Gen.G Retain Some Players, Bring Back Substitutes For 2019
By Zac Cameron ·
While the off-season has only really just begun, Gen.G is making sure they are prepared for the 2019 season by re-signing some of their starters and substitutes.
Announced on Thursday, Gen.G have resigned several key players from their 2017-2018 roster, as well as revealing that they are retaining substitute players, in order to better prepare for the 2019 season. Top laner Lee “CuVee” Seong-jin and AD Carry Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk have both remained with the team, along with substitute mid laner Song “Fly” Yong-jun and support Kim “Life” Jeong-min, who may end up playing a more active role with the team.
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This announcement comes just a couple of weeks after the revelations that Gen.G would be losing three of their starters, 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. While the losses are not franchise breaking alone, many fans were worried that the organization might have ended up losing all of their World Champion squad from 2017 after a lackluster performance in 2018.
At the moment, Gen.G could in theory almost fill a full roster, with Fly and Life stepping up to the starter position. Thankfully, the team still has plenty of time to make whatever roster adjustments they deem necessary, as well as find and sign new talent into the Jungle. Right now, one of the biggest unsigned junglers out there is former KINGZONE jungler Han “Peanut” Wang-ho, who has been rumored to be joining teams across the globe from Korea to Europe, even to North America. Whether or not Gen.G can lock down this highly valued player remains to be seen, however many fans are simply eager to see how the rebuilding process for the former World Champions plays out.