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Jojopyun
EG jojopyun 2023 Split 2
Background Information
NameJoseph Joon Pyun
Country of Birth
Canada
BirthdayOctober 1, 2004 (age 19)
Residency
NA
North America
Competitive
TeamCloud9logo stdCloud9
Contract Expires2025-11-18
Role
Mid Laner
Soloqueue IDsNA: jojopyun 16
Social Media & Links
Infobox Twitchlogo std
Infobox Twitterlogo std
Infobox fortnitelogo std

Joseph Joon "Jojopyun" Pyun is a League of Legends esports player, currently mid laner for Cloud9.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes
Dates:Approx|Exact
TeamStartEnd
NA
Noble Esportslogo stdNoble Esports
Sep 20202020-09-08[1]Oct 20202020-10-081mo
ejel
NA
Zenith Esportslogo stdZenith Esports
Oct 20202020-10-31[3]Dec 20202020-12-11[2]1mo 11d
ejel
NA
Evil Geniuses Academylogo stdEG Academy
Jan 20212021-01-05[5]Nov 20212021-11-15[4]10mo 10d
ejel
NA
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEvil Geniuses
Nov 20212021-11-15[4]Nov 20232023-11-20[6]2yr 5d
ejel
NA
Cloud9logo stdCloud9
Nov 20232023-11-24[7]Present3mo 21d
ej
TeamStartEnd
NA
Noble Esportslogo stdNoble Esports
Sep 20202020-09-08[1]Oct 20202020-10-081mo
ejel
NA
Zenith Esportslogo stdZenith Esports
Oct 20202020-10-31[3]Dec 20202020-12-11[2]1mo 11d
ejel
NA
Evil Geniuses Academylogo stdEG Academy
Jan 20212021-01-05[5]Nov 20212021-11-15[4]10mo 10d
ejel
NA
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEvil Geniuses
Nov 20212021-11-15[4]Nov 20232023-11-20[6]2yr 5d
ejel
NA
Cloud9logo stdCloud9
Nov 20232023-11-24[7]Present3mo 21d
ej

News

  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2023
NA
Noble Esportslogo stdNOBSeptember 8,
Engo,
Sheiden,
Jojopyun,
Meech,
Ugandan Royalty, and Ruuxi (Head Coach) join.
[1]
NA
Noble Esportslogo stdNOBOctober 8,
Engo,
Sheiden,
Jojopyun,
Meech,
Ugandan Royalty, Ruuxi (Head Coach), and Shikoro (Manager) leave.
NA
Zenith Esportslogo stdZENOctober 31,
Tomio and
Jojopyun join as substitutes.
[3]
NA
Zenith Esportslogo stdZENDecember 11,
Srtty,
Tomio,
Aspect,
Shiro,
Mist,
Jojopyun,
Loyal, and ido (Coach) leave.[2]
NA
Evil Geniuses Academylogo stdEG.AJanuary 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.[8]
NA
Evil Geniuses Academylogo stdEG.ANovember 15,
jojopyun leaves for main roster.[4]
NA
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEGNovember 15,
jojopyun joins from academy roster.
[4]
NA
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEGDecember 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.[9]
NA
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEGNovember 20, Team will not participate in the LCS in 2024.
Revenge,
Armao,
Sheiden,
jojopyun,
UNF0RGIVEN,
Eyla, Razvan (Head Coach), Kelsey (Head of Coaching Staff), and Timkiro (Senior LCS Team Administrator) leave.[6]
NA
Cloud9logo stdC9November 24,
jojopyun joins.
[7]
NA
Cloud9logo stdC9November 27,
jojopyun's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2025.
Vulcan's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2026.[10]

Biography[]

Jojopyun was born in Toronto, Ontario.

2020 Season[]

Jojopyun began playing League of Legends seriously in 2020 and quickly became 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."[11]

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.[12]

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[]

  • Gained fame stream-sniping famous Fortnite streamers including Turner "Tfue" Tenny, then beating him in 1v1s, before switching to League of Legends.
  • Fourth native North American mid laner, and first Canadian mid laner, to win the LCS.
  • The second Canadian mid laner to attend Worlds and the first since bigfatlp in 2012.
  • Youngest player to win the LCS (winning at 17 years, 6 months).
  • Known for his trash talk, famously saying "This is your goat??" after defeating Bjergsen during the LCS 2022 Lock In.
  • Part of a select group of players called "Royal Roaders", earned after winning their rookie split in a major region (LCS Spring 2022)

Individual Awards[]

  • LCS Most Valuable Player (2023 Summer)
  • LCS 1st All-Pro Team x2 (2022 Summer, 2023 Summer)
  • LCS Rookie of the Year (2022)

Tournament Results[]

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

Minimum place

Jojopyun Tournament Results
DatePlEventLast ResultTeamRoster
2024-03-103 LCS 2024 Spring
8 - 6Blanklogo stdRR
Cloud9logo stdC9 Fudge,  Blaber,  Jojopyun,  Berserker,  VULCAN,  Mithy,  Hai
2023-08-105 - 6 LCS 2023 Championship
1 : 3Team Liquidlogo stdTL
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG Revenge,  Sheiden,  Armao,  jojopyun,  UNF0RGIVEN,  Eyla,  Kelsey,  Razvan
2023-07-213 LCS 2023 Summer
12 - 6Blanklogo stdRR
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG Revenge,  Armao,  Sheiden,  jojopyun,  UNF0RGIVEN,  Eyla,  Kelsey,  Razvan
2023-03-314 LCS 2023 Spring Playoffs
0 : 3Golden Guardianslogo stdGG
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG Ssumday,  Inspired,  jojopyun,  FBI,  Vulcan,  Freeze
2023-03-175 LCS 2023 Spring
10 - 8Blanklogo stdRR
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG Ssumday,  Inspired,  jojopyun,  ry0ma,  FBI,  Vulcan,  Freeze,  H4xDefender
2023-01-101 SKE 2023 North America
2 : 1Boomers (Season Kickoff North America)logo stdBOOM
Zoomers (Season Kickoff North America)logo stdZOOM Revenge,  Spica,  Jojopyun,  Berserker,  Busio
2022-10-1411 - 14 Worlds 2022
1 - 5Blanklogo stdRR
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG Impact,  Inspired,  jojopyun,  Kaori,  Vulcan,  Rigby,  Turtle
2022-09-103 LCS 2022 Championship
2 : 3100 Thieveslogo std100
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG Impact,  Inspired,  jojopyun,  Danny,  Kaori,  Vulcan,  Rigby,  Turtle
2022-08-141 LCS 2022 Summer
15 - 3Blanklogo stdRR
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG Impact,  Inspired,  jojopyun,  Danny,  Vulcan,  Rigby,  Turtle
2022-05-273 - 4 MSI 2022
0 : 3Royal Never Give Uplogo stdRNG
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG Impact,  Inspired,  jojopyun,  Danny,  Vulcan,  Turtle,  Rigby
Jojopyun 1v1 Tournament Results
DatePlEventPrizeTeamLast Result
2022-04-1114CQ 2022 Spring Split 2Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
2022-04-113CQ 2022 Spring$2,500Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
2022-03-071CQ 2022 Spring Split 1$12,000Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG

Media[]

  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023

Post-Match Interviews

DateTournamentMatchLink
2024-03-10LCS 2024 Spring
Cloud9logo stdC9
vs
Shopify Rebellionlogo stdSR
2024-03-04LCS 2024 Spring
Team Liquidlogo stdTL
vs
Cloud9logo stdC9
Link
2024-02-10LCS 2024 Spring
NRGlogo stdNRG
vs
Cloud9logo stdC9
Link
2024-01-20LCS 2024 Spring
NRGlogo stdNRG
vs
Cloud9logo stdC9
Link
2023-07-19LCS 2023 Summer
Immortalslogo stdIMT
vs
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
Link
2023-07-07LCS 2023 Summer
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
vs
100 Thieveslogo std100
Link
2023-06-23LCS 2023 Summer
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
vs
FlyQuestlogo stdFLY
Link
2023-06-15LCS 2023 Summer
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
vs
NRGlogo stdNRG
Link
2023-03-26LCS 2023 Spring Playoffs
Counter Logic Gaminglogo stdCLG
vs
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
Link
2023-02-11LCS 2023 Spring
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
vs
Cloud9logo stdC9
Link
2023-01-10SKE 2023 North America
Boomers (Season Kickoff North America)logo stdBOOM
vs
Zoomers (Season Kickoff North America)logo stdZOOM
Link
2022-10-14Worlds 2022 Main Event
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
vs
DWG KIAlogo stdDK
Link
2022-10-01Worlds 2022 Play-In
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
vs
Chiefs Esports Clublogo stdCHF
Link
2022-10-01Worlds 2022 Play-In
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
vs
Beyond Gaminglogo stdBYG
Link
2022-09-29Worlds 2022 Play-In
Fnaticlogo stdFNC
vs
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
Link
2022-09-02LCS 2022 Championship
TSMlogo stdTSM
vs
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
Link
2022-08-12LCS 2022 Summer
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
vs
Golden Guardianslogo stdGG
Link
2022-06-17LCS 2022 Summer
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
vs
Cloud9logo stdC9
Link
2022-05-22MSI 2022
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
vs
T1logo stdT1
Link
2022-05-11MSI 2022
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
vs
ORDERlogo stdORD
Link
2022-04-24LCS 2022 Spring Playoffs
100 Thieveslogo std100
vs
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
Link
2022-04-23LCS 2022 Spring Playoffs
Team Liquidlogo stdTL
vs
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
Link
2022-04-17LCS 2022 Spring Playoffs
Cloud9logo stdC9
vs
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
Link
2022-03-27LCS 2022 Spring
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
vs
Counter Logic Gaminglogo stdCLG
Link
2022-01-23LCS 2022 Lock In
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
vs
Golden Guardianslogo stdGG
Link
2022-01-15LCS 2022 Lock In
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
vs
Team Liquidlogo stdTL
Link
2021-07-15NA Academy 2021 Summer
Golden Guardians Academylogo stdGG.A
vs
Evil Geniuses Academylogo stdEG.A
Link
2021-03-31LCS Proving Grounds 2021 Spring
FlyQuest Academylogo stdFLY.A
vs
Evil Geniuses Academylogo stdEG.A
Link

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Risen Champions League 2020 Fall Official Spreadsheet docs.google.com
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Evil Geniuses' Tweet twitter.com
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 UPL 2020 Fall Official Spreadsheet docs.google.com
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Evil Geniuses' Tweet twitter.com
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Evil Geniuses' Tweet twitter.com
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 LCS' Tweet twitter.com
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com
  8. Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2021-01-04; after change - NA - 2021-01-05
  9. Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2021-12-19; after change - NA - 2021-12-20
  10. Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2023-11-26; after change - NA - 2023-11-27
  11. IWDominate's Tweet twitter.com
  12. NA's Top 10 Prospects - The best upcoming League of Legends rookies in North America youtube.com
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