For the 2023 season, FlyQuest has acquired two Korean players to strengthen their League of Legends team. Find out who they are.
FlyQuest LoL LCS 2023 Roster
All roster moves below are rumors and assumptions unless otherwise stated and is being periodically updated. This post was last edited December 12th, 2022.
Top Lane
Jeong “Impact” Eon-young will be FlyQuest's top laner for next year, according to LEC Wooloo. Almost a month after, it has finally been confirmed via an official FlyQuest announcement.
Recently, Impact's previous organization Evil Geniuses already put out an announcement of his departure from the team, so officially he is now a free agent. Impact is most notable for being a part of the SK Telecom T1 K team that won the World Championship in Season 3, but he didn't lose his luster in the LCS. Impact joined EG late 2020 and played for them for two years, during which time he led the team into the Spring Split Championship and a Semifinal exit during the last Mid-Season Invitational.
As he has been playing in the LCS since 2015, he has already long received his North American residency and will no longer take up an import slot, as per league rules.
Impact will take up the place of Philip “Philip” Zeng, who joined only for the Summer Split in 2022.
Jungle
This is the only movement that has not yet been confirmed.
FlyQuest will also be Mingyi “Spica” Lu's next home after leaving TSM. The news for this one came early – as soon as the Summer Split ended, it seems the org let go of their jungler almost immediately. He started playing for TSM as a member of their Academy team in 2019 and was promoted to the main LCS team a year after. He was awarded the Summer Split MVP in 2021 and has been one of the longer staying members of TSM prior to his departure.
While he was initially rumored to be going to 100 Thieves instead, more evidence points toward him joining FlyQuest and he has already reached a verbal agreement with the organization, according to LEC Wooloo. 100 Thieves has also confirmed their full roster, which did not include Spica.
He replaces Brandon Joel “Josedeodo” Villegas, who, after playing for FLY for over a year, returned to Latin America after joining Estral Esports.
Mid Lane
Here comes Korean import number one: Lee “VicLa” Dae-kwang. Coming in from KT Rolster, VicLa was dubbed the Rookie of the Year last split, as it was his first year playing in the LCK. KT Rolster promoted him from their Challengers team this year, and they were a couple matches away from making it to Worlds this year. The team that kicked them out of the Regional Finals and ultimately denied them their Worlds appearance? Now-World Champions DRX.
After confirmation of this movement by FLY, the star mid-laner adds another name to watch in the LCS.
VicLa will be taking up the spot of Loïc “toucouille” Dubois, the French mid laner that FlyQuest imported for the 2022 season. No official announcement has been made about toucouille's destination, but it's rumored to be the French team Team GO.
Bot Lane
Korean import numero dos is, by all accounts, Lee “Prince” Chae-hwan. Much like VicLa, Prince was also close to making Worlds this year, but he and the rest of the SANDBOX Gaming squad lost two matches in the Regional Finals: one against DAMWON Gaming and another against DRX.
Prince, however, has had a longer tenure than VicLa, with his professional career dating back as far as 2017 for LCK's bbq Olivers. He even had a short stint in the LPL as part of FunPlus Phoenix, before settling as the SANDBOX AD Carry in 2021. He was dubbed the Player of the Split last Summer Split, so this is another massive pickup for FLY and the entire region.
Johnson “Johnsun” Nguyen, FLY's previous AD carry, has already been let go. According to the Global Contract Database, he has been released from the organization and is now a free agent. No team has been reported to have signed the player so far.
Support
Capping off the roster will be Bill “Eyla” Nguyen, previously support for Team Liquid Academy. TLA was his first home in the LCS after coming here from the OPL (now known as the LCO) and has been with them for two years. However, FlyQuest will be the first team that will have put him in their starting roster.
Veteran support Zaqueri “aphromoo” Black once filled this position. It seems he will not be playing for the upcoming Spring 2023.
Other Changes
Please welcome our new President and Chief Gaming Officer Chris "@PapaSmithy" Smith!
A legendary figure in the scene, we are excited to bring him on board to help build the future of FlyQuest.#ShowcaseGreatness pic.twitter.com/x7HWDLyIqp
— FlyQuest (@FlyQuest) November 10, 2022
As for out-of-team changes, League of Legends personality and previously 100 Thieves General Manager Chris “Papasmithy” Smith have made his way into FlyQuest as their President & Chief Gaming Officer.
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