Origen Unveils Lineup
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With so many rosters shuffled in the preseason madness, it was only natural for the rumors to start flying as soon as Origen was announced to exist at all.
World-famous mid laner xPeke's hand-selected team echoes his rival Froggen's attempts last season to create a so-called "super team." A move which ultimately led to an Alliance roster that ended up spearheading the European scene at Worlds. Now, the Origen rumors can be (mostly) laid to rest, as the Challenger team's finally and formally announced all but one player.
There are two notable attributes of Origen's team composition: possibly excepting the as-yet unconfirmed top laner, none of the players have teamed up professionally before. On one hand, while this does mean they are unencumbered by any lingering issues or habits of their prior organizations, it also means that the roster is entirely untried, and the level of synergy between any individual player is a near-total unknown. Crossing the occasional path in solo queue doesn't necessarily give insight as to how well they can cooperate under pressure, or after living together in the same gaming house for months on end.
But here's a reason for the hype: three of the four known names are proven talents. Amazing, Mithy, and xPeke have all reached the summit of the European circuit at some point within the last two years, representing the region at the League of Legends World Championship. Only Zvanillan has yet to have that honor. Though they've formed too late to take part in the Expansion Tournament for the spring split, all eyes will be on xPeke's chosen men as they fight through the EU Challenger Series.
For more updates on Origen, be sure to follow them on Twitter @Origengg and Facebook.
HAND PICKED PLAYERS
- Mid Lane – Enrique "xPeke" Cedeno-Martinez
- Jungle – Maurice "Amazing" Stuckenschneider
- ADC – Jesper "Zvanillan" Svenningsen
- Support – Alfonso "mithy" Aguirre
ORIGEN THEORY
There are two notable attributes of Origen's team composition: possibly excepting the as-yet unconfirmed top laner, none of the players have teamed up professionally before. On one hand, while this does mean they are unencumbered by any lingering issues or habits of their prior organizations, it also means that the roster is entirely untried, and the level of synergy between any individual player is a near-total unknown. Crossing the occasional path in solo queue doesn't necessarily give insight as to how well they can cooperate under pressure, or after living together in the same gaming house for months on end.
But here's a reason for the hype: three of the four known names are proven talents. Amazing, Mithy, and xPeke have all reached the summit of the European circuit at some point within the last two years, representing the region at the League of Legends World Championship. Only Zvanillan has yet to have that honor. Though they've formed too late to take part in the Expansion Tournament for the spring split, all eyes will be on xPeke's chosen men as they fight through the EU Challenger Series.
For more updates on Origen, be sure to follow them on Twitter @Origengg and Facebook.
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