2019 LoL free-agency news, rumors and rosters
The League of Legends free-agency period has begun, and players and teams around the world have started the search for their new destinations and next big signings.
Rumors of potential roster shuffles have been swirling for days, and we’re here to track them all and analyze the big moves. We’ll make sure you’re up to date with the latest news and rumblings for members of the North American, European, Chinese and South Korean regions of pro League of Legends play.
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Cloud9: Sneaky states he will not be returning to Cloud9.
Cloud9: Svenskeren confirms he is leaving and headed to Evil Geniuses.
Schalke 04: Former H2K Gaming AD carry Konstantinos-Napoleon “FORG1VEN” Tzortziou signed with League of Legends European Championship team Schalke 04 Esports on Tuesday after a forced absence from competition due to mandatory military service, league sources told ESPN.
Schalke 04: Odoamne has extended his contract.
Fly joins the Afreeca Freecs.
JD Gaming: Gu “imp” Seung-bin announces his retierment.
Immortals: Immortals negotiating addition of former Team Liquid jungler Xmithie.
Immortals: Meteos becomes a free agent.
Cloud9: Cloud9 finalizing negotiations to bring Team SoloMid’s Zven to C9 and replace longtime AD carry Sneaky.
Cloud9: Goldenglue traded to Golden Guardians in return for Palafox.
Cloud9: Sources: Dignitas have verbally agreed to a trade that will send support Vulcan to Cloud9.
TSM: Team SoloMid finalizing negotiations to acquire former Splyce AD carry Kobbe.
TSM: Sources: Team SoloMid trade Smoothie to Counter Logic Gaming in exchange for Biofrost.
Team Liquid: Team Liquid finalizing negotiations to acquire Broxah from Fnatic.
FlyQuest: Former FC Schalke 04 support IgNar finalizing negotiations to join FlyQuest.
Golden Guardians: Palafox traded to Cloud9 in return for Goldenglue.
CLG: PowerOfEvil becomes a free agent.
CLG: Sources: CLG to trade Biofrost to TSM in exchange for Smoothie.
Origen: Origen finalize 2020 roster with addition of former Mammoth support Destiny.
Origen: Origen prepared to add former Splyce jungler Xerxe.
Origen: Origen finalizing negotiations to sign former FC Schalke 04 AD carry Upset.
Origen: Mithy finalizing negotiations to retire and become the coach of Fnatic.
Fnatic: Fnatic finalizing negotiations to send Broxah to Team Liquid.
Fnatic: Mithy finalizing negotiations to join Fnatic as head coach.
Fnatic: Fnatic finalizing negotiations to buy out former SK Gaming player Selfmade’s contract.
Splyce: Splyce finalizing negotiations to sell Norskeren to Excel.
Misfits: Misfits finalizing negotiations to sign former Vodafone Giants jungler Razork and support denyk.
Misfits: Misfits sell AD carry Hans Sama to Rogue.
SK Gaming: SK Gaming finalizing negotiations to sell Selfmade to Fnatic.
Excel Esports: Excel finalizing negotiations to sign Norskeren from Splyce and Patrik from Origen.
Rogue: Rogue acquire Misfits AD carry Hans Sama.
Rogue: VandeR receives two-year extension from Rogue.
T1 Esports: T1 release Mata.
T1 Esports: Effort re-signed by T1 on a two-year deal.
T1 Esports: Kkoma, Clid and Khan become free agents.
KT Rolster: KT Rolster part with Smeb, Score, Bdd and PraY, as translated by Korizon Esports.
Afreeca Freecs: Afreeca part with Aiming, Ucal and Jelly.
Gen.G: Gen.G announce the contracts of eight players have not been renewed.
T1: Faker’s contract is extended through 2021.
DragonX: Deft’s contract is extended.
Splyce: Vizicsaci retires from League of Legends.
Excel: Sources: Norskeren leaving Splyce for Excel Esports.
Excel: Youngbuck joins Excel as head coach.
Griffin: Cho resigns from Griffin as South Korean lawmakers put eyes on Riot investigation
Dignitas: Star top laner Huni is finalizing negotiations for a two-year contract extension with Dignitas worth approximately $2.3 million in guaranteed money, league sources told ESPN.
100 Thieves: 100 Thieves hire Zikz as new League of Legends head coach
Evil Geniuses/Cloud 9: Sources: Evil Geniuses to acquire Svenskeren, Zeyzal from Cloud9
Team SoloMid: Bjergsen has signed a two-year extension with Team SoloMid the team announced Monday. The 23-year-old Bjergsen, who has been with the North American team since November 2013, also will become part owner, according Team SoloMid’s press release. He is considered one of the top players in the LCS.
100 Thieves
Kim “Ssumday” Chan-ho
Maurice “Amazing” Stückenschneider
Yoo “Ryu” Sang-wook
Bae “Bang” Jun-sik
Zaqueri “aphromoo” Black
Cloud9
Eric “Licorice” Ritchie
Robert “Blaber” Huang
Yasin “Nisqy” Dinçer
Jasper “Zven” Svenningsen
Philippe “Vulcan” Laflamme
Counter Logic Gaming
Kim “Ruin” Hyeong-min
Raymond “Wiggly” Griffin
Trevor “Stixxay” Hayes
Andy “Smoothie” Ta
Dignitas
Heo “Huni” Seung-hoon
Nam “Lira”Tae-yoo
Tanner “Damonte” Damonte
Cody “Cody Sun” Sun
Evil Geniuses
Dennis “Svenskeren” Johnsen
Tristan “Zeyzal” Stidam
FlyQuest
Omran “V1per” Shoura
Lucas “Santorin” Tao Kilmer Larsen
Eugene “Pobelter” Park
Jason “WildTurtle” Tran
Lee “IgNar” Dong-geun
Golden Guardians
Kevin “Hauntzer” Yarnell
Juan “Contractz” Garcia
Greyson “Goldenglue” Gilmer
Victor “FBI” Huang
Choi “Huhi” Jae-hyun
Immortals
Niship “Dhokla” Doshi
Jake “Xmithie” Puchero
Lee “Crown” Min-ho
Noh “Arrow”Dong-hyeon
Terry “Big” Chuong
Team Liquid
Jung “Impact” Eon-yeong
Mads “Broxah” Brock-Pedersen
Nicolaj “Jensen” Jensen
Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng
Jo “CoreJJ” Yong-in
Team SoloMid
Sergen “Broken Blade” Çelik
Mingyi “Spica” Lu
Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg
Kasper “Kobbe” Kobberup
Vincent “Biofrost” Wang
Excel Esports
Ki “Expect” Dae-han
Marc “Caedrel” Robert Lamont
Son “Mickey” Young-min
Patrik “Patrik” Jírů
Raymond “kaSing” Tsang
FC Schalke 04
Andrei “Odoamne” Pascu
Kim “Trick” Gang-yun
Felix “Abbedagge” Braun
Konstantinos-Napoleon “FORG1VEN” Tzortziou
Fnatic
Gabriël “Bwipo” Rau
Oskar “Selfmade” Boderek
Tim “Nemesis” Lipovšek
Martin “Rekkles” Larsson
Zdravets “Hylissang” Iliev Galabov
G2 Esports
Martin “Wunder” Hansen
Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski
Rasmus “Caps” Winther
Luka “Perkz” Perković
Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle
Misfits Gaming
Danny “Dan Dan” Le Comte
Iván “Razork” Martín Díaz
Thomas “Kirei” Yuen
Adam “LIDER” Ilyasov
Petr “denyk” Haramach
Origen
Barney “Alphari” Morris
Andrei “Xerxe” Dragomir
Nikolay “Zanzarah” Akatov
Elias “Upset” Lipp
Mitchell “Destiny” Shaw
Rogue
Finn “Finn” Wiestål
Kacper “Inspired” Słoma
Emil “Larssen” Larsson
Steven “Hans Sama” Liv
Oskar “Vander” Bogdan
SK Gaming
Toni “Sacre” Sabalić
Janik “Jenax” Bartels
Juš “Crownshot” Marušič
Han “Dreams” Min-kook
Splyce
Marek “Humanoid” Brázda
Team Vitality
Lucas “Cabochard” Simon-Meslet
Lee “Mowgli” Jae-ha
Daniele “Jizuke” di Mauro
Amadeu “Attila” Carvalho
Jakub “Jactroll” Skurzyński
Afreeca Freecs
Kim “Kiin” Gi-in
Lee “Spirit” Da-yoon
Song “Fly” Yong-jun
Park “Senan” Hee-seok
APK Prince
Jeon “ikssu” Ik-soo
Lee “KaKAO” Byung-kwon
Kim “Cover” Joo-eon
Park “Secret” Ki-sun
DAMWON Gaming
Jang “Nuguri” Ha-gwon
Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu
Heo “ShowMaker” Su
Sin “Nuclear” Jeong-hyeon
Cho “BeryL” Geon-hee
DragonX
Kim “Rascal” Kwang-hee
Kim “Deft” Hyuk-kyu
Gen.G
Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk
Kim “Life” Jeong-min
Griffin
Choi “Sword” Sung-won
Lee “Tarzan” Seung-yong
Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon
Park “Viper” Do-hyeon
Son “Lehends” Si-woo
Hanwha Life
Kim “SoHwan” Jun-yeong
Kim “Lava” Tae-hoon
Kang “Tempt” Myung-gu
KT Rolster
No “SnowFlower” Hoi-jong
SANDBOX Gaming
Park “Summit” Woo-tae
Kim “OnFleek” Jang-gyeom
Kim “Dove” Jae-yeon
Cho “Joker” Jae-eup
T1 Esports1
Kim “Khan” Dong-ha
Kim “Clid” Tae-min
Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
Park “Teddy” Jin-seong
Lee “Effort” Sang-ho
Bilibili Gaming
Kang “ADD” Geon-mo
Zeng “Meteor” Guo-Hao
Lee “Kuro” Seo-haeng
Xie “Jinjiao” Jin-Shan
Li “XinMo” Qian-Xi
Dominus Esports
Hu “Natural” Jia-Le
Wang “Xiaopeng” Peng
Huang “Twila” Ting-Wei
Chen “GALA” Wei
Ling “Mark” Xu
EDward Gaming
Lim “Jinoo” Jin-woo
Ming “Clearlove” Kai
Lee “Scout” Ye-chan
Hu “iBoy” Xian-Zhao
Tian “Meiko” Ye
FunPlus Phoenix
Kim “GimGoon” Han-saem
Gao “Tian” Tian-Liang
Kim “Doinb” Tae-sang
Lin “Lwx” Wei-Xiang
Liu “Crisp” Qing-Song
Invictus Gaming
Kang “TheShy” Seung-lok
Gao “Ning” Zhen-Ning
Song “Rookie” Eui-jin
Yu “JackeyLove” Wen-Bo
Wang “Baolan” Liu-Yi
JD Gaming
Zhang “Zoom” Xing-Ran
Zeng “Yagao” Qi
Zuo “LvMao” Ming-Hao
LGD Gaming
Fang “Garvey” Jia-Wei
Xie “Eimy” Dan
Hu “Yuuki” Hao-Ming
Ha “Kramer” Jong-hun
LNG Esports
Li “Flandre” Xuan-Jun
Lê “SofM” Quang Duy
Huang “Fenfen” Chen
Lu “Asura” Qi
Duan “Duan” De-Liang
OMG
Chen “Curse” Chen
Chen “World6” Yu-Tian
Xie “icon” Tian-Yu
Chen “Kane” Hao
Liu “Five” Shi-Yu
Rogue Warriors
Bae “Holder” Jae-cheol
Chen “Haro” Wen-Lin
Tian “HuaTian” Mai
Mei “ZWuJi” Hong-Hui
Xia “Huanggai” Long-Yang
RNG
Xie “Langx” Zhen-Ying
Hung “Karsa” Hao-Hsuan
Li “Xiaohu” Yuan-Hao
Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao
Shi “Ming” Sen-Ming
Suning
Xiang “Angel” Tao
Wei “Weiwei” Bo-Han
Huang “Maple” Yi-Tang
Han “Smlz” Jin
Hu “SwordArt” Shuo-Chieh
Team WE
Kim “Poss” Min-cheol
Jiang “beishang” Zhi-Peng
Su “xiye” Han-Wei
Jin “Mystic” Seong-jun
Lou “Missing” Yun-Feng
Top Esports
Bai “369” Jia-Hao
Xiong “Xx” Yu-Long
Zhuo “Knight9” Ding
Lee “LokeN” Dong-wook
Nam “Ben” Dong-hyun
Vici Gaming
Xia “Chelizi” Han-Xi
Li “Aix” Yang
Chen “Jay” Bo
Ding “Puff” Wang
Su “Southwind” Zhi-Lin
Victory Five
Tao “Windy” Xiang
Tu “Ben4” Xin-Cheng
Li “Mole” Hao-Yan
Wang “y4” Nong-Mo
Li “Max” Xiao-Qiang
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