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The former Golden Guardians Jungler will start outside of the LCS for the first time since his debut with Cloud9 in the 2017 NA LCS Summer Split.
100 Thieves' signing of ry0ma was first reported by ESPN Esports' Jacob Wolf on the ESPN League of Legends Free Agency show, and the now-confirmed transfer marks the first time a Mid Laner from the Oceanic Pro League will start in the LCS.
100 Thieves came out firing in their opening split back at the beginning of the Franchise in 2017, but hasn't seen as much success in 2019. But with Ssumday and Meteos teaming up again, there may be no stopping them!
Aphromoo was the first player signed by 100 Thieves after the organization's revival in the form of an LCS franchise slot in partnership with NBA organization Cleveland Cavaliers ahead of the 2018 NA LCS Spring Split.
After numerous reunions this off-season, 100 Thieves adds another, bringing Cody sun back on the squad. ESPN broke the re-signing earlier, also announcing Stunt's promotion to the LCS. Check out more on the duo here:
Maurice "Amazing" Stückenschneider played for FC Schalke 04 in the 2018 EU LCS Summer Split, and it looks like there is a chance of the two parties re-uniting. The German Jungler was seen in a photo with fellow countryman Finn-Lukas "Don Arts" Salomon, who currently is the Jungler for German esports organization Berlin International Gaming; also known as BIGCLAN.gg.
The most recent installment of the FIFA franchise will feature the 100 Thieves Championship Black Jersey as a starting kit in the FIFA 20 Ultimate Team mode starting on November 26th, 2019.
100 Thieves has reunited with its original Jungler William "Meteos" Hartman, and according to a report by ESPN Esports' Jacob Wolf, is also acquiring Mid Laner Tommy "ry0ma" Le from 2019 OPL Spring Split champion Bombers.
Ryu announced that he is now a free agent. As his contract ended with 100 Thieves, Ryu “Ryu” Sang-wook is now a free agent. Ryu had transitioned to a coach at the start of 2019 due to the
Artist Capital Management LLC, the global, growth-oriented investment management firm, has raised $100 million for its first fund, the Artist Esports Edge Fund. The Edge Fund seeks to provide institutional investors with concentrated exposure to leading esports companies.
100 Thieves have welcomed Tony "Zikz" Gray as their new head coach in an announcement video with new GM Christopher "PapaSmithy" Smith. Zikz and PapaSmithy will build out their roster and plan for new growth moving forward.
Bang will be Reporting for Inven Global at the 2019 LoL World Championship. 100 Thieves star ADC Bae “Bang” Jun-sik will join the Inven Global crew at the 2019 LoL World Championship. Inven
To Kim “Ssumday” Chan-ho, the year 2019 wasn't the best. Although always considered one of the best top laners in the LCS, Ssumday had to sacrifice and compensate for the team. It would
100 Thieves has made a big splash to start the LCS off-season by signing Chris "PapaSmithy" Smith as the General Manager of its League of Legends team. PapaSmithy previously spent the past four years of his career as a color caster and analyst for South Korea's LCK, as well as Riot-sanctioned international events such as the Mid-Season Invitational and the League of Legends World Championship.
"At the end of the day, there is just too many careers, too much money, and too much passion at stake"
100 Thieves has signed popular streamer Moe "Yassuo" Abdalrhman as the organization's first League of Legends Creator. Yassuo began streaming League of Legends in 2015 and has grown to one the largest personalities in League of Legends, maintaining both a popular Twitch stream as well as a Youtube channel with nearly 1.3 million subscribers.
Before the conclusion of the 2019 LCS Summer Split, 100 Thieves AD Carry Bae "Bang" Jun-sik sat down with Inven Global's Lara Lunardi to discuss his team's recent improvements, his personal LCS routine, and closed the conversation with a message to his former team SK Telecom T1.
Amazing joined Inven Global's Lara Lunardi to discuss 100 Thieves' turnaround, the comparisons between League of Legends and basketball, his gaming background before League of Legends, his favorite NBA team, the origin of his gamertag, and give a glimpse into his music taste.
Turns out Slasher has a lot to say when not constrained by 240 characters and our 3rd episode was filled with a variety of topics. From competitive Tetris money matches to Slasher calling us delusional (!) we had loads of fun talking to one of the most outspoken minds in esports about how rapidly things are changing within the industry and what we might expect in the future.
