The return of a retired star
League of Legends European Championship (LEC) has just stared. However, this does not necessarily imply that the thrilling moves of the off-season are over. In a surprising switch of happenings, after stepping down during the latter half of 2016, iconic Bora “Yellowstar” Kim came back to pro play. It was LDLC OL’s first move, the French LFL Champions earlier this summer.
Due to a long and successful stay at Fnatic, this French is among the most accomplished stars in European heritage. Yellowstar won five EU LCS titles along with two semi-finals LoL World Championship runs thus displaying an elegant black and orange entity.
AD carry moved to support role, recognized by his leading and shotcalling skills, notably in 2015, while he guided Fnatic to win 2 EU LCS championships as the uppermost voice of the squad. The former part was especially impressing as he enabled Fnatic achieve an unbeatable 18-0 record split in the regular season until the team entered the semi-finals of that same Worlds at both the 5th and last result of Yellowstar.
At this phase Yellowstar felt it was necessary to adjust with such a number of achievements to his credit, since the members from Fnatic 2015 headed different routes. Therefore, this French sat across the water for a short time in North America, but he just couldn’t re-create his past wins, but sadly was among the other European importers competing with Team SoloMid. This NA excursion spanned half a season, while he soon came back to Fnatic to his realm of experience in Europe, yet events didn’t go its way. Their squad was performing significantly poorly during the interim time as well as the H2 K Gaming defeated Fnatic in only the first week of the summer playoffs with such a rounded win of 3-0. Their squad was performing significantly poorly during the interim time as well as the H2 K Gaming defeated Fnatic in only the first week of the summer playoffs with such a rounded win of 3-0. Supporters then started to wonder whether Yellowstar was fundamentally over his era and also too frail to stay in high standard and willing to play a part in his retirement statement later that season.
After coach and manager roles in France, the 27-year-old is now over 3 years older and only a month since becoming a dad, with Paris Saint-Germain and LDLC, he has returned once again to the Summoner’s Rift. YellowStar is as of now the very first participant of the fresh LDLC squad to substitute Pierre “Steeelback” Medjaldi, his former Fnatik Teammate, for whom the first year of intricacy has been the Team Vitality’s support for the reserve squad of the organization.
LDLC already evidently dropped its whole team in 2019 so that Yellowstar can take the most vital part, and that will be necessary if the French company wishes to reassert itself to the European Masters anew. Yellowstar is a bold decision for both sides and in any event, he will attract further people to follow LFL, because many have to experience if the theory operates.
Throughout the Chinese LPL, KkOma extends its reputation
For all the 2020 LPL year, the team reported officially, Vici Gaming recruited Kim “KkOma” Jeong-gyun as new coach.
With their new signature, the 15th top League of Legends squad in China gets a required improvement.
With the iconic T1 triple world championships, KkOma has an extensive past. He established the League world for South Korea and developed Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, the biggest star of all times, into the individual he now is.
During the latest season, KkOma as well as the squad was unable to achieve their hopes, falling on MSI and Worlds for European squad G2 Esports, both in semi-finals. T1 gained popularity throughout the LCK Spring and Summer Splits. While there’s nothing to be embarrassed of to end in the best four positions, that’s not sufficient for T1. KkOma, Kim “Khan” Dong-ha, and Kim “Clid” Tae-min, who had been iconic for the org, broke away from the group. In the midst of a transition phase, KkOma is entering VG and therefore wants to attempt to lead the squad onto better positions.
The role swap from player to coach of a renown legend
Alfonso “Mithy” Aguirre Rodriguez saw an incredible professional life in League. However, he is still starting. He left his previous team and has presented retirement from professional play. He’s now head coach of Fnatic with one of the most surprising off-season transfers.
Mithy was mostly regarded as a champion, a visionary who approaches the sport in another fashion. But this won’t rate him immediately as a strong manager. Honestly, the major LoL coaches had never been the great players. A guy who succeeds Joey “YoungBuck” Steltenpool, European Champion for 6 splits, only managed to attempt to make a significant mark throughout his days in Copenhagen Wolves and Kim “Kkoma” Jeong-gyun, the most successful coach ever, with just a mere months’ play time, played essentially in StarCraft 2.
“As we spoke to him on the calls, it is not just the guy who has learned how to win but also had an understanding in the way players are treated and knowing from the past experience in the counseling that he had what might succeed for Fnatic,” says Fnatic. “Fnatic is fully aware, as per Fnatic creator and chief executive officer Sam Mathews, that Mithy has the same attributes.
Way before coaching employment began appearing, Mithy had already been enjoying LoL. Considering the reality that athletes are always practicing, they can typically get a greater idea of the game than their respective managers. The Spanishman has been plunged into the water but has all the resources to prevent him from falling. During his weepy speech, he touches upon the memories of his professional life: “I think I took all the opportunities I had, and all the good experiences I got. I can try to funnel other people so that they can trust me not to make the errors I made.”
