Ssumday
{{Short description|South Korean League of Legends pro gamer}}
{{family name hatnote|Kim||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox video game player
| ID = Ssumday
| name = Kim Chan-ho
| name_trans =
| image = Ssumday at 2015 Worlds.jpeg
| caption = Kim in 2015
| birth_date =
| nationality = South Korean
| team =
| role = Toplaner
| league =
| coach =
| game = League of Legends
| earnings =
| years1 = 2013–2016
| team1 = KT Rolster
| years2 = 2017
| team2 = Dignitas
| team3 = 100 Thieves
| years4 = 2023
| team4 = Evil Geniuses
| years5 = 2023
| team5 = 100 Thieves
| highlights =
}}
Kim Chan-ho ({{Korean|hangul=김찬호}}) better known as Ssumday, is a South Korean retired professional League of Legends player. Ssumday began his professional career in Korea on KT Rolster as their toplaner, before moving to North America where he spent a year with Team Dignitas, after which he signed with 100 Thieves in 2018. Ssumday won his first domestic championship in 2021 after eight splits with the team.
Professional career
= KT Rolster =
Ssumday joined KT Rolster Bullets in early 2013 as their toplaner.{{Cite web |date=2016-12-23 |title=ssumday on leaving KT and going to Dignitas |url=https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/687/ssumday-on-leaving-kt-and-going-to-dignitas |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=InvenGlobal |language=en}} The team had moderate success, placing third in Winter and second in Summer of the 2013 season. In 2014, KT Bullets took another third-place finish in Winter, but had no further success. At the end of 2014, after the World Championship concluded, the LCK announced large changes to its structure, which would include the two KT teams, KT Bullets and KT Arrows, merging into a single team, as well as the reduction from 3 splits a year, to two.{{Cite web |title=리그 오브 레전드 |url=https://www.leagueoflegends.co.kr/?m=news&cate=notice&mod=view&schwrd=&page=1&idx=252174 |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=www.leagueoflegends.co.kr}} In 2015, KT Rolster advanced to the finals once more in summer,{{Cite web |last=Wolf |first=Jacob |date=2015-08-21 |title=KT Rolster qualify for OGN Final |url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/kt-rolster-ogn-final-2249 |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}} and despite losing to SK Telecom T1, they qualified for the 2015 World Championship. At Worlds, KT took first place in their group with a 5–1 record and advanced to the knockout stage where they faced a fellow Korean team in Koo Tigers, and were defeated 1–3, exiting in the quarterfinals.{{Cite web |date=2015-10-18 |title=Koo Tigers take down KT Rolster 3–1 to face Fnatic in the semis (Worlds Quarter Final Match Report) – Esports News UK |url=https://esports-news.co.uk/2015/10/18/koo-tigers-take-down-kt-rolster-3-1-to-face-fnatic-in-the-semis-worlds-quarter-final-match-report/ |access-date=2022-03-05 |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Lingle |first=Samuel |date=2015-10-18 |title=KOO Tigers take revenge on rivals KT Rolster in Worlds quarterfinals |url=https://dotesports.com/general/news/koo-tigers-kt-rolster-quarterfinals-worlds-2489 |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}} For the 2016 season, KT took third place in spring, second place in summer, but did not qualify for the World Championship, losing out to Samsung Galaxy in the regional finals.{{Cite web |title=League of Legends Champions Korea: 2016 Summer Split is ending!. League of Legends news – eSports events review, analytics, announcements, interviews, statistics – 41BxAJw_- |url=https://egamersworld.com/lol/news/league-of-legends-champions-korea-2016-summer-split-is-ending-41BxAJw_- |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=egamersworld.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Goslin |first=Austen |date=2016-09-29 |title=Worlds 2016 preview: Group D |url=https://www.riftherald.com/lol-worlds/2016/9/29/13101498/lol-worlds-2016-preview-group-d-tsm-rng |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=The Rift Herald |language=en-US}} After the 2016 season, it was announced that Ssumday would be leaving KT Rolster.
= Dignitas =
Ssumday joined Team Dignitas in 2016,{{Cite web |last=Newell |first=Adam |date=2016-12-07 |title=Team Dignitas Reportedly Signs Ssumday and Chaser |url=https://dotesports.com/news/team-dignitas-reportedly-signs-ssumday-and-chaser-8852 |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}} and once again had moderate success, placing third in summer as well as picking up First Team All–Pro honors.{{Cite web |title=2017 NA LCS Spring Split Award Winners |url=https://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/2017/04/2017-na-lcs-spring-split-award-winners/ |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=nexus.leagueoflegends.com |language=en-US}} However, in the regional finals, Dignitas were swept 0–3 by FlyQuest and once again missed Worlds.{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Xing |date=2017-09-08 |title=FlyQuest dismantle Dignitas in the first leg of the NA LCS gauntlet |url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/flyquest-sweep-dignitas-na-lcs-gauntlet-17250 |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}} After the 2017 season, Riot announced that the LCS would be pursuing a franchised model,{{Cite web |last=Volk |first=Pete |date=2017-06-01 |title=NA LCS is franchising. Here’s what that means |url=https://www.riftherald.com/2017/6/1/15720812/na-lcs-franchising-explanation-summary-lol-revenue-sharing |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=The Rift Herald |language=en-US}} and Dignitas would not be a part of the league in 2018.{{Cite web |date=2017-10-14 |title=Sources: Dignitas' League of Legends Championship Series franchising application declined |url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/21024198/dignitas-league-legends-championship-series-franchising-application-declined |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}
= 100 Thieves =
After Dignitas dissolved, Ssumday signed with a new organization, 100 Thieves, for a sum reported to be more than US$700,000.{{Cite web |date=2017-11-23 |title=Ssumday Signs with 100 Thieves – Salary said to be $700K+ |url=https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/3606/ssumday-signs-with-100-thieves-salary-said-to-be-700k |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=InvenGlobal |language=en}} In their first split, the Thieves took first place in the regular season, and made it to the LCS finals, before they fell 0–3 to Team Liquid.{{Cite web |title=Team Liquid is a champion of NA LCS Spring 2018. League of Legends news – eSports events review, analytics, announcements, interviews, statistics – E1Ufg6VsN |url=https://egamersworld.com/lol/news/team-liquid-is-a-champion-of-na-lcs-spring-2018-E1Ufg6VsN |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=egamersworld.com |language=en}}
In summer, Ssumday picked up another First Team All–Pro,{{Cite web |title=2018 NA LCS Summer Split Award Winners |url=https://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/2018/08/2018-na-lcs-summer-split-award-winners/ |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=nexus.leagueoflegends.com |language=en-US}} and the 100 Thieves qualified for the 2018 World Championship,{{Cite web |last=Goslin |first=Austen |date=2018-08-23 |title=League of Legends World Championship 2018: Qualified teams, seeding and more |url=https://www.riftherald.com/lol-worlds/2018/8/23/17718838/worlds-2018-league-qualified-teams-seeds |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=The Rift Herald |language=en-US}} but bowed out in the group stage with a disappointing 2–4 record.{{Cite web |last=Mickunas |first=Aaron |date=2018-10-18 |title=The League community tears into 100 Thieves with harsh criticisms and insults |url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/the-league-community-tears-into-100-thieves-with-harsh-criticisms-and-insults |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}} The team struggled in 2019{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Xing |date=2019-03-03 |title=100 Thieves still haven't figured themselves out |url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/100-thieves-still-havent-figured-themselves-out |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}} and 2020,{{Cite web |date=2020-08-16 |title=Evil Geniuses sweeps 100 Thieves out of LCS Summer Playoffs |url=https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/11986/evil-geniuses-sweeps-100-thieves-out-of-lcs-summer-playoffs |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=InvenGlobal |language=en}} staying near the bottom of the standing in the LCS, before making a comeback in summer of 2021, after Ssumday acquired his green card, granting him residency in the United States. 100 Thieves finished second in the regular season, and went on to defeat Team Liquid in the finals for Ssumday's first domestic title,{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Michael |date=2021-08-29 |title=100 Thieves capture 2021 LCS Championship, become fifth team ever to win a North American title |url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/100-thieves-capture-2021-lcs-championship-become-fifth-team-ever-to-win-a-north-american-title |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-08-29 |title=100 Thieves wins first ever LCS title in clean sweep of Team Liquid |url=https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/14978/2021-lcs-championship-100-thieves-wins-first-ever-lcs-title-in-clean-sweep-of-team-liquid |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=InvenGlobal |language=en}} which Ssumday cited as a very important and emotional achievement.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-01 |title=Ssumday: "I thought I wouldn't cry... but I remembered the difficult times and I had to cry." |url=https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/15005/ssumday-i-thought-i-wouldnt-cry-but-i-remembered-the-difficult-times-and-i-had-to-cry |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=InvenGlobal |language=en}}
= Evil Geniuses =
For the 2023 LCS Spring Split, Ssumday signed with Evil Geniuses.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-24 |title=Evil Geniuses sign 100T stars Ssumday and FBI {{!}} ONE Esports |url=https://www.oneesports.gg/league-of-legends/evil-geniuses-sign-ssumday-fbi/ |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=www.oneesports.gg |language=en-US}}
= 100 Thieves (second stint) =
For the 2023 LCS Summer Split, Ssumday re-signed with 100 Thieves.{{Cite web |last=Esguerra |first=Tyler |date=2023-05-12 |title=Ssumday returns home for 2023 LCS Summer Split |url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/ssumday-returns-home-for-2023-lcs-summer-split |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}} After the season, Ssumday remained on 100 Thieves as a content creator. In May 2024, Ssumday announced his retirement from professional League of Legends.{{Cite web |title=LoL News : 100 Thieves former-pro-turned-streamer Ssumday confirmed his retirement {{!}} GosuGamers |url=https://www.gosugamers.net/lol/news/71294-100-thieves-former-pro-turned-streamer-ssumday-confirmed-his-retirement |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=www.gosugamers.net |language=en-GB}}