esports<\/a> career in 2012 and took on several roles, starting as a jungler and finishing as a mid-laner.<\/p>\nHai was an assertive leader with great shot-calling skills. He was a key contributor to Cloud9\u2019s success in the early years of the NA LCS, but decided to leave due to a lack of international titles. It was a similar story at FlyQuest and then Golden Guardians, who finished last in the 2018 Spring Split with four wins and 14 loses.<\/p>\n
The player made the announcement on Reddit. When fans asked the reason behind his retirement, Hai said his playing style was at odds with the team’s vision. <\/p>\n
On April 24, Golden Guardians released a video where they announced the roster changes. Son \u201cMickey\u201d Young-min will take Hai\u2019s place after making the switch from the Team Liquid Academy.<\/p>\n
About his next career step, Hai said he would focus on streaming, content creation and being a brand ambassador. <\/p>\n
Hai\u2019s replacement is not the only major roster change in the NA LCS. <\/p>\n
OpTic Gaming has released both its top-laner and support after ending the season in ninth place. Derek \u201czig\u201d Shao will now play for the Golden Guardians Academy, while Daerek \u201cLemonNation\u201d Hart has not yet signed with a new team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hai Du Lam has ended his six-year esports career after a disappointing season with Golden Guardians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":5201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[172,170,24,259,167],"class_list":["post-5200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-cloud9","tag-golden-guardians","tag-league-of-legends","tag-lol","tag-na-lcs"],"yoast_head":"\n
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