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Why did Jensen retire from professional League of Legends?
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Hamza Rashid
Gamer
04 Aug 2025
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Few professional League of Legends players have the star power and consistency in terms of skill to actually last in the professional landscape. While there are some exceptions like Faker and Chovy, most players eventually quit the game when they feel like their skills have dulled or they don’t have any more room to improve.
Jensen is a prime example of a League of Legends player who went strong for longer than most. With a decade of consistent performances, the player has finally decided to lay down his mouse and step away from professional League of Legends.
Here’s why Jensen has stepped away from professional League of Legends and some of his accolades.
Who is the League of Legends player Jensen?
Nicolaj "Jensen" Jensen has announced his retirement after nearly a decade in professional League of Legends [1]. The 30-year-old Danish midlaner spent his entire player career competing in North America from 2015 to 2024. He qualified for the World Championship eight years in a row from 2015 to 2022 and made two MSI appearances, once in 2019 with Team Liquid and again in 2024 with FlyQuest.
Jensen’s career started in 2014, not as a player but as a coach for SK Gaming in the EU LCS. At 19 years old, he helped guide the team to the Spring Finals and a third-place finish in the Summer Split. During this period, he coached several future veterans, including Simon "fredy122" Payne, now the head coach of Natus Vincere, and Dennis "Svenskeren" Johnsen, who would later become his teammate in North America.
He transitioned to a playing role in 2015, joining Cloud9 in the NA LCS. Despite a rough Summer Split, C9 qualified for Worlds that year through the Regional Finals. It marked the first of eight consecutive World Championship appearances for Jensen.
He remained with C9 until the end of 2018, helping the team reach Worlds every season but never winning a domestic title. In 2019, he signed with Team Liquid and quickly broke that streak. TL won the Spring Split, and Jensen made his first MSI appearance. That same tournament featured one of NA’s biggest international moments when TL upset Invictus Gaming in the semifinals. The run ended with a loss to G2 Esports in the final. Later that year, TL won the Summer Split as well, sending Jensen to Worlds once again.
In 2022, he returned to Cloud9 and finally secured a domestic championship by winning the LCS Summer title. It also marked his final Worlds Championship qualification. Jensen spent 2023 with Dignitas but struggled to find the same success. He moved to FlyQuest at the end of the year, reaching the Spring Finals and qualifying for MSI 2024. Shortly before the Esports World Cup, FlyQuest replaced him with Song "Quad" Su-hyeong. Jensen returned to Dignitas for one final split before officially stepping away from competition.
Jensen is 30 years old. He's a Danish midlaner who competed in North America from 2015 to 2024.
Jensen announced his retirement after nearly a decade in professional League of Legends, stepping away from competition after his final split with Dignitas.
Jensen played for Cloud9, Team Liquid, Dignitas, and FlyQuest throughout his professional League of Legends career in North America.
Jensen qualified for the League of Legends World Championship eight years in a row, from 2015 to 2022.
Yes, Jensen won two LCS titles. He won the Spring Split and Summer Split in 2019 with Team Liquid, and the Summer Split in 2022 with Cloud9.
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