Players to watch in 2015 Summer

Riot·May 21, 2015·2 votes·71,845 views

With the 2015 Summer coming, new stars emerge. Who are the rising stars of the scene? Which players will earn redemption? For the next several days leading up to the start of the LCS Summer Split, we’ll be highlighting players to keep your eye on. No matter their position, experience, or play style, these are the guys that will be tearing up the Rift in the upcoming season. So now, in no particular order, here are the Players to Watch in 2015 Summer:

Who are you excited to see play this split? Let us know in the comments below. Make sure to check back every day, as we’ll be revealing more Players to Watch until the LCS starts on May 28. As we post each article, we’ll update the list here with links, so keep your eye out.

125 Comments

JohahMay 23, 201569 votes

This article was a huge let down..

Rcool64May 24, 20154 votes

How so? These are players that were put in for the new summer split, we get to see how good they are!

JohahMay 24, 201510 votes

What do you mean how so? If it deserves one of the blocks on LoL's home page, then it should be more than just a couple of names... at least talk about them, or mention others.

2Girls1PentaMay 24, 20154 votes

try clicking the players hyperlinked name..

FeIidarMay 25, 20153 votes

I'm assuming this will be like the MSI article, where the write on each person individually. For now, only Dexter and Incarnation have an article, but it the coming days I guess each person on the list will have an article, and their name will be a hyperlink

TheNorthernGreyMay 25, 20153 votes

They said they will be releasing more articles, two down, four to go :) its showing who else is getting articles. summoner 31

Shadownova420May 25, 20155 votes

"Make sure to check back every day, as we’ll be revealing more Players to Watch until the LCS starts on May 28. As we post each article, we’ll update the list here with links, so keep your eye out."

Directly from the article. Reading is hard.

TrognarMay 24, 20155 votes

Reading is hard.

Taig4May 22, 201513 votes

haha riot trolling

IBabzMay 22, 201513 votes

Yo, I'm really excited to see Incarnati0n play. He's definitely the best on this list.

PoisonedTeaMay 22, 201516 votes

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Yo, I'm really excited to see Incarnati0n play. He's definitely the best on this list.

No man he is the worst player on the list

The LexerMay 22, 201510 votes

Really dude. Can you name anybody on that list better than Incarnati0n? I don't think so

AeroStatikkMay 25, 20156 votes

LOL, Forg1ven and Pobelter.

Hairy and CrankyMay 25, 20158 votes

his comment was written when it was JUST incarnation on the list LMFAO

GarryCarryMay 25, 20154 votes

LOL, Pobelter isn't better then Incarnati0n

AeroStatikkMay 25, 20153 votes

Good thing we've had lots of opportunities to see Incarnati0n play!11! It's easy to tell!!1

ObsideonMay 23, 201510 votes

If he's not the best he's definitely 2nd best on this list.

ZombieAlpacaLipsMay 24, 20155 votes

It's true, his ddos attacks are top notch!

Buck and EarMay 22, 20159 votes

inb4 Phreak's "What in-carnati0n?!?!"

though let's be honest, I can hear Riv saying it...

BossRAWMay 22, 20155 votes

Next level troll. If the only player to watch is this guy. GG WP riot, your April fools jokes are the best.

The LexerMay 23, 20155 votes

If dexter is on this list everybody should be

VG SnipZzMay 23, 20153 votes

Welcome to the League of Legends Champion Spotlight Featuring: Incarnati0n, the salty one who spits fire.

King Ben ShapiroMay 23, 20153 votes

Man I hope I'm not the only one hyped up for H2K, defiantly after Oddawomnah(mind the miss spell to high to look up the real spelling) saying he prefers carry champs. Which shows that H2K can run many play styles, and can adapt to this so called top lane carry meta approaching. Also Team Liquid's Piglet is should be a one to watch. Yeah they did get reversed sweeped by C9, but they showed improvement in team work. The TL squad was built for worlds spring was more like their way to synergize with each other.

YPTeacherMay 27, 20151 votes

Odoamne is a great toplaner, and I have respect for H2K, they have no real outstanding players in their team but they play well as a team. I mean sure Ryu was once one of Korea's best but there are many better than him from Korea now, KaSing is a good shotcaller and a well balanced support, but none of them are world class. Pr0lly is a great coach too so they are a decent enough team to watch

capdetrenMay 27, 20151 votes

Kasing is one of the best supports in LCS and is mechanically better then yellowstar , which is hyped to heaven and back as being one of the best in the world. Also he seems a pretty good shot caller. That being said , except Faker and Easyhoon , i honestly doubt there are better mids in korea then Ryu. Who is better ? Kuro ? Coco ? C'mon...let's be serious. Odoamne is a solid top laner , with a decent champion pool , and the curent meta heavily favours him. I don't see him losing lane that badly in a 1v1 vs no top laner in the world , but he won't solo carry his team either. That being said , the rest of their team needs improvement , and their macrogame still lacks

KaowaulMay 23, 20153 votes

Am I allowed to be excited for the entire UoL team, they're awesome

YPTeacherMay 24, 20152 votes

in fairness me too, a lot of the highlights for me from last split were Vizi's plays and Kikis' surprise jungle picks. They're a fun team to watch

ExossenMay 23, 20153 votes

TabZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Lucian

AzivarMay 24, 20153 votes

Once again, I'm not on the list. Sad day rito. Amumu

naateMay 25, 20153 votes

I was just hoping Xpeke was going to be on the list item 3070 i guess not

capdetrenMay 27, 20151 votes

well , peke is a known quantity. He is one of the most popular Western mid laners and was always in the spotlight , being on a top team. Also the fact that it hasn't been that long since he has played , means that he probably didn't had time to rust and drop in skill level....or seriously improve. Look at Pawn for example : dude changed league , from LCK to LPL. Big difference in play style between korea and china. Also people want to see how he performs under pressure , since last season pawn was ht world champ. Also a lot of people acused him of being a mediocre mid laner , but always being surrounded by god teams (which i personally feel it's the case). Look at dexter. When have we seen him last play and were ? Also consider the circumstances and the team he's joining. The second part if valid for Forgiven as well. Don't get me wrong , i'm excited to see peke again , since he's one of my favorites players. He is flashy and entertaining to watch....but i doubt he's the big question mark that surrounds Origen. Actually , i'm rather curious about how well will Mithy and Niels will perform.

Blue RetributionMay 25, 20153 votes

Still no Reignover

endtime00May 26, 20153 votes

The only people that I agree on this list that may become a rising star is Incarnation and Easyhoon.

Dexter has already shown that he's not capable of being one of the best in the LCS.

FORG1VEN has already shown his talents in the Spring 2015 LCS.

Pawn has already shown his talents in the 2014 World Championship.

Pobelter has already shown that he's not capable of being one of the best in previous LCS splits.

I doubt Huhi is going to be one of the best mid laners in NA because he rotates in the mid lane with mediocre mid laner Pobelter.

DemonXKDMay 23, 20152 votes

http://fantasy.lolesports.com/share/join/league/800487/NkofRKeIGN8acXQGctnq

TSM WeaponMay 23, 20152 votes

Did April 1st come again already?

Blazing PonyMay 23, 20152 votes

Well out of all the lists made this is obviously the best.

ArthaliMay 23, 20152 votes

is everyone forgetting incarnati0n was banned from lcs for a long time because of how toxic he was???

Rcool64May 24, 20155 votes

Forgiven had those too, but no one seemed to really care.

Rcool64May 24, 20155 votes

Forgiven had those too, but no one seemed to really care.

BadDayDoctorMay 24, 20152 votes

Hey they left me off the list.... Oh well add me and spectate my games to watch the best split this year.

Otoko ElexionMay 25, 20152 votes

FAKER

Bobert500May 25, 20152 votes

Pobelter should not be on this list... he's completely overrated and way too cocky

6PiecesMay 26, 20152 votes

How about the Rank 1 Challenger? Flaresz????

Falling blossomsMay 27, 20152 votes

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RalamMay 27, 20152 votes

I think Dyrus should be on here, after everything he has said about MSI and his will to improve through solo queue it will be interesting to see if he really has improved mechanically and mentally

YPTeacherMay 27, 20152 votes

Dyrus is TSM's weak link because they leave him on his own haha. I have respect for him because he's been to worlds every year just like yellowstar has, but he's coming to the end of his career I think. There are too many toplaners that would love to have a spot on TSM that may better help them

PeRRiNgoLdeNeYeZMay 23, 20151 votes

Every one on TDk i have a feeling thy are the dark horse of NA..also Move on team gravity, Keane is becoming one of the best mid NA. I am excited to see HuHi

ajwfMay 23, 20152 votes

TDK is going to get relegated. Like, they got to the LCS on Alex Ich's back, then have to find a new mid and new Adc. They wouldn't ever have beaten Winterfox without alex's help anyways.