| Retired | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cody Sun | ||
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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Liyu "Cody" Sun | |
| Country of Birth | China | |
| Nationality | Canada | |
| Birthday | April 25, 1997 (age 27) | |
| Residency | North America | |
| Competitive | ||
| Role | Bot Laner | |
| Favorite Champs | ||
| Competitive IDs | TM8, TheMassacre8, Massacre | |
| Soloqueue IDs | NA: Cody Sun#NA1 KR: oqtoht04 EUW: Cody Pog | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Liyu "Cody" "Cody Sun" (▶️ listen) Sun is a retired League of Legends esports player, previously bot laner for Mirage Elyandra. He was previously known as TM8 and Massacre.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Team Imagine | May 20152015-05-26 | ≈Jul 2015≈2015-07-22 | ≈1mo 27d | ejel | ||
 Team Frostbite | ≈Oct 2015≈2015-10-?? | Jan 20162016-01-20 | ≈3mo 19d | ejel | ||
 Dream Team | Feb 20162016-02-03 | Oct 20162016-10-20[1] | 8mo 17d | ejel | ||
 Immortals | Dec 20162016-12-08[5] | Nov 20172017-11-20[2] | 11mo 12d | ejel | ||
 Team Liquid | Nov 20172017-11-22[8] | Dec 20172017-12-15[7] | 23d | Inactive ejel | ||
 100 Thieves | Dec 20172017-12-15[11] | Nov 20182018-11-28[9] | 11mo 13d | ejel | ||
 Clutch Academy | Dec 20182018-12-12[13] | Jul 20192019-07-05[12] | 6mo 24d | ejel | ||
| Clutch Gaming | Mar 20192019-03-22[15] | Oct 20192019-10-28[14] | 7mo 6d | ejel | ||
 Dignitas | Oct 20192019-10-28[18] | Nov 20192019-11-26[16] | 29d | ejel | ||
| 100 Thieves | Nov 20192019-11-26[21] | Nov 20202020-11-09[19] | 1yr 13d | ejel | ||
 TSM Academy | Dec 20202020-12-09[24] | Sep 20212021-09-30[23] | 9mo 21d | ejel | ||
 Mirage Elyandra | Dec 20212021-12-15[26] | Nov 20222022-11-17[25] | 11mo 2d | ejel |
| Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Magnetic | May 20152015-05-26 | Jun 20152015-06-17 | 22d | ejel | ||
| Team Imagine | Jun 20152015-06-17 | Jul 20152015-07-05 | 18d | ejel | ||
| Team Imagine | Jul 20152015-07-05 | ≈Jul 2015≈2015-07-22 | ≈17d | ejel | ||
| Team Frostbite | ≈Oct 2015≈2015-10-?? | Jan 20162016-01-20 | ≈3mo 19d | ejel | ||
| Dream Team | Feb 20162016-02-03 | Oct 20162016-10-20[1] | 8mo 17d | ejel | ||
| Immortals | Dec 20162016-12-08[5] | Nov 20172017-11-20[2] | 11mo 12d | ejel | ||
| Team Liquid | Nov 20172017-11-22[8] | Dec 20172017-12-15[7] | 23d | Inactive ejel | ||
| 100 Thieves | Dec 20172017-12-15[11] | Nov 20182018-11-28[9] | 11mo 13d | ejel | ||
| Clutch Academy | Dec 20182018-12-12[13] | Jul 20192019-07-05[12] | 6mo 24d | ejel | ||
| Clutch Gaming | Mar 20192019-03-22[15] | Oct 20192019-10-28[14] | 7mo 6d | ejel | ||
| Dignitas | Oct 20192019-10-28[18] | Nov 20192019-11-26[16] | 29d | ejel | ||
| 100 Thieves | Nov 20192019-11-26[21] | Nov 20202020-11-09[19] | 1yr 13d | ejel | ||
| TSM Academy | Dec 20202020-12-09[24] | Sep 20212021-09-30[23] | 9mo 21d | ejel | ||
| Mirage Elyandra | Dec 20212021-12-15[26] | Nov 20222022-11-17[25] | 11mo 2d | ejel |
News
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
 IMG | May 26, Dardoch, Wolfe, and Massacre join. | |
 IMG | June 17, Magnetic renames to Team Imagine. | |
| IMG | July 5, Chunkyfresh, Moon, Intense, and Baby join. mancloud moves to starting roster. Ron, Dardoch, Massacre, and Indivisible move to substitutes. Wolfe, xSojin, and SoJaded leave. | |
| IMG | July 22 (approx.), Ron, Massacre, and Indivisible leave. | |
 TFB | October (approx.), Wolfe and Massacre join. |
| TFB | January 20, Team Frostbite is disbanded. Rohammers, Zary, Wolfe, Massacre, and Hakuho leave. | |
 DT | February 3, Massacre and Hakuho join. DoubleG and Papa Chau move to substitutes. | |
| DT | October 20, Massacre leaves.[1] | |
 IMT | December 8, Cody Sun joins.[5][6] Massacre renames to Cody Sun.[27] |
| IMT | November 20, Immortals confirms exclusion from upcoming NA LCS permanent partnership system. Flame, Xmithie, Pobelter, Cody Sun, AnDa, and Stunt leave.[2][3][4] | |
 TL | November 22, AnDa and Cody Sun join as substitutes.[8] | |
| TL | December 15, Cody Sun leaves.[7] | |
 100 | December 15, Cody Sun joins.[11] |
| 100 | November 22, Cody Sun is set to leave with assistance finding a new team.[28] | |
| 100 | November 28, Cody Sun and Rikara leave.[9][10] | |
 CG.A | December 12, Cody Sun joins.[13] | |
| CG | December 12, Cody Sun's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.[29] |
| CG.A | January 5, Rodov and Magerdanger's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021. Cody Sun and PapaChau's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.[30] | |
| CG | March 22, Cody Sun joins from academy roster. Piglet (Bot to Mid) changes position.[15] | |
| CG | June 17, Cody Sun's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.[31] | |
| CG.A | July 5, Rikara joins. Cody Sun leaves for main roster.[12] | |
| CG | October 28, Huni, Lira, Damonte, Cody Sun, Vulcan, Rodov, Thinkcard (Head Coach), and Artemis (Assistant Coach) are removed from the GCD.[14] | |
 DIG | October 28, Huni, Lira, Damonte, Cody Sun, Vulcan, Thinkcard (Head Coach), and Artemis (Assistant Coach) are added to the GCD.[18] | |
| DIG | November 26, Cody Sun leaves.[16][17] | |
| 100 | November 26, Cody Sun rejoins.[21][22] Ryoma's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2022. Cody Sun's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.[32] |
| 100 | November 9, Cody Sun leaves.[19][20] | |
 F/A | November 23, Cody Sun will not participate in the LCS in Spring 2021.[33] | |
 TSM.A | December 9, Hauntzer, Cody Sun, and Yursan join.[24] Hauntzer and Cody Sun's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2022.[34] |
| TSM.A | July 29, Hauntzer and Cody Sun's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2022.[35] | |
| TSM.A | September 30, Hauntzer, Sword, and Cody Sun leave.[23] | |
 ME | December 15, Badlulu, Memento, RangJun, Cody Sun, and Raxxo are added to the GCD. Herazor is added to the GCD as substitute.[26] Badlulu, Memento, RangJun, Cody Sun, Raxxo, Herazor, and Damles (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022.[26] | |
| ME | December 30, Badlulu, Memento, RangJun, Cody Sun, and Raxxo's joining is confirmed.[36] |
Biography[]
2015 Season[]
Cody Sun (born Sun Li-Yu) joined Magnetic in May 2015 and qualified for the NACS Summer Season, losing to Misfits and then beating CLG Black in the qualifier. Prior to the start of the season, the team renamed to Team Imagine. Massacre played with Imagine for the first two weeks of the season before the entire roster was replaced.
2016 Season[]
Massacre played with Team Frostbite in the NACS Open Qualifier and main qualifier, but the team failed to make the Spring Season. After week 1 of the NACS, he joined Dream Team, who had successfully qualified. Dream Team finished the season in fifth place, losing an automatic tiebreaker with Team Liquid Academy due to head-to-head record. They missed out on the playoffs but received higher seeding for the summer qualifier due to finishing ahead of Enemy. Cody Sun left Dream Team in October and later in December joined Immortals.
2017 Season[]
In the Spring Split Immortals was for the most part a middle of the pack team. Although they showed promise they could never break into the Top 3. Cody Sun's performance in particular was very rough and he was widely criticized for his inexperience and subpar play. The team finished in 7th place, barely missing out on the playoffs. In the Summer Split after bringing in SSONG as their new coach, Immortals' performance turned around completely and they stayed in the Top 3 throughout the whole regular split. Cody Sun was praised for his improved play and synergy with his support Olleh. The team finished the regular season in 2nd place with a 14-4 record. Their performance in the Summer Playoffs was also excellent as they took down Counter Logic Gaming 3-0 in the semifinals and became the first team in NA LCS history since 2013 outside of CLG, TSM and C9 to reach the finals. Despite their accomplishment however, they were defeated 1-3 by TSM in the finals and finished 2nd place. Despite the loss they still managed to qualify for the 2017 Season World Championship via championship points. At Worlds Immortals was seeded in Group B along with Longzhu Gaming, Fnatic and GIGABYTE Marines. Despite a good 2-1 start in Week 1 they couldn't follow up on it in Week 2 and went 0-3. Having to play a tiebreaker in order to advance forward, Immortals faced Fnatic and lost the game which knocked them out of Worlds.
Due to Immortals not being accepted into the newly franchised NA LCS, Cody Sun's contract was sold to Team Liquid in November. However, Liquid's subsequent acquisition of Doublelift made him redundant, and so he joined the recently created 100 Thieves in December of 2017.
Trivia[]
- Born in China but has Canadian citizenship.[37]
- Nicknamed "孙哥", translating to "Brother Sun", by Chinese fans.[38]
- Infamously flashed into four members of Fnatic in the group stage of 2017 Worlds, giving Fnatic their first win and eventually leading to them overtaking Immortals and making it out of the group.
- Had a seven game deathless streak stretching through the last five games of the LCS 2019 Summer Season and the first two games of the LCS 2019 Summer Playoffs, before finally dying in game 3 of the quarterfinals against TSM.
- Considered extremely underrated by many NA casters and analysts, as he was never considered one of the best NA bot laners, despite excellent statistics, and was sometimes not even the starter on his teams.
- As a result he has reached the World Championship in each of his first three years in the LCS, but with three different teams, and was benched by 100 Thieves for the entire 2018 Season World Championship.
- Known for playing hyper-scaling bot laners like
Xayah and 
Kai'Sa.
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Media[]
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2024
- January 4, 5 Rookies to Watch This Split by Christian Marcale on The Game Haus
- January 23, Immortals’ Cody Sun on problems with AD Carry and a lack of synergy with Olleh with , and on Slingshot
- February 12, Cody Sun explains Immortals' performance and how he works with Pobelter and Dardoch with , and on Blitz Esports
- March 14, The Immortals Bot Lane Is Stepping Up with Xander Torres on Red Bull
- June 9, Cody Sun on Xmithie: “(He) definitely brings a different mentality since he’s a more experienced guy where he’s also really mature, and he has pretty good leadership qualities.” with , and on Andrew Kim for Slingshot Esports
- July 1, Interview with IMT's duo, Cody Sun and Olleh with DreXxiN on Esports Heaven
- July 3, Cody Sun on RR: 'TSM & C9 have been to international events... for them it might not be as valuable' with , and on Travis Gafford
- July 20, Cody Sun on Immortals’ Week 6 rebound: “We went back to what had been working, which was just follow (Xmithie), give him information and then he’ll make the call.” with , and on Emily Rand for Slingshot Esports
- August 7, Cody Sun on Best Player of the Split: "When we play against Jensen, we have a lot of our focus on midlane" with , and on Inven Global
- August 23, 100T Cody Sun: "If we can beat FlyQuest when I go 0-6 on Ezreal, then I feel pretty confident going against them in Quarterfinals." with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- November 4, Cody Sun’s 2017: Immortals, Worlds, Coach Ssong, and franchising with Thomas Baker on The Game Haus
- January 28, Cody Sun on TL Snub: ‘If they’re going to pay so much money for Doublelift, then there’s nothing I can do about it’ with David Demarco on The Game Haus
- February 5, Cody Sun: “Even when you make a mistake, Aphro sacrifices himself to try to save you. He’s like a “Get out of Jail”-card.” with Izento on The Shotcaller
- February 16, Cody Sun: "I think (Aphro's) previous ADs had it really well, I'm not going to lie." with , and on Blitz Esports
- February 26, 100t Cody Sun: 'For our bot-lane, I definitely want to be the best' with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- March 19, Cody Sun on relaxing before important matches: “Me and Aphro just chill. We just talk about whatever, girls or something.” with Izento on The Shotcaller
- March 21, 100 Thieves' Cody Sun Gives His Thoughts on Playing with Aphromoo - DBLTAP Exclusive Interview with DBLTAP on YouTube
- April 4, 100 Thieves Cody Sun: "As Olleh used to say, it is like facing against our ex girlfriends." with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- July 26, Damonte: 'It's leaning more towards everyone is bad right now' by Travis Gafford on YouTube
- July 30, Cody Sun: It seems that TSM lost trust in each other by Travis Gafford on YouTube
- August 9, Cody Sun: “Going to the Finals and losing has been the story for me… Hopefully 3rd time’s a charm!” with Parkes Ousley on The Shotcaller
- November 11, League of Legends: NA LCS Players to Watch in the 2018-2019 Off-Season by Thomas Baker on The Game Haus
- November 14, League of Legends: Cody Sun on what happened with 100 Thieves and his next moves with Robert Hanes on The Game Haus
- December 17, CGA Cody Sun: "When you tunnel vision on a goal, you forget that you're working with other people and that there are factors out of your control." with NickGeracie on Inven Global
- June 13, CodySun was happy that they could finally showcase "Scrim Clutch" on stage with Locodoco on YouTube
- June 21, Cody Sun: "We have to prove that we’re a team that other teams ... need to fear." with Brian Chang on Upcomer
- July 25, Cody Sun on Clutch coaching change: “I think the change was definitely necessary” by Elena Endres on Dot Esports
- August 6, The 6 main characters of LCS Summer playoffs by Nicholas Ray on Upcomer
- August 11, CodySun talks about Clutch Gaming knocking TSM out of playoffs with Nick Geracie and Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
- September 5, Cody Sun talks Clutch Gaming's ascension to top 4 status; 2019 LCS Regional Final with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- September 10, Cody Sun talks about Clutch Gaming's road to Worlds: with Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
- September 24, Cody Sun on making Worlds with 3 different teams, who he wants to face, EU SoloQ with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
- September 30, Cody Sun on trusting his Clutch Gaming teammates, reflects on his 100T days with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- October 7, [Worlds 2019] Bang interviews Cody Sun: "I don't think any of us are scared, and everyone is actually really excited to play in Group C." with Tom Matthiesen and Bang on Inven Global
- January 25, Meteos and Cody talk other teams: 'With C9, losing Sneaky is gonna hurt them more than it seems' with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- February 2, Cody Sun says PapaSmithy and 100 Thieves were “adamant about bringing the band back together” in 2020 by Tyler Esguerra on Dot Esports
- February 27, 100T Cody Sun: “I think Runes Reforged added kind of a power creep or just extra damage for pretty much everyone. For example, you have ADCs complaining about getting one-shot by Nautilus or Leona” with Izento on Esports Heaven
- March 9, Cody Sun talks PapaSmithy and team building, how 100T became a better team as a result with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- March 22, Cody Sun explains his decision to rejoin 100 Thieves: "Most of my faith came from PapaSmithy." with Parkes Ousley on Inven Global
- March 28, Cody Sun on the situation: 'My mentality was pretty distraught' with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- April 8, [LCS Spring Playoffs] 100 Cody Sun after loss to TSM: "I just feel like I could have played better.." with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- June 21, Cody Sun discusses 100 Thieves’ tough start to the Summer Split and problems the team must fix moving forward with Tyler Esguerra on Dot Esports
- June 22, Cody Sun: LCS production and league perception could improve by focusing on individual player storylines by Tyler Esguerra on Dot Esports
- May 10, Xmithie's Enlightenment and the 100T Drama - Reflections with Cody Sun 1/2 - League of Legends with Duncan "Thorin" Shields on YouTube
- May 11, "I Want to Play in the LCS [Again]" - Reflections with Cody Sun 2/2 - League of Legends with Duncan "Thorin" Shields on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-23 | LFL 2022 Spring |  VITB vs  ME | Link |
| 2021-08-16 | Unified Grand Prix 2021 Summer |  TSM.A vs  ZOO | Link |
| 2021-07-22 | NA Academy 2021 Summer | TSM.A vs  TL.A | Link |
| 2021-07-14 | NA Academy 2021 Summer | TSM.A vs  DIG.A | Link |
| 2021-06-10 | NA Academy 2021 Summer |  FLY.A vs TSM.A | Link |
| 2021-04-09 | LCS Proving Grounds 2021 Spring |  DIG.M vs TSM.A | Link |
| 2020-08-09 | LCS 2020 Summer |  100 vs  EG | Link |
| 2020-03-08 | LCS 2020 Spring | 100 vs  IMT | Link |
| 2020-02-23 | LCS 2020 Spring | 100 vs  GG | Link |
| 2019-09-06 | LCS 2019 Regional Finals |  CG vs FLY | Link |
| 2019-08-10 | LCS 2019 Summer Playoffs | TSM vs CG | Link |
| 2019-06-09 | LCS 2019 Summer | 100 vs CG | Link |
| 2018-08-21 | NA LCS 2018 Summer | 100 vs  FOX | Link |
| 2018-07-01 | NA LCS 2018 Summer | 100 vs  OPT | Link |
| 2018-04-01 | NA LCS 2018 Spring Playoffs | 100 vs CG | Link |
| 2018-03-04 | NA LCS 2018 Spring | 100 vs TSM | Link |
| 2018-01-28 | NA LCS 2018 Spring | 100 vs TL | Link |
Images[]
DT TM8, NACS 2016 Spring
DT Massacre, NACS 2016 Summer
IMT Cody Sun, NA LCS 2017 Spring
100 Cody Sun, NA LCS 2018 Spring
100 Cody Sun, NA LCS 2018 Summer
CG.A Cody Sun, NA Academy 2019 Spring
CG Cody Sun, Worlds 2019 Main Event
100 Cody Sun, LCS 2020 Spring
ME Cody Sun, LFL 2022 Spring
ME Cody Sun, LFL 2022 Summer
Name Pronunciation
| Cody Sun | |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | Riot |
| Voiced By | Raafaa |
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 AGeNt's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Immortals Confirms Exclusion from Upcoming League of Legends NA LCS immortals.gg
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Noah's Notes: LCS Update youtube.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Farewell LCS youtube.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Welcome Cody Sun as the new IMT ADC! immortals.gg
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Welcome the new Immortals ADC: Cody Sun! youtube.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 100 Thieves' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Roster Update teamliquidpro.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 100 Thieves' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Rikara's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 100 Thieves' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Clutch Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Clutch Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2019-10-27; after change - NA - 2019-10-28
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Clutch Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 100 Thieves' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 100 Thieves' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2019-10-27; after change - NA - 2019-10-28
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 100 Thieves Live's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Cody Sun's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 100 Thieves' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 100 Thieves' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 TSM's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 TSM's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 Cody Sun's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 Archive Pages: before change - EU - 2021-12-14; after change - EU - 2021-12-15
- ↑ Welcome the new Immortals ADC: Cody Sun! youtube.com
- ↑ 100 Thieves' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - ; after change - NA - 2018-12-12
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - ; after change - NA - 2019-01-05
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - ; after change - NA - 2019-06-17
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - ; after change - NA - 2019-11-26
- ↑ Cody Sun's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2020-12-08; after change - NA - 2020-12-09
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2021-07-28; after change - NA - 2021-07-29
- ↑ Elyandra Esport's Tweet (French) twitter.com
- ↑ Cody Sun's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Chinese nicknames for Western LOL pro players youtube.com