{"id":10426,"date":"2020-02-07T00:18:36","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T00:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=10426"},"modified":"2020-02-07T00:18:36","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T00:18:36","slug":"lurox-to-replace-gilius-at-schalke-04-in-lec-week-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/lurox-to-replace-gilius-at-schalke-04-in-lec-week-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Lurox to replace Gilius at Schalke 04 in LEC Week 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Schalke 04’s poor start to the 2020 League of Legends<\/a> European Championship (LEC) has forced the German organisation to make a roster move only two weeks into the season, with Lukas “Lurox” Thoma taking over from Erberk “Gilius” Demir as the team’s main jungler.<\/p>\n

The announcement surfaced on Twitter on Thursday, February 6. Lurox is set to make his debut in the LEC this Friday when Schalke take on Misfits Gaming in the third week of the LEC Spring Split.<\/p>\n

The move should not come as a shock to anyone, as Gilius simply failed to stack up with the competition. Schalke 04 lost to Excel Gaming, Origen, Fnatic and MAD Lions in the opening two weeks of the split, with Gilius averaging 2.08 KDA (third-worst), 4.35 CSPM (league-worst) and 265 GPM (league-worst).<\/p>\n

Those numbers are not up to par with Schalke 04’s goals for this season. Although the organisation\u2019s leadership claimed it was not Gilius’ poor results that inspired the swap, we can take those claims with a grain of salt.<\/p>\n

“We have decided to give Lurox a shot at the big stage, going for this LEC weekend,” said Tim Reichert, the Chief Gaming Officer & Managing Director of Schalke 04.<\/p>\n

“We have said from the very first moment that we think he might be ready. <\/p>\n

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ROSTER UPDATE: <\/p>\n

We have decided to sub in @LuroxLoL<\/a> for our #LEC<\/a> Week 3 Matches against Misfits and SK Gaming.<\/p>\n

For more info, please watch the video we prepared: pic.twitter.com\/kmQqXf675p<\/a><\/p>\n

— Schalke 04 Esports (@S04Esports) February 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n