The North American and European League of Legends have been functioning with relations between governing bodies for years, but have remained relatively independent from one another. Today, in pretty big news, FlyQuest from the LCS traded their mid-laner Marcin “Selfie” Wolski to Rogue in the LEC for their support Kim “Wadid” Bae-in.
Goodbye @WadidXD. Hello @SelfieMid. #LEC
— Rogue (@Rogue) May 16, 2019
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This cross-Atlantic trade could do a whole lot of good for both squads. Rogue, who recently dropped both Kikis and Sencux from their roster, desperately needs to shake things up to claw their way out of the bottom of the league.
FlyQuest, on the other hand, were not in a terrible position at the end of the 2019 LCS Spring Split. Sure, they suffered a pretty brutal loss against Team Liquid in the Semifinals during their playoff run, but the team has a solid base.
Heading into the 2019 Summer Splits, there’s a good chance that Selfie will get some stage time as part of Rogue’s starting line-up.
Over the course of his almost six-year career in competitive League of Legends, Selfie has played in both North America and Europe. Most famously, he was part of the Supa Hot Crew that was eventually acquired by MeetYourMakers before the team disbanded in the middle of 2015.
Recently, his time with FlyQuest Academy in North America meant that he could learn from some of the most storied veterans that were now with that organization, and he would be able to take that next step in his play.
Joining Rogue may be the bump he needs to make a run at a championship, especially as this team is being built with him now in mind.
For Wadid, things might be a bit tougher come the 2019 LCS Summer Split. First, he will most likely be fighting the decently talented JayJ for the starting roster spot on FlyQuest.
Unlike Selfie, Wadid comes over from the EU for the first time, and he's going to see some (but not much) adjustment in the style of play consistent with the North American region. After heading over to the EU from Korea in 2017, Wadid spent time with Team ROCCAT, G2 Esports, and more recently Rogue, where he only played a single (albeit disappointing) split with the team.
In FlyQuest’s bot-lane, Wadid will pair with veteran ad-carry in WildTurtle, if given the chance to play in the LCS. Ever since Wadid left G2, where he was a lane duo with Hjarnan, the support player has struggled to make much of an impact on the Rift. Perhaps the addition of an extremely mechanically skilled partner will push Wadid to another level.
Both of these teams have a lot to overcome heading in their respective Summer seasons, and we’re sure excited to see where they lay come the fall and the call of Worlds 2019 starts chanting from the mountains.
