DAMWON Gaming DAMWON Gaming Inactive Lakia Kim Jong-min (김종민) allow Park Sang-wook (박상욱) exy Park Geun-cheol (박근철) Estrella Park Gun (박건) Esperanza Jeong Jin-cheol (정진철) have parted ways with Kim "Eugene" Su-yeong (김수영), Lee "Jeong Hi" Jeong-ha (이정하), Kang "iNTRO" Seung-gyun (강승균), and Yoon "hyeoni" Hyun-seok (윤현석), following a fourth-place finish in VCT Korea: Stage 1 Challengers.

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[Announcement: Farewell]

DWG KIA announces the contracts with Kang ‘iNTRO’ Seung-gyun, Lee ‘Jeong Hi’ Jeong-ha, Kim ‘Eugene’ Su-yeong, and Yoon ‘hyeoni’ Hyun-seok have been expired.
DWG KIA will remember the precious time we’ve shared to pursuit our dream.
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Eugene was a part of the inaugural DAMWON roster alongside Kim "t3xture" Na-ra (김나라). They participated in the VCT 2021 Masters 1: Korea, where they finished top-four after a loss to eventual winners DRX DRX Korea Rank #2 stax Kim Gu-taek (김구택) BuZz Yu Byung-chul (유병철) MaKo Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관) Foxy9 Jung Jae-sung (정재성) BeYN Kang Ha-bin (강하빈) in the semifinals.

Next to join was Jeong Hi in April 2021, prior to Stage 2: Challengers. With Jeong Hi at the helm, they started to be known as a top-three team in Korea. They lost in the grand finals to eventual Masters 2: Reykjavik bronze medalists NUTURN NUTURN Inactive .

With Stage 3: Challengers around the corner, DAMWON bolstered the roster with iNTRO, who played with Rio Company Rio Company Inactive SungJin Ko Sung-jin (고성진) Sunday Kim Min-soo (김민수) SeliG Um Hyun-sung (엄현성) LuZ Lim Ui-jun (임의준) Jinboong Kim Jin-won (김진원) prior. DAMWON Gaming were favored to qualify for Masters 3: Berlin, but fell in the semifinals to eventual Berlin representative F4Q F4Q Inactive Hermes Ahn Byeong-wook (안병욱) Estrella Park Gun (박건) fiveK Yoo Sung-min (유성민) GOLD Geum Chang-wan (금창완) .

Fortunately, DAMWON Gaming made the APAC last chance qualifier. However, the Korean squad was immediately sent to the lower bracket at the hands of Global Esports Global Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #101 blaZek1ng Gary Dastin Lightningfast Abhirup Choudhury Polvi Niko Polvinen Benkai Benedict Tan Russ Russel Mendes . Their hopes for a global appearance were again cut short after losing in the lower finals to eventual Champions representative FULL SENSE FULL SENSE Asia-Pacific Rank #2 JohnOlsen Chanawin Nakchain PTC Kititkawin Rattanasukol Leviathan Thanyathon Nakmee foxz Itthirit Ngamsaard Sushiboys Panyawat Subsiriroj .

Near the end of 2021, DAMWON announced the signings of hyeoni and head coach Kang "solo" Geun-chul (강근철), following the disbandment of NUTURN. Unfortunately, the former has not played a single game for DAMWON Gaming before being released.

DAMWON Gaming recently participated in Stage 1: Challengers, where they finished with a 5-2 record and a third-seed berth into the playoffs. After defeating HolyMolly HolyMolly Inactive Harry Kim Han-kyu (김한규) 10X Choi Jin-woo (최진우) Hermes Ahn Byeong-wook (안병욱) , they lost to eventual finalists Incheon On Sla2ers Incheon On Sla2ers Korea Rank #24 Gravity wezzy VaNish froz XirZz 1-2. Following a lower bracket victory against Maru Gaming Maru Gaming Korea Rank #23 Arduino ANNYEON Ssun Kim Sun-rae (김선래) JaEU pr0xy Lee Do-kyeong (이도경) oonzmlp , HolyMolly got their revenge by defeating DAMWON Gaming 2-0.

DAMWON Gaming DAMWON Gaming Inactive Lakia Kim Jong-min (김종민) allow Park Sang-wook (박상욱) exy Park Geun-cheol (박근철) Estrella Park Gun (박건) Esperanza Jeong Jin-cheol (정진철) is currently:

  • Park "exy" Geun-cheol (박근철)
  • Kim "t3xture" Na-ra (김나라)
  • Jeong "Esperanza" Jin-cheol (정진철)
  • Kang "solo" Geun-chul (강근철) (Head coach)
  • Hong "Eraser" Chang-pyo (홍창표) (Coach)