Gori

Gori
Gori
Background Information
Name	Kim Tae-woo (김태우)
Country of Birth	; South Korea
Birthday	August 9, 2000 (age 24)
Residency	KRKorea
Competitive
Team	⁠⁠ULF Esports
Contract Expires	2025-11-17
Role	; Mid Laner
Soloqueue IDs	KR: GGGori; NS GGori; IIrrooGG
Social Media & Links

Overview

Tournament Results

Stats

Match History

Kim "Gori" (▶️ listen) Tae-woo (Hangul: 김태우) is a League of Legends esports player, currently mid laner for ULF Esports.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team	Start	End
KR	⁠⁠Gangwon	Aug 20172017-08-19	Nov 20172017-11-20	3mo 1d ejel
KR	⁠⁠RGA	Dec 20172017-12-16	Jan 20182018-01-17	1mo 1d ejel
KR	⁠⁠SK Telecom T1	Dec 20182018-12-13^[2]	Dec 20192019-12-08^[1]	1yr 26d ejel
KR	⁠⁠T1	Dec 20192019-12-08^[4]	May 20202020-05-31^[3]	5mo 23d ejel
CN	⁠⁠EDward Gaming	Dec 20202020-12-16^[6]	May 20212021-05-07^[5]	4mo 22d ejel
KR	⁠⁠NS RedForce	May 20212021-05-07^[9]	Nov 20212021-11-15^[7]	6mo 8d ejel
CN	⁠⁠FunPlus Phoenix	Dec 20212021-12-15^[12]	Jun 20222022-06-04^[11]	5mo 20d ejel
APAC	⁠⁠PSG Talon	Jun 20222022-06-04^[15]	Nov 20222022-11-19^[14]	5mo 15d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Golden Guardians	Nov 20222022-11-23^[17]	Nov 20232023-11-20^[16]	1yr 27d ejel
APAC	⁠⁠CTBC Flying Oyster	Dec 20232023-12-20^[20]	Nov 20242024-11-13^[18]	10mo 24d ejel
EMEA	⁠⁠ULF Esports	Mar 20252025-03-26^[21]	Present	1mo 17d ej

	Team	Start	End
KR	⁠⁠Gangwon	Aug 20172017-08-19	Nov 20172017-11-20	3mo 1d ejel
KR	⁠⁠RGA	Dec 20172017-12-16	Jan 20182018-01-17	1mo 1d ejel
KR	⁠⁠SK Telecom T1	Dec 20182018-12-13^[2]	Jan 20192019-01-10^[22]	28d ejel
KR	⁠⁠SK Telecom T1	Jan 20192019-01-10^[22]	May 20192019-05-30	4mo 20d ejel
KR	⁠⁠SK Telecom T1	May 20192019-05-30	Dec 20192019-12-08^[1]	6mo 9d ejel
KR	⁠⁠T1	Dec 20192019-12-08^[4]	May 20202020-05-31^[3]	5mo 23d ejel
CN	⁠⁠EDward Gaming	Dec 20202020-12-16^[6]	May 20212021-05-07^[5]	4mo 22d ejel
KR	⁠⁠NS RedForce	May 20212021-05-07^[9]	Nov 20212021-11-15^[7]	6mo 8d ejel
CN	⁠⁠FunPlus Phoenix	Dec 20212021-12-15^[12]	Mar 20222022-03-02^[23]	2mo 18d ejel
CN	⁠⁠FunPlus Phoenix	Mar 20222022-03-02^[23]	Jun 20222022-06-04^[11]	3mo 2d ejel
APAC	⁠⁠PSG Talon	Jun 20222022-06-04^[15]	Nov 20222022-11-19^[14]	5mo 15d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Golden Guardians	Nov 20222022-11-23^[17]	Nov 20232023-11-20^[16]	1yr 27d ejel
APAC	⁠⁠CTBC Flying Oyster	Dec 20232023-12-20^[20]	Nov 20242024-11-13^[18]	10mo 24d ejel
EMEA	⁠⁠ULF Esports	Mar 20252025-03-26^[21]	Present	1mo 17d ej

News

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KR	⁠⁠GWN	August 19, Roster of KeG 2017 is formed. KimChi, Bono, Gori, WooPy, and Arcane join. e
KR	⁠⁠GWN	November 20, Poss, Hyeok, Gori, WooPy, and Arcane leave. e
KR	⁠⁠RGA	December 16, Team renames to REVERSE Gaming. Twinkle, Gori, Jihoon, and Nugget join. Poss (Support to Top) changes position. W (Bot/Owner to Owner/Head Coach) changes position. tana, Drizzle, and Almighty leave. e

KR	⁠⁠RGA	January 17, Dancheong joins. Gori leaves. e
KR	⁠⁠SKT	December 13, Gori joins as substitute.^[2] e

KR	⁠⁠SKT	January 10, Gori is not listed on the roster for LCK 2019 Spring and moves to trainee.^[22] e
KR	⁠⁠SKT	May 30, Gori moves to substitute. e
KR	⁠⁠SKT	July 30, Gori's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.^[24] e
KR	⁠⁠SKT	December 8, Canna, Cuzz, Faker, Teddy, Effort, Roach, Ellim, Gori, Gumayushi, Kuri, Burdol, Closer, Kim (Head Coach), Comet (Coach), Boxer (Streamer & Content Creator), Joe Marsh (Chief Executive Officer), and Sayho (Academy Coach) leave.^[1] e
KR	⁠⁠T1	December 8, Canna, Cuzz, Faker, Teddy, Effort, Kim (Head Coach), Comet (Coach), Boxer (Streamer & Content Creator), and Joe Marsh (Chief Executive Officer) join. Roach, Ellim, Gori, Gumayushi, and Kuri join.^[4] Gori, Teddy, and Comet (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.^[25] e

KR	⁠⁠T1	May 31, Gori is removed from the GCD.^[3] e
KR	⁠⁠T1	June 1, Gori's departure is confirmed.^[26] e
CN	⁠⁠EDG	December 16, Gori joins as substitute.^[6] e

CN	⁠⁠EDG	May 7, Gori leaves.^[5] e
KR	⁠⁠NS	May 7, Gori and Comet (Coach) join.^[9]^[10] e
KR	⁠⁠NS	May 31, Gori and Comet (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.^[27] e
KR	⁠⁠NS	November 15, Comet (Coach)'s contract is extended. Gori and Wayne leave.^[7]^[8] e
CN	⁠⁠FPX	December 15, Gori, Hang, and Lele join.^[12]^[13] e

CN	⁠⁠FPX	February 22, clid's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2022. gori and Hang's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.^[28] e
CN	⁠⁠FPX	March 2, Care and Lele join from academy roster. gori moves to substitute.^[23] e
CN	⁠⁠FPX	June 4, gori leaves.^[11] e
APAC	⁠⁠PSG	June 4, Gori joins.^[15] e
APAC	⁠⁠PSG	June 18, Burry's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2024. Gori's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022.^[29] e
APAC	⁠⁠PSG	November 19, Hanabi, Burry, Gori, Unified, and Kaiwing leave.^[14] e
NA	⁠⁠GG	November 23, Gori joins.^[17] Gori's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.^[30] 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.^[16] e
APAC	⁠⁠CFO	December 20, Gori joins.^[20] e
APAC	⁠⁠CFO	December 22, Karsa, SwordArt, and Achie (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2025. Gori's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2024.^[31] e

APAC

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⁠CFO

November 13,
Gori and
SwordArt leave.^[18]^[19]

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EMEA

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⁠ULF

March 26,
Chasy,
Kireas,
Gori,
Mxe, and Zetsu (Head Coach) join.
Stefan,
Joexy, Spale (Head Coach), Se6t (Coach), and Colamax (Assistant Coach) leave.
Ophelia's departure is confirmed.^[21]
Chasy's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 29 October 2025.
Kireas,
Gori,
Mxe, and Zetsu (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2025.^[32]

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Biography

Trivia

Won Player of the Split with 1100 POG points in LCK 2021 Summer, his debut split in LCK.

Individual Awards

LCS 1st All-Pro Team (Spring 2023)
LCS 2nd All-Pro Team (Summer 2023)

Pentakills

Date	Region	Tournament	Team	Vs	Champion	Pos	W/L	KDA	SB	VOD
2024-02-18	APAC Asia Pacific	PCS 2024 Spring			Tristana	Mid	W	8/1/3	Link	Link
2023-06-22	NA North America	LCS 2023 Summer			Jayce	Mid	W	9/3/7	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.

Gori Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2025-05-09	3	TCL 2025 Spring	9 - 5⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠ULF	Chasy, KIREAS, Gori, GRAVE, Mxe, Zetsu
2024-08-24	4	PCS 2024 Summer Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠FAK	⁠⁠CFO	Driver, Rest, Karsa, Gori, Shunn, SwordArt, Achie, Bob
2024-07-28	3	PCS 2024 Summer	6 - 4⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠CFO	Driver, Rest, Karsa, Gori, HongQ, Shunn, SwordArt, Achie, Bob
2024-04-06	3	PCS 2024 Spring Playoffs	0 : 3⁠⁠SHG	⁠⁠CFO	Rest, Karsa, Gori, Shunn, SwordArt, Achie, Bob
2024-03-03	1	PCS 2024 Spring	8 - 2⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠CFO	Rest, Karsa, Gori, Shunn, SwordArt, Achie, Bob
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

Media

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2022
2023
2024

June 24, NS Gori on WHY he used SKT flair when he solo killed Faker with Ashley Kang on YouTube
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July 28, 卡司特出任務！Ep14｜PSG 訓練室開箱！Unified 有史以來最多話的訪談內容！｜2022 PCS 節目企劃 by LoL Pacific Championship Series on YouTube
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December 27, [피플] LCS 데뷔 앞둔 '고리' 김태우, "롤드컵, 누구보다 간절하다" with 강윤식 on Daily e-Sports
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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
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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
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July 9, GG Gori Ranks All the Mids in the LCS: "The Top 4 Players are Korean" with dGon on YouTube
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December 22, CFO全新陣容迎戰大亂鬥Q&A with 遊戲大亂鬥 on YouTube
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January 28, 2024 PCS 春季賽片頭與棚拍幕後花絮｜ 2024 PCS Spring Split The Opening and Behind-the-Scenes Footage with Pacific Championship Series on YouTube
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July 16, 牡蠣脫殼秀第二季 EP.27｜CFO首位韓援電競浪人尋找歸屬的坎坷路｜（上） ft. Gori with CTBC Flying Oyster on YouTube
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August 12, 牡蠣脫殼秀第二季 EP.28｜逐漸鳥人化！Gori的生涯築夢進行式｜（下） ft. Gori with CTBC Flying Oyster on YouTube
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November 13, 【牡蠣出遊】｜Gori從韓國來台灣後的初次遊台北喝苦茶快Hold不住大稻埕半日遊｜ft. Gori、Shunn by CTBC Flying Oyster on YouTube
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Post-Match Interviews

2021
2023
2024
2025

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2021-06-10	LCK 2021 Summer	KT vs NS	Link
2021-06-12	LCK 2021 Summer	NS vs LSB	Link
2021-06-16	LCK 2021 Summer	NS vs DRX	Link
2021-06-24	LCK 2021 Summer	T1 vs NS	Link
2021-07-15	LCK 2021 Summer	DK vs NS	Link
2021-07-18	LCK 2021 Summer	NS vs KT	Link
2021-07-23	LCK 2021 Summer	BRO vs NS	Link
2021-08-01	LCK 2021 Summer	NS vs HLE	Link
2021-08-13	LCK 2021 Summer	DRX vs NS	Link
2021-08-18	LCK 2021 Summer Playoffs	NS vs AF	Link