kkOma Named Coach of the Decade at Esports Awards 2025

At the Esports Awards 2025 ceremony in Riyadh, the Decade Awards were presented to celebrate achievements in esports over the past ten years. In the "Coach of the Decade" category, the legendary strategist Kim "kkOma" Jeong-gyun emerged victorious.

kkOma secured 8 first-place finishes in the last decade, including:

3 Worlds championship titles
2 victories at the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI)
His achievements established T1 's dominance in the 2010s and laid the foundation for the future development of the professional League of Legends scene.

Other notable coaches nominated in the category included:

zonic
potter
B1ad3
XTQZZZ
Moon
Heen
Kim

However, it was kkOma who left the most significant mark on esports history, becoming a symbol of coaching excellence.

The selection of Decade Awards winners was based on fan voting (25%) and expert jury evaluation (75%). For many, kkOma is not only a successful coach but also the architect of T1 's era of dominance, with victories that have become immortalized in esports history.