Trick (gamer) explained

Id:Trick
김강윤
Name Trans:Kim Gang-yun
Nationality:South Korean
Game:League of Legends
Career Role:Jungler
Career Start:2014
Career End:2023
Coach Start:2024
Years1:2014
Team1:VTG 2
Years2:2014–2015
Team2:CJ Entus
Years3:2016–2017
Team3:G2 Esports
Years4:2018
Team4:bbq Olivers
Years5:2019
Team5:Galakticos
Years6:2019
Team6:FC Schalke 04
Years7:2020
Team7:SK Gaming
Years8:2023
Team8:Los Grandes
Cyears1:2024
Cteam1:GIANTX (strategic coach)
Cyears2:2024–present
Cteam2:GIANTX PRIDE
Highlights:

Kim Gang-yun (Korean: 김강윤), better known by his in-game name Trick, is a South Korean retired professional League of Legends player. He won the 2016 Spring EU LCS and 2016 Summer EU LCS while on G2 Esports; in the latter he earned the split MVP award.[1] He also competed with FC Schalke 04 Esports and SK Gaming of the League of Legends European Championship (LEC).

Career

Kim joined CJ Entus as a jungle substitute in December 2014. He played his first game in July 2015 against SBENU Sonicboom during SBENU Champions Summer 2015. He is currently 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. Kim did not play in playoffs or the regionals. Kim left the team in November.[2] [3]

In late December, Kim moved to Europe to and joined G2 Esports of the EU LCS, as their new starting jungler, G2 also signed Emperor and YoungBuck as coach.[4] [5] 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 Team 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 2016 Mid-Season Invitational.[6]

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.[7] 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." AD carry Emperor later stated that there had been an internal conflict within the team one day prior to the start of the event. In November 2017, Kim left G2 to join Korean team bbq Olivers.[1] Kim returned to Europe in April 2019, signing with FC Schalke 04 Esports.[8] [9] After competing with SK Gaming in 2020, Kim retired from competitive play.[10]

Tournament results

G2 Esports

Notes and References

  1. News: Randall . Joe . MVP To RIP: The Inexplicable Decline Of G2 Trick . August 13, 2019 . The Versed . August 14, 2017.
  2. http://www.inven.co.kr/webzine/news/?news=135602&site=lol "CJ 엔투스 '트릭' 김강윤, 대리게임 스스로 진술... e스포츠 제재 받아 - 인벤 커뮤니케이션즈"
  3. http://esports.dailygame.co.kr/view.php?ud=2015110511374011427 "CJ 엔투스, 막내 삼총사와 결별"
  4. http://www.millenium.org/lol/accueil/actualites/g2-trick-msi-interview-s6-lol-msi-trick-g2-league-of-legends-europe-interview-s6-143787?page=2 "G2 Trick, MSI, interview S6 - League of Legends"
  5. http://www.dailydot.com/esports/g2-esports-emperor-trick/ "G2 Esports signs Emperor, Trick, add YoungBuck as coach"
  6. Sport1.de,. "League of Legends MSI 2016: G2 Esports im Portrait".
  7. https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/15446300/the-mid-season-invitational-power-rankings "The Mid-Season Invitational Power Rankings"
  8. News: Newell . Adam . Trick is coming back to EU after signing with Schalke 04 . August 13, 2019 . Dot Esports . April 8, 2019.
  9. News: Newell . Adam . Trick on Schalke: "They take esports very seriously and are very ambitious about what they want to achieve" . August 13, 2019 . Dot Esports . May 25, 2019.
  10. News: Michael . Cale . Trick retires from professional League of Legends . May 13, 2021 . Dot Esports . January 6, 2021.