League of Legends LEC Summer Split roster change rundown
G2 Esports
Top Lane: Martin “Wunder” Hansen
Top Lane: Adrian “Wardain” Müry
Jungle: Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski
Jungle: Leon “Lamabear” Krüger
Mid Lane: Rasmus “Caps” Winther
Mid Lane: Francisco “Xico” Antunes
AD Carry: Luka “Perkz” Perković
AD Carry: Nicolás “Nixerino” Colocho
Support: Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle
Support: Adrian “Trymbi” Trybus
Support: David “Skain” Ferrer
Incoming
AD Carry: Nicolás “Nixerino” Colocho (Movistar Riders)
Support: Adrian “Trymbi” Trybus (PRIDE)
Outgoing
AD Carry: Ludvig “XDSMILEY” Granquist (GamersOrigin)
Support: Hampus “promisq” Abrahamsson (Free Agent)
Unsurprisingly, G2 Esports have chosen to retain the starting roster that lifted the Mid-Season Invitational trophy just over a fortnight ago. The defending EU champions will be favourites to finish top of the standings in the summer split and will probably already have one eye on Worlds heading into the second half of the season.
Misfits Gaming
Top Lane: Paul “sOAZ” Boyer
Top Lane: Danny “Dan Dan” Le Comte
Jungle: Nubar “Maxlore” Sarafian
Jungle: Thomas “Kirei” Yuen
Jungle: Alexis “Rozara” Maslin
Mid Lane: Fabian “Febiven” Diepstraten
Mid Lane: Adam “LIDER” Ilyasov
AD Carry: Steven “Hans Sama” Liv
AD Carry: Matúš “Neon” Jakubčík
Support: Beomhyun “GorillA” Kang
Support: Aleksi “H1IVA” Kaikkonen
Incoming
Jungle: Thomas “Kirei” Yuen (1907 Fenerbahçe)
Jungle: Alexis “Rozara” Maslin (Free Agent)
Outgoing
Jungle: Patrick “Obsess” Engelmann (Free Agent)
Before the LEC began in January, many fans and analysts were expecting the newest super-team, Misfits Gaming, to challenge at the top of the table. Nevertheless, Misfits failed to meet expectations and finished outside the playoff spots with an 8-10 record. Therefore it’s no surprise that they made changes heading into summer.
Similar to Fnatic’s strategy, Misfits have looked to strengthen in the jungle by adding competition for Maxlore in the form of TCL Winter champion Kirei. It’s likely that Maxlore will be the starting jungler this weekend, with Kirei stepping in if the team aren’t performing on stage.