Gen.G parts ways with most of its League of Legends roster

Gen.G has announced via their official Twitter account that it will be terminating the contracts of most of its League of Legends roster.

The players leaving the organization are Lee “CuVee” Seong-jin, Kim “Roach” Kang-hui, Han “Peanut” Wang-ho, Yoon “SeongHwan” Seong-hwan, Song “Fly” Yong-jun, Lee “Kuzan” Seong-hyeok, Lee “Rich” Jae-won, and Kim “Asper” Tae-gi. As for Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk and Kim “Life” Jeong-min, they will have their contracts extended through 2022, with the new roster built around them.

CuVee’s departure comes as a bit of a surprise as his accolades include multiple Worlds performances and the Worlds in 2017 win against SK Telecom T1. Gen.G failed to qualify for the League of Legends World Championship 2019 after they finished the 2019 LCK Summer Split in sixth-place.

Gen.G’s plans to build their new roster around Ruler and Life puts an emphasis on the Bot Lane. As the offseason changes begin, The completion of their new roster shouldn’t be too far away.