Although, he technically is an MSI champion since he was part of the G2 Esports roster that won MSI 2019. Most people probably know him from the G2 vlogs as their substitute Support Player. PromisQ doesn’t have the longest career in League of Legends nor is he one of the most famous players around. Who knows? In 4 years he might even continue playing and finally get the official record of oldest League of Legends pro that is still actively playing on the main roster of a team. He looks like he still has a long career ahead of him playing professional League of Legends. Even though Misfits is barely holding onto a playoffs spot during Spring 2021 of the LEC, the bottom lane looks like their strongest area. Vander continues to be a relevant player in the LEC. Today, he plays for Misfits Gaming but he managed to play at the League of Legends Worlds Group Stage with Rogue. He still competes with the best teams in the region, with people looking towards him for leadership and experience about the game. He is one of the oldest veterans left in the LEC from the very early days of of the EU LCS. Vander has probably been around since the creation of professional League of Legends. Despite his age, he is still rocking it in the bottom lane. As of now, he’s probably building a future by earning as much money as he can while playing in North America. This Korean law is extremely strict and the requirements towards making an exception are really strict. He’s still 26 years old so he has 2 more years at most before he’s forcibly taken away from esports. LCS CoreJJĬoreJJ currently plays for Team Liquid as their superstar support player. Most are conscripted before that time even arrives. Koreans have very short esports careers because they need to attend Mandatory Military Training before the age of 28. The most surprising part about CoreJJ is that he’s the only Korean on this list. He’s a support player for Team Liquid and former world champion while he was still playing with Samsung Galaxy in 2016. North America has had older players in the past so we might not see a voluntary retirement any time soon. Being 26 years old is a significant disadvantage for a professional player but if he works hard, he’ll be able to go back if he wants to. As one of the Top Academy teams, it looks like he hasn’t given up the chance to try and get back to the LCS as a starting mid laner for a major team. LCS Darshanĭarshan continues to play professionally in Cloud9 Academy as their starting Top Laner. He has been on three different academy teams since 2019 which hints that he is falling behind. He has continued to play for different teams in the LCS since then until he got relegated onto the LCS Academy League on 2019. He originally played for Team Coast before he moved onto Dignitas where his career really boomed. He began his career as a Top Laner and continues to do so until today. Darshanĭarshan or ZionSpartan is one of the original LCS players. Coaches are also out of the list since we’ll only be looking at players who are doing hands-on duty. Players that are inactive or are no longer playing for any team under the Riot Games competitive regions (such as Xmithie, LemonNation, Doublelift, etc.) will not be part of the list. Academy players are still considered as long as they’re playing actively on the roster. In this list, we’ll be taking a look at the oldest League of Legends pros that are still active and are playing on the main roster. This is a surprising feat considering most organizations would have replaced them with younger talent that still has room for development. That being said, some esports personalities have managed to remain relevant in an environment where the dominating players are born from 1998 and above which are Generation Z. The average career of an esports player is significantly short compared to traditional sports since an esports player’s peak starts early on in their lifetime. Who do you think will be the oldest League of Legends pro on the list? Who do you think is the oldest League of Legends pro? Oldest League of Legends Pros Let’s take a look at some of the oldest League of Legends pros that have still managed to stay relevant in the scene despite the demand for younger talent. We have players from different backgrounds and ages playing the game every day, and the best of these individuals get to play in the professional scene in order to make a living. The League of Legends competitive scene has been around for quite some time.
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