{"id":39120,"date":"2024-10-17T20:48:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T00:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=39120"},"modified":"2024-10-17T20:48:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T00:48:41","slug":"g2-esports-set-to-sign-labrov-to-their-league-of-legends-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/g2-esports-set-to-sign-labrov-to-their-league-of-legends-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"G2 Esports set to sign Labrov to their League of Legends roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>G2 Esports appears to have swiftly found their new support for the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/\" title=\"League of Legends betting guide\">League of Legends<\/a> EMEA Championship (LEC) season, with Labros &#8220;Labrov&#8221; Papoutsakis set to join the team.<\/p>\n<p>The move follows G2&#8217;s disappointing exit from <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/worlds\/\" title=\"LoL Worlds betting guide\">Worlds 2024<\/a>, where they were eliminated in the Swiss Stage by Bilibili Gaming, missing out on the knockout stage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At least we went out swinging \ud83e\udee1<\/p>\n<p>The support on home turf was unreal, thanks to everyone showing love, hope we put on a good show for you all \u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xy5YDylpbr\">pic.twitter.com\/xy5YDylpbr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; G2 League of Legends (@G2League) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/G2League\/status\/1845523035249316173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite securing every <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/lec\/\" title=\"LEC betting guide\">LEC<\/a> trophy throughout the year, G2\u2019s ambitions remain focused on achieving success on the international stage.<\/p>\n<p>The report, initially published by Sheep Esports&#8217; Alejandro &#8220;Anonimotum&#8221; Gomis, confirmed G2\u2019s decision to part ways with long-time support veteran Mihael &#8220;Mikyx&#8221; Mehle.<\/p>\n<p>Labrov, who has established himself as one of Europe&#8217;s top supports, will have significant shoes to fill with Mikyx&#8217;s departure.<\/p>\n<p>The Slovenian, a former <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/mid-season-invitational\/\" title=\"LoL Mid-Season Invitational betting guide\">Mid-Season Invitational<\/a> champion and LEC MVP, was allowed to explore his options without a buyout, suggesting G2&#8217;s desire to refresh their roster.<\/p>\n<p>Labrov made his LEC debut in 2020 with Team Vitality and quickly gained attention by winning the LEC Rookie of the Split award.<\/p>\n<p>However, his progress stagnated as Vitality struggled to achieve notable results in the league.<\/p>\n<p>Seeking a fresh start, Labrov joined Team BDS in 2023 and has since formed a formidable bot-lane duo with Yoon &#8220;Ice&#8221; Sang-hoon, helping the team achieve consistent top-half finishes in the LEC.<\/p>\n<p>While Team BDS narrowly missed out on a Worlds qualification this year, they secured fourth place in the LEC Season Finals, solidifying Labrov&#8217;s reputation.<\/p>\n<p>Labrov was one of the hottest targets in the offseason, attracting interest from various LEC teams, including Team Heretics, SK Gaming, Rogue, and GiantX.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, he chose G2 Esports, where he will join a talented lineup featuring Sergen &#8220;BrokenBlade&#8221; \u00c7elik, Steven &#8220;Hans Sama&#8221; Liv, and Rasmus &#8220;Caps&#8221; Winther.<\/p>\n<p>With this addition, G2 aims to overcome the frustration of missing out on the Worlds top eight for two consecutive years.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the support change, G2 is likely to make adjustments in the jungle.<\/p>\n<p>Martin &#8220;Yike&#8221; Sundelin, the team&#8217;s current jungler, has also been allowed to explore other opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Among potential replacements, Rudy &#8220;SkewMond&#8221; Semaan, a standout performer in Team BDS&#8217; Academy and the European Regional Leagues, is one of the most anticipated candidates.<\/p>\n<p>As Worlds 2024 progresses, LEC teams are moving quickly to secure their rosters for the next season, with G2 leading the charge.<\/p>\n<p>More announcements can be expected in the coming weeks as teams finalise their lineups for 2025.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>G2 Esports appears to have swiftly found their new support for the 2025 LEC season, with Labros &#8220;Labrov&#8221; Papoutsakis set to join the team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":26664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[103,3771,24,520,2741,1826],"class_list":["post-39120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-g2-esports","tag-labros-labrov-papoutsakis","tag-league-of-legends","tag-lec","tag-mihael-mikyx-mehle","tag-team-bds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39120"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39120"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39123,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39120\/revisions\/39123"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}