Sources: Zest set to join GameWard in the LFL

Zest, a Korean toplaner who most recently played in the TCL, is joining GameWard in the LFL

Zest is set to make his LFL debut next year.

Kim "Zest" Dong-min has reached an agreement to join GameWard in the LFL ahead of the 2025 season, according to Sheep Esports sources. Zest, a 20-year-old Korean toplaner, most recently played for Dark Passage in the TCL — with Zest, DP achieved a second-place finish, their highest placement since 2020, and qualified for their first EMEA Masters. Zest also had several options in the TCL but decided to join the LFL in the end.

Third player

GameWard are already reported to have locked Matias “Matias” Manchin-Opheltes and Théo “HONOR” Magania in the botlane, hoping to improve on middling results in the LFL last year by reuniting a successful LFL Div2 botlane duo. Though Zest only saw middling results in the LCK CL with Gen.G Challengers, his performance with Dark Passage qualifying for the EMEA Masters knockout stage impressed GameWard enough to earn him a spot in the LFL.

GameWard's 2025 reported roster:

Top: Kim "Zest" Dong-mi
Jungle: ?
Mid: ?
Bot: Matias “Matias” Manchin-Opheltes
Support: Théo “HONOR” Magania

For more roster changes, don't forget to check out our Transfers Hub.

Header Photo Credit: Leaguepedia/Sheep Esports

Autoren

Brieuc "LEC Wooloo" Seeger

In 2019, I first appeared on Twitter as LEC Wooloo, sharing random roster rumors. Over time, I learned to become reliabl...

Also read: Sources: Kolosha set to replace CyvOph on NAVI’s roster for the rest of the VCT season

Arsh Goyal (Editor)

Arsh Goyal is an esports writer and longtime fan living in the US.

Also read: Sources: Summit and Winsome set to play with Estral Esports in Summer 2025