{"id":35772,"date":"2024-05-08T20:29:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T00:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=35772"},"modified":"2024-05-08T20:29:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T00:29:56","slug":"legendary-league-of-legends-top-laner-retires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/legendary-league-of-legends-top-laner-retires\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary League of Legends top-laner retires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kim \u201cSsumday\u201d Chan-ho, a prominent figure in both the LCK and the LCS, announced his retirement from competitive <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/\" title=\"League of Legends betting guide\">League of Legends<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old has decided to undergo mandatory military service in his home country of Korea, marking the end of a distinguished decade-long career.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">hello this is ssumday.<br \/>I&#39;m going to retire from a professional gamer that&#39;s been over 10 years.<br \/>there is lot&#39;s of reason the main reason is that i felt it was my turn.<\/p>\n<p>to my fans.<br \/>i&#39;ve been trying to be a proud player that you can brag about supporting ssumday and i&#39;ve lived\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A0vycb8bdh\">pic.twitter.com\/A0vycb8bdh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ssumday (@Ssumday) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ssumday\/status\/1788028217472987384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ssumday began his journey with KT Rolster in the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/lck\/\" title=\"LCK betting guide\">LCK<\/a>, where he spent a significant portion of his career, transitioning from the academy to the main squad in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>After his stint with KT, he moved to North America to join Dignitas in 2017 before becoming a cornerstone of the 100 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