MAD Lions accomplished the unthinkable after reverse-sweeping Rogue in the League of Legends European Championship spring split finals, claiming their first-ever LEC title and earning a spot at the upcoming Mid-Season Invitational. Despite their success, though, the path wasn’t all smiles and laughs for MAD Lions’ star AD Carry, Matyáš “Carzzy” Orság.
The 19-year-old said this has been a difficult year for him. While lifting the LEC trophy was a dream come true for Carzzy, it was bittersweet. The player had struggled with losing his confidence after MAD Lions failed to make the group stage of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship and hasn’t been able to see his girlfriend in-person for the last four months because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“To be honest with you, it’s very tough to not be able to share this moment with my girlfriend,” Carzzy said after winning the LEC. “It’s the worst feeling that I have experienced. Even though we won, there is still this feeling that I cannot share it with the person I like very much.”
He added that his feelings are made worse by the fact that he still won’t see her for the next two months, nor does he know whether he can even go back to the Czech Republic. He went as far as saying in an interview back in February 2020 that he wanted to specifically win for her.
“I think it helps my career to have a supportive girlfriend like her,” he told The Loadout. “When I’m winning, it also feels good because it makes her happy, and I’m happy because I want to win for her.”
Published: Apr 30, 2021 09:00 am