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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Joseph Joon Pyun | |
| Country of Birth | Canada | |
| Birthday | October 1, 2004 (age 17) | |
| Residency | North America | |
| Competitive | ||
| Team |  Evil Geniuses | |
| Contract Expires | 2024-11-19 | |
| Role | Mid Laner | |
| Soloqueue IDs | NA: jojopyun 16 | |
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Joseph Joon "jojopyun" Pyun is a League of Legends esports player, currently mid laner for Evil Geniuses.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Noble Esports | Sep 20202020-09-08[1] | Oct 20202020-10-08 | 1mo ejel | ||
 Zenith Esports | Oct 20202020-10-31[3] | Dec 20202020-12-11[2] | 1mo 11d ejel | ||
| EG Academy | Jan 20212021-01-05[5] | Nov 20212021-11-15[4] | 10mo 10d ejel | ||
| Evil Geniuses | Nov 20212021-11-15[4] | Present | 7mo 20d ej |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Esports | Sep 20202020-09-08[1] | Oct 20202020-10-08 | 1mo ejel | ||
| Zenith Esports | Oct 20202020-10-31[3] | Dec 20202020-12-11[2] | 1mo 11d ejel | ||
| EG Academy | Jan 20212021-01-05[5] | Nov 20212021-11-15[4] | 10mo 10d ejel | ||
| Evil Geniuses | Nov 20212021-11-15[4] | Present | 7mo 20d ej |
News
2020
 NOB | September 8, Engo, Sheiden, Jojopyun, Meech, Ugandan Royalty, and Ruuxi (Head Coach) join. Busio joins as substitute.[1] | |
| NOB | October 8, Engo, Sheiden, Jojopyun, Meech, Ugandan Royalty, Busio, Ruuxi (Head Coach), and Shikoro (Manager) leave. | |
 ZEN | October 31, Tomio and Jojopyun join as substitutes.[3] | |
| ZEN | December 11, Srtty, Tomio, Aspect, Shiro, Mist, Jojopyun, Loyal, and ido (Coach) leave.[2] |
2021
 EG.A | January 5, Tony Top, Contractz, Jojopyun, Shoryu, and Mystiques join.[5] Tony Top, Contractz, Shoryu, and Mystiques' contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2022. Jojopyun's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.[6] | |
| EG.A | November 15, jojopyun leaves for main roster.[4] | |
| EG | November 15, jojopyun joins from academy roster.[4] | |
| EG | December 20, Impact's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2022. Jojopyun's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.[7] |
Biography[]
2020 Season[]
Jojopyun was a highly-touted solo queue prodigy who briefly played in the North American amateur scene for the short-lived Noble Esports. He was then picked up as a substitute for Zenith Esports, although he did not play for the team. At the end of the season, the roster of Zenith Esports was acquired by Evil Geniuses to form Evil Geniuses Prodigies. Jojopyun's solo queue ranking qualified him for NASG 2020, but he was too young to attend the event. Nonetheless, he attracted the attention of Evil Geniuses' new coach Peter Dun, who believed Jojopyun was a "real person to look out for" and that he "[could] be insane long term."[8]
2021 Season[]
Due to Peter Dun's scouting, Jojopyun was signed as the Evil Geniuses Academy mid laner for the 2021 season, being too young to play in the LCS. Despite high expectations, the team performed poorly during the Spring split, finishing 10th place with a 2-7 record. However, the team improved rapidly and finished 4th in Proving Grounds. Jojopyun gained a reputation as an aggressive player who would play a feast or famine style, leading some commentators to describe him as a "coin flip" player, similar to the Evil Geniuses LCS mid laner Jiizuke. Despite inconsistencies, Tim Sevenhuysen ranked Jojopyun as the second most promising upcoming talent, behind only Kenvi.[9]
2022 Season[]
Jojopyun was promoted to the Evil Geniuses LCS team in a move that was controversial because the previous mid laner, Jiizuke, was coming off of a career best split in which he won 1st All Pro Team. Doublelift suggested that LCS teams were more concerned with "developing talent" than winning, a comment that seemed to be aimed at Evil Geniuses, which was also fielding a young bot laner in Danny. With the team rounded out by veteran talents Impact, Inspired, and Vulcan, Evil Geniuses was expected to perform well, but was not considered a favorite for the LCS title over reigning champion 100 Thieves or star-studded Team Liquid. The team took off to a hot start during LCS 2022 Lock In, going undefeated in group stages and the first two rounds of the knockout stage. However, Evil Geniuses lost to Team Liquid 0-3 in the finals, with Jojopyun in particular being criticized for his performance against Bjergsen. During the LCS 2022 Spring regular season, Evil Geniuses continued to struggle against top teams, losing every game against Team Liquid, 100 Thieves, and Cloud9. Jojopyun became known as a lane dominant player, leading the league's mid laners in gold and creep score at 10 minutes. However, he often struggled to translate lane leads to later success, winding up with low kill participation and a high deaths in side lanes. Some fans called for him to be replaced by veteran free agents such as Jensen or Nisqy, while others believed he showed promise as a rookie. The team finished with a 9-9 regular season record, only one win above being eliminated from playoffs.
In playoffs, few predicted the team to do well, with most attention on Team Liquid, 100 Thieves, and Cloud9. However, Evil Geniuses surprised many when they took Team Liquid to five games in the first upper bracket series. Evil Geniuses ultimately lost the series and went to the loser's bracket, where the team continued to improve. After defeating FlyQuest 3-1, they swept Cloud9, Team Liquid, and 100 Thieves one after another to win the split. Jojopyun became the youngest player to win the LCS.
Trivia[]
- Was a professional Fortnite player before switching to League of Legends.
- Fourth native North American mid laner, and first Canadian mid laner, to win the LCS.
- Youngest player to win the LCS (winning at 17 years, 6 months).
- The previous record holder was Santorin, who won 2015 Spring at 17 years, 11 months.
- Known for his trash talk, famously saying "This is your goat??" after defeating Bjergsen during the LCS 2022 Lock In.
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| Jojopyun 1v1 Tournament Results | |||||
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| Date | Pl | Event | Prize | Team | Last Result |
| 2022-04-11 | 14 | CQ 2022 Spring Split 2 |  EG | ||
| 2022-04-11 | 3 | CQ 2022 Spring | $2,500 | EG | |
| 2022-03-07 | 1 | CQ 2022 Spring Split 1 | $12,000 | EG | |
Media[]
- 2021
- 2022
- April 5, The TOP 5 HOTTEST NA PROSPECTS in the LCS Academy and Amateur Scene - Proving Grounds Coverage by Tim Sevenhuysen on YouTube
- January 20, EG Jojopyun: "NA mid laners, no matter what champion they're on, they just do nothing and scale" with Izento on YouTube
- January 25, EG Jojopyun explains why he was UNIMPRESSED facing Bjergsen with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- April 7, Jojopyun on facing his "idol" Bjergsen and fixing EG's draft problems with Travis Gafford on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-17 | LCS 2022 Summer | EG vs  C9 | Link |
| 2022-05-22 | MSI 2022 | EG vs  T1 | Link |
| 2022-05-11 | MSI 2022 | EG vs  ORD | Link |
| 2022-04-24 | LCS 2022 Spring Playoffs |  100 vs EG | Link |
| 2022-04-23 | LCS 2022 Spring Playoffs |  TL vs EG | Link |
| 2022-04-17 | LCS 2022 Spring Playoffs | C9 vs EG | Link |
| 2022-03-27 | LCS 2022 Spring | EG vs  CLG | Link |
| 2022-01-23 | LCS 2022 Lock In | EG vs  GG | Link |
| 2022-01-15 | LCS 2022 Lock In | EG vs TL | Link |
| 2021-07-15 | NA Academy 2021 Summer | GG.A vs EG.A | Link |
| 2021-03-31 | LCS Proving Grounds 2021 Spring |  FLY.A vs EG.A | Link |
Images[]
jojopyun
EG jojopyun, LCS 2022 Spring
EG jojopyun, LCS 2022 Spring
EG jojopyun, LCS 2022 Summer
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Risen Champions League 2020 Fall Official Spreadsheet docs.google.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Evil Geniuses' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 UPL 2020 Fall Official Spreadsheet docs.google.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Evil Geniuses' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Evil Geniuses' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2021-01-04; after change - NA - 2021-01-05
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2021-12-19; after change - NA - 2021-12-20
- ↑ IWDominate's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ NA's Top 10 Prospects - The best upcoming League of Legends rookies in North America youtube.com
