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Trick | ||
Background Information | ||
Name | Kim Gang-yun (김강윤) | |
Country of Birth | South Korea | |
Birthday | July 11, 1995 (age 28) | |
Residency | Korea | |
Competitive | ||
Team | GIANTX | |
Contract Expires | 2024-11-18 | |
Role | Coach | |
Favorite Champs | ||
Competitive IDs | Snowfall, Snow | |
Soloqueue IDs | EUW: SKT Rick, Super Moon, NiceLife XD, Scaphism, ImNotYourBrother, DrinkWater247 KR: CherryStone1, Pepper Japchae, MakeEuGreatAgain BR: Muito prazer | |
Social Media & Links | ||
Kim "Trick" (▶️ listen) Gang-yun (Hangul: 김강윤) is a League of Legends esports player, currently strategic coach for GIANTX. He's most well known for winning four consecutive EU LCS titles with G2 Esports from 2016-2017.
Team History
Team | Start | End | |||
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VTG 2 | ≈Mar 2014≈2014-03-?? | ≈Jun 2014≈2014-06-?? | ≈3mo 29d ejel | ||
CJ Entus | Dec 20142014-12-02[2] | Nov 20152015-11-04[1] | 11mo 2d ejel | ||
G2 Esports | Dec 20152015-12-30[4] | Nov 20172017-11-20[3] | 1yr 10mo ejel | ||
bbq Olivers | Nov 20172017-11-27[7] | Nov 20182018-11-19[5] | 1yr 22d ejel | ||
Galakticos | Dec 20182018-12-07[9] | Feb 20192019-02-18[8] | 2mo 11d ejel | ||
Schalke 04 | Apr 20192019-04-08[11] | Sep 20192019-09-30[10] | 5mo 22d ejel | ||
SK Gaming | Dec 20192019-12-16[13] | Nov 20202020-11-19[12] | 11mo 3d ejel | ||
Los Grandes | Apr 20232023-04-28[15] | Jun 20232023-06-23[14] | 1mo 25d ejel | ||
GIANTX | Feb 20242024-02-29[16] | Present | 18d ej |
Team | Start | End | |||
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VTG 2 | ≈Mar 2014≈2014-03-?? | ≈May 2014≈2014-05-?? | ≈2mo ejel | ||
VTG 2 | ≈May 2014≈2014-05-?? | ≈Jun 2014≈2014-06-?? | ≈1mo 29d ejel | ||
CJ Entus | Dec 20142014-12-02[2] | Jan 20152015-01-02[17] | 1mo ejel | ||
CJ Entus | Jan 20152015-01-02[17] | Jun 20152015-06-30[18] | 5mo 28d ejel | ||
CJ Entus | Jun 20152015-06-30[18] | Nov 20152015-11-04[1] | 4mo 4d ejel | ||
G2 Esports | Dec 20152015-12-30[4] | Nov 20172017-11-20[3] | 1yr 10mo ejel | ||
bbq Olivers | Nov 20172017-11-27[7] | Nov 20182018-11-19[5] | 1yr 22d ejel | ||
Galakticos | Dec 20182018-12-07[9] | Feb 20192019-02-18[8] | 2mo 11d ejel | ||
Schalke 04 | Apr 20192019-04-08[11] | Sep 20192019-09-30[10] | 5mo 22d ejel | ||
SK Gaming | Dec 20192019-12-16[13] | Nov 20202020-11-19[12] | 11mo 3d ejel | ||
Los Grandes | Apr 20232023-04-28[15] | Jun 20232023-06-23[14] | 1mo 25d ejel | ||
GIANTX | Feb 20242024-02-29[16] | Present | 18d ej |
News
- 2014
- 2015
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2023
- 2024
VTG 2 | March (approx.), Aggro Boy, Nisekoi, and Snowfall join. | |
VTG 2 | May (approx.), Snowfall (Support to Jungle) changes position. | |
VTG 2 | June (approx.), Aggro Boy and Snowfall leave. | |
CJ | December 2, Team is reformed as a single team. Shy, Ambition, Trick, CoCo, Roar, MadLife, Max, Onair (Head Coach), and Kezman (Coach) join. Space and fOru (Coach) rejoin.[2] |
CJ | January 2, Trick, Roar, and Max move to trainees.[17] | |
CJ | June 30, Helper joins as substitute. Trick moves to substitute.[18] | |
CJ | November 4, Helper, Trick, and Max leave.[1] | |
G2 | December 30, Trick, Emperor, and YoungBuck (Head Coach) join. Kikis (Jungle to Top) changes position.[4] |
bbq | November 19, Trick and IgNar leave.[5][6] | |
GAL | December 7, Trick joins.[9] Trick's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 30 April 2019.[19] |
GAL | February 18, Trick is removed from the GCD.[8] | |
GAL | February 19, Trick's departure is confirmed.[20] | |
S04 | April 8, Trick joins.[11] | |
S04 | May 15, Trick's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019.[21] | |
S04 | September 30, Trick leaves.[10] | |
SK | December 16, Trick, LIMIT, and Kanani (Assistant Coach) join. Unlimited (Assistant Coach to Head Coach) changes position. Realistik (Head Coach) leaves.[13] |
SK | January 10, Trick's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.[22] | |
SK | October 20, Trick is allowed to look for opportunities with other teams.[23] | |
SK | November 19, TynX, Blue, Jezu, and Treatz join. Trick and LIMIT leave. ZaZee leaves for academy roster.[12] |
F/A | January 6, Trick retires.[24] |
LOS | April 28, Trick comes out of retirement and joins Los Grandes.[15] | |
LOS | June 1, Boal's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2024. Trick's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023.[25] | |
LOS | June 23, enel1 joins from academy roster. Trick leaves.[14] |
GX | February 29, Trick (Strategic Coach) is added to the GCD. Kaas (Strategic Coach to Head Coach)'s position is changed in the GCD. Hidon (Head Coach) is removed from the GCD.[16] Trick (Strategic Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2024.[16] | |
GX | March 6, Trick (Strategic Coach)'s joining is confirmed. Kaas (Strategic Coach to Head Coach)'s position changing is confirmed. Hidon (Head Coach)'s departure is confirmed.[26] |
Biography[]
2015 Season[]
Kim "Trick" Gang-yun joined CJ Entus as a jungle substitute in December of 2014. He played his first game in July of 2015 against SBENU Sonicboom during SBENU Champions Summer 2015. He was a substitute for Ambition. CJ Entus placed third in the regular season but lost 3-0 to the KOO Tigers in the second round of playoffs. CJ had enough circuit points to qualify for the 2015 Season Korea Regional Finals but they lost 3-2 to the Jin Air Green Wings. Trick did not play in playoffs or the regionals. Trick left the team in November.
2016 Season[]
In late December, Trick moved to Europe to join G2 Esports as their new starting jungler.[27] The team quickly rose to prominence and recognition in the LCS, consistently tied for first place after each week, sometimes with H2k and sometimes also with Vitality, until the end of the split when they held first place with sole possession. With a quarterfinal bye, the playoffs also saw them strong, as they defeated both Fnatic and Origen 3-1 to win the season and secure an invitation to the Mid-Season Invitational.
Going into MSI, G2 Esports were seen as a favorite not to win, but to come in second place to the Korean representatives SK Telecom T1.[28][29] However, the team lost their first four games of the round robin and ultimately finished in fifth place, ahead of only SuperMassive eSports, and out of playoff contention - importantly, this placement meant that Europe would forfeit their Pool 1 seed at Worlds. In a statement published partway through the second day of play, G2 stated that their players had taken vacation time after a "rigorous Spring Split."[30] AD carry Emperor later stated that there had been an internal conflict within the team one day prior to the start of the event.[31]
Trivia[]
Individual Awards[]
- 2x EU MVP (Spring 2016, Summer 2016)
- 3x EU 1st All Pro Team (Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2017)
- 1x EU 3rd All Pro Team (Summer 2017)
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Media[]
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2023
- February 26, Trick and Kikis on G2's growth, Nidalee and playing in different regions with , and on The Score
- May 6, G2 Trick, MSI, interview S6 with , and on Millenium
- July 25, eSports - G2 Esports Trick Interview with , and on Sport1
- August 27, theScore esports votes for EU LCS Summer Split MVP by , and on The Score
- August 29, G2 trick sees Mithy as MVP with , and on Sport1
- September 27, Past to Present: The Story of Trick with , and on The Score
- April 4, Trick chats about his pro League of Legends career and his proudest moment so far with , and on Blitz Esports
- May 20, [MSI2017] G2 Trick on the finals against SKT T1: "Our goal is to not go down without a fight." with , and on LoLEsports, transcription by Inven Global
- July 25, G2 Trick: “I heard no one has four straight (championships) in LCS or LCK, so I wanted to make the record.” with , and on Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
- October 7, Trick on why he enjoys practicing in Chinese solo queue even though the rest of G2 doesn't with , and on Travis Gafford
- January 18, bbq Trick: "We were able to overcome our enemy with the power of chicken" with Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- January 18, bbq Trick: "My ultimate goal was to always return to Korea" with Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- February 22, BBQ Trick: "Lee Sin will be affected the most by the removal of Tracker's Knife" with Ki-Baek "Juneau" Nam, Woo "Ready" Hyun, , and Changsik "Alle" Son on Inven Global
- May 25, Trick on Schalke: “They take esports very seriously and are very ambitious about what they want to achieve” by Adam Newell on Dot Esports
- June 23, Trick on why he joined Schalke, his relationship with Perkz, hopes for Summer Split with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
- August 28, This Is Home by Trick and Adel Chouadria on The Player's Lobby
- June 15, Trick shares his thoughts on SK Gaming's revamped roster for the LEC Summer Split with Tom Matthiesen on YouTube
- June 26, Trick on SK vs G2 "We had 70% won the game by drafts" [Korean] with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- June 8, Vision Control GOD IgNar; G2 FLAMING Each Other - Reflections with Trick - League of Legends with Thorin on YouTube
- December 6, Trick - 4 Vezes Campeão da Europa with RED Naldo Rossi on Twitter
Post-Match Interviews
Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
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2023-06-11 | CBLOL 2023 Split 2 | LOS vs LBR | Link |
2018-07-20 | LCK 2018 Summer | bbq vs AF | Link |
2018-07-18 | LCK 2018 Summer | JAG vs bbq | Link |
2018-01-18 | LCK 2018 Spring | KDM vs bbq | Link |
Images[]
Name Pronunciation
Trick | |
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Accuracy | Riot |
Voiced By | Raafaa |
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 CJ Entus' Facebook Post
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 별들의 전쟁 시작! LoL 챔피언스 코리아 프리시즌 로스터 공개 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Trick's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 G2 agrees terms with Emperor & Trick g2esports.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Trick's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 IgNar's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 bbq Olivers' Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Archive Pages: before change - TUR - 2019-02-17; after change - TUR - 2019-02-18
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Galakticos' Tweet (Turkish) twitter.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Trick's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 FC Schalke 04 Esports' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 SK Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 SK Gaming completes LEC roster for 2020 sk-gaming.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Los Grandes' Tweet (Portuguese) twitter.com
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Los Grandes' Tweet (Portuguese) twitter.com
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Archive Pages: before change - EMEA - 2024-02-28; after change - EMEA - 2024-02-29
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 스베누 롤챔스 코리아 스프링 2015 출전 구단 로스터 (Korean) tving.com
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 피카부-파라곤-엑스페션 합류, 롤챔스 서머 2R 로스터 (Korean) naver.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - TUR - 2018-12-04; after change - TUR - 2018-12-07
- ↑ Galakticos' Tweet (Turkish) twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - EU - 2019-05-14; after change - EU - 2019-05-15
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - EU - 2020-01-07; after change - EU - 2020-01-10
- ↑ Trick's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Trick's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - BR - 2023-05-31; after change - BR - 2023-06-01
- ↑ GIANTX's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ G2 agrees terms with Emperor & Trick g2esports.com
- ↑ The Mid-Season Invitational Power Rankings espn.go.com
- ↑ MSI 2016 Power Rankings lolesports.com
- ↑ Club statement about MSI 2016 g2esports.com
- ↑ G2 Emperor Post on Facebook !! reddit.com