Virtus.Pro returns to League of Legends but with a new inexperienced squad
Russian-speaking market’s biggest Esports organization is returning to League of Legends after a full year of absence, but this time with a new roster consisting of up and coming young players instead of actual pros.
The new Virtus.Pro League of Legends team will be competing at LCL in the CIS region. So far three young players have been signed and they are “Blasting” Kudrin, Ivan “Paranoia” Tipukhov, and Alexander “SaNTaS” Lifashin. The team will also be playing with stand-ins Rafael “Doxy” Adl Zarabi and Jonatan “SezzeR” Villebro to round out the five-man roster.
“We’re entering the LCL with a young squad consisting of promising players,” Virtus Pro’s general manager Roman Dvoryankin said. “I’m sure that they will be able to show solid results in the second half of the year, if a correct approach will be taken.”
While not considered a major region in the professional League field, the League of Legends Continental League produced one of the biggest surprises for the 2016 League World Championship, Albus NoX Luna team. The squad successfully reached the event’s quarterfinals after upsetting both fan favorites ROX Tigers and Counter Logic Gaming in the group stage, so we are waiting for the same to happen with VP here.
