100 Thieves releases entire League of Legends roster except for one
And then there was one.
100 Thieveshas parted ways with four of its players —Kim “Ssumday” Chan-ho,Choi “huhi” Jae-hyun, Victor “FBI” Huang, andFelix “Abbedagge” Braun.
With the help of these players, theLeague of Legends Championship Series (LCS)team finished theWorld Championship (Worlds 2022)in 11th-14th place along withG2 Esports,100 Thieves, and CTBC Flying Oyster. The same roster also claimed theLCS 2021 Championshipagainst Team Liquid.
“I have been playing for 100 Thieves since it was founded,”Ssumday wrote on his Twitter account. “I was really honored that I can be one of the first thieves.”
The top laner is one of the founding members of the team in 2017, alongside William “Meteos” Hartman and Ryu “Ryu” Sang-wook. Prior to his departure,he recently earned a spot in the organization’s hall of fame, located at itsheadquarters in Los Angeles, California.
Ssumday is replacingJeong “Impact” Eon-youngas Evil Geniuses’ new top laner. He will be joined by bot laner FBI for 2023.
100 Thieves parts ways with Ssumday, huhi, FBI, and Abbedagge
Support player huhi has returned toGolden Guardians, reuniting with Trevor “Stixxay” Hayes in the bot lane.
“I think Golden Guardian fans should be excited because they’re gonna have the best support in the LCS and a really talented AD carry,” he said inGolden Guardians’ announcement video.
Abbedagge remains a free agent as of writing. 100 Thieves is Abbedagge’s first team after he transferred from Europe to North America in 2021. The German mid laner has not yet announced his next plans ahead of the LCS 2023 season.
After releasing nearly its entire roster, only the Turkish jungler, Can “Closer” Çelik, remains in the team, as his contract expires on June 11, 2025.
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