Chime

Jonathan Pomponio, a Canadian player better known as Chime, is a 27-year-old support whose most recent team was FlyQuest NZXT Challengers. He has since retired from active competition, and he now looks back on a career centered on the support role and the vision-led, teamwork-heavy work that comes with it.

A Support’s Toolkit

Chime spent his career on support, and the champions he gravitated toward were the classic playmakers of the role. Thresh and Bard anchored his pool, two of the most skill-driven supports in the game. Thresh pays off clean hooks, lantern saves, and well-judged flay repositioning, and his ceiling is huge for anyone who can execute when the pressure is on. Bard, meanwhile, asks for constant roaming, chime pickups, and well-timed global ultimates that can lock down an entire teamfight. Being good at both points to a player who is comfortable with the mechanical and macro demands that separate the best supports from the rest.

The North American Challenger Path

Chime’s time with FlyQuest NZXT Challengers put him inside North America’s academy and challenger structure, the developmental tier that feeds the region’s top division. This is where organizations build depth, and where veterans often coach up newer talent. For an experienced support, competing here meant balancing personal goals with the larger job of strengthening an organization’s pipeline of players.

Reflecting on the Journey

Leaving competition at 27, Chime closes out a chapter shaped by the demanding, team-first mindset of the support role. His attachment to high-skill champions such as Thresh and Bard shows he leaned into the mechanically intensive side of the position instead of avoiding it. Retirement ends his time on the Rift, yet the coordination and playmaking instincts he developed will stay with him, and his career stands as a point of reference for the North American challenger scene he was part of.