Nongshim RedForce appear to have moved veteran support Son "Lehends" Si-woo to their academy roster. Lehends started for Nongshim RedForce Challengers — this year's LCK CL Kickoff champions — in their 2-1 win over Kiwoom DRX Challengers earlier this Monday, after academy player Son "Pleata" Min-woo took his starting spot in NS's 0-2 loss to Hanjin Brion last Saturday.
The move comes amid a wider slump: Nongshim RedForce have now lost six LCK matches in a row, three of those since the late-round trade that brought ADC Nam "Diable" Dae-geun in from in exchange for Kim "" Tae-yoon. The , and the on-stage results have not helped: Taeyoon has racked up Player of the Match honours since arriving at BNK FearX, while the Diable–Lehends partnership failed to click.
