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Mata
Background Information
NameCho Se-hyeong (조세형)
Country of Birth
South Korea
BirthdayFebruary 27, 1994 (age 31)
Residency
KR
Korea
Competitive
TeamT1
Contract Expires2026-11-16
Role
Coach
Favorite Champs



Soloqueue IDsKR: Mata
NA: Not Bread Bro
CN: VG Sup perman
Social Media & Links

Cho "Mata" (▶️ listen) Se-hyeong (Hangul: 조세형) is a League of Legends esports player, currently coach for T1.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes
Dates:Approx|Exact
TeamStartEnd
KR
BBT
Oct 20122012-10-25Feb 20132013-02-013mo 7d
ejel
KR
MVP Ozone
Feb 20132013-02-12[2]Sep 20132013-09-06[1]6mo 22d
ejel
KR
Samsung White
Sep 20132013-09-06[4]Oct 20142014-10-25[3]1yr 1mo
ejel
CN
Vici Star Gaming
Nov 20142014-11-27[5]≈Jan 2015≈2015-01-??≈1mo 13d
ejel
CN
Vici Gaming
≈Jan 2015≈2015-01-??Dec 20152015-12-11[6]≈11mo 1d
ejel
CN
RNG
Dec 20152015-12-11[9]Nov 20162016-11-14[7]11mo 3d
ejel
KR
KT Rolster
Dec 20162016-12-04[11]Nov 20182018-11-13[10]1yr 11mo
ejel
KR
SK Telecom T1
Nov 20182018-11-25[13]Nov 20192019-11-18[12]1yr 23d
ejel
CN
RNG
Dec 20192019-12-16[15]Dec 20202020-12-17[14]1yr 1d
ejel
KR
Riot Games Inc.
Jun 20232023-06-04Nov 20232023-11-29[16]5mo 25d
ejel
KR
Gen.G
Nov 20232023-11-29[18]Feb 20242024-02-20[17]2mo 21d
ejel
KR
Gen.G

Feb 20242024-02-20[17]Nov 20242024-11-18[19]8mo 27d
ejel
KR
T1
Nov 20242024-11-21[20]Present7mo 29d
ej
TeamStartEnd
KR
BBT
Oct 20122012-10-25Feb 20132013-02-013mo 7d
ejel
KR
MVP Ozone
Feb 20132013-02-12[2]Sep 20132013-09-06[1]6mo 22d
ejel
KR
Samsung White
Sep 20132013-09-06[4]Oct 20142014-10-25[3]1yr 1mo
ejel
CN
Vici Star Gaming
Nov 20142014-11-27[5]≈Jan 2015≈2015-01-??≈1mo 13d
ejel
CN
Vici Gaming
≈Jan 2015≈2015-01-??Dec 20152015-12-11[6]≈11mo 1d
ejel
CN
RNG
Dec 20152015-12-11[9]Nov 20162016-11-14[7]11mo 3d
ejel
KR
KT Rolster
Dec 20162016-12-04[11]Nov 20182018-11-13[10]1yr 11mo
ejel
KR
SK Telecom T1
Nov 20182018-11-25[13]Nov 20192019-11-18[12]1yr 23d
ejel
CN
RNG
Dec 20192019-12-16[15]Dec 20202020-12-17[14]1yr 1d
ejel
KR
Riot Games Inc.
Jun 20232023-06-04Nov 20232023-11-29[16]5mo 25d
ejel
KR
Gen.G
Nov 20232023-11-29[18]Feb 20242024-02-20[17]2mo 21d
ejel
KR
Gen.G

Feb 20242024-02-20[17]Nov 20242024-11-18[19]8mo 27d
ejel
KR
T1
Nov 20242024-11-21[20]Present7mo 29d
ej

News

  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
KR
BBTOctober 25,
Anta,
JangTa,
Bulta,
Cata, and
Mata join.
KR
BBTFebruary 1,
Anta,
JangTa,
Bulta,
Catastrophi, and
Mata leave.
KR
MVP.OFebruary 12,
innovation and
Mata join.
[2]
KR
MVP.OSeptember 6,
Homme,
DanDy,
dade,
imp,
Mata,
Looper, Dopani (Head Coach), BanBazi (Coach), and Choi (General Manager) leave.[1]
KR
SSWSeptember 6,
Looper,
DanDy,
dade,
imp,
Mata, Choi (Head Coach), and DoGGi (Coach) join.

Homme joins as substitute.
[4]
KR
SSWOctober 25,
Mata leaves.[3]
CN
VG.SNovember 27,
DanDy,
Skatch,
Heart, and
Mata join.

x1aolong and
Apollo leave.[5]
CN
VG.SJanuary (approx.),
Carry,
DanDy,
Hetong,
Vasilii,
Mata,
Yh, and Homme (Coach) leave.
Skatch and
Heart leave for academy roster.
CN
VGJanuary (approx.),
Carry,
DanDy,
Hetong,
Vasilii,
Mata, and Homme (Coach) join.

Yh joins as substitute.
CN
VGDecember 11,
Mata leaves.[6]
CN
RNGDecember 11,
Looper,
Mata, and Fly (Coach) join.

LetMe and
LeY move to substitutes.[9]
CN
RNGNovember 14,
Mata leaves.[7][8]
KR
KTDecember 4,
Mata joins.
[11]
KR
KTNovember 13,
Mata leaves.[10]
KR
SKTNovember 25,
Mata and Fly (Coach) join.
Bengi (Coach) and PoohManDu (Coach)'s departures are confirmed.[13]
KR
SKTFebruary 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.[21]
KR
SKTNovember 18,
Mata leaves.[12]
KR
F/ADecember 14,
Mata retires.[22]
CN
RNGDecember 16, Mata (Head Coach) rejoins.[15]
CN
RNGDecember 17, Poppy (Assistant Coach) joins from academy roster. Xiaohu (Mid to Top) and Tabe (Analyst to Head Coach) change positions.
Cryin moves to starting roster. Mata (Head Coach) and Sereno (Coach) leave.
S1xu leaves for academy roster.[14]
KR
RiotJune 4, Easyhoon (Analyst), KaKAO (Analyst), MaRin (Analyst), and Mata (Analyst) join.
KR
RiotNovember 29, Mata (Analyst) leaves.[16]
KR
GENNovember 29,
Kiin,
Canyon, KIM (Head Coach), and Mata (Coach) join.

Chovy,
Lehends, and Helper (Coach) rejoin.
[18][16]
KR
GENNovember 30,
Kiin,
Canyon,
Chovy,
Lehends, KIM (Head Coach), Helper (Coach), and Mata (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2024.[23]
KR
GENFebruary 20, Mata (Coach to Sub/Support/Coach) changes position.[17]
KR
GENNovember 18,
Kiin,
Canyon,
Chovy,
Peyz,
Lehends,
Mata (Coach), KIM (Head Coach), and Helper (Coach) leave.[19]
KR
T1November 21, Mata (Coach) joins.[20]
KR
T1January 17,
Doran,
Gumayusi, and Tom (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2025.
Oner,
Keria, and Mata (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2026.[24]

Biography

Season 3

Cho "Mata" Se-hyeong joined MVP Ozone as a support in February of 2013. In his first season as a professional player, Ozone won the OLYMPUS Champions Spring 2013 finals 3-0 against CJ Entus Blaze in one of the biggest upsets in League of Legends history. The team did fairly well in HOT6iX Champions Summer 2013, placing third after losing 3-1 to SK Telecom T1 but beating CJ Entus Frost 3-2 in the third place match. Ozone earned enough circuit points to qualify automatically to the Season 3 World Championship as the second seed from Korea. A week later, both Ozone and their sister team, MVP Blue, were bought by the Samsung organization, forming Samsung Galaxy Ozone and Samsung Galaxy Blue. Ozone disappointed at worlds, dropping out in groups after losing a tiebreaker to Gambit Gaming.

2014 Season

Ozone began the new year with PANDORA.TV Champions Winter 2013-2014 where they made it to the finals but were swept by the undefeated SKT K to end in second place overall. They placed similarly at HOT6iX Champions Spring 2014, losing 3-1 to Blue in the semis but beating Blaze 3-2 in the third place match to finish in third. A month later, Ozone changed their name to Samsung White. HOT6iX Champions Summer 2014 was not much different for the team. They lost 3-1 again to Blue in the semis but they swept SK Telecom T1 S in the third place match. They were forced to play a tiebreaker against SKT K for the second Korean seed at the 2014 Season World Championship and they swept them 3-0 for the spot. White came into worlds as the heavy favorites and impressed, only dropping two games the whole tournament. They played a fairly one-sided final against Star Horn Royal Club and took the title with a 3-1 victory with Mata managing to earn himself the the MVP title for the tournament. On October 25, 2014, Mata announced that he was leaving the Samsung organization and was considering his options.[25][26] On November 27, 2014, DanDy, Skatch, Heart and Mata all together joined Vici Stand Gaming.[27]

2015 Season

At the beginning of the year, Mata and DanDy were moved to the main Vici Gaming roster to compete in the 2015 LPL Spring Regular Season. They competed in the 2015 Demacia Cup Spring Season first and fell in the round of 16 with a 3-0 loss to Invictus Gaming. They ended in fourth in the LPL regular season but lost in the first round of the 2015 LPL Spring Playoffs, dropping 3-1 to IG. Vici played in the 2015 Demacia Cup Summer Season, making it to the quarterfinals but forfeiting their series against IG. During the 2015 LPL Summer Regular Season, they ended in sixth in the LPL and made it to the quarterfinals of the 2015 LPL Summer Playoffs but Vici lost 3-2 here to IG.

2016 Season

Despite multiple rumors that Mata would return to Korea, likely to play on Incredible Miracle, Mata stayed in China for the 2016 season, moving to Royal Never Give Up.[28] Royal Never Give Up were invited to IEM Katowice in March 2016 where they finished first in their group beating both Origen and Ever. However, they were defeated 1 - 2 by Fnatic in the playoffs bracket, placing third along with Team Solo Mid.

Trivia

  • His ID Mata is named after the soccer player Juan Mata.
  • Sit cross-legged sometimes when competing.
  • Became known for being so incredibly talented on Thresh that fans started comparing him to MadLife. It is said by the fans of OGN that "If MadLife is God then Mata is Buddha".
  • MonteCristo often regarded Mata as the rookie of the year during OLYMPUS Champions Spring 2013 due to his relatively new career as a pro gamer, having started professional LoL during February of 2013.
  • Has multiple accounts that are in Korean Challenger and each play a different role.
  • He is the only support player awarded MVP at the World Championship.
  • Considered by many League commentators and analysts as the greatest support of all time.

Tournament Results

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

Minimum place

Mata Tournament Results
DatePlEventLast ResultTeamRoster
2025-07-122 MSI 2025
2 : 3GEN
T1 Doran,  Oner,  Faker,  Gumayusi,  Keria,  Mata,  Tom
2025-06-152 LCK 2025 Road to MSI
3 : 0HLE
T1 Doran,  Oner,  Faker,  Gumayusi,  Keria,  kkOma,  Mata,  Tom
2025-06-043 LCK 2025 Rounds 1-2
11 - 7RR
T1 Doran,  Oner,  Faker,  Gumayusi,  Smash,  Keria,  kkOma,  Mata,  Tom
2025-02-135 - 6 LCK Cup 2025
2 : 3HLE
T1 Doran,  Oner,  Faker,  Gumayusi,  Smash,  Keria,  kkOma,  Mata,  Tom
2024-03-241 LCK 2024 Spring
17 - 1RR
GEN Kiin,  Canyon,  Chovy,  Peyz,  Lehends,  KIM,  Helper,  Mata
2020-08-099 LPL 2020 Summer
8 - 8RR
RNG New,  705,  XLB,  Xiaohu,  Cryin,  Betty,  GALA,  Ming,  Mata,  Sereno,  Tabe
2020-04-237 - 8 LPL 2020 Spring Playoffs
1 : 3EDG
RNG Langx,  XLB,  Xiaohu,  Betty,  Ming,  Mata,  Tabe
2020-04-207 LPL 2020 Spring
8 - 8RR
RNG Langx,  XLB,  Xiaohu,  Betty,  Ming,  Mata,  Shadow,  Tabe
2019-11-033 - 4 Worlds 2019
1 : 3G2
SKT Khan,  Clid,  Faker,  Teddy,  Effort,  Mata,  Zefa
2019-08-184 LCK 2019 Summer
11 - 7RR
SKT Khan,  Clid,  Haru,  Faker,  Gori,  Teddy,  Mata,  Effort,  Zefa,  Fly,  kkOma


Mata 1v1 Tournament Results
DatePlEventPrizeTeamLast Result
2016-12-115 - 8All-Star 2016 BarcelonaIce0 : 1 ⁠Maple

Media

  • 2014
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019

Post-Match Interviews

  • 2014
  • 2016
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2024
DateTournamentMatchLink
2014-10-19Worlds 2014
SSW
vs
SHR
Link
DateTournamentMatchLink
2016-03-04IEM Season 10 World Championship
ESC
vs
RNG
Link
2016-05-05MSI 2016
SKT
vs
RNG
Link
2016-09-30Worlds 2016
TSM
vs
RNG
Link
DateTournamentMatchLink
2018-01-26LCK 2018 Spring
KT
vs
bbq
Link
2018-02-01LCK 2018 Spring
KT
vs
JAG
Link
2018-02-25LCK 2018 Spring
JAG
vs
KT
Link
2018-03-01LCK 2018 Spring
KT
vs
KDM
Link
2018-03-17LCK 2018 Spring
bbq
vs
KT
Link
2018-06-21LCK 2018 Summer
bbq
vs
KT
Link
2018-06-23LCK 2018 Summer
KT
vs
GEN
Link
2018-07-15LCK 2018 Summer
KT
vs
AF
Link
2018-08-02LCK 2018 Summer
JAG
vs
KT
Link
DateTournamentMatchLink
2019-03-01LCK 2019 Spring
SKT
vs
GEN
Link
2019-04-07LCK 2019 Spring Playoffs
SKT
vs
KZ
Link
2019-04-13LCK 2019 Spring Playoffs
GRF
vs
SKT
Link
2019-06-27LCK 2019 Summer
SKT
vs
KT
Link
2019-08-31LCK 2019 Summer Playoffs
GRF
vs
SKT
Link
DateTournamentMatchLink
2024-04-14LCK 2024 Spring Playoffs
GEN
vs
T1
Link

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 삼성전자 MVP 인수하며 LOL 팀 창단, 팀명은 '삼성 갤럭시 프로게임팀' (Korean) inven.co.kr
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 [클럽마스터즈] 이름만 봐도 눈이 부신 로스터! LOL클럽마스터즈, 출전 선수 명단 공개 (Korean) inven.co.kr
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Mata's Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 삼성전자 MVP 인수하며 LOL 팀 창단, 팀명은 '삼성 갤럭시 프로게임팀' (Korean) inven.co.kr
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Vici Gaming's Weibo Post (Chinese) p.t.qq.com
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 皇族电子竞技俱乐部RNG战队人员变动公告 (Chinese) weibo.com
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Mata's Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 RNG's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 皇族电子竞技俱乐部RNG战队人员变动公告 (Chinese) weibo.com
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 KT Rolster's Facebook Post facebook.com
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 kt 서포터 '마타' 조세형 합류... 역대급 라인업 완성 (Korean) fomos.kr
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 SK Telecom T1's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 SK Telecom T1's Tweet twitter.com
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 Royal Never Give Up's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 Royal Never Give Up's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 Gen.G's Tweet twitter.com
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 LCK's Tweet twitter.com
  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 Gen.G's Tweet twitter.com
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 Gen.G's X Post x.com
  20. 20.0 20.1 20.2 T1's X Post x.com
  21. Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2019-02-08; after change - KR - 2019-02-12
  22. Mata's Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
  23. Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2023-11-29; after change - KR - 2023-11-30
  24. Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2025-01-16; after change - KR - 2025-01-17
  25. Mata's Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
  26. Mata departs Samsung White onGamers.com
  27. Vici Gaming's Tencent Weibo Post (Chinese) t.qq.com
  28. VG '마타' 조세형, RNG로 전격 이적 (Korean) fomos.kr