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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Kim Tae-hoon (김태훈) | |
| Country of Birth | South Korea | |
| Birthday | July 14, 1999 (age 25) | |
| Residency | Korea | |
| Competitive | ||
| Role | Mid Laner | |
| Soloqueue IDs | KR: lavazz#KR1, 2887163898725728#KR1, 라바99#KR1, 무리쿵#태 훈 BR: LeagueOfStatikk#BR1 | |
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Kim "Lava" Tae-hoon (Hangul: 김태훈) is a League of Legends esports player, previously mid laner for Movistar R7. He was previously known as TaeHoon.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SK Telecom T1 | ≈Oct 2016≈2016-10-?? | ≈Dec 2016≈2016-12-?? | ≈2mo 21d ejel | ||
 ROX Tigers | Jun 20172017-06-27[3] | Apr 20182018-04-15[1] | 9mo 18d ejel | ||
 Hanwha Life | Apr 20182018-04-15[5] | Sep 20202020-09-29[4] | 2yr 5mo ejel | ||
 Fredit BRION | Dec 20202020-12-04[8] | Nov 20222022-11-20[7] | 1yr 11mo ejel | ||
 Los Grandes | Dec 20222022-12-14[10] | Oct 20232023-10-16[9] | 10mo 2d ejel | ||
 Movistar R7 | Dec 20232023-12-18[12] | May 20242024-05-17[11] | 4mo 30d ejel |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK Telecom T1 | ≈Oct 2016≈2016-10-?? | Nov 20162016-11-01[13] | ≈22d ejel | ||
| SK Telecom T1 | Nov 20162016-11-01[13] | ≈Dec 2016≈2016-12-?? | ≈1mo 30d ejel | ||
| ROX Tigers | Jun 20172017-06-27[3] | Apr 20182018-04-15[1] | 9mo 18d ejel | ||
| Hanwha Life | Apr 20182018-04-15[5] | Dec 20192019-12-23[14] | 1yr 8mo ejel | ||
| Hanwha Life | Dec 20192019-12-23[14] | Jan 20202020-01-20[15] | 28d ejel | ||
| Hanwha Life | Jan 20202020-01-20[15] | May 20202020-05-08 | 3mo 19d ejel | ||
| Hanwha Life | May 20202020-05-08 | Sep 20202020-09-29[4] | 4mo 21d ejel | ||
 hyFresh Blade | Dec 20202020-12-04[8] | Dec 20202020-12-15[16] | 11d ejel | ||
| Fredit BRION | Dec 20202020-12-15[16] | Nov 20222022-11-20[7] | 1yr 11mo ejel | ||
| Los Grandes | Dec 20222022-12-14[10] | Oct 20232023-10-16[9] | 10mo 2d ejel | ||
| Movistar R7 | Dec 20232023-12-18[12] | May 20242024-05-17[11] | 4mo 30d ejel |
News
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
 SKT | October (approx.), Aiming and TaeHoon join as trainees. | |
| SKT | November 1, Profit joins. TaeHoon moves to starting roster.[13] | |
| SKT | December (approx.), TaeHoon and Aiming leave. |
 ROX | April 15, Lindarang, SeongHwan, Lava, Sangyoon, Key, Mightybear, Kuzan, OnAir (Head Coach), and Emperor (Coach) leave.[1][2] | |
 HLE | April 15, Lindarang, SeongHwan, Lava, Sangyoon, Key, OnAir (Head Coach), and Emperor (Coach) join. Mightybear and Kuzan join as substitutes.[5][6] | |
| 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.[17] | |
| HLE | November 22, SoHwan and Thal join. Lava, Sangyoon, and Key's contracts are extended.[18] |
| HLE | January 10, SoHwan, Thal, Bono, Tempt, Sangyoon, LinLan (Coach), and Woong (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019. Moojin and Onair (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020. Lava's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.[19] | |
| HLE | December 23, Lava (Mid to Bot) changes position.[14] |
| HLE | January 20, Lava (Bot to Sub/Mid) changes position.[15] | |
| HLE | May 8, Lava moves to starting roster. | |
| HLE | September 29, YeongJae and Lava leave.[4] | |
 BRB | December 4, Lava joins.[8] UmTi, Lava, and Crescent's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.[20] | |
 BRO | December 15, hyFresh Blade rebrands as Fredit BRION.[16] |
| BRO | November 14, UmTi, Lava, Hena, and Delight's contracts are extended through 2022. Hoya, Chieftain, and Yaharong leave.[21][22] | |
| BRO | November 17, UmTi, Lava, Hena, Delight, Sword, Drinker (Coach), and Edgar (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022.[23] |
| BRO | November 20, Morgan, Lava, Delight, and Sw0rd leave.[7] | |
 LOS | December 14, HiRit, Lava, Netuno, Zay, and Stardust (Head Coach) join.[10] HiRit, Lava, Stardust (Head Coach), and Riyev (Positional Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023. Netuno and zay's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2025.[24] |
| LOS | October 16, enel1 and Lava are removed from the GCD.[9] | |
| LOS | November 21, Ranger and Stardust (Head Coach) leave. Lava's departure is confirmed.[25] | |
 R7 | December 18, Summit, Lava, and Revehaza (Coach) join. Khynm (Head Coach) and Pointless (Strategic Coach)'s contracts are extended.[12] |
| R7 | January 9, Summit, Lava, and Daiky's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2024. Oddie and Khynm (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2024. Ceo and Lyonz's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2025.[26] | |
| R7 | May 17, Lava leaves.[11] |
Biography
Trivia
- His former ID TaeHoon is based on his given name (Tae-hoon).
- His personality type is ENFP.
Pentakills
| Date | Region | Tournament | Team | Vs | Champion | Pos | W/L | KDA | SB | VOD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-09 | Korea | LCK 2021 Summer |  |  | Akali | Mid | W | 9/1/4 | Link | Link |
| 2018-01-25 | Korea | LCK 2018 Spring |  |  | Corki | Mid | W | 9/0/4 | Link | Link |
- Click here for a full list of pentakills by all players.
Tournament Results
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Media
- 2018
- 2019
- January 25, ROX Lava: "The Stopwatch should be usable at 10 minutes." with Kyeongbeom "Its" Kim and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- February 6, ROX Lava on the Glitch: "I've never seen such thing happen." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, Beom "Nswer" Park, , and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- February 21, ROX Lava: "I’m preparing some champions that other players don’t play." with Minyoung "Irro" Jang, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo, , and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- February 21, ROX Lava: "The coaches thought Ekko was good and suggested to me to play him." with Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- February 27, ROX Lava: "I learned a lot from watching Faker and Bdd play Zoe" with Kyeongbeom "Its" Kim and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- March 3, ROX Lava: "Since Stopwatch is nerfed and there will be less wards, more assassins might appear." with Changsik "Alle" Son 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 21, ROX Sangyoon: "As if our head coach had taken drugs, when we're feeling down, he acts crazy and brightens the mood" with Kyeongbeom "Its" Kim and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- June 14, Sangyoon on His Victory Against bbq Olivers: "(singing) I feel happy~ I feel happy" with Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- June 23, Lindarang: "Even with the current chaotic state of the meta, you can make traditional compositions work. It depends on how you play with what you have." with 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
- March 3, HLE Lava on the trust that the coaching staff put in him: "I strongly communicated that I wanted to keep playing." with Ashley Kang on Korizon Esports
- March 3, HLE bonO: "We still have a shot at playoffs. We’ll make sure that we win all remaining matches to get there." with David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- December 25, [KeSPA Cup] HLE Lava: "I believe that 2020 is the year where I’ll finally be able to go to playoffs and aim higher from there" with Arra, Laff, and Quest on Inven Global
- December 28, Lava "Korean Perkz" says HLE wants to break the LCK status quo (Korean) with Ashley Kang on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
- 2018
- 2019
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-25 | LCK 2018 Spring |  ROX vs  KDM | Link |
| 2018-02-08 | LCK 2018 Spring |  JAG vs ROX | Link |
| 2018-02-21 | LCK 2018 Spring |  MVP vs ROX | Link |
| 2018-02-27 | LCK 2018 Spring |  KT vs ROX | Link |
| 2018-03-03 | LCK 2018 Spring | ROX vs  bbq | Link |
| 2018-03-21 | LCK 2018 Spring |  KSV vs ROX | Link |
| 2018-06-14 | LCK 2018 Summer |  HLE vs bbq | Link |
| 2018-06-17 | LCK 2018 Summer | JAG vs HLE | Link |
| 2018-06-23 | LCK 2018 Summer | HLE vs  AF | Link |
| 2018-07-13 | LCK 2018 Summer | HLE vs  SKT | Link |
| 2018-07-25 | LCK 2018 Summer | HLE vs JAG | Link |
| 2018-07-27 | LCK 2018 Summer | bbq vs HLE | Link |
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-20 | LCK 2019 Spring | AF vs HLE | Link |
| 2019-03-03 | LCK 2019 Spring |  GEN vs HLE | Link |
| 2019-06-08 | LCK 2019 Summer | HLE vs KT | Link |
| 2019-06-22 | LCK 2019 Summer | HLE vs JAG | Link |
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-21 | LCK 2021 Spring |  DK vs  BRO | Link |
| 2021-02-04 | LCK 2021 Spring | BRO vs KT | Link |
| 2021-02-17 | LCK 2021 Spring | BRO vs  LSB | Link |
| 2021-06-09 | LCK 2021 Summer | BRO vs LSB | Link |
| 2021-06-23 | LCK 2021 Summer | DK vs BRO | Link |
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-16 | LCK 2022 Spring | HLE vs BRO | Link |
| 2022-01-28 | LCK 2022 Spring | BRO vs  KDF | Link |
| 2022-02-11 | LCK 2022 Spring |  NS vs BRO | Link |
| 2022-02-26 | LCK 2022 Spring | KT vs BRO | Link |
| 2022-03-02 | LCK 2022 Spring | BRO vs HLE | Link |
| 2022-03-05 | LCK 2022 Spring | BRO vs NS | Link |
| 2022-03-10 | LCK 2022 Spring | BRO vs LSB | Link |
| 2022-07-15 | LCK 2022 Summer | BRO vs NS | Link |
| 2022-07-31 | LCK 2022 Summer | NS vs BRO | Link |
| 2022-08-06 | LCK 2022 Summer | HLE vs BRO | Link |
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-12 | CBLOL 2023 Split 1 |  LOS vs  LOUD | |
| 2023-03-05 | CBLOL 2023 Split 1 | LOS vs  ITZ | |
| 2023-04-08 | CBLOL 2023 Split 1 Playoffs | LOS vs  FUR |
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-26 | LLA 2024 Opening |  R7 vs  ISG | Link |
| 2024-02-28 | LLA 2024 Opening |  LEV vs R7 | Link |
Images
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ROX Lava, LCK 2018 Spring -
HLE Lava, LCK 2018 Summer -
HLE Lava, LCK 2019 Summer -
HLE Lava, LCK 2020 Spring -
HLE Lava, LCK 2020 Summer
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BRO Lava, LCK 2021 Spring
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BRO Lava, LCK 2021 Summer
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BRO Lava, LCK 2022 Spring
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BRO Lava, LCK 2022 Summer
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LOS Lava, CBLOL 2023 Split 1
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LOS Lava, CBLOL 2023 Split 2
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R7 Lava, LLA 2024 Opening
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ROX Tigers' Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hanwha Life Esports' Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 KeSPA's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Hanwha Life Esports' Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 ROX Tigers' Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Hanwha Life Esports' Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Fredit BRION's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 hyFresh Blade's Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Archive Pages: before change - BR - 2023-10-15; after change - BR - 2023-10-16
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 CBLOL 2023 - Primeira Etapa: Escalações Oficiais (Portuguese) lolesports.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Movistar R7's Tweet (Spanish) twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Movistar R7's Tweet (Spanish) twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 2016 LoL KeSPA Cup 참가 팀 로스터 공개 (Korean) e-sports.or.kr
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 한화생명e스포츠 최고의 근육 피지컬 (Korean) youtube.com
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 KeSPA's Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 브리온이스포츠, ‘프레딧 브리온’으로 2021 LCK 참가 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 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 - KR - 2018-11-19; after change - KR - 2019-01-10
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2020-12-03; after change - KR - 2020-12-04
- ↑ Fredit BRION's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Fredit BRION's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2021-11-16; after change - KR - 2021-11-17
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - BR - 2022-12-13; after change - BR - 2022-12-14
- ↑ Los Grandes' Tweet (Portuguese) twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - LAT - 2024-01-08; after change - LAT - 2024-01-09