Team Liquid’s CoreJJ to return to LCS after getting green card

William Davis Published 16/02/2022

Team Liquid is finally looking to field its full roster in the LCS now that support Jo “CoreJJ” Yong-in has acquired his green card. 

It has been a good start to the season for Team Liquid, winning the LCS Lock In tournament and performing well in the opening two weeks of the 2022 LCS Spring Split. But all of this has been done while not being able to field TL’s complete roster, as the squad has been limited by the import rule. 

Those times are now over as CoreJJ has acquired his green card and has officially gained North American residency according to the LCS rulebook. This was teased by Liquid’s General Manager Kang “Dodo” Jun-hyeok on Twitter, showing a picture of Twisted Fate holding a green card. Shortly after, the news was confirmed in the LoL Contract Database.

When CoreJJ returns for this weekend, it will be his first game since the LCS Lock In where he was subbed in for a total of three games. In those games, CoreJJ started out with a loss to Evil Geniuses but followed it up by beating both Immortals and FlyQuest. 

For the remainder of the Lock In tournament and the first two weeks of the spring split, Liquid has been using former Rogue bot laner Steven “Hans Sama” Liv who has been performing incredibly since joining the team. Hans Sama’s import status meant that CoreJJ couldn’t compete alongside him. Now, CoreJJ will finally join his bot laner and make the lane complete. On paper, there’s no doubt that this duo should be the strongest in the LCS and could end up being a tough lane even against the world’s best internationally. 

CoreJJ returning to Summoner’s Rift on a regular basis also means that Liquid will no longer be fielding support Bill “Eyla” Nguyen. Eyla will return to his position on Team Liquid Academy after proving himself as a promising support player while playing with the main LCS roster. 

With plenty of LCS experience in the bag, it will be interesting to follow Eyla in the Academy league and see if this newly-gained experience will lead to a starting LCS spot for Eyla in the future, whether with TL or another competing organization. 

CoreJJ will make his return in the LCS on Saturday, February 19, when Team Liquid takes on Evil Geniuses in an LCS Lock In finals rematch.

What is the Team Liquid LCS roster in 2022?

With CoreJJ back on the main roster, Team Liquid is finally able to field the LCS super team that everyone has been waiting to see. On paper, this roster is made to win titles and potentially even make the North American region proud at international events this season. 

Team Liquid 2022 LCS roster:

• Top – Gabriël “Bwipo” Rau
• Jungle – Lucas “Santorin” Larsen
• Mid – Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg
• Bot – Steven “Hans Sama” Liv
• Support – Jo “CoreJJ” Yong-in

Read Also

Esports Betting

League of Legends Classic will be back in 2026, here’s what we know Wasif Ahmed Riot has announced that League Classic will come out in Season 3 of 2026, as a game mode. League Classic is “old League of Legends”, the ability to play the game on a specific patch from over a decade ago. How much information do we have? What is League Classic, when will League Classic release, and what patch will it be for? Ever wanted to rediscover the old version of ...

League of Legends

Karmine Corp vs Team Liquid: Best betting odds and picks for MSI 2026 Hannan Mundia While both Karmine Corp and Team Liquid lost one series each, both teams will have another chance to continue in the 2026 MSI play-in stage to potentially qualify for the bracket stage. Both participating teams got swept by T1 in this MSI stage, bringing them to the third round. Team Liquid’s performance against Deep Cross Gaming was impressive, but does that really mean that it has what it takes to ...

Esports Betting

T1 exposes Karmine Corp with 3-0 win at League of Legends MSI 2026 Wasif Ahmed T1 just beat Karmine Corp 3-0 in the play-in stage of the 2026 Mid-Season Invitational. More importantly, T1 turned KC’s strengths into weaknesses. The bot lane and teamfight prowess that shone in the LEC were no match this time. The match started with Karmine Corp picking a disrespectful draft, blind picking three immobile squishies. Right off the bat, a botched invade put their jungle and bot lane at a disadvantage. ...

Esports Betting

The top 12 best players at MSI 2026 Wasif Ahmed The 2026 Mid-Season Invitational is mere days away, and it will see the best players in the world face off. The reward is a prize pool of $2,000,000 and extra slots at the upcoming World Championship. So, who are the top 12 best players at MSI 2026? As the most decorated player in recent NA history, Inspired is LYON’s star player. In one word, this jungler is smart. Inspired’s signature ...

League of Legends

KeSPA Cup returns in July 2026 exclusively on Disney+ Hannan Mundia The KeSPA Cup is slated to return sooner than most expected, though its date and exclusive Disney+ partnership raises some questions. The KeSPA Cup is an annual tournament organized directly by the Korea e-Sports Association. While it doesn’t get nearly as much attention as Riot-organized leagues and events, LCK powerhouses still participate in it. 2025’s KeSPA Cup is still fairly fresh since it took place in December. This year’s tournament ...

Esports Betting

Best betting odds and picks for T1 vs Karmine Corp at MSI 2026 Hannan Mundia This year’s MSI is still ongoing, and the next match in the play-in stage is slated to pit T1 against the LEC’s Karmine Corp. Both participating teams absolutely destroyed their respective opponents in this stage’s first round. With two 3-0 scores, both Karmine Corp and T1 have established themselves as powerhouses. However, the level of opposition was clearly different, and that fact may show its face in this match. Tournament: ...

Esports Betting

T1 vs Team Liquid: Best betting odds and picks for MSI 2026 Hannan Mundia The League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) 2026 will kick off with T1 facing off against Team Liquid, but will the match really be as one-sided as the betting odds make it out to be? While some didn’t think that the reigning world champions, T1 would make it to this year’s MSI, the team proved many wrong once again. It barely made it to the play-in stage, where Team Liquid ...