The 2017 world champion will replace Kim "Olleh" Joo-sung, whose year-long stint with Team Liquid came with friction between him and star AD carry Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng, sources said. CoreJJ's contract with Gen.G, who acquired the 2017 League of Legends World Champion Samsung Galaxy team, expired on Monday. Team Liquid declined comment when reached by ESPN, but confirmed the report on Twitter and Instagram.
The move is Liquid's second of the offseason, after they facilitated a buyout agreement with Cloud9 on Monday to acquire Nicolaj "Jensen" Jensen as their new starting mid laner.
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