Mancloud Subs in for compLexity; Replaces Pr0lly
Due to personal matters, Neil "Pr0lly" Hammad will not be playing for compLexity during the second week of the North American LCS. Replacing him will be LCS veteran Zachary "Mancloud" Allan Hoschar, the former mid laner for XDG, a team that disbanded after being knocked out of the LCS for the first time this split. Since the dissolution of the team, Mancloud has been playing for Curse Academy.
With the team off to a 1-3 start, it's difficult to say how the substitution will affect them. Last week, compLexity faced off against three of the top North American teams, and may have an easier time for Week 2 against the fifth place Counter Logic Gaming and eighth place Evil Geniuses. Given his long professional history, there is little doubt that he has enough individual talent to perform well, but the question of team synergy in such a short time frame always remains. CompLexity has stated that mancloud has lived with the team for a short time while both compLexity and XDG go through the moving process, and this proximity may prove extremely helpful in making the transition.
Riot Games League Operations Manager Nick Allen said about the substitution:
"Mancloud is a veteran of the LCS and will bring valuable experience to compLexity. This throws an interesting twist into this weekend's LCS, and should make for some exciting matches."Make sure to catch compLexity's two matches this weekend on Saturday, May 31st at 1:00 p.m. PST and Sunday, June 1st at 2:00 p.m. PST to see if they can pull out of the seventh place slot or if they will fall further behind.
