Academy Standouts highlights the players who performed best in the most recent week of NA Academy play. I’ll discuss a few of the most noteworthy standouts, then list some other players whose performances caught my eye below.
Note: For the Spring split, I added amateur play into this article series, but with the change in format where Academy teams are now playing a double round robin of best-of-two series, there are many more games to track, so I will be reverting back to covering only Academy in these articles. That does not mean I am not watching the amateur tournaments, but standout amateur players will be highlighted in other ways, such as the Mobalytics Top Prospects list!
Contractz, Jungle, Evil Geniuses Academy
Contractz played Diana, Nidalee, and two games of Rumble, and his presence on those AP carry champions was… magical.
Yes. I went there.
If we take a look at the man’s stat line from last week, we can see that he posted +1,610 GXD10 across those 4 games.
…Wait, what!?
Contractz Stats
| KDA | KP | GXD10 | DPM | CSPM | |
| Week 1 | 4.7 | 79.2% | +1,610 | 665 | 6.4 |
That kind of jungle diff just isn’t healthy. Continue reading Academy Standouts: 2021 Summer, Week 1