Elias “Upset” Lipp is returning to the LEC stage after a short stint away from the league. The veteran ADC confirmed earlier immediately that he’ll be as soon as once more taking part in skilled League of Legends within the spring—this time for Team Vitality.
Upset beforehand spent the final two seasons with Fnatic, serving to the staff qualify for 2 World Championships throughout his tenure with the squad. In 2020, he first joined the staff, changing franchise ADC Rekkles. Upon Rekkles’ return to Fnatic this previous offseason, Upset was despatched to the bench and didn’t play a recreation for Fnatic in the course of the Winter Split. Fnatic had been among the many first groups to be eradicated from the league this cut up, ending the spherical robin stage of the cut up with a file of 2-7.
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Upset joins a Vitality roster that’s primed to make one other deep run within the LEC this upcoming cut up. In addition to established veterans like mid laner Perkz and assist Kaiser, the staff sports activities two Rookie of the Year frontrunners in prime laner Photon and jungler Bo.
Although they completed first within the spherical robin stage, Vitality had been eradicated from the group stage of the Winter Split by SK Gaming in a win-or-go-home playoff-qualifying match.
Upset will probably be changing Vitality’s beginning ADC Neon within the upcoming cut up. The group has confirmed that it’s actively procuring Neon and he won’t play for Vitality’s primary roster this cut up. “We will work alongside [Neon] to assist him in finding a new team that will be able to utilize his many talents,” Vitality stated in an replace on the staff web site.
Upset is predicted to make his 2023 debut when the 2023 LEC Spring Split begins on March 11.
