| Retired | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kwon | ||
 | ||
| Background Information | ||
| Name | Kevin Kwon (권구혁) | |
| Country of Birth | South Korea | |
| Nationality | South Korea United States | |
| Residency | North America | |
| Competitive | ||
| Role | Coach | |
| Favorite Champs | ||
| Competitive IDs | KonKwon | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
| ||
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
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 GamesterGear | ≈Jul 2014≈2014-07-?? | ≈Sep 2014≈2014-09-?? | ≈2mo ejel | ||
 Team Dragon Knights | Jan 20152015-01-07[2] | ≈Feb 2015≈2015-02-16[1] | ≈1mo 9d ejel | ||
 Final Five | Mar 20152015-03-03 | Mar 20152015-03-13[3] | 10d ejel | ||
 Team Coast | Mar 20152015-03-13[5] | Nov 20152015-11-16[4] | 8mo 3d ejel | ||
 NRG Esports | Nov 20152015-11-16[7] | Apr 20162016-04-26[6] | 5mo 10d ejel | ||
 Apex Gaming | May 20162016-05-20[10] | Jul 20162016-07-07[9] | 1mo 18d ejel | ||
| Apex Pride | Jun 20162016-06-03 | Jul 20162016-07-07[11] | 1mo 4d ejel | ||
 Big Gods Jackals | Dec 20162016-12-08[13] | Feb 20172017-02-16[12] | 2mo 8d ejel | ||
 Team Liquid | Feb 20172017-02-16[15] | Nov 20172017-11-18[14] | 9mo 2d ejel | ||
| TL Academy | ≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-14 | ≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-16 | ≈2d ejel | ||
 TSM | Dec 20172017-12-17[17] | May 20182018-05-08[16] | 4mo 22d ejel | ||
 FlyQuest | May 20182018-05-08[19] | Jun 20182018-06-28[18] | 1mo 20d ejel | ||
| FlyQuest Academy | Jun 20182018-06-28[21] | Nov 20182018-11-02[20] | 4mo 4d ejel | ||
 Uni. of Nevada, LV | ≈Nov 2019≈2019-11-?? | Mar 20202020-03-06 | ≈4mo 5d ejel |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GamesterGear | ≈Jul 2014≈2014-07-?? | ≈Sep 2014≈2014-09-?? | ≈2mo ejel | ||
| Team Dragon Knights | Jan 20152015-01-07[2] | ≈Feb 2015≈2015-02-16[1] | ≈1mo 9d ejel | ||
| Final Five | Mar 20152015-03-03 | Mar 20152015-03-13[3] | 10d ejel | ||
| Team Coast | Mar 20152015-03-13[5] | Nov 20152015-11-16[4] | 8mo 3d ejel | ||
| NRG Esports | Nov 20152015-11-16[7] | Apr 20162016-04-26[6] | 5mo 10d ejel | ||
| Apex Gaming | May 20162016-05-20[10] | Jun 20162016-06-04 | 15d ejel | ||
| Apex Pride | Jun 20162016-06-03 | Jul 20162016-07-07[11] | 1mo 4d ejel | ||
| Apex Gaming | Jun 20162016-06-04 | Jul 20162016-07-07[9] | 1mo 3d ejel | ||
| Big Gods Jackals | Dec 20162016-12-08[13] | ≈Jan 2017≈2017-01-?? | ≈1mo 13d ejel | ||
| Big Gods Jackals | ≈Jan 2017≈2017-01-?? | Feb 20172017-02-16[12] | ≈26d ejel | ||
| Team Liquid | Feb 20172017-02-16[15] | Jun 20172017-06-24 | 4mo 8d ejel | ||
| TL Academy | ≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-14 | ≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-16 | ≈2d ejel | ||
| Team Liquid | Jun 20172017-06-24 | Nov 20172017-11-18[14] | 4mo 24d ejel | ||
| TSM | Dec 20172017-12-17[17] | May 20182018-05-08[16] | 4mo 22d ejel | ||
| FlyQuest | May 20182018-05-08[19] | Jun 20182018-06-28[18] | 1mo 20d ejel | ||
| FlyQuest Academy | Jun 20182018-06-28[21] | Nov 20182018-11-02[20] | 4mo 4d ejel | ||
| Uni. of Nevada, LV | ≈Nov 2019≈2019-11-?? | Mar 20202020-03-06 | ≈4mo 5d ejel |
News
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
 GSG | July (approx.), WizFujiiN and KonKwon join. | |
| GSG | September (approx.), KonKwon leaves. |
 TDK | January 7, kina, Kez, Kyle, and KonKwon join.[2] | |
| TDK | February 16 (approx.), KonKwon leaves.[1] | |
 F5 | March 3, KonKwon joins. Rule18 moves to substitute. | |
 CST | March 13, WTHeaven and KonKwon join. Impaler and Sheep leave.[5] | |
| F5 | March 13, Impaler and Sheep join. heavenTime and KonKwon leave.[3] | |
| CST | November 16, Team Coast transfers its LCS spot to NRG eSports. KonKwon leaves.[4] | |
 NRG | November 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] |
| NRG | April 26, Quas, Santorin, and KiWiKiD join. Impact, Moon, and KonKwon leave.[6] | |
 APX | May 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] | |
| APP | June 3, Cris, Diamondprox, Shiphtur, Roar, and KonKwon join. Thal, ShrimP, Apollo, and Xpecial join as substitutes. | |
| APX | June 4, Cris, Diamondprox, Roar, and KonKwon move to substitutes. | |
| APP | July 7, KonKwon retires.[11] | |
| APX | July 7, KonKwon retires.[9] | |
 BGJ | December 8, RF Legendary, Wiggily, Pekin Woof, Tails, and KonKwon join. Fiku joins as substitute.[13] |
| BGJ | January (approx.), Baiano moves to starting roster. KonKwon moves to substitute. | |
| BGJ | February 16, KonKwon leaves.[12] | |
 TL | February 16, KonKwon joins as substitute.[15] | |
| TL.A | April 14 (approx.), Team Liquid Academy is formed. Ron, Chorong, Arcsecond, Youngbin, and KonKwon join. Saintvicious and TheOddOrange join as substitutes. | |
| TL.A | April 16 (approx.), Team Liquid Academy is disbanded. Ron, Chorong, Arcsecond, Youngbin, KonKwon, Saintvicious, and TheOddOrange leave. | |
| TL | June 24, KonKwon moves to starting roster. | |
| TL | November 18, KonKwon leaves.[14] | |
 TSM | December 17, KonKwon (Translator) joins.[17] |
| TSM | May 8, KonKwon (Translator) leaves.[16] | |
 FLY | May 8, Santorin and KonKwon join. AnDa leaves for academy roster.[19] | |
| FLY | May 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] | |
| FLY.A | June 28, Kwon joins from main roster. JayJ leaves for main roster.[21] | |
| FLY | June 28, JayJ joins from academy roster. Kwon leaves for academy roster.[18] | |
| FLY.A | November 2, Kwon leaves.[20] |
 UNLV | November (approx.), Jusae, Winfield, and Kwon (Head Coach) join. Mahad (Coach to Assistant Coach) changes position. Kaplan and Fibber leave. |
| UNLV | March 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Event | Last Result | Team | Roster |
| 2020-03-06 | 3 - 4 | MW 2020 Playoffs | 0 : 3  UNR |  UNLV | Iwasawa, Denma, Quirkey, Cleanse, Winfield, Kwon |
| 2020-02-22 | 2 | MW 2020 - West | 4 - 1  RR | UNLV | Iwasawa, Denma, Jusae, Quirkey, Cleanse, Winfield, Kwon |
| 2018-08-24 | 3 - 4 | NA Academy 2018 Summer Playoffs |  FLY.A | Ngo, Meteos, Pekin Woof, Erry, Kwon, Invert | |
| 2018-08-20 | 6 | NA LCS 2018 Summer | 10 - 8 RR | FLY | Flame, Santorin, Keane, WILDTURTLE, Kwon, JayJ, Saintvicious |
| 2018-08-10 | 5 | NA Academy 2018 Summer | 10 - 8 RR | FLY.A | Ngo, AnDa, Meteos, Pekin Woof, Erry, JayJ, Kwon, Invert |
| 2017-08-06 | 9 | NA LCS 2017 Summer | 4 - 14 RR |  TL | Lourlo, Reignover, Inori, Dardoch, Goldenglue, Slooshi, Mickey, Piglet, Matt, konkwon, David Lim, Cain |
| 2017-04-23 | NQ | NACS 2017 Summer Open Qualifiers | 0 : 2  8.1 | TL.A | Ron, Chorong, Arcsecond, Youngbin, KonKwon |
| 2016-12-14 | Q | NACS 2017 Spring Qualifiers | 3 : 0 SEC |  BGJ | RF Legendary, Wiggily, Pekin Woof, Tails, KonKwon |
| 2016-07-07 | 5 | NACS 2016 Summer | 1-3-1 RR |  APP | Cris, Diamondprox, Shiphtur, Roar, KonKwon |
| 2016-04-17 | 5 - 6 | NA LCS 2016 Spring Playoffs |  NRG | Impact, Moon, GBM, Altec, KonKwon, Hermit | |
Media[]
- 2016
- May 20, Power Outage - KonKwon: 'Our communication problems got better and worse at the same time' with , and on The Score
- June 21, KonKwon on returning to the NACS: 'I can do better than a lot of LCS pros...wanted to keep trying' with , and on The Score
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-24 | NA LCS 2018 Summer | FLY vs  OPT | Link |
Images[]
CST KonKwon, NA LCS 2015 Spring
CST KonKwon, NACS 2015 Summer
NRG KonKwon, NA LCS 2016 Spring
APP KonKwon, NACS 2016 Summer
BGJ KonKwon, NACS 2017 Spring
TL konkwon, NA LCS 2017 Summer
FLY Kwon, NA LCS 2018 Summer
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kwon's TwitLonger twitlonger.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Team Dragon Knights' Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Team Coast Picks Up Final Five – Impaler and Sheep to F5 content.azubu.tv
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Sacramento Kings co-owners buy LCS spot, recruit GBM, Impact dailydot.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Team Coast Picks Up Final Five – Impaler and Sheep to F5 content.azubu.tv
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Quas, Santorin and KiWiKiD join NRG Esports espn.go.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Sacramento Kings co-owners buy LCS spot, recruit GBM, Impact dailydot.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 NRG eSports' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 KonKwon's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Apex Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 KonKwon's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 KonKwon to sub for Team Liquid - '[Watching Worlds] re-ignited my passion towards the game' espn.com
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 KonKwon's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 KonKwon to sub for Team Liquid - '[Watching Worlds] re-ignited my passion towards the game' espn.com
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 KonKwon's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Swaguhsaurus' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Kwon's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Nick Phan's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - ; after change - NA - 2018-05-10
- ↑ Kwon's TwitLonger twitlonger.com
- ↑ Team Coast Picks Up Final Five – Impaler and Sheep to F5 content.azubu.tv
- ↑ KonKwon's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ KonKwon's Tweet twitter.com