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>My time at Riot and on TFT as a Game Designer has come to an end. Just under 10 years, and to be honest I thought it was going to be longer, but sometimes things change.

>I’m so grateful for what I was able to be a small part of, and able to accomplish in the last decade. It’s been a dream career, and I have got to do so much thanks to Riot. Even trying to list it all feels insane what I managed to do in this time. And the crazy 7 years on TFT where I got to design, balance, teach, lead, and more for my job, but then also build a community, stream, cast, go to events…it’s just been amazing. Ending on stuff like the Unlock system and a couple other things…I’m heading out proud.

>To everyone I worked with over the years, thank you for letting me be a part of everything we accomplished. I hope I managed to teach you something or bring you joy in some way. I genuinely hope our paths cross again in the future.

>To everyone who supported TFT or me over the years, you have no idea what it means to me. I cherish all the moments over the years, and they’ll keep me going. I am so blessed to have been a part of your lives and thank you for letting me bring some fun into your world.

>So…what’s next for me? I’m trying to figure that out.

>First off, since I was on sabbatical and am terrible at relaxing/not working, I have been making my own small indie game. I’m about 2 months into development and have already had folks playtesting some early builds. I’d say the game is like 20-30% done, but my goal is to release it as a full game. It’s been fun keeping my skills sharp in a different space, and I hope to share it with you all someday.

>Beyond that, I’m keeping my eyes open for other opportunities. I’ve had a few conversations here and there already during my Sabbatical. It’s a brutal industry right now, so I’m taking one day at a time and figuring out what’s next for me, whether it’s working on another studio’s game or even my own thing.

>And I’d love to find a space to do some content creation and be able to share my knowledge of game development. But that may take some time to figure out how to do it right.

>Again, thank you for everything these last 10 years. It’s a big change and I’m nervous but hoping it all works out. Until next time, take it easy!

https://x.com/Mortdog/status/2074556774330585468

The Swedish midlaner already competed with the team during the EWC EMEA Qualifiers and will join SK Gaming for the upcoming Summer split in the LEC.

He had stints on Karmine Corp Blue and more recently on Misa Esports.

https://x.com/Sheep_Esports/status/2074155497779757343

After the result of T1 winning playins the following matches will start round 1 of the bracket stage of MSI 2026.

Note as BLG and G2 are the two pool 1 teams, they are placed on the opposite side of the bracket.

BLG vs T1

LYON vs FURIA

HLE vs TSW

G2 vs TES

###Mid-Season Invitational 2026 - Play-In
Official page | Leaguepedia | Liquipedia | New to LoL

###T1 1 - 0 TL
T1 | Leaguepedia | Liquipedia | Website | Twitter | YouTube
TL | Leaguepedia | Liquipedia | Website | Twitter | YouTube

###MATCH 1: T1 vs. TL
**Winner: ** T1 in 27m

*Patch 26.13

Gentle reminder as the last two stages of MSI play-ins only has 1 best of 5 a day, MSI tomorrow and on Wednesday will start at 1AM PST, 4AM EST, 10AM CET and 5PM KST for North America, Europe and South Korea respectively.

︀︀"Respecting Loki's desire to pursue the overseas league and new challenges after thorough discussions, we have decided to support each other's paths." ︀︀ ︀︀The former Cloud9 midlaner started for the Korean org for much of LCK Rounds 1-2 but only played 1 game during the Road To MSI.

https://x.com/Sheep_Esports/status/2070000488343388370

The list of those who would be on broadcast during MSI 2026 which is scheduled to start on the 28th of June has been released and includes the following people.

From the LCK:

• Atlus

• Aux

• Dgon

From the LEC:

• Sjokz

• Drakos

• Medic

• Laure

• Dagda

From the LCS:

• Azael

• CaptainFlowers

• Kobe

• Emily Rand

• Jatt

• Raz

https://x.com/lolesports/status/2067260983308075104

T1 will be the last representative of the LCK after beating Gen.G, securing the 2nd seed meaning they'll start in the newly revamped play-in stage.

They have joined the earlier qualifiers in Team Secret Whales, G2 Esports, Deep Cross Gaming, Karmine Corp, FURIA, Top Esports, LYON,Hanwha Life Esports, Bilibili Gaming DreamSmart and Team Liquid Alienware.

Note, with the new playins format, LCK2, LEC2, LCS2 and LCP2 will play in a double elimination best of 5 bracket where one team progresses to the bracket stage.

Team Liquid Alienware will be the last representative of the LCS after sweeping Cloud9, where they await LYON in the final of the LCS for seeding.

They have joined the earlier qualifiers in Team Secret Whales, G2 Esports, Deep Cross Gaming, Karmine Corp, FURIA, Top Esports, LYON,Hanwha Life Esports and Bilibili Gaming DreamSmart.

Note, with the new playins format, LCK2, LEC2, LCS2 and LCP2 will play in a double elimination best of 5 bracket where one team progresses to the bracket stage.

Bilibili Gaming will be the last representative of the LPL after beating Team WE in a 5 gamer, where they await TOP Esports in the final of the LPL for seeding.

They have joined the earlier qualifiers in Team Secret Whales, G2 Esports, Deep Cross Gaming, Karmine Corp, FURIA, Top Esports, LYON and Hanwha Life Esports.

Note, as Bilibili Gaming won First Stand earlier this year, both LPL representatives will be seeded directly in the main stage of the Mid-Season Invitational 2026.

Hanwha Life Esports will be the 1st seed of the LCK after winning Road to MSI and will get a direct slot in the bracket stage, T1 will face the winner of KT Rolster vs. Gen.G for the last spot on Sunday.

They have joined the earlier qualifiers in Team Secret Whales, G2 Esports, Deep Cross Gaming, Karmine Corp, FURIA, Top Esports and LYON.