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Academy Standouts: 2022 Spring, Week 8

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.

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Photo of KeaiduoKeaiduo, Mid, TSM Academy

Keaiduo seems to have found his footing in Academy. He had an incredible week, pairing with V1per to lead TSM Academy to a 4-2 record and generating some real momentum going into Proving Grounds. His 9/1/11 Corki game against EG Academy was explosive, his LeBlanc against TL Academy was dominant, and he posted 8 kills on Viktor against DIG Academy, too. This was the kind of Academy performance you expect out of a player of Keaiduo’s calibre. Now we have to wait and see whether that puts pressure on the TSM management to incorporate him back into the LCS squad.

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Academy Standouts: 2022 Spring, Week 7

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.

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Photo of eXyueXyu, Jungle, Dignitas Academy

DIG Academy jungler eXyu had two absolutely enormous games last week, one on Hecarim against CLG where he went 3 oh and 10 with a series of ganks, counterganks, and engages, and one where he posted 5 oh and 13 as Udyr against FlyQuest with an absolutely brutal series of jungle invasions and a top lane campout. There are a lot of strong Academy junglers, but even though he’s a rookie, eXyu might just be leading the pack.

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Academy Standouts: 2022 Spring, Week 1

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.

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Kaori, Bot, Evil Geniuses Academy

First up, the spotlight shines on EG Academy’s new bot laner, Kaori. EGA went 1 and 3 this week, splitting their series with Team Liquid Academy and dropping both games of their second series to Immortals Academy, but Kaori played well in the losses and played INCREDIBLY well in the wins. His Jhin against TL Academy was an explosive arrival to North America, with great ult snipes and snare setups throughout. His Jinx team fighting was nearly as good.

It’s early, but Kaori is already showing why TSM had him shortlisted for an LCS spot, and why EG were eager to snap him up to help lead their young prospects. Continue reading Academy Standouts: 2022 Spring, Week 1