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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Kang Jun-hyeok (강준혁) | |
| Country of Birth | South Korea | |
| Birthday | February 25, 1989 (age 35) | |
| Residency | North America | |
| Competitive | ||
| Team |  Team Liquid | |
| Contract Expires | 2020-11-17 | |
| Role | Manager | |
| Favorite Champs | ||
| Competitive IDs | Dodo8 | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Kang "Dodo" Jun-hyeok (Hangul: 강준혁) is a League of Legends esports player, currently general manager and assistant coach for Team Liquid. He was previously known as Dodo8.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Team 8 | Dec 20132013-12-26 | Oct 20152015-10-07[1] | 1yr 9mo ejel | ||
 Immortals | Oct 20152015-10-07[4] | Oct 20152015-10-14[2] | 7d ejel | ||
| Immortals | Oct 20152015-10-14[2] | Jun 20162016-06-25 | 8mo 11d ejel | ||
| Immortals | Jun 20162016-06-25 | May 20172017-05-26 | 11mo 1d ejel | ||
| Immortals | May 20172017-05-26 | Nov 20172017-11-01[5] | 5mo 6d ejel | ||
| Team Liquid | Dec 20172017-12-08[9] | Present | 6yr 9mo ej |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 8 | Dec 20132013-12-26 | Oct 20152015-10-07[1] | 1yr 9mo ejel | ||
| Immortals | Oct 20152015-10-07[4] | Oct 20152015-10-14[2] | 7d ejel | ||
| Immortals | Oct 20152015-10-14[2] | Jun 20162016-06-25 | 8mo 11d ejel | ||
| Immortals | Jun 20162016-06-25 | May 20172017-05-26 | 11mo 1d ejel | ||
| Immortals | May 20172017-05-26 | Nov 20172017-11-01[5] | 5mo 6d ejel | ||
| Team Liquid | Dec 20172017-12-08[9] | Jan 20202020-01-24[10] | 2yr 1mo ejel | ||
| Team Liquid | Jan 20202020-01-24[10] | Nov 20202020-11-14[11] | 9mo 21d ejel | ||
| Team Liquid | Nov 20202020-11-14[11] | Apr 20232023-04-28[12] | 2yr 5mo ejel | ||
| Team Liquid | Apr 20232023-04-28[12] | Present | 1yr 5mo ej |
News
- 2013
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2020
- 2023
 T8 | October 7, Porpoise8, goldenglue, Nien8, Dodo8, BrandonFtw, CheeseBeluga, Alex Ich, Slooshi8, Maplestreet8, HISTORY TEACHER (Head Coach), and Matt (Head Analyst) leave.[1] | |
 IMT | October 7, Porpoise, goldenglue, Nien, Dodo8, and HISTORY TEACHER (Head Coach) join.[4] | |
| IMT | October 14, Dodo8 retires and moves to player manager.[2][3] |
| IMT | June 25, Dodo8 (Player Manager to Player Manager/Sub/Support) changes position. Impactful leaves. |
| IMT | May 26, Dodo (Player Manager/Sub/Support to Team Manager) changes position. | |
| IMT | November 1, SSONG (Head Coach), Loyota (Head Analyst), Dodo (Team Manager), and Robert Yip (Sport Psychology and Performance Coach) leave.[5][6][7][8] | |
 TL | December 8, Dodo (Assistant Coach) joins.[9] |
| TL | January 8, Pobelter and Dodo (Assistant Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.[13] | |
| TL | January 24, Fasffy (Assistant Team Manager) joins. Dodo (Assistant Coach to Assistant Coach/Team Manager) changes position.[10] | |
| TL | November 14, Dodo (Assistant Coach/Team Manager to General Manager) and Fasffy (Assistant Team Manager to Team Manager) change positions.[11] |
Biography[]
Jun was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1989, and he lived in Korea until 2000, when he moved to Orange County in the United States. He has been playing video games since the third grade, beginning with StarCraft. He played Heroes of Newerth competitively from 2010 to 2011 with Evil Geniuses, then the top-ranked team in the world. He switched to League of Legends after growing bored of HoN and also wanting to play with his real-life friends. In 2013, Jun graduated from California State University of Long Beach with a major in education.
2014 Season[]
With Team 8, dodo8 played in and won multiple Challenger events during Season 4, including the Black Monster Cup once, the Lone Star Clash 3, and then the Black Monster Cup a second time. The team's success in Riot-sponsored events was less impressive, but they eventually managed to qualify for the Spring 2015 LCS.
2015 Preseason[]
Dodo8 and maplestreet substituted for Lyon Gaming at IEM San Jose, replacing Arce and NerzhuL, respectively.[14] They were eliminated in the quarterfinals, losing 0-2 to Unicorns of Love and tied for fifth place with paiN Gaming.
2015 Season[]
In the spring split of the 2015 LCS, Team 8 initially slipped into ninth place after the fifth week. After a more successful end to the season, however, they climbed into a tie for the final playoff spot, but lost the tiebreaker to Team Liquid and settled into seventh with a 9-9 record. In the summer season, Team 8 once again finished the regular season tied for seventh; however, this time, they lost to Cloud9 and were sent to the 2016 Spring Promotion Tournament. They chose Team Imagine as their Challenger opponent and beat them 3-1 to stay in the LCS for the spring season.
2016 Preseason[]
In October 2015, Immortals was announced as the new brand of Team 8.[15] Shortly after the rebranding, Dodo8 retired from competitive play and became the team's player manager.[16][17]
Trivia[]
- His ID Dodo means "stoic" in Korean and Jun says it represents his personality.
- Initially mained ADC when he started playing League, playing Sivir, Graves, and Twitch.
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Media[]
- 2020
- 2021
- 2023
- January 22, Winging It by Sage Datuin on The Players' Lobby
- September 5, Team Liquid Pre-Worlds 2020 Press Conference with ESPN on YouTube
- September 10, Team Liquid's PreWorlds conference with Steve, Jatt, Dodo, and Cain with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- June 24, Jatt Resigns, Santorin on medical leave, Armao in, Alphari still on break - TL Press Conference by Travis Gafford on YouTube
- August 24, Did TSM fail this year? Who will win LCS, and are we READY for Worlds?! feat. TL Dodo by Travis Gafford and MarkZ on YouTube
- January 25, Korea, Team Bonding, and a Fresh Start | SQUAD S7E1 by Team Liquid on YouTube
- July 29, TL Dodo on APA's Struggles: "APA's Lack of Experience Showed Today" with dGon on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-04 | LCS 2023 Championship |  100 vs  TL | Link |
| 2019-08-25 | LCS 2019 Summer Playoffs | TL vs  C9 | Link |
Interviews[]
- 2019
- 2018
- 2014
- February 19, TL Coach Dodo: why fans shouldn't worry about TL internationally with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- May 14, TL coach opens up about the team's behind the scenes problems at MSI 2018 with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- December 9, IEM San Jose: Dodo8 "Reddit helped a lot" [to keep CaliforniaTrlolz] with SK Gaming
Images[]
T8 Dodo8, NA LCS 2015 Spring
T8 Dodo8, NA LCS 2015 Summer
IMT Dodo, NA LCS 2016 Summer
IMT Dodo, NA LCS 2017 Spring
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Immortals' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Dodo8 ends his playing career, moves on to player management dailydot.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Immortals' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Immortals' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 SSONG's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Dodo's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Loyota's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Robert Yip's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Liquid LoL: Welcome Dodo as assistant coach teamliquidpro.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 League of Legends Management Update teamliquid.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Team Liquid's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Team Liquid's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - ; after change - NA - 2020-01-08
- ↑ Team 8's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ Gaming, Tech, Media & Sports Executives Launch eSports Franchise “Immortals” twitlonger.com
- ↑ Dodo8 ends his playing career, moves on to player management dailydot.com
- ↑ Immortals's Tweet twitter.com