Five League Legends Who Retired in 2020

KANG "GORILLA" BEOM-HYUN: A part of the LCK scene since 2013 and a fixture of Worlds for four years in a row, this LCK veteran is one of the most highly regarded support players to come from the powerhouse region. After moving through several of the top Korean teams, he did a short stint on Misfits Gaming’s ill-fated 2019 roster before returning to the LCK for 2020. He helped Sandbox get to the finals of the KESPA cup, but afterwards the team failed to make playoffs in either split. Gorilla announced his retirement this November after his contract expired. (Image Credit: Riot Games)

LEE "CROWN" MIN-HO: Crown was the foundation of the Samsung team that reached the World Finals in 2016 and dethroned SK Telecom a year later. However, the star mid laner had a disappointing 2018 where his team Gen.G had an uncharacteristically bad performance in the group stage of the Worlds group stage. He later moved to the LCS, where he failed to recapture the magic. In 2020, he ended up benched in Counter-Logic Gaming and left for Korea. He played one split for challenger team OZ gaming, but did not get it past the playoffs and announced his retirement in November. (Image Credit: Riot Games)

SØREN "BJERGSEN" BJERG: Once a hot prospect in Europe, the Dane was one of the first high-profile players to move to North America - and the first to be a massive success. Bjergsen has been a one-man dynasty at TSM, the one constant in multiple roster shuffles. He has been one of the most successful players in the region over multiple years and in 2020 led the team to once more take the LCS crown. TSM returned to Worlds - but a poor performance there left a sour taste in everyone's mouth. That likely played a role in Bjergsen deciding to switch to a coaching role, leaving TSM looking for a mid laner for the first time in seven years. (Image Credit: Riot Games)

YILIANG "PETER" "DOUBLELIFT" PENG: NA’s most famous AD carry and prodigal son, Doublelift, has been one of the big Western stars since season two. A player as famous for his impeccable mechanics as he was controversial for his big mouth, he made a name for himself on CLG before going to arch-rival TSM. It was there and during his later stint at the star-studded Team Liquid roster that Doublelift found the titles that had mostly eluded him on CLG and cemented his legacy as the most successful North American player. Yet like his TSM partner Bjergsen, Doublelift hung his mouse after a disappointing Worlds performance, leaving the LCS without its probably most memorable superstar. (Image Credit: Riot Games)

JIAN "UZI" ZI-HAO: With a career spanning the better part of eight years, Uzi has left his mark on the game as likely the best AD Carry player in League of Legends’ history. The Chinese prodigy rose to fame in the 2013 World Championship, where he put a clinic on Vayne and wowed analysts, and he just kept on delivering standout performances year after year. Notoriously demanding, he often required the team play around him - and he paid them back with stellar games. Uzi is often regarded as the best player to never win Worlds, though he came close multiple times. Sadly, mounting health issues contributed to a retirement after the 2020 Spring Split, robbing us of the chance to see him on the biggest stage again this year. (Image Credit: Riot Games)