The inaugural NLC 2020 summer season, won by Fnatic Rising, was a thrilling journey for League of Legends teams in the UK/Ireland and Nordics – and hopeful sign for things to come in the future.
Now the NLC Fall Open tournament has begun. Any team within the NLC ecosystem (including the UKLC, Telia leagues etc) are allowed to participate, with 16 teams competing for a prize pool of €24,000. There may be no Excel or Fnatic, but there’s still plenty to get excited about, as Megalodontus shows in this roster roundup.
Format details
The Open Qualifier 1 started on October 16th and the second one starts on October 23rd. Teams will play a single round elimination best-of-three, with 22 teams participating for the first Open Qualifier.
Four teams from each qualifier will advance.
Keen followers of the UK LoL scene will note there are teams like London Esports, Enclave, Barrage, MNM Gaming and Resolve participating.
You can find the full bracket of the Open Qualifier 1 here and more info on the NLC website here.
Qualifiers broadcaster list
For the Open Qualifiers, the NLC opened its applications to the community, where organisations or individuals could apply to to be one of the NLC’s partner broadcasts to show the qualifying matches.
The confirmed broadcast partners are as follows:
- Demb
- Absolved
- Phoenix Rising Productions
- SQ1
- UK Esports League
- Nordavind DNB
- Granit
- Riddle
- Invulnerables Esports
- London Esports
- Fløng Esports
NLC Fall Open teams and rosters
Here are all 22 teams taking part in the Fall Open, and again it should be noted that both UK academy teams Fnatic Rising and BT Excel are not participating.
Absolved
Atlando Esports
Barrage Esports
Barrage Academy
Domino Esport
Dusty
ENCE
TBC, but this is their roster from the NLC:
- Top: Nille
- Jungle: Taikki
- Mid: Simpli
- Bot: Kehvo
- Support: Seffe
Enclave Gaming
Granit Gaming
Invulnerables Esports
KOVA Esports
TBC, this is their roster from Telia Masters/TES Finland:
- Top: Tauty
- Jungle: Euna
- Mid: Merza
- Bot: Snurmi
- Support: Tiara
- Sub: VL
London Esports
Lundqvist Lightside
Masonic
MNM Gaming
Nordavind Academy
Nordavind
Nordic Dogs
- Top: Stumpybummer
- Jungle: SHXDXW
- Mid: Niksis
- Bot: liuggis
- Support: Fahox
NVision Esports
NYYRIKKI Esports
According to Gamepedia:
- Top: Voluxa
- Jungle: Dexui
- Mid: Yameru
- Bot: Azitor
- Support: Selfway
Plejehjemmet Kalder
- Top: Lunddorf
- Jungle: Julbu
- Mid: Alec
- Bot: Linops
- Support: Eloguden
Resolve
Riddle Esports
Team Singularity
Tricked Esport
TBC, this is their roster from the NLC:
- Top: WeiZoR
- Jungle: Sof
- Mid: Eren
- Bot: Achuu
- Support: Flaystation
UniQ Esports Club
Vanir
Viking Esports
Wizard Esports
- Weka
- Sidon
- Adrian “Addi” Kristiansen
- Denden
- Kejila
XY Esports
- Top: Leikmaður
- Jungle: Jammzzyy
- Mid: Arnar “Addi” Snæland
- Bot: Oktopus
- Support: Bad Habit
The NLC Fall Open’s first qualifier has begun and the second starts on October 23rd, with the Main Event on November 5th. You can watch this at twitch.tv/nlclol
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Megalodontus is a miraculous survivor from the mass extinction and somehow learnt how to use his stubby fins to operate complicated mechanical equipment and drink tea. Worryingly for cryptozoologists, he’s been writing League of Legends articles too.
A self-taught writer who’s had the privilege to work with good editors who aren’t terrified of his pearly whites, Megalodontus is often seen writing either independently or for various websites such as this one. When not writing, he usually runs it down mid in real life and is fascinated with watching paint dry.
