Huni (gamer) explained

Id:Huni
Korean: 허승훈
Name Trans:Heo Seung-hoon
Birth Date:[1]
Nationality:South Korean
Role:Top laner
Game:League of Legends
Career Start:2015
Career End:2022
Years1:2015
Team1:Fnatic
Years2:2016
Team2:Immortals
Years3:2017
Team3:SK Telecom T1
Years4:2018
Team4:Echo Fox
Years5:2019
Team5:Clutch Gaming
Years6:2020
Team6:Dignitas
Years7:2020
Team7:Evil Geniuses
Team8:Team SoloMid
Highlights:
  • MSI champion (2017)
  • LCK champion (2017)
  • LEC champion
    • LEC All–Pro First Team
  • LCS All–Pro First Team

Heo Seung-hoon (Korean: 허승훈), better known as Huni, is a South Korean former professional League of Legends player. He is currently an analyst for Riot Games in LCK.

Career

Huni started his career in League of Legends as a part of the Samsung organization. He was one of the practice partners for the team, though he was never announced as an official substitute for the team. Just before the start of the 2015 EU LCS Spring/Regular Season, Huni joined Fnatic as their starting toplaner, his first official team, as part of the new roster alongside Reignover, Febiven, Steelback, and YellOwStaR — the only player from the previous line-up. In spite of low expectations for the team consisting of relatively unknown players, they placed second in the regular season with a 13–5 game record, and Huni won the Rookie of the Split award for the EU LCS. In the playoffs, Huni and Fnatic took first place for the 2015 Spring EU LCS after edging out Unicorns of Love in a 3–2 series. From there, Huni went to MSI, where he and the rest of Fnatic showed the world that EU wasn't anything to be trifled with. After making it out of the group stages, Huni and Fnatic finally lost in the semi-finals to Korea's SKT T1 in a close 2–3 series.[2]

Returning with Fnatic for the 2015 Summer Split of the EU LCS, Huni and the rest of Fnatic became the first team in LCS history to have an entirely undefeated regular season split, going 18-0.[3] Fnatic proceeded to the finals of the EU LCS where their undefeated streak was finally ended by Origen, although they did still win the finals, ending with a 3–2 series over Origen.[4] Huni then traveled with Fnatic to the 2015 World Championship, where they were drawn into Group B alongside Taiwan's ahq e-Sports Club, North America's Cloud9, and China's Invictus Gaming. Fnatic emerged triumphant and left the group stage in first place. Advancing to the quarter-finals, Huni and Fnatic were against China's Edward Gaming and won a swift 3–0 series.[5] Advancing to the semi-finals, Huni and Fnatic finally were stopped against Korea's KOO Tigers, ending in a 0–3 series and ending their run at worlds.[6] [7]

In the following season, Huni and his teammate Reignover both asked for a raise, which Fnatic declined, and the two of them decided to join the Immortals roster that was being put together in North America, joining veterans WildTurtle, Pobelter, and Adrian.[8] [9] Immortals finished 3rd in both spring and summer,[10] but lost in the regional gauntlet to Cloud9 and Huni missed out on worlds.[11] [12] [13]

On December 1, 2016, defending World champion SK Telecom T1 announced Huni had become a member of the team.[14] [15]

Huni joined Echo Fox in 2018.[16] In the regular season, his team tied for first place and Huni took home All-Pro honors for a dominant spring split.[17] In playoffs however, Echo Fox fell in the semifinals to the eventual champions, Team Liquid, although won the third place match against Clutch Gaming.[18] In summer, the team disappointed, falling in the quarterfinals to Team SoloMid[19] and lost to TSM once again in the regional qualifier, missing Worlds.[20]

Huni signed with Clutch Gaming in 2019.[21] The team missed playoffs entirely in spring, but rallied in summer, reaching the quarterfinals where they beat Team SoloMid before stumbling vs Team Liquid in semis.[22] Huni and CG qualified for the regional gauntlet where they won three back to back games to claim the final spot at the 2019 World Championship. After the end of the season, it was reported that Huni had agreed to a two-year extension of his contract with his team, now rebranded as Dignitas, which guaranteed him $2.3 million in salary over two years.[23] This made Huni one of the highest paid players in LCS history.[24]

Midway through the 2020 season, Huni changed teams and moved to Evil Geniuses.[25]

In 2021, Huni joined TSM.[26] In August 2022, Huni announced his retirement from professional League of Legends, due to recurring wrist problems.[27]

Tournament results

Notes and References

  1. News: Esguerra . Tyler . TSM reportedly finalizing buyout for Huni from Evil Geniuses . May 7, 2021 . Dot Esports . November 16, 2020.
  2. Web site: 프나틱 '후니' 허승훈, "장경환에게 밀렸다고 생각하지 않는다" - 인벤 커뮤니케이션즈. May 10, 2015. April 12, 2017.
  3. Web site: Lingle . Samuel . 2015-07-24 . Fnatic makes esports history with undefeated season . 2022-03-10 . Dot Esports . en-US.
  4. Web site: Lingle . Samuel . 2015-07-10 . Fnatic set LCS record by beating Origen . 2022-03-10 . Dot Esports . en-US.
  5. Web site: League of Legends . 2022-03-10 . Rock Paper Shotgun . October 29, 2016 . en.
  6. Web site: Huni on picking Yasuo, the playoffs, and how Immortals would have won IEM . www.dailydot.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160328221713/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/huni-yasuo-immortals-iem . 2016-03-28.
  7. Web site: The Brains and the Brawn - Reignover and Huni. March 18, 2016. April 12, 2017.
  8. Web site: Huni ready to leave Fnatic and roleswap to AD carry as he sets his sights on the NA LCS. The Daily Dot. November 18, 2015.
  9. Web site: Huni, Pobelter, WildTurtle headline star-studded Immortals roster . . April 21, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151211023215/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/immortals-huhi-pobelter-roster/ . December 11, 2015 . dead .
  10. Web site: 'League of Legends' TSM Topples the 'Unbeatable' Immortals. April 10, 2016. April 12, 2017. January 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170122123742/http://www.idigitaltimes.com/league-legends-tsm-topples-unbeatable-immortals-525780. dead.
  11. Web site: Nordmark . Sam . 2016-09-06 . Cloud9 secure spot at Worlds with win over Immortals . 2022-03-10 . Dot Esports . en-US.
  12. Web site: Volk . Pete . 2016-09-05 . Cloud9 qualifies for Worlds after Gauntlet win vs. Immortals . 2022-03-10 . The Rift Herald . en-US.
  13. Web site: If Cloud9 beats Immortals in the Gauntlet, the team flies to Korea for bootcamp tonight says Sneaky . 2022-03-10 . esports.yahoo.com . September 5, 2016 . en-US.
  14. Web site: SKT signs Huni, completing 2017 roster. December 2016. April 12, 2017.
  15. News: Wolf . Jacob . December 1, 2016 . Huni to sign with SK Telecom T1 . en . ESPN.com . October 27, 2019.
  16. Web site: Lee . Julia . Gilliam . Ryan . 2017-12-08 . Echo Fox reveals full roster featuring Huni, Dardoch and more . 2022-03-10 . The Rift Herald . en-US.
  17. Web site: 2018 NA LCS Spring Split Award Winners . 2022-03-10 . nexus.leagueoflegends.com . March 24, 2018 . en-US.
  18. Web site: Mickunas . Aaron . 2018-04-07 . Echo Fox sweep Clutch Gaming to secure third place in the 2018 NA LCS Spring Split . 2022-03-10 . Dot Esports . en-US.
  19. Web site: 2018-09-15 . FOX Dardoch: "In our eyes, we should have 3-0'd TSM." . 2022-03-10 . InvenGlobal . en.
  20. Web site: Abbas . Malcolm . 2018-09-16 . TSM steamroll Echo Fox to reach the NA LCS regional qualifier finals . 2022-03-10 . Dot Esports . en-US.
  21. News: Goslin . Austen . Clutch Gaming sign former Echo Fox top laner Huni . October 27, 2019 . The Rift Herald . November 27, 2018 . en.
  22. Web site: Esguerra . Tyler . 2019-08-11 . Team Liquid choose Clutch Gaming as their 2019 LCS Summer Split semifinal opponent . 2022-03-10 . Dot Esports . en-US.
  23. News: Esguerra . Tyler . November 11, 2019 . Huni reportedly agrees to a 2-year, $2.3 million extension with Dignitas . Dot Esports . December 11, 2019.
  24. Web site: Kernot . Mitchell . 2019-11-21 . Huni officially joins Dignitas for the 2020 LCS season . 2022-03-10 . Dot Esports . en-US.
  25. Web site: Evil Geniuses adds Huni to their League of Legends roster . 2022-03-10 . Upcomer . May 29, 2020 . en.
  26. Web site: Geddes . George . 2020-11-30 . Huni joins TSM to replace Broken Blade . 2022-03-10 . Dot Esports . en-US.
  27. Web site: Esguerra . Tyler . 2022-06-10 . Holo holo forever: TSM's star top laner Huni retires . 2022-06-10 . Dot Esports . en-US.