Quick Facts
Biography
Kim Jung-Gyun (born December 23, 1985), also known as kkOma, is a South Korean professional League of Legends coach and the current head coach of SK Telecom T1. As the coach of SKT T1, kkOma is a three-time world champion, two-time Mid-Season Invitational champion, and six-time LCK champion. kkOma is widely considered the greatest coach in League of Legends history. He is known for his strict coaching attitude and aptitude for developing talented rookies.
Prior to becoming a coach, kkOma enjoyed a short professional career in eSports. He competed in StarCraft II competing under the ID "LittleBoy" for "Team Old Generations". After unsuccessful attempts to qualify for Global StarCraft II League, he quit Starcraft II and competed for one season of League of Legends Champions Korea for the team "Startale".
Head Coaching Career
SK Telecom T1
In 2012, SKT T1 named kkOma the head coach of their League of Legends team in preparation for the upcoming 2013 Season 3. kkOma recruited players Faker, Bengi, Piglet, Impact, and PoohManDu to form the original SKT T1 team. kkOma and would go on to win Champions Summer 2013 and the 2013 World Championship.
Following a relatively disappointing 2014 Season 4, SKT T1 bounced back in 2015 Season 5. In 2015, kkOma was among the first coach to successfully implement two players equally sharing the same role, by having Faker and Easyhoon share the mid lane position. This allowed SKT T1 to adopt diverse play styles depending on which player was swapped in. kkOma would lead his team to sweep the calendar year by winning LCK Spring 2015, LCK Summer 2015, and the 2015 World Championship, becoming the first coach to win more than one World Championships.