k1ng

k1ng
Retired as Player
k1ng
Background Information
Name	Calvin Truong
Country of Birth	; Australia
Birthday	February 3, 1998 (age 26)
Residency	AMEAmericas
Prev Residencies	NANorth America; OCEOceania
Competitive
Role	; Bot Laner
Favorite Champs	; ; ;
Soloqueue IDs	NA: KARUTADISCORDBOT
Social Media & Links

Overview

Tournament Results

Stats

Match History

Calvin "k1ng" (▶️ listen) Truong is a League of Legends esports player, previously bot laner for Antic Esports. He was previously known as BEST AD and yb.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team	Start	End
OCE	⁠⁠Dire Wolves	Aug 20142014-08-03^[2]	Oct 20152015-10-27^[1]	1yr 2mo ejel
OCE	⁠⁠Legacy Esports	Dec 20152015-12-28^[4]	Nov 20162016-11-28^[3]	11mo ejel
OCE	⁠⁠Dire Wolves	Nov 20162016-11-28^[3]	Oct 20182018-10-24^[5]	1yr 10mo ejel
OCE	⁠⁠MAMMOTH	Dec 20182018-12-05^[7]	Dec 20192019-12-02^[6]	1yr 28d ejel
NA	⁠⁠C9 Academy	Dec 20192019-12-02^[10]	May 20212021-05-29^[9]	1yr 5mo ejel
NA	⁠⁠Cloud9	May 20212021-05-29^[9]	Jun 20212021-06-22^[11]	24d ejel
NA	⁠⁠C9 Academy	Jun 20212021-06-22^[11]	Nov 20222022-11-15^[12]	1yr 4mo ejel
NA	⁠⁠EG Academy	Dec 20222022-12-01^[13]	Jan 20232023-01-11	1mo 10d ejel
NA	⁠⁠EG Challengers	Jan 20232023-01-11	Aug 20232023-08-28^[14]	7mo 17d ejel
APAC	⁠⁠Antic Esports	Jan 20242024-01-06^[16]	May 20242024-05-14^[15]	4mo 8d ejel

	Team	Start	End		Notes
OCE	⁠⁠Dire Wolves	Aug 20142014-08-03^[2]	Aug 20142014-08-17^[17]	14d	ejel
OCE	⁠⁠Dire Wolves	Aug 20142014-08-17^[17]	Nov 20142014-11-21^[18]	3mo 4d	ejel
OCE	⁠⁠Dire Wolves	Nov 20142014-11-21^[18]	Oct 20152015-10-27^[1]	11mo 6d	ejel
OCE	⁠⁠Legacy Esports	Dec 20152015-12-28^[4]	Nov 20162016-11-28^[3]	11mo	ejel
OCE	⁠⁠Dire Wolves	Nov 20162016-11-28^[3]	Oct 20182018-10-24^[5]	1yr 10mo	ejel
OCE	⁠⁠MAMMOTH	Dec 20182018-12-05^[7]	Dec 20192019-12-02^[6]	1yr 28d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠C9 Academy	Dec 20192019-12-02^[10]	Jun 20202020-06-09^[19]	6mo 7d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠C9 Academy	Jun 20202020-06-09^[19]	Dec 20202020-12-03^[20]	5mo 24d	Inactive ejel
NA	⁠⁠C9 Academy	Dec 20202020-12-03^[20]	May 20212021-05-29^[9]	5mo 26d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠Cloud9	May 20212021-05-29^[9]	Jun 20212021-06-22^[11]	24d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠C9 Academy	Jun 20212021-06-22^[11]	Nov 20222022-11-15^[12]	1yr 4mo	ejel
NA	⁠⁠EG Academy	Dec 20222022-12-01^[13]	Jan 20232023-01-11	1mo 10d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠EG Challengers	Jan 20232023-01-11	Aug 20232023-08-28^[14]	7mo 17d	ejel
APAC	⁠⁠Antic Esports	Jan 20242024-01-06^[16]	May 20242024-05-14^[15]	4mo 8d	ejel

News

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OCE	⁠⁠DW	August 3, Magzilla, Rippii (Owner), Sharp, BEST AD, and Charlie join. x7t joins as substitute.^[2] e
OCE	⁠⁠DW	August 17, ChuffeR joins. BEST AD moves to substitute.^[17] e
OCE	⁠⁠DW	November 21, ChuffeR (Bot to Support) changes position. BEST AD moves to starting roster.^[18] e

OCE	⁠⁠DW	January (approx.), BEST AD renames to k1ng. e
OCE	⁠⁠DW	October 27, k1ng leaves.^[1] e
OCE	⁠⁠LGC	December 28, yb joins. Tallywhacka (Bot to Top) changes position. Minkywhale (Top to Coach) changes position.^[4] e

OCE	⁠⁠LGC	November 28, k1ng leaves.^[3] e
OCE	⁠⁠DW	November 28, k1ng rejoins.^[3] e

OCE	⁠⁠DW	October 24, Triple and k1ng leave.^[5] e
OCE	⁠⁠MEC	December 5, Topoon, Babip, Triple, k1ng, Destiny, and Phantiks (Head Coach) join. Chippys and Mash leave.^[7]^[8] e
OCE	⁠⁠MEC	December 6, Topoon, Babip, Triple, k1ng, Destiny, and Phantiks (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2018.^[21] e

OCE	⁠⁠MEC	October 9, k1ng is allowed to look for opportunities with other teams.^[22] e
OCE	⁠⁠MEC	December 2, k1ng leaves.^[6] e
NA	⁠⁠C9.A	December 2, Dragonminkim and k1ng are added to the GCD.^[10] e
NA	⁠⁠C9.A	December 3, Jukes' contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021. Dragonminkim and k1ng's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2022.^[23] e

NA	⁠⁠C9.A	January 7, Inori joins. RapidStar (Assistant Coach) joins from main roster. Fudge, k1ng, and Reignover (Head Coach)'s joining is confirmed. Nite and Dragonminkim's departures are confirmed.^[24]^[25] e
NA	⁠⁠C9.A	June 9, K1ng becomes inactive.^[19] e
NA	⁠⁠C9.A	November 23, K1ng's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.^[26] e
NA	⁠⁠C9.A	December 3, Darshan joins. Shernfire, Copy, and Isles' joining is confirmed. Westrice (Coach to Head Coach) changes position. K1ng becomes active.^[20] e

NA	⁠⁠C9.A	May 29, K1ng leaves for main roster.^[9] e
NA	⁠⁠C9	May 29, K1ng joins from academy roster. Mithy (Strategic Coach to Head Coach) and Reignover (Head Coach to Assistant Coach) change positions. Zven leaves for academy roster.^[9] e
NA	⁠⁠C9.A	June 22, k1ng joins from main roster. Zven leaves for main roster.^[11] e
NA	⁠⁠C9	June 22, Zven rejoins from academy roster. k1ng leaves for academy roster.^[11] e

NA	⁠⁠C9.A	November 15, k1ng is removed from the GCD.^[12] e
NA	⁠⁠EG.A	December 1, k1ng is added to the GCD.^[13] k1ng's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.^[13] e
NA	⁠⁠EG.A	December 16, S0ul joins. Sheiden, ry0ma, k1ng, and Smoothie's joining is confirmed.^[27] e

NA	⁠⁠EG.A	January 1, K1ng changes residency from OCE Oceania to NA North America. e
NA	⁠⁠EGC	January 11, ⁠⁠EG Academy renames to ⁠⁠EG Challengers. S0ul, Sheiden, ry0ma, and k1ng's contracts are transferred to ⁠⁠EG Challengers in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024. Smoothie's contract is transferred to ⁠⁠EG Challengers in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.^[28] e
NA	⁠⁠EGC	August 28, ry0ma, k1ng, and Smoothie are removed from the GCD.^[14] e
NA	⁠⁠EGC	August 29, Srtty and ido (Head Coach) leave. ry0ma, k1ng, and Smoothie's departures are confirmed.^[29]^[30] e

APAC	⁠⁠ANC	January 6, k1ng joins.^[16] e
APAC	⁠⁠ANC	January 10, Swip3rR, 9God, Ryoma, k1ng, Dragku, zorenous, Voice, Cadence (Head Coach), and Boosted (Assistant Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.^[31] e
APAC	⁠⁠ANC	May 14, Ryoma and k1ng leave. 9God's departure is confirmed.^[15] e
NA	⁠⁠F/A	July 5, k1ng retires with an interest in coaching.^[32] e
AME	⁠⁠F/A	October 31, K1ng changes residency from NA North America to AM Americas. e

Biography[]

Calvin "k1ng" Truong joined Dire Wolves in August 2014, under the name BEST AD. Soon after joining the team, he was moved to a substitute position due to being underage and replaced by ChuffeR for the Oceanic Regional Finals. In November, BEST AD returned to the starting lineup and ChuffeR moved to support.

In January 2015, BEST AD renamed to k1ng. Dire Wolves placed second in the first split OPL playoffs and then tied for third with Avant Garde in the second split playoffs. At the end of the season k1ng left the team and joined Legacy eSports, temporarily renaming to yb but shortly after returning to k1ng as his handle.

Trivia[]

Known for his Lucian and Corki.

Pentakills

Date	Region	Tournament	Champion	Pos	W/L	KDA	SB	VOD
2024-02-28	APAC Asia Pacific	LCO 2024 Split 1 Playoffs	Varus	Bot	W	14/2/4	Link
2023-08-09	NA North America	NACL 2023 Summer Playoffs	Xayah	Bot	W	9/1/5	Link
2023-08-01	NA North America	NACL 2023 Summer Playoffs	Kai'Sa	Bot	W	19/1/6	Link
2023-07-09	NA North America	NACL 2023 Summer	Xayah	Bot	W	8/0/0	Link
2018-03-17	OCE Oceania	OPL 2018 Split 1	Xayah	Bot	W	8/1/1	Link	Link

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Tournament Results[]

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

K1ng Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2024-04-28	2	LCO 2024 Split 1 Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠GZ	⁠⁠ANC	zorenous, Swip3rR, Ryoma, k1ng, Dragku, Cadence, Boosted
2024-03-14	10 - 11	PCS 2024 Spring Playoffs	0 : 2⁠⁠JT	⁠⁠ANC	zorenous, Swip3rR, Ryoma, k1ng, Dragku, Cadence, Boosted
2024-02-21	2	LCO 2024 Split 1	5-1-1⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠ANC	zorenous, Swip3rR, Ryoma, k1ng, Dragku, Cadence, Boosted
2023-08-09	2	NACL 2023 Summer Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠DSG	⁠⁠EGC	Srtty, Armao, ry0ma, k1ng, Smoothie, ido
2023-07-17	7	NACL 2023 Summer	5-6-7⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠EGC	S0ul, Srtty, Sheiden, ry0ma, k1ng, Smoothie, ido
2022-08-30	3	LCS Proving Grounds 2022 Summer	1 : 3⁠⁠TL.A	⁠⁠C9.A	Darshan, Sheiden, Copy, k1ng, Destiny, Tails
2022-08-14	5	LCS 2022 Summer	10 - 8⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠C9	Fudge, Blaber, Jensen, k1ng, Berserker, Destiny, Zven, Max Waldo, Zeyzal
2022-07-29	3	NA Academy 2022 Summer	7-8-3⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠C9.A	Allorim, Darshan, Sheiden, Copy, Wixxi, K1ng, Trevor, Destiny, Tails
2022-04-08	5 - 6	LCS Proving Grounds 2022 Spring	1 : 3⁠⁠100.A	⁠⁠C9.A	Darshan, Malice, Copy, k1ng, Isles, Winsome, Tails
2022-03-11	2	NA Academy 2022 Spring	7-8-3⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠C9.A	Lxwrence, Darshan, FrostForest, Malice, Copy, k1ng, Qit0ng, Isles, Tails

Media[]

2021
2022

June 16, How good is Cloud9's K1ng COMPARED to Zven? A look at C9's new replacement AD - Run It by Tim Sevenhuysen on YouTube
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June 23, C9 K1ng on playing in the LCS and the difference in the Major regions with PiraTechnics on esports.gg
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Post-Match Interviews

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2024-02-27	LCO 2024 Split 1 Playoffs	ANC vs FRY
2023-07-31	NACL 2023 Summer Playoffs	FLYC vs EGC
2023-06-12	NACL 2023 Summer	AOE vs EGC
2022-08-19	LCS Proving Grounds 2022 Summer	AGT vs C9.A	Link
2022-08-05	LCS Proving Grounds 2022 Summer	FEAR vs C9.A	Link
2022-07-20	NA Academy 2022 Summer	TSM.A vs C9.A
2022-07-14	NA Academy 2022 Summer	GG.A vs C9.A
2022-06-24	NA Academy 2022 Summer	C9.A vs 100.A	Link
2022-02-23	NA Academy 2022 Spring	TSM.A vs C9.A	Link
2021-09-10	LCS Proving Grounds 2021 Summer	100X vs C9.A	Link
2021-07-01	NA Academy 2021 Summer	TSM.A vs C9.A	Link
2021-06-06	LCS 2021 Summer	C9 vs TL	Link
2021-04-06	LCS Proving Grounds 2021 Spring	C9.A vs ZOO	Link
2021-01-20	NA Academy 2021 Spring	C9.A vs TSM.A	Link
2019-10-02	Worlds 2019 Play-In	MEC vs UOL	Link
2019-08-31	OPL 2019 Split 2 Playoffs	CHF vs MEC	Link
2019-08-17	OPL 2019 Split 2	AV vs MEC	Link
2019-07-26	OPL 2019 Split 2	ORD vs MEC	Link
2019-03-09	OPL 2019 Split 1	MEC vs AV	Link
2019-02-22	OPL 2019 Split 1	ORD vs MEC	Link
2019-02-15	OPL 2019 Split 1	MEC vs CHF	Link
2018-07-03	Rift Rivals 2018 SEA-LJL-OPL	DFM vs DW	Link