Solary Win EMEA Masters Winter After Seven Year Wait

The EMEA Masters Winter final was a rematch of the LFL Invitational final as Galions looked for revenge on Solary.

Yet, the result was the exact same the LFL finals as Solary dominated their opponents in another straight 3-0 sweep.

The third and final game was a 44-minute thriller that went back and forth, but Galions ultimately couldn’t find a way into the series.

Former LEC toplaner Felix ‘Kryze’ Hellström took to Twitter to celebrate, posting:

“Just happiness.. finally Solary is eating well.. I’m just so happy, the organisation deserves this so much after all these years of suffering.”

No English Broadcast for EMEA Masters

Despite EMEA Masters becoming even more important with the ERLs and LEC starting to cross paths, Riot did not host an English broadcast for the EMEA Masters Winter final.

The final was held on a Tuesday online, with little chance for a lot of fans to even take an interest in the LEC’s new opponents.

Former NLC commentator Jake ‘Hiprain’ Matthews bemoaned the decision on his social page:

“The handling of T2 league this year has been heartbreaking. This tournament is meant to be an important part of our region but over the last few years has been getting less and less coverage.”

Hiprain was let go from the UK and Nordics’ ERL earlier this year, and now the NLC Spring Split has been suspended after its organiser walked away.

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