Fusilero Profile Joined July 2011 United Kingdom 19397 Posts January 10 2015 13:31 GMT #1



Shortly after the departure of their previous mid laner Fabian "Febiven" Diepstraten H2K has announced his replacement will be former KT Bullets and Millenium player Yoo “Ryu” Sang-ook



Shortly after the departure of their previous mid lanerFabian "Febiven" Diepstraten H2K has announced his replacement will be former KT Bullets and Millenium playerYoo “Ryu” Sang-ook H2K are delighted to confirm that Yoo “Ryu” Sang-ook will be filling the midlane role during the LCS Spring Split.



The former KT Bullets star was keen to stay in Europe after a very successful stint in Korea which saw his side go undefeated in winning the IEM Season VIII – World Championship.



He will now turn his attention to the EU LCS





Richard Wells – H2K Gaming CEO



“We’re ecstatic to have secured Ryu’s services for the 2015 season. It’s very easy to look at a couple of recent games, where someone is playing essentially as a merc, and say – he’s not playing so well. We have firsthand experience that he is not only playing on a high level, but that once he is settled we feel that he will be one of the absolute top mid players in the west.”





Yoo “Ryu” Sang-ook



“I’m really happy to finally be announced for H2K. I met the guys at IEM and we got along really well. I had some great experiences in Korea, but during my short time in Europe already, I knew I wanted more. I’m delighted to be here and I hope you guys will cheer us this season!”



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Current H2K roster:

Andrei "Odoamne" Pascu (Top)

Jean-Victor "Loulex" Burgevin (Jungle)

Yoo “Ryu” Sang-ook (Mid)

Petter "Hjarnan" Freyschuss (ADC)

Erih "Voidle" Sommermann (Support) Current H2K roster:Andrei "Odoamne" Pascu (Top)Jean-Victor "Loulex" Burgevin (Jungle)Yoo “Ryu” Sang-ook (Mid)Petter "Hjarnan" Freyschuss (ADC)Erih "Voidle" Sommermann (Support) Writer Glorious SEA doto

nehl Profile Joined November 2010 Germany 9 Posts Last Edited: 2015-01-10 14:11:13 January 10 2015 14:06 GMT #3 Another top mid-laner for europe! That's really exiting! I just hope the language barrier does not become a problem for them.

Howspiffing Profile Joined January 2015 United Kingdom 3 Posts January 10 2015 14:27 GMT #4 I wish they could have taken Godbro, but I'm not sure if he would be able to live in the gaming house. Aside from that, the only player free in EU right now that would be as good of a pick up is Perkz in my opinion, and he is not old enough to play LCS. Another risky pickup would have been Eika but I don't think he has shown enough promise to warrant the spot above Ryu, all in all in is a decent pick up, but he certainly isn't the player he used to be, and isn't even top 5 in Europe in my opinion. can u delete this fking tweet you kid? you think im joking or what? :)

nehl Profile Joined November 2010 Germany 9 Posts January 10 2015 14:34 GMT #5 On January 10 2015 23:27 Howspiffing wrote:

I wish they could have taken Godbro, but I'm not sure if he would be able to live in the gaming house. Aside from that, the only player free in EU right now that would be as good of a pick up is Perkz in my opinion, and he is not old enough to play LCS. Another risky pickup would have been Eika but I don't think he has shown enough promise to warrant the spot above Ryu, all in all in is a decent pick up, but he certainly isn't the player he used to be, and isn't even top 5 in Europe in my opinion.



Might be true but the potential certainly is there. He also has a good bit experience under his belt. Might be true but the potential certainly is there. He also has a good bit experience under his belt.

LoLEscapist Profile Joined January 2015 Netherlands 3 Posts January 10 2015 14:46 GMT #7 Really curious if we won't have a Seraph copy situation. We'll see.

vulpino Profile Joined January 2015 United States 8 Posts January 10 2015 15:19 GMT #8 On January 10 2015 23:46 LoLEscapist wrote:

Really curious if we won't have a Seraph copy situation. We'll see.



With his disappointing results during his stints on other european teams, it seems entirely plausible.



However, to play devil's advocate: Seraph was only a sub for OGN teams, never any sort of star. Ryu was a top koreans midlaner before Faker came around. With his disappointing results during his stints on other european teams, it seems entirely plausible.However, to play devil's advocate: Seraph was only a sub for OGN teams, never any sort of star. Ryu was a top koreans midlaner before Faker came around. We go out in stormy weather / We rarely practice discern

Redox Profile Joined October 2010 Germany 12134 Posts January 10 2015 15:25 GMT #9 On January 10 2015 23:37 739 wrote:

Well, I don' think that was the best choice for H2K.

Who was though? Most others were grabbed already.



I am cautiosly optimistic that he will do much better than he has shown so far. People were always saying how good he was ins scrims etc. Who was though? Most others were grabbed already.I am cautiosly optimistic that he will do much better than he has shown so far. People were always saying how good he was ins scrims etc. Off-season = best season

Kopeeh Profile Joined January 2015 Germany 17 Posts January 10 2015 18:38 GMT #10 European midlane is stacked as always. Especially if Ryu can get out of his recent slump, in which I'm pretty confident.

Luepert Profile Joined June 2011 United States 50 Posts January 10 2015 20:56 GMT #12 well 3rd times the charm I guess... Liquid Forever

MattBarry Profile Joined March 2011 United States 1747 Posts January 10 2015 21:30 GMT #14 Poor Ryu has gotten passed around like a cheap whore. I hope he actually has a chance to stabilize, both in his play and team situation Platinum Support GOD

AlterKot Profile Joined January 2014 Poland 5253 Posts January 10 2015 22:37 GMT #16 On January 11 2015 00:25 Redox wrote:

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On January 10 2015 23:37 739 wrote:

Well, I don' think that was the best choice for H2K.

Who was though? Most others were grabbed already. Who was though? Most others were grabbed already.

I think it's time for Tabzz's glorious return to midlane. I think it's time for Tabzz's glorious return to midlane. Americans don't like to use unblockables, it is considered not honest. You press a button at the wrong time and hit the other person, you are random, not a top player. You DP Sim's far fierce, it is random and not honest.

McTaters Profile Joined January 2015 United States 114 Posts January 10 2015 22:39 GMT #17 I wonder where Kerp is going? Surely all these teams that needed a midlaner in EU didn't pass him up for Nukeduck and Ryu?

RazeriaN Profile Joined December 2012 Spain 1 Post January 11 2015 00:18 GMT #19 He didnt seem any good when he played with MILL. Best of luck for h2k tho.

Shatterfront Profile Joined August 2013 Australia 77 Posts January 11 2015 05:10 GMT #20 On January 11 2015 07:39 McTaters wrote:

I wonder where Kerp is going? Surely all these teams that needed a midlaner in EU didn't pass him up for Nukeduck and Ryu?



Depends whether H2K are gambling on Ryu returning to peak or near-peak form after some time in LCS. Certainly Ryu looked pretty trash in Expansion, but there's no question Ryu's peak form was miles ahead of Kerp's. Depends whether H2K are gambling on Ryu returning to peak or near-peak form after some time in LCS. Certainly Ryu looked pretty trash in Expansion, but there's no question Ryu's peak form was miles ahead of Kerp's. www.twitter.com/shatterfront

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