Ucal

Ucal
Ucal
Background Information
Name	Son Woo-hyeon (손우현)
Country of Birth	; South Korea
Birthday	January 30, 2001 (age 21)
Residency	KRKorea
Competitive
Team	⁠⁠TT Gaming
Contract Expires	2023-11-21
Role	; Mid Laner
Favorite Champs	;
Soloqueue IDs	KR: Ucal, KT UcaL, K T
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Overview

Tournament Results

Stats

Match History

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team	Start	End
KR	⁠⁠KT Academy	≈May 2017≈2017-05-??	Dec 20172017-12-06^[1]	≈6mo 18d ejel
KR	⁠⁠KT Rolster	Dec 20172017-12-06^[3]	Nov 20182018-11-19^[2]	11mo 13d ejel
KR	⁠⁠Afreeca Freecs	Nov 20182018-11-22^[5]	Nov 20192019-11-18^[4]	1yr 26d ejel
KR	⁠⁠Griffin	Jan 20202020-01-13^[7]	May 20202020-05-17^[6]	4mo 4d ejel
KR	⁠⁠KT Rolster	May 20202020-05-27^[10]	Nov 20212021-11-15^[8]	1yr 5mo ejel
CN	⁠⁠TT Gaming	Jan 20222022-01-14^[11]	Present	5mo 14d ej

	Team	Start	End
KR	⁠⁠KT Academy	≈May 2017≈2017-05-??	Dec 20172017-12-06^[1]	≈6mo 18d ejel
KR	⁠⁠KT Rolster	Dec 20172017-12-06^[3]	Nov 20182018-11-19^[2]	11mo 13d ejel
KR	⁠⁠Afreeca Freecs	Nov 20182018-11-22^[5]	Nov 20192019-11-18^[4]	1yr 26d ejel
KR	⁠⁠Griffin	Jan 20202020-01-13^[7]	May 20202020-05-17^[6]	4mo 4d ejel
KR	⁠⁠KT Rolster	May 20202020-05-27^[10]	May 20212021-05-31^[12]	1yr 4d ejel
KR	⁠⁠KT Rolster	May 20212021-05-31^[12]	Nov 20212021-11-15^[8]	5mo 15d ejel
CN	⁠⁠TT Gaming	Jan 20222022-01-14^[11]	Present	5mo 14d ej

News

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

KR	⁠⁠KT.A	May (approx.), Ucal joins. e
KR	⁠⁠KT.A	December 6, Ucal leaves for main roster.^[1] e
KR	⁠⁠KT	December 6, Rush and Sonstar (Coach) join. Ucal joins from academy roster.^[3] e

KR	⁠⁠KT	November 19, Rush and Ucal leave.^[2] e
KR	⁠⁠AF	November 22, Ucal joins.^[5] e

KR	⁠⁠AF	January 10, Dread, Spirit, Proud, iloveoov (Head Coach), Yeon (Coach), and viNylCat (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020. Ucal, Jelly, and NoFe (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019.^[13] e
KR	⁠⁠AF	November 18, Ucal, Aiming, and Jelly leave.^[4] e

KR	⁠⁠GRF	January 13, Ucal joins.^[7] e
KR	⁠⁠GRF	January 15, Ucal's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.^[14] e
KR	⁠⁠GRF	May 17, Untara, Ucal, and Viper leave.^[6] e
KR	⁠⁠KT	May 27, Ucal rejoins.^[10] e
KR	⁠⁠KT	May 31, Smeb's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021. Ucal's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022.^[15] e

KR	⁠⁠KT	May 31, Blank joins from academy roster. Harp joins as substitute from academy roster. GIDEON, Ucal, and Zzus move to substitutes. HyBriD leaves for academy roster.^[12] e
KR	⁠⁠KT	November 15, Zzus and Ucal leave.^[8]^[9] e

CN	⁠⁠TT	January 14, Chieftain and UCAL join.^[11] e
CN	⁠⁠TT	February 22, New, Chieftain, UCAL, and frigid's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023. Puff and Southwind's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2022.^[16] e

Biography[]

Trivia[]

Tournament Results[]

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

Ucal Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2022-03-25	17	LPL 2022 Spring	3 - 13⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠TT	New, frigid, Chieftain, Captain, UCAL, Puff, Southwind, Heart, AFei
2021-08-15	7	LCK 2021 Summer	7 - 11⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠KT	Doran, Blank, GIDEON, Dove, Ucal, Noah, 5kid, Zzus, Harp, Hirai, Acorn, supreme
2021-03-28	7	LCK 2021 Spring	6 - 12⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠KT	Doran, Bonnie, Blank, GIDEON, Ucal, Dove, HyBriD, Noah, Zzus, Hirai, Acorn
2020-12-27	3 - 4	KeSPA Cup 2020	0 : 3⁠⁠NS	⁠⁠KT	Doran, Castle, Bonnie, GIDEON, Ucal, Vicla, Noah, HyBriD, Zzus, Rebel, Hirai, supreme, Acorn
2020-09-07	4	LCK 2020 Regional Finals	0 : 3⁠⁠AF	⁠⁠KT	Smeb, SoHwan, bonO, Ucal, Kuro, Aiming, TusiN, Hirai, Acorn
2020-08-23	6	LCK 2020 Summer	7 - 11⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠KT	SoHwan, Smeb, bonO, Malrang, Ucal, Kuro, Aiming, TusiN, Hirai, Acorn
2020-04-29	NQ	LCK 2020 Summer Promotion	0 : 2⁠⁠SB	⁠⁠GRF	Sword, Untara, Tarzan, Ucal, Viper, WADID, Irove, GBM, Rather
2020-04-16	10	LCK 2020 Spring	5 - 13⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠GRF	Sword, Hoya, Untara, Tarzan, Ucal, Naehyun, Viper, Irove, H Dragon, GBM
2019-09-03	4	LCK 2019 Regional Finals	1 : 3⁠⁠KZ	⁠⁠AF	Kiin, Dread, Ucal, Aiming, Senan, NoFe, viNylCat
2019-08-21	5	LCK 2019 Summer Playoffs	1 : 2⁠⁠SKT	⁠⁠AF	Kiin, Dread, Ucal, Aiming, Senan, NoFe, viNylCat

Media[]

2018
2019
2020

March 20, KT Ucal: "Since the reason I became a pro gamer was Faker, I wanted to beat him." with Changsik "Alle" Son and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
e
March 25, KT Rush: "If I haven't played Lee Sin today, I don't think another chance would've come to play him" with Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
e
April 4, KT Rush: "Even if my birthday is in two days, I’m old enough, and it isn’t even a holiday so I should be practicing anyway." with Ki-Baek "Juneau" Nam, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo, , and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
e
May 8, Ucal on LCK's Best Midlaner: "Bdd is the best due to his teamwork. The next best player would be me." with Ki-Baek "Juneau" Nam, Yeonjae "Arra" Shin, , and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
e
June 13, Rush On Score's Master Yi: "We let him play Master Yi once, but the result wasn’t good." with Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
e
June 28, KT Smeb: "To be honest, Score is such a perfect person that I can’t fully describe him in words. His best quality is his ability to pass on positive energy to his younger teammates as a hyeong" with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
e
July 1, KT Score: "We don't usually lose to foreign teams, so I’m confident. I think SKT, KZ and AFs can also prove that LCK is strong." with Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
e
July 7, KT Ucal on His International Stage Debut: "I think the international debut is more thrilling." with Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
e
July 15, KT Mata: "I don’t see Tahm Kench as a great pick, but since our players often throw and die, he’s being employed as a pick to limit that as much as possible." with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
e
July 16, kt Rolster Ucal on His Yasuo: "If we’re talking about that game, I think I was exceptional on Yasuo." with Ki-Baek "Juneau" Nam and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
e
July 19, KT Ucal on Yasuo: "I think Yasuo becomes a better champion when you try to play more carefully." with Sihoon "Maloo" Lee and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
e
July 21, KT Deft: "For the first time in my career, I was demoted to the Master tier... My coach still had faith in me, and we were able to win today. I want to thank him." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
e
August 7, KT UcaL: "My goal was to secure a spot in the finals and watch the playoffs while eating popcorn. It seems I am one step closer." with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
e
September 8, KT Score: "Many years have passed, and I finally got my hands on an LCK title. I marched on without giving up, and I feel that I'm finally given my reward." with Byungho "Haao" Kim and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
e
October 12, KT Ucal: "I think Caps, Rookie, Xiaohu and I are on the same level." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
e
October 13, Worlds Group Stage 2018 top 30 players: 10-6 by Thomas Baker on The Game Haus
e
December 10, AFS Ucal, dreaming to become the best mid laner, Reveals his thoughts on Afreeca, Spirit, and SKT. with Hongje "Koer" Kim and James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
e

January 17, LCK Spring 2019: 10 Players To Watch Part 1 by Taylor Damaschi on The Game Haus
e
June 9, AF Ucal: "We've always been a team that likes change, but after watching MSI, we became more confident in having changes in style." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
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June 11, Afreeca Ucal after beating SKT: New playstyle inspired by G2 Esports at MSI with Ashley Kang on ESPN Esports
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June 12, AF Ucal on Playing Against Kingzone: "We’re both aggressive teams, so I think it’ll be fun. I personally want to hunt down Deft." with David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
e
June 16, AF Ucal on the Team's Performance: "How did Afreeca become such a strong team!" with Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
e

February 12, GRF Ucal: "I want to eventually craft a team that's better than Griffin from last year." with Daniel "Quest" Kwon on Inven Global
e
April 8, https://www.invenglobal.com/lol/articles/10891/grf-ucal-honestly-whenever-i-played-zoe-in-official-matches-i-really-sucked-laughs with David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
e
April 16, GRF Ucal: "I'm disappointed that we couldn't drag down HLE with us to the Relegations tournament." with Daniel "Quest" Kwon on Inven Global
e

Post-Match Interviews

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2021-01-28	LCK 2021 Spring	DRX vs KT	Link
2021-01-24	LCK 2021 Spring	KT vs T1	Link
2021-01-16	LCK 2021 Spring	LSB vs KT	Link
2020-07-08	LCK 2020 Summer	DRX vs KT	Link
2020-04-16	LCK 2020 Spring	GRF vs HLE	Link
2020-04-08	LCK 2020 Spring	DWG vs GRF	Link
2020-02-12	LCK 2020 Spring	GRF vs SB	Link
2019-08-11	LCK 2019 Summer	GEN vs AF	Link
2019-07-27	LCK 2019 Summer	KZ vs AF	Link
2019-07-21	LCK 2019 Summer	JAG vs AF	Link
2019-07-11	LCK 2019 Summer	AF vs JAG	Link
2019-06-15	LCK 2019 Summer	AF vs KZ	Link
2018-10-16	Worlds 2018 Main Event	KT vs MAD
2018-08-07	LCK 2018 Summer	HLE vs KT	Link
2018-07-21	LCK 2018 Summer	GRF vs KT	Link
2018-07-15	LCK 2018 Summer	KT vs AF	Link
2018-07-01	LCK 2018 Summer	KT vs MVP	Link
2018-06-28	LCK 2018 Summer	KT vs GRF	Link
2018-06-13	LCK 2018 Summer	KT vs JAG	Link
2018-03-25	LCK 2018 Spring	KT vs AF	Link
2018-03-20	LCK 2018 Spring	MVP vs KT	Link