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The North American Academy and amateur system has a lot of great players in it, both in the sense of current performance level and future potential. Today we’re going to look at the first category by putting together the two strongest possible LCS-eligible teams from among the Spring 2021 Academy/amateur rosters.
Top: V1per
V1per probably could have signed with an Academy team for the Spring split, but he ended up playing in the amateur circuit with Anew Esports, before they were disbanded via competitive ruling, forcing V1per and his teammates to play the rest of the split with no organizational backing.
That didn’t stop V1per from leading his squad all the way to a Proving Grounds championship. Continue reading The Best Possible Academy/Amateur Lineup – Spring 2021
V1per entered the amateur circuit this Spring hoping to rebuild his confidence and prove to the LCS that his potential is not defined or limited by the version of himself that we saw during 2019 and 2020. He became the focal point of the No Org team, developed a great partnership with AnDa, and ramped up his play continuously over the course of the past four months, starting by absolutely wrecking all of the amateur Top laners and ending by doing the same to the Academy players en route to winning the first ever Proving Grounds tournament.