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OwnerAndy "Reginald" Dinh
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TSM (previously known as Team SoloMid) is a North American esports team, created around the community website SoloMid.Net by brothers Andy "Reginald" Dinh and Dan "Dan Dinh" Dinh in September 2009. Since June 2021, the organization has been known as TSM FTX in non-Riot Games esports, but is not permitted to use that name in League of Legends or VALORANT due to sponsorship restrictions. In November 2022, the partnership with FTX was suspended.

The team was first seen in early 2011 after being formed to participate in the Riot Season 1 Championship later that year. The organization previously hosted TSM Darkness and the now-disbanded Team SoloMid Evo. TSM is the only team to qualify to the first seven World Championships and also is the only team to make the first ten NA LCS Finals.

History[]

Creation of Team SoloMid[]

After All or Nothing disbanded, Reginald decided to continue his competitive career by building a team in support of his site Solomid.net. The original roster consisted of Saintvicious, Reginald, Chaox, TheOddOne, and Locodoco but Saintvicious left Team SoloMid to join Counter Logic Gaming In February. This led the team to pick up subs for the upcoming months, such as FeedFest, Westrice, Chu8, and Doublelift. The month of April saw two major additions to TSM, with the arrival of Xpecial and The Rain Man.[1]

Riot Season 1 Championship[]

After the roster solidified with Reginald, TheOddOne, The Rain Man, Xpecial and Chaox, Team SoloMid attended the Riot Season 1 Championship on June 20, 2011. TSM took first place in their group, going 2-1 and being the only team to lose to the Singaporean team, Xan. Team SoloMid then met the French against All authority squad in the semifinals of the double elimination playoffs. TSM was defeated by aAa 1-2 and knocked down to the loser's bracket. Team SoloMid met Epik Gamer, a fellow North American team, and defeated them 2-0 to advance to the loser bracket finals where they faced aAa for a second time. aAa started the best-of-three series with a one game advantage due to their previous win against TSM in the winner's bracket. In a close match, against All authority bested TSM and took the series. Team SoloMid ended the tournament in 3rd place and took home $ 10,000 USD.[2]

Preseason 2[]

Team SoloMid attended several circuits in the Preseason 2. They placed third at National ESL Premier League Season 1, second at ESL Major Series - Season VIII second at the IEM Season VI - Global Challenge Cologne, failed to get out of groups at the 2011 MLG Pro Circuit - Raleigh, fourth place at the IGN ProLeague Season 3 in Atlantic City, and finished 7-8th place in the offline IEM Season VI - Global Challenge New York.

In light of failing to take first, TSM moved into a gaming house in the state of New York in late October of 2011. TSM then took first in their next event, the 2011 MLG - Providence tournament.

Season 2[]

Once Season 2 started, TSM continued to attend events. Their last tournament in 2011 was the National ESL Premier League Season 2, where they placed third overall. The first tournament of the 2012 year that Team SoloMid attended was the IEM Season VI - Global Challenge Kiev, where they finised second to Moscow Five.[3]

Two months after Kiev, on March 13, 2012, TheRainMan resigned from Team SoloMid, citing differences in training regimen plans, as he wanted to focus more on solo queue while the rest of the team wanted to focus on full team scrims. He was replaced by Dyrus, who had already been living in TSM's team house but playing for Epik Gamer.[4][5] After this change, TSM placed high in every LAN event they played for the rest of the year. First-place titles included IPL 4, MLG Anaheim, IPL Face Off:San Francisco, and the GIGABYTE Esports LAN. TSM accrued by far the most circuit points out of any North American team, and so received the top seed to the season 2 regional final, which they won. At Worlds, TSM received a group stage bye as the top North American seed, but they lost in the quarterfinals to eventual second-place team Azubu Frost.

Season 3[]

As one of the North American teams that attended the season 2 World Championship, TSM were given an automatic seed into the first-ever season of the North American League Championship Series, along with Dignitas and Counter Logic Gaming. After week 5, Chaox was benched from the team and replaced by Cloud9's AD carry WildTurtle. WildTurtle then scored a pentakill on Caitlyn against compLexity Gaming in his very first game with the team.

TSM finished the spring round robin with a 75% winrate and in first place, and in the playoffs they defeated Good Game University 3-2. The following split, they found themselves lower in the standings, winning only half of their games in the round robin. In the playoffs, they defeated CLG and then Vulcun to make it to the finals before losing to newcomer Cloud9, who had just been promoted into the LCS that split.

This year, it was Cloud9 that got the bye to quarterfinals at the World Championship, and TSM were unable to advance past the group stage, placing fourth - behind Lemondogs and ahead of the wildcard team GamingGear.eu.

2014 Preseason[]

At the Battle of the Atlantic, TSM played against Lemondogs, using new mid laner Bjergsen in place of Reginald for the first time. They won their series 2-0, and North America beat Europe in combined score.

2014 Season[]

TSM's spring split went better than their season 3 summer split had, and they ended the round robin with a 22-6 record - just two games behind Cloud9. However, once again they found themselves lacking in the finals of the playoffs, losing to Cloud9 in another 3-0 series. In the gap between splits, TheOddOne retired and was replaced with former Copenhagen Wolves jungler Amazing; additionally Xpecial was benched and replaced by North American Challenger player Gleeb, formerly of Cloud9 Tempest.

With those roster changes going into the summer split, TSM struggled early on. Partway through the split, they added former MiG Frost AD carry Locodoco as a coach, but it wasn't until they replaced Gleeb with Korean import support Lustboy that they started to rebound. With Lustboy, they finally accomplished what they hadn't been able to since Cloud9's entry to the LCS, and won the playoffs with a 3-2 victory over their rivals.

TSM once again received North America's top seed to the World Championship, and they placed second in their group, behind Star Horn Royal Club and ahead of SK Gaming and Taipei Assassins. It was the first time that TSM with Dyrus had advanced past their initial seeding location at a World Championship, though they lost in the quarterfinals to eventual tournament winners Samsung White.

2015 Preseason[]

Amazing left TSM shortly after Worlds ended, citing homesickness as one of the reasons for his departure. Faced with residency requirements, TSM were unable to use any foreign player as their jungler, unless it was someone who had already been playing in North America the previous split. In November, they signed former Team Coast jungler Santorin as Amazing's replacement; though he was initially from Europe, he qualified as an eligible player due to his participation in the North American challenger circuit that year.

TSM were the North American team invited to IEM San Jose, the first event where Santorin played for the team. They were seeded directly into the semifinals, but there, they suffered an 0-2 upset loss against the eventual runner-up Unicorns of Love, who had just qualified for the EU LCS.

2015 Season[]

TSM began the 2015 Spring Split with an 8-2 record after five weeks, holding first place during every week after the first. By virtue of their standing after the fifth week of the split, TSM was invited to the IEM Season IX World Championship. There, they defeated Team WE, CJ Entus (marking their first tournament win over a Korean team), and the yoe Flash Wolves to advance to the finals of the event, where they swept Team WE 3-0 to win the title. Though TSM themselves did not play against the GE Tigers at all (then undefeated in the LCK), or against any Korean team in a multi-game series, they still made history by being the first North American team to win an international event with Korean teams present since Chicks Dig ELO (which included Dyrus and Reginald) at the 2011 World Cyber Games and the first Western team to do so since Gambit Gaming at IEM Katowice in 2013.

TSM finished the spring season with a 13-5 record, giving them the top seed into the playoffs. After defeating Team Impulse and then Cloud9, TSM won their third North American championship, tying Cloud9's record of most North American LCS championships won to date. Their victory also gave them the North American seed to the 2015 Mid-Season Invitational, where they looked to replicate their IEM success. However, the team underperformed in the group stage, winning only their match against wild card Beşiktaş and not qualifying for playoffs.

In the summer split of LCS, TSM started relatively strong, sitting at an 8-2 record at the end of week 5. However, they fell to fifth place by the regular season's end, their lowest placement to date. Midway through the split, TSM tried out Keith, former substitute AD carry of Team Liquid, as a potential replacement for WildTurtle; however, he only started in one game, and TSM later announced WildTurtle would remain the starter.[6] In the playoffs, TSM beat Gravity Gaming and Team Liquid in the first two rounds, winning both series 3-1. In the finals, held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, they faced off against long-time rivals CLG and lost in a convincing 3-0 series. TSM had already qualified for Worlds after their semifinal win due to their Championship Points from the spring split, and they ended up with the second seed from North America.

TSM were drawn into Group D, which became known as the "Group of Death" after drawing top LPL seed LGD Gaming, EU LCS second seed Origen, and LCK third seed KT Rolster. LGD and KT were originally favored to top the group, but LGD failed to meet expectations and split their series with TSM 1-1. However, after being swept 0-2 by both KT and Origen, TSM finished in last place with a 1-5 record, as both the Korean and European teams advanced. Longtime top laner Dyrus culminated his career with a heartfelt retirement interview before stepping down from the roster after his fifth year of competitive play.[7]

2016 Preseason[]

Three days after their last games at the World Championship, TSM formally announced the retirements of Dyrus and Lustboy and the departure of Santorin - all three of whom had been with the team for the entirety of 2015.[8] Lustboy remained with the team as an analyst, and Dyrus remained as a streamer. Soon after, they also announced open AD carry tryouts.[9]

On October 31, 2015, long-time CLG AD carry Doublelift joined TSM.[10] For their jungle position, Svenskeren entered talks to join both TSM and H2k. After initially turning down TSM's offer of a tryout, Svenskeren was set to join H2k; however, TSM offered him a starting spot on their roster, and he accepted. However, H2k claimed that the transfer was illegal due to his having agreed in writing to join H2k.[11] Regardless, Reginald claimed that this move abided by Riot's rules, and thus had signed Svenskeren to TSM on November 8.[12] Their eventual roster for IEM San Jose included Hauntzer, Svenskeren, Bjergsen, Doublelift, and kaSing.[13] TSM defeated LGD Gaming but then lost to Origen in the semifinals. After IEM, kaSing departed the team and was replaced by former star Fnatic support YellOwStaR.

2016 Season[]

TSM's NA LCS season started out rocky, with a 50% winrate for the first three weeks. Regardless, they were invited to IEM Katowice in March. There, they dropped their first game to the Korean Challenger team Ever but recovered in the loser's bracket before losing in the semifinals to eventual tournament winners SK Telecom T1 and finishing tied for third place with Royal Never Give Up. After returning to North America, their rocky season continued, and they finished in sixth place, the lowest they'd ever finished in the history of the LCS, with a huge comeback loss to Echo Fox in the last game. Guaranteed to face first-seed Immortals if they were even able to beat Cloud9 in the quarterfinals, TSM seemed poised to have their lowest playoff result in the history of the LCS as well.

However, after signing the well-known sports psychologist Weldon in the break before playoffs, TSM showed significant improvement as a team. They easily defeated Cloud9 3-1 in the quarterfinals and went on to crush Immortals 3-0 in the semifinals, although a lot of their win over Immortals was blamed on surprising draft picks by their opponents, including a top-lane Lucian in Game 1 and no sign of the heavily-in-meta Ekko from either team. In the finals, TSM faced CLG, a matchup with an even more heated rivalry than normal due to Doublelift's team switch prior to the season's start. Ultimately CLG won 3-2, and TSM finished the split in second place, out of reach of the Mid-Season Invitational. After playoffs, YellOwStaR expressed his desire to leave Team Solo Mid and in May 2016, he left the team. [14]

After a Korean bootcamp during the mid-season break to try out new support players, TSM signed Dream Team's Biofrost as YellOwStaR's replacement. Despite being a LCS rookie, Biofrost proved himself almost immediately at the start of the Summer Season. TSM didn't lose a single series until week 8, where they fell 0-2 to then ninth-place Phoenix1. That series was their only loss of the regular season, and they also nearly swept the Playoffs, defeating CLG 3-0 and then Cloud9 3-1 in the finals, qualifying them for the World Championship with North America's first seed.

After their summer split performance, TSM were expected by many to advance out of the group stage, but after being drawn into group D alongside the eventually second-place Samsung Galaxy, Royal Never Give Up, and Splyce, TSM dropped three games in the group stage including two to RNG; they lost a second-place tiebreaker with the Chinese team based on head to head and did not advance. Soon after Worlds, TSM announced that Doublelift would be stepping down from the active roster for the 2017 spring split.[15]

In the wake of Doublelift's retirement, TSM initially announced their withdrawal from the upcoming IEM Oakland tournament. However, after an encouraging recruitment process, TSM signed former Immortals and long-time TSM AD carry WildTurtle as their starter, and participated at Oakland. In the tournament, TSM dropped its only series against eventual tournament-winner Unicorns of Love in the semifinals, 1-2.

2017 Season[]

Prior to the beginning of the spring split, Revezaha and Abaxial joined as analyst and assistant coach, respectively. TSM's 2017 was domestically successful. In the spring split despite looking shaky at different stages of the regular split, TSM finished 1st with a 15-3 record. In the playoffs TSM defeated Cloud9 3-2 in the finals in a very close series to capture another LCS title. This also qualified them for the 2017 Mid-Season Invitational. TSM finished the MSI group stage in 5th place with a 4-6 record. In the tiebreaker game against Flash Wolves the team lost and were knocked out of MSI. In summer Doublelift returned to the roster and Wildturtle departed to FlyQuest. TSM would finish the summer split 1st in the regular season with 14 wins and 4 losses. In the playoffs they defeated Team Dignitas 3-1 in the semifinals and then took down Immortals 3-1 in the finals to capture their third title in a row which was a first in NA LCS history. The win also qualified TSM for the 2017 Season World Championship.

They were seeded in a group that looked weak on paper and consisted of a shaky Flash Wolves, and untested Misfits Gaming and a questionable Team WE. TSM started off well with a 2 wins and 1 loss in Week 1 but then in Week 2 they performed worse and went 1-2. Having to play a tiebreaker against Misfits Gaming, TSM lost and were eliminated from Worlds in the group stage yet again.

2018 Season[]

Spring Split[]

TSM did a major roster shakeup going into the 2018 season, importing the three-time EULCS champion botlane of Zven and Mithy, as well as replacing Svenskeren with 2017 Summer Rookie of the Split MikeYeung. SSONG, who had coached Immortals to the finals in the previous split also joined as head coach, with Parth moving back to the general manager position.

In the playoff quarterfinals, TSM was again matched up against Clutch Gaming, who had lost both of their tiebreakers to finish as the sixth seed. Despite Clutch having defeated TSM in both of their regular season matchups, TSM were favored due to their late season surge and having defeated Clutch in the tiebreaker match only the previous week. However Clutch managed to take the series 3-1, becoming the first team to ever defeat TSM in the quarterfinals. This also meant that TSM would not be in the finals for the first time in the history of the NA LCS.

Summer Split[]

Going into Summer Split it was announced that MikeYeung would be splitting time with their academy jungler Grig. TSM ended the season in a 4-way tie for 3rd place along with 100 Thieves, Echo Fox and FlyQuest. Though their playoff position was already secured, the tiebreakers determined their seeding in the playoff bracket to determine their opponent. Their first match was against Echo Fox which they lost, and ended playing FlyQuest which they won and ending up 5th place.

Since they seeded 5th place, they began their playoff run against the 4th place team which was Echo Fox. They won the series 3-2, where Bjergsen won player of the series and proceeded to play Cloud9 in the semifinals. They ended up losing the series 2-3 and would go on to play a 3rd place match against 100 Thieves which they won - Bjergsen again winning player of the series.

TSM did not immediately secure a place at Worlds 2019. As such, their only chance was to qualify as NA's 3rd seed at worlds from the NA LCS Regional Finals 2018. This included Cloud9, Echo Fox, Clutch Gaming and of course TSM. The first match TSM played was against Echo Fox who were the winners against Clutch Gaming in the first round. TSM took the series 3-0 and headed to the finals against Cloud9. They lost against Cloud9 3-0, and did not attend Worlds for the first time since Season 1.

2019 Season[]

Offseason[]

With the departure of Hauntzer, Mithy and Coach SSONG, TSM were looking to build a new roster from the core players of Grig, Bjergsen and Zven. They began of the acquisition of new coach Zikz early in the offseason to help build their roster. It was then announced that the new support would be Smoothie acquired from Echo Fox. Further on it was announced that Broken Blade from the Turkish League would become the new Top Laner for TSM. As the offseason was coming to an end, Grig was having issues with his wrist and was not in a condition to be the starting jungler for the beginning of the split. TSM had acquired Akaadian for their academy team in the offseason and ended up starting him in the 2019 Spring season, so that Grig could recover.

Spring Split[]

TSM quickly became one of the top teams during the season, placing 3rd overall. TSM would go on as the 3rd seed in the spring starting their playoff run against Echo Fox and won the series 3-1. Their semi-finals game was against Cloud9 where they ended the series 3-2 through a reverse sweep.

They went on to face Team Liquid in the final. They began the series with a lead, bringing the series to match point at 2-0. TL ended up stabilizing and started a reverse sweep finshing the series 3-2.

Summer Split[]

As Grig's wrist had recovered and leading their academy team to win the Academy finals, it was announced that Grig and Akaadian would be splitting time during the season. Half-way through the season that they would keep Akaadian as their starting jungler. As the season was nearing an end, TSM decided to start Spica from their academy team, as their jungler. TSM placed 4th at the end of the season with a record of 10-8, where they would qualify for playoffs as the 4th seed.

They began LCS/2019 Season/Summer Playoffs with a series vs Clutch Gaming and lost the series 3-1. Whilst they had acquired a fair amount of Championship Points from the Spring Split, Cloud9 had more and missed thus TSM missed going to World's as North America's 2nd seed. However, they had the advantage of being the first seed in the LCS Regional Finals, and would again be pitted head to head against Clutch Gaming. They started off 2-0, Clutch however ended up reverse sweeping TSM. This had been the second year TSM had not made World Championship in a row.

2020 Season[]

Offseason[]

Bjergsen's contract was renewed and he also acquired equity in the company to become a co-owner. Zikz was announced to be leaving TSM and head towards 100 Thieves as well as Zven heading to Cloud9. It was then announced that Smoothie was traded to Counter-Logic Gaming for TSM's former support Biofrost, who would rejoin the roster as their starting support for the 2020 season. Further into the offseason Dardoch would join the starting roster as their starting jungler. As the last player, Kobbe was announced to be joining Biofrost in the botlane, a player who just came off of a worlds quarterfinals run with Splyce. The whole roster was finalised with the final announcement being Peter Zhang becoming the Head Coach overseeing both the LCS and Academy team.

Timeline[]

  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • March 13,
    Dyrus joins.

    The Rain Man leaves.[21]
  • July (approx.), Leena (President) joins.
  • August 30, Razer becomes a sponsor.[22]
  • October 4, ORIGIN PC sponsors the team.[23]
  • January (approx.), Nata (Analyst,Positional Coach) joins. Valkrin (Streamer) leaves.
  • January 1, Haitham (Analyst) joins.
  • January 5,
    Grig's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2019.[129]
  • January 7,
    Grig's contract is extended through 2021.[130]
    Grig's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.[131]
  • January 12,
    Akaadian joins from academy roster.

    Grig becomes inactive. Fanatiik is confirmed to be joining TSM Academy.[132]
  • January 22, David Denis (Esports Psychology Trainer) joins.
  • January 29, Lustboy (Assistant Coach/Sub/Support to Assistant Coach)'s position is changed in the GCD.[133]
  • May (approx.), WW (Sr. Director of Operations) joins.
  • May 26,
    Grig becomes active.
    [134]
  • July (approx.), Peter Zhang (Coach) joins from academy roster.[135]
  • August 3,
    Spica joins from academy roster.
    [136]
  • October 14, Bjergsen (Mid to Mid/Co-Owner) changes position.[137][138]
    Bjergsen (Co-Owner)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.[139]
  • November (approx.), Goldman (Assistant Coach) leaves.
  • November 11, Zikz (Head Coach) leaves.[140]
  • November 16,
    SPX is drafted at NA 2019 Scouting Grounds with exclusivity window ending on 26 November 2019.[141]
  • November 17,
    SPX's draft window is ended early without any signing.[142]
  • November 18,
    Smoothie leaves.[143]
    Zven leaves.[144]
  • November 20,
    Biofrost rejoins.
    [145]
  • November 22,
    Dardoch joins.
    [146]
    Biofrost's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2022.[147]
  • November 24,
    Kobbe joins.
    [148]
    Dardoch and
    Kobbe's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.[149]
  • December (approx.), WW (Sr. Director of Operations to VP of Operations) changes position.
  • December 2,
    Broken Blade will remain with the team for 2020.[150]
  • December 3, Peter Zhang (Coach to Head Coach), Haitham (Analyst to Assistant Coach), Lustboy (Assistant Coach to Strategic Coach), and David Denis (Esports Psychology Trainer to Head of Performance) change positions.
    Spica leaves for academy roster.[151][152]
  • December 6,
    Grig leaves.[153]
  • December 11, Peter Zhang (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.[154]
  • December 17,
    Akaadian leaves.[155]
  • 2020 (approx.), heavenTime (Translator to Manager) changes position.
  • January 17, Lustboy (Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.[156]
  • February (approx.), Tonington (LoL Branch Manager) joins.[157]
  • March (approx.), Matt Steenstra (Influencer Marketing Manager) leaves. Mark Jacobs (VP of Sales) joins.
  • April 26,
    Doublelift rejoins.
    [158]
    Doublelift's contract is transferred to TSMlogo stdTSM in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.[159]
  • April 30,
    Doublelift's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.[160]
  • May (approx.), Amanda Jason (Director of Partnerships Marketing) joins.
  • May 11,
    Kobbe leaves.[161]
  • May 26,
    Dardoch leaves.[162]
  • May 27,
    Spica rejoins from academy roster.
    [163]
  • June 12, Mabrey (Assistant Coach) joins from academy roster. Parth (General Manager to Head Coach) changes position. Peter Zhang (Head Coach) leaves for academy roster.[164]
  • July 15,
    Treatz joins from academy roster.
    [165]
  • August 19,
    Treatz moves to substitute.
  • September (approx.), Jeffrey Mayer (VP of Programmatic) joins.
  • October 24,
    Bjergsen (Co-Owner) retires and moves to head coach.[166] Parth (Head Coach to General Manager) changes position.
  • November (approx.), Nata (Analyst,Positional Coach) leaves.
  • November 14,
    Shoryu is drafted at LCS Scouting Grounds 2020 with exclusivity window ending on 24 November 2020.[167]
  • November 17,
    Shoryu's draft window is ended early without any signing.[168]
  • November 19,
    Treatz leaves.[169]
    Broken Blade leaves.[170]
  • November 21,
    PowerOfEvil joins.
    [171]
  • November 24, Kayys (Strategic Coach,Head Scout) joins. Curry (Assistant Coach) rejoins. Peter Zhang (Head of Player Development) rejoins from academy roster. Haitham (Assistant Coach to Data Analyst) changes position. Mabrey (Assistant Coach), Lustboy (Strategic Coach), Sevag (Head Analyst), and David Denis (Head of Performance & Psychology Trainer) leave.[172][173]
  • November 25,
    Doublelift retires.[174]
  • November 26,
    SwordArt joins.
    [175][176]
    SwordArt's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2022.[177]
  • November 27,
    PowerOfEvil's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2022.[178]
  • November 29,
    Biofrost is removed from the GCD.[179] Curry (Assistant Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 1 November 2021. Kayys (Strategic Coach,Head Scout)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 1 November 2022.[180]
  • November 30,
    Huni joins.
    [181]
    Huni's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2022.[182]
  • December 4,
    Biofrost's departure is confirmed.[183]
  • December 6,
    Lost joins from academy roster.
    [184]
  • December 10,
    Spica's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2022.
    Lost's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.[185]
  • January 7, Dominic Kallas (VP of Esports) joins.[208]
  • January 24, Max Olivo (Director of Video Production) leaves.[209]
  • January 26, Tonington (Assistant Coach) rejoins.[210]
  • January 30, Parth (General Manager) leaves.[211]
  • February 1, Kayys (Strategic Coach,Head Scout) is removed from the GCD but is still part of the organization.[212]
  • February 11, Glen (Assistant General Manager) joins.[213]
  • February 16,
    Yursan joins from academy roster.

    Shenyi leaves for academy roster.[214] Tonington (Assistant Coach) is removed from the GCD.[215]
  • February 27, Andrew White (Director of Video Production) leaves.[216]
  • March 3,
    Takeover joins from academy roster.

    Shenyi rejoins from academy roster.

    Keaiduo and
    Yursan leave for academy roster.[217]
  • March 18, Peter Zhang (Head of Player Development) leaves.[218]
  • April (approx.), wb0yce (Partnerships Manager) leaves. Kristine (Manager) joins.[219]
  • May 4, Gunaso (Analyst) joins.[220]
    Maple joins.
    [221]
    Takeover leaves for academy roster.[222]
    Maple's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.[223]
  • May 12, Haitham (Head of Data Science and Analytics) leaves.[224]
  • June 6, Seatigh (Analyst) joins.[225]
  • June 10,
    Mia joins from academy roster.

    Shenyi leaves for academy roster.[226]
  • July 12,
    Huni becomes inactive.[227]
    Chime joins.

    S0ul and
    Instinct join from academy roster.

    Tactical and
    Mia leave for academy roster.[228]
    Chime's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.[229]
  • July 14, TSMlogo stdTSM is fined $75,000, and Reginald (Co-Owner) must complete sensitivity training and executive training due to profanity, hate speech and harassment towards TSM players and staff members. Reginald (Co-Owner) is also on probation for the next two years across the Riot ecosystem.[230]
  • July 20, Huni (Top to Coach)'s position is changed in the GCD.[231]
  • July 26,
    Solo joins from academy roster.

    S0ul leaves for academy roster.[232]
  • August (approx.), Rocky Jo (Head of Video Production and Executive Producer) leaves.
  • August 9, Huni (Coach) retires with an interest in coaching.[233][234]
  • August 25,
    Tactical rejoins from academy roster.
  • September 6,
    Spica leaves.[235]
  • September 12, Seatigh (Analyst) leaves.[236]
  • September 14, Kayys (Strategic Coach,Head Scout) leaves.[237]
  • October 10,
    Tactical leaves.[238]
  • October 16, Mayumi (Streamer) leaves.[239]
  • November 6, Gunaso (Analyst) leaves.[240]
  • November 7, Chawy (Head Coach) is removed from the GCD but is still part of the organization.[241]
  • November 11,
    Instinct leaves.[242]
  • November 21,
    Solo is removed from the GCD but is still part of the organization.[243]
  • November 29,
    Bugi and
    Neo join.

    Solo and Chawy (Head Coach)'s contracts are extended.[244]
    Solo's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.
    Bugi and
    Neo's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.[245]
  • January 3, Kristine (Manager) leaves for academy roster.
  • March 1, Dominic Kallas (VP of Esports) leaves.[246]
    WildTurtle rejoins from academy roster.

    Neo leaves for academy roster.[247]
  • March 18, WW (Chief Operating Officer) leaves.[248]
  • March 23, Glen (Assistant General Manager) leaves.[249]
  • March 31,
    Solo leaves.[250]
  • April 7,
    Maple is removed from the GCD.[251]
  • May 2, Chawy (Head Coach) leaves.[252]
  • May 3,
    Maple's departure is confirmed.[253]
  • May 12,
    Hauntzer is readded to the main roster in the GCD.
    [254]
  • May 18,
    Fenix,
    Ruby, and Reven (Head Coach) are added to the GCD.
    [255]
    Fenix's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 31 July 2023.
    Ruby's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.[255]
  • May 20, Organization announces its intent to leave the LCS and transition to another tier 1 region in 2024.[256]
  • May 23,
    Ruby's joining is confirmed.

    Hauntzer's rejoining is confirmed.
    [257]
  • May 26,
    Insanity is added to the GCD.
    [258]
  • May 28,
    Fenix is removed from the GCD.[259]
  • June 8, Jido (Analyst) joins.[260]
  • August 21,
    Ruby is removed from the GCD.
    Insanity is removed from the GCD but is still part of the organization.[261]
  • September 2,
    Ruby's departure is confirmed.[262]
  • September 20, Shopify Rebellionlogo stdShopify Rebellion acquires the roster and LCS spot of TSMlogo stdTSM.[263] Jido (Analyst) leaves.

Player Roster[]

Active[]

Former[]

Players are shown for the entire duration of their tenure on the team, with the role and substitute/trainee status they had upon their departure.

Dates:Approx|Exact
PlayerNameRoleJoinedLeftNext Team
NA

HauntzerKevin Yarnell
Top Laner
May 20232023-05-12Sep 20232023-09-20Shopify Rebellionlogo stdSR
KR

BugiLee Seong-yeop (이성엽)
Jungler
Nov 20222022-11-29Sep 20232023-09-20Shopify Rebellionlogo stdSR
NA

InsanityDavid Challe
Mid Laner
May 20232023-05-26Sep 20232023-09-20Shopify Rebellionlogo stdSR
NA

WildTurtleJason Tran
Bot Laner
Mar 20232023-03-01Sep 20232023-09-20Shopify Rebellionlogo stdSR
NA

ChimeJonathan Pomponio
Support
Jul 20222022-07-12Sep 20232023-09-20Shopify Rebellionlogo stdSR
KR

RubyLee Sol-min (이솔민)
Mid Laner
May 20232023-05-18Aug 20232023-08-21None
NA

FenixKim Jae-hun (김재훈)
Mid Laner
May 20232023-05-18May 20232023-05-28None
APAC

MapleHuang Yi-Tang (黃熠棠)
Mid Laner
May 20222022-05-04Apr 20232023-04-07PSG Talonlogo stdPSG
NA

SoloColin Earnest
Top Laner
Jul 20222022-07-26Mar 20232023-03-31Immortalslogo stdIMT
NA

NeoTrần Sư Toàn
Bot Laner
Nov 20222022-11-29Mar 20232023-03-01Mirage Alliancelogo stdMA
NA

InstinctTony Ng
Bot Laner
Jul 20222022-07-12Nov 20222022-11-11FLY FAMlogo stdFLYF
NA

TacticalEdward Ra (나문용)
Bot Laner
Aug 20222022-08-25Oct 20222022-10-10Immortalslogo stdIMT
NA

SpicaMingyi Lu (卢明义)
Jungler
May 20202020-05-27Sep 20222022-09-06FlyQuestlogo stdFLY
NA

S0ulCheng "Alex" Luo
Top Laner
Jul 20222022-07-12Jul 20222022-07-26TSM Academylogo stdTSM.A
NA

HuniHeo Seung-hoon (허승훈)
Top Laner
(+)
(–)
Inactive
Nov 20202020-11-30Jul 20222022-07-20TSMlogo stdTSM
NA

TacticalEdward Ra (나문용)
Bot Laner
Nov 20212021-11-20Jul 20222022-07-12TSM Academylogo stdTSM.A
KR

MiaChoi Sang-in (최상인)
Support
Jun 20222022-06-10Jul 20222022-07-12TSM Academylogo stdTSM.A
CN

ShenyiWei Zi-Jie (魏子杰)
Support
Mar 20222022-03-03Jun 20222022-06-10TSM Academylogo stdTSM.A
LAT

TakeoverJi Cha Hyeun-min (지차현민)
Mid Laner
Mar 20222022-03-03May 20222022-05-04TSM Academylogo stdTSM.A
CN

KeaiduoZhu Xiong (朱雄)
Mid Laner
Dec 20212021-12-09Mar 20222022-03-03TSM Academylogo stdTSM.A
APAC

YursanWang Sheng-Yu (王聖佑)
Support
Feb 20222022-02-16Mar 20222022-03-03TSM Academylogo stdTSM.A
CN

ShenyiWei Zi-Jie (魏子杰)
Support
Dec 20212021-12-09Feb 20222022-02-16TSM Academylogo stdTSM.A
OCE

LostLawrence Sze Yuy Hui
Bot Laner
Dec 20202020-12-06Nov 20212021-11-16Golden Guardianslogo stdGG
EU

PowerOfEvilTristan Schrage
Mid Laner
Nov 20202020-11-21Nov 20212021-11-15Immortalslogo stdIMT
APAC

SwordArtHu Shuo-Chieh (胡碩傑)
Support
Nov 20202020-11-26Oct 20212021-10-29Weibo Gaminglogo stdWBG
NA

BiofrostVincent Wang
Support
Nov 20192019-11-20Nov 20202020-11-29Dignitaslogo stdDIG
NA

DoubleliftYiliang "Peter" Peng (彭亦亮)
Bot Laner
Apr 20202020-04-26Nov 20202020-11-25TSMlogo stdTSM
TR

Broken BladeSergen Çelik
Top Laner
Nov 20182018-11-25Nov 20202020-11-19FC Schalke 04 Esportslogo stdS04
EU

TreatzErik Wessén
Sub/Sup
Jul 20202020-07-15Nov 20202020-11-19SK Gaminglogo stdSK
NA

ShoryuQuentin Pereira
Bot Laner
(+)
(–)
Draft Pick
Nov 20202020-11-14Nov 20202020-11-17Evil Geniuses Academylogo stdEG.A
NA

BjergsenSøren Bjerg
Mid Laner
Nov 20132013-11-02Oct 20202020-10-24TSMlogo stdTSM
NA

DardochJoshua Hartnett
Jungler
Nov 20192019-11-22May 20202020-05-26Dignitaslogo stdDIG
EU

KobbeKasper Kobberup
Bot Laner
Nov 20192019-11-24May 20202020-05-11Misfits Gaminglogo stdMSF
NA

AkaadianMatthew Higginbotham
Jungler
Jan 20192019-01-12Dec 20192019-12-17Dignitas Academylogo stdDIG.A
NA

GrigJonathan Armao
Jungler
Jun 20182018-06-14Dec 20192019-12-06Dignitaslogo stdDIG
NA

SpicaMingyi Lu (卢明义)
Jungler
Aug 20192019-08-03Dec 20192019-12-03TSMlogo stdTSM
EU

ZvenJesper Svenningsen
Bot Laner
Nov 20172017-11-24Nov 20192019-11-18Cloud9logo stdC9
NA

SmoothieAndy Ta
Support
Nov 20182018-11-24Nov 20192019-11-18Counter Logic Gaminglogo stdCLG
NA

SPXAnthony Mak
Support
(+)
(–)
Draft Pick
Nov 20192019-11-16Nov 20192019-11-17Retiredlogo stdRetired
KR

LustboyHam Jang-sik (함장식)
Sub/Sup
Dec 20172017-12-05Jan 20192019-01-29TSMlogo stdTSM
EU

MithyAlfonso Aguirre Rodríguez
Support
Nov 20172017-11-24Dec 20182018-12-03Origenlogo stdOG
NA

HauntzerKevin Yarnell
Top Laner
Nov 20152015-11-14Nov 20182018-11-29Golden Guardianslogo stdGG
NA

TheOddOneBrian Wyllie
Sub/Jun
Mar 20172017-03-07Nov 20182018-11-19TSMlogo stdTSM
NA

MikeYeungMichael Yeung
Jungler
Nov 20172017-11-23Jun 20182018-06-14TSM Academylogo stdTSM.A
EU

MrRalleZRasmus Skinneholm
Sub/Bot
Jul 20172017-07-26Dec 20172017-12-17TSM Academylogo stdTSM.A
EU

SvenskerenDennis Johnsen
Jungler
Nov 20152015-11-08Nov 20172017-11-24Cloud9logo stdC9
NA

DoubleliftYiliang "Peter" Peng (彭亦亮)
Bot Laner
Oct 20152015-10-31Nov 20172017-11-24Team Liquidlogo stdTL
NA

BiofrostVincent Wang
Support
May 20162016-05-18Nov 20172017-11-24Counter Logic Gaminglogo stdCLG
NA

ShynonVincente Vu
Sub/Bot
Jun 20172017-06-07Nov 20172017-11-20Logo std8.2
NA

SwifteJohnny Ngo
Sub/Sup
Jun 20172017-06-07≈Sep 2017≈2017-09-??Zenith Esportslogo stdZEN
NA

WildTurtleJason Tran
Bot Laner
Dec 20162016-12-07May 20172017-05-25FlyQuestlogo stdFLY
NA

TheOddOneBrian Wyllie
Sub/Jun
Jan 20162016-01-29≈Jan 2017≈2017-01-??TSMlogo stdTSM
NA

ValkrinRichard Royer
Sub/Sup
Jan 20162016-01-29≈Jan 2017≈2017-01-??TSMlogo stdTSM
NA

WildTurtleJason Tran
Bot Laner
(+)
(–)
Temp Sub
Nov 20162016-11-15Nov 20162016-11-20TSMlogo stdTSM
EU

YellOwStaRBora Kim
Support
Dec 20152015-12-11May 20162016-05-11Fnaticlogo stdFNC
NA

PatoyJordan Blackburn
Sub/Sup
≈May 2015≈2015-05-??Jan 20162016-01-07Retiredlogo stdRetired
EU

kaSingRaymond Tsang (曾家誠)
Support
Nov 20152015-11-14Dec 20152015-12-09Team Vitalitylogo stdVIT
NA

WildTurtleJason Tran
Sub/Bot
Feb 20132013-02-13Dec 20152015-12-07Immortalslogo stdIMT
NA

BillyBossBilly Yu
Sub/Top
≈May 2015≈2015-05-??≈Dec 2015≈2015-12-??Logo stdTHE
NA

KEITHYuri Jew
Sub/Bot
Jul 20152015-07-01Oct 20152015-10-19Cloud9 Challengerlogo stdC9C
NA

DyrusMarcus Hill
Top Laner
Mar 20122012-03-13Oct 20152015-10-14TSMlogo stdTSM
NA

SantorinLucas Tao Kilmer Larsen
Jungler
Nov 20142014-11-27Oct 20152015-10-14Humalogo stdHMA
KR

LustboyHam Jang-sik (함장식)
Support
Jul 20142014-07-22Oct 20152015-10-14TSMlogo stdTSM
NA

ArcsecondLyonel Pfaender
Sub/Mid
≈Feb 2015≈2015-02-??≈May 2015≈2015-05-??Magneticlogo stdIMG
NA

MegaZeroPatrick Glinsman
Sub/Top
Feb 20142014-02-04≈Jan 2015≈2015-01-??Carnegie Mellon Universitylogo stdCMU
NA

NinjakenAndy Nong
Sub/Jun
Oct 20132013-10-20≈Jan 2015≈2015-01-??Retiredlogo stdRetired
NA

GleebNicolas Haddad
Sub/Sup
May 20142014-05-04Oct 20142014-10-14Team Fusionlogo stdFSN
NA

AmazingMaurice Stückenschneider
Jungler
May 20142014-05-03Oct 20142014-10-11Origenlogo stdOG
NA

Nightblue3Rabia Yazbek
Sub/Jun
Jan 20142014-01-27May 20142014-05-27Retiredlogo stdRetired
NA

XpecialAlex Chu (朱啓恩)
Sub/Sup
Apr 20112011-04-05May 20142014-05-04Team Curselogo stdCRS
NA

TheOddOneBrian Wyllie
Jungler
≈Jan 2011≈2011-01-??May 20142014-05-03TSMlogo stdTSM
NA

AltecJohnny Ru
Sub/Bot
Nov 20132013-11-01≈May 2014≈2014-05-??Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
NA

ReginaldAndy Dinh
Mid Laner
≈Jan 2011≈2011-01-??Nov 20132013-11-02TSMlogo stdTSM
NA

WingsofdeathxDaryl Hennegan
Sub/Top
Feb 20132013-02-13Oct 20132013-10-21Retiredlogo stdRetired
NA

Dan DinhDaniel Dinh
Sub/Jun
Jan 20132013-01-25Oct 20132013-10-21Cloud9logo stdC9
NA

ChaoxShan Huang (黄山)
Bot Laner
≈Jan 2011≈2011-01-??Mar 20132013-03-25Team Coastlogo stdCST
NA

The Rain ManChristian Kahmann
Top Laner
Apr 20112011-04-08Mar 20122012-03-13Retiredlogo stdRetired
NA

WestriceJonathan Nguyen
Top Laner
≈Feb 2011≈2011-02-??≈Mar 2011≈2011-03-??Epik Gamerlogo stdEPIK
KR

LocodocoChoi Yoon-seop (최윤섭)
Bot Laner
≈Jan 2011≈2011-01-??Mar 20112011-03-28MiG Frostlogo stdMIG.F
NA

SaintviciousBrandon DiMarco
Top Laner
≈Jan 2011≈2011-01-??Feb 20112011-02-23Chicks Dig Elologo stdCDE
NA

FeedFestRobin Banks
Mid Laner
≈Jan 2011≈2011-01-????? 2011≈2011-??-??Retiredlogo stdRetired

Player League Participation[]

Playoff games are NOT included, but regular-season tiebreaker games ARE.

LCS

Player201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024Games
SpringSummerSpringSummerSpringSummerSpringSummerSpringSummerSpringSummerSpringSummerSpringSummerSpringSummerSpringSummerSpringSummerSpringSummer
WildTurtleTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdImmortalslogo stdImmortalslogo stdTSMlogo stdFlyQuestlogo stdFlyQuestlogo stdFlyQuestlogo stdFlyQuestlogo stdFlyQuestlogo stdFlyQuestlogo stdFlyQuestlogo stdCounter Logic Gaminglogo stdCounter Logic Gaminglogo stdImmortalslogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdShopify Rebellionlogo std469
XpecialTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTeam Curselogo stdTeam Liquidlogo stdTeam Liquidlogo stdApex Gaminglogo stdDignitaslogo stdPhoenix1logo std270
DyrusTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo std148
TheOddOneTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo std84
ReginaldTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo std62
ChaoxTSMlogo stdCounter Logic Gaminglogo std18
AmazingTSMlogo std100 Thieveslogo std47
LustboyTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo std42
GleebTSMlogo stdWinterfoxlogo std34
SantorinTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdNRG Esportslogo stdFlyQuestlogo stdFlyQuestlogo stdFlyQuestlogo stdFlyQuestlogo stdFlyQuestlogo stdTeam Liquidlogo stdTeam Liquidlogo stdTeam Liquidlogo stdTeam Liquidlogo stdDignitaslogo stdDignitaslogo std275
KeithTeam Liquidlogo stdTSMlogo stdEcho Foxlogo stdEcho Foxlogo stdEcho Foxlogo stdEcho Foxlogo stdCloud9logo stdCloud9logo stdGolden Guardianslogo std157
DoubleliftCounter Logic Gaminglogo stdCounter Logic Gaminglogo stdCounter Logic Gaminglogo stdCounter Logic Gaminglogo stdCounter Logic Gaminglogo stdCounter Logic Gaminglogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTeam Liquidlogo stdTSMlogo stdTeam Liquidlogo stdTeam Liquidlogo stdTeam Liquidlogo stdTeam Liquidlogo stdTeam Liquidlogo stdTSMlogo std100 Thieveslogo std100 Thieveslogo std408
HauntzerGravity (North American Team)logo stdGravity (North American Team)logo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdGolden Guardianslogo stdGolden Guardianslogo stdGolden Guardianslogo stdGolden Guardianslogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo std319
SvenskerenTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdCloud9logo stdCloud9logo stdCloud9logo stdCloud9logo stdEvil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEvil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEvil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEvil Geniuses.NAlogo std285
YellOwStaRTSMlogo std18
BiofrostTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdCounter Logic Gaminglogo stdCounter Logic Gaminglogo stdCounter Logic Gaminglogo stdCounter Logic Gaminglogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdDignitaslogo stdDignitaslogo stdDignitaslogo std272
ZvenTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdCloud9logo stdCloud9logo stdCloud9logo stdCloud9logo stdCloud9logo stdCloud9logo stdCloud9logo stdDignitaslogo std207
MikeYeungPhoenix1logo stdTSMlogo stdEcho Foxlogo std66
MithyTSMlogo stdTSMlogo std40
ArmaoEcho Foxlogo stdEcho Foxlogo stdEcho Foxlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdDignitaslogo stdTeam Liquidlogo stdEvil Geniuses.NAlogo stdImmortalslogo stdImmortalslogo std109
SmoothieTeam Dragon Knightslogo stdTeam Liquidlogo stdCloud9logo stdCloud9logo stdCloud9logo stdCloud9logo stdCloud9logo std
Echo Foxlogo std
TSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdCounter Logic Gaminglogo stdCounter Logic Gaminglogo stdCounter Logic Gaminglogo stdCounter Logic Gaminglogo std283
AkaadianEcho Foxlogo stdEcho Foxlogo stdOpTic Gaminglogo stdOpTic Gaminglogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdDignitaslogo stdDignitaslogo stdDignitaslogo std175
BrokenBladeTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo std72
SpicaTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdFlyQuestlogo stdFlyQuestlogo stdDignitaslogo std155
DardochTeam Liquidlogo stdTeam Liquidlogo stdImmortalslogo stdCounter Logic Gaminglogo std
Team Liquidlogo std
Echo Foxlogo stdEcho Foxlogo stdOpTic Gaminglogo stdTSMlogo stdDignitaslogo stdDignitaslogo stdDignitaslogo std243
KobbeTSMlogo std18
TreatzTSMlogo stdImmortalslogo std26
HuniImmortalslogo stdImmortalslogo stdEcho Foxlogo stdEcho Foxlogo stdClutch Gaminglogo stdClutch Gaminglogo stdDignitaslogo stdEvil Geniuses.NAlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo std234
PowerOfEvilOpTic Gaminglogo stdOpTic Gaminglogo stdCounter Logic Gaminglogo stdCounter Logic Gaminglogo stdFlyQuestlogo stdFlyQuestlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdImmortalslogo stdImmortalslogo std191
LostEcho Foxlogo stdEcho Foxlogo stdTSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdGolden Guardianslogo stdImmortalslogo std96
SwordArtTSMlogo stdTSMlogo std45
TacticalTeam Liquidlogo stdTeam Liquidlogo stdTeam Liquidlogo std