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IEM San Jose: Preview

Intense drama stirred during the off-season with players joining different regions. IEM San Jose will feature several teams that have experienced roster changes.

There were so many cases of players leaving their respective teams. In some of these cases, there were several disputed drama that made reddit pages swarming with interest. 

In any case, the event will be entertaining. We will witness few teams with critical changes in the roster, including management staffs behind the teams. For one, Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng, one of the central figures who played for Counter Logic Gaming, will play for his previous rival team, Team Solomid. In addition, Counter Logic Gaming still does not have an official AD Carry to fill the void that Doublelift left.

Here are the known rosters playing for the IEM San Jose:

Origen (EU)

  • Top: Paul "sOAZ" Boyer
  • Jungle: Maurice "Amazing" Stückenschneider
  • Mid: Tristan "PowerOfEvil" Schrage
  • AD Carry: Jesper "Niels" Svenningsen
  • Support: Alfonso "mithy" Aguirre Rodriguez

Unicorns of Love (EU)

Counter Logic Gaming (NA)

Team SoloMid (NA)

LGD Gaming (CN)

  • Top: Ho-jong "Flame" Lee, Cheon-ju "Acorn" Choi
  • Jungle: Yongquan "TBQ" Zhu, Lisheng "xiaoxi" Wei
  • Mid: Zhen "GODV" Wei
  • AD Carry: Seung-bin "Imp" Gu
  • Support: Bo "Pyl" Chen

JinAir Green Wings (KR)

 

Because there are a total six teams from various regions, two teams were awarded a bye into the semi-finals. It was decided by the ESL organizers that Origen and Jin Air Green Wings would be awarded those byes as you can see below.

There are many questions that will be answered from the results of this particular event. Will LGD Gaming be able to redeem themselves from the lackluster results they showed during Worlds? How well will TSM play with it's entirely new squad, excepting Bjergsen? How will JinAir fare internationally, especially after losing their star mid laner GBM?

Give us your thoughts about IEM San Jose and what you're looking forward to from this event.

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