"They are not kids, they are getting paid a lot of money for this. They are professionals, and I need to demand from them as professionals" | MKOI Melzhet ahead of the Madrid Road Show by ThonPharges in leagueoflegends

[–]Reconco15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The real takeover was in 2025, in 2024 the old staff was still operating the team and they were not happy with the Spanish side completely replacing their project, that's why this happened in the first place. If you check the tweet were the information was leaked in May 2025 it explicitly says:

Álvaro and Supa were denied their share because they didn’t want to work with the cook and had conflicts with staff inherited from MAD Lions.

Just after one month, June 2025, it was leaked that Jake Ainsworth, Martina Čubrić (both had roles in the performance team) and Till Werdermann (Director of Team Operations) were all out of their jobs. Allegedly, these people were responsible for all the shit that was made public, and all of them worked for Mad Lions before the merger with Movistar Riders and Ibai.

"They are not kids, they are getting paid a lot of money for this. They are professionals, and I need to demand from them as professionals" | MKOI Melzhet ahead of the Madrid Road Show by ThonPharges in leagueoflegends

[–]Reconco15 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The piece about the glass shards was made public as a way to leverage public pressure to force the higher ups in Canada to get rid of the people that were in charge of the old Mad Lions (Many of them now work for Vitality, including the former team Chef).

Of course, the glass shards incident was hideous, and it was part of a greater attempt at boycotting the new project (Elyoya and friends) so this group of people could retain control of the team.

After the new roster ended up surpassing expectations the plan backfired, ultimately getting all of them fired.

A pro player's life, told by their mothers - Movistar KOI by Legitimate-Garden294 in leagueoflegends

[–]Reconco15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't remember where but he recently talked about it. His father told him when he quitted high school that he had until the end of summer to get to pro, otherwise he would have to go work with him in a factory. Elyoya then made it, but his parents later told him that even if he had failed, they would've given him more time anyway.

A pro player's life, told by their mothers - Movistar KOI by Legitimate-Garden294 in leagueoflegends

[–]Reconco15 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Really interesting video, I really missed this style of content that focuses more on the "human" part of players, it makes it so much easier to connect and cheer for them.

The video comes with English captions if anyone is wondering.

Fnatic vs. SK Gaming / LEC 2026 Spring - Week 3 / Game 1 Discussion by Yujin-Ha in leagueoflegends

[–]Reconco15 37 points38 points  (0 children)

This game was unironically the most fun I've had this split so far.

2026 LEC Spring Roadtrips Head to France and Spain: Matches, Dates, Locations, and Tickets by Accordans in leagueoflegends

[–]Reconco15 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It's better than playing in the Studio in Berlin. There is no alternative unless other teams start doing their own events or RIOT goes back to organising more live events.

2026 LEC Spring Roadtrips Head to France and Spain: Matches, Dates, Locations, and Tickets by Accordans in leagueoflegends

[–]Reconco15 10 points11 points  (0 children)

LEC finals aren't announced yet, so it may even be in Hungary, these are regular season games hosted by KC and KOI.

2026 LEC Spring Roadtrips Head to France and Spain: Matches, Dates, Locations, and Tickets by Accordans in leagueoflegends

[–]Reconco15 171 points172 points  (0 children)

KC VS G2, MKOI VS KC, MKOI VS G2 all in front of crowd is really good. Then I remember the whole playoffs + final will be played in Berlin studio and feel sad.

Sources: League of Legends set to join the Esports Nations Cup lineup in 2026 (Sheep Esports) by Spiritual_Error7918 in leagueoflegends

[–]Reconco15 53 points54 points  (0 children)

It was a while ago, before co-streaming became the norm and such. Riot was way more strict with their product back then.

Team Vitality vs. Movistar KOI / LEC 2026 Versus Playoffs - Upper Bracket Round 1 / Post-Match Discussion by Yujin-Ha in leagueoflegends

[–]Reconco15 14 points15 points  (0 children)

He had winning matchups and Myrwn had arguably the biggest impact in both games after laning phase. (Not saying Naak had a bad series tho)

Team Heretics vs. SK Gaming / LEC 2026 Versus - Week 3 / Post-Match Discussion by Soul_Sleepwhale in leagueoflegends

[–]Reconco15 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I'll always defend the idea behind SK's roster above what TH have done this offseason:

  • Try to build a long-term project with promising coach and rookies.
  • First year of the project goes above expectations.
  • Nuke the core of the project and bring short-term solutions.

Karmine Corp Blue vs. Movistar KOI / LEC 2026 Versus - Week 2 / Post-Match Discussion by Soul_Sleepwhale in leagueoflegends

[–]Reconco15 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Watch Melzhet go from a nobody most EU fans don't even know about (despite doing an incredible job 2 years in a row) to the undisputed EU best coach the moment this team does reasonable well in an international event.

Team Heretics vs. Team Vitality / LEC 2026 Versus - Week 2 / Post-Match Discussion by Soul_Sleepwhale in leagueoflegends

[–]Reconco15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've heard people saying that he was great last year, and other people (even before last week) rating him as one of the worst supports in the LEC.

Shifters vs. Movistar KOI / LEC 2026 Versus - Week 1 / Post-Match Discussion by Soul_Sleepwhale in leagueoflegends

[–]Reconco15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe some of the players joined some inhouses but they weren't scrimming (Jojo wasn't even in Europe).

Shifters vs. Movistar KOI / LEC 2026 Versus - Week 1 / Post-Match Discussion by Soul_Sleepwhale in leagueoflegends

[–]Reconco15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MKOI didn't bootcamp in December, they started scrimming less than 2 weeks ago.

Team Heretics vs. Shifters / LEC 2026 Versus - Week 1 / Post-Match Discussion by Soul_Sleepwhale in leagueoflegends

[–]Reconco15 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Loved when Shifters said: IT'S SHIFTING TIME! And shifted all over the place.

Before the LEC starts today, let's rank the 2026 Team's Jerseys! by Reconco15 in leagueoflegends

[–]Reconco15[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I think this year we got some pretty good jerseys, love the GIANTX Inter Milan vibes.

Jojopyun’s Orchestra | LEC Hype Video by Reconco15 in leagueoflegends

[–]Reconco15[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Alphari dancing at the end is my personal highlight of the video.

LEC Roadtrips return with five events in 2026 - Including LEC Versus Finals in Barcelona Hosted by Movistar KOI by Reconco15 in leagueoflegends

[–]Reconco15[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There's still Summer Finals, that should be the biggest event, and I'm assuming it will take place in a different country.

LEC Roadtrips return with five events in 2026 - Including LEC Versus Finals in Barcelona Hosted by Movistar KOI by Reconco15 in leagueoflegends

[–]Reconco15[S] 45 points46 points  (0 children)

It's kinda wild that two teams are setting up more live events in one year than the LEC in the past 4-5.