DetonatioN FocusMe star Shunsuke “Evi” Murase is reportedly near signing with LEC’s debuting Staff Heretics.
With solely two worldwide occasions in a yr, and with solely a handful of best-of collection, not many gamers get themselves a possibility to create a private following. Particularly minor area gamers that hardly ever play on the massive phases. DFM’s long-time prime laner Evi might be the largest exception to this position. As one of the crucial dominant gamers in his area, Evi spent lots of time on the Worlds and MSI phases and have become one of the crucial favored gamers.
Evi’s present contract with DFM is ending on November 22, and it appears to be like just like the veteran participant will look to play in a stronger area after spending eight years in LJL. In his report in the present day Blix.gg’s Alejandro “anonimotum” Gomis stated that the Japanese prime laner has reached a verbal settlement with Staff Heretics. Gomis’ reporting was additionally confirmed by Brieuc “LEC Wooloo” Seeger.
Sources: former Detonation Focus Me toplaner Evi 🇯🇵 has reached a verbal settlement with Staff Heretics 🇪🇸 to be LEC toplaner.
All particulars⬇️https://t.co/F2R9DbviX2
— Alejandro Gomis (@anonimotum) November 11, 2022
Evi began his profession in LJL again in 2014. He lifted his first trophy within the Spring of 2017 when he joined Rampage. However worldwide recognition began when he joined DFM in 2018. Evi performed 10 LJL splits with DFM and received an astounding eight championships. This meant other than Worlds 2020 and MSI 2018, DFM and Evi had been Japan’s representatives on the worldwide stage. His pocket picks like Urgot, his fixed smile and his traditional thumbs-up pose mixed with the latest resurgence of DFM meant the followers warmed as much as Evi actual fast. Everybody nonetheless remembers the fan who stored screaming “EVI” through the Play-Ins in Mexico Metropolis this yr.
If his switch to Staff Heretics goes by way of, Evi may also grow to be the primary LJL export to a significant area. Earlier than him, essentially the most vital Japanese participant competing exterior of Japan was Ren “Kanji” Motomitsu who was on PCS’s now-defunct Liyab Esports.
However the signing is important not just for LJL however for LEC as effectively. The weak prime lane pool of the area has been a speaking level for followers on-line in recent times. And we noticed lots of imports coming into LEC, most of them prime being laners. In line with Wooloo, Evi was competing in opposition to İrfan Berk “Armut” Tükek, Finn “Finn” Wiestål and Onurcan “Ragner” Aslan for his place. Kim “Chasy” Dong-hyeon, who discovered himself on MAD Lions, was additionally thought-about by Heretics.
