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List of Players from NALCS Summer 2017 that won't be Starters in 2018

Edit: YES I KNOW NISQY IS A STARTER ON SPLYCE. THAT’S NOT A TEAM IN THE NALCS

I was wondering what players that actually played last split won't (likely) be returning to NALCS, so I put together a list. This includes every player that played even a single game for a team, not just starters. I know some of these players might still be subs for their team (or headed to Academy), but being that a lot of rosters aren't official yet consider this a tentative list.

TOP
Ray (C9)
Looper (FOX)
Brandini (FOX)
Balls (FLY)
Allorim (P1)
Seraph (NV)
JNG
OmarGod (CLG)
Grig (FOX)
Moon (FLY)
Inori (P1/TL)
Chaser (DIG)
Shrimp (DIG)
MID
Froggen FOX)
Damonte (FOX)
Pirean (P1/NV)
Keane (DIG)
Nisqy (NV)
Goldenglue (TL)
Slooshi (TL)
Mickey (TL)
ADC
Keith (FOX)
Mash (FOX)
LOD (DIG)
Piglet (TL)
SUP
Gate (FOX)
Shady (P1)
Xpecial (P1)
Big (DIG)
KonKwon (TL)

FUN FACTS

  • TSM and IMT are the only teams to have all of their players retain starting positions. C9 and CLG are just shy of this feat, with Ray and OmarGod not having starting positions for next split.

  • The role dropping the most players is Mid with 8 people. The least is ADC with 4.

  • Out of all of these players, Nisqy (NV) is the only one that has a starting position in another region for next split.

  • FOX not only dropped players in every position (several of them are likely going to their Academy team), but they have the most dropped players at 8.

  • Of all the players not retaining a starting position, Xpecial (P1) is the most experienced with 10 splits and a regional title under his belt.

  • Balls (FLY) is the player that has won the most regional championships, with a total of 2.

MOST SURPRISING NON-STARTERS (imo)

  • Ray and Looper, but rumor is they're going back to Korea I think?

  • Balls is sorta surprising, but I'm a C9 fanboy so that's most likely just me.

  • Moon and Inori are pretty likely to be picked up either as subs or for Academy teams. Looking forward to seeing one of them replacing Dardoch halfway through the split.

  • Easily the most surprising is Froggen being teamless. Maybe he'll teach some Academy scrubs how to farm?

  • Of the ADCs, I guess the most surprising is LOD? Not really though, tbh...

  • Most surprising Support would have to be Xpecial. Let's see if he returns again to surprise us though. He could make a good team captain on a struggling new team.

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