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LCS and Challenger Changes thus far PART II

Alex is the name·11/5/2015, 5:10:28 PM·1 votes·1,466 views

*Note all additions from the last list have been placed between the lines

LCS

Dignitas

  • Head coach Rico steps down Brokenshard named new Dig Head Coach.

-Dig announces openings at top and adc

Team Liquid

  • Xpecial steps down as starting support Smoothie of former Team Dragon Knights joins as starting support
  • Peter Zhang steps down as Team Liquid's head coach

-Xpecial announces his free agency

Team 8 now Immortals

  • Current Roster

PorpoisePops Jg GoldenGlue Mid Nien Adc

Dodo8 moves from support to team manager and CalliTrollz steps down from top

Counter Logic Gaming -Doublelift released from the team -Huhi moved to starting roster as mid laner, no word if Pobelter will stay with the team or leave.

Team Solo Mid

  • Dyrus, Santorin, Lust boy all stepping down from their stating roles, TSM is holding tryouts for Top, Jg, and Support. The team will now have two open foreign roster spots to fill if they so desire.

As of 10/16/15 TSM head coach Locodoco via twitter announces he will step down as head coach but will still be staying with the team. TSM has added a search for a new head coach and other coaches to the formation of their new team.

-Doublelift joins TSM no word yet if Wildturtle will stay on the team or leave

Gambit Gaming

  • Forg1ven moved from starting roster to sub and open discussions for his transfer to a new team, no indication if the team will be sticking with P1noy or looking for a new starting adc.

H2K -Loulex leaves H2K

Natus Vincere

  • Well know eSports organisation have announced their entry into competitive LoL.

Clound 9 -LemonNation retires announced tryouts for Jg and support with Hai moving to support role or staying as jg.

Team Impulse -Tip announces its brand and LCS spot are for sale.

**Renegades **

  • Maplestreet announces his stepping down from starting adc role on the team but hopes to find a new team to play for. Renegades to hold open tryouts for adc role and have stated they will have a "worldwide" search for their new adc, with only Alex Ich as the teams foreign player RNG could look to other regions for a new adc.

Unicorns of Love

  • Held tryouts for adc role in November no news on roster change or Vardags leaving the team.

-Horo and Power of Evil leave UOL

Challenger

Against All Authority -Team announces they will make a run to qualify for EU challenger seiries

-Current Roster Flaxxish top Amin Jg Polyokov Mid Yuuki60 Adc Lounet Support

Team Dragon Knights now Team Arena Online

  • Current Roster

Seraph Top Kez Jg Ninja Mid

Emperor may return as adc but Smoothie has left as starting support to replace Xpecial on Team Liquid. If Emperor does return to play adc the team will need to find a North American support player as both Ninja and Emperor would take up the teams two foreign roster spots.

Dignitas EU purchased by Follow Esports -Obvious leaves the team

Cloud 9 Challenger team (no name as of yet)

  • Current Roster

Meteos Jg KEITHMCBRIEF adc

C9 has announced they will be sporting an NA challenger team with Meteos as captain of the team and a recently signed (10/19/15) KEITHMCBRIEF at adc.

Enemy Esports now partnered with Fusion renamed to just Enemy

  • No roster changes as of yet Young Buck former Copenhagen Wolves top laner is the new head coach for the team and it seems the team will be making a go at 2016 NA challenger tournament.

Flaresz leaves as Enemy's top announces as free agent

Copenhagen Wolves

  • je suis kaas and Lenny both leave the team

-Current Roster

Soren Mid Freeze Adc

unknown yet if the team will try for 2016 EU challenger series or disband (my guess is disband)

Reason Gaming

EU challenger team disbands after failing to qualify for LCS

Notable Free Agents/Possible Free Agents

-Freddy122 (former SK Gaming) -Xpecial (former Team Liquid) -Flaresz (former Enemy) -WildTurtle (replaced by Doublelift on TSM) -Forg1ven (currently benched on Gambit) -Pobelter (currently benched on CLG) -Freeze (may look to leave Copenhagen Wolves) -Wickd (former Denial Esports)

That's all, feel free to tell me anything I may have left out or your own thoughts on possible off-season roster changes.

24 Comments

Ale non è male11/5/2015, 5:33:01 PM1 votes

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Natus Vincere

  • Well know eSports organisation have announced their entry into competitive LoL and may look to purchase the newly promoted EU LCS Dignitas EU as the Dignitas organisation now has a team in both EU and NA LCS and will have to sell one.

NOPE Dignitas sell their EU team to Follow eSports http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34698644

Na'Vi will likely start their own brand new Challenger ranked team

Also, very fresh BIG news from UoL, HoRo and especially PowerofEvil (!!!!!!!!!) left the team !!!. they are going to rebuild around Hylissang and Vizi

Also, free agent news, Wickd (former CLG. EU, Eg, Alliance/Elements top laner) left his Challenger Series team Denial eSports EU and became a Free Agent

TurquoiseYoshi11/5/2015, 8:37:36 PM1 votes

At first I said, "LOULEX IS GONE?!?!" Then I said, "Loulex is gone! :D"

Very curious as to where PoE is headed. He's a very interesting player to watch.

Salty that Obvious left. He was a favorite of mine.

Also, you didn't really mention SK. Are they disbanding, or trying to make a run at CS, or setting up a new team, or what?

Axis the Dragon11/5/2015, 9:21:07 PM1 votes

You should add PoE as a potential free agent :O

Ale non è male11/6/2015, 5:25:54 PM1 votes

Why Steelback isn't mentioned among possible free agents? He is not a super player, but still, he is leaving Imagine as they got maplestreet as their new adc and he is surely leaving them for another LCS or CS team

LazerFruit11/6/2015, 6:02:52 PM1 votes

GBM (jin air's midlaner) was picked up by an NA LCS team, tho un-announced who it is