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The gateway between LFL and LEC is well known. In the past, many players have been promoted with varying degrees of success: Vetheo, Jezu, Adam, Sertuss, Shlatan… The connection between the LFL and the LCS is a little less obvious, but the French midlaner toucouille proved that she could also walk. Although North America is often mocked for its poor international results, it remains a major region. Joining the LCS can be questioning, but it’s still a big opportunity, both sporting and financial.
A new talent made in LFL would be about to cross the Atlantic. His identity may surprise some and we ourselves had a little trouble believing it when we discovered the leak ofAlejandro Gomis.
From Vitality.Bee to Cloud9!
Dmitri”Diplex“Ponomarev is not a 100% French talent, given that he is of German nationality and started out in the Prime League. But he rose to prominence with Vitality.Bee, the academic team of Team Vitality. He has been playing there for 2 years and has had many EUMs with the team. French fans have come to know, love and respect him. We have seen him evolve little by little and improve. Seeing him leave our French league therefore necessarily makes us a little sad.
But beyond the sadness, there is above all astonishment. The German would be on the right track to join Cloud9! A Tier 1 structure that fights for the title in the LCS and plays very regularly the Worlds of League of Legends. This year, she crossed swords with T1, EDG and Fnatic. Diplex has good potential, but seeing him join such a team is a bit of a surprise. There is a huge step to take and we hope that the young player will not burn his wings! Especially since if he is approached in team one, he would still be put in competition and could very well end up in the academy team… And end up in LCS Academyit can destroy careers!
The competitor: a Korean player
The Korean in question would be Jang”EMENDED” Min-soo. Considered by some to be a midlane prodigy, he represents a dangerous competitor for Diplex. Recently seen in the JD XL side, he has played in Korea, Oceania and Turkey in the past. Traveling does not make him not afraid and mechanically, he surely has nothing to envy the German.
For the moment, he would be promised a place at C9 Academy. But everything can go very quickly, especially at C9. Previously, the structure has never hesitated when rotating between its team one and its team two… even when it was necessary to do without great players.