TheShy FAQ on Team, Age, and Worlds

TheShy is Kang Seung-lok, a South Korean top laner born on 11 November 1999. He plays for Invictus Gaming in the LPL. He won the 2018 World Championship with IG and was the runner-up with Weibo Gaming in 2023.

Invictus Gaming. He rejoined IG in December 2024, moved to the inactive roster on 10 December 2025, and returned to the active roster on 15 June 2026 for LPL Split 3. The July roster listed him at top with Wei, Rookie, Assum, JiaQi and Meiko.

Yes. IG lost the Split 3 lower-bracket final to Anyone's Legend, then beat JD Gaming 3–1 on 19 September 2026 in the Regional Finals. That series gave the LPL its fourth Worlds seed. IG joins Anyone's Legend, Bilibili Gaming and Top Esports in the Swiss stage, scheduled for 23–31 October 2026 in Allen, Texas.

He was born on 11 November 1999, so he is 26 during the 2026 season. He turns 27 on 11 November 2026. Older profiles also use the name Kang Dong-geun.

Yes. Invictus Gaming beat Fnatic 3–0 in the 2018 final in Incheon. It was the first World Championship for an LPL team. He also reached the 2023 final with Weibo Gaming and lost 0–3 to T1.

Games of Legends lists 481 wins and 299 losses, a 61.7% win rate, across 780 games, with a 2.4 KDA, 8.1 CS per minute and a 21.3% gold share. Leaguepedia's snapshot through 14 October 2025 was 475–296, 61.6%, over 771 games and 63 champions. The later board includes the 2026 comeback.

Gnar is his most-played champion at 66 games and a 71.2% win rate. Jayce (63 games), Rumble (47, 74.5% wins) and Kennen (47) are the other volume picks. Aatrox, Fiora, Vladimir and Akali are the names most often called his signature pool. Top-lane Kalista is the pocket pick, at 6 games and an 83.3% win rate.

Not on the public match lists. Leaguepedia's 63-champion table and the Games of Legends all-time board both omit Riven. The animation-cancel sequence called the TheShy combo comes from his solo-queue play on the Korean server, around 2015, and the reputation stayed after the champion left his stage pool.

IG's next event is the 2026 World Championship Swiss stage, scheduled for 23–31 October 2026 in Allen, Texas. The LPL's four teams all start in Swiss. A specific opponent and start time come from the official draw on lolesports.com.

Worlds games are carried on lolesports.com. LPL broadcasts in China air on Bilibili's League of Legends channel, including the long-running live room at live.bilibili.com/6, and the league may open a separate match room on the day. A Bilibili account is needed for chat, not for pressing play on the official stream.