Echo Fox to Compete with Full Roster in NA LCS
Echo Fox will compete with their complete starting roster in the North American League Championship Series (LCS) today, marking the first time the squad is playing together since week one.
The past three weeks have been challenging for Echo Fox. After the first weekend of games, three of their players were deemed ineligible to compete due to lack of proper visa clearance, resulting in the team using three substitutes. This lineup change led to six consecutive losses.
Today, the team will be facing Renegades, with Danish mid laner Henrik “Froggen” Hansen and Korean top laner Park “kfo” Jeong-hun cleared to play. They will join Canadian jungler Anthony “Hard” Barkhovtsev, who was cleared last week, as well as their two American players Yuri “KEITH” Jew and Terry “BIG” Choung.
Team owner, former Los Angeles Laker and Boston Celtics retired professional basketball player Rick Fox, announced earlier today on Twitter that the entire lineup would be competing together again for the first time in weeks.
Both Echo Fox and Renegades currently hold a 1-7 record, putting them in a tie for ninth place. Today’s match will determine which team will be at the bottom of the ladder.
Hansen, who was not present in Los Angeles, where the NA LCS takes place, boarded a flight this morning to join the team. He later tweeted about a lack of sleep, which could affect his performance today.
The Echo Fox team will need to bring their A-game, as the Renegades squad has had more practice time together than them in recent weeks.
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