100 Thieves will start 100 Thieves Academy roster in final game of LCS Summer Split

The organization made the announcement via Twitter following its penultimate game of the split, which was a win against Golden Guardians.

100 Thieves Goldenglue: "Being a player has been my cornerstone identity piece for eight years... But I feel like this is a great time to give [coaching] a shot."

Ahead of the 2021 season, Goldenglue took off his player hat and donned a coaching hat in its place, becoming the new head coach for the 100 Thieves Academy roster. We spoke with Goldenglue about his player career, his new role, and his expectations. Read and watch the interview here:

100 Thieves Academy jungler Contractz: "When I was a rookie, I was the one listening... but I definitely play a bigger role now."

After a strong opening of the Split, Contractz spoke with us about his career path and refocusing and reshaping himself in Academy. Contractz has found himself in a leadership role on 100A, and is utilizing his experiences to leverage himself as a leader and continue to grow in hopes of returning to LCS. Read more here:

[OFFICIAL] Contractz parts ways with Golden Guardians; joins 100 Thieves Academy

The former Golden Guardians Jungler will start outside of the LCS for the first time since his debut with Cloud9 in the 2017 NA LCS Summer Split.