Humanoid had not forgotten his assassins, though. He was unrivaled in Europe on control mages such as Viktor, Orianna, and Ryze. “…and Humanoid dies in a sidelane” became a running gag.īut in 2021, Humanoid acquired the superstar status he had been chasing in previous years. One aspect of his play continued to haunt him, though: he would die, a lot, and unnecessarily so. In previous years, the Czech was an ok laner who did his job serviceably well. Humanoid is not just the best player on MAD Lions he is the best player Western regions are sending to Reykjavik to compete on the international stage. Fueled by their love for playing on-stage best-of-five series, MAD Lions took down G2 Esports, Rogue, and Fnatic in dominant fashion to earn the summer split champion crown, heading to the World Championship as unquestionably the best team in Europe. With recharged batteries, all of MAD Lions’ players stepped up in the playoffs once again. With their competitors failing to seize the opportunity to push MAD Lions down and mid laner Humanoid stepping up to lead his team through rough games, the squad still managed to finish in a shared second place in the regular split. Rather than forcing their players to continue to grind, MAD Lions’ staff tackled the issues with a measured approach. On top of that, the entire squad was forced to live quarantined for the first weeks of the LEC summer split after two people tested positive for COVID-19. The intense schedule of the spring split and MSI had pushed players and coaches alike to the edge, resulting in burnout. MAD Lions faced a slew of new challenges once back in Berlin to play in the LEC summer split. The fight that secured Semifinals! #MSI2021 /c8amG50D1O Though MAD Lions fell in the end, they had undoubtedly proven themselves. With the bot lane duo of Carzzy and Kaiser firing on all cylinders, MAD Lions took reigning world champions DWG KIA to five games in the semifinal. The 2021 Mid-Season Invitational was MAD Lions’ true test to shed off the Worlds 2020 disappointment. They claimed the championship and put an end to a seven-year-long era of Fnatic and G2 Esports winning every title. However, once the Playoff Stage of the LEC commenced, MAD Lions popped off. It took some time for MAD Lions to find their footing in the spring split as a result of the lineup changes and playstyle goals. Their rookie squad had performed beyond expectations in 2020 but was limited to playing an aggressive style. With a new vision, MAD Lions focused on diversifying their play. When Peter Dun crossed the Atlantic to join Evil Geniuses, Mac was promoted to head coach. Then rookie Elyoya took over the jungle role.
Following a disappointing elimination from the Play-In Stage at the 2020 World Championship, the organization replaced its top side and brought on Armut as its top laner. How they got hereĢ021 was the year of MAD Lions in the LEC. Support: Norman “Kaiser” Kaiser | Signed in November 2019, formerly played on mousesports in the Prime League.Ĭoach: James “Mac” MacCormack | Signed in December 2017 as Assistant Coach on Splyce, remained with the organization when it rebranded to MAD Lions. Formerly played on BIG in the Prime League. Mid: Marek “Humanoid” Brázda | Signed in November 2018 on Splyce, remained with the organization when it rebranded to MAD Lions.īot: Matyáš “Carzzy” Orság | Signed in November 2019. Formerly played on Movistar Riders in the Superliga Orange. Jungle: Javier “Elyoya” Prades | Signed in November 2020. Formerly played on Papara SuperMassive in the Turkish Championship League. Top: İrfan “Armut” Tükek | Signed in November 2020. MAD Lions (LEC) Worlds 2021 starting roster breakdown With Gen.G and Team Liquid in their group and LNG Esports destined to join them from the Play-In Stage, MAD Lions are in a good position to reach the Knockout Stage. In the last three years, Europe’s first seed has at least made it to the semifinals of the World Championship, and two even reached the grand final. Heading to Iceland as the champions of Europe, MAD Lions has big shoes to fill. The 2021 League of Legends World Championship will feature each region’s best players, all fighting for the same goal: to stand atop the mountain and hoist the Season 11 Summoner’s Cup. With Worlds 2021 on the horizon, the League of Legends European Championship’s first seed, MAD Lions, are one of the 22 teams from across the globe getting ready for the biggest and most important event of the year.
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