It’s solely been three weeks because the 2023 Spring Cut up started, however followers and analysts alike are already crowning FlyQuest one of the best group in North America League of Legends, and for good cause. The group has rolled each challenger they’ve confronted up to now, dropping star-studded groups like Staff Liquid, Cloud9, and now, Evil Geniuses.
From veteran Influence to rookie sensation VicLa, and phenom AD carry Prince, the star unit may need one of the feared NA rosters by way of pure mechanics.
However though the group’s veteran jungler Mingyi “Spica” Lu believes they’ve already reached grand peaks for a newly-formed roster, they nonetheless have loads of work forward by way of their coordination as a group.
Fortunately for them, it’s solely been three weeks by way of the spring, and he is aware of that whereas they construct on their cohesion, they will depend on their harmful solo capabilities.
“We’ve actually robust fundamentals, [and] our particular person ability may be very excessive,” Spica advised Dot Esports after FlyQuest’s match in opposition to EG. “Typically, that covers a whole lot of group errors… I believe we nonetheless have so much to develop by way of like group play. Thus far, our particular person ability is simply carrying us much more than our group ability.”
The prospect of this new roster discovering a fair larger gear ought to be a daunting future for the league, however of their subsequent match in opposition to 100 Thieves, they’ll must hit these new strides in opposition to two of essentially the most legendary gamers in LCS historical past—and a pair of gamers Spica is aware of very properly.
This previous offseason, Doublelift made his return to professional play after a three-year hiatus and joined up one other G.O.A.T. in Bjergsen taking over mid lane duties for the Thieves. Each stars are additionally Spica’s former teammates, and in consequence, the 21-year-old can barely comprise his pleasure round their upcoming conflict.
“Bjergsen and [Doublelift] are two of the closest individuals within the LCS to me, so I actually wanna beat them,” the gifted jungler mentioned with a smile. “There was an opportunity this low season I may have joined [100 Thieves], however I didn’t. I simply wanna show them mistaken, like, ‘Hey, I’m gonna shit on you guys from the opposite facet.’”
He did reward Doublelift for his strong play to start out the season, alongside along with his unrelenting mindset round development, which has helped the veteran marksman adapt and sustain with the ever-evolving meta. Even nonetheless, he’s assured he and the remainder of his group will “humble” the 29-year-old, particularly after his latest spicy opinions on the extent of LCS play.
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Spica even mentioned he just lately had a hilarious dream the place head coach Kim “Ssong” Sang-soo had him decide Lillia in his match in opposition to the Thieves.
Selecting the Bashful Bloom can be an unimaginable name again to one in every of the most infamous moments in League historical past throughout the 2020 World Championship when TSM—the place Doublelift, Bjergsen, and Spica had been all enjoying—did not capitalize on a five-man sleep from Spica’s Lilting Lullaby.
After a disappointing winless run at that match, Spica caught with TSM for one more two years however struggled to construct any consistency because of fixed League roster shifts and behind-the-scenes points with the group’s administration. Earlier than the beginning of the 2022 offseason, he advised Dot Esports he merely wished to indicate everybody that he was nonetheless top-of-the-line gamers within the league earlier than his contract ran out.
Again within the current, Spica is totally conscious of how limitless the stream memes can be if he selected the Bashful Bloom, however mentioned he would fairly get the dub with a greater champion that matches FLY’s draft… however he didn’t give a particular no.
Hold your eyes open for a attainable deer sighting when FlyQuest collides with 100 Thieves within the opening LCS match subsequent weekend on Friday, Feb. 10 at 4pm CT.
