The firing of two coaches, Daeny and Zefa, by T1 in the middle of the season is arguably the most shocking news for the League of Legends community in 2021. However, while coach Daeny was immediately welcomed back by his former team DWG KIA, contributing significantly to their reclaiming the top spot in the LCK Summer 2021 standings, coach Zefa has gone completely silent.
Recently, some rumors circulating on social media have revealed that the former coach of DWG and T1 will soon join Hanwha Life Esports – a team that just had a disastrous season, failing to secure a spot in the LCK Summer Playoffs, yet still qualifying for the World Championship regional qualifiers due to their Spring performance.
According to this source, Zefa will become the head coach of HLE, replacing coach Heart – who is preparing to leave the team. However, we still do not have specific information on when this transfer of the captain’s chair will take place.
Two possibilities could happen: Zefa may join HLE just before the regional qualifiers, to help the team in their quest for a World Championship spot. Or, it could be that this coach will only arrive at HLE after the conclusion of the 2021 season.
After a completely disastrous season, with the hope of reaching the World Championship being very slim, HLE may have already considered a plan to revamp their roster. The team is even facing the risk of losing their star player – Chovy, who is rumored to have received an offer from Invictus Gaming to play in China.