It's no surprise that professional e-sports will have some pretty average looking dudes. But why don't we take a look at the, ahem, steamy looking ones for a change?
10. Lustboy
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Here, Lustboy is only minutes away from transforming into LustCena.
Lustboy has been gaming for over 15 years starting with the ever popular StarCraft. After failing to make a dent in the Korean scene for StarCraft, he was determined to make it big in StarCraft 2 once it came out. Lustboy joined Team Prime in 2010, a semi-pro team, but ended up quitting after being eliminated in the Global Starcraft League (LoLeSports).
However, he entered League of Legends due to it being a free-to-play game. After playing for so long, he began to climb the ladder and work with other Korean League players to go pro––where he found himself on the starting roster of Azubu Blaze.
After some issues and stress on OnGameNet (OGN), Lustboy was offered a spot on Team SoloMid thanks to Locodoco, coach for Team SoloMid and former scrim partner of Lustboy.
As of late 2015, Lustboy is currently retired from competitive play. He was an analyst for Team SoloMid but ended up returning to Korea as a coach.
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This is probably what he actually looks like under his shirt
Interesting fact: Lustboy is popular in the North American community and often called “LustCena” for mimicking John Cena’s hand-wave in front of the face (otherwise known as “U Can’t See Me”) as seen here.
For someone who probably (and secretly) has the physique of his namesake, John Cena, it is no wonder that he’d make it on this list of hottest guys in League!
9. Saintvicious
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Look at that hunk smiling as he probably missed a smite again.
Brandon “Saintvicious” DiMarco is the head coach for Apex Gaming. Although he does not play often himself anymore, he is still making waves across the League e-sports scene.
Saintvicious was one of the founding members of Team SoloMid, but he was best known as the Jungler for Counter Logic Gaming after Kobe24 left. After his time on Counter Logic Gaming, he was the Jungler for Curse Gaming to fill in Crumbzz’s spot, but in the end, Saint stepped down from competitive play in 2013 to become a coach.
For a while, he would flip-flop between a starting player and coach, and this has been a consistent pattern even today. His most recent time playing was in 2015 where he jungled for team Gravity (currently Echo Fox).
Saint is known for his strong jungling champions such as Udyr , Shyvana, or Pantheon.
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An oldie but a goodie. We’ll never get tired of your selfies, Saint.
However, Saint is also notorious for missing his Smites on jungle objectives – a running gag that has been in existence since his time in Counter Logic Gaming.
Despite his past and current endeavors, Saintvicious has always been a notable player for his physique – his time in the Navy has served him well, it seems!
8. Alex Ich
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Top: Alex Ich is smiling quite handsomely for a promotional picture. Or he’s plotting on how to brutally murder you in midlane.
Bottom: A fine pair of lady killers here.
North America’s designated enemy of Season 2, Alex Ich is a very popular (and hot!) player that has been dominating the League scene for years.
Alexey “Alex Ich” Ichetovkin the current (though debatable as of May 08, 2016) Midlaner for Team Dragon Knights. As one of the pioneers for Evelynn mid, Alex Ich has had a wide sub pool and it continues to expand.
Although he hasn’t been doing so hot in-game, it doesn’t make him any less hot as a person. Alex Ich has not only been a prominent and successful name to League’s e-sports scene, but he’s also a married man and a father.
Hai is looking dead into the camera for his headshot for C9. I like to pretend he's staring into my eyes as he is about to profess his undying love for me.
Hai “Hai” Du Lam is the current support for Cloud 9. He, along with the rest of Cloud 9, is credited with pushing the competition in the North American region by dominating the scene in 2014, though the team had been playing together as Quantic Gaming in 2013.
Hai has been bouncing back and forth as a player for C9. Hai, initially Cloud 9’s midlaner and shot caller, stepped down from playing due to wrist injuries. However, Hai rejoined Cloud 9 to fill in as a jungler (replacing Meteos who had just stepped down during the 6th week of the North America LCS split of 2015).
Time and again has he proved to be not only a versatile player (seeing his positions in mid, jungle, and support – all with moderate success) but what keeps Cloud 9 together. He continues to compete despite his wrist injuries (which caused him to “retire” again) and even a collapsed lung, Cloud 9 is still hanging in there thanks to Hai.
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Determined or unwise? Hai playing League while recovering in the hospital from his collapsed lung.
6. Amazing
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Amazing looking straight at the camera with perhaps a more piercing stare that Hai.
Maurice "Amazing" Stückenschneider is the Jungler for team Origen. Though Amazing has been playing League since Season 1, it was not until 2013 when Amazing started to create the big identity he has for himself today.
After his time with Copenhagen Wolves, Amazing was picked up as a European import for North American team Team SoloMid in 2014. Here, his popularity began to skyrocket––for good or for bad, depending on how you judge Amazing’s ability in the Jungle.
However, Amazing has proved himself to be a formidable player after stepping down from Team SoloMid. Amazing left TSM citing that he wanted to be closer to home, and he went on to even defeat his former team in IEM Season X in San Jose.
Origen has not been looking too great in the EU LCS Spring split, but we’ll still appreciate you from afar, Amazing!
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A still image from a (mildly) controversial interview with Sjokz, where Amazing casually uses the word "rape." He still looks pretty hot, though.
5. Santorin
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An older image of Santorin while he was on TSM.
Lucas "Santorin" Tao Kilmer Larsen is the Jungler for NRG eSports. Like Amazing, Santorin rose to prominence after becoming a European import for North America. His professional skyrocketed with Team Coast as most of his experience beforehand was on Challenger teams.
Santorin joined Team Solomid in late 2014 and found success moving forward to 2015. He had to fill in quickly after Amazing’s departure, but met (and exceeded) players’ expectations.
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Same face or not, I'd say he looks a lot nicer in that TSM jacket.
After a breakout split with Team Solomid, he decided to focus on studying and streaming. Santorin couldn’t keep himself away and ended up back on Challenger teams, and eventually made his way back into the North American LCS to battle his old team.
Santorin’s not only good at League, but he seems to be great at taking candid photos. Most, if not all, of Santorin’s photos have him smiling or enjoying the game in some form. As one of League’s younger pro players, Santorin certainly fits in the younger, boy-ish charm look.
4. Flame
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Wait, are we League of Legends or in a K-Drama now?
Lee “Flame” Ho-Jong is the current Top Laner for Longzhu Gaming. Flame’s career started by chance; he did not have “any particular aspirations to be a pro player” but ended up auditioning for Azubu Blaze thanks to his Solo Queue performance.
Flame has suffered some criticisms due to his performances in Season 3, but Flame has been quick to make up for it in the OGN Spring Split of 2013. He continued to have moderate success in the 2014 and 2015 seasons under LGD Gaming as a Korean import. It wasn’t until IEM San Jose that Flame decided to leave LGD after an embarrassing loss against Team SoloMid as they were knocked out in the first round 2-0.
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Professional League player AND cosplayer?!
As of January 2016, he is back in Korea, continuing his play as a Top Laner. Hopefully, Flame will have more success this coming season, but we’ll always be in love with the way you look and your popular cosplay with MadLife!
3. xPeke
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The lighting, the contrast from the background to the Origen team shirt… Perfect.
Smooth-talker xPeke, there’s no way he wouldn’t have made this list.
Enrique “xPeke” Cedeño Martínez is the current Midlaner for Origen, but he has been in the League scene for much longer than Origen’s formation. Originally Fnatic’s top laner all the way back in Season 1, xPeke has been shaking the EU scene since League’s creation.
It wasn’t until Season 5 where xPeke decided to part from Fnatic to form Origen. Despite being unable to beat his former team during the 2015 Summer Split, xPeke and Origen still made it to 2nd place. Origen lost to SK Telecom 1, the winners of the 2015 World Championship, 0-3, in the semi-finals.
This success has been consistent even in Season 6 with the EU Spring Split, and we can only hope that Origen continues to do even better.
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Oh xPeke....
As a person, xPeke has consistently been noted for his handsome appearance and flirtatious demeanor. With that smile, he’ll be backdooring in other places as well.
2. Kobe24
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Professional caster by day, .... Attractive all day.
No, not Kobe Bryant––although he’s a pretty good looking dude himself.
Sam “Kobe24” Hartman-Kenzler is best known as one of North America’s shout casters for the LCS.
Before he was formally hired by Riot Games, he was a professional player as well. He played on HotshotGG’s team, Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) in April of 2010, but retired nine months later to pursue his education. During his time on CLG, he was the team’s jungler and known for his Amumu and Shaco.
Despite leaving the scene, Kobe came back to shout cast online tournaments, and that is how Riot ended up hiring him for good.
Interestingly, it seems that the entire North American caster team is pretty hot. On that note, so are the European casters (Krepo, anyone?) Maybe the next article should be “10 Hottest Casters in League of Legends,” instead!
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Casters during last year’s MSI. Left to right: Jatt, Kobe, Phreak, and RIvington III.
1. Vasilii
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Chiseled.
Li “Vasilii” Wei-Jun is the current AD Carry for Vici Gaming.
Vasilii has been in the Chinese League scene for quite some time, having names such as Royal Club Tian Ci (this team being the secondary team whereas Royal Club is the primary) or LMQ attached to his name. Here, he met with other players such as XiaoWeiXiao
He left the Royal Club Tian Ci organization in 2013 to join LMQ (now known as Team Impulse). Vasilii left LMQ a year later alongside ackerman and NoName due to the management disaster of LMQ. This disaster, alongside the ELO-boosting from XiaoWeiXiao, made him not want to be a part of the LMQ organization.
Two months after his departure, he joined Vici Stand Gaming (now Vici Gaming) and has been on that team since.
Vasilii is known not only for his plays in League but also his physical build. He is 6’4” (192cm) tall, which is incredibly big especially for Asian people. He frequents the gym and even had his own gym in the Royal Club gaming house.
I don’t really know what else you’d like me to say about Vasilii. I think the photo can speak for itself.
