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Fuentes cercanas confirman que Paul «sOAZ» Boyer, uno de los jugadores con más renombre de la escena occidental de League of Legends, ha llegado a un acuerdo verbal para volver a competir, esta vez junto a WAVE Esports en la Prime League alemana . Además, la organización austriaca también ha cerrado un acuerdo verbal con Mirai, Xoura, Bung y Adept para completar su roster de cara a 2022.
Por tanto, estaríamos ante un muy esperado regreso del toplaner francés tras dos años sin pisar la grieta en Europa, donde jugó por última vez junto a Misfits Gaming en la LEC en 2019.
sOAZ no nos abandona
Algunos profesionales de League of Legends parece que nunca acaban por cansarse de la emoción que aporta la competición. Este parece ser el caso de sOAZ, quien ya había anunciado el pasado 22 de octubre su intención de volver a competir como jugador, tras pasar todo 2021 como parte del coaching staff de LDLC OL en la LFL.
Tras haber mantenido tryouts y negociaciones con diversas organizaciones, entre las que se pueden mencionar equipos de la LFL como el propio LDLC o Team Oplon, finalmente habría llegado a un acuerdo verbal con WAVE Esports, una organización relativamente nueva en el panorama de League of Legends, para competir en la Prime League alemana de cara a 2022.
Su vuelta a la competición, aunque esta vez dentro del panorama de las ERLs, significaría una nueva oportunidad para sOAZ de volver a rendir al máximo nivel, después de un desafortunado 2020 como toplaner de Immortals en la LCS. Según palabras del propio sOAZ, su intención sería la de «volver a LEC y Mundiales«.
After a year of coaching with LDLC they've allowed me to talk to other teams for 2022
I want to compete as a player again and looking for LEC/LCS/LFL offers. No highly motivated shotcaller bullshit, i want get back to LEC/Worlds✉️ soaz@prodigy-agency.gg
🔃 + ❤️ appreciated pic.twitter.com/A7K72T1cC0— Paul Boyer (@sOAZ) October 22, 2021
WAVE apunta a mejorar resultados
Es probable que muchos de los que conocéis a sOAZ nunca hayáis oído hablar de WAVE Esports, en especial si no estáis familiarizados con la escena competitiva alemana. WAVE es un club de esports con sede en Austria, y son más conocidos en el mundo por su presencia en la escena de Fortnite, tanto a nivel competitivo como e cuanto a marca e influencers.
Su entrada en League of Legends se produce el pasado verano de 2021, tras adquirir la plaza de Ad Hoc Gaming en la Prime League, el cual tuvo que vender su plaza por problemas económicos, según comunicaba el propio club. Sin embargo, su primer split fue algo desafortunado, terminando octavos con un resultado de 5-13, y teniendo que jugar la Summer Relegation, que sin embargo ganarían manteniendo así la plaza.
Por lo tanto, la organización austriaca busca entonces comenzar su primer año en League of Legends con mejor pie. Además de los servicios de sOAZ, la organización habría llegado a un acuerdo verbal para mantener a Salah «Mirai» Lmimouni, Jakob «Bung» Gramm y Andreas «Adept» Blikfeldt, con quienes ya compitió el el pasado torneo de descenso. Finalmente, en la midlane tendríamos a Xoura, un jugador sin experiencia previa en ERLs. Por consiguiente, el nuevo roster, en caso de confirmarse, estaría formado por:
- Paul «sOAZ» Boyer
- Salah «Mirai» Lmimouni
- Xoura
- Jakob «Bung» Gramm
- Andreas «Adept» Blikfeldt
Dicho roster, que estaría entrenado por Markus «DeliveryPanda» Appelhoff, buscaría combinar la enorme experiencia que jugadores como sOAZ pueden aportar con individuos más rookies, como es el caso de Mirai y Xoura
Tendremos que esperar hasta enero de 2022 para poder ver más de sOAZ y su camino en las ERLs.
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Sources: sOAZ returns as a player for 2022
The player has reportedly reached an agreement with Austrian organization WAVE Esports to compete in the Prime League
According to sources, Paul «sOAZ» Boyer, one of the most renowned players in Western League of Legends , has reached a verbal agreement to return to compete, this time with WAVE Esports in German Prime League. In addition, the Austrian organization has also closed a verbal agreement with Mirai, Xoura, Bung and Adept to complete its roster for 2022.
We would thus be facing a long-awaited return of the French toplaner after two years without stepping the rift in Europe, where he last played alongside Misfits Gaming in 2019 LEC.
sOAZ still won’t leave us
Some League of Legends professionals never seem to get tired of the excitement that the competition brings. This seems to be the case of sOAZ, who already announced on October 22nd his intention to return to compete as a player, after spending 2021 as part of the LDLC OL coaching staff in LFL.
After having held tryouts and negotiations with various organizations, among which we can mention LFL teams such as LDLC itself or Team Oplon, he has finally reached a verbal agreement with WAVE Esports, a relatively new organization in League of Legends scene, to compete in Prime League in 2022.
His return to competition, although this time within the ERL landscape, would mean a new opportunity for sOAZ to perform at the highest level again, after an unfortunate 2020 as an Immortals toplaner in the LCS. According to sOAZ’s own words, his intention would be to «return to LEC/Worlds«.
After a year of coaching with LDLC they've allowed me to talk to other teams for 2022
I want to compete as a player again and looking for LEC/LCS/LFL offers. No highly motivated shotcaller bullshit, i want get back to LEC/Worlds✉️ soaz@prodigy-agency.gg
🔃 + ❤️ appreciated pic.twitter.com/A7K72T1cC0— Paul Boyer (@sOAZ) October 22, 2021
WAVE aims to improve results
Many of us who know sOAZ have probably never heard of WAVE Esports, especially if you are not familiar with the German competitive scene. WAVE is an esports club based in Austria, and they are best known in the esports world for their presence in Fortnite, both competitively and in terms of branding and influencers.
Their entry into League of Legends comes starts in 2021 Summer, after acquiring Ad Hoc Gaming‘s slot in Prime League due to economic difficulties, as communicated by the club itself. Their first split was somewhat unfortunate, finishing 8th with a result of 5-13, and having to play Summer Relegation, which they would win, thus keeping their place.
Therefore, the Austrian organization is now looking to start their first year in League of Legends with a better footing. In addition to sOAZ, the organization would have reached a verbal agreement to keep Salah «Mirai» Lminouni, Jakob «Bung» Gramm and Andreas «Adept» Blikfeldt, with whom they already competed in said relegations. Finally, in the midlane we would have Xoura, a new player with no previous experience in ERLs. Therefore, the new roster, if confirmed, would be formed by:
- Paul «sOAZ» Boyer
- Salah «Mirai» Lmimouni
- Xoura
- Jakob «Bung» Gramm
- Andreas «Adept» Blikfeldt
Such a roster, which would be coached by Markus «DeliveryPanda» Appelhoff, would seek to combine the enormous experience that players like sOAZ can bring alongisde some rookies, such as Mirai and Xoura.
We will have to wait until January 2022 to see more of sOAZ and its new path, this time in ERLs.