I have never been a TL fan, but I really appreciate APA as a player. I hope he continues to shine and stays in the LCS for a long time. Also Spawn is the best coach in the league.
You can easily make a part 2 of this just with the playoff run APA had with TL this spring split. From struggling early in the season to all chatting his way to the trophy. Still part of The Grind. Great Video BTW!
I think a lot of the expectations that fans have put on APA this season are unfair. Sure, he has a limited champion pool, and his best stuff isn't meta right now. But he's a nice guy and his potential ceiling is so incredibly high. Even if you don't like him at all, it's a great sign that a LCS team is finally developing local talent, because we'll never compete with the eastern regions if all of our best players are the people who weren't quite good enough to make those teams.
What a great video. This is what i pushed for all last year with apa and this year people were just slamming him saying he was bad but no one seemed to relize that he was so new to pro. yet people were comparing him to bjergsen or jensen.
bjergsen joined LEC at 17 and was already smurfing on everyone, then came to lcs a year or two later and kept smurfing on everyone. there is no comparing them, APA is hardworking, bjergsen is hardwork + talent
I've been following APA as a fan since the amateur days, and I remember Oracle's Elixir scouting him as one of the most promising NA mid talents. This video does a good job of providing a history of his career, but I felt like the tone was a bit disingenous, acting like he came in with a bang. When he first played in LCS, the consesus is that he was FAR from a ready made LCS mid, and the negative community feedback was objectively not inaccurate. His laning was very lacking, often down 20+ cs in equal matchups. His map play was also weird to say the least. I think you could have highlighted this more, because his story is even more impressive taking this into account. His improvement since then, and during this playoffs, has been massive, which makes his cinderella story more impressive considering his shaky start.
He was for sure very rough when he came into LCS but he completely changed how TL looked with only half of split of games. In that sense, he came in with a bang.
people seem to have forgotten about most of his champ pool tbh I mean, he debuted in LCS on Tristana being one of his best champs, he's pulled out Cassiopeia before, not to mention his rumored Kled mid (which apparently was thanks to Spawn). The guy has a deep and non-standard champ pool, I'm guessing he just doesn't get the chance to pull out more unconventional picks too often. Aside from Ziggs and ASol obv, it seems he's just good enough and comfortable enough on those champs to make them work despite them not being meta.
Who's here after he won LCS Spring Playoffs 2024?
I have never been a TL fan, but I really appreciate APA as a player. I hope he continues to shine and stays in the LCS for a long time.
Also Spawn is the best coach in the league.
so you are a TL fan, you just haven't come around to it yet
We love Apa here on Bar Spica since his debut (costreaming from Spain)
You can easily make a part 2 of this just with the playoff run APA had with TL this spring split. From struggling early in the season to all chatting his way to the trophy. Still part of The Grind.
Great Video BTW!
I think a lot of the expectations that fans have put on APA this season are unfair. Sure, he has a limited champion pool, and his best stuff isn't meta right now. But he's a nice guy and his potential ceiling is so incredibly high. Even if you don't like him at all, it's a great sign that a LCS team is finally developing local talent, because we'll never compete with the eastern regions if all of our best players are the people who weren't quite good enough to make those teams.
Love what APA brings to LCS, hoping he succeeds and stays in the league for years to come
There are players that have been coasting in lcs for years and people hate on apa when he only played less than a year it’s unbelievable
So proud to have supported this guys career since I 1st saw him play for barrage esports NA always knew believed in him and his dream
What a great video. This is what i pushed for all last year with apa and this year people were just slamming him saying he was bad but no one seemed to relize that he was so new to pro. yet people were comparing him to bjergsen or jensen.
bjergsen joined LEC at 17 and was already smurfing on everyone, then came to lcs a year or two later and kept smurfing on everyone. there is no comparing them, APA is hardworking, bjergsen is hardwork + talent
Been following APA for years now, very cool to see his story put together in one video!
Wow didn't expect this video to be so well made when i clicked on it.
“They should let collegiate teams into Worlds. The landscape would completely shift.” 😂 Almost fell out of my chair on that take hahahaha
APA's story was one that was really cool to highlight and am really excited to see where his career goes from here!
Were talking about apa but that coach is top tier
this is so dope thank you
I've been following APA as a fan since the amateur days, and I remember Oracle's Elixir scouting him as one of the most promising NA mid talents. This video does a good job of providing a history of his career, but I felt like the tone was a bit disingenous, acting like he came in with a bang.
When he first played in LCS, the consesus is that he was FAR from a ready made LCS mid, and the negative community feedback was objectively not inaccurate. His laning was very lacking, often down 20+ cs in equal matchups. His map play was also weird to say the least.
I think you could have highlighted this more, because his story is even more impressive taking this into account. His improvement since then, and during this playoffs, has been massive, which makes his cinderella story more impressive considering his shaky start.
He was for sure very rough when he came into LCS but he completely changed how TL looked with only half of split of games. In that sense, he came in with a bang.
Such a cool story, more like this please!
Well made video 🎉
I beg to differ on a few of those details 🤣 Great video! Thank you for putting this together highlighting my favorite mid ❤
APA is my G.O.A.T
This goes so hard
He just won the finals MVP... yap yap yap yap yap!!!!
Hes the prototype for sure
hes not a 1 trick tho. he has a good asol, a good Ziggs, and a good Taliyah.
people seem to have forgotten about most of his champ pool tbh
I mean, he debuted in LCS on Tristana being one of his best champs, he's pulled out Cassiopeia before, not to mention his rumored Kled mid (which apparently was thanks to Spawn). The guy has a deep and non-standard champ pool, I'm guessing he just doesn't get the chance to pull out more unconventional picks too often. Aside from Ziggs and ASol obv, it seems he's just good enough and comfortable enough on those champs to make them work despite them not being meta.
I have always enjoyed mids that play some fun champions, thats why I liked Bolulu and APA in that 2023 summer split.
Apa yip yip - aang probably
Of course he is from Ohio! XD
Guys I didn’t watch the video but the answer is no
TL blows. Fluke win. They will get stomped at MSI by a lower region team, mark it.
Great video!