TheShy | ||
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Background Information | ||
Name | Kang Seung-lok (강승록) | |
Country of Birth | South Korea | |
Birthday | November 11, 1999 (age 24) | |
Residency | Korea | |
Competitive | ||
Role | Top Laner | |
Favorite Champs | ||
Soloqueue IDs | CN: qeawasdasd KR: The shy 협곡에갇힌자 벌꿀오소리의주먹 henrenzhenderen EUW: baxsxasd | |
Social Media & Links | ||
Kang "TheShy" (▶️ listen) Seung-lok (Hangul: 강승록) is a League of Legends esports player, previously top laner for Weibo Gaming. His name was previously stylized The shy.
Team History
Team | Start | End | |||
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Team WE | Nov 20142014-11-24[1] | Dec 20152015-12-25 | 1yr 1mo ejel | ||
Anarchy | ≈Dec 2014≈2014-12-?? | Jan 20152015-01-05[2] | ≈1mo 4d ejel | ||
Awe Max | Mar 20152015-03-09[3] | Apr 20152015-04-16 | 1mo 7d ejel | ||
Invictus Gaming | May 20172017-05-19[5] | Nov 20212021-11-18[4] | 4yr 5mo ejel | ||
Weibo Gaming | Dec 20212021-12-14[7] | Dec 20232023-12-11[6] | 2yr 28d ejel |
Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
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Team WE | Nov 20142014-11-24[1] | Dec 20152015-12-25 | 1yr 1mo | ejel | ||
Anarchy | ≈Dec 2014≈2014-12-?? | Jan 20152015-01-05[2] | ≈1mo 4d | ejel | ||
Awe Max | Mar 20152015-03-09[3] | Apr 20152015-04-16 | 1mo 7d | ejel | ||
Invictus Gaming | May 20172017-05-19[5] | Apr 20182018-04-03 | 10mo 15d | ejel | ||
Invictus Gaming | Apr 20182018-04-03 | Jul 20182018-07-05 | 3mo 2d | Inactive ejel | ||
Invictus Gaming | Jul 20182018-07-05 | Nov 20212021-11-18[4] | 3yr 4mo | ejel | ||
Weibo Gaming | Dec 20212021-12-14[7] | Dec 20232023-12-11[6] | 2yr 28d | ejel |
News
- 2014
- 2015
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
WE | November 24, The shy (Streamer) joins.[1] | |
ANC | December (approx.), The shy and 로켓의위엄 join. Rynder leaves. |
ANC | January 5, Vitamin, bubbling, and Mickey join. The shy, Savila, and 로켓의위엄 leave.[2] | |
AWE | March 9, The shy, Raise, reM, HaM, and LinLan join.[3] | |
AWE | April 16, The shy, Raise, reM, HaM, and LinLan leave. | |
WE | December 25, The shy (Streamer) leaves. |
iG | April 3, Duke moves to starting roster. TheShy becomes inactive. | |
iG | July 5, TheShy becomes active. | |
iG | December 21, Duke, TheShy, Rookie, and JackeyLove's contracts are extended.[9] Duke's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2019. TheShy, Rookie, JackeyLove, and Baolan's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.[10] |
WBG | February 22, TheShy and SwordArt's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2022. huanfeng's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.[12] | |
WBG | December 16, TheShy's contract is extended.[13] |
WBG | February 17, TheShy and Karsa's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023. Xiaohu and KennyChan's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2025. Light and Crisp's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.[14] | |
WBG | December 11, TheShy leaves.[6] |
Biography[]
TheShy was a member of Anarchy in 2014, but in November he joined Team WE as a streamer. He stayed with them until May of 2017, when he left and joined Invictus Gaming as their alternate top laner. The team's Summer Season was similar to their Spring Season and they finished 3rd with a 10-6 record. They did much better in the playoffs and finished 3rd with a victory over Team WE in the third place match. IG then participated in the 2017 Season China Regional Finals, but failed to make it to Worlds after Team WE got their revenge against them and beat them 3-2.
2018 Season[]
TheShy and iG kick-started their season with a 3rd place finish in the Demacia Championship, losing 2-1 to Snake Esports in the loser's semifinal. Just two weeks later saw the start of the LPL Spring Season. Despite a regular season series record of 18-1, with their only loss being against Royal Never Give Up, this did not translate into success in the Spring Playoffs. With TheShy himself sidelined due to a hand injury, Invictus Gaming were defeated 3-2 by RNG in the semifinals, this being followed by a 3-1 loss at the hands of Rogue Warriors in the third-place match. Although their performance could be considered a disappointment, their placement secured them a spot at Rift Rivals 2018.
A 3rd place finish in the Demacia Cup, this time losing to Bilibili Gaming in the loser's semifinal without TheShy, was followed by a successful showing at Rift Rivals. Now recovered from his hand injury, TheShy and the team won both of their group stage games, helping the LPL to an eventual triumph over the LCK in the final. Invictus Gaming once again achieved an 18-1 regular season record in the LPL Summer Season, their sole loss again to RNG. Despite the similarity of the year's regular season performances, a successful showing in the Summer Playoffs, finishing runner-up to Royal Never Give Up after a tight 3-2 series, resulted in the team's qualification to the 2018 Season World Championship on points.
Invictus Gaming was placed in Group D for Worlds 2018, alongside Fnatic, 100 Thieves, and G-Rex. The group stage round robin concluded with iG and Fnatic tied for 1st place at 5-1. The tiebreaker went in the favor of Fnatic, resulting in TheShy and the team being drawn against KT Rolster in the quarterfinals. A tense affair saw iG emerge victorious 3-2 and progress to the semifinals where they met G2 Esports. A more straightforward 3-0 series secured them a place in the finals. Awaiting their challenge were Group D counterparts, Fnatic. Invictus Gaming's convincing performance in the finals resulted in a 3-0 victory, and made them the first Chinese team to win a World Championship.
2019 Season[]
TheShy and iG started the season with a strong showing in the LPL, placing 2nd in the LPL Spring Season en route to their first domestic win in the organization's history. TheShy and iG win 3-0 against JD Gaming in the finals, qualifying iG for the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational. TheShy was named the Finals MVP of the 2019 Spring Split.
Trivia[]
- His name was previously Kang Dong-geun (강동근).
- Previously known as a high rated Riven, Yasuo, and Nidalee player in KR server before becoming a professional player.
- Known for his Aatrox, Jayce, Fiora, Vladimir and Akali since 2018 Season World Championship.
- Invented a famous Riven combo now known as "The Shy Combo."
- Enjoys playing ARAM and says they sharpen his mechanics.[15][16]
- Often mistaken for fellow Korean top laner Shy.
- Also known as a great and skilled Kalista player in the top lane.
- Went to the same high school as Cat.
- Started playing League of Legends in Season 2 along with Cat.
- Enjoys playing piano.[17]
- His fans often joke about his performance, from TheShyt when he plays badly to TheChad when he plays especially well.
- In the LPL, TheShy is sometimes refered to in Chinese as “Shy Ge”, which translates to "Brother Shy". However, it’s also a word play in that it sounds very similar to “Shuai Ge”, which means “handsome guy”.
- Good friends with Summit, they went to the same school.
- Reached 1000 kills in the LPL on February 26, 2022.
- The 29th player to reach 1000 kills in the LPL.
- Reached 300 wins in the LPL on July 14, 2023.
- Was the 17th player to reach 300 wins in the LPL.
Awards[]
- LPL 1st All-Pro Team x5 (Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2020, Summer 2020)
- LPL 2nd All-Pro Team x2 (Spring 2022, Summer 2022)
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
TheShy Tournament Results | |||||
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Date | Pl | Event | Last Result | Team | Roster |
2023-11-19 | 2 | Worlds 2023 | WBG | TheShy, Weiwei, Xiaohu, Light, Crisp, Daeny, Tselin | |
2023-08-08 | 2 | LPL 2023 Regional Finals | WBG | TheShy, Weiwei, Xiaohu, Light, Crisp, Tselin, Daeny | |
2023-07-25 | 5 - 6 | LPL 2023 Summer Playoffs | WBG | TheShy, Weiwei, Xiaohu, Light, Crisp, Tselin, Daeny | |
2023-07-17 | 6 | LPL 2023 Summer | 10 - 6RR | WBG | TheShy, Weiwei, Xiaohu, Light, Crisp, Tselin, Rui, Daeny, Juni |
2023-04-03 | 5 - 6 | LPL 2023 Spring Playoffs | WBG | TheShy, Karsa, Xiaohu, Light, Crisp, Easyhoon, Rui | |
2023-03-26 | 4 | LPL 2023 Spring | 11 - 5RR | WBG | TheShy, Karsa, Xiaohu, Light, Crisp, Easyhoon, Rui, Tselin |
2023-01-11 | 1 | SKE 2023 China | COL | TheShy, XLB, Yagao, JackeyLove, Wink | |
2023-01-06 | 1 | Weibo Cup 2022 | WBG | TheShy, Karsa, Xiaohu, Light, Crisp | |
2022-08-19 | 7 - 8 | LPL 2022 Summer Playoffs | WBG | TheShy, SofM, Angel, huanfeng, ON, maizijian, Eimy | |
2022-08-14 | 6 | LPL 2022 Summer | 10 - 6RR | WBG | TheShy, SofM, Angel, huanfeng, ON, SwordArt, maizijian, easyhoon, Eimy |
TheShy 1v1 Tournament Results | |||||
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Date | Pl | Event | Prize | Team | Last Result |
2019-12-07 | 3 - 4 | All-Star 2019 Las Vegas | LPL | 1 : 2 Bwipo |
Media[]
- 2018
- 2019
- 2022
- 2023
- September 27, 5 dark horse players to watch at Worlds by Xing Li on Dot Esports
- October 12, Worlds Group Stage 2018 top 30 players: 20-16 by Thomas Baker on The Game Haus
- October 20, IG TheShy: "I asked the team to give me a pick that I can win my lane for sure with, and that pick happened to be Fiora." with Byungho "Haao" Kim and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- October 26, TheShy on beating KT and if IG can get revenge against LCK this year by winning in Korea with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- November 2, TheShy confident that iG will 3-0 Fnatic with Ashley Kang on ESPN Esports
- May 11, TheShy chats IG's record setting match against SKT with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- May 12, TheShy on SKT not living up to his expectations and odd comps during MSI 2019 with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
- May 17, TheShy, a League of Legends superstar in and out of the game by Tyler Erzberger on ESPN
- October 12, iG TheShy on match-up against Nuguri, why he believes TL will be "an easier opponent" with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- October 20, [Worlds 2019] IG TheShy: "It does hurt my pride a bit, but I'd have to admit that Klepto is a good choice." with Haao and Viion on Inven Global
- October 20, [Worlds 2019] IG TheShy's on Quarterfinals: "I want to play against SKT, and if we win, I hope to win the whole thing, but if we lose, it’s not that bad, because we lost to the tournament favorites." with Quest on Inven Global
- October 25, TheShy explains why they beat TL at Worlds after losing to them at MSI with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- October 26, [Worlds 2019] IG TheShy on Semifinals: "Because of our relationship with Fnatic last year, I hope Fnatic makes it to the semifinals." with Quest on Inven Global
- December 24, Angel: "TheShy is a very stubborn person" - Weibo Gaming documentary (2022) by LPL Andy on YouTube
- October 20, WBG TheShy: "G2 is definitely a strong team. They have the ability to lure opponents to make mistakes and capitalize on them." with Viion on Inven Global
- November 11, TheShy talks Child Prodigies, His First Lan and Listens to The SHY IS BACK | Powered by The Sack with DonJake on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
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2023-11-11 | Worlds 2023 Main Event | BLG vs WBG | Link |
2023-10-26 | Worlds 2023 Main Event | MAD vs WBG | Link |
2023-01-11 | SKE 2023 China | COL vs MIP | |
2022-02-24 | LPL 2022 Spring | LNG vs WBG | Link |
2020-06-17 | LPL 2020 Summer | iG vs RW | |
2019-10-26 | Worlds 2019 Main Event | GRF vs iG | Link |
2019-10-20 | Worlds 2019 Main Event | iG vs TL | |
2019-07-05 | Rift Rivals 2019 LCK-LPL-LMS-VCS | SKT vs iG | Link |
2019-05-11 | MSI 2019 Main Event | TL vs iG | |
2018-10-27 | Worlds 2018 Main Event | G2 vs iG | Link |
Images[]
Name Pronunciation
TheShy | |
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Accuracy | LPL Production |
Voiced By | Candice |
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 WE Manager King's Tencent Weibo Post (Chinese) qq.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 스프링 1차 토너먼트 전체 엔트리 (Korean) nicegame.tv
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 챌린저스코리아 스프링 2차 토너먼트 엔트리 (Korean) nicegame.tv
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 TheShy's Youtube Post youtube.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 JackeyLove renews contract with Invictus Gaming, Ning, West, and The Shy join iG esports.yahoo.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Weibo Gaming's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Weibo Gaming's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Team WE's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - CN - 2018-12-16; after change - CN - 2018-12-16
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - CN - 2018-12-08; after change - CN - 2018-12-21
- ↑ Invictus Gaming's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - CN - 2022-02-21; after change - CN - 2022-02-21
- ↑ Weibo Gaming's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - CN - 2023-02-16; after change - CN - 2023-02-17
- ↑ For all of the ARAM enthusiasts, you have 1 more player to be supporting to in this Worlds, which is The Shy. reddit.com
- ↑ https://twitter.com/HeyMunchables/status/1717508427692331193 x.com
- ↑ [1] YouTube