10-year LCS veteran Bjergsen will play for 100 Thieves’ League of Legends workforce subsequent season, in response to a report from impartial League journalist Brieuc Seeger.
Bjergsen, who had beforehand retired from League following the 2020 season, returned to aggressive play this yr with Crew Liquid. He had solely performed for one prior group in his prolonged profession, TSM, and can now make the transfer towards his third North American workforce ever in 100T.
Bjergsen was officially released from Liquid earlier this month and can reportedly be a part of his second workforce in as a few years after enjoying only one season with Liquid.
This yr, Bjergsen was introduced onto Liquid because the workforce’s would-be centerpiece. The workforce had aspirations to be “a roster that might probably be the very best roster that the area had seen within the final decade,” in response to an August statement from Steve Arhancet, the team’s owner. Regardless of its plain “superteam” standing, Liquid have been eradicated from the LCS summer season playoffs within the decrease bracket quarterfinals, lacking the World Championship by only one recreation.
Even nonetheless, Bjergsen had a exceptional season, main the LCS in KDA throughout each the Spring and Summer time Splits, with marks of 8.9 and eight.7, respectively, in response to League stats website Oracle’s Elixir.
Bjergsen’s reported transfer to 100T has been circulating all through the LCS rumor mill for a number of weeks, and his identify has even been linked to former TSM teammate Doublelift, who may probably be a part of Bjergsen at 100T. The workforce’s full roster has but to be reported, though 100T additionally reportedly intends to advertise North America’s primary total prospect, support player Busio, to the LCS stage as nicely.
100T has but to announce any official roster strikes. The complete workforce’s beginning lineup, save for high laner Ssumday, is contracted to the group by way of the top of the 2023 season, in response to the League global contract database.
The workforce has been making strikes in its entrance workplace, changing longtime basic supervisor Chris “PapaSmithy” Smith with an inside promotion of Joseph “JungleJuice” Jang, whereas additionally releasing head coach Bok ‘Reapered’ Han-gyu. Whether or not these teaching and administration adjustments will trickle down totally to the beginning lineup at massive stays to be seen.
