Dignitas’ present LCS season has been beneath the requirements up to now, contemplating the disappointing outcomes of the Spring Cut up, which noticed them finish on the backside of the standings with solely three wins on the scoreboard. For that purpose, the group is seeking to shake issues up for the upcoming cut up.
In keeping with a report by Blix.gg, Dignitas’ high laner İrfan Berk “Armut” Tükek received’t be on the beginning roster within the subsequent cut up. In his stead, Dignitas is about to choose up Lee “Wealthy” Jae-won, who has reached a verbal settlement with Dignitas and shall be becoming a member of them sooner or later. In keeping with the report, different Dignitas’ gamers are additionally exploring gives within the LCS.
With this roster change, Wealthy would be the second Korean participant on the roster after help participant Lee “IgNar” Dong-geun. Except different roster adjustments happen, the brand new lineup will appear to be this:
- High: Wealthy
- Jungle: Santorin
- Mid: Jensen
- ADC: Tomo
- Help: IgNaR
- Head Coach: Enatron
Who’s Wealthy, Dignitas’ new high laner?
Wealthy is a Korean high laner with a number of years of expertise within the LPL and the LCK. However earlier than that, he was once one of many strongest gamers in Heroes of the Storm, usually in comparison with Faker in how impactful he was inside that recreation.
That mentioned, Wealthy ultimately transitioned to League due to Gen.G Esports, the group he was enjoying for as a HotS participant. He grew to become a substitute mid laner and acquired the possibility to play just a few video games within the LCK in the summertime of 2019 earlier than swapping to the highest lane and becoming a member of Staff Dynamics for the 2020 season. Regardless of being comparatively new to the aggressive expertise, Wealthy and his staff have been in a position to qualify for the LCK by successful the Promotion match on the finish of the Spring Cut up.
Wealthy began making a reputation for himself within the 2021 season when he and the newly rebranded NS RedForce clinched a third-place end within the LCK. His robust performances acquired the eye abroad within the LPL, and he was picked up by Victory 5 for the 2022 season.
Alongside different veterans like Karsa and Rookie, Wealthy was in a position to keep within the high 5 in each splits, reaching a finest results of third within the LPL Spring Cut up.
This yr, nevertheless, he was benched in favor of V5’s (now rebranded to Ninjas in Pyjamas) academy high laner Invincible. Wealthy solely performed one recreation all through the cut up, shedding the sport towards Uncommon Atom. He left Ninjas in Pyjamas in early March and have become a free agent.
Wealthy becoming a member of the LCS will possible improve the competitiveness amongst high laners however his degree of play shall be essential for Dignitas. If he can return to his 2021 kind, then Dignitas may have a formidable participant on their fingers.
