Former TSM support Erik “Treatz” Wessén is returning to Europe to fill out the SK Gaming roster for 2021.

Having signed for Team SoloMid Academy in 2018, Treatz moved to TSM’s LCS roster in July 2020. Treatz was picked up from the European regional scene straight into the LCS, having previously played for Gentside, Movistar Riders, Dark Passage, and Team ROCCAT.

Treatz was not given much time on the TSM squad, and though he did help the team qualify for Worlds, he was not used at Worlds 2020 as Vincent “Biofrist” Wang was used in his place. TSM was unable to pick up a single victory at Worlds, going 0-6 in groups, with Biofrost having a particularly poor time.

Treatz is the final part of the SK Gaming 2021 LEC roster. He’ll join new signings Jean “Jezu” Massol from Misfits Premier, LDLC jungler Kristian “TynX” Hansen, and exciting mid lane prospect  Ersin “Blue” Gören from 1907 Fenerbahçe. They’ll join existing player Janik “Jenax” Bartels who is expected to remain the top laner after signing a contract extension.

SK Gaming just missed out on Worlds in 2020 after finishing 5th place in the Summer Split after losing out to Schalke 04 0-3 in Summer Playoffs. SK Gaming finished Spring Split in 9th place, so will be looking to make improvements into the 2021 season.

With this confirmed, it means that former SK Gaming players Juš “Crownshot” Marušič, mid laner Dirk “ZaZee” Mallner, and jungler Kim “Trick” Gang-yun will now be looking for new teams to join.

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SK Gaming looks set to make some big changes to their roster after missing out on Worlds in 2020.

SK Gaming is looking to the rookies for 2021 as they sign former Misfits Premier bot laner Jean “Jezu” Massol, LDLC jungler Kristian “TynX” Hansen, and exciting mid lane prospect Ersin “Blue” Gören from 1907 Fenerbahçe. All three are considered some of the most exciting prospects in Europe. They will look to improve on a disappointing year for SK Gaming.

These signings mean that current SK Gaming players Juš “Crownshot” Marušič, mid laner Dirk “ZaZee” Mallner, and jungler Kim “Trick” Gang-yun will be looking for new homes for the 2021 season with all three out of contract.

Being the mid laner, Blue is the standout player. Rumored and linked to a number of teams in the LEC and LCS, Blue was promoted from the Fenerbahçe Academy in May. He has been a key player for them in the months since.

TynX was a French LFL champion for the 2020 Spring Split and took the Spring European Masters event that followed. Jezu, who also plays in the French LFL for Misfits Premier finished third in both Spring and Summer Splits. He was part of the roster than defeated GamersOrigen 3-0 in the LFL 2020 Finals.

The three will join an SK Gaming side looking to improve their fortune in 2021. The full roster is yet to be confirmed. Only Janik “Jenax” Bartels is expected to stay with the roster.

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Evil Geniuses look set to have locked in their 2021 LCS starting roster after sticking with Daniel “Jiizuke” Di Mauro.

Jiizuke will join up with three new signings Jung “Impact” Eon-yeong from Team Liquid and Lawrence “Lost” Sze Yuy Hui from the TSM Academy and  Lee “IgNar” Dong-geun from FlyQuest. Dennis “Svenskeren” Johnson is expected to remain as the sides starting jungler. This means that once confirmed, Evil Geniuses has locked down their 2021 LCS roster.

Jiizuke signed for EG at the end of 2019 and had a mixed season with the side. The signing of Impact and IgNar, however, is likely to play into his more aggressive style. These could see Jiizuke become the player EG wanted when they signed him. Towards the end of the Summer Split, EG bought in Greyson “Goldenglue” Gilmer as they looked to push for Worlds, however, he was not retained for 2021 so Jiizuke will now remain.

Jiizuke spent two amazing years at Team Vitality, with the title “Italian Stalion” seeing him become a standout amongst the talented European mid lane pool. Since joining the LCS, Jiizuke has seemingly become a forgotten man, despite his style seemingly fitting perfectly with EG’s “evil” style.

Regardless, EG is now locked in, and with coach Peter Dun looking to get his magic working in the LCS, EG could well be an outside contender for a spot in Spring Split playoffs even at this early stage.

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Evil Geniuses has made their first move of the transfer window as they sign support Lee “IgNar” Dong-geun from FlyQuest.

The signing of IgNar means that Tristan “Zeyzal” Stidam will now be available in the free agency market. The move will see FlyQuest lose yet another part of their major Worlds 2020 roster, as they’re set for a refresh in 2021.

IgNar joins Evil Geniuses with a huge CV of experience, having played for Schalke 04, bbq Olivers, Misfits Gaming, and KT Rolster. IgNar has played around the world and will be a major pickup for Evil Geniuses as they look to make big changes for 2021. Not much is known about Evil Geniuses plans for 2021, though with the signing of a new head coach in former MAD Lions coach Peter Dun, they’ll certainly have the backroom staff to support it.

With the sale of Heo “Huni” Seun-hoon to TSM, Evil Geniuses was also able to sign top laner Jung “Impact” Eon-yeong from Team Liquid and Lawrence “Lost” Sze Yuy Hui from the TSM Academy. The only lane left to resolve for Evil Geniuses now is the mid lane with Daniele “Jizuke” di Mauro unlikely to remain with the roster. Evil Geniuses are one of the sides possibly linked with the signing of Tim “Nemesis” Lipovsek from Fnatic.

Regardless, Evil Geniuses has the making of a solid roster but we won’t know the full extent of what they have planned for a little while yet.

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MAD Lions looks set to have locked in their roster for 2021 by bringing in two new additions while keeping hold of three key players.

MAD Lions are set to sign Turkish top lane prospect Irfran “Armut” Berk Túkek from SupperMassive and Spanish jungler Javier “Elyoya” Prades from Movistar Riders.

Meanwhile, they’ve locked down mid laner Marek “Humanoid” Brázda, and bot lane duo Mayyás “Crazzy” Orság and Norman “Kaiser” Kaiser. This is despite G2 Esports allegedly looking at signing Carzzy while Humanoid was approached by a number of teams in the LCS.

Armut was one of the most hyped-up players in the Worlds play-in stage, with rumors aplenty that he would be moving to the LEC or LCS come 2021. With MAD Lions proving in 2020 that they can nurture young talent, Armut will be a perfect match for the roster.

Elyoya was one of the key players in the SuperMassive title win in the LVP, on a roster that is also likely to see players move to LEC sides in 2021. The side did not take a title at the European Masters Summer Main Event or the Spanish Liberian Cup, however, Elyoya is a promising jungler, and like Armut will be perfect for MAD Lions.

MAD Lions had a fantastic 2020, with the near-full rookie roster making their way to Worlds 2020 and showed a huge improvement in performance from Spring to Summer Split. They did fail to show their LEC form at Worlds, however, as it looked like some of the steam had run out when it came from online matches to the LAN environment of Worlds.

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