3rd place LoL Japan League squad 7th heaven announces they will be following in the footsteps of DetonatioN FocusMe as a full-time salaried Japanese professional League of Legends team. They will be moving into a gaming house, and will be joined by two Korean players and a Korean coach Joyluck. This comes after several days of teaser splash pages on their official website.Full announcement translation from the official team website

Thank you for always cheering for us. Did you enjoy the teaser site? The clues were very obvious, so that you would all be able to guess it. The solutions: Evi will be joining us, and Clockday will be switching to support. The reason our announcement took so long was to put together an even bigger surprise for you.



7th heaven will, as of May 2015, begin operating as a professional gaming team. In addition, the players will begin to live together in a gaming house and earn a salary for their play. By making gaming our “job” and furthering the players' bonds through communal living, we embark on a journey aiming for even greater heights. We promise to be a team that is both strong, and capable of dazzling you with our brand of entertainment.

Finally, our announcement does not end here. We will be bringing in two foreign players and a coach, and enty has decided to leave the team. Staff member mocha will also be leaving. The roster is considerably changed, and we will be entering the LJL as described below.



Top: Junya "ThintoN" Matsuoka

Jungle: Oh "SSuN" Yeong-gyo

Mid: Choi "Alvingo" Byung-cheol

ADC: Kento "Mueki" Ojima

Support: Kazuhiro "Clockday" Suzuki

Reserve: Shunsuke "Evi" Murase

Reserve: Yoshiaki "Yoshiaki" Saito

Manager: Jerry

Sub Manager: Razer

Analyst: Yuan

Coach: JoyLuck



For a quick introduction to the players who have joined:



SSuN: “A heat that will overcome the the language barrier and reach his teammates.”



Alvingo: “The opposite of SSuN, a collected player whose flame quietly burns blue.”



JoyLuck: “A legendary coach who has given birth to many famous players.”



From here, 7th heaven will make gaming our job and set our eyes first on becoming #1 in Japan.



Someday, we will go on to challenge the world and even outer space, but until then, how will the players grow as they endure the pressure of their job? The pressure to fulfill their duty is immeasurable. The support of our fans is essential and irreplaceable to reach our future. We promise you will enjoy our matches no matter what happens, so we humbly ask you continue to support us.



Quotes from each player:



ThintoN: “I will show the kind of play I can be proud of as Yunn's successor, so please cheer for me.”



Mueki: “ 'It's only been half a year since starting this team, but I've managed to obtain what I'd been dreaming of. I think it's all thanks to the fans who cheered for us. Please continue to cheer for 7th heaven as we grow from here.' How's that for a comment? Lol”



Clockday: “Don't watch any support but me!”



Evi: “I've joined a lot of different teams up til now, and I'd like to put what I've learned into action, so please cheer for me.”



Yoshiaki: “I may no longer be on the main roster this time, but I believe I can still grow in a number of ways. And as the team leader, I would like to lead them properly. Please continue to cheer for me. I'm the world!!”



Razer: “I'm incredibly grateful to all those who have helped us along the way. I'll be moving away from playing to become a manager and work hard for the development of esports, so please cheer for me!”



Yuan: “Gaming has gone from a pastime to my job. I would like our team to help make the job of “pro-gamer” something people will aspire to become.”



Jerry: “Nice to meet you. I'm Jerry, and I will be acting as 7th heaven's manager from here on. The mysterious manager, who will help 7th heaven aspire to the world stage! Lol”



Yunn: “I am not registered as a player this time, but that doesn't mean I have retired completely. I am already moving on multiple projects. You may even be able to see the figure of the player Yunn once again. Please continue to cheer for me.”



To those who are leaving our team:



enty: Enty unfortunately had to withdraw from our team due to personal reasons. We won many times off the back of his genius-level mechanical skill. Please cheer for him alongside us, as he embarks on his own path from here.



Mocha: Mocha took care of all sorts of indispensable jobs, including web, business cards, and our logo. She always thought about the team's future and proposed several plans, then put them into action. She will be busy with work from here on, but she will be actively helping in the LoL scene with projects like After5Gaming. Please join us in cheering for her in both her public and private affairs. Thank you very much.





7th heaven is now the second team in Japan to be full time, and the third to get a gaming house. They are also the second team to bring in Korean players, after Ozone Rampage's recruitment through Chunnam Tech University earlier this month.The LJL resumes this weekend. Check the sidebar for match times. 7th heaven's first match will be against last season's champions, DetonatioN FocusMe.