Fnatic’s League of Legends squad acquired some much-needed excellent news at this time forward of the beginning of the play-in stage of Worlds 2022.
After their backside lane tested positive for COVID-19 late final week, AD carry Upset is not going to miss any of his group’s video games due to him testing adverse. Help Hylissang examined adverse extra lately and can miss someday’s value of matches, the group introduced at this time.
Fnatic was granted an emergency substitute on Sept. 26 when it grew to become evident that Upset and Hylissang would possibly miss a major period of time attributable to their constructive COVID exams. Fnatic’s affiliate within the Spanish LVP, Fnatic TQ, lent its backside lane of BEAN and Rhuckz simply in case, but it surely appears as if the previous is not going to in truth be enjoying at Worlds for the second 12 months in a row underneath hostile circumstances.
Regardless of Fnatic qualifying for Worlds final 12 months with Upset on the roster, this will probably be his debut on the worldwide stage. Simply days earlier than the beginning of final 12 months’s event, Upset left Reykjavík attributable to a private matter, and BEAN, Fnatic’s ERL AD carry, subbed in. He would have carried out so once more this 12 months if not for at this time’s information.
On the help entrance, nonetheless, Fnatic TQ’s Rhuckz will sub in for Hylissang for the group’s first day of video games tomorrow, which features a bout towards Evil Geniuses, who’re additionally fielding a substitute AD carry, at 4pm CT, and Oceania’s Chiefs Esports Membership at 7pm CT. Fnatic will hope to have Hylissang again for the third of their 5 play-in group stage matches towards Japan’s DetonatioN FocusMe on Friday, Sept. 30 at 3pm CT.
