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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Kim Jeong-gyun (김정균) | |
| Country of Birth | South Korea | |
| Birthday | December 23, 1985 (age 39) | |
| Residency | Korea | |
| Competitive | ||
| Team |  T1 | |
| Contract Expires | 2026-11-16 | |
| Role | Coach | |
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Kim "kkOma" (▶️ listen) Jeong-gyun (Hangul: 김정균) is a League of Legends esports player, currently head coach for T1.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 StarTale | Oct 20112011-10-20[2] | Apr 20122012-04-26[1] | 6mo 6d ejel | ||
 SK Telecom T1 S | Dec 20122012-12-13[4] | Dec 20142014-12-02[3] | 2yr 20d ejel | ||
| SK Telecom T1 K | Feb 20132013-02-12[7] | Dec 20142014-12-02[6] | 1yr 9mo ejel | ||
| SK Telecom T1 | Dec 20142014-12-02[9] | Nov 20192019-11-18[8] | 4yr 11mo ejel | ||
 Vici Gaming | Dec 20192019-12-16[11] | Sep 20202020-09-09[10] | 8mo 24d ejel | ||
 DWG KIA | Nov 20202020-11-12[17] | Nov 20222022-11-15[12] | 2yr 3d ejel | ||
| T1 | Nov 20232023-11-20[18] | Present | 1yr 4mo ej |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StarTale | Oct 20112011-10-20[2] | Apr 20122012-04-26[1] | 6mo 6d ejel | ||
| SK Telecom T1 1 | Dec 20122012-12-13[4] | Nov 20132013-11-12[21] | 10mo 30d ejel | ||
| SK Telecom T1 2 | Feb 20132013-02-12[7] | Nov 20132013-11-12[22] | 9mo ejel | ||
| SK Telecom T1 S | Nov 20132013-11-12[21] | Dec 20142014-12-02[3] | 1yr 20d ejel | ||
| SK Telecom T1 K | Nov 20132013-11-12[22] | Dec 20142014-12-02[6] | 1yr 20d ejel | ||
| SK Telecom T1 | Dec 20142014-12-02[9] | Nov 20172017-11-24[23] | 2yr 11mo ejel | ||
| SK Telecom T1 | Nov 20172017-11-24[23] | Nov 20192019-11-18[8] | 2yr 24d ejel | ||
| Vici Gaming | Dec 20192019-12-16[11] | Sep 20202020-09-09[10] | 8mo 24d ejel | ||
 DAMWON | Nov 20202020-11-12[17] | Jan 20212021-01-06[24] | 1mo 24d ejel | ||
| DWG KIA | Jan 20212021-01-06[24] | Dec 20212021-12-12[25] | 11mo 6d ejel | ||
| DWG KIA | Dec 20212021-12-12[25] | Nov 20222022-11-15[12] | 11mo 3d ejel | ||
| T1 | Nov 20232023-11-20[18] | Present | 1yr 4mo ej |
News
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 ST | October 20,  StarTale is formed. Joker, kkOma, Ryu, vitamin, MaFa, and Won Jong-wook (General Manager) join.[2] |
| ST | April 26, Vitamin and kkOma leave.[1] | |
 SKT 1 | December 13, Reapered, H0R0, MighTiLy, UandME, StarLast, L.i.E.S (Head Coach), and kkOma (Coach) join.[4][5] |
| SKT 2 | February 12, Team is formed. Faker, L.i.E.S (Head Coach), and kkOma (Coach) join.[7] | |
| SKT S | November 12, SK Telecom T1 1 renames to SK Telecom T1 S.[21] | |
| SKT K | November 12, SK Telecom T1 2 renames to SK Telecom T1 K.[22] |
| SKT S | December 2, Team disbands. MaRin, Easyhoon, Bang, Wolf, L.i.E.S (Head Coach), and kkOma (Coach) leave.[3] | |
| SKT K | December 2, Team disbands. Impact, bengi, Faker, L.i.E.S (Head Coach), and kkOma (Coach) leave.[6] | |
| SKT | December 2, Team is formed as a single team. Impact, MaRin, Bengi, Easyhoon, Faker, Bang, Piccaboo, Wolf, L.i.E.S (Head Coach), and kkOma (Coach) join.[9] |
| SKT | November 24, kkOma (Coach to Head Coach) changes position. Effort moves to starting roster. Huni, cCarter (Head Coach), and RapidStar (Coach) leave.[23] |
| SKT | November 19, Faker, Leo, and kkOma (Head Coach)'s contracts expire but departure is not confirmed. Bengi (Coach) and PoohManDu (Coach)'s contracts expire.[27] |
| SKT | February 12, Khan, Clid, Faker, Mata, Crazy, Haru, Kkoma (Head Coach), Fly (Coach), and Zefa (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019. Teddy and Leo's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.[28] | |
| SKT | November 18, Khan, Clid, and kkOma (Head Coach) leave.[8] | |
 VG | December 16, kkOma (Head Coach) joins.[11] |
| VG | September 9, kkOma (Head Coach) leaves.[10] | |
 DWG | November 12, kkOma (Head Coach) joins.[17] kkOma (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022.[29] |
 DK | January 6, DAMWON rebrands as DWG KIA following sponsorship by KIA.[24] | |
| DK | December 12, Hoya joins. Daeny (Analyst to Head Coach) and KkOma (Head Coach to Athletic Director) change positions.[25][26] |
| DK | November 15, Nuguri, Burdol, Daeny (Head Coach), Zefa (Coach), and kkOma (Athletic Director) leave.[12][13][14][15][16] |
 T1 | November 20, kkOma (Head Coach) rejoins. Tom (Interim Head Coach to Coach) changes position. Sky (Coach) and Roach (Coach) leave.[18][19][20] | |
| T1 | November 26, Zeus, Gumayusi, Keria, Roach (Coach), and Tom (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2024. kkOma (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2026.[30] |
Biography
Prior to playing League of Legends, kkOma played StarCraft 2 under the name "LittleBoy" and played for Team Old Generations. After unsuccessful attempts at qualifying for GSL Code A, he quit StarCraft 2 to play League of Legends for StarTale.
Trivia
- He is the most successful coach in LoL history
- His favorite champions are
Riven and Shyvana.[31] - Known for his strict attitude in terms of coaching.
Tournament Results
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| KkOma Tournament Results | |||||
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| Date | Pl | Event | Last Result | Team | Roster |
| 2025-02-13 | 5 - 6 | LCK Cup 2025 |  T1 | Doran, Oner, Faker, Gumayusi, Smash, Keria, kkOma, Mata, Tom | |
| 2024-09-14 | 2 | LCK 2024 Regional Finals | T1 | Zeus, Oner, Faker, Gumayusi, Keria, kkOma, Roach, Tom | |
| 2024-09-07 | 3 | LCK 2024 Summer Playoffs | T1 | Zeus, Oner, Faker, Gumayusi, Keria, kkOma, Roach, Tom | |
| 2024-08-18 | 4 | LCK 2024 Summer | 11 - 7  RR | T1 | Zeus, Oner, Faker, Gumayusi, Keria, KkOma, Roach, Tom |
| 2024-05-18 | 3 | MSI 2024 | T1 | Zeus, Oner, Faker, Gumayusi, Keria, KkOma, Tom | |
| 2024-04-14 | 2 | LCK 2024 Spring Playoffs | T1 | Zeus, Oner, Faker, Gumayusi, Keria, KkOma, Tom | |
| 2024-03-24 | 2 | LCK 2024 Spring | 15 - 3 RR | T1 | Zeus, Oner, Guwon, Faker, Gumayusi, Keria, KkOma, Roach, Tom |
| 2023-09-29 | 1 | Asian Games 2022 |  KOR | CHOI, SEO, JUNG, LEElS, PARK, RYU, KkOma | |
| 2023-09-12 | 1 | Asian Games 2022 KOREA Pre Evaluation - TPE x KOR | KOR | Zeus, Kanavi, Chovy, Faker, Ruler, Keria, KkOma | |
| 2023-09-11 | 1 | Asian Games 2022 KOREA Pre Evaluation - VIE x KOR | KOR | Zeus, Kanavi, Chovy, Faker, Ruler, Keria, KkOma | |
Media
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- March 19, [와드]#9. 끝없는 발전의 아이콘, 스타테일 [Lost] with Unknown Interviewer on This Is Game
- October 8, SKT Coach kkOma on the Chinese Team Struggles and the Rise of Coaching in the West with , and on Gamespot
- October 16, kkOma on SK Telecom's match against ahq, EDward Gaming and his coaching style with , and on The Score
- October 16, SKT Head Coach kkOma @ Worlds - "I could take a western team to a higher position." - Player One with , and on Daily Dot
- October 18, Kkoma Interview with , and on Twitch
- October 23, kkOma on the effects of the Gragas ban and his approach to coaching with , and on The Score
- May 7, SKT Kkoma, MSI, Interview S6 with , and on Millenium
- May 12, SKT’s kkOma: Bengi 'could see play at any time’ with Marcel Feldkamp on The Score
- May 20, SKT coach: “It takes a large toll on the players especially when they were in every finals game for the past year and a half.” by Andrew Kim on Slingshot
- June 6, SKT coach: “Our opponents did their picks and bans just like we anticipated, which led to smooth victories.” by , and on Slingshot
- March 4, SKT Head Coach: “As we were preparing for the KT match, the company (SK Telecom) put a money reward on the line, which I think gave the players motivation.” with , and on Slingshot Esports
- March 11, KkOma on jokes about being single: “The players are saying those things because they feel so sorry for me.” with , and on Slingshot Esports
- May 21, [MSI2017] SKT Coach Kkoma on Peanut-Huni: "They can do better, so I'll make them do better." with , and on LoLEsports, transcription by Inven Global
- May 24, Under Pressure: Inside kkOma's mental palace with , and on LoL Esports
- June 15, Interview With 'SKT T1' Coach 'Kkoma': "I Want To Leave Behind My Legacy Within League." with , and on Inven Global
- June 28, kkOma: “I want to keep winning until we have a skin for every champion in the game.” with , and on Andrew Kim for Slingshot Esports
- August 15, SKT Bang: "All eight players held a discussion for six hours in preparation for picks and bans before today's series" with , and on Inven Global
- October 20, kkOma on MSF: "Just from seeing the games today, it's pretty obvious that they are very talented" with , and on Inven Global
- October 24, SKT Coach Kkoma blames himself for the losses to Misfits: 'I should have been a better coach' with , and on Travis Gafford
- October 28, SKT T1 kkOma: "SKT has never had a downfall even if we are being a little bit sluggish" with , and on Inven Global
- November 1, SKT kk0ma defends TSM with Christopher Pollock on chhopsky
- November 24, kkOma the new Head Coach for SKT T1, "I feel great responsibility, but I won't let anyone down." with Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong and Jieeun “Meii” Baek on Inven Global
- February 25, The New Faces of SKT T1: What are kkOma's opinions on Pirean and Leo? with Yeonjae "Arra" Shin and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- March 25, SKT Faker: "We've been winning a lot recently... Looking at the past records, KSV should be very nervous" with Beom "Nswer" Park, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo, , and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- March 25, SKT kkOma: "I want to return the pressure that we've been feeling throughout the split to the other LCK teams" with Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- March 30, SKT kkOma: "Each and every single game is extremely important... I want to win and face our next opponent" with Yeonjae "Arra" Shin and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- April 3, SKT kkOma: "Each and every single game is extremely important... I want to win and face our next opponent" with Yeonjae "Arra" Shin and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- January 16, SKT Head Coach kkOma: "This year, I want to show the fans the performance that they wanted to see" by Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- February 16, SK Telecom coach kkOma on Sylas, the Frostmancy strategy and MSI with Ashley Kang on ESPN
- February 20, SKT T1 kkOma and Mata: "We are still not 100%. On the other hand, because of this, it just means our players have that much more room to grow." with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- March 30, SKT kkOma: "Every playoffs team is formidable; there won't be any "easy" teams" with , and on Inven Global
- April 7, SKT kkOma on Faker: "His strength is that he performs even better in important matches. That's why I'm counting on him a lot. " with Sihoon "Maloo" Lee, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo, and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- May 5, SKT kkOma: "I want to bring back the title: 'best league in LoL' to the LCK." with David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- May 16, SKT Coach Kkoma expresses his respect for Doublelift: 'I think he's an awesome player' with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- May 25, The Story of Kkoma by theScore Esports on YouTube
- June 7, SKT kkOma: "I always have high expectations for Khan. He excels in all important factors of the game: team play, mechanics, and intelligence." with Lasso and Viion on Inven Global
- July 7, [Rift Rivals Finals] SKT kkOma: "We won because the teams of the LCK were able to cluster as one closer than the LPL teams did." with Lasso, Haao, and Viion on Inven Global
- July 13, SKT kkOma: " In order to be as much help as I can for the team, I temporarily returned to the stage as the strategy coach" with Ready on Inven Global
- July 28, SKT kkOma, "No one expected us to be stuck in a 5-game losing streak in the summer season... Remembering that losing streak, we have to focus on our performances." with Haao on Inven Global
- August 7, KkOma on SK Telecom T1's win streak: 'We cannot grow complacent' with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- August 17, SKT kkOma: "I’ll do my best to the end so that we can be an improved SKT T1, the one that laughs last." with Lasso and Viion on Inven Global
- August 22, SKT T1's Head Coach "kkOma" on Managing the Player's Mentality, Positive Thoughts about Summer Split with Lasso, Viion, and Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
- August 23, SKT Head Coach kkOma: “We demand our players to always maintain a large champion pool, and our players are very good at that.” with Joel Sophie on Inven Global
- August 25, SKT Faker: "It’s our fifth Worlds appearance. I remember the last time we weren’t able to win the championship..." with Lasso and Viion on Inven Global
- August 25, SKT kkOma: “Faker has stayed as a top mid laner for such an extended time. He would be under unimaginable pressure and stress to maintain himself on this summit, to a level that people simply cannot comprehend. Yet, he overcomes it and always does his best. For this, I’d like to thank Faker.” with Ashley Kang on Korizon Esports
- October 13, Kkoma says SKT will redeem themselves, offers love advice for lonely gamers with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- October 13, "Go Dong-bin's I'm Going Alone Show" Episode 2 (Korean) by Riot Games on YouTube
- October 14, kkOma: The moment T1 grow complacent, it's all over with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- October 17, [Worlds 2019] Bang meets SKT kkOma! "No matter what it takes, we’ll make sure we’ll get to the top." with Viion, Bang, and Quest on Inven Global
- November 3, SKT press conference after the semifinals against G2 Esports with DrPuppet on YouTube
- December 8, [Interview] T1 kkOma on his departure, shares his final words with his fans with Lasso and Quest on Inven Global
- December 9, Faker and kkOma Have Split...Now What? by theScore Esports on YouTube
- December 17, [Interview] VG kkOma: “I want to find and properly nurture rookies with potential, so that even after 2-3 years, the team can sustain itself.” with Lasso and Quest on Inven Global
- June 26, kkOma answers WHY Damwon roleswapped Canyon and ShowMaker with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- August 24, LCK Summer Finals T1 vs DK Media Day HIGHLIGHTS - Faker, ShowMaker, kkOma, Stardust by Ashley Kang on YouTube
- December 12, 감코계의 올스타?! 담터뷰ON with DWG KIA on DWG KIA
- October 4, kk0ma's thoughts on Western team strength at Worlds with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- October 28, T1 kkOma: "Faker is an amazing player, and I don't want to credit his success to myself. He would have been great in any given circumstances, even without me [...] I really wanted to work with Faker again; he was a big motivation for me to rejoin T1" with Armand Luque on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
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| 2024-11-02 | Worlds 2024 Main Event |  BLG vs T1 | Link |
| 2024-04-13 | LCK 2024 Spring Playoffs |  HLE vs T1 | Link |
| 2024-04-07 | LCK 2024 Spring Playoffs |  DK vs T1 | Link |
| 2023-09-12 | Asian Games 2022 KOREA Pre Evaluation | KOR vs  TPE | Link |
| 2023-09-11 | Asian Games 2022 KOREA Pre Evaluation | KOR vs  VIE | Link |
| 2021-08-28 | LCK 2021 Summer Playoffs |  DK vs T1 | Link |
| 2021-04-10 | LCK 2021 Spring Playoffs | DK vs  GEN | Link |
| 2019-08-31 | LCK 2019 Summer Playoffs |  GRF vs  SKT | Link |
| 2019-08-25 | LCK 2019 Summer Playoffs |  DWG vs SKT | Link |
| 2019-04-13 | LCK 2019 Spring Playoffs | GRF vs SKT | Link |
| 2018-03-25 | LCK 2018 Spring |  KDM vs SKT | Link |
| 2015-10-31 | Worlds 2015 | SKT vs  KOO | Link |
Images
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ST kkOma, Champions 2012 Spring -
VG kkOma, LPL 2020 Spring -
DK kkOma, LCK 2021 Spring -
T1 kkOma, LCK 2024 Spring
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T1 kkOma, LCK Cup 2025
Name Pronunciation
| KkOma | |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | LPL Production |
| Voiced By | Candice |
Redirects
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 스타테일 'LOL팀 선수 교체' 밝혀 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 스타테일 프로게임단, LoL 종목 창단 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 별들의 전쟁 시작! LoL 챔피언스 코리아 프리시즌 로스터 공개 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 SK텔레콤, 복한규-조재환의 'ESG' 영입해 LOL 팀 창단! naver.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 래퍼드, 호로 등 SKT 팀 창단 발표! 꼬마 김정균도 코치로 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 별들의 전쟁 시작! LoL 챔피언스 코리아 프리시즌 로스터 공개 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 SKT T1 '고전파' 이상혁 영입, 2팀 창단 초읽기 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 SK Telecom T1's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 별들의 전쟁 시작! LoL 챔피언스 코리아 프리시즌 로스터 공개 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Vici Gaming's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Vici Gaming's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 DWG KIA's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 DWG KIA's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 DWG KIA's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 DWG KIA's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 DWG KIA's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 DAMWON Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 SK텔레콤 T1 LOL팀, 팀명 변경. 1팀 2팀에서 'S'와 'K'로! (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 SK텔레콤 T1 LOL팀, 팀명 변경. 1팀 2팀에서 'S'와 'K'로! (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 SK Telecom T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 DWG KIA's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 DWG KIA's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 DWG KIA's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2018-11-18; after change - KR - 2018-11-19
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2019-02-08; after change - KR - 2019-02-12
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2020-11-11; after change - KR - 2020-11-12
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2023-11-25; after change - KR - 2023-11-26
- ↑ StarTale Team Interview