Recently, the story about TheShy’s future has been a hot topic in the LPL region. With an unexpectedly successful second place finish at Worlds 2023, fans hoped that this player would continue to stay with Weibo Gaming (WBG) for the next season. However, TheShy has recently announced his departure from WBG and a temporary break from competition.
Previously, there had been many rumors that WBG was trying to reduce TheShy’s salary even though he had just helped the team secure second place at Worlds 2023. This has led many of his fans to believe that WBG has “mistreated” their idol. As a result, right after TheShy announced his departure and break from competition, his fans took drastic actions, even burning the WBG flag.
This incident has become quite serious as the aforementioned image quickly spread on social media. Moreover, it has circulated information that WBG “mistreated” TheShy, tarnishing the image of this team. Consequently, WBG’s management promptly issued a statement explaining the situation regarding the former Worlds 2018 champion and affirmed that they did not “mistreat” this player.
“The maximum salary offered to TheShy is 12 million RMB, which is the salary cap in the LPL. We have continuously communicated and tried to persuade TheShy in recent times. Just one hour before the announcement, we were still looking for ways to convince him. You need to understand that at that time, TheShy was a free agent. Whether to accept the offer or not was his decision,” WBG’s manager shared.
Earlier, WBG also revealed that the new top laner, Zdz, had accepted to be a backup for TheShy. This means that WBG had already prepared for the possibility of successfully convincing this player. Therefore, TheShy’s decision to take a break from the upcoming spring split is entirely his own, and WBG had no influence on it.
Fairly speaking, TheShy has been competing professionally for a long time. It is understandable that he is considering a temporary break to rebalance his life. Who knows, this upcoming break might be a necessary preparation to help TheShy return and perform explosively in the second half of the 2024 season.