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League of Legends: 100 Thieves finalize LCS roster, acquire four players from Golden Guardians

League of Legends: 100 Thieves finalize LCS roster, acquire four players from Golden Guardians
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100 Thieves have finalized their League of Legends roster ahead of the 2021 LCS season, hiring four Golden Guardians players to play alongside Ssumday: Closer, Damonte, FBI, and Huhi.

League of Legends: 100 Thieves finalize LCS roster, acquire four players from Golden Guardians

Image credit: 100 Thieves (on Twitter)

North American esports organization 100 Thieves has finalized its League of Legends roster ahead of the 2021 League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) season. The team announced the lineup over time, the latest pickup announced Nov. 20 at 00:30 CET:

  • Top lane: Kim "ssumday" Chan-ho, contract expiring Nov. 2022
  • Jungle: Can "Closer" Çelik, from Golden Guardians, signed until Nov. 2023
  • Mid: Tanner "Damonte" Damonte, from Golden Guardians, pending Riot Games' approval
  • AD carry: Ian Victor "FBI" Huang, from Golden Guardians, signed until Nov. 2023
  • Support: Choi "huhi" Jae-hyun, from Golden Guardians, pending Riot Games' approval

100 Thieves emerge from the offseason with a plug-and-play lineup, its core stemming from Golden Guardians' 2020 LCS squad. Indeed, the players wished to remain together after nearly qualifying to the 2020 World Championship.

At the same time, GGS's primary investor, the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Golden State Warriors, is facing a tougher 2021 year on the wake of the coronavirus pandemic impacting NBA revenues across the board. As they were unable to sign the entire roster, they facilitated their signing within another organization that was willing to keep most of the lineup together - with Kevin "Hauntzer" Yarnell's status uncertain at the time of writing this report.

Golden Guardians' head of esports, Hunter Leigh, explains why Golden Guardians allowed their players to leave as a group.

As Golden Guardians are left to rebuild a roster from emerging talent, 100 Thieves have locked themselves a steady lineup. The moves were initially reported by Jacob Wolf on the free agency show on Nov. 17, with the status of Damonte and Huhi uncertain at the time. Later on, Esportmaniacos' Pablo "Bloop" Suarez dropped the scoop on Huhi, further indicating 100 Thieves' willingness to keep the lineup together.

Considering their offseason choices, 100 Thieves have avoided the commotion that is boiling over TSM's offseason moves, as the uncertainty surrounding Hu "SwordArt" Shuo-Chieh's arrival has thrown TSM and Evil Geniuses' free agency maneuvers in disarray; with Heo "Huni" Seung-hoon, Jung "Impact" Eon-yeong, Lawrence "Lost" Hui, and Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng's positions at stakes.

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Adel Chouadria
Adel Chouadria

Freelance esports writer in Europe with eight years of LEC coverage experience. Also a 90's NY Knicks fan, sneakerhead, and wrestling fan. Cake is #1.

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