On December 23, Letme , suddenly announces his retirement on Weibo. RNG was taken out by EDG in the Loser’s bracket in the Demacia Cup, and before the conclusion of the tournament, Letme posted on Weibo about his decide to take a break from RNG, and the competitive scene. On his post, he starts with “Perhaps life is made up of regrets”





Source: Letme's Weibo





Translation:





“I’ve thought about this for a long time. I mentioned wanting to retire to RNG at the beginning of the year, thinking I wasn’t in the best shape. I somehow managed to hang in there for a year, trying to fix all the issues I found in myself with the help of the teammates and the organization.

2018 is a memorable year for me, I’ve been to so many places and gotten a lot of results. The first half of the year everyone took a gamble on me all the way until the Spring Final where they thought I was playing well. However, the truth is, my worries became overwhelming. When I knew I was going to MSI, the stress became even more, which negatively affected my practice. I kept telling the coach to sub me out, but the team ended up going with me anyways. At that time, I thought about how to solve my own issues, trying to convince myself to stop thinking negatively, to think for the team more and try to do what I am supposed to do that resulted in our success! I ended up going to the Asian Games and produced good results, these are all things that make me happy and proud.

I have especially hoped this year would be satisfactory, ending the last year of my career in no regrets. The reality was not perfect, in Busan, we lost. Myself, the team, our fans, everyone was extremely disappointed. I’ve never felt so far away from my dreams, so far away. We had no chance to take the most important step of the year. I’m very disappointed in myself, and this did not help the team and teammates in anyway. I have been thinking deeply, perhaps this is the biggest regret of my life.

When we left Worlds, I thought about a lot. What’s more, is that I was not able to help my team, thinking that my own issues limiting the team’s choices. I was totally unable to control myself, with my thoughts wandering to dangerous places. I could not define what I was thinking and what I wanted.

Everyone wanted to help me, the team communicated with me a lot, but what’s more is I wasn’t able to help them back. I was able to convince myself before, which was at my limits, perhaps this time I need some more time to think. Maybe the right thing to do is to leave, maybe I need some time to rest and to find myself.

Lastly, I hope my brothers (teammates) can take care of themselves, their health. Especially MLXG, I also hope RNG can get good results, hoping all their wishes come true.

I want to say to all the caring Fans:

Thank you everyone! Thank you for your continuous support for me, for forgive my shortcomings, for always being by my side. I hope you all can be happy, I hope you will have no regrets, I wish happiness for you.

Thank you.”

A very long and heartfelt message by Letme where he explains his decision and his struggles since the start of the year. All we can do is hope the best for you during this time!





Written by: Benson Cheng @1337sn1per



