The year he turned 17, he signed with Damwon Gaming in December. The next year, the year he turned 18, he made his LCK debut as the jungler of newly promoted Damwon and was game 1 MVP.
The breakthrough yearIn September 2020, the year he turned 19, he won the LCK Summer title. On Oct. 31, Damwon beat Suning 3-1 in the World Championship final, and he became known after being named finals MVP.
In 2021, he won both the LCK Spring and Summer titles, and lost the MSI and World Championship finals. In the 2022 World Championship, Damwon Kia lost in the quarterfinals to Gen.G. In 2023, he was eliminated in the World Championship Swiss Stage and then moved from Dplus Kia to Gen.G.
In 2024, the year he turned 23, he won the LCK Spring title and MSI with Gen.G. In 2025, he won a second straight MSI title, the Esports World Cup and the LCK title, and re-signed with Gen.G in November.
In 2026, the year he turned 25, he won the LCK Cup in March and the LCK title in September, and in October won a gold medal as a member of the League of Legends national team at the Asian Games.
Canyon (born 2001) made his LCK debut for Damwon Gaming on Jan 16, 2019, the year he turned 18, and became known when he won the World Championship and finals MVP on Oct 31, 2020, the year he turned 19. In 2024, the year he turned 23, he also won MSI with Gen.G.
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year), birthdays aside.
Damwon Gaming signed the jungler Canyon as a rookie-level player. A Team LoL column of Dec. 6 wrote that he was ranked No. 3 in solo ranked play at the time.
Source 02 · Team LoL (Korean) · 2019 LCK transfer market · opens in a new tabSource 16 · Insight (Korean) · Canyon re-signs with Gen.G · opens in a new tab The date of the signing could not be confirmed. The Dec. 6 column already reports the signing.Played in the LCK opening match as a rookie jungler for newly promoted Damwon Gaming. He was game 1 MVP in his first match.
Source 01 · Edaily (Korean) · Damwon’s Canyon, LCK debut · opens in a new tabSource 22 · Sports Seoul (Korean) · Gen.G’s Year of the Snake friends · opens in a new tab The birth year (2001) is based on Sports Seoul’s statement that he was born in 2001.In the last regular-season match, Damwon beat KT Rolster 2-0. They finished their first season after promotion in fifth place at 11-7.
Source 03 · Kukmin Ilbo (Korean) · Canyon’s first season · opens in a new tabDamwon Gaming beat DRX 3-0 in the final. Maeil Business Newspaper wrote that it was Damwon’s first final appearance and first title since its founding.
Source 04 · Maeil Business Newspaper (Korean) · Damwon’s first LCK title since its founding · opens in a new tabSource 08 · Kukmin Ilbo (Korean) · Canyon completes the career Grand Slam · opens in a new tabDamwon Gaming beat Suning 3-1 in the final at Pudong Football Stadium in Shanghai, China. In game 4 he had 8 kills and 7 assists with no deaths on Kindred, and he was named finals MVP.
Damwon Kia beat Gen.G Esports in the final.
Source 07 · Daily eSports (Korean) · Teams set for the 2021 MSI · opens in a new tabSource 08 · Kukmin Ilbo (Korean) · Canyon completes the career Grand Slam · opens in a new tabDamwon Kia lost the final in Reykjavik, Iceland, to RNG by a series score of 2-3.
Source 09 · Kukmin Ilbo (Korean) · Damwon Kia fall short in the MSI final · opens in a new tabSource 08 · Kukmin Ilbo (Korean) · Canyon completes the career Grand Slam · opens in a new tab The date is Korean time.Damwon Kia beat T1 3-1 in the final for a third straight LCK title.
Source 10 · News1 (Korean) · Damwon Kia win a third straight LCK title · opens in a new tabSource 08 · Kukmin Ilbo (Korean) · Canyon completes the career Grand Slam · opens in a new tabDamwon Kia lost the final in Reykjavik to China’s EDG 2-3. They missed a second straight title after their 2020 win.
Source 11 · Edaily (Korean) · Damwon Kia, Worlds runner-up · opens in a new tab The date is Korean time.In the quarterfinal at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, Damwon Kia lost to Gen.G 2-3.
Source 23 · Kuki News (Korean) · Gen.G beat Damwon Kia to reach the semifinals · opens in a new tab The date is Korean time.In the final match for a quarterfinal place in the Swiss Stage at KBS Arena in Seoul, Dplus Kia lost 0-2 to KT Rolster and was eliminated at 2-3. The match was his 100th international game.
Source 24 · Sports Seoul (Korean) · DK’s Canyon, 100 international games and elimination · opens in a new tabMoved from Dplus Kia to Gen.G. Kim Gi-in (Kiin) was signed by Gen.G at the same time.
Source 12 · Kuki News (Korean) · Gen.G sign Kiin, Canyon, Chovy and Lehends · opens in a new tabSource 16 · Insight (Korean) · Canyon re-signs with Gen.G · opens in a new tabGen.G beat T1 in the final at KSPO Dome in Seoul. Kukmin Ilbo wrote that it was his fourth LCK title overall.
Source 25 · Daily Hankook (Korean) · 2024 LCK Spring, Gen.G win four in a row · opens in a new tabSource 08 · Kukmin Ilbo (Korean) · Canyon completes the career Grand Slam · opens in a new tabGen.G beat BLG 3-1 in the final in Chengdu, China. Kukmin Ilbo called it a career Grand Slam, meaning he had won every tournament he could enter. It was the first MSI title for a Korean team in seven years, since 2017.
Source 08 · Kukmin Ilbo (Korean) · Canyon completes the career Grand Slam · opens in a new tabSource 13 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Gen.G take back the MSI title after seven years · opens in a new tab The date is Korean time.Gen.G lost to T1 1-3 in the semifinal at Adidas Arena in Paris, France.
Source 26 · ZDNet Korea (Korean) · T1 beat Gen.G to reach the Worlds final · opens in a new tabGen.G beat T1 3-2 in the final at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada.
Source 14 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Gen.G win back-to-back MSI titles · opens in a new tabGen.G beat China’s Anyone’s Legend 3-2 in the final in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Source 27 · Sports Seoul (Korean) · Gen.G win MSI and the EWC in a row · opens in a new tab The date is Korean time.Gen.G beat Hanwha Life Esports 3-1 in the final at Inspire Arena on Yeongjong Island in Incheon.
Source 15 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Gen.G retake the LCK throne · opens in a new tabGen.G lost to KT Rolster 1-3 in the semifinal in Shanghai, China.
Source 28 · Kuki News (Korean) · KT and T1 meet in the Worlds final, a telecom derby · opens in a new tabGen.G Esports announced the re-signing.
Source 16 · Insight (Korean) · Canyon re-signs with Gen.G · opens in a new tabGen.G beat BNK FearX 3-0 in the final at Kai Tak Arena in Hong Kong. Yonhap News Agency reported that he made dragon steals in all three games.
Source 17 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Gen.G win the 2026 LCK Cup · opens in a new tabGen.G beat Hanwha Life Esports 3-1 in the final at KSPO Dome in Seoul for back-to-back titles. It was Gen.G’s seventh LCK title overall.
Source 18 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Gen.G win back-to-back LCK titles · opens in a new tabSource 19 · Etoday (Korean) · Gen.G win the LCK finals · opens in a new tabWon the gold medal as a member of the League of Legends national team. KBS reported that it was his first Asian Games gold medal.
Source 20 · KBS (Korean) · LoL national team wins a second straight Asian Games gold · opens in a new tabSource 21 · Newsis (Korean) · LoL national team wins Asian Games gold · opens in a new tab The date is local time.END OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 2018–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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