon, ShowMaker, Deft, Kellin, Acorn, GorillA | |
| 2023-08-06 | 4 | LCK 2023 Summer | 11 - 7 RR | DK | Canna, Canyon, ShowMaker, Deft, Rahel, Kellin, Bible, Acorn, GorillA, Bubbling |
Media[]
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2023
- December 27, DWG Nuguri: "I still can't believe we've won. I'm stunned; defeating SKT is like a dream come true." with Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- February 28, Damwon Canyon on synergy with Flame, his performance on JUGKING and becoming a professional with Ashley Kang on Korizon Esports
- March 2, DWG Canyon on Afreeca's Roster: "I really don't understand why Afreeca put a Brook in the mid lane." with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Gobal
- March 2, DWG Canyon's Thoughts on Flame: "Whenever I am jungling, Flame makes my life so much easier. Flame organizes my thoughts for me." with Beom "Nswer" Park and James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- August 15, DWG Showmaker on the MVP of the Split: "I wish Canyon gets it. If he does, since we’re teammates, he’ll at least do something nice for me." with Viion on Inven Global
- October 6, Canyon says DAMWON is unchallenged in scrims, haven't shown full potential at Worlds 2019 with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- February 20, DWG Canyon on 10.4 jungle changes: "I don’t know about Garen or Darius, but Zed and Talon seems fun, so I wanna try them out in solo queue." with Quest on Inven Global
- March 28, DWG Canyon: "I told Nuguri that we’re taking Akali away from him." with Haao and Viion on Inven Global
- July 1, Canyon on T1 vs DWG, how "scrim DWG" got unleashed, talks about Ghost's "boomer jokes" [Korean] with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- July 9, DWG Canyon on opponent's Malzahar: "ShowMaker was overly happy that Voidlings also grant TF passive gold." with Viion on Inven Global
- July 24, DWG Canyon: "I'm going to buy all my teammates ice cream for making me the first LCK jungler to score a penta." with Lasso, Haao, and Quest on Inven Global
- August 16, DWG Canyon explains why Lillia is good, wants to face Schalke 04 at worlds | Ashley Kang with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- August 22, DWG Canyon: "I lost to Karsa during the Mid Seasons Cup, so I want my rematch." with Quest on Inven Global
- September 6, DWG Canyon on winning LCK, wants to 3-0 G2 at 2020 Worlds with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- September 24, [Worlds 2020] DWG Canyon: "I’m the best Nidalee player in the world." with Quest on Inven Global
- October 3, [Worlds 2020] DWG Canyon: "Our performance tonight (against JDG) was at about 70-80% of our scrim level." with Quest on Inven Global
- October 5, Canyon talks Damwon Gaming's win streak in Worlds 2020 groups with Arda Ocal on YouTube
- October 6, DWG Canyon on JDG-Rogue-PSC, wants to face G2 or TES at the quarterfinals with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- October 26, Canyon on DWG vs G2, making it to 2020 Worlds finals, wants to face G2 again next year with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- December 18, Canyon on crazy picks at 2020 All-Star, Faker's Yone and Deft Yasuo with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- January 15, Canyon DWG KIA vs T1 post-match interview "Damwon is still better, but ..." with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- March 28, DWG KIA Canyon on whether he'd play Volibear or Lee Sin on stage with Ashley Kang (KORIZON Esports) on YouTube
- May 7, Canyon on DWG KIA being regarded as heavy favorites for MSI; thoughts on RNG with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- May 15, DWG Canyon explains exactly what he thinks of Cloud9 and their chances of getting out of Rumble with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- June 12, DK Canyon wants to meet RNG again, BEAT them at ALL COSTS with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- August 6, DK Canyon has a message to Nuguri "See you at Worlds!" with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- January 3, Ranking the 5 best League of Legends junglers of 2022 by John Popko on Inven Global
- October 30, DK Canyon FOUGHT For His LAST LIFE Against Cuzz and the KT Rolsters with dGon on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
Images[]
DWG Canyon, LCK 2019 Spring
DWG Canyon, LCK 2020 Summer
DK Canyon, LCK 2021 Spring
DK Canyon, LCK 2021 Summer
DK Canyon, Worlds 2021 Main Event
DK Canyon, LCK 2022 Spring
DK Canyon, LCK 2022 Summer
DK Canyon, LCK 2023 Spring
DK Canyon, LCK 2023 Summer
GEN Canyon, LCK 2024 Spring
Redirects
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 DWG KIA's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 DWG KIA's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 KeSPA's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Dplus KIA's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Dplus KIA's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Dplus KIA's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Dplus KIA's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 DWG KIA's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Gen.G's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Gen.G's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 DWG KIA's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2018-11-19; after change - KR - 2019-01-10
- ↑ DAMWON Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2019-12-10; after change - KR - 2019-12-12
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2021-12-01; after change - KR - 2021-12-02
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2023-11-29; after change - KR - 2023-11-30
- ↑ 데프트야, 나야? | Kia 안에서 우린 토크를 나눴지 EP.4 youtube.com