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Kwon
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Background Information
NameKevin Kwon (권구혁)
Country of Birth
South Korea
Nationality
South Korea


United States
Residency
NA
North America
Competitive
Role
Coach
Favorite Champs

Competitive IDsKonKwon
Social Media & Links
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Kevin "Kwon" Kwon (Hangul: 권구혁) is a retired League of Legends esports player, previously head coach for University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He was previously known as KonKwon.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes
Dates:Approx|Exact
TeamStartEnd
NA
GamesterGearlogo stdGamesterGear
≈Jul 2014≈2014-07-??≈Sep 2014≈2014-09-??≈2mo
ejel
NA
Team Dragon Knightslogo stdTeam Dragon Knights
Jan 20152015-01-07[2]≈Feb 2015≈2015-02-16[1]≈1mo 9d
ejel
NA
Final Fivelogo stdFinal Five
Mar 20152015-03-03Mar 20152015-03-13[3]10d
ejel
NA
Team Coastlogo stdTeam Coast
Mar 20152015-03-13[5]Nov 20152015-11-16[4]8mo 3d
ejel
NA
NRG Esportslogo stdNRG Esports
Nov 20152015-11-16[7]Apr 20162016-04-26[6]5mo 10d
ejel
NA
Apex Gaminglogo stdApex Gaming
May 20162016-05-20[10]Jul 20162016-07-07[9]1mo 18d
ejel
NA
Apex Pridelogo stdApex Pride
Jun 20162016-06-03Jul 20162016-07-07[11]1mo 4d
ejel
NA
Big Gods Jackalslogo stdBig Gods Jackals
Dec 20162016-12-08[13]Feb 20172017-02-16[12]2mo 8d
ejel
NA
Team Liquidlogo stdTeam Liquid
Feb 20172017-02-16[15]Nov 20172017-11-18[14]9mo 2d
ejel
NA
Team Liquid Academylogo stdTL Academy
≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-14≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-16≈2d
ejel
NA
TSMlogo stdTSM
Dec 20172017-12-17[17]May 20182018-05-08[16]4mo 22d
ejel
NA
FlyQuestlogo stdFlyQuest
May 20182018-05-08[19]Jun 20182018-06-28[18]1mo 20d
ejel
NA
FlyQuest Academylogo stdFlyQuest Academy
Jun 20182018-06-28[21]Nov 20182018-11-02[20]4mo 4d
ejel
NA
University of Nevada Las Vegaslogo stdUni. of Nevada, LV
≈Nov 2019≈2019-11-??Mar 20202020-03-06≈4mo 5d
ejel
TeamStartEnd
NA
GamesterGearlogo stdGamesterGear
≈Jul 2014≈2014-07-??≈Sep 2014≈2014-09-??≈2mo
ejel
NA
Team Dragon Knightslogo stdTeam Dragon Knights
Jan 20152015-01-07[2]≈Feb 2015≈2015-02-16[1]≈1mo 9d
ejel
NA
Final Fivelogo stdFinal Five
Mar 20152015-03-03Mar 20152015-03-13[3]10d
ejel
NA
Team Coastlogo stdTeam Coast
Mar 20152015-03-13[5]Nov 20152015-11-16[4]8mo 3d
ejel
NA
NRG Esportslogo stdNRG Esports
Nov 20152015-11-16[7]Apr 20162016-04-26[6]5mo 10d
ejel
NA
Apex Gaminglogo stdApex Gaming
May 20162016-05-20[10]Jun 20162016-06-0415d
ejel
NA
Apex Pridelogo stdApex Pride
Jun 20162016-06-03Jul 20162016-07-07[11]1mo 4d
ejel
NA
Apex Gaminglogo stdApex Gaming
Jun 20162016-06-04Jul 20162016-07-07[9]1mo 3d
ejel
NA
Big Gods Jackalslogo stdBig Gods Jackals
Dec 20162016-12-08[13]≈Jan 2017≈2017-01-??≈1mo 13d
ejel
NA
Big Gods Jackalslogo stdBig Gods Jackals
≈Jan 2017≈2017-01-??Feb 20172017-02-16[12]≈26d
ejel
NA
Team Liquidlogo stdTeam Liquid
Feb 20172017-02-16[15]Jun 20172017-06-244mo 8d
ejel
NA
Team Liquid Academylogo stdTL Academy
≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-14≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-16≈2d
ejel
NA
Team Liquidlogo stdTeam Liquid
Jun 20172017-06-24Nov 20172017-11-18[14]4mo 24d
ejel
NA
TSMlogo stdTSM
Dec 20172017-12-17[17]May 20182018-05-08[16]4mo 22d
ejel
NA
FlyQuestlogo stdFlyQuest
May 20182018-05-08[19]Jun 20182018-06-28[18]1mo 20d
ejel
NA
FlyQuest Academylogo stdFlyQuest Academy
Jun 20182018-06-28[21]Nov 20182018-11-02[20]4mo 4d
ejel
NA
University of Nevada Las Vegaslogo stdUni. of Nevada, LV
≈Nov 2019≈2019-11-??Mar 20202020-03-06≈4mo 5d
ejel

News

  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
NA
GamesterGearlogo stdGSGJuly (approx.),
WizFujiiN and
KonKwon join.
NA
GamesterGearlogo stdGSGSeptember (approx.),
KonKwon leaves.
NA
Team Dragon Knightslogo stdTDKJanuary 7,
kina,
Kez,
Kyle, and
KonKwon join.
[2]
NA
Team Dragon Knightslogo stdTDKFebruary 16 (approx.),
KonKwon leaves.[1]
NA
Final Fivelogo stdF5March 3,
KonKwon joins.

Rule18 moves to substitute.
NA
Team Coastlogo stdCSTMarch 13,
WTHeaven and
KonKwon join.

Impaler and
Sheep leave.[5]
NA
Final Fivelogo stdF5March 13,
Impaler and
Sheep join.

heavenTime and
KonKwon leave.[3]
NA
Team Coastlogo stdCSTNovember 16, Team Coast transfers its LCS spot to NRG eSports.
KonKwon leaves.[4]
NA
NRG Esportslogo stdNRGNovember 16, NRG eSports acquires the LCS spot of Team Coast.
Impact,
Moon,
GBM,
Altec,
KonKwon, Charlie (Head Coach), Hermit (Strategic Coach), Archon (Analyst), and Empyre (Analyst) join.
[7][8]
NA
NRG Esportslogo stdNRGApril 26,
Quas,
Santorin, and
KiWiKiD join.

Impact,
Moon, and
KonKwon leave.[6]
NA
Apex Gaminglogo stdAPXMay 20,
Ray,
Diamondprox,
Roar, and
KonKwon join.
Saintvicious (Head Coach/Sub/Jungle to Head Coach) and BlisS (Assistant Coach/Sub/Mid to Assistant Coach) change positions.
Big ol Ron and
BrandonFTW leave.[10]
NA
Apex Pridelogo stdAPPJune 3,
Cris,
Diamondprox,
Shiphtur,
Roar, and
KonKwon join.

Thal,
ShrimP,
Apollo, and
Xpecial join as substitutes.
NA
Apex Gaminglogo stdAPXJune 4,
Cris,
Diamondprox,
Roar, and
KonKwon move to substitutes.
NA
Apex Pridelogo stdAPPJuly 7,
KonKwon retires.[11]
NA
Apex Gaminglogo stdAPXJuly 7,
KonKwon retires.[9]
NA
Big Gods Jackalslogo stdBGJDecember 8,
RF Legendary,
Wiggily,
Pekin Woof,
Tails, and
KonKwon join.

Fiku joins as substitute.
[13]
NA
Big Gods Jackalslogo stdBGJJanuary (approx.),
Baiano moves to starting roster.
KonKwon moves to substitute.
NA
Big Gods Jackalslogo stdBGJFebruary 16,
KonKwon leaves.[12]
NA
Team Liquidlogo stdTLFebruary 16,
KonKwon joins as substitute.
[15]
NA
Team Liquid Academylogo stdTL.AApril 14 (approx.), Team Liquid Academylogo stdTeam Liquid Academy is formed.
Ron,
Chorong,
Arcsecond,
Youngbin, and
KonKwon join.

Saintvicious and
TheOddOrange join as substitutes.
NA
Team Liquid Academylogo stdTL.AApril 16 (approx.), Team Liquid Academylogo stdTeam Liquid Academy is disbanded.
Ron,
Chorong,
Arcsecond,
Youngbin,
KonKwon,
Saintvicious, and
TheOddOrange leave.
NA
Team Liquidlogo stdTLJune 24,
KonKwon moves to starting roster.
NA
Team Liquidlogo stdTLNovember 18,
KonKwon leaves.[14]
NA
TSMlogo stdTSMDecember 17, KonKwon (Translator) joins.[17]
NA
TSMlogo stdTSMMay 8, KonKwon (Translator) leaves.[16]
NA
FlyQuestlogo stdFLYMay 8,
Santorin and
KonKwon join.

AnDa leaves for academy roster.[19]
NA
FlyQuestlogo stdFLYMay 10,
KonKwon's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019. Saintvicious (Strategic Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2018.[22]
NA
FlyQuest Academylogo stdFLY.AJune 28,
Kwon joins from main roster.

JayJ leaves for main roster.[21]
NA
FlyQuestlogo stdFLYJune 28,
JayJ joins from academy roster.

Kwon leaves for academy roster.[18]
NA
FlyQuest Academylogo stdFLY.ANovember 2,
Kwon leaves.[20]
NA
University of Nevada Las Vegaslogo stdUNLVNovember (approx.),
Jusae,
Winfield, and Kwon (Head Coach) join.
Mahad (Coach to Assistant Coach) changes position.
Kaplan and
Fibber leave.
NA
University of Nevada Las Vegaslogo stdUNLVMarch 6, Kwon (Head Coach) leaves.

Biography[]

Kevin "KonKwon" Kwon was born in Seoul, South Korea and was raised in Tokyo, Japan. After 8th grade, Kevin moved to New Jersey and lived there until summer of 2014 and moved to California. He is taking a break from completing his business degree at Rutgers University to pursue a professional League of Legends career.

2014 Season[]

KonKwon played on GamesterGear with Flaresz, Thinkcard, Yusui and WizFujiiN but the team never managed to qualify for any major tournaments before he left the team in September of 2014.

2015 Season[]

KonKwon joined Team Dragon Knights in January of 2015. The team played in the 2015 NA CS Spring Qualifier where they 2-0'd Team Frostbite and Storm to qualify for the 2015 NA CS Spring Season. He left the team in February, prior to the start of the regular season.[23] Just before the third week of play, KonKwon joined Final Five, replacing Rule18 as their starting support.

On March 15, KonKwon joined Team Coast and replaced Sheep as part of a larger roster change that included swapping Impaler and Sheep to Final Five.[24] Prior to the roster change, Coast were at a 1-13 record but they still lost their remaining games, ending the split with a 1-17 record. Because Coast ended in last place, they were automatically relegated to the 2015 NA CS Summer Season. In the NACS, they won the round robin by beating Renegades in a tiebreaker match. However in the 2015 NA CS Summer Playoffs, they lost 3-2 to Renegades in the finals to finish in second place. They still qualified for the 2016 NA LCS Promotion Tournament, where they played against Enemy. Coast beat NME 3-0 and requalified for the 2016 NA LCS Spring Season.

2016 Season[]

Coast's LCS slot was bought out by NRG eSports in November 2015. KonKwon was the only member of the Coast to be on the NRG starting roster. NRG started the LCS strong, tied for either first or second place through the first four weeks, but after the fifth week they fell down to fifth place and remained there for the rest of the season. They were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.

KonKwon joined Apex Pride for the NACS Summer Season in June and was also listed as a substitute for sister team Apex Gaming. After a fifth-place finish left them short of the Summer Playoffs, KonKwon announced his retirement from League of Legends, stating "I think I'm not good enough to be where I want to be."[25][26] He remained a substitute on the main roster. However, in December he joined Big Gods Jackals, who had acquired Eanix's NACS 2017 Spring Qualifiers slot, and helped them to qualify for the NACS 2017 Spring with a 3-0 victory over Team Secret.

2017 Season[]

KonKwon remained with Big Gods Jackals until February as a substitute but did not play in a game. He then joined Team Liquid as a substitute, but was again not called upon. KonKwon did play in the NACS 2017 Summer Open Qualifier for a reformed Team Liquid Academy but failed to reach the finals.

He remained as a sub with Liquid for the NA LCS 2017 Summer, and with the team struggling, was moved to the active roster for Week 4. Liquid went 1-1 in series with him playing but after a loss to Echo Fox in the first game of Week 5, Matt was subbed back in. Liquid would finish in ninth and have to play in the promotion tournament to retain their LCS slot, but KonKwon would not be called upon again. He then left the team in November.

2018 Season[]

KonKwon joined TSM as a translator for the NA LCS 2018 Spring. However, in the midseason, he was picked up by FlyQuest for the NA LCS 2018 Summer, and renamed to Kwon. Unfortunately, his LCS return would be brief, as after a 1-3 start he was demoted to FlyQuest Academy and JayJ was promoted to take his place. Kwon played out the remainder of the academy season with FQA, who finished 10-8, good enough for fifth place. They defeated Clutch Gaming Academy in the playoff quarterfinals, but then lost to first-seeded Cloud9 Academy, ending their season. Kwon then left the team and again announced his retirement as a player, electing to return to college.

Trivia[]

  • Speaks Korean, Japanese, and English fluently.

Tournament Results[]

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

Kwon Tournament Results
DatePlEventLast ResultTeamRoster
2020-03-063 - 4 MW 2020 Playoffs
0 : 3University of Nevada Renologo stdUNR
University of Nevada Las Vegaslogo stdUNLV Iwasawa,  Denma,  Quirkey,  Cleanse,  Winfield,  Kwon
2020-02-222 MW 2020 - West
4 - 1Blanklogo stdRR
University of Nevada Las Vegaslogo stdUNLV Iwasawa,  Denma,  Jusae,  Quirkey,  Cleanse,  Winfield,  Kwon
2018-08-243 - 4 NA Academy 2018 Summer Playoffs
1 : 3Cloud9 Academylogo stdC9.A
FlyQuest Academylogo stdFLY.A Ngo,  Meteos,  Pekin Woof,  Erry,  Kwon,  Invert
2018-08-206 NA LCS 2018 Summer
10 - 8Blanklogo stdRR
FlyQuestlogo stdFLY Flame,  Santorin,  Keane,  WILDTURTLE,  Kwon,  JayJ,  Saintvicious
2018-08-105 NA Academy 2018 Summer
10 - 8Blanklogo stdRR
FlyQuest Academylogo stdFLY.A Ngo,  AnDa,  Meteos,  Pekin Woof,  Erry,  JayJ,  Kwon,  Invert
2017-08-069 NA LCS 2017 Summer
4 - 14Blanklogo stdRR
Team Liquidlogo stdTL Lourlo,  Reignover,  Inori,  Dardoch,  Goldenglue,  Slooshi,  Mickey,  Piglet,  Matt,  konkwon,  David Lim,  Cain
2017-04-23NQ NACS 2017 Summer Open Qualifiers
0 : 2Logo std8.1
Team Liquid Academylogo stdTL.A Ron,  Chorong,  Arcsecond,  Youngbin,  KonKwon
2016-12-14Q NACS 2017 Spring Qualifiers
3 : 0Team Secret (American Team)logo stdSEC
Big Gods Jackalslogo stdBGJ RF Legendary,  Wiggily,  Pekin Woof,  Tails,  KonKwon
2016-07-075 NACS 2016 Summer
1-3-1Blanklogo stdRR
Apex Pridelogo stdAPP Cris,  Diamondprox,  Shiphtur,  Roar,  KonKwon
2016-04-175 - 6 NA LCS 2016 Spring Playoffs
0 : 3Team Liquidlogo stdTL
NRG Esportslogo stdNRG Impact,  Moon,  GBM,  Altec,  KonKwon,  Hermit

Media[]

Post-Match Interviews

DateTournamentMatchLink
2018-06-24NA LCS 2018 Summer
FlyQuestlogo stdFLY
vs
OpTic Gaminglogo stdOPT
Link

Images[]

Redirects

The following pages redirect here:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kwon's TwitLonger twitlonger.com
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Team Dragon Knights' Facebook Post facebook.com
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Team Coast Picks Up Final Five – Impaler and Sheep to F5 content.azubu.tv
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Sacramento Kings co-owners buy LCS spot, recruit GBM, Impact dailydot.com
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Team Coast Picks Up Final Five – Impaler and Sheep to F5 content.azubu.tv
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Quas, Santorin and KiWiKiD join NRG Esports espn.go.com
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Sacramento Kings co-owners buy LCS spot, recruit GBM, Impact dailydot.com
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 NRG eSports' Tweet twitter.com
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 KonKwon's Tweet twitter.com
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 Apex Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 KonKwon's Tweet twitter.com
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 KonKwon to sub for Team Liquid - '[Watching Worlds] re-ignited my passion towards the game' espn.com
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 'League of Legends': Sem jogadores brasileiros, Big Gods revela equipe para competitivo norte-americano (Portuguese) espn.uol.com.br
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 KonKwon's Tweet twitter.com
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 KonKwon to sub for Team Liquid - '[Watching Worlds] re-ignited my passion towards the game' espn.com
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 KonKwon's Tweet twitter.com
  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 Swaguhsaurus' Tweet twitter.com
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
  20. 20.0 20.1 20.2 Kwon's Tweet twitter.com
  21. 21.0 21.1 21.2 Nick Phan's Tweet twitter.com
  22. Archive Pages: before change - ; after change - NA - 2018-05-10
  23. Kwon's TwitLonger twitlonger.com
  24. Team Coast Picks Up Final Five – Impaler and Sheep to F5 content.azubu.tv
  25. KonKwon's Tweet twitter.com
  26. KonKwon's Tweet twitter.com
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