Team SoloMid is an organisation with a lot to live up to, as their long history of success hasn't always been replicated in 2018, but now they've revealed both the roster for the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) and their Academy team.
"The key goal of this off-season for TSM was to create a solid foundation upon which we could iterate and build upon in the long term. We were very excited to bring on board Tony and Peter, with whom we worked closely to build these new rosters and gather our support staff," the post reads, before revealing the LCS team:
Top Lane: Sergen 'BrokenBlade' Çelik
Jungle: Jonathan 'Grig' Armao
Mid Lane: Søren 'Bjergsen' Bjerg
AD Carry: Jesper 'Zven' Svenningsen
Support: Andy 'Smoothie' Ta
When it comes to the Academy though, here's the team we get:
Top Lane: Brandon 'Brandini' Chen
Jungle: Matthew 'Akaadian' Higginbotham
Mid Lane: Nicholas 'Ablazeolive' Antonio Abbott
AD Carry: Edward 'Tactical' Ra
Support: Erik 'Treatz' Wessén
Brandini is returning to the team, which includes Tactical who is from the challenger scene, in fact being named one of the Top Prospects at this year's NA Scouting Grounds. Treatz has also impressed TSM at their own Scouting Grounds, and the support staff this team will be working with includes:
Head Coach: Tony 'Zikz' Gray
Assistant Coach: Jangsik 'Lustboy' Ham
Assistant Coach: Zachary Goldman
Academy Coach: Peter Zhang
Head Analyst: Sevag Titizian
Is it looking like a good year for TSM?