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.
Eyla, Support, Team Liquid Academy
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.
Eyla Stats
| KDA | KP | DTH% | WPM | WCPM | |
| Week 9 | 11.0 | 78.6% | 14.3% | 1.47 | 0.45 |
| Overall | 4.5 | 69.3% | 18.5% | 1.43 | 0.41 |
C9 Academy put together a much stronger set of games in week 8 than they had been recently, going 3-1 and benefiting greatly from Isles delivering on a diverse range of picks. He played Rell, Nautilus, Taric, and Karma, and performed equally well on all four.
Kumo is technically the LCS starting Top laner for FlyQuest now, but with FLY’s new Academy Top not ready to join the team yet, and the LCS starters all playing Academy this week, Kumo was still playing for the week, and he delivered another strong set of games in the vein of what he’s been doing to earn his promotion over the past month.