| Retired as Player | ||
|---|---|---|
| Key | ||
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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Kim Han-gi (김한기) | |
| Country of Birth | South Korea | |
| Birthday | June 20, 1997 (age 27) | |
| Residency | Korea | |
| Competitive | ||
| Role | Coach | |
| Favorite Champs | ||
| Competitive IDs | TML | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Kim "Key" Han-gi (Hangul: 김한기) is a League of Legends esports player, previously coach for Hanwha Life Esports Challengers. His name was previously stylized KeY. He was previously known as TML.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Xenics | Jan 20152015-01-05[2] | May 20152015-05-25[1] | 4mo 20d ejel | ||
 EP.Carries | ≈May 2015≈2015-05-?? | Aug 20152015-08-13 | ≈3mo 12d ejel | ||
 ESC Ever | Aug 20152015-08-13 | Nov 20162016-11-24[3] | 1yr 3mo ejel | ||
 ROX Tigers | Dec 20162016-12-21[6] | Apr 20182018-04-15[4] | 1yr 3mo ejel | ||
 Hanwha Life | Apr 20182018-04-15[8] | Oct 20192019-10-30[7] | 1yr 6mo ejel | ||
 paiN Gaming | Dec 20192019-12-06[11] | May 20202020-05-25[10] | 5mo 19d ejel | ||
| HLE Academy | Dec 20202020-12-13[13] | Apr 20222022-04-20[12] | 1yr 4mo ejel | ||
| Hanwha Life | Apr 20222022-04-20[15] | Nov 20222022-11-30[14] | 7mo 10d ejel | ||
| HLE Challengers | Nov 20222022-11-30[17] | Nov 20232023-11-20[16] | 1yr 20d ejel |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xenics | Jan 20152015-01-05[2] | May 20152015-05-25[1] | 4mo 20d ejel | ||
| EP.Carries | ≈May 2015≈2015-05-?? | Aug 20152015-08-13 | ≈3mo 12d ejel | ||
| ESC Ever | Aug 20152015-08-13 | Nov 20162016-11-24[3] | 1yr 3mo ejel | ||
| ROX Tigers | Dec 20162016-12-21[6] | Apr 20182018-04-15[4] | 1yr 3mo ejel | ||
| Hanwha Life | Apr 20182018-04-15[8] | Oct 20192019-10-30[7] | 1yr 6mo ejel | ||
| paiN Gaming | Dec 20192019-12-06[11] | May 20202020-05-25[10] | 5mo 19d ejel | ||
| HLE Academy | Dec 20202020-12-13[13] | Mar 20212021-03-17[18] | 3mo 4d ejel | ||
| HLE Academy | Mar 20212021-03-17[18] | Dec 20212021-12-10[19] | 8mo 24d ejel | ||
| HLE Academy | Dec 20212021-12-10[19] | Apr 20222022-04-20[12] | 4mo 10d ejel | ||
| Hanwha Life | Apr 20222022-04-20[15] | Nov 20222022-11-30[14] | 7mo 10d ejel | ||
| HLE Challengers | Nov 20222022-11-30[17] | Nov 20232023-11-20[16] | 1yr 20d ejel |
News
- 2015
- 2016
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
 XEN | January 5, KaKaRott, Shaft, LuNar, TML, and Lee Hyeon-beom (Coach) join. Zest joins as substitute. Nika (Bot to Mid) changes position. Sky, Drizzle, Raphael, Road, PAWorks, and Bigfafa (Head Coach) leave.[2] | |
 EPC | May (approx.), Brando, leanheart, Lee, Jason, GdNight, TML, and xixi join. 3UyU joins as substitute. Aixin, YYYF, Kmi, wanyi, and YF leave. | |
| XEN | May 25, Team disbands. KaKaRott, Shaft, caNdy, LuNar, TML, Zest, Nika, and Lee Hyeon-beom (Coach) leave.[1] | |
| EPC | August 13, Fruit and TML leave. | |
 ESC | August 13, TML joins. Fruit rejoins. | |
| ESC | November 4, TML renames to KeY. |
| ESC | November 24, Key leaves.[3] | |
 ROX | December 21, Lindarang, Shy, SeongHwan, Mickey, Sangyoon, and Key join.[6] |
| ROX | April 15, Lindarang, SeongHwan, Lava, Sangyoon, Key, Mightybear, Kuzan, OnAir (Head Coach), and Emperor (Coach) leave.[4][5] | |
 HLE | April 15, Lindarang, SeongHwan, Lava, Sangyoon, Key, OnAir (Head Coach), and Emperor (Coach) join. Mightybear and Kuzan join as substitutes.[8][9] | |
| HLE | June 5, Lindarang, SeongHwan, Sangyoon, Brook, Kuzan, Onair (Head Coach), Emperor (Coach), and LinLan (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2018. Lava, Key, MightyBear, Clever, and Asper's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019.[20] | |
| HLE | November 22, SoHwan and Thal join. Lava, Sangyoon, and Key's contracts are extended.[21] |
 PNG | January 7, Yang and Kami's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021. SeongHwan, brTT, and Key's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020. Xero (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 30 May 2020.[22] | |
| PNG | May 25, Key leaves.[10] | |
| HLE.A | December 13, Key (Coach,Scout) joins.[13] |
| HLE.A | March 17, Sensation (Coach) joins. Key (Coach/Scout to Scout) changes position. Wise and Shine leave.[18] | |
| HLE.A | December 10, Road (Coach) joins. Key (Scout to Coach) changes position.[19] |
| HLE.A | April 20, Nagne (Coach) joins. Key (Coach) leaves for main roster.[12] | |
| HLE | April 20, DanDy (Coach) joins. Key (Coach) rejoins from academy roster.[15] | |
| HLE | May 10, Dandy (Coach) and Key (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023.[23] | |
| HLE | November 30, Mowgli (Coach) joins. Key (Coach) leaves for sister team HLE Challengers.[14] | |
| HLE.C | November 30, Nagne (Head Coach) joins from academy roster. Key (Coach) joins from main roster. sayho (Coach) leaves for sister team Hanwha Life.[17] |
Biography[]
2015 Season[]
Kim "TML" Han-gi competed with Xenics in the Champions Summer Promotion Tournament, but the team went 0-2 in their group, losing to both Samsung and Prime Clan and did not qualify. He then left to join Energy Pacemaker.Carries and played a few games in the LSPL Season and then the Summer Relegation Tournament, where the team successfully requalified for the 2016 LSPL.
2016 Preseason[]
After the LSPL Relegation tournament, TML returned to Korea and joined Ever for the 2016 LCK Promotion Tournament but was once again unsuccessful at qualifying for Champions. After the Promotion Tournament, TML renamed to Key, and Ever picked up two new players - former KT Rolster jungler Ares and AD carry LokeN. With this line-up, Ever played in the KeSPA Cup, where they shocked audiences not only advancing to the semifinals with victories over Samsung and Anarchy but then upsetting SK Telecom and CJ Entus in back-to-back sweeps to win the entire tournament and secure Korea's only seed to IEM Season X - Cologne. Key himself was recognized for his Bard play and earned the MVP award for the tournament.
At IEM Cologne, Ever once again showed a strong performance, first beating the European representative H2k in the semifinals and then winning the finals 3-2 against the Chinese Qiao Gu.
2016 Season[]
During the preseason, allegations had arisen that Key had engaged in Elo boosting activities.[24] The allegations were never proven, and no official action was taken against him, but Ever took their own disciplinary action and sat him out for the first 12 games of Challengers Korea.[25] Totoro started for the team in his place.
At the time of competing at IEM Katowice (which they had an invitation to due to winning IEM Cologne), Ever were in second place in Challengers, after losing a series 0-2 to MVP. Despite a round-one surprise upset win over Team SoloMid, Ever lost to Royal Never Give Up and then a rematch series against TSM to be eliminated before the playoff bracket.
After coming back to Korea, ESC Ever continued to perform well in the Challengers Korea 2016 Spring Season, finishing second place in the regular season with 27 pts. After beating Ever8 Winners 3-1, they beat MVP 3-2 to win the season and earn a spot in the 2016 LCK Summer Promotion. Then, they beat SBENU Sonicboom 3-0 to earn a spot in the 2016 LCK Summer Season.
During the 2016 LCK Summer Season, ESC Ever went 5-13 in total sets, with one notable upset victory over SK Telecom T1. Key shared the starting support position with Totoro. However, they still finished the split in ninth place, leading them to participate in the 2017 LCK Spring Promotion tournament. In the first round, they beat SBENU Korea 2-1 before falling to Kongdoo Monster 3-1. In the deciding loser's match, ESC Ever swept CJ Entus to earn their spot back in the LCK.
Trivia[]
- His former ID TML stands for "Touch My Lantern".
- Became famous for his
Bard play during the 2015 LoL KeSPA Cup
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Media[]
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- May 26, LCK Summer ESC Ever ‘Key’ Kim Han-gi, “Our bottom lane is probably the 5th strongest in the LCK” by , and on krbnu
- March 25, ROX Key: "I thought we could come back as long as we didn’t make mistakes" with , and on Inven Global
- June 29, ROX Key on Kalista-Rakan: "Kalista's ultimate followed by Rakan's airborne means to flash or die" with , and on Inven Global
- February 6, ROX Key: "I would have thought that the MVP vote is a fraud if I don’t get it." with Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- March 3, ROX Key: "Zoe's nerf doesn't matter much because Lava is good at Ekko and Fizz." with Kyeongbeom "Its" Kim and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- March 18, ROX Sangyoon: "My parents don't come to watch when I'm playing against top teams... only when they think I'll win" with Kyeongbeom "Its" Kim and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- March 21, ROX Key: "Snowflower(Super Massive eSports) recommended me to play Lulu. She counters tanks in the current meta" with Youngbo "Roxyy" Sim, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo, , and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- June 17, HLE Key on Preparing for JAG: "We wanted revenge, so we practiced until 6 AM last night" with Beom "Nswer" Park, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo, , and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- July 13, HLE Key: "We were especially weak against Afreeca, Kingzone, and SKT. Well, after winning them, it feels like the team has improved compared to the past. " with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- February 24, HLE Key: "I think Kingzone’s bot duo is one of the top 3 bot duos in the LCK." with Yeonjae "Arra" Shin and David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- June 5, League of Legends: 5 Players to Watch Out For (LCK Summer Split Edition) by Rui Yang Xu on The Game Haus
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-11 | LCK 2020 Spring Promotion |  HLE vs  JAG | |
| 2019-02-01 | LCK 2019 Spring | JAG vs HLE | Link |
| 2018-07-13 | LCK 2018 Summer | HLE vs  SKT | Link |
| 2018-07-11 | LCK 2018 Summer |  KT vs HLE | Link |
| 2018-03-18 | LCK 2018 Spring |  KDM vs  ROX | Link |
| 2018-03-03 | LCK 2018 Spring | ROX vs  bbq | Link |
| 2018-02-08 | LCK 2018 Spring | JAG vs ROX | Link |
| 2018-02-06 | LCK 2018 Spring | ROX vs  KSV | Link |
Images[]
ESC Key, LCK 2016 Summer
ROX Key, LCK 2017 Spring
ROX Key, LCK 2017 Summer
ROX Key, LCK 2018 Spring
HLE Key, LCK 2018 Summer
HLE key, LCK 2019 Spring
HLE key, LCK 2019 Summer
PNG Key, CBLOL 2020 Split 1
HLE Key, LCK 2022 Summer
HLE.C Key, LCK CL 2023 Spring
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 챌린저스코리아 서머 리그 팀별 선수 엔트리 (Korean) nicegame.tv
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 스프링 1차 토너먼트 전체 엔트리 (Korean) nicegame.tv
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 ESC Ever's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 ROX Tigers' Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Hanwha Life Esports' Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 ROX Tigers' Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Hanwha Life Esports' Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 ROX Tigers' Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Hanwha Life Esports' Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 paiN Gaming's Tweet (Portuguese) twitter.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 paiN Gaming's Tweet (Portuguese) twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Hanwha Life Esports' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Hanwha Life Esports' Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Hanwha Life Esports' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Hanwha Life Esports' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Hanwha Life Esports’ Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Hanwha Life Esports' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Sensation's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Hanwha Life Esports' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2018-05-30; after change - KR - 2018-06-05
- ↑ 한화생명, '트할'-'소환' 영입하며 탑 라인 강화 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - BR - 2019-11-22; after change - BR - 2020-01-07
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2022-05-09; after change - KR - 2022-05-10
- ↑ [SPOILER] ESC EVER support player KEY is under scrutiny in the Korean Inven community right now for ELO-Boosting reddit.com
- ↑ Key is back for ESC Ever! reddit.com