League of Legends rostermania is in full swing and now FlyQuest have become the latest team to make surprising changes.
The North American team, part-owned by the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, had little success in the first of their two NA LCS splits but found more joy in the summer.
Last season, FlyQuest finished the Spring split in eighth place, winning only six games and finishing with a record of six wins and twelve losses. They improved in the summer split, winning 10 games and edging out OpTic Gaming for the final playoff spot. Their season ended as they were handily beaten 3-0 by 100 Thieves in the playoffs.
Meteos has been a big part of the NA LoL scene since 2013.
The changes have come less than a week after it was reported that the team had signed former Team Liquid mid laner Eugene ‘Pobelter’ Park.
Now, though, they’ll be on the lookout for a new top laner and jungler after the team announced they have released Lee ‘Flame’ Jong-ho and William ‘Meteos’ Hartman.
Meteos, who spent the majority of his early career with Cloud9, was one of the NA LCS’ best junglers in the spring split.
As for Flame, who took up one of FlyQuest’s import slots, he had revealed at the beginning of November that he was able to explore his options despite still being under contract with the team.
After FlyQuest confirmed the changes, the South Korean took to Twitter to thank the fans and possibly let slip that he won’t be returning to the NA LCS next season.
Even if i am not gonna play at na, I want u guys keep cheering for me and I am gonna miss u =3
FlyQuest will move towards the new season of the NA LCS – which is set to begin in January – with only three players officially announced on their roster.
They are: Lucas ‘Santorin’ Tao Kilmer Larson, Jason ‘WildTurtle’ Tran and Juan ‘JayJ’ Guibert.
The League of Legends’ LCS is underway with the 2021’s Lock In. North America’s 10 best teams lock horns for bragging rights ahead of the Spring Split. Here’s the LCS Lock In standings, schedule, results & more to stay in the loop!
FlyQuest take down Evil Geniuses in Josedeodo’s first game
100 Thieves are back on top of Group A after beating GGS
Immortals vs FlyQuest next at 7PM PT / 10PM ET
LCS Lock In: Stream
The LCS Lock In tournament is the 2021 starter for League of Legends in North America. All 10 LCS teams will take part in the two-week competition that gives fans a taster of the year to come.
They’re not playing for pittance either. The winning team will take home $150,000 USD, and a lot of confidence heading into the start of Spring 2021 in February.
LCS Lock In 2021: Standings
Group A
Placements
Team
Games
1
100 Thieves
3 – 1
2
Team Liquid
3 – 1
3
TSM
2 – 2
4
Golden Guardians
1 – 3
5
CLG
1 – 3
Group B
Placements
Team
Games
1
Evil Geniuses
3 – 1
1
Cloud9
3 – 1
3
FlyQuest
2 – 2
4
Immortals
1 – 3
5
Dignitas
1 – 3
LCS Lock In 2021: Schedule & results
Groups Day 4: Friday, January 22
Group
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Group B
Dignitas 0 – 1 Cloud9
3pm
6pm
11pm
Group A
Golden Guardians 0 – 1 100 Thieves
4pm
7pm
12am (Jan 23)
Group B
Evil Geniuses 0 – 1 FlyQuest
5pm
8pm
1am (Jan 23)
Group A
Liquid 1 – 0 TSM
6pm
9pm
2am (Jan 23)
Group B
Immortals 0 – 1 FlyQuest
7pm
10pm
3am (Jan 23)
Evil Geniuses, 100 Thieves finish on top in groups
The LCS Lock In 2021 playoffs have been decided, with Evil Geniuses and 100 Thieves getting the best of the bunch by finishing on top. It didn’t come easy though, with EG losing their first game of the event against FlyQuest.
FlyQuest made a huge resurgence with two wins to get off the bottom of Group B and make playoffs, all thanks to the debut of jungler Josedeodo. CLG and Dignitas failed to make the cut.
Groups Day 1: Friday, January 15
Group
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Group A
100 Thieves 1 – 0 TSM
3pm
6pm
11pm
CLG 0 – 1 Liquid
4pm
7pm
12am (Jan 16)
Group B
Cloud9 0 – 1 Evil Geniuses
5pm
8pm
1am (Jan 16)
Dignitas 1 – 0 FlyQuest
6pm
9pm
2am (Jan 16)
Group A
Golden Guardians 1 – 0 CLG
7pm
10pm
3am (Jan 16)
Perkz’s Cloud9 debut doesn’t go as planned
The first day of LCK Lock In action didn’t go as planned for Luka ‘Perkz’ Perkovic and Cloud9, losing their first match of 2021 to Evil Geniuses. His 4/7/2 performance on Yone disappointed many, as Deftly shone on Kai’Sa.
100 Thieves’ new roster got off to a strong start against a new-look TSM, while CLG are 0-2 in 2021, losing to both Liquid and the rookie Golden Guardians lineup. Although they are without Broxah and Finn, the team failed to live up to their legacy.
Groups Day 2: Saturday, January 16
Group
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Group B
Immortals 0 – 1 Evil Geniuses
1pm
4pm
9pm
Group A
Golden Guardians 0 – 1 TSM
2pm
5pm
10pm
Group B
Cloud9 1 – 0 FlyQuest
3pm
6pm
11pm
Immortals 1 – 0 Dignitas
4pm
7pm
12am (Jan 17)
Group A
CLG 1 – 0 100 Thieves
5pm
8pm
1am (Jan 17)
Evil Geniuses remain flawless at Lock In
After 100 Thieves fell down to a weakened CLG, Evil Geniuses remain the only undefeated team at Lock In. Their win against Immortals was dominant off the back of another great performance from Deftly and IgNar in bot.
Cloud9 came back strong after their disappointing loss to Evil Geniuses against FlyQuest with a near-perfect game, only losing one tower. TSM (against Golden Guardians) and Immortals (against Dignitas) also posted wins.
Groups Day 3: Sunday, January 17
Group
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Group B
Immortals 0 – 1 Cloud9
1pm
4pm
9pm
Group A
Liquid 0 – 1 100 Thieves
2pm
5pm
10pm
Group B
Dignitas 0 – 1 Evil Geniuses
3pm
6pm
11pm
Group A
CLG 0 – 1 TSM
4pm
7pm
12am (Jan 18)
Golden Guardians – 1 Liquid
5pm
8pm
1am (Jan 18)
Evil Geniuses overtake Liquid to claim ‘favorites’ mantle
Evil Geniuses have extended their undefeated streak to the end of the opening weekend, defeating Dignitas to secure a 3-0 record. Their lead was helped along by a 100 Thieves upset win over Liquid, with Can ‘Closer’ Çelik and Victor ‘FBI’ Huang dictating the mid-game in their team’s second win.
On the other end of the spectrum, Counter Logic Gaming has become the first team eliminated from playoff contention early on Day 2.
The roster — which is missing Finn ‘Finn’ Wiestål and Mads ‘Broxah’ Brock-Pedersen due to visa issues — were punted after losing to arch-rivals TSM in a back and forth battle. Their 1-3 record leaves them without a chance to make finals.
Meteos has been a big part of the NA LoL scene since 2013.
