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TheShy
WBG TheShy Worlds 2023
Background Information
NameKang Seung-lok (강승록)
Country of Birth
South Korea
BirthdayNovember 11, 1999 (age 24)
Residency
KR
Korea
Competitive
Role
Top Laner
Favorite Champs



Soloqueue IDsCN: qeawasdasd
KR: The shy
협곡에갇힌자
벌꿀오소리의주먹
henrenzhenderen
EUW: baxsxasd
Social Media & Links
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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

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes
Dates:Approx|Exact
TeamStartEnd
CN
Team WElogo stdTeam WE
Nov 20142014-11-24[1]Dec 20152015-12-251yr 1mo
ejel
KR
Anarchylogo stdAnarchy
≈Dec 2014≈2014-12-??Jan 20152015-01-05[2]≈1mo 4d
ejel
KR
Logo stdAwe Max
Mar 20152015-03-09[3]Apr 20152015-04-161mo 7d
ejel
CN
Invictus Gaminglogo stdInvictus Gaming
May 20172017-05-19[5]Nov 20212021-11-18[4]4yr 5mo
ejel
CN
Weibo Gaminglogo stdWeibo Gaming
Dec 20212021-12-14[7]Dec 20232023-12-11[6]2yr 28d
ejel
TeamStartEnd
Notes
CN
Team WElogo stdTeam WE
Nov 20142014-11-24[1]Dec 20152015-12-251yr 1mo
ejel
KR
Anarchylogo stdAnarchy
≈Dec 2014≈2014-12-??Jan 20152015-01-05[2]≈1mo 4d
ejel
KR
Logo stdAwe Max
Mar 20152015-03-09[3]Apr 20152015-04-161mo 7d
ejel
CN
Invictus Gaminglogo stdInvictus Gaming
May 20172017-05-19[5]Apr 20182018-04-0310mo 15d
ejel
CN
Invictus Gaminglogo stdInvictus Gaming
Apr 20182018-04-03Jul 20182018-07-053mo 2dInactive
ejel
CN
Invictus Gaminglogo stdInvictus Gaming
Jul 20182018-07-05Nov 20212021-11-18[4]3yr 4mo
ejel
CN
Weibo Gaminglogo stdWeibo Gaming
Dec 20212021-12-14[7]Dec 20232023-12-11[6]2yr 28d
ejel

News

  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
CN
Team WElogo stdWENovember 24, The shy (Streamer) joins.[1]
KR
Anarchylogo stdANCDecember (approx.),
The shy and
로켓의위엄 join.

Rynder leaves.
KR
Anarchylogo stdANCJanuary 5,
Vitamin,
bubbling, and
Mickey join.

The shy,
Savila, and
로켓의위엄 leave.[2]
KR
Logo stdAWE March 9,
The shy,
Raise,
reM,
HaM, and
LinLan join.
[3]
KR
Logo stdAWE April 16,
The shy,
Raise,
reM,
HaM, and
LinLan leave.
CN
Team WElogo stdWEDecember 25, The shy (Streamer) leaves.
CN
Invictus Gaminglogo stdiGMay 19,
TheShy,
Ning, and
West join.

JackeyLove rejoins as trainee.

Kid moves to substitute.[5]
CN
Invictus Gaminglogo stdiGApril 3,
Duke moves to starting roster.
TheShy becomes inactive.
CN
Invictus Gaminglogo stdiGJuly 5,
TheShy becomes active.
CN
Invictus Gaminglogo stdiGDecember 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]
CN
Invictus Gaminglogo stdiGNovember 24,
TheShy will remain with the team for 2020.[11]
CN
Invictus Gaminglogo stdiGNovember 18,
TheShy leaves.[4]
CN
Weibo Gaminglogo stdWBGDecember 14,
TheShy joins.

View leaves.[7][8]
CN
Weibo Gaminglogo stdWBGFebruary 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]
CN
Weibo Gaminglogo stdWBGDecember 16,
TheShy's contract is extended.[13]
CN
Weibo Gaminglogo stdWBGFebruary 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]
CN
Weibo Gaminglogo stdWBGDecember 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 RivenSquareRiven, YasuoSquareYasuo, and NidaleeSquareNidalee player in KR server before becoming a professional player.
  • Known for his AatroxSquareAatrox, JayceSquareJayce, FioraSquareFiora, VladimirSquareVladimir and AkaliSquareAkali 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 KalistaSquareKalista 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.

Minimum place

TheShy Tournament Results
DatePlEventLast ResultTeamRoster
2023-11-192 Worlds 2023
0 : 3T1logo stdT1
Weibo Gaminglogo stdWBG TheShy,  Weiwei,  Xiaohu,  Light,  Crisp,  Daeny,  Tselin
2023-08-082 LPL 2023 Regional Finals
3 : 1EDward Gaminglogo stdEDG
Weibo Gaminglogo stdWBG TheShy,  Weiwei,  Xiaohu,  Light,  Crisp,  Tselin,  Daeny
2023-07-255 - 6 LPL 2023 Summer Playoffs
2 : 3LNG Esportslogo stdLNG
Weibo Gaminglogo stdWBG TheShy,  Weiwei,  Xiaohu,  Light,  Crisp,  Tselin,  Daeny
2023-07-176 LPL 2023 Summer
10 - 6Blanklogo stdRR
Weibo Gaminglogo stdWBG TheShy,  Weiwei,  Xiaohu,  Light,  Crisp,  Tselin,  Rui,  Daeny,  Juni
2023-04-035 - 6 LPL 2023 Spring Playoffs
0 : 3Bilibili Gaminglogo stdBLG
Weibo Gaminglogo stdWBG TheShy,  Karsa,  Xiaohu,  Light,  Crisp,  Easyhoon,  Rui
2023-03-264 LPL 2023 Spring
11 - 5Blanklogo stdRR
Weibo Gaminglogo stdWBG TheShy,  Karsa,  Xiaohu,  Light,  Crisp,  Easyhoon,  Rui,  Tselin
2023-01-111 SKE 2023 China
1 : 0Make It Possible (Season Kickoff China)logo stdMIP
Create Our Legacy (Season Kickoff China)logo stdCOL TheShy,  XLB,  Yagao,  JackeyLove,  Wink
2023-01-061 Weibo Cup 2022
3 : 1Bilibili Gaminglogo stdBLG
Weibo Gaminglogo stdWBG TheShy,  Karsa,  Xiaohu,  Light,  Crisp
2022-08-197 - 8 LPL 2022 Summer Playoffs
1 : 3LNG Esportslogo stdLNG
Weibo Gaminglogo stdWBG TheShy,  SofM,  Angel,  huanfeng,  ON,  maizijian,  Eimy
2022-08-146 LPL 2022 Summer
10 - 6Blanklogo stdRR
Weibo Gaminglogo stdWBG TheShy,  SofM,  Angel,  huanfeng,  ON,  SwordArt,  maizijian,  easyhoon,  Eimy
TheShy 1v1 Tournament Results
DatePlEventPrizeTeamLast Result
2019-12-073 - 4All-Star 2019 Las VegasLoL Pro Leaguelogo stdLPL1 : 2 ⁠LoL European Championshiplogo stdBwipo

Media[]

  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2022
  • 2023

Post-Match Interviews

DateTournamentMatchLink
2023-11-11Worlds 2023 Main Event
Bilibili Gaminglogo stdBLG
vs
Weibo Gaminglogo stdWBG
Link
2023-10-26Worlds 2023 Main Event
MAD Lionslogo stdMAD
vs
Weibo Gaminglogo stdWBG
Link
2023-01-11SKE 2023 China
Create Our Legacy (Season Kickoff China)logo stdCOL
vs
Make It Possible (Season Kickoff China)logo stdMIP
2022-02-24LPL 2022 Spring
LNG Esportslogo stdLNG
vs
Weibo Gaminglogo stdWBG
Link
2020-06-17LPL 2020 Summer
Invictus Gaminglogo stdiG
vs
Rogue Warriorslogo stdRW
2019-10-26Worlds 2019 Main Event
Griffin (Korean Team)logo stdGRF
vs
Invictus Gaminglogo stdiG
Link
2019-10-20Worlds 2019 Main Event
Invictus Gaminglogo stdiG
vs
Team Liquidlogo stdTL
2019-07-05Rift Rivals 2019 LCK-LPL-LMS-VCS
SK Telecom T1logo stdSKT
vs
Invictus Gaminglogo stdiG
Link
2019-05-11MSI 2019 Main Event
Team Liquidlogo stdTL
vs
Invictus Gaminglogo stdiG
2018-10-27Worlds 2018 Main Event
G2 Esportslogo stdG2
vs
Invictus Gaminglogo stdiG
Link

Images[]

Name Pronunciation

TheShy
AccuracyLPL Production
Voiced ByCandice

Redirects

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References

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