TSM exodus continues as two LCS staff members leave company

  ❘   Revealed: 2023-03-23T17:14:50

  ❘   Up to date: 2023-03-23T17:21:08

Two members of TSM’s League of Legends workers have left the corporate, including to the wave of exits on the North American esports group.

On Twitter, League of Legends General Manager Yang ‘Glen’ Po-Jen and team manager Chien-Yu ‘Kristine’ Huang introduced that that they had left the group, the newest in a string of exits on the firm.

Glen spent 13 months with TSM after being hired in February 2022 to exchange Parth Naidu as League Normal Supervisor. Kristine joined the corporate two months later, after being contacted by Glen, to assist handle the LCS group.

Glen, who had beforehand labored as Normal Supervisor for PSG Talon, admitted that leaving TSM leaves a “bittersweet” feeling.

“I’m pleased and excited to lastly have time to spend with my household, particularly as I’ve not been a superb father up to now two splits,” he wrote. “My spouse usually says that I’m a workaholic, an ideal worker, supervisor, and colleague, however as a father, I’m failing.

“On the identical time, I really feel anxious and unsure as a result of I perceive that discovering a brand new group or job within the present atmosphere could also be tough. Nonetheless, I nonetheless consider that this association is one of the best that God has given me, additionally there may be at all times a rainbow after the storm.”

TSM haven’t but introduced replacements for both Glen or Kristine. Earlier this month, TSM additionally parted methods with VP of Esports Operations Dominic Kallas and COO Walter Wang.

The group’s LCS group is at the moment making ready for the Summer season break up, having completed the Spring Split in seventh place, a spot exterior of playoff rivalry.

On TSM’s official subreddit, many lamented Glen’s departure from the group. “Glen is by all accounts a terrific particular person and (ANOTHER) large loss to the org,” one user wrote.

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TSM prime laner Solo had just lately praised Glen’s impression as a GM

Glen’s departure got here as a shock to many as solely just lately prime laner Colin ‘Solo’ Earnest had credited the General Manager as the reason for signing with TSM for the 2023 season. In one other interview, assist Jonathan ‘Chime’ Pomponio had also praised Glen, saying that he “provides a degree of honesty to it the place he understands that we’re belongings however he additionally understands that we’re individuals.”

Earlier this week, TSM head coach Wong ‘Chawy’ Xing Lei claimed that his group had the bottom price range within the LCS heading into the season.