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.
Watch Tim’s pick for Game of the Week
eXyu, Jungle, Dignitas Academy
eXyu got to play Lee Sin twice in week 2 for some reason. He picked up 7 kills in each game, and his 7/1/9 showing against C9 Academy must have felt especially good since he was part of the org’s now-defunct Amateur team last year and they opted to import Malice instead of bringing him up into Academy themselves. His constant trap plays with JayJ paid off beautifully, and he capped his week with a game-winning Baron steal against TLA.
Trust me, you need to keep watching this player.
C9 Academy’s star bot laner carried them to a reverse sweep against an Evil Geniuses Academy team that had them on the ropes.
A triumphant 4-0 week capped off the summer split for Eyla and TLA, and Eyla was the constant driver of their victories. He played Thresh twice against FLY Academy, then Rell and Leona IMT Academy. Those are two pretty stiff opponents, especially when you consider that the FLYA bot lane of Johnsun and Dreams spent much of the summer in the LCS.