Gen.G Are Making Major Roster Adjustments In League of Legends
By Zac Cameron ·
It's the end of an era for Gen.G, with several high-profile players leaving the team in the off-season.
Following what proved to be a very difficult 2018 season, Gen.G has announced the departure of almost half their League of Legends roster, with veteran jungler and team captain Kang “Ambition” Chan-yong, mid laner Lee “Crown” Min-ho, support Jo “CoreJJ” Yong-in, and substitute players Kang “Haru” Min-seung and Moon “Mong” Chang-min all leaving the team in the past few days.
The first blow came with the announcement that Ambition and Crown would be leaving the team earlier this week. “We would like to express our greatest gratitude to Ambition, who has been actively leading the team as captain for the last three years, and Crown, who led the team to 2018 World Championship stage with his great efforts,” Gen.G wrote in its farewell post to the two players. “We hope for the two players’ bright future and ask for your support and a warm round of applause.”
[ Farewell, Ambition and Crown ] pic.twitter.com/C46ZAV9xnx
— Gen.G LOL (@GenGLoL) November 16, 2018
The second blow to fans came with the announcement of the departure of CoreJJ, Haru, and Mong earlier today. “We would like to express our greatest gratitude to CoreJJ, who helped the team win Worlds 2017, and advance to Worlds 2018 with top support plays, Haru, who helped accomplish the past achievements like CoreJJ did as a jungler, and Mong as a great teammate,” Gen.G wrote in its farewell post. “We thank the players for giving us a great season and hope the best for the players’ future.”
[ Farewell, CoreJJ, Haru, and Mong ] pic.twitter.com/s25M1bEWaw
— Gen.G LOL (@GenGLoL) November 17, 2018
Gen.G, formerly the Samsung Galaxy roster which claimed the 2017 World Championships, had a rough year in 2018. Though they were able to qualify for the World Championships once again, they failed to perform on the grandest stage of all, leaving fans disappointed with their final results. It remains unclear at this time whether the remaining members of the roster will stay with the organization, or what these departing players will do from now on.