T1 will reportedly be heading into the upcoming League of Legends season with a new head coach for the first time since 2012.
Kim “kkOma” Jeong-gyun is joining Vici Gaming for the 2020 season, according to ESPN’s Tyler “FionnOnFire” Erzberger. Erzberger also reports that T1 will replace kkOma with Kim Jeong-soo, who’s coached Damwon Gaming since November 2018.
KkOma has been the coach of T1 since December 2012, helping the organization win three world championships and multiple LCK titles. The 33-year-old coach officially became a free agent on Nov. 18 when T1 revealed that its contract with kkOma came to an end.
If kkOma’s move to Vici is confirmed, he’ll be in charge of coaching a team that struggled this year. Vici went 2-13 in both the 2019 LPL Spring and Summer Splits.
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Although many T1 fans may be worried about potentially losing kkOma, the popular League team will reportedly be in the capable hands of Kim Jeong-soo. If T1 officially signs Kim Jeong-soo, the organization will have another world champion head coach on staff—Kim Jeong-soo coached Invictus Gaming, who won Worlds 2018.
KkOma isn’t the only person from T1’s League team to leave the organization, however. Jungler Kim “Clid” Tae-min has moved on to Gen.G and top laner Kim “Khan” Dong-ha will reportedly join 2019 world champions FunPlus Phoenix.
But superstar mid laner Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok has extended his contract with T1 until 2021, according to the League Global Contract Database.
