Photo: Z LAN
After many twists and above all a good game, the team GOOLS won the Z LAN 2022. Despite some weaknesses during the test of the mystery game (turns everything upside down), Oslo, Leaf and Shuh won the tournament, showing themselves without any mercy. After eliminating Gotaga’s team in the semi-finals, they also played in the grand final against MERCATOED.
The uninitiated may have discovered these three names this weekend. But esports fans must tell themselves that they have already seen these three players somewhere… Oslo indeed had a life before becoming a goalscorer on Pro Soccer Online. Leaf had its heyday before breaking a World Record on Rider Republic. As for Shuhhe also dabbled a little in video games before becoming a fine tactician on Worms… For those who don’t have the reference, we tell you where these exceptional players come from.
Lucas “Leaf” Loison, multigaming but above all a lot of Overwatch
You can’t go wrong with his Twitter ID “leaf_ow”… leaves does indeed come from the Overwatch scene and if today esports is really not far from being dead on the game, Lucas has rather successfully made his transition to multigaming. 2nd of the Z LAN 2021 with Slide and Skyyart (Team SSL), he also won the Gamepass Challenge 2021. Seeing him lift the Z LAN 2022 cup is therefore not really a surprise and leaf really does not come out of nowhere.
But before being so versatile, he still achieved several achievements on Overwatch. He notably won the Contenders Europe with Eagle Gaming (2018). He also represented France at theOverwatch Cup 2019 as a DPS, alongside players like SoOn or Hyp. With the Blues, he finished in a very good 4th place in the competition, only beaten by the Chinese in the semi-finals and the Koreans in the small final.
Alban “Shuh” Pfleger, also an Overwatch alumnus
The profile of Shuh has a lot of similarities with that of leaves. Together they won the Gamepass Challenge in 2021 and today the two are part of the sizes of multigaming in France. On the other hand, it was the first Z LAN for Shuh who totally discovered the very particular format of this competition organized by ZeratoR. You had to be hooked up to excel in games that didn’t have much to do with each other, but he proved his aim was solid, if not during the mess.
Alban (shuh_ow on Twitter) is also an Overwatch veteran who once shared the same team as leaf (Montreal Rebellion). Known for his D. Go, he won a few minor tournaments but never had the opportunity to represent France at the World Cup. After surveying with several teams the Contenders Europehowever, he saw like everyone else that the Overwatch esports scene was dying… But we can say that his conversion is more than successful!
Philippe “Oslo” Carvalho, a royal victory for the former bee
With her curls, Oslo did not go unnoticed during the Z LAN. But beyond his rather advantageous physique, he above all showed great qualities for aiming in all possible and imaginable situations. Let it be on Apex Legends or knewr Pro Soccer Online, his shots very often hit home and we could see him martyring Mickalow in the semi-finals. This precision is however not really surprising since in the past he had already shown very good dispositions on Fortnite.
Phillipe began his Battle Royale journey at Bastille Legacy. However, he did not stay long in the structure, since he quickly caught the eye of Team Vitality, the largest French esports structure. Often invited in the Royal Rumble of Gotaga, he especially knew a lot of success in competition with the bees. He’s not a billionaire as ZeratoR claimed, but Oslo still made it to the Fortnite World Cup in 2019. Dueting BadSniper, he finished in 19th place, winning $100,000. Thereafter, the Fortnite madness gradually subsided. The Frenchman continued to play right-to-left tournaments, sometimes in duos, sometimes in trios and sometimes solo. After becoming half pro player, half streamer, like the majority of Fortnite players, he then left Team Vitality in April 2021 to strike out on his own. Now in multigaming, it should be noted that he also won a Twitch Rivals on Fall Guys with Corobizar, Mickalow and Sardoche.