TheShy

TheShy
TheShy
Background Information
Name	Kang Seung-lok (강승록)
Country of Birth	; South Korea
Birthday	November 11, 1999 (age 26)
Residency	KRKorea
Competitive
Team	⁠⁠Invictus Gaming
Role	; Top Laner
Favorite Champs	; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Soloqueue IDs	CN: qeawasdasd; KR: The shy#asdf; 스몰더 아빠#tsts; 눈사람#cold1; EUW: baxsxasd
Social Media & Links

Overview

Tournament Results

Stats

Match History

Kang "TheShy" (▶️ listen) Seung-lok (Hangul: 강승록) is a League of Legends esports player, currently top laner for Invictus Gaming. His name was previously stylized The shy.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team	Start	End		Notes
CN	⁠⁠Team WE	Nov 20142014-11-24^[1]	Dec 20152015-12-25	1yr 1mo	ejel
KR	⁠⁠Anarchy	≈Dec 2014≈2014-12-??	Jan 20152015-01-05^[2]	≈1mo 4d	ejel
KR	⁠⁠Awe Max	Mar 20152015-03-09^[3]	Apr 20152015-04-16	1mo 7d	ejel
CN	⁠⁠Invictus Gaming	May 20172017-05-19^[5]	Nov 20212021-11-18^[4]	4yr 5mo	ejel
CN	⁠⁠Weibo Gaming	Dec 20212021-12-14^[7]	Dec 20232023-12-11^[6]	2yr 28d	ejel
CN	⁠⁠Invictus Gaming	Dec 20242024-12-08^[9]	Present	1yr 5mo	Inactive ej

	Team	Start	End		Notes
CN	⁠⁠Team WE	Nov 20142014-11-24^[1]	Dec 20152015-12-25	1yr 1mo	ejel
KR	⁠⁠Anarchy	≈Dec 2014≈2014-12-??	Jan 20152015-01-05^[2]	≈1mo 4d	ejel
KR	⁠⁠Awe Max	Mar 20152015-03-09^[3]	Apr 20152015-04-16	1mo 7d	ejel
CN	⁠⁠Invictus Gaming	May 20172017-05-19^[5]	Apr 20182018-04-03	10mo 15d	ejel
CN	⁠⁠Invictus Gaming	Apr 20182018-04-03	Jul 20182018-07-05	3mo 2d	Inactive ejel
CN	⁠⁠Invictus Gaming	Jul 20182018-07-05	Nov 20212021-11-18^[4]	3yr 4mo	ejel
CN	⁠⁠Weibo Gaming	Dec 20212021-12-14^[7]	Dec 20232023-12-11^[6]	2yr 28d	ejel
CN	⁠⁠Invictus Gaming	Dec 20242024-12-08^[9]	Dec 20252025-12-10^[15]	1yr 2d	ejel
CN	⁠⁠Invictus Gaming	Dec 20252025-12-10^[15]	Present	5mo 22d	Inactive ej

News

2014
2015
2017
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

CN	⁠⁠WE	November 24, The shy (Streamer) joins.^[1] e
KR	⁠⁠ANC	December (approx.), The shy and 로켓의위엄 join. Rynder leaves. e

KR	⁠⁠ANC	January 5, Vitamin, bubbling, and Mickey join. The shy, Savila, and 로켓의위엄 leave.^[2] e
KR	⁠⁠AWE	March 9, The shy, Raise, reM, HaM, and LinLan join.^[3] e
KR	⁠⁠AWE	April 16, The shy, Raise, reM, HaM, and LinLan leave. e
CN	⁠⁠WE	December 25, The shy (Streamer) leaves. e

CN

⁠

⁠iG

May 19,
TheShy,
Ning, and
West join.
JackeyLove rejoins as trainee.
Kid moves to substitute.^[5]

e

CN	⁠⁠iG	April 3, Duke moves to starting roster. TheShy becomes inactive. e
CN	⁠⁠iG	July 5, TheShy becomes active. e
CN	⁠⁠iG	October 7, TheShy is fined $ 1,000 for negative behavior, including griefing or toxic language.^[19] e
CN	⁠⁠iG	December 21, Duke, TheShy, Rookie, and JackeyLove's contracts are extended.^[20] Duke's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2019. TheShy, Rookie, JackeyLove, and Baolan's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.^[21] e

CN

⁠

⁠iG

November 24,
TheShy will remain with the team for 2020.^[22]

e

CN	⁠⁠iG	November 18, TheShy leaves.^[4] e
CN	⁠⁠WBG	December 14, TheShy joins. View leaves.^[7]^[8] e

CN	⁠⁠WBG	February 22, TheShy and SwordArt's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2022. huanfeng's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.^[23] e
CN	⁠⁠WBG	December 16, TheShy's contract is extended.^[24] e

CN	⁠⁠WBG	February 17, TheShy and Karsa's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023. Xiaohu and KennyChan's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2025. Light and Crisp's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.^[25] e
CN	⁠⁠WBG	December 11, TheShy leaves.^[6] e

CN

⁠

⁠iG

December 8,
TheShy,
JieJie,
Rookie,
GALA,
Meiko, Daeny (Head Coach), and Mafa (Coach) join.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]

e

CN

⁠

⁠iG

December 10,
Wei and
Meiko's contracts are extended through 2026.
Rookie's contract is extended through 2027.
TheShy becomes inactive.^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]

e

Biography

TheShy was a member of Anarchy in 2014, but in November he joined Team WE as a streamer. He stayed with them until May of 2017, when he left and joined Invictus Gaming as their alternate top laner. The team's Summer Season was similar to their Spring Season and they finished 3rd with a 10-6 record. They did much better in the playoffs and finished 3rd with a victory over Team WE in the third place match. IG then participated in the 2017 Season China Regional Finals, but failed to make it to Worlds after Team WE got their revenge against them and beat them 3-2.

2018 Season

TheShy and iG kick-started their season with a 3rd place finish in the Demacia Championship, losing 2-1 to Snake Esports in the loser's semifinal. Just two weeks later saw the start of the LPL Spring Season. Despite a regular season series record of 18-1, with their only loss being against Royal Never Give Up, this did not translate into success in the Spring Playoffs. With TheShy himself sidelined due to a hand injury, Invictus Gaming were defeated 3-2 by RNG in the semifinals, this being followed by a 3-1 loss at the hands of Rogue Warriors in the third-place match. Although their performance could be considered a disappointment, their placement secured them a spot at Rift Rivals 2018.

A 3rd place finish in the Demacia Cup, this time losing to Bilibili Gaming in the loser's semifinal without TheShy, was followed by a successful showing at Rift Rivals. Now recovered from his hand injury, TheShy and the team won both of their group stage games, helping the LPL to an eventual triumph over the LCK in the final. Invictus Gaming once again achieved an 18-1 regular season record in the LPL Summer Season, their sole loss again to RNG. Despite the similarity of the year's regular season performances, a successful showing in the Summer Playoffs, finishing runner-up to Royal Never Give Up after a tight 3-2 series, resulted in the team's qualification to the 2018 Season World Championship on points.

Invictus Gaming was placed in Group D for Worlds 2018, alongside Fnatic, 100 Thieves, and G-Rex. The group stage round robin concluded with iG and Fnatic tied for 1st place at 5-1. The tiebreaker went in the favor of Fnatic, resulting in TheShy and the team being drawn against KT Rolster in the quarterfinals. A tense affair saw iG emerge victorious 3-2 and progress to the semifinals where they met G2 Esports. A more straightforward 3-0 series secured them a place in the finals. Awaiting their challenge were Group D counterparts, Fnatic. Invictus Gaming's convincing performance in the finals resulted in a 3-0 victory, and made them the first Chinese team to win a World Championship.

2019 Season

TheShy and iG started the season with a strong showing in the LPL, placing 2nd in the LPL Spring Season en route to their first domestic win in the organization's history. TheShy and iG win 3-0 against JD Gaming in the finals, qualifying iG for the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational. TheShy was named the Finals MVP of the 2019 Spring Split.

Trivia

His name was previously Kang Dong-geun (강동근).
Previously known as a high rated Riven, Yasuo, and Nidalee player in KR server before becoming a professional player.
Known for his Aatrox, Jayce, Fiora, Vladimir and Akali since 2018 Season World Championship.
Invented a famous Riven combo now known as "The Shy Combo."
Enjoys playing ARAM and says they sharpen his mechanics.^[26]^[27]
Often mistaken for fellow Korean top laner Shy.
Also known as a great and skilled Kalista player in the top lane.
Went to the same high school as Cat and started playing League of Legends in Season 2 along with Cat.
Enjoys playing piano.^[28]
His fans often joke about his performance, from TheShyt when he plays badly to TheChad when he plays especially well.
- Sometimes fans also jokingly called him TheSpy, and made it as twitch emote where he wears a suit, black hat and disguises glasses
In the LPL, TheShy is sometimes refered to in Chinese as "Shy Ge", which translates to "Brother Shy" (Shy哥). However, it’s also a word play in that it sounds very similar to "Shuai Ge" (帅哥), which means "handsome guy".
Good friends with Summit, they went to the same school.
Has a massive scar on his right arm from a surgery due to an accident in 2018, which is the main reason why TheShy always wears long sleeves or jackets.

Statistics

Reached 1000 kills in the LPL on February 26, 2022.
- The 29th player to reach 1000 kills in the LPL.
Reached 1500 kills in the LPL on April 18, 2025.
- The 28th player and 5th toplaner to reach 1500 kills in the LPL.
Reached 300 wins in the LPL on July 14, 2023.
- Was the 17th player to reach 300 wins in the LPL.
Reached 500 games in the LPL on February 15, 2025
- The 28th player to reach 500 games in the LPL.
Reached 600 games in the LPL on August 16, 2025
- The 20th player to reach 600 games in the LPL.
Reached 3000 assists in the LPL on July 19, 2025.
- Was the 38th player to reach 3000 assists in the LPL.

Awards

LPL 1st All-Pro Team x6 (Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Split 3 2025)
LPL 2nd All-Pro Team x2 (Spring 2022, Summer 2022)
LPL 3rd All Pro Team x2 (Split 1 2025, Split 2 2025)

Pentakills

Date	Region	Tournament	Team	Vs	Champion	Pos	W/L	KDA	SB	VOD
2025-05-06	CN China	LPL 2025 Split 2			Ambessa	Top	W	8/2/11	Link

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Tournament Results

This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.

TheShy Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2025-10-14	17	Worlds 2025	1 : 3⁠⁠T1	⁠⁠iG	TheShy, Wei, Rookie, GALA, Meiko, Daeny, Mafa
2025-09-27	2	LPL 2025 Regional Finals	3 : 1⁠⁠JDG	⁠⁠iG	TheShy, Wei, Rookie, GALA, Meiko, Daeny, Mafa
2025-09-14	5 - 6	LPL 2025 Grand Finals	0 : 3⁠⁠AL	⁠⁠iG	TheShy, Wei, Rookie, GALA, Meiko, Daeny, Mafa
2025-08-28	2	LPL 2025 Split 3 - Group Ascend	11 - 3⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠iG	TheShy, Wei, Rookie, GALA, Meiko, Daeny, Mafa
2025-06-13	3	LPL 2025 Split 2 Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠BLG	⁠⁠iG	TheShy, Jiejie, Rookie, GALA, Meiko, Daeny, Mafa
2025-05-22	5	LPL 2025 Split 2 - Group Ascend	10 - 8⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠iG	TheShy, Jiejie, Rookie, GALA, Meiko, Daeny, Mafa
2025-03-27	Q	LPL 2025 Split 2 Placements	6 - 0⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠iG	TheShy, Jiejie, Rookie, GALA, Meiko, Daeny, Mafa
2025-02-23	7 - 8	LPL 2025 Split 1 Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠TES	⁠⁠iG	TheShy, Jiejie, Rookie, GALA, Meiko, Daeny, Mafa
2025-02-16	2	LPL 2025 Split 1 - Group D	2 - 1⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠iG	TheShy, Jiejie, Rookie, GALA, Meiko, Daeny, Mafa
2024-12-24	5 - 8	Demacia Cup 2024	0 : 2⁠⁠TES	⁠⁠iG	TheShy, JieJie, Rookie, GALA, Meiko, Mafa

TheShy Showmatch Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2023-01-11	1	SKE 2023 China	1 : 0⁠⁠MIP	⁠⁠COL	TheShy, XLB, Yagao, JackeyLove, Wink

TheShy 1v1 Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Prize	Team	Last Result
2019-12-07	3 - 4	All-Star 2019 Las Vegas		⁠⁠LPL	1 : 2 ⁠⁠ Bwipo

Media

2018
2019
2022
2023
2025

September 27, 5 dark horse players to watch at Worlds by Xing Li on Dot Esports
e
October 12, Worlds Group Stage 2018 top 30 players: 20-16 by Thomas Baker on The Game Haus
e
October 20, IG TheShy: "I asked the team to give me a pick that I can win my lane for sure with, and that pick happened to be Fiora." with Byungho "Haao" Kim and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
e
October 26, TheShy on beating KT and if IG can get revenge against LCK this year by winning in Korea with Travis Gafford on YouTube
e
November 2, TheShy confident that iG will 3-0 Fnatic with Ashley Kang on ESPN Esports
e

May 11, TheShy chats IG's record setting match against SKT with Travis Gafford on YouTube
e
May 12, TheShy on SKT not living up to his expectations and odd comps during MSI 2019 with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
e
May 17, TheShy, a League of Legends superstar in and out of the game by Tyler Erzberger on ESPN
e
October 12, iG TheShy on match-up against Nuguri, why he believes TL will be "an easier opponent" with Ashley Kang on YouTube
e
October 20, [Worlds 2019] IG TheShy: "It does hurt my pride a bit, but I'd have to admit that Klepto is a good choice." with Haao and Viion on Inven Global
e
October 20, [Worlds 2019] IG TheShy's on Quarterfinals: "I want to play against SKT, and if we win, I hope to win the whole thing, but if we lose, it’s not that bad, because we lost to the tournament favorites." with Quest on Inven Global
e
October 25, TheShy explains why they beat TL at Worlds after losing to them at MSI with Travis Gafford on YouTube
e
October 26, [Worlds 2019] IG TheShy on Semifinals: "Because of our relationship with Fnatic last year, I hope Fnatic makes it to the semifinals." with Quest on Inven Global
e

December 24, Angel: "TheShy is a very stubborn person" - Weibo Gaming documentary (2022) by LPL Andy on YouTube
e

October 20, WBG TheShy: "G2 is definitely a strong team. They have the ability to lure opponents to make mistakes and capitalize on them." with Viion on Inven Global
e
November 11, TheShy talks Child Prodigies, His First Lan and Listens to The SHY IS BACK | Powered by The Sack with DonJake on YouTube
e

October 13, IG TheShy: “I’ll prepare for each top laner and what champions they’re good at. It doesn’t matter what team they’re on.” with Arsh Goyal on lcsprofiles
e

Post-Match Interviews

2018
2019
2020
2022
2023
2025

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2018-10-27	Worlds 2018 Main Event	G2 vs iG	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2019-05-11	MSI 2019 Main Event	TL vs iG
2019-07-05	Rift Rivals 2019 LCK-LPL-LMS-VCS	SKT vs iG	Link
2019-10-20	Worlds 2019 Main Event	iG vs TL
2019-10-26	Worlds 2019 Main Event	GRF vs iG	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2020-06-17	LPL 2020 Summer	iG vs RW

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2022-02-24	LPL 2022 Spring	LNG vs WBG	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2023-01-11	SKE 2023 China	COL vs MIP
2023-10-26	Worlds 2023 Main Event	MAD vs WBG	Link
2023-11-11	Worlds 2023 Main Event	BLG vs WBG	Link

Date	Tournament	Match
2025-03-27	LPL 2025 Split 2 Placements	LGD vs iG
2025-04-11	LPL 2025 Split 2	iG vs TES
2025-04-21	LPL 2025 Split 2	WE vs iG
2025-05-06	LPL 2025 Split 2	TT vs iG
2025-06-07	LPL 2025 Split 2 Playoffs	WBG vs iG
2025-08-06	LPL 2025 Split 3	iG vs AL
2025-08-23	LPL 2025 Split 3	WBG vs iG