Leffen Signs With Team SoloMid

[The Derrit]

It's official - Leffen is now a sponsored player. While many have speculated a sponsor in his future for some time, Leffen has finally secured a sponsorship, with professional eSports team Team SoloMid. TSM, largely known for their League of Legends team, announced they were breaking into the world of Smash, tweeting out this message:

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Leffen also confirmed the announcement on his personal Twitter page:

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Many had expected Leffen to grab a sponsorship in the near future with his exceptional play throughout 2014 and the beginning of 2015. Team SoloMid appears to be a squad that will fit his style and personality well - they, like Leffen, are no strangers to controversy. TSM has dealt with fines from Riot Games in the past, and team owner Andy "Reginald" Dinh, much like Leffen, is unafraid to make his opinion heard.

Are you excited about Leffen's new sponsor? Who might we see ascending to pro level next? Make your voice heard in the comments below!

The Derrit thinks congrats are in order for Leffen. Chat with him about sponsorships on Twitter at @TheDerrit.

 

[anaglyphix]

First! also, glad to see that leffen finally got sponsored, he deserves it.

 

[Jiggly]

That's neat =3

 

[ThatLunaticFeline]

Can't say I didn't see a sponsor coming soon for him, he's a talented player, but congrats to him nonetheless.

 

[42nd]

All I can say is evidence . zip ;P.. joking. I'm happy for him he definitely deserves it

 

[DJ _ICE]

#ZIPBOYS HYPE

 

[NotaSkeleton]

Congrats to him. He honestly earned it.

 

[Diamond DHD]

Z I P B O Y Z ! Hair tutorial expected soon as part of sponsorship.

 

[Espi]

Mid or feed?

 

[SazoonTheBoon]

Bout time lol

 

[Footzeez]

TSM TSM TSM!

 

[RobinOnDrugs]

They picked the ideal choice for starting up their Smash tenure.

 

[Minato Arisato]

Team solo squid

Why do I think of League of Legends?

 

[mario123007]

It's about time!

 

[WinterShorts]

I'm going to see Leffen hate comments, aren't I?

*Looks at all the comments*

OK, so far, so good....

 

[Protom]

Neat. Hope more top players find a sponsored.. ^~^

 

[Deleted member]

The murder of Chillindude must've looked great on his résumé.

 

[SmashRayner]

TSM IN SMASH?! THE HYPE CANNOT BE CONTAINED!
oh and good for leffen lmao

 

[Pazzo.]

What a player to start with...

 

[Hi_C]

Great to see that people are finally being able to make a living off of the thing that they love. Honestly Melee feels like it's never going to slow down which is great for the game as a whole.

 

[J.P]

As much as I dislike Leffen he defenetly deserved one.

 

[_waffles]

That's hype

 

[Neighbor]

So basically the most controversial team in League signs the most controversial player in Melee. Lmao thats hype

 

[RedRengadeYo]

It's nice to see that a player who hasn't been able to catch a break in a long while finally gets some type of positive recognition.

 

[The_Woebegone_Jackal]

A team of douchebags sponsoring a douchebag, who woulda thunk.

 

[CyberHyperPhoenix]

Cool I guess...

 

[MarioMeteor]

The murder of Chillindude must've looked great on his résumé.

Chillindude? Who's this "Chillindude" you speak of?
But good for Leffen. It's about time the Ganondorf of the Smash community got a sponsor. He's one of the few things that makes it interesting. Every time I see Leffen though, I can't help but think of that time HungryBox mutilated him at Paragon.

 

[Link24a]

The more LOL teams we get the more publicity we get, so good

 

[AirFair]

EYY CLG WHERE YOU AT

 

[Jaedrik]

ZIPBOYS

10ZIPS

 

[Estwood]

༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Z I P B O Y S ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
Seriously though, congrats leffen.

 

[MarioMeteor]

A team of douchebags sponsoring a douchebag, who woulda thunk.

There's always gotta be that one asshole. What'd Leffen do to you?

 

[Comboman77]

A team of douchebags sponsoring a douchebag, who woulda thunk.

ay b0ss, TSM's cool, though I haven't kept up with the LCS at all


but I lost all respect with them sponsoring Leffen, bring on teh Curse and Cloud 9 hype!

 

[C_Mill24]

Definitely deserves it! Good job TSM. You made a good choice.

 

[Neighbor]

@ Comboman77 not sure what happened with team curse and smash but they fused there team with Liquid so now Ken, KDJ, Hbox and Chillin and are all team Liquid

 

[Code Bread]

Every time I see Leffen though, I can't help but think of that time HungryBox mutilated him at Paragon.

I can't help but think of all the times he's been 4 stocked the past year. He definitely deserves it though. He's got incredible drive and his results are always getting better.

 

[dimbenes]

Chillindude? Who's this "Chillindude" you speak of?
But good for Leffen. It's about time the Ganondorf of the Smash community got a sponsor. He's one of the few things that makes it interesting. Every time I see Leffen though, I can't help but think of that time HungryBox mutilated him at Paragon.

Really? I don't think of that at all, seeing as, you know, Leffen and hungrybox didn't play each other at paragon....

 

[Ganreizu]

Expected a sponsor, did not expect the sponsor who wasn't in the smash sponsor game at all before now.

 

[SphericalCrusher]

Wow! One of my favorite pro gaming teams! Very cool.

 

[Mashu Koria]

Hopefully getting him sponsored will start to decrease the trashtalk like it did with Mang0.