{"id":170053,"date":"2025-03-14T12:39:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T12:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=170053"},"modified":"2025-03-14T12:39:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T12:39:28","slug":"wildturtle-pro-league-of-legends-lol-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/wildturtle-pro-league-of-legends-lol-retirement","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;My enjoyment of esports has come to an end&#8221;: WildTurtle announces retirement from pro League of Legends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Wildturtle_header_1080_ua02yhsk4b5glxkcgb8m-large.jpg\" alt=\"wildturtle\" class=\"wp-image-170107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Wildturtle_header_1080_ua02yhsk4b5glxkcgb8m-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Wildturtle_header_1080_ua02yhsk4b5glxkcgb8m-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Wildturtle_header_1080_ua02yhsk4b5glxkcgb8m-medium_large.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Wildturtle_header_1080_ua02yhsk4b5glxkcgb8m-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Wildturtle_header_1080_ua02yhsk4b5glxkcgb8m.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Credit: Riot Games.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d64660e0263\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Former League of Legends (LoL) player and coach Jason \u2018<strong>WildTurtle<\/strong>\u2019 Tran has announced his retirement from the game\u2019s esports scene.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d64660e0af2\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The news was shared on March 12th via a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SRLOL\/status\/1899898189253402662\">video<\/a> on <strong>Shopify Rebellion<\/strong>\u2019s social media, where WildTurtle last worked as a coach.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"keep-reading \"  id=\"kr-67d64660e1a39\">\n  <div class=\"heading\">Keep Reading<\/div>\n  <ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n          <li id=\"post-169309\" style=\"order: 1;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/beaulo-rainbow-six-second-retirement\" target=\"_blank\">Beaulo announces second retirement from Rainbow Six Siege esports<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-169170\" style=\"order: 2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/guardian-reveals-why-he-retired-from-cs2-esports\" target=\"_blank\">GuardiaN reveals why he retired from CS2 esports<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-163366\" style=\"order: 3;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/01\/ludwig-moistcr1tikal-shopify-rebellion-co-owners\" target=\"_blank\">Ludwig and MoistCr1tiKaL named Shopify Rebellion co-owners<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-169824\" style=\"order: 4;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/league-of-legends-fearless-draft-staying-2025-season\" target=\"_blank\">Fearless Draft reportedly staying for remainder of 2025 League of Legends season<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d64660e3064\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>In the video, the LoL veteran talked about his career and why he chose to retire: \u201cIt\u2019s a really bittersweet moment for me to be in this seat and tell you guys that I\u2019m retiring&#8230;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d64660e37ff\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>\u201cWhy am I retiring? I think my enjoyment with the esports space has finally come to an end, and I started enjoying other things like skiing, spending time with my family, spending time with the pets.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d64660e3f5a\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>WildTurtle added that he&#8217;s been in esports for 13 years and it&#8217;s time to &#8216;close that chapter.&#8217; <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d64660e4735\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-wildturtle-became-a-pro-player\"><span id=\"how_wildturtle_became_a_pro_player\">How WildTurtle Became a Pro Player<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d64660e4e98\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>WildTurtle\u2019s LoL journey began in high school, where the MOBA title surged in popularity. Although he was not initially interested, WildTurtle later attended his first LoL LAN events and continued competing during college.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d64660e55fd\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>\u201cWhen I was first starting to play League, I never even thought I was going to be a pro player,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I kinda just played for the fun of it. [&#8230;] So it was honestly like a dream come true that it just happened naturally.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d64660e5d60\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>In 2013, he signed with Cloud9 as a botlaner. However, his breakthrough happened when he was offered the opportunity to be a last-minute substitute player for TSM during the LCS Spring 2013. Following a historic Pentakill during his LCS appearance, WildTurtle helped secure his first championship title as well as a permanent spot on the team.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d64660e64db\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>With TSM, he also won the <a href=\"https:\/\/liquipedia.net\/leagueoflegends\/Intel_Extreme_Masters\/Season_IX\/World_Championship\">IEM Season XI World Championship<\/a> in 2015, which he still considers to be one of the most memorable moments of his career.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d64660e6c41\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Throughout his many years in professional LoL, WildTurtle played for several North American esports organisations, including FlyQuest, Counter Logic Gaming and Immortals. 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