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After their shocking loss to LOUD on day three of the 2022 League of Legends World Championship, Fnatic’s star mid laner Humanoid remained clear on the present points plaguing him and his group, particularly in the case of training and getting ready for the event.
Earlier than the beginning of Worlds, his teammate and backside lane star Upset revealed that the group had but to scrim earlier than the event, sending LEC followers and analysts right into a state of fear. The shortage of prep time after the 2022 LEC Summer time Playoffs was already a significant difficulty, however proper earlier than they had been set to journey over to North America, each Upset and Hylissang examined constructive for COVID-19.
“I believe this Worlds was exhausting to arrange for as a result of our plans received ruined by lots of people getting sick,” Humanoid mentioned. “I used to be sick every week in the past after which [our] backside lane received COVID so then we couldn’t actually scrim a lot… It was fairly exhausting up to now.”
Riot and Fnatic had no alternative however to delay the 2 gamers’ flight to Mexico Metropolis, which meant that Fnatic needed to scrim with their substitute gamers, AD carry BEAN and assist Rhuckz. It was an unlucky circumstance that would have had disastrous outcomes, however the group powered by with a 3-1 file heading into the fourth and closing day of play-in teams.
Though Rhuckz did play comparatively properly in his Worlds debut on day one, Humanoid mentioned that the total beginning roster has but to observe collectively, which is a large downside. If Fnatic can get out of play-ins, the 22-year-old thinks this group will lastly get an opportunity to scrim collectively the week after play-in stage ends. Well being-wise, the group is doing fairly properly aside from Hylissang, who remains to be feeling a bit beneath the climate however game-ready.
With such a bumpy street set earlier than him, it could be straightforward for a participant’s confidence to be shaken at such an vital occasion. However Humanoid believes that the adversity he’s handled over the previous yr has helped hone him into his greatest, most dependable type but.
“[Over the year], I believe I discovered methods to be at my greatest at crucial moments, particularly at Worlds and [in] playoffs,” Humanoid mentioned. ‘It occurred to me many occasions, the place I might get burnt out in previous years, however now I really feel actually good, and I’m simply able to stomp everybody.”
Fnatic nonetheless tops the standings in group A, tied for first alongside Evil Geniuses. Humanoid really had loads of reward for the NA group’s younger mid laner Jojopyun, praising him as the very best mid laner within the group—apart from him, in fact. However now, the assured Czech star might want to put his cash the place his mouth is when he tries to lock in first place with a win in opposition to Past Gaming at 3pm CT.
