Get PremiumAccording to MISA Esports founder Ziyad Misali, Team Heretics
Way to TH and Stend to MISA ahead of EM Winter
According to MISA Esports founder Ziyad Misali, Team Heretics
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The transfer involves a significant buyout fee from Heretics, along with Stend joining MISA's roster. MISA will continue into EMEA Masters with Hype and Stend as their bot lane — a change that reshuffles the Korean duo that steamrolled the TCL this winter.
For Heretics, the swap sees them part ways with one of their weakest link so far this season, while giving Yoon "Ice" Sang-hoon a Korean-speaking partner in the bot lane. Whether that is enough to challenge the top of the LEC standings remains to be seen.
MISA's founder also revealed that both Hype and Way had joined the organization for free, after a month-long effort to convince them. Even before playing a single EMEA Masters game, both players had already received offers from tier-one teams. The organization had promised both players from the start that they would be allowed to leave should a serious LEC or LCK offer come in.
MISA's stated goal remains unchanged according to their founder: win EMEA Masters this Winter.