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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Ethan Song | |
| Country of Birth | South Korea | |
| Birthday | December 19, 1999 (age 24) | |
| Residency | North America | |
| Competitive | ||
| Team |  TL Challengers | |
| Contract Expires | 2024-11-19 | |
| Role | Support | |
| Favorite Champs | ||
| Soloqueue IDs | NA: sup line#NA1 | |
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Ethan "Kim Down" Song is a League of Legends esports player, currently support for Team Liquid Challengers.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UC Irvine | ≈Feb 2019≈2019-02-?? | Aug 20222022-08-03 | ≈3yr 6mo | ejel | ||
 Rex Regalis | Jun 20192019-06-17[2] | Aug 20192019-08-01[1] | 1mo 14d | ejel | ||
 Wildcard Gaming | May 20202020-05-31[4] | Jul 20202020-07-08[3] | 1mo 8d | ejel | ||
 Mercenaries | ≈Jul 2021≈2021-07-02 | ≈Sep 2021≈2021-09-02 | ≈2mo | ejel | ||
 Team Pending | Aug 20222022-08-04 | Aug 20222022-08-10 | 6d | ejel | ||
 Zenigma | Sep 20222022-09-19[5] | Oct 20222022-10-21 | 1mo 2d | ejel | ||
| TL Academy | Dec 20222022-12-06[7] | Jan 20232023-01-11 | 1mo 5d | ejel | ||
| TL Challengers | Jan 20232023-01-11 | Present | 1yr 8mo | ej | ||
 Peach Cats | Dec 20232023-12-15 | Dec 20232023-12-15 | Temp Sub ejel |
| Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | ≈Feb 2019≈2019-02-?? | Jan 20202020-01-25[8] | ≈11mo 24d | ejel | ||
| Rex Regalis | Jun 20192019-06-17[2] | Aug 20192019-08-01[1] | 1mo 14d | ejel | ||
| UC Irvine | Jan 20202020-01-25[8] | Aug 20222022-08-03 | 2yr 6mo | ejel | ||
| Wildcard Gaming | May 20202020-05-31[4] | Jul 20202020-07-08[3] | 1mo 8d | ejel | ||
| Mercenaries | ≈Jul 2021≈2021-07-02 | Jul 20212021-07-07[9] | ≈5d | ejel | ||
| Mercenaries | Jul 20212021-07-07[9] | ≈Sep 2021≈2021-09-02 | ≈1mo 26d | ejel | ||
| Team Pending | Aug 20222022-08-04 | Aug 20222022-08-10 | 6d | ejel | ||
| Zenigma | Sep 20222022-09-19[5] | Oct 20222022-10-21 | 1mo 2d | ejel | ||
| TL Academy | Dec 20222022-12-06[7] | Jan 20232023-01-11 | 1mo 5d | ejel | ||
| TL Challengers | Jan 20232023-01-11 | Present | 1yr 8mo | ej | ||
| Peach Cats | Dec 20232023-12-15 | Dec 20232023-12-15 | Temp Sub ejel |
News
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
 UCI | February (approx.), JPQ, MultiTasker, and Kim Down join as substitutes. | |
 REX | June 17, Captain Nuke, Im Avi, Descraton, Youngbin, Kim Down, and Raafaa (Owner) join. Lattman joins as substitute.[2] | |
| REX | August 1, Captain Nuke, Im Avi, Descraton, Eclipse, Kim Down, Lattman, Youngbin, and Raafaa (Owner) leave.[1] |
| UCI | January 25, Kim Down moves to starting roster.[8] | |
 WC | May 31, aaron and Kim Down join as substitutes. Slooshi and Gweiss leave.[4] | |
| WC | July 8,  Wildcard Gaming is disbanded. Dragoon, ShorterACE, Command Attack, TiaxWillRuleAll, Joey, aaron, Kim Down, ArgentumSky (Coach), and Lolly (Manager) leave.[3] |
 MERC | July 2 (approx.), Naymore and Kim Down join as substitutes. | |
| MERC | July 7, Kim Down moves to starting roster. SweatyToast moves to substitute. Naymore leaves.[9] | |
| MERC | September 2 (approx.), Berik, Rourke, Cinnamon Bread, sahori, Kim Down, and SweatyToast leave. |
| UCI | August 3, Kim Down leaves. | |
 TBA | August 4, porsche and Kim Down join. Topo and Chookies move to substitutes. | |
| TBA | August 10, porsche, Kitzuo, RobbyBob, Massu, Kim Down, Topo, Arguments, Chookies, and Tohka (Head Coach) leave. | |
 ZEN | September 19, Cozy, Baekho, TOWN, hoooing, Kim Down, and xav (Head Coach) join.[5][6] | |
| ZEN | October 21, Cozy, Baekho, TOWN, hoooing, Kim Down, Youngbin, and xav (Head Coach) leave. | |
 TL.A | December 6, Arrow and Kim Down join. Mir and APA's joining is confirmed.[7] Arrow's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023. Kim Down's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.[10] |
| TLC | January 11, TL Academy renames to TL Challengers. Bradley and Arrow's contracts are transferred to TL Challengers in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023. Mir, APA, and Kim Down's contracts are transferred to TL Challengers in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.[11] | |
| TLC | December 8, Jenkins, Keel, Roamer, Spawn, and Mash (Head Coach) join. Kim Down will remain with the team. Bradley leaves. Mir and Haeri's departures are confirmed.[12] | |
 PC | December 15, Kim Down joins as temporary substitute for Grand Finals of ACL 2023 Fall Playoffs. MooseHater, Keel, Onat, Wixxi, Isles, existence, OddOrange, ChickenNugget, rjs, Rast (Analyst), and Griffin (Head Coach) leave. Kim Down (temporary substitute) leaves. |
Biography[]
Kim Down is from Daejeon, South Korea. In 2019, he joined UC Irvine as their junior varsity support, playing behind ex-LCS pro BloodWater. After BloodWater graduated at the end of the school year, Kim Down moved up to the varsity support position. He would remain as UCI's varsity support until he graduated at the end of the 2022 school year. He then competed in Team Liquid's scouting combine and was on the winning team. Due to his performance in the combine, he was signed to Team Liquid Academy for the 2023 season.
Trivia[]
- Studied computer engineering at University of California Irvine.
- Began playing League of Legends in 2014.
- Reached Rank 1 on the North American server on October 7, 2021.[13]
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| Kim Down Tournament Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Event | Last Result | Team | Roster |
| 2024-08-24 | 7 - 8 | NACL 2024 Summer Playoffs |  TLC | Jenkins, Keel, Roamer, Spawn, Kim Down, Mash | |
| 2024-08-11 | 6 | NACL 2024 Summer | 4 - 5  RR | TLC | Jenkins, Keel, Roamer, Spawn, Kim Down, Mash |
| 2024-03-24 | 3 | NACL 2024 Spring Playoffs | TLC | Jenkins, Keel, Roamer, Spawn, Kim Down, Mash | |
| 2024-03-10 | 6 | NACL 2024 Spring | 4 - 5 RR | TLC | Jenkins, Keel, Roamer, Spawn, Kim Down, Mash |
| 2023-12-15 | 2 | ACL 2023 Fall Playoffs |  PC | MooseHater, Griffin, existence, Onat, Keel, rjs, Wixxi, Isles, Kim Down | |
| 2023-07-29 | 5 - 6 | NACL 2023 Summer Playoffs | TLC | Bradley, Mir, Haeri, Arrow, Kim Down, Spawn | |
| 2023-07-17 | 1 | NACL 2023 Summer | 10-7-1 RR | TLC | Bradley, Mir, APA, Haeri, Arrow, Kim Down, Spawn |
| 2023-04-01 | 3 | NACL 2023 Spring Playoffs | TLC | Bradley, Mir, APA, Arrow, Kim Down, Spawn | |
| 2023-03-06 | 9 | NACL 2023 Spring | 6-6-3 RR | TLC | Bradley, Mir, APA, Arrow, Kim Down, Spawn |
| 2022-10-21 | 9 - 12 | UPL 2022 Fall Playoffs |  ZEN | Cozy, Baekho, TOWN, hoooing, Youngbin, Kim Down, xav | |
Media[]
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
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| 2024-07-05 | NACL 2024 Summer | TLC vs  CCG | Link |
| 2023-07-17 | NACL 2023 Summer |  EGC vs TLC | |
| 2023-06-24 | NACL 2023 Summer | TLC vs  WC | |
| 2023-06-18 | NACL 2023 Summer | TLC vs  SN | |
| 2023-03-11 | NACL 2023 Spring Playoffs | WC vs TLC | Link |
| 2023-02-25 | NACL 2023 Spring | TLC vs EGC | Link |
| 2023-02-05 | NACL 2023 Spring | TLC vs TLF | Link |
Images[]
UCI Kim Down, West Conference 2019
UCI Kim Down, CLOL 2022 Championship
TLC Kim Down, NACL 2023 Spring
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rex Regalis' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Rex Ragalis' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 ShorterACE's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 RCL Roster Sheet docs.google.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Zenigma's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 UPL Fall 2022 docs.google.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Team Liquid's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 UCI Esports' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 UPL 2021 Summer Official Spreadsheet docs.google.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2022-12-05; after change - NA - 2022-12-06
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2023-01-10; after change - NA - 2023-01-11
- ↑ Team Liquid's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Kim Down's Tweet twitter.com