The 2026
Legends of Legends Championship Series (
LCS) Summer Split is nearing its conclusion, but the league continues to ride the award season. The top league in
North America announced on Thursday that Michael “
" Luu is the
2026 Rookie of the Year.
’s standout support tied his 2026 season with a bow after fans voted him as the award winner. The
Most Valuable Player will be the last award handed out, scheduled for
October 1st, two days before the LCS Finals at the
Gas Arena in
Atlanta, Georgia.
2026: A Year to Remember
Start-of-year expectations placed FlyQuest closer to the bottom rather than the top of the table, but the team has progressed throughout 2026. The rookies have shattered expectations time and time again, reaching the EWC NA Qualifier final and qualifying for their first international after beating
a couple of weeks ago.
The most qualified voice to describe him is his Head Coach. “He's really grown a lot in that regard and kind of does bring that, like, logic as well as a little bit of the x-factor that we enjoy to have,” Thomas “Thinkcard" Slotkin illustrated what the 2026 Rookie of the Year adds to FlyQuest.
Three times is a pattern
Cryogen won’t only add the individual accolade to his personal achievements; he’ll join a prestigious list of former FlyQuest players who won the same award. He joins the likes of toplane Omran “
” Shoura and Fahad “
” Abdulmalek, who won the award in the 2019 Spring Split and 2024, respectively.
“I think he's in a position where there's a lot of pressure on him,” Massu, his current botlane partner, said, analyzing the young support’s debut season. “[…] this is just the start of Cryo's career, and I think if he keeps working hard, he'll be one of the best supports in NA.”
Cryogen’s path to the LCS was unusual, to say the least. He had a short stint- precisely eight games- in the North American Challengers League, NA’s Tier 2 league, in 2025. Prior to joining FlyQuest’s 2026 LCS project, most of the support’s experience came from playing in Tier 3 and the Collegiate League of Legends scene.
