Photon

Photon
Photon
Background Information
Name	Kyeong Gyu-tae (경규태)
Country of Birth	; South Korea
Birthday	November 30, 2001 (age 24)
Residency	KRKorea
Competitive
Role	; Top Laner
Favorite Champs	;
Competitive IDs	gyuvee
Soloqueue IDs	KR: FA gyuvee, 1 cent top
Social Media & Links

Overview

Tournament Results

Stats

Match History

Kyeong "Photon" Gyu-tae (Hangul: 경규태) is a League of Legends esports player, previously top laner for Dignitas. He was previously known as gyuvee.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team	Start	End
KR	⁠⁠Gen.G Academy	Sep 20192019-09-01	Nov 20202020-11-17^[1]	1yr 2mo ejel
KR	⁠⁠LSB Challengers	Feb 20212021-02-17^[3]	Nov 20212021-11-15^[2]	8mo 26d ejel
KR	⁠⁠T1 Challengers	Dec 20212021-12-05^[5]	Dec 20222022-12-08^[4]	1yr 3d ejel
EMEA	⁠⁠Team Vitality	Dec 20222022-12-23^[7]	Dec 20242024-12-06^[6]	2yr 14d ejel
EMEA	⁠⁠Beşiktaş Esports	Jan 20252025-01-17^[10]	Jun 20252025-06-03^[9]	4mo 17d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Dignitas	Jul 20252025-07-24^[12]	Dec 20252025-12-10^[11]	4mo 17d ejel

	Team	Start	End
KR	⁠⁠Gen.G Academy	Sep 20192019-09-01	Nov 20202020-11-17^[1]	1yr 2mo ejel
KR	⁠⁠LSB Challengers	Feb 20212021-02-17^[3]	Nov 20212021-11-15^[2]	8mo 26d ejel
KR	⁠⁠T1 Challengers	Dec 20212021-12-05^[5]	Dec 20222022-12-08^[4]	1yr 3d ejel
EMEA	⁠⁠Team Vitality	Dec 20222022-12-23^[7]	Dec 20242024-12-06^[6]	2yr 14d ejel
EMEA	⁠⁠Beşiktaş Esports	Jan 20252025-01-17^[10]	Jun 20252025-06-03^[9]	4mo 17d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Dignitas	Jul 20252025-07-24^[12]	Dec 20252025-12-10^[11]	4mo 17d ejel

News

2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

KR

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⁠GEN.A

September 1,
gyuvee and
Swamp join.

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KR

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⁠GEN.A

November 17,
gyuvee leaves. Lyn (Head Coach) leaves for main roster.^[1]

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KR	⁠⁠LSB.C	February 17, gyuvee joins.^[3] e
KR	⁠⁠LSB.C	March 7, gyuvee's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.^[13] e
KR	⁠⁠LSB.C	November 15, gyuvee, Seize, TolanD, and Kabbie leave.^[2] e
KR	⁠⁠T1.C	December 5, gyuvee, Toland, Trigger, and Kabbie join. Forest joins from academy roster. Roach (Top to Coach) changes position.^[5] gyuvee renames to Photon.^[14] Photon's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023. Forest, Toland, Trigger, Kabbie, and Roach (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022.^[15] e

KR	⁠⁠T1.C	December 8, Photon leaves.^[4] e
EMEA	⁠⁠VIT	December 23, Photon, Neon, Kaiser, Carter (Head Coach), and Kayys (Analyst) join. Mephisto (Head Coach to Coach) changes position. Bo moves to starting roster. Perkz and Hjarnan (Assistant Coach) will remain with the team for 2023. Saku (Strategic Coach) and Noodlez (Head Analyst) leave.^[7]^[8] e

EMEA	⁠⁠VIT	January 3, Photon, Kaiser, and Carter (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2024. Neon's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023.^[16] e
EMEA	⁠⁠VIT	December 19, Vetheo, Hylissang, Pad (Strategic Coach), and Mac (LEC Head Manager) join. Carzzy rejoins. Daglas rejoins from academy roster. Stuii (Head Manager to League of Legends Head Manager) changes position. Photon and Carter (Head Coach) will remain with the team for 2024.^[17]^[18] e

EMEA	⁠⁠VIT	September 11, Photon is allowed to look for opportunities with other teams.^[19] e
EMEA	⁠⁠VIT	December 6, Photon leaves.^[6] e

EMEA	⁠⁠BJK	January 17, Photon, Chef, TolanD, Neon, Paixdia, Irean (Head Coach), and HirumaY (Assistant Coach) join.^[10] e
EMEA	⁠⁠BJK	January 20, Photon, CHEF, TolanD, Neon, Paixdia, and Irean (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2025.^[20] e
EMEA	⁠⁠BJK	June 3, Photon, Mask, Six0x, Paixdia, Irean (Head Coach), and HirumaY (Assistant Coach) leave.^[9] e
AME	⁠⁠DIG	July 24, Photon joins.^[12] Photon's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2026.^[21] e
NA	⁠⁠DIG	December 10, Photon is removed from the GCD.^[11] e

Biography

Trivia

Individual Awards

1x EU 1st All Pro Team (Winter 2023)
1x LCK CL Best Top (Summer 2022)
1x LCK CL Regular Season MVP (Summer 2022)

Tournament Results

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

Photon Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2025-08-23	7 - 8	LTA North 2025 Split 3	1 : 3⁠⁠DSG	⁠⁠DIG	Photon, Sheiden, Keine, Tomo, Isles, Rigby, Lira
2025-05-15	5	TCL 2025 Spring Playoffs	0 : 3⁠⁠BLDP	⁠⁠BJK	Photon, Chef, Mask, Six0x, Paixdia, Irean, HirumaY
2025-05-09	4	TCL 2025 Spring	7 - 7⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠BJK	Photon, Chef, Mask, Lens, Six0x, Paixdia, Irean, HirumaY
2025-03-03	6	TCL 2025 Winter Playoffs	0 : 2⁠⁠MISA	⁠⁠BJK	Photon, Chef, TolanD, Neon, Paixdia, Irean, HirumaY
2025-02-27	6	TCL 2025 Winter	5 - 9⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠BJK	Photon, Kireas, Chef, TolanD, Neon, Paixdia, Irean, HirumaY
2024-06-30	9	LEC 2024 Summer	2 - 7⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠VIT	Photon, Lyncas, Vetheo, Carzzy, Hylissang, Mac, Carter
2024-04-08	4	LEC 2024 Spring Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠FNC	⁠⁠VIT	Photon, Daglas, Vetheo, Carzzy, Hylissang, Mac, Pad
2024-03-25	2	LEC 2024 Spring	6 - 3⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠VIT	Photon, Daglas, Vetheo, Carzzy, Hylissang, Mac, Pad
2024-02-12	6	LEC 2024 Winter Playoffs	0 : 2⁠⁠MDK	⁠⁠VIT	Photon, Daglas, Vetheo, Carzzy, Hylissang, Carter, Pad, Mac
2024-01-29	6	LEC 2024 Winter	4 - 5⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠VIT	Photon, Daglas, Vetheo, Carzzy, Hylissang, Carter, Pad

Media

2023
2025

January 22, VIT Photon: “Evi is a good player and friend, so I want to play against him” with LEC GLISCOR on Blix
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September 2, DIG Photon: “Honestly, I don’t feel like I deserve the result. I think I really have confidence in myself.” with Arsh Goyal on lcsprofiles
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Post-Match Interviews

2021
2022
2023
2024

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2021-07-27	LCK CL 2021 Summer	DK.C vs LSB.C	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2022-01-24	LCK CL 2022 Spring	KDF.C vs T1.C	Link
2022-02-21	LCK CL 2022 Spring	NS.C vs T1.C	Link
2022-06-27	LCK CL 2022 Summer	BRO.C vs T1.C	Link
2022-07-25	LCK CL 2022 Summer	NS.C vs T1.C	Link
2022-08-01	LCK CL 2022 Summer	T1.C vs DRX.C	Link