Last week, League of Legends icon Jian (“Uzi”) Zihao has announced he is retiring due to health problems he said were brought on my professional gaming.
“I regret to tell everyone that I am retiring,” Uzi wrote on his Weibo account (via AFP). “Because of chronic stress, obesity, irregular diet, staying up late and other reasons, I was found to have Type-2 diabetes during a physical examination last year.” He is also suffering from a repetitive stress injury. Previously, there had been rumblings that Uzi was not going to play this season.
Uzi gave an interview on China Network Television regarding his decision.
In 2012 Uzi went pro and went on to become one of the greatest League of Legends players ever. According to his team, China’s Royal Never Give Up (RNG), Uzi’s injuries were brought on by over eight years of “high-intensity training.”
“In addition to doing everything we can to assist him in his future endeavours, we will also be by his side to help him on his journey to injury recovery,” RNG added. “We are here to help him recover 100 per cent.”
Hello everyone, I’m T1 Faker. When I heard the news of Uzi’s retirement, speaking for myself, he’s been an excellent player who’s competed against me on the same stage for so many years. And at the same time, he’s also an extremely popular Chinese player [1/3] pic.twitter.com/pd77vbXGWx
— Linda???? (@iCrystalization) June 6, 2020
My heart feels rather heavy when I think about that.
Although Uzi’s career has ended, I believe that from now on he’ll grow very well in the days to come. I hope Uzi’s fans can always continue to support him. Uzi fighting! [3/3] pic.twitter.com/vTCwDq9aYA
— Linda???? (@iCrystalization) June 6, 2020
League of Legends icon Lee Sang-hyeok, AKA “Faker,” released a video statement about Uzi’s retirement, expressing his initial surprise that he was retiring and offering support.
Fellow esports pros Clearlove and Meiko also offered well-wishes and support as Uzi enters the next stage in his life.
I hope that no matter what you do in the future, you can achieve the same success as you did in League of Legends. I wish you smooth sailing on your future life’s path.” [2/2]
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— Linda???? (@iCrystalization) June 7, 2020
I hope he can spend every one of his future days happily and healthily.” [2/2]
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— Linda???? (@iCrystalization) June 7, 2020
We wish Uzi the best and thank him for the years of excellent professional play!
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