River (Kim Dong-woo)

River
River
Background Information
Name	Kim Dong-woo (김동우)
Country of Birth	; South Korea
Birthday	July 23, 1999 (age 24)
Residency	KRKorea
Competitive
Team	⁠⁠100 Thieves
Contract Expires	2024-11-19
Role	; Jungler
Favorite Champs	; ;
Competitive IDs	Baby
Soloqueue IDs	KR: River9; bai ri meng; la ji game; EUW: Icelandboy; Icelandwinter
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Overview

Tournament Results

Stats

Match History

Kim "River" (▶️ listen) Dong-woo (Hangul: 김동우) is a League of Legends esports player, currently jungler for 100 Thieves. He was previously known as Baby.

There is a disambiguation page associated with the name River. Four other players and one team share this ID.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team	Start	End
JP	⁠⁠BowQen Blackbucks	Jun 20182018-06-14^[2]	Dec 20182018-12-26^[1]	6mo 12d ejel
LMS	⁠⁠ahq eSports Club	Dec 20182018-12-26^[4]	Mar 20192019-03-13^[3]	2mo 18d ejel
JP	⁠⁠V3 Esports	Jun 20192019-06-09^[6]	Sep 20192019-09-30^[5]	3mo 21d ejel
PCS	⁠⁠Talon Esports	Jan 20202020-01-05^[8]	Jun 20202020-06-18^[7]	5mo 13d ejel
PCS	⁠⁠PSG Talon	Jun 20202020-06-18^[7]	Nov 20212021-11-15^[9]	1yr 4mo ejel
NA	⁠⁠Dignitas	Nov 20212021-11-21^[11]	Jul 20222022-07-26^[10]	8mo 5d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Golden Guardians	Jul 20222022-07-26^[13]	Nov 20232023-11-20^[12]	1yr 3mo ejel
NA	⁠⁠100 Thieves	Nov 20232023-11-27^[14]	Present	4mo 22d ej

	Team	Start	End
JP	⁠⁠BowQen Blackbucks	Jun 20182018-06-14^[2]	Dec 20182018-12-26^[1]	6mo 12d ejel
LMS	⁠⁠ahq eSports Club	Dec 20182018-12-26^[4]	Mar 20192019-03-13^[3]	2mo 18d ejel
JP	⁠⁠V3 Esports	Jun 20192019-06-09^[6]	Sep 20192019-09-30^[5]	3mo 21d ejel
PCS	⁠⁠Talon Esports	Jan 20202020-01-05^[8]	Jun 20202020-06-18^[7]	5mo 13d ejel
PCS	⁠⁠PSG Talon	Jun 20202020-06-18^[7]	Nov 20212021-11-15^[9]	1yr 4mo ejel
NA	⁠⁠Dignitas	Nov 20212021-11-21^[11]	Jul 20222022-07-26^[10]	8mo 5d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Golden Guardians	Jul 20222022-07-26^[13]	Nov 20232023-11-20^[12]	1yr 3mo ejel
NA	⁠⁠100 Thieves	Nov 20232023-11-27^[14]	Present	4mo 22d ej

News

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

JP	⁠⁠BQB	June 14, Lem0n, Baby, Hollis, Tele, and Kabupun join.^[2] e
JP	⁠⁠BQB	December 26, Baby leaves.^[1] e
LMS	⁠⁠ahq	December 26, Baby, Rainbow, Luke (Manager), Ivria (Manager/Translator), and Polo (Director) join. NeXAbc (Coach to Strategic Coach) and Zero (Coach to Analyst) change positions. Westdoor and Albis become inactive. Atlen leaves. Taizan's departure is confirmed.^[4] e

LMS	⁠⁠ahq	January 8, Baby, Rainbow, and AN's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019.^[16] e
LMS	⁠⁠ahq	March 13, Baby leaves.^[3] e
JP	⁠⁠V3	June 9, Baby and Son (Sub Coach) join. Zerost leaves. Masyo's departure is confirmed.^[6] e
JP	⁠⁠V3	June 11, Baby's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 30 September 2019.^[17] e
JP	⁠⁠V3	September 30, Baby's contract expires.^[5] e
JP	⁠⁠V3	October 31, Baby's departure is confirmed.^[18] e

SEA	⁠⁠TLN	January 5, Baby renames to River.^[8] River joins.^[8] e
PCS	⁠⁠TLN	January 17, River and Bigfafa (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.^[19] e
PCS	⁠⁠TLN	March 18, River's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 30 December 2021.^[20] e
PCS	⁠⁠PSG	June 18, ⁠⁠Talon Esports rebrands as ⁠⁠PSG Talon.^[7] e
PCS	⁠⁠PSG	December 9, River will remain with the team for 2021.^[21] e

PCS	⁠⁠PSG	February 9, Hanabi, Maple, Kaiwing, and Helper (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021. River's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 30 November 2021. Unified and Winged (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2022. Kartis' contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022.^[22] e
PCS	⁠⁠PSG	October 25, River is allowed to look for opportunities with other teams.^[23] e
PCS	⁠⁠PSG	November 15, River leaves.^[9] e
NA	⁠⁠DIG	November 21, River joins.^[11] River's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.^[24] e
NA	⁠⁠DIG	November 29, FakeGod's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2022. River, Biofrost, and Enatron (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2023.^[25] e

NA	⁠⁠DIG	July 26, River leaves.^[10] e
NA	⁠⁠GG	July 26, River joins.^[13] River's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.^[26] e

NA	⁠⁠GG	November 20, Team will not participate in the LCS in 2024. Licorice, River, Gori, Stixxay, huhi, Spookz (Head Coach), Chuz (Assistant Coach), Inero (General Manager), Bubbadub (Associate Analyst), Hustlin (Two-Way Player Coach), Ji Eun (Assistant General Manager), and Spellsy (Director of Operations) leave.^[12] e
NA	⁠⁠100	November 27, River, Meech, Eyla, and Goldenglue (Head Coach) join. Spookz (Strategic Coach) joins as substitute. Sniper moves to starting roster. Cain (Head Coach) and Nukeduck (Assistant Coach) leave.^[14]^[15] Sniper, Quid, Meech, Eyla, and Spookz (Strategic Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2025. River's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.^[27] e

Biography[]

Titles[]

PCS x3 (2020 Spring, 2021 Spring, 2021 Summer)

Individual Awards[]

PCS All-Pro Team x1 (2021 Summer)
LCS 1st All-Pro Team x1 (2024 Spring)
LCS 2nd All-Pro Team x1 (2023 Summer)

Trivia[]

Pentakills

Date	Region	Tournament	Team	Vs	Champion	Pos	W/L	KDA	SB	VOD
2021-07-10	PCS PCS	PCS 2021 Summer			Xin Zhao	Jun	W	14/3/7	Link	Link

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Tournament Results[]

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

River (Kim Dong-woo) Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2024-03-22	4	LCS 2024 Spring Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠TL	⁠⁠100	Sniper, River, Quid, Meech, Eyla, Goldenglue, Spookz
2024-03-10	2	LCS 2024 Spring	10 - 4⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠100	Sniper, River, Quid, Meech, Eyla, Goldenglue, Spookz
2023-10-09	NQ	Worlds Qualifying Series 2023	0 : 3⁠⁠BDS	⁠⁠GG	Licorice, River, Gori, Stixxay, huhi, Spookz, Chuz
2023-08-13	4	LCS 2023 Championship	2 : 3⁠⁠TL	⁠⁠GG	Licorice, River, Gori, Stixxay, huhi, Spookz, Chuz
2023-07-21	2	LCS 2023 Summer	13 - 5⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠GG	Licorice, River, Gori, Stixxay, huhi, Spookz, Chuz
2023-05-14	7 - 8	MSI 2023	1 : 3⁠⁠C9	⁠⁠GG	Licorice, River, Gori, Stixxay, huhi, Spookz, Chuz
2023-04-09	2	LCS 2023 Spring Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠C9	⁠⁠GG	Licorice, River, Gori, Stixxay, huhi, Spookz, Chuz
2023-03-17	6	LCS 2023 Spring	9 - 9⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠GG	Licorice, River, Young, Gori, Stixxay, huhi, Spookz, Chuz
2022-08-26	7 - 8	LCS 2022 Championship	2 : 3⁠⁠CLG	⁠⁠GG	Licorice, River, Ablazeolive, Stixxay, Olleh, Inero, Spookz
2022-08-14	10	LCS 2022 Summer	3 - 15⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠DIG	Gamsu, Hoon, River, eXyu, Blue, Neo, Spawn, Biofrost, Enatron, Mabrey

River (Kim Dong-woo) 1v1 Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Prize	Team	Last Result
2022-03-07	12	CQ 2022 Spring Split 1		⁠⁠DIG

Media[]

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

October 4, PSG Talon's River says he's honored to be playing against DWG and JDG with Ashley Kang on YouTube
e
October 5, [Worlds 2020] PSG River on facing DWG: "Even when we had wards up, it felt dark." with Viion on Inven Global
e

May 8, PSG Talon River on Doggo's performance at MSI versus paiN Gaming: "I knew that he was gonna pop off" with Tom Matthiesen on YouTube
e
May 8, Why PSG River Is Challenging The Jungler Tierlist - PSG vs IWC MSI Insights with dGon on YouTube
e

January 23, River after Dignitas QNTMPAY's win over 100 Thieves: "We know that we're not in the bottom tier." with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
e

January 2, GG Korea Bootcamp Tour by Golden Guardians on YouTube
e
January 4, River Fights Wallabies?!? by Golden Guardians on YouTube
e
January 9, Visiting Seoul Tower by Golden Guardians on YouTube
e
January 11, IRL Mario Kart and Gyeongbokgung Palace Trip by Golden Guardians on YouTube
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January 19, 2023 LCS Tier List by Golden Guardians on YouTube
e
January 25, A Message From Golden Guardians by Golden Guardians on YouTube
e
February 21, GG River: “I’ve been trying to learn English […] so I watch American TV shows and movies on Netflix” with Nick Geracie on Upcomer
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March 1, River: Golden Guardians went UNDEFEATED vs Fly in scrims with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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March 6, GG Gori and River on the secret to the Golden Guardians success in LCS Spring 2023! with dGon on YouTube
e
July 5, GG River Says that He Only ALL CHATS When Playing Against EG with dGon on YouTube
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July 21, Catching Up With Doublelift ft. River & Huhi with MarkZ on YouTube
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January 30, How River is caring for his 100Thieves rookie players with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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Post-Match Interviews

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2024-03-16	LCS 2024 Spring Playoffs	100 vs NRG	Link
2024-03-10	LCS 2024 Spring	NRG vs 100
2023-08-11	LCS 2023 Championship	DIG vs GG	Link
2023-07-14	LCS 2023 Summer	IMT vs GG	Link
2022-03-13	LCS 2022 Spring	IMT vs DIG	Link
2021-05-18	MSI 2021	PGG vs PSG	Link
2021-05-16	MSI 2021	RNG vs PSG	Link
2019-09-01	LJL 2019 Summer Playoffs	CGA vs V3	Link
2019-07-13	LJL 2019 Summer	RJ vs V3	Link
2019-06-30	LJL 2019 Summer	V3 vs USG	Link
2018-08-09	LJLCS 2018 Summer	2eM vs BQB	Link