Voyboy leaves Curse

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In a surprising move, Joedat "Voyboy" Esfahani has announced that he will no longer be playing for Team Curse Gaming. His departure comes after Curse's fourth place finish in the NA LCS playoffs and the recruitment of Chae "Piglet" Gwang-jin as their new starting AD Carry. Although Voyboy's reasoning for his departure isn't clear, he states that he is not retiring on his Facebook post and that he requires some time to think about what he wants to do with his future.

To be clear, this is not my retirement. I absolutely love this game, our community and all of my fans more than anything. I will continue to play and stream League, fight for the top spots in Challenger, and 'CYA NERDS' all over people each and every day. This is not necessarily the end of my competitive career. At this time however, I feel the need to take a break from playing competitively so I can spend more time thinking about what I want to do with my future. While my chapter with Curse in the LCS has come to a close, I am confident that my journey has only begun.

Voyboy wishes to thank Team Curse for the opportunities they have presented him and that he will be continuing to cheer for them.

To everyone at Curse, thank you for setting the bar for eSports and treating me like family. To Steve, thank you for giving me the opportunity to join the team and helping me each step of the way—I have grown as a player and a person because of you. To my teammates and close friends, Quas, Dom, Xpecial, and (now) Piglet, I am confident that you guys will kick ass next season. Leaving this team is one of the hardest decisions I have ever made. Just know that I will be cheering for my boys the entire way. We may have barely missed worlds this year, but I know that you guys will make it happen. Curse or die.

You can read more about Voyboy's decision to leave Curse on his Facebook page.