Smoothie Leaves Echo Fox To Join TSM For 2019
By Zac Cameron ·
The popular Support player has signed with TSM, granting them another import slot for other players.
After the news broke yesterday that Echo Fox had signed three players from Clutch Gaming, including a Support, many fans wondered what this might mean for talented and popular Support player Andy “Smoothie” Ta. Well, fans will wait no longer, with news that Smoothie would be joining TSM for the 2019 season.
Please welcome @Smoothie as our new support for the 2019 NA LCS Season! #TSM Read more: https://t.co/6Vf950Ed57
— TSM (@TSM) November 24, 2018
“I'm so appreciative of everyone who's helped me during my time at Echo Fox,” wrote Smoothie in the TSM announcement post. “With Rick Fox taking a larger role in the company moving forward, I believe the vision that Rick has for Echo Fox is one that will reach a lot of success in the future. Thank you to all the players who I had the pleasure of playing with and staff especially Rick and Khalid who helped facilitate the move to TSM.”
Long considered to be a standout player in the Support role, Smoothie and his fans were somewhat blindsided earlier this year when he was removed from Cloud9 and transferred to Echo Fox mid-split. While he was unable to boost Echo Fox to their desired goal of a finals victory, he was able to help the team finish in the top four overall. This acquisition by TSM means that they will likely drop current Support player Alfonso "Mithy" Aguirre Rodríguez, or possibly move to a larger style roster that has the ability to rotate players as needed. Either way, TSM will now be able to field another import player in a different role, should the need arise.