Another LoL news was introduced as the European League of Legends team, Astralis, has announced its roster for the upcoming LEC season. While keeping mid laner Dajor and the bot lane duo Kobbe and Jeonghoon within the organization, Astralis also acquired Finn from EXCEL and 113 from Karmine Corp.
Ready for the new season
One of the most famous esports organizations especially in the western world, Astralis never had great success in League of Legends. Unlike its success in different gaming titles, Astralis failed to achieve anything worthy in LEC. The team placed ninth in LEC 2021 Spring, 7-8th in LEC 2021 Summer, tenth in LEC 2022 Spring, and lastly, ninth in LEC 2022 Summer.
Despite the disappointing result of the last split, Astralis decided to keep its core within the organization and make a change for the top side of the map. Last split, Vizicsacsi and Xerxe were the top laner and jungler of the lineup but Finn and 113 will replace them in the upcoming LEC season.
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As mentioned, Finn will take on the top laner responsibility. The Swedish player started playing professionally under the Magistra roof and player for nine different teams before signing a contract with Rogue to compete at LEC. He attended Worlds 2022 with his team and then signed with Counter Logic Gaming. After a year in North America, Finn made his return to Europe with EXCEL. This year, he will be a part of the Astralis roster.
The new jungler of the organization is the young Turkish player 113. He started career in Turkey, with SuperMassive Academy. After his success with the team and insane solo queue performance, 113 was acquired by Giants Gaming. He spent the last season with Karmine Corp with names like Cabochard and Rekkles and won the EU Masters 2022 Spring Trophy. He recently parted ways with the organization to join Astralis.
The original core remains
Other than the top side of the map, rest of the 2022 Summer Split roster will remain within the organization. The German mid laner Dajor, Danish marksman Kobbe and South Korean support Jeonghoon are going to stick with the team. Looking at the roster from last year, only Vizicsacsi and Xerxe are not going to be a part of the team. Dajor, Kobbe, and Jeonghoon had decent individual performances last year but they failed to show it as a team. Astralis lacked chemistry last year and that is why they failed to qualify for playoffs.
On another note, the organization has not made it to the playoff stages since it was founded. Astralis’ success in the European LoL esports world is surely not optimal. However, the organization still tries to form the best roster combining talented players to succeed in the region.
The new Astralis roster will compete against some of the best LoL players as the competition in Europe is pretty tough. With the combination of youngsters and experienced players, Astralis might be a real threat if they can build the chemistry needed. All of the players are very talented on an individual level but their communication and chemistry will decide their performance in the ucpoming LEC season.
