Bang retires from professional League of Legends

It was the end of the road for Bae “Bang” Jun-sik.

The former world champion announced his retirement League of Legends After playing professionally for nearly 10 years.

This player will leave Afreeca Freecs to perform military service, mandatory service for male citizens between the ages of 18 and 28 in Korea.

“I have been able to form many precious relationships, accumulate precious memories, and create various achievements in my life,” Bang said in a social media post. “These experiences are what I feel most blessed and grateful for.”

Bang started his career when he joined NaJin Shield in 2012 as the team’s starting AD carry. But he only made a name for himself years later after signing with SKT’s sister team SK Telecom T1 S.

There, he met his longtime bot lane partner Lee “Wolf” Jae-wan, with whom he made history. The duo, after being promoted to the team’s starting XI following a rule change during the tournament, won consecutive World Championships in 2015 and 2016.

In the years that followed, Bang moved to North America to participate in 100 Thieves and Evil Geniuses, with varying degrees of success, before returning to his hometown of Afreeca Freecs, where his playing career finally took off. wither.

Bang said: “I know that in the future, there will be new things and experiences, completely different from the world I was in, but I will use past experiences and achievements as the foundation to move forward. forward”.

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