| Retired as Player | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sw0rd | ||
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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Choi Sung-won (최성원) | |
| Country of Birth | South Korea | |
| Birthday | June 16, 1997 (age 27) | |
| Residency | Korea | |
| Competitive | ||
| Role | Coach | |
| Competitive IDs | Fencer, Sword | |
| Soloqueue IDs | KR: 이도류 | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Choi "Sw0rd" Sung-won (Hangul: 최성원) is a League of Legends esports player, previously coach for OKSavingsBank BRION. His name was previously stylized Sword. He was previously known as Fencer.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Team Turquality | Dec 20152015-12-14[1] | Jan 20172017-01-10 | 1yr 27d | ejel | ||
 Griffin | Jan 20172017-01-10 | Jan 20212021-01-05[2] | 4yr 26d | Inactive ejel | ||
 Fredit BRION | Nov 20212021-11-16[4] | Nov 20222022-11-20[3] | 1yr 4d | ejel | ||
| BRION Challengers | Apr 20232023-04-09[6] | May 20232023-05-17[5] | 1mo 8d | ejel | ||
| OK BRION Challengers | May 20232023-05-17[5] | Feb 20242024-02-23 | 9mo 6d | ejel | ||
| OK BRION | Feb 20242024-02-23 | Nov 20242024-11-27[8] | 9mo 4d | ejel |
| Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Turquality | Dec 20152015-12-14[1] | Jul 20162016-07-01 | 6mo 18d | ejel | ||
| Team Turquality | Jul 20162016-07-01 | Jan 20172017-01-10 | 6mo 9d | ejel | ||
| Griffin | Jan 20172017-01-10 | Jun 20202020-06-08[9] | 3yr 4mo | ejel | ||
| Griffin | Jun 20202020-06-08[9] | Jan 20212021-01-05[2] | 6mo 27d | Inactive ejel | ||
| Fredit BRION | Nov 20212021-11-16[4] | Nov 20222022-11-20[3] | 1yr 4d | ejel | ||
| BRION Challengers | Apr 20232023-04-09[6] | May 20232023-05-17[5] | 1mo 8d | ejel | ||
| OK BRION Challengers | May 20232023-05-17[5] | Feb 20242024-02-23 | 9mo 6d | ejel | ||
| OK BRION | Feb 20242024-02-23 | Nov 20242024-11-27[8] | 9mo 4d | ejel |
News
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
 TT | January 10, Fencer leaves. | |
 GRF | January 10, Fencer, Shield, Kang Dae-hee (Head Coach), and Cho Gyu-nam (CEO) join. Greed and Build move to substitutes. Fencer renames to Sword. |
| GRF | May 30, Sword, Tarzan, Chovy, Rather, Viper, Lehends, and cvMax (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.[10] |
| GRF | January 25, Sword, Tarzan, Chovy, Rather, Viper, Lehends, and Kabbie's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.[11] |
| GRF | June 8, Citrus joins. Chaos (Coach to Interim Head Coach) and Chico (Trainee Coach to Coach) change positions. Naehyun, Wayne, and Yusin move to starting roster. zzun moves to substitute. Sword becomes inactive.[9] |
| GRF | January 5, Team disbands. Sword and Jaceyoung (Analyst) leave.[2] | |
 BRO | November 16, Sword joins as substitute.[4] | |
| 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.[12] | |
| BRO | November 25, Sword renames to Sw0rd.[13] |
| BRO.C | April 9, Sw0rd (Coach) joins. MintTea (Head Coach) rejoins.[6][7] | |
| BRO.C | April 10, MintTea (Head Coach) and Sw0rd (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023.[14] | |
| BRO.C | May 17, BRION Challengers rebrands as OK BRION Challengers.[5] | |
| BRO.C | July 13, Kangin, Raptor, Enosh, and Gyosoo's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2024. Ivory, Pollu, DDoiV, and Sw0rd (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023. MintTea (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2025.[15] | |
| BRO.C | November 27, Samver joins. Ivory, Pollu, DDoiV, and Sw0rd (Coach)'s contracts are extended.[16][17][18] | |
| BRO.C | December 20, Ivory, Samver, DDoiV, and Sw0rd (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2024. Pollu's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2025.[19] |
Biography[]
Trivia[]
- His ID Sw0rd is based on the light novel and anime series "Sword Art Online".
- His neck wrinkles are result of his neck being wrapped by umbilical cord. He is open about this and considers it his trademark.
- Wants to learn English, Chinese, and Japanese.
- He doesn't like coriander but other than that he likes every type of food.
- His music interests are: J-Pop, Rap, and songs from animation.
- Considers Khan his close friend.
- Was one of the first Korean imports to play in Turkey, along with his former teammate Reach, when he joined Team Turquality for the TCL 2016 Winter Season.
- When he reached the LCK with Griffin, he also became the first player to play in the LCK after playing in Turkey.
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Media[]
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- June 14, Griffin Viper: "I’m confident about making it to the playoffs." with Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- June 16, Griffin Viper: "It doesn’t make sense for us to get caught off guard by those surprising picks in the current meta." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- June 26, GRF Sword on Khan's Previous Comment: "I’ll keep my neck clean so I hope anyone comes to chop it off, if they can." with Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- July 28, Griffin Sword: "Everyone on the team trusted Viper's Teemo pick." with Ki-Baek "Juneau" Nam, Changsik "Alle" Son, , and James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- December 29, Griffin Sword on Playing Against Gen.G: "I think that my teammates have been doing great lately. I am certain we can win" with Ji-Eun “Meii” Paek and Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo on Inven Global
- January 17, GRF Sword: "SKT T1 will be so scary once they shape up more as a team. Afreeca has such a strong upper lane. Personally, I think they're tough since there's Kiin in the top lane." with Byungho "Haao" Kim and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- January 25, GRF Sword on Their Next Match Against SKT: "Keep your guard up, Dong-ha (Khan)." with Youngbo "Roxyy" Sim and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- January 31, GRF Lehends on his Braum pick: “I like playing Braum, but Viper doesn’t like anything I play. So, I am thinking about giving up and just playing whatever I want.” with Kevin Kim on Korizon Esports
- January 31, GRF Lehends on Chovy's KDA : "I hope you get killed two or three times more and become similar to my KDA." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- February 2, Griffin's Captain, Sword, Gives His Team a Score: "I’d give it a 9 out of 10. I took 1 point off because of myself -- because of the emotional thing I had gone through today." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and Ji-Eun “Meii” Paek on Inven Global
- February 15, GRF Sword: "I believe I'm the best 'tank' top laner in the LCK. The only other top laner that's better than me on non-tanks is Khan" with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- February 20, cvMax on the unreal performance of Griffin: “We are united, with five players as one.” with Kevin Kim on Korizon Esports
- February 22, GRF Sword on Their New Player, Kanavi: "He may not be as good as Tarzan right now but he’s really great in solo ranked so I think he will soon adapt to playing in the professional tournament." with Youngbo "Roxyy" Sim and Ji-Eun “Meii” Paek on Inven Global
- March 8, GRF Sword: "Khan did extremely well today... I respect him; I just wanted to hug him out of respect rather than say anything." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- March 10, GRF Chovy: "We pucked Galio first so that we can benefit from the picks and bans." with David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- March 10, Griffin’s Sword regarding Tarzan’s Baron steal against Sandbox Gaming: ” I did not imagine he would steal it, and I only have admiration for Tarzan’s talents right now.” with Kevin Kim on Korizon Esports
- March 20, Victim of the Changed Meta in Top Lane? - Griffin Sword's Growing Pains by Beom "Nswer" Park and David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- March 21, Griffin Sword: "I thought a Sword vs Sword meta will come someday... I did my best to prepare, but apparently, it wasn’t enough." with Youngbo "Roxyy" Sim, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo, and David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- March 21, Griffin Sword: “Coach cvMax told us not to obsess over magic numbers… He said that it’s okay for us to lose, as long as we play our game” with Minseong Kim on Korizon Esports
- April 9, GRF Sword: "Khan should have a bad memory of me and my Sion. I'll make him recall that memory at the Finals." with Minyoung "Irro" Jang and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- June 6, GRF Sword on Playing Against Kiin: "I think the design of my glasses granted me the advantage. I’d like to thank my parents for recommending the design." with Viion on Inven Global
- June 8, GRF Sword: "The Jayce nerf is quite noticeable. But thanks to it, he is now reliably getting through the ban phase." with Irro and Ready on Inven Global
- June 30, GRF Sword: "I'm a personal fan of DoinB. I also really like JD Gaming's Zoom and Top Esports' LokeN. Rift Rivals is a perfect opportunity for me to meet the players that I like" with Lasso and Ready on Inven Global
- July 4, [Rift Rivals] GRF Sword on LCK's Performance: "It felt good watching them - it made me feel that Korea is great again." with Lasso and Viion on Inven Global
- July 7, [Rift Rivals Finals] Faker: "It's been a while since LCK won an international tournament. I hope the LCK wins more this year." with Viion on Inven Global
- August 27, [LCK Finals Media Day] Between Friendship and Competition - GRF Sword and SKT Khan Play Mind Games With Each Other with Lasso and Viion on Inven Global
- October 18, [Worlds 2019] GRF Sword: "Lehends is always cocky... He really did well, so I think he deserves to be cocky on his Rakan performance today." with Lasso and Viion on Inven Global
- November 20, [Exclusive] Sword, Tarzan, Rather, and Coach Chaos Talk About cvMax's Violent Behavior with Lasso, Haao, Viion, and Quest on Inven Global
- February 14, GRF Sword: "We’ve been showing bad performances from the beginning of the season; we’ll do our best to show better synergy." with Viion on Inven Global
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-28 | LCK 2022 Spring |  BRO vs  KDF | Link |
| 2020-02-14 | LCK 2020 Spring |  GRF vs  APK | Link |
| 2019-07-07 | Rift Rivals 2019 LCK-LPL-LMS-VCS |  DWG vs  JDG | Link |
| 2019-06-30 | LCK 2019 Summer |  KZ vs GRF | Link |
| 2019-06-06 | LCK 2019 Summer | GRF vs  AF | Link |
| 2019-03-31 | LCK 2019 Spring |  JAG vs GRF | Link |
| 2019-03-10 | LCK 2019 Spring |  SB vs GRF | Link |
| 2019-02-20 | LCK 2019 Spring |  GEN vs GRF | Link |
| 2019-01-31 | LCK 2019 Spring | GRF vs  SKT | Link |
| 2018-12-27 | KeSPA Cup 2018 | AF vs GRF | Link |
| 2018-06-26 | LCK 2018 Summer | KZ vs GRF | Link |
| 2018-06-16 | LCK 2018 Summer |  bbq vs GRF | Link |
| 2018-06-14 | LCK 2018 Summer |  MVP vs GRF | Link |
Images[]
TT Fencer, TCL 2016 Winter
GRF Sword, CK 2017 Spring
GRF Sword, CK 2017 Summer
GRF Sword, CK 2018 Spring
GRF Sword, LCK 2018 Summer
GRF Sword, LCK 2019 Spring
GRF Sword, LCK 2019 Summer
GRF Sword, LCK 2020 Spring
BRO Sw0rd, LCK 2022 Spring
BRO Sw0rd, LCK 2022 Summer
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Team Turquality's Facebook Post (TuTeam Turquality's Facebook Post (Turkish) facebook.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Fredit BRION's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Fredit BRION's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 OKSavingsBank BRION's Tweet (Korean) twitter.co.kr
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 BRION's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 BRION's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 OKSavingsBank BRION's X Post (Korean) x.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Griffin's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2018-05-15; after change - KR - 2018-05-30
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2019-01-18; after change - KR - 2019-01-25
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2021-11-16; after change - KR - 2021-11-17
- ↑ Fredit BRION's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2023-04-09; after change - KR - 2023-04-10
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2023-07-12; after change - KR - 2023-07-13
- ↑ OKSavingsBank BRION's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ OKSavingsBank BRION's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ OKSavingsBank BRION's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2023-12-19; after change - KR - 2023-12-20