have secured a new jungler for their roster, allowing
to fully focus on the
LEC team. A more experienced ERL player is set to join the lineup and will make his LES debut next week alongside
, sources tell
Sheep Esports.
’ situation regarding the jungle role had become rather unusual in recent weeks. After the organization decided to part ways with the starting jungler of its LEC roster,
, Daglas took over the position. However, due to Sheo’s refusal to play with the academy team, Team Heretics field the Polish jungler in both the LEC and the LES simultaneously — a player can indeed play in both leagues if he didn’t play more than 50% of the games of the split in LEC.
Daglas had enough time to play three best-of-threes in the LES, all of which ended in victories, as well as two weekends of LEC competition and the EWC Qualifier matches during that period. With only two matches remaining in the regular season of the Spanish league, Team Heretics Academy have already secured first place and guaranteed qualification for the playoffs. For the upcoming matches against
UB Alma Mater and
, as well as for the remainder of the season, the organization will field Lurox in the jungle role.
The German jungler is one of the most experienced players currently available in the ERL ecosystem. He spent a large portion of his career competing in the Prime League and also had a brief stint in the LEC in 2020 with FC Schalke 04 Esports. Since then, he has participated in the EMEA Masters every single year.
Lurox played for
last year, where the team achieved respectable results, though not at the level initially expected. He returned to the Prime League at the beginning of this year with
. However, the results during the Winter Split failed to meet the organization’s expectations, ultimately leading to his replacement by
after the first week of the Spring Split.
