He also represented the South Korean national team at the 2022 Asian Games, earning a gold medal.

Kanavi chose to sign with JD Gaming in 2020 and won his first LPL title that year.

Kanavi signed a three-year contract with League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) team Griffin on February 16, 2019.

Griffin and their director Cho Gyu-nam received ₩600 million (US$503,975) for the transaction, and according to former Griffin head coach Kim "cvMax" Dae-ho, Kanavi's annual salary, originally set at ₩200 million ($167,989), was lowered for the first four months of the loan period.

This deal stipulated that Griffin and Cho would receive ₩1 billion ($839,941), while Kanavi accepted the league-minimum salary.

However, the committee ruled that Griffin did breach regulations, specifically related to the maximum number of players loaned to other teams.

A month later, Riot and KeSPA reported that Cho exerted undue pressure on Kanavi to enter into a contractual agreement while he was still a minor.

On November 21, 2019, Kukmin Ilbo released a copy of the contract between Kanavi and Griffin, revealing several clauses that diverged from industry norms.

Another clause imposed a fine of ₩5 million ($42,900) and mandated the return of all paid salary if the player lost contact with the team for an extended period.

[9] He reached the LPL Finals, for the second consecutive split, in August 2020, but JD Gaming was defeated by Top Esports and finished in second place.

[18] In the playoffs, JDG reached the 2023 LPL Spring Split Final, where they faced Bilibili Gaming.

[27] Kanavi clinched a gold medal as South Korea emerged victorious against Saudi Arabia, China, and Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals, respectively.