Legendary esports organisation, Natus Vincere (NAVI), have finally announced their first ever League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC) roster.
The organisation acquired Rogue’s team slot last month, taking over their players and staff to help prepare them for the Summer Split on August 2nd.
Expectations for the team are low heading into the Summer Split are low, however, there is a small possibility that the organisation can qualify for this year’s World Championship.
NAVI finalises LEC roster
Since their acquisition of Rogue’s LEC slot, including players and staff, many have wondered what changes will be made.
This was only amplified when NAVI CEO Yevhen Zolotarov said, “Regarding the roster – it obviously requires changes.”
Many thought that midlaner Emil ‘Larssen’ Larsson would stay with the team as a consistent veteran.
However, the rest of the roster was very much up in the air.
Now, NAVI has confirmed their full roster for the upcoming LEC Summer Split.
The main feature is rookie jungler, Francisco ‘Thayger’ Sánchez, who joins the team fresh from Barça eSports.
He recently came second at EMEA Masters Spring, losing to Los Ratones in the Grand Final.
Joining him are veterans and former Rogue players of Adam ‘Adam’ Maanane and Kim ‘Malrang’ Geun-seong.
Adam having made a name for himself at the 2023 World Championship with Team BDS.
While Malrang has been an established part of the LEC since 2021, he has now swapped to the support role.
Closing out the roster is Lee ‘Hans SamD’ Jae-hoon, who has made fleeting appearances on the LCK and LPL.
The full roster for NAVI for the 2025 LEC Summer Split is:
- Adam ‘Adam’ Maanane (Top)
- Francisco ‘Thayger’ Sánchez (Jungle)
- Emil ‘Larssen’ Larsson (Mid)
- Lee ‘Hans SamD’ Jae-hoon (Bot)
- Kim ‘Malrang’ Geun-seong (Support- role swap)
Supporting them will be:
- fredy122 Simon ‘fredy122’ Payne (Head Coach)
- Kim ‘Trick’ Gang-yun (Assistant Coach)
- Nico ‘Blueknight’ Jannet (Head of Analytics)
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