What happened to Quas after Team Liquid?
The North American collegiate and the amateur circuit are giving a second chance to compete to former LCS players. One of the players to come out of retirement and join one of these teams is former Team Liquid top laner Diego “Quas” Ruiz.
Quas started his career in 2013 with New World Eclipse in the North American Challenger League. Later that year, Quas joined Team Curse, an organization that would end up merging with Team Liquid ahead of the 2015 season. Quas played with Team Liquid for almost a year before being suspended by the management due to behavior issues.
After getting suspended, Quas announced his retirement. He would end up coming out of retirement three months later when he joined NRG Esports. In November 2017, Quas announced once again that he would retire from competitive play.
In 2020, Quas joined Bay State College, a college located in Boston, Massachusetts. The team recently competed in the Risen Champions League, a tier two amateur tournament where Bay State College placed ninth. SolaFide Esports,
a team that consists of five former LCS players finished first in this event.
Quas, who is now 29, regularly
streams through Twitch.
LCS pros are turning amateur
Ahead of the 2021 season, the
LCS announced its new plans for the amateur scene.
The LCS Academy playoffs were replaced with Proving Grounds, a tournament open to Academy teams and amateur alike. In order to qualify to Proving Grounds, amateur teams must compete on a series of tier one and two events that grant points.
Players are finding their way back into the competitive sphere through collegiate and now the amateur teams that are looking to make it to Proving Grounds. It wouldn’t be surprising if more former Academy and LCS players join the teams competing at this level. While players are not making the same amount of money as an LCS player, staying active gives them a chance to being scouted.
When does the 2021 LCS start?
The 2021 LCS Spring split starts on Friday, February 5 at 3 p.m. PT, 6 p.m. ET.
Read Also
Esports Betting
Hanwha Life Esports vs T1: Best betting odds and picks for the LCK Road to MSI 2026 match
Hannan Mundia
After a long rest, Hanwha Life Esports and T1 will compete in the 2026 LCK Road to MSI’s third round to determine which team gets an instant pass to MSI. Both teams performed the best in the recent LCK split, resulting in them getting the best possible seeds for the Road to MSI. The winner of this match qualifies for MSI, while the loser get one more chance in the ...
Esports Betting
After a perfect split, C9 might lose LCS playoffs for the 8th time in a row
Ben Boland
After going 7-0 in the regular season, Cloud9 lost to LYON in the LCS Spring Split playoffs. Despite dominating through the entire split, they now sit in the loser’s bracket after a 3-0 loss. This wouldn’t be alarming for any other team. However, this is already the story of Cloud9’s last seven splits. C9 completed the regular season of the LCS Spring Split 2026 without dropping a single match. In ...
Esports Betting
The LEC’s viewership went down in 2026 despite a higher peak
Ben Boland
The LEC Spring Split 2026 has just concluded, with G2 Esports claiming the crown for the 19th time. Culminating in an epic five-game series against Karmine Corp, the LEC’s final match was watched by up to 562,000 people, higher than Spring 2025. Aside from that match though, the tournament’s viewership is down from last year. Let’s dive into it. The grand final of the 2026 Spring Split reached 562,322 concurrent ...
Esports Betting
Time magazine ranks Faker among the 100 most influential people in sports
Wasif Ahmed
Time magazine released its inaugural version of TIME100 Sports, a list of the 100 most influential figures in sports. The TIME100 Sports 2026 features legends of football, basketball, racing, and many other Olympic disciplines. Alongside them stands Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok as the sole esports representative. The Unkillable Demon King is listed as one of the sports “icons” in 2026. In their description of the LCK legend, Time magazine called him ...
Esports Betting
Locke preview: LoL’s single new champion of 2026
Wasif Ahmed
League’s newest champion Locke will hit the Rift on June 24 alongside patch 26.13. As a mid lane AP assassin, the Ashen Exorcist is the only champion that Riot will release in 2026. The demon hunter will be unique for an assassin in that he has to set up his burst before delivering it. Read all about it in our Locke preview. The Ashen Exorcist is a demon-hunting melee, AP ...
Esports Betting
Top Esports beats Team WE in the LPL, qualifies for MSI 2026
Wasif Ahmed
Against all odds, Top Esports faced Team WE in the LPL upper bracket final. Both teams fought over a spot for the Mid-Season Invitational that everyone expected Anyone’s Legend, Bilibili Gaming, or JD Gaming to claim. In the end, TES paused WE’s Cinderella story as they beat them 3-0. Before this series, World Elite had defeated two LPL powerhouses in BLG and AL. Against TES, though, they suddenly lost all ...
League of Legends
G2 Esports complete comeback against Karmine Corp to win LEC Spring 2026
Hannan Mundia
After a fairly smooth split, G2 Esports emerged victorious in the 2026 LEC Spring split grand final by making a comeback against Karmine Corp. The 2026 LEC Spring split has finally concluded. With spots at MSI and the Esports World Cup on the line, every professional European team gave it their all to get as far as they could. While most teams fell quickly, Karmine Corp and G2 Esports managed ...
