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A Worlds-winning head coach is struggling to find a new team after capturing the Summoner’s Cup
A Worlds-winning head coach is struggling to find a new team after capturing the Summoner’s Cup
He still believes he can help a team win another trophy.
Tyler Esguerra
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It’s only been a few weeks since League of Legends fans 메이저토토사이트 watched DRX hoist the Summoner’s Cup after one of the most exciting miracle runs in World Championship history. But even after such a historic title, the team’s head coach is struggling to find a new team for 2023.
DRX’s head coach Kim “Ssong” Sang-soo confirmed his contract with the team expired after the last series of Worlds 2022, and he hasn’t secured a new organization yet. The 33-year-old veteran was a key member of the team and helped outdraft his 메이저사이트 opponents to give his players a better chance at victory.
“I have confidence to win Worlds again in 2023 with any team if they are desperate to win,” Ssong said on social media. “The new meta in 2023 will require creative but strong draft, which all the players and coaches should discuss and prepare.”
The experienced coach said that he couldn’t secure a new team in time because of how long the team had to remain in North America for Worlds. While he and DRX battled for a championship, the rest of the teams in Korea found their new coaches from the many teamless leaders on the free agency market토토사이트추천
He even looked for new roles with a reduced salary in the hopes of securing a team for next year, but due to “unfortunate circumstances,” the various talks he had with some organizations broke down.
Ssong spent plenty of time working for multiple major esports teams like the ROX Tigers, Immortals, TSM, and CLG before landing with DRX this 메이저놀이터 past year. Although the team didn’t take home an LCK trophy, they quickly became a Cinderella story that built up a huge fanbase over the course of Worlds.
Hanwha Life completes LCK superteam with 2 veterans
We didn’t have to wait long to know Hanwha Life Esports’ League of Legends roster for the upcoming season.
Following the recent announcement of two World 먹튀검증 Champions joining Hanwha Life today, the org also confirmed the signings of jungler Kim “Clid” Tae-min and Kim “Life” Jeong-min to round off its LCK roster for 2023.
Clid has been bouncing between the LCK and 안전놀이터 the LPL ever since he started his competitive career. He made a name for himself in the LPL back in 2017 when he was playing for JD Gaming. He later played for SK Telecom T1 and Gen.G between 2019 and 2021, before going back to FunPlus Phoenix at the beginning of 2022.
In his stint with FPX, Clid was only able to achieve a ninth and an eighth-place finish in the LPL 2022 splits메이저놀이터
Clid will reunite with Life as the two were on the Gen.G lineup in 2020 and 2021. After both were dropped at the end of the season, Life went on to join KT Rolster, achieving the best result of fifth in the 2022 LCK Summer Playoffs.
Hanwha Life rebuilt its roster from scratch and is 사설토토사이트 looking to go big in 2023. With these pickups, the org is the undisputed winner of the LCK offseason. That being said, we will have to wait a little longer to see the super team in action.
The final piece: Hylissang joins MAD Lions ahead of LEC 2023 season
MAD Lions confirmed Hylissang as its new support today ahead of the 2023 League of Legends EMEA Championship Winter Split. The announcement came shortly after Fnatic’s goodbye to the player who accompanied them since 2018, but rumors surrounding his possible arrival to MAD Lions started with a report from Alejandro Gomis earlier this month.
After more than four years with Fnatic, Hylissang will join his third team across his nearly one decade as a League pro player. From Unicorns of Love through Fnatic, Hylissang reached the highest peaks of competitions, including a World Championship final the same year he joined the black-and-orange team.
Fnatic’s team director Javi “Dardo” Zafra said to be “extremely proud” to have had Hylissang with the organization for so long and now to see him “grow and form his legacy” as one of the best supports the region has. “We wish him all the best going forward and thank him for all his efforts here in the Black and Orange,” concluded Zafra사설토토사이트
The support has been a constant for Fnatic’s fans 검증사이트 throughout the years, and some might find it strange seeing him play with another jersey on. However, Hylissang’s aggressive playstyle could be a 토토사이트추천 good fit for Carzzy, the ADC who will join the support for MAD Lions’ bot lane in 2023. The two supposedly expressed the wish to play together for the 2023 season, bringing the explosive firepower of a dynamic duo to the already star-studded roster.
With the confirmation of the new support, MAD Lions’ roster 토토사이트 seems to be completed. Beside Carzzy, Hylissang will join MAD Lions’ new top laner Chasy and the veteran duo of Elyoya and Nisqy as jungler and mid laner.
Thieves get evil, Ssumday and FBI join Evil Geniuses
On Nov. 23, Evil Geniuses announced that they signed Kim “Ssumday” Chan-ho and Victor “FBI” Huang. The two players had formerly played in 100 Thieves and contributed to the team winning the 2021 LCS Championship. They 메이저토토사이트 participated in two consecutive World Championships as well.
Ssumday played for 100 Thieves since the beginning 메이저사이트 and was recently inducted into the 100 Thieves hall of fame. About joining Evil Geniuses, he said, “Thank you to EG for giving me the opportunity to play in EG. I'm really excited to play for EG. This is another challenge and journey in my life.”
FBI moved to the LCS after winning the 2019 OCL championship. His first team in the LCS was Golden Guardians. After joining 100 Thieves, he won his first LCS championship and reached two consecutive Worlds토토사이트추천
Evil Geniuses recently parted 메이저놀이터 ways with top laner Jeong “Impact” Eon-young. They won the LCS championship in the spring season, but they weren’t able to repeat as they finished in 3rd place.
Following Bdd and Kiin, KT Rolster sign Lehends
Following yesterday's announcement, KT Rolster announced that they have signed Son "Lehends" Si-woo. Lehends played for Gen.G in 2022, where he collected his first LCK championship in the summer. With the 안전놀이터 addition of Lehends, KT Rolster now has completed a full starting roster.
On Nov. 23, KT Rolster announced that they have 토토사이트 signed Kim “Kiin” Gi-in and Gwak “Bdd” Bo-seong. Just yesterday, KT announced the departure of Kim “Rascal” Kwang-hee, Kim “Life” Jeong-min, Lee “Aria” Ga-eul, and Kim “GIDEON” Min-seong.
The contracts of the three remaining 토토사이트추천 players in Moon “Cuzz” Woo-chan, Lee “VicLa” Dae-kwang, and Kim “Aiming” Ha-ram expire after next year, so with Kiin and Bdd joining the team, the last missing puzzle is the support position.
Bdd will be re-joining KT Rolster — the team he played for in 2019. Over his career, he has played for several different teams, including CJ Entus, Longzhu Gaming, and Gen.G. Last year, he played for Nongshim RedForce after being traded from Gen.G메이저놀이터
Kiin has been playing for Kwangdong Freecs (Afreeca Freecs) since 2018 and is known as one of the best top laners in the league. He even played on the national team for the 2018 Asian Games. By joining KT Rolster, it seems that he is looking for a new clean slate to start on.