{"id":10522,"date":"2020-02-17T01:29:54","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T01:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=10522"},"modified":"2020-02-17T01:29:54","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T01:29:54","slug":"schalke-claim-first-lec-win-after-innaxe-replaces-forg1ven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/schalke-claim-first-lec-win-after-innaxe-replaces-forg1ven\/","title":{"rendered":"Schalke claim first LEC win after Innaxe replaces FORG1VEN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Konstantinos “FORG1VEN” Tzortziou announced his temporary departure from Schalke 04’s League of Legends esports<\/a> roster last week, citing the team’s unwillingness to implement necessary changes as the main reason for his decision.<\/p>\n

FORG1VEN announced his return to the professional LoL scene in April 2019<\/a>, after leaving the scene back in 2016 in order to fulfil his national military service obligations. While the initial rumours suggested the Greek LoL legend would remain unsigned, Schalke 04 picked him up as part of their rebuild ahead of the 2020 League of Legends European Championship (LEC) season.<\/p>\n

There was a lot of hype surrounding the new-look Schalke squad, especially as FORG1VEN was once considered one of the best ADC mains in the world. Unfortunately, the German squad failed to deliver in the opening two weeks of the LEC Spring Split, losing all four of their fixtures.<\/p>\n

In the hope of finding some stability and better results, Schalke 04 decided to promote jungler Lukas “Lurox” Thoma from the academy team earlier this month<\/a>. They lost both of their Week 3 games, however, which cemented them as the worst team in the league, besides Team Vitality.<\/p>\n

A streak of six consecutive defeats took a toll on the squad’s morale and it was only the matter of time before someone broke ranks. FORG1VEN was the first player to express his frustration, announcing last Thursday that he was removing himself from the squad due to Schalke’s inability to satisfy his need to compete at the highest level.<\/p>\n

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— FORG1VEN (@FORG1VENGRE) February 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n