“We broke up Homme with a heavy heart, when he resigned as the head coach of JDG. Since returning to 2021, Homme has led the team through many memorable moments in history,” JDG wrote.
“We thank Homme for his leadership ability. Wish you all the best in the future.”
Homme coach has returned to lead JDG since the 2022 season. During the second term at JDG, Homme won the Summer LPL Championship 2022, Top 4 Worlds 2022, LPL Spring 2023, MSI 2023, LPL Summer 2023 and Top 4 Worlds 2023.
Previously, the 37-year-old Korean strategist led JDG in the 2018-2020 period. The most prominent achievement of Homme coach is to bring JDG to the Championship of LPL Spring 2020, runner-up of the 2020 Summer LPL and participated in the quarterfinals of Worlds 2020 (eliminated after a 1-3 loss to Suning).
In the past, Homme coach used to be a professional player, playing in the top line for MVP White, MVP Ozone and Samsung White. The only title that Homme coach won while playing was the LCK Spring Championship 2013 with MVP Ozone.
After retiring, Homme moved to China in 2015 and started a coach career at Vici Gaming. However, it was not until leaving Vici Gaming and moving to Team WE, the coach Homme to have the first championship, LPL Spring 2017.
