{"id":35772,"date":"2024-05-08T20:29:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T00:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=35772"},"modified":"2024-05-08T20:29:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T00:29:56","slug":"legendary-league-of-legends-top-laner-retires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/legendary-league-of-legends-top-laner-retires\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary League of Legends top-laner retires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kim \u201cSsumday\u201d Chan-ho, a prominent figure in both the LCK and the LCS, announced his retirement from competitive <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/\" title=\"League of Legends betting guide\">League of Legends<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old has decided to undergo mandatory military service in his home country of Korea, marking the end of a distinguished decade-long career.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">hello this is ssumday.<br \/>I&#39;m going to retire from a professional gamer that&#39;s been over 10 years.<br \/>there is lot&#39;s of reason the main reason is that i felt it was my turn.<\/p>\n<p>to my fans.<br \/>i&#39;ve been trying to be a proud player that you can brag about supporting ssumday and i&#39;ve lived\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A0vycb8bdh\">pic.twitter.com\/A0vycb8bdh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ssumday (@Ssumday) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ssumday\/status\/1788028217472987384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ssumday began his journey with KT Rolster in the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/lck\/\" title=\"LCK betting guide\">LCK<\/a>, where he spent a significant portion of his career, transitioning from the academy to the main squad in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>After his stint with KT, he moved to North America to join Dignitas in 2017 before becoming a cornerstone of the 100 Thieves&#8217; roster for four years.<\/p>\n<p>During his time with 100 Thieves, Ssumday achieved notable success, including an <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/championship-series\/\" title=\"LCS betting guide\">LCS<\/a> championship in 2021 and multiple appearances in split finals.<\/p>\n<p>His contributions were pivotal to the team&#8217;s performance, earning him admiration from fans and peers alike.<\/p>\n<p>Following a brief stint with Evil Geniuses in 2022, Ssumday returned to 100 Thieves for his final split before retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Although the team struggled to replicate past success, Ssumday remained a beloved figure within the LCS community.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his retirement, Ssumday had transitioned into a content creator role for 100 Thieves, but he has now decided to step away from the League of Legends scene entirely.<\/p>\n<p>He intends to complete his military service and explore opportunities in streaming or coaching upon his return.<\/p>\n<p>Ssumday&#8217;s retirement announcement sparked an outpouring of support from the community, with many expressing gratitude for his contributions to the game.<\/p>\n<p>Despite bidding farewell to competitive play, Ssumday&#8217;s legacy as a skilled and respected player will endure in the memories of fans and fellow players alike.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kim \u201cSsumday\u201d Chan-ho, a prominent figure in both the LCK and the LCS, announced his retirement from competitive League of Legends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":35775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[168,2812,99,94,261,24,2514,3207],"class_list":["post-35772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-100-thieves","tag-kim-ssumday-chan-ho","tag-kt-rolster","tag-lck","tag-lcs","tag-league-of-legends","tag-league-of-legends-champions-korea","tag-league-of-legends-championship-series"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35772"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35772"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35777,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35772\/revisions\/35777"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}