T1 coach ‘Little’ Kim Jeong-gyun, who has led the team since the 2024 season, declared a break.
T1 announced on the 23rd that before the start of the season, coach ‘Little’ Kim Jeong-gyun said that he wanted to take a break for a while due to personal reasons, and after a long discussion, the team decided to respect the coach’s wishes. Accordingly, coach Kim Jeong-gyun plans to take a break starting from this year’s LCK regular season.
In accordance with LCK regulations that require the coach to accompany T1 to the stadium, coach Lim “Tom” Jae-hyeon will lead the team as acting coach.
Coach Kim Jeong-gyun, who started his career as a player at StarTale in 2011, has worked as a coach and manager since the SK Telecom T1 1st team. Afterwards, he worked at Vichy Gaming and Damwon Kia (now Dplus Kia) before returning to T1 in the 2024 season to lead the team. Last year, he achieved his first three-game losing streak in the League of Legends World Championship (Worlds Cup).
T1 said, “We ask for the support and support of our fans so that Acting Coach ‘Tom’ Lim Jae-hyun, who has already shown outstanding leadership once, can achieve good results,” and added, “We will also spare no effort in providing all support to help the players maintain their best condition.”
Reporter Kim Yong-woo (kenzi@dailyesports.com)