It’s no longer a joke; Team Flash has recently “very-seriously” officially announced their first new member of the team in the Summer transfer window – Kim “Profit” Jun Hyung, a former player of T1.
This move has garnered a lot of attention from the international League of Legends community, as it is a unique event not only for the VCS tournament but also the first time a Korean player has become a new addition to this region.
In Profit’s homeland, T1 fans in particular and Korean League of Legends fans in general are excited about his return to the professional scene – a talent who was once highly anticipated in the T1 jersey.
– The Vietnamese League of Legends tournament is known for using only local players and has never recruited foreign players; this is wonderful.
>>> The Vietnamese gaming market is also small, and it’s quite difficult for them to spend a large amount of money on recruiting foreign players. However, it seems that times have changed; they are developing very quickly, the tournament is being professionalized, and the championship-winning teams often have a large fanbase, which is why they can actively invest and even recruit Korean players. With the collapse of LMS, perhaps now VCS is one of the top 5 major regions of League of Legends.
– He seems to have lost quite a bit of weight compared to his time at SKT.
>> I only remember him as chubby with thick glasses, but now he looks much more “manly”.
>>> Successful weight loss and no longer wearing glasses, he looks pretty good.
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Meanwhile, on Reddit, what the gaming community is most interested in is not the identity of the Korean foreign player (as this has already been “revealed” earlier), but how the contract of Profit will bring a new breeze with many changes to VCS.
– I think this will be a very important moment for the VCS tournament. With the presence of a quality top-laner. If Profit succeeds, he will show the real skill gap with smaller regions, but conversely, if players like Zeros, Kiaya, Yoshino, or Hani can surpass Profit, it will surely demonstrate the thriving development of VCS. Regardless, Profit will bring a very promising perspective.
– This guy seems really serious. I’m always impressed by the effort and professionalism of Korean players in developing their careers.
– Yoshino, Stark, and now Profit.
Hmm, it seems a bit chaotic. Yoshino played at the start of the season, Stark won the finals, and now Profit joins.
– I don’t quite understand? What happened to Yoshino? He missed the finals.
A Korean player who cannot build a career at home or in the LPL is really not highly regarded. Profit’s age is also among the oldest in VCS.
This tournament is not lacking in young talent; what they lack is good coaches… I think they would benefit more from hiring a foreign coach with good expertise.
But Flash is quite wealthy, and they are not exactly a Vietnamese organization, so they can do what they want.
>>> Yoshino is sick, not very serious but his condition is not simple. Flash has even been concerned that he might miss the entire Summer split.