Homme to coach for Vici Gaming

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Vici Gaming manager, Lu "IamHunTeR" Wenjun confirmed on weibo yesterday that Yoon "Homme" Sungyoung has arrived in the Vici Gaming house to coach the team. The announcement came from China Electronic Sports Magazine, but was reposted by IamHunTeR.

The announcement highlighted Homme's accomplishments as a previous top laner for Samsung Ozone during the 2013 season and as a coach for the Samsung organization in 2014 when Samsung White won the World Championship. The magazine also commented positively on Vici Gaming's outlook in 2015.

Former SS Coach, Homme, has arrived at the Vici Gaming house. It seems inevitable that VG will take off!

—China Electronic Sports Magazine, 2014

This reveal follows previous massive changes to the Vici Gaming lineup, including the signing of Samsung players, Choi "DanDy" Inkyu, Cho "Mata" Sehyeong, and Lee "Heart" Gwanhyung. The organization has also picked up Li "Vasilii" Weijun from Team LMQ and Samsung substitute Byun "Skatch" Sehoon. Some sources have said that Vici Gaming is also in negotiations to acquire OMG mid laner, Yu "Cool" Jiajun.

Vici Gaming seems determined to take their LPL qualification one step further by pulling in World Championship talent in both the roster and support staff. The finalized roster of Vici Gaming hasn't been released, but Homme is confirmed as a fixture of the coaching staff. LPL Spring will serve as the proving ground for whether Vici Gaming's no doubt expensive investment pays off.