As the final of the 2020 League of Legends World Championships draws ever closer, it’s expected that going into 2021 there will be a reshuffle of rosters. Keep your eye on this page as we here at Dexerto compile all the important roster change news and rumors.
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The 2020 LoL World Championships has certainly seen a wealth of upsets. With behemoths such as Cloud9, T1, and last year’s champions FunPlus Phoenix (FPX) not even making it into the Championship this year, the LoL community has watched as titans were felled and underdogs have risen to the occasion.
Some of the most notable moments include TSM’s record breaking 0 -6 streak , making them the first even major reason to lose every game on the Worlds stage.
Riot Games Bjergsen has moved to a coaching position in the LCS 2021 off-season. While NA colleagues and fans alike have expressed disappointment, the TSM situation has opened a wider debate on the place of North America in the League of Legends world.
If TSM are to represent the best that America has to offer, some future adjustments were clearly necessary; veteran stars Yiliang ‘Doublelift’ Peng and Soren ‘Bjergsen’ Bjerg have retired to be replaced by rookie Lawrence ‘Lost’ Hui and FlyQuest’s Tristan ‘PowerOfEvil’ Schrage respectively.
Further upsets included Top Esports’ reverse sweep against European powerhouse Fnatic . While most critics are unanimous that Fnatic’s Worlds performance was sound, questions regarding the performances of Mid Laner Tim ‘Nemesis’ Lipovšek and Support Zdravets ‘Hylissang’ Galabov throughout the regular LEC season have spurred on a lot of debate.
While the latter proved his worth during Worlds with outstanding performances on Rakan, the former appeared to have a much more rocky run and has since been replaced by ex-Cloud9 mid Nisqy. With Rekkles’ shock departure to G2, Fnatic brought in Astralis’ Upset as his replacement in what has been a rollercoaster off-season for the seven-time European champions.
Michal Konkol for Riot Games The LEC off-season looks just as spicy as the LCS’. 2020 certainly was a whirlwind, and if 2021 is in any way similar we expect to see some serious roster switches, especially with so many players ending 2021 as free agents.
LCS 2021 teams
100 Thieves
Current Roster
Player Role Previous Team
Kim ‘Ssumday ‘ Chan-ho
Top
100 Thieves
Can ‘Closer ‘ Çelik
Jungle
Golden Guardians
Tanner ‘Damonte ‘ Damonte
Mid
Golden Guardians
Victor ‘FBI ‘ Huang
AD Carry
Golden Guardians
Choi ‘huhi ‘ Jae-hyun
Support
Golden Guardians
Former Players
Player Role New Team
Liyu ‘Cody Sun ‘ Sun
AD Carry
TSM Academy
Juan Arturo ‘Contractz ‘ Garcia
Jungle
Evil Geniuses Academy
Tommy ‘Ryoma ‘ Le
Mid
100 Thieves Academy
Philippe ‘Poome ‘ Lavoie-Giguere
Support
100 Thieves Academy
Cloud9
Current Roster
Player Role Previous Team
Ibrahim ‘Fudge ‘ Allami
Top
Cloud9 Academy
Robert ‘Blaber ‘ Huang
Jungle
Cloud9
Luka ‘Perkz ‘ Perkovic
Mid
G2 Esports
Jesper ‘Zven ‘ Svenningsen
AD Carry
Cloud9
Philippe ‘Vulcan ‘ Laflamme
Support
Cloud9
Former Players
Player Role New Team
Eric ‘Licorice ‘ Ritchie
Top
FlyQuest
Yasin ‘Nisqy ‘ Dinçer
Mid
Fnatic
CLG
Current Roster
Player Role Previous Team
Finn ‘Finn ‘ Wiestål
Top
Rogue
Colin ‘Solo ‘ Earnest
Top
FlyQuest
Mads ‘Broxah ‘ Brock-Pedersen
Jungle
Team Liquid
Eugene ‘Pobelter ‘ Park
Mid
CLG
Jason ‘WildTurtle ‘ Tran
AD Carry
FlyQuest
Andy ‘Smoothie ‘ Ta
Support
CLG
Former Players
Player Role New Team
Kim ‘Ruin ‘ Hyeong-min
Top
Free Agent
Trevor ‘Stixxay ‘ Hayes
AD Carry
FlyQuest
Raymond ‘Wiggily ‘ Griffin
Jungle
CLG Academy
Kristopher ‘Fragas ‘ Myhal
Jungle
Free Agent
Dignitas
Current Roster
Player Role Previous Team
Aaron ‘FakeGod ‘ Lee
Top
100 Thieves Academy
Joshua ‘Dardoch ‘ Hartnett
Jungle
Dignitas
Max ‘Soligo ‘ Soong
Mid
100 Thieves Academy
Toàn ‘Neo’ Tran
AD Carry
Dignitas Academy
Zaqueri ‘aphromoo ‘ Black
Support
Dignitas
Former Players
Player Role New Team
Omran ‘V1per ‘ Shoura
Top
ANEW Esports
Kim ‘Fenix ‘ Jae-hun
Mid
Free Agent
Johnson ‘Johnsun ‘ Nguyen
AD Carry
FlyQuest
Evil Geniuses
Current Roster
Player Role Previous Team
Jeong ‘Impact ‘ Eon-young
Top
Team Liquid
Dennis ‘Svenskeren ‘ Johnsen
Jungle
Evil Geniuses
Daniele ‘Jiizuke ‘ di Mauro
Mid
Evil Geniuses
Matthew ‘Deftly ‘ Chen
AD Carry
EG Academy
Lee ‘IgNar ‘ Dong-geun
Support
FlyQuest
Former Players
Player Role New Team
Colin ‘Kumo ‘ Zhao
Top
Free Agent
Heo ‘Huni ‘ Seung-hoon
Top
TSM
Greyson ‘Goldenglue ‘ Gilmer
Mid
Free Agent
Bae ‘Bang ‘ Jun-sik
AD Carry
Free Agent
Tristan ‘Zeyzal ‘ Stidam
Support
Free Agent
FlyQuest
Current Roster
Player Role Previous Team
Eric ‘Licorice ‘ Ritchie
Top
Cloud9
Brandon Joel ‘Josedeodo ‘ Villegas
Jungle
Rainbow7
Cristian ‘Palafox ‘ Palafox
Mid
Cloud9 Academy
Johnson ‘Johnsun ‘ Nguyen
AD Carry
Dignitas
David ‘Diamond ‘ Berube
Support
Cloud9 Academy
Former Players
Player Role New Team
Lucas ‘Santorin ‘ Tao Kilmer Larsen
Jungle
Team Liquid
Tristan ‘PowerOfEvil ‘ Schrage
Mid
TSM
Brandon ‘Mash ‘ Phan
AD Carry
Evil Geniuses (Coach)
Jason ‘WildTurtle ‘ Tran
AD Carry
CLG
Colin ‘Solo ‘ Earnest
Top
CLG
Lee ‘IgNar ‘ Dong-geun
Support
Evil Geniuses
Golden Guardians
Current Roster
Player Role Previous Team
Aiden ‘Niles ‘ Tidwell
Top
Golden Guardians Academy
Ethan ‘Iconic ‘ Wilkinson
Jungle
Maryville University
Nicholas ‘Ablazeolive ‘ Abbott
Mid
Golden Guardians Academy
Trevor ‘Stixxay ‘ Hayes
AD Carry
CLG
Leandro ‘Newbie ‘ Marcos
Support
All Knights
Former Players
Player Role New Team
Kevin ‘Hauntzer ‘ Yarnell
Top
TSM Academy
Can ‘Closer ‘ Çelik
Jungle
100 Thieves
Tanner ‘Damonte ‘ Damonte
Mid
100 Thieves
Victor ‘FBI ‘ Huang
AD Carry
100 Thieves
Choi ‘huhi ‘ Jae-hyun
Support
100 Thieves
Immortals
Current Roster
Player Role Previous Team
Mohamed ‘Revenge ‘ Kaddoura
Top
FlyQuest Academy
Andrei ‘Xerxe ‘ Dragomir
Jungle
Astralis
David ‘Insanity ‘ Challe
Mid
Immortals
Quin ‘Raes ‘ Korebrits
AD Carry
Legacy Esports
Mitchell ‘Destiny ‘ Shaw
Support
Astralis
Former Players
Player Role New Team
Jake ‘Xmithie ‘ Puchero
Jungle
Free Agent
Kieran ‘Allorim ‘ Logue
Top
Free Agent
Nickolas ‘Hakuho ‘ Surgent
Support
Free Agent
Apollo ‘Apollo ‘ Price
AD Carry
SolaFide Esports
Team Liquid
Current Roster
Player Role Previous Team
Barney ‘Alphari ‘ Morris
Top
Astralis
Lucas ‘Santorin ‘ Tao Kilmer Larsen
Jungle
FlyQuest
Nicolaj ‘Jensen ‘ Jensen
Mid
Team Liquid
Edward ‘Tactical ‘ Ra
AD Carry
Team Liquid
Jo ‘CoreJJ ‘ Yong-in
Support
Team Liquid
Former Players
Player Role New Team
Jung ‘Impact ‘ Eon-yeong
Top
Free Agent
Mads ‘Broxah ‘ Brock-Pedersen
Jungler
CLG
TSM
Current Roster
Player Role Previous Team
Heo ‘Huni ‘ Seung-hoon
Top
Evil Geniuses
Mingyi ‘Spica ‘ Lu
Jungle
TSM
Tristan ‘PowerOfEvil ‘ Schrage
Mid
FlyQuest
Lawrence ‘Lost ‘ Hui
AD Carry
TSM Academy
Hu ‘SwordArt ‘ Shuo-Chieh
Support
Suning Gaming
Former Players
Player Role New Team
Sergen ‘Broken Blade ‘ Çelik
Top
FC Schalke 04
Søren ‘Bjergsen ‘ Bjerg
Mid
TSM (coach)
Erik ‘Treatz ‘ Wessén
Support
SK Gaming
Yiliang ‘Doublelift ‘ Peng
AD Carry
Retired
Vincent ‘Biofrost ‘ Wang
Support
F/A
LEC 2021 teams
Astralis (formerly Origen)
Current Roster
Player Role Previous Team
Matti ‘WhiteKnight ‘ Sormunen
Top
BIG (EU Masters)
Nikolay ‘Zanzarah ‘ Akatov
Jungle
AGO Rogue (EU Masters)
Erlend ‘Nukeduck ‘ Våtevik Holm
Mid
Origen
Jesper ‘Jeskla ‘ Klarin Stromberg
AD Carry
mousesports (EU Masters)
Hampus ‘promisq ‘ Mikael Abrahamsson
Support
mousesports (EU Masters)
Former Players
Player Role New Team
Mitchell ‘Destiny ‘ Shaw
Support
Immortals
Elias ‘Upset ‘ Lipp
AD Carry
Fnatic
Jakub ‘Jactroll ‘ Skurzyński
Support
Misfits Premier
Barney ‘Alphari ‘ Morris
Top
Team Liquid
Andrei ‘Xerxe ‘ Dragomir
Jungle
Immortals
Excel Esports
Current Roster
Player Role Previous Team
Felix ‘Kryze ‘ Hellström
Top
Excel Esports
Daniel ‘Dan ‘ Hockley
Jungle
Fnatic Rising
Paweł ‘Czekolad ‘ Szczepanik
Mid
AGO Rogue
Patrik ‘Patrik ‘ Jírů
AD Carry
Excel Esports
Tore ‘Tore ‘ Hoel Eilertsen
Support
Excel Esports
Former Players
Player Role New Team
Marc ‘Caedrel ‘ Lamont
Jungle
Retired
Joran ‘Special ‘ Scheffer
Mid
S2V Esports
FC Schalke 04
Current Roster
Player Role Previous Team
Sergen ‘Broken Blade ‘ Çelik
Top
TSM
Erberk ‘Gilius ‘ Demir
Jungle
FC Schalke 04
Felix ‘Abbedagge ‘ Braun
Mid
FC Schalke 04
Matúš ‘Neon ‘ Jakubčík
AD Carry
FC Schalke 04
Gabriel ‘Kamito ‘ Scholtz (SUB)
AD Carry
FC Schalke 04
Dino ‘LIMIT ‘ Tot
Support
SK Gaming
Former Players
Player Role New Team
Han ‘Dreams ‘ Min-kook
Support
Free Agent
Andrei ‘Odoamne ‘ Pascu
Top
Rogue
Konstantinos-Napoleon ‘FORG1VEN ‘ Tzortziou
AD Carry
Free Agent
Fnatic
Current Roster
Player Role Previous Team
Gabriël ‘Bwipo ‘ Rau
Top
Fnatic
Oskar ‘Selfmade ‘ Boderek
Jungle
Fnatic
Yasin ‘Nisqy ‘ Dincer
Mid
Cloud9
Elias ‘Upset ‘ Lipp
AD Carry
Astralis
Zdravets ‘Hylissang ‘ Iliev Galabov
Support
Fnatic
Former Players
Player Role New Team
Martin ‘Rekkles ‘ Larsson
AD Carry
G2 Esports
Felix ‘MagiFelix ‘ Boström
Mid
Free Agent
Tim ‘Nemesis ‘ Lipovšek
Mid
Gen.G (Streamer)
G2 Esports
Current Roster
Player Role Previous Team
Martin ‘Wunder ‘ Nordahl Hansen
Top
G2 Esports
Marcin ‘Jankos ‘ Jankowski
Jungle
G2 Esports
Rasmus ‘Caps ‘ Borregaard Winther
Mid
G2 Esports
Martin ‘Rekkles ‘ Larsson
AD Carry
Fnatic
Mihael ‘Mikyx ‘ Mehle
Support
G2 Esports
Former Players
Player Role New Team
Luka ‘Perkz ‘ Perković
AD Carry
Cloud9
Kristoffer ‘P1noy ‘ Albao Lund Pedersen
AD Carry
Free Agent
MAD Lions
Current Roster
Player Role Previous Team
İrfan Berk ‘Armut ‘ Tükek
Top
SuperMassive Esports
Javier ‘Elyoya ‘ Prades
Jungle
Movistar Riders
Marek ‘Humanoid ‘ Brázda
Mid
MAD Lions
Matyáš ‘Carzzy ‘ Orság
AD Carry
MAD Lions
Norman ‘Kaiser ‘ Kaiser
Support
MAD Lions
Former Players
Player Role New Team
Andrei ‘Orome ‘ Popa
Top
MAD Lions Madrid
Zhiqiang ‘Shad0w ‘ Zhao
Jungle
Free Agent
Misfits
Current Roster
Player Role Previous Team
Shin ‘HiRit ‘ Tae-min
Top
1907 Fenerbahce
Tobiasz ‘Agresivoo ‘ Ciba
Top
Misfits Premier
Iván ‘Razork ‘ Martín Díaz
Jungle
Misfits
Vincent ‘Vetheo ‘ Berrie
Mid
LDLC
Kasper ‘Kobbe ‘ Kobberup
AD Carry
Misfits
Petr ‘denyk ‘ Haramach
Support
Misfits
Oskar ‘Vander ‘ Bogdan
Support
Rogue
Former Players
Player Role New Team
Danny ‘Dan Dan ‘ Le Comte
Top
LDLC OL
Mads ‘Doss ‘ Schwartz
Support
Cyberground Gaming
Fabian ‘FEBIVEN ‘ Diepstraten
Mid
Fnatic Rising
Rogue
Current Roster
Player Role Previous Team
Andrei ‘Odoamne ‘ Pascu
Top
FC Schalke 04
Kacper ‘Inspired ‘ Słoma
Jungle
Rogue
Emil ‘Larsson ‘ Larsson
Mid
Rogue
Steven ‘Hans sama ‘ Liv
AD Carry
Rogue
Adrian ‘Trymbi ‘ Trybus
Support
AGO Rogue
Nico ‘Blueknight ‘ Jannet (SUB)
Mid
Rogue
Former Players
Player Role New Team
Finn ‘Finn ‘ Wiestål
Top
CLG
Oskar ‘Vander ‘ Bogdan
Support
Misfits
SK Gaming
Current Roster
Player Role Previous Team
Janik ‘Jenax ‘ Bartels
Top
SK Gaming
Kristian ‘TynX ‘ Østergaard Hansen
Jungle
LDLC
Ersen ‘Blue ‘ Goeren
Mid
1907 Fenerbahce
Jean ‘Jezu ‘ Massol
AD Carry
Misfits Premier
Erik ‘Treatz ‘ Wessén
Support
TSM
Marc ‘Canee ‘ Behrend (substitute)
Jungle
SK Gaming
Thomas ‘Bertho ‘ Huber (substitute)
Support
SK Gaming
Former Players
Player Role New Team
Juš ‘Crownshot ‘ Marušič
AD Carry
Gen.G (Streamer)
Dino ‘LIMIT ‘ Tot
Support
FC Schalke 04
Kim ‘Trick ‘ Gang-yun
Jungle
Free Agent
Dirk ‘ZaZee ‘ Mallner
Mid
Free Agent
Team Vitality
Current Roster
Player Role Previous Team
Lucas ‘Cabochard ‘ Simon-Meslet
Top
Team Vitality
Cantoursna ‘Nji ‘ An
Jungle
Team Vitality
Duncan ‘Skeanz ‘ Marquet
Jungle
Team Vitality
Aljoša ‘Milica ‘ Kovandžić
Mid
Team Vitality
Markos ‘Comp ‘ Stamkopoulos
AD Carry
Team Vitality
Labros ‘Labrov ‘ Papoutsakis
Support
Team Vitality
Former Players
Player Role New Team
Lee ‘Mowgli ‘ Jae-ha
Jungle
T1 Academy
Riot Games
Michal Konkol for Riot Games