As soon as its MSI 2022 stint was wrapped up, participating team and Pacific Championship Series (PCS) representative PSG Talon has parted ways with mid-laner Park "Bay" Jun-Byeong and jungler Lee "Juhan" Ju-han.
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AFKGaming reports that PSG Talon, who has made it to the Rumble Stage of MSI 2022 in Busan, South Korea, announced the departure of Bay and Juhan with a short message wishing the eSports athletes best of luck in their future careers. Here is their message:
"We have parted ways with Bay and Juhan. Thank you both for all the hard work this Spring and MSI. We as the PSG FAM wish you all the best for everything going forward. *Pending Riot approval."
This announcement comes after PSG Talon's not-so-good showing at the recently concluded tournament. While they managed to defeat G2 ESports twice, the team still didn't qualify for the Knockout stage. Their sub-par showing at MSI 2022 is also a stark contrast to how they performed at the PCS previously (winning three times) and dominating the Spring split with a 16-2 record.
It is also worth noting that PSG Talon has extended the contracts for both Bay and Juhan - both of which were originally set to expire on November 21st, 2024. As of this writing, the professional eSports team is now on the hunt for a new mid-laner and jungler combo for the upcoming summer season as per the original AFKGaming report.
Bay started out his pro eSports career as a member of Griffin, where he played from October 2019 to November 2020. Then, he moved house to Team Dynamics, where he spent only 16 days: eventually finding his way to NS RedForce and NS Challengers, before being signed to PSG Talon, as per Fandom.
Juhan, on the other hand, got his career start with ASURA, then moved on to OZ Gaming, Team Dynamics, and NS RedForce/Challengers just like Bay, before finding his way to PSG in time for MSI 2022.
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Other MSI 2022 News
The Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) 2022 is one of the more high-level competitions in the League Of Legends space. And in the wake of PSG Talon's disappointing 3-7 campaign followed a few ones that basically dominated.
In the Rumble Stage which PSG Talon reached, Royal Never Give Up led everyone with an 8-2 standing. T1 followed with a 7-3 record, then Evil Geniuses and G2 ESports each finished at 5-5. PSG is second to the last with 3-7, while the bottom feeders were Saigon Buffalo ESports with a measly 2-8 showing, as reported by OneESports.
By the Knockout stage, erstwhile leaders Royal Never Give Up beat Evil Geniuses 3-0, while T1 defeats G2 ESports 3-0 to set up the championship matchup. RNG ended their run by beating T1 in the grand final to snatch the title. This was more or less an upset considering how much of a Korean powerhouse T1 was, writes Red Bull.
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Written by RJ Pierce