World Elite Academy joins the Korean hype train

After a poor start in LPL Summer, World Elite Academy has hired Korean talent Hanlabong and MickeyGod in an attempt to breathe new life into the team.

World Elite Academy has dropped to the bottom of the standings in LPL after four losses (eight map losses). Many had anticipated a superior performance out of the team earlier this year, speculating that they could even best their sister team, World Elite, now tied for first place.

Drama hit World Elite Academy hard, and they lost their support player and shot-caller, AhrI, as well as some of their morale. Under Yuzhe's guidance, WE.A has not looked like themselves, and the WE management has decided to shake things up.

Hanlabong from Prime Optimus will be joining World Elite Academy. During the 2014 Champions Spring group stage, Hanlabong wowed the audience with his Jax play, allowing his team to 2-0 SK Telecom T1 S and force a tie-breaker that saved K's playoff chances.

MickeyGod, a Lee Sin Korean Challenger player, will also join the team. MickeyGod is known for his humorous streaming, and his role on World Elite Academy will mark his competitive debut. Their roles in the starting lineup are unclear, but it seems likely Hanlabong will play the top lane, and MickeyGod will join the team as a jungler.

It's difficult to say whether these acquisitions will rejuvenate the team or simply introduce a larger communication barrier. You can watch the new lineup play its first game this Saturday against Young Glory at 10:00 CEST.

Team World Elite Academy:

Dongha "Hanlabong" Kim

MickeyGod

Su "xiye" Han-Wei

Han "SmLz" Jin

Zhang "Yuzhe" Zhe



Sun "xr" Yang

He "Soist" Zhi-Hong

Source: Wangyou