A former teammate of SofM struggles to pay the electricity bill, a sad reality in LPL

This former teammate of SofM is going through an extremely tough life.

Coincidentally, many former teammates of SofM have fallen into unfortunate situations recently. Firstly, TheShy faced some major issues with WBG and temporarily paused his participation in the upcoming spring season. Then there's Flandre, who is suspected to be brought into JDG just to serve as a 'shield' for training young players like Sheer.

However, SofM's former teammate facing the most dire situation is FenFen. While TheShy still earns a substantial income from livestreaming and Flandre remains on JDG's roster, FenFen isn't as fortunate. According to FenFen himself, he is extremely impoverished to the point where he can't even pay last month's electricity bill.

Additionally, FenFen sheds more light on the actual incomes of players in the LPL, which surprises many viewers. 'People may talk about salaries of tens of millions of CNY per year, but that's only for a few players. Most players in the LPL only receive a salary of around 10 thousand CNY per month (approximately 34 million VND). I remember back in 2019, the highest income was 30 thousand CNY per month. However, after retiring, many people can't reach this income level,' FenFen shares.

In recent years, the League of Legends community has been continuously informed about the hefty incomes of professional players. In LPL alone, the salary cap for this tournament reaches 12 million CNY per year (approximately 40 billion VND). Even with Top Esports, their entire lineup including JackeyLove, Tian, Meiko... all receive the aforementioned salary cap.

However, that's only the income level of a few players in LPL. Meanwhile, for the majority of other players who don't have outstanding achievements, they have to receive extremely low salaries as FenFen disclosed. Moreover, after retiring, they encounter many difficulties in making ends meet after devoting their youth to League of Legends.

This is indeed a sad reality at a major, prestigious tournament like LPL. As for FenFen, perhaps fans can only hope that this former player will soon find a solution to overcome the current difficult period.