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Demon1 recently played for Cloud9 and now joins another team. Credit: Stefan Wisnoski/Riot Games

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Tim "Nemesis" Lipovšek, midlaner of Los Ratones in the 2026 LEC Versus. Photo Credit: Wojciech Wandzel/Riot Games

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