LCK preseason for League of Legends esports has officially begun on Nov. 16. On this page, Gamezo will track all reported & confirmed roster changes from the Korean region, ahead of the 2021 Spring Split. Make sure to check out the transfers also from the LCS & LEC.
Confirmed departures are striked through. Confirmed players instead will be highlighted in green.
LCK Preseason 2021 News
Dec. 16 — Chasy promoted to DAMWON Gaming main roster.
Dec. 16 — Team Dynamics rebrands as NS RedForce.
Dec. 15 — hyFresh Blade renames to Fredit BRION.
Dec. 14 — SANDBOX Gaming rebrands as Liiv SANDBOX.
Dec. 13 — cvMax is suspended until 14 May 2021 as a result of the 2019 cvMax-Griffin Dispute.
Dec. 1 — Former T1 Support Effort joins SANDBOX Gaming
Nov. 30 — Peanut joins Team Dynamics alongside prospects Juhan & Bay.
Nov. 29 — Afreeca Freecs signs with Bang & Lehends for the 2021 season.
Nov. 28 — DRX announces their roster for 2021
Nov. 27 — Clozer re-signs with T1 on 2+1 multi-year deal
Nov. 27 — Khan joins DAMWON Gaming, Chasy to join their academy roster
Nov. 27 — T1 extends contract with Canna until 2022
Nov. 25 — Wraith and Hoya join HyFresh Blade
Nov. 25 — Doran joins kt Rolster
Nov. 24 — Hanwha Life Esports announces the acquisition of the former DRX mid laner, Chovy
Nov. 24 — Hanwha Life Esports announces the acquisition of Deft
Nov. 23 — Hanwha Life signs Morgan, Winter
Nov. 20 — SANDBOX announces the acquisition of their newest jungler, Croco
Nov. 19 — BeryL returns to DAMWON Gaming as the captain of the team
Nov. 18 — T1 acquires Keria to a Multi-Year Contract
Nov. 17 — hyFresh Blade acquires jungler Chieftain, re-signs bot laner Hena
Nov. 16 — Life extends his contract with Gen.G until 2022
Nov. 12 — KkOma joins DAMWON Gaming as the newest head coach for the LoL roster
Nov. 12 — T1 signs Daeny as head coach, Zefa as coach – Polt to serve as GM, Bengi as academy coach
LCK Teams’ Rosters
| Afreeca Freecs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | 2020 | 2021 |
| Top | Kiin | |
| Jungle | Dread | Dread |
| Mid | Fly | Keine |
| ADC | Bang | |
| Support | Lehends | |
| H. Coach | Rigby |
December 5 — Rigby becomes Head Coach. Keine joins.
November 29 — Bang and Lehends join.
November — 16 Mystic, Ben are Free Agents. Spirit leaves for academy roster. Dread’s contract is extended.
November 3 — Afreeca Freecs releases head coach iloveoov.
| DAMWON Gaming | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | 2020 | 2021 |
| Top | Chasy Khan | |
| Jungle | Canyon | |
| Mid | ShowMaker | |
| ADC | Ghost | |
| Support | BeryL | BeryL |
| H. Coach | KkOma |
December 16 — Chasy joins from academy roster.
December 3 — PoohManDu (Coach) joins. Ares (Coach) joins from academy roster.
November 26 — Khan joins.
November 20 — BeryL rejoins.
November 18 — Nuclear retires.
November 16 — Nuguri and BeryL become Free Agents. Flame and Hoit leave.
November 12 — Zefa (Head Coach) and Daeny (Coach) leave. kkOma (Head Coach) joins.
| DRX | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | 2020 | 2021 |
| Top | Destroy Kingen | |
| Jungle | Pyosik | Pyosik |
| Mid | SOLKA | |
| ADC | BAO | |
| Support | Becca | |
| H. Coach | cvMax |
December 13 — cvMax is suspended until 14 May 2021 as a result of the 2019 cvMax-Griffin Dispute.
December 4 —SOLCA renames to SOLKA. Rebeca renames to Becca.
November 28 — Destroy and Kingen join. BAO and Pleata join from academy roster. Pleata renames to Rebeca.
November 28 — Quad moves to starting roster & renames to SOLCA. Pyosik, cvMax (Head Coach) remain in the team for 202.
November 16 — Doran, Chovy, Deft, and Keria become Free Agents.
| Gen.G | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | 2020 | 2021 |
| Top | Rascal | |
| Jungle | Clid | Flawless |
| Mid | Bdd | Karis |
| ADC | Ruler | |
| Support | Life | Life |
| H. Coach | oDin | oDin |
November 29 — Flawless and Ggoong (Coach) join. Karis joins from academy roster.
November 17 — Lyn (Coach) joins from academy roster. oDin promoted to Head Coach.
November 16 — Kellin leaves. Life’s contract is extended through 2022.
| Hanwha Life | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | 2020 | 2021 |
| Top | DuDu | Morgan |
| Jungle | CaD | yoHan CaD Mir |
| Mid | Chovy | |
| ADC | Deft | |
| Support | ||
| H. Coach | Kezman |
December 4 — Winter renames to yoHan.
December 1 — Mask joins. Riss, Cheoni, and Baut join from academy roster
November 24 — Chovy joins.
November 23 — Morgan and Winter join. Mir and Deft join. Mir renames to Arthur.
November 18 — Max (Coach) leaves for academy roster.
November 16 — NoFe (Coach) leaves. Viper and Lehends leave. SuDal (Coach) is added to the main roster.
October 15 — Mireu and Sake (Coach) leave.
October 4 — CuVee and Haru leave.
September 29 — YeongJae and Lava leave.
| Fredit BRION | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | 2020 | 2021 |
| Top | Oscar Wizer | Hoya |
| Jungle | Mightybear | Chieftain UmTi |
| Mid | FireRain Roi | Lava |
| ADC | Hena | Hena |
| Support | Minit | Crescent |
| H. Coach | Edgar |
December 15 — hyFresh Blade renames to Fredit BRION.
December 4 — UmTi joins. Lava joins. Crescent joins.
November 24 — Hoya and Wraith (Strategic Coach) join.
November 16 — Chieftain joins. Hena rejoins.
November 2 — Edgar (Head Coach) and Drinker (Coach) join. BanBazi (Head Coach) ad Kite (Coach) leave for academy roster. Oscar, Wizer, Croco, FireRain, Hena, and Minit leave.
| KT Rolster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | 2020 | 2021 |
| Top | Doran | |
| Jungle | Bonnie GIDEON | |
| Mid | Ucal | |
| ADC | HyBriD 5kid | |
| Support | Harp | |
| H. Coach | Hirai | Hirai |
December 4 — Rebel joins from academy roster.
December 3 — GIDEON joins.
December 1 — Bonnie and Harp join from academy roster.
November 30 — 5kid and HyBriD join.
November 24 — Doran joins.
November 17 — Aiming leaves.
November 16 — Ray, Smeb, and Malrang leave. SoHwan, bonO, Kuro, and TusiN leave. Hirai (Head Coach), Acorn (Coach), and Supreme (Coach)’s contracts are extended.
| Liiv SANDBOX | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | 2020 | 2021 |
| Top | Summit | |
| Jungle | OnFleek | Croco OnFleek |
| Mid | FATE | |
| ADC | Route | Route |
| Support | Effort | |
| H. Coach | Micro |
December 14 — SANDBOX Gaming rebrands as Liiv SANDBOX.
December 1 — Effort joins.
November 20 — Croco joins.
November 17 — FanTaSy (Coach) leaves for academy roster.
November 16 — Route’s contract is extended. Travel (Coach) joins.
November 15 — GorillA leaves.
November 14 — Dove leaves.
November 12 — Joker (Coach)’s contract is extended.
November 10 — Punch leaves.
November 9 — OnFleek is suspended for three games for using inappropriate language. OnFleek becomes inactive.
November 2 — Lonely leaves.
November 1 — Micro (Head Coach) joins.
| T1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | 2020 | 2021 |
| Top | Canna | Canna Zeus |
| Jungle | Cuzz Ellim | Cuzz Ellim Oner |
| Mid | Clozer Faker | Faker Clozer |
| ADC | Teddy Gumayusi | |
| Support | Effort | Keria |
| H. Coach | Daeny |
December 1 — Oner joins from academy roster.
November 27 — Clozer’s contract is extended through 2023.
November 26 — Roach leaves for academy roster. Zeus joins from academy roster. Canna’s contract is extended through 2022.
November 25 — Gumayusi’s contract is extended through 2022, expiring on 21 November 2022.
November 17 — Kuri leaves. Keria joins.
November 12 — Daeny (Head Coach), Zefa (Coach), and Polt (General Manager) join.
| NS RedForce | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | 2020 | 2021 |
| Top | Rich | Rich |
| Jungle | Peanut Juhan | |
| Mid | Bay | |
| ADC | deokdam | deokdam |
| Support | Kellin | |
| H. Coach | sBs |
December 16 — Team Dynamics rebrands as NS RedForce.
November 30 — Juhan joins. Bay joins. Peanut joins.
November 29 — Kellin joins.
November 28 — sBs (Head Coach)’s contract is extended through 2023.
October 21 — Beyond retires.
October 19 — Kuzan and GuGer leave.
With the transfer window open, expect many announcements in the upcoming days! LCK preseason is always the spiciest. Make sure to tune in to get the latest news on all the roster moves & don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram!
