Elias “Upset” Lipp (23) is probably the best German player in League of Legends, but the 23-year-old has had a tough year. At Fnatic, where he played successfully for a long time, he was replaced by LoL veteran Rekkles. After that, Team Vitality dropped to the bottom of the table. Now a cool new project seems to be waiting for him.
Who is Upset and why is he considered so strong?
- Elias “Upset” Lipp played for Schalke for 3 years and was regarded as a huge talent in the role of bot laner.
- From 2020 to 2022, Upset was the star player of Fnatic, impressing with his controlled, aggressive, yet premature playstyle, leading statistics across Europe and earning a reputation as one of the best ADCs outside of Asia.
- Upset is probably the best LoL player in Germany. The other candidate for the title of “best German LoL pro” would probably be BrokenBlade, who plays for G2.
But despite all his talent and personal success, Upset’s career fell into a slump in 2023.
Personal problems and Covid ruined his Worlds chances twice
What went wrong? Even though Upset is such a great player, things have not gone smoothly for him in recent years, especially the Worlds have repeatedly become a career low:
At Fnatic, he had to leave the Worlds early in 2021 due to personal issues – that nearly tore the team apart. The players had fought for a year for the chance to shine at the Worlds, but without Upset, the linchpin of their team, it was all for nothing.
In 2022, the Worlds went terribly for Fnatic again – due to Covid and other issues , the team never managed to train properly and failed to make a good impression on the big stage.
Finally, Upset was replaced by the former star player Rekkles in his third season at Fnatic. This was critically commented upon because while Rekkles was a big name in 2023, he had long passed his prime.
Upset eventually joined Perkz at Team Vitality in 2023 and experienced a hellish season. The team finished last, which no one could really explain. The players spoke of how the season didn’t feel real at all.
Upset is likely to end up at Karmine Corp
What’s next for him? Perkz has left Team Vitality, and Upset will leave as well. According to current reports, he is set to join the new French team Karmine Corp (via dotesports), which is reportedly planning to send a strong team to the LEC in 2024.
In addition to Upset, they are also said to have verbally agreed on collaboration with coach Jakob “YamatoCannon” Medbi and talented jungler Bo.
Although Upset has not officially confirmed this yet, it looks like he will stay in France with a team that is striving to win.
The German seems to be in a good mood anyway. On Twitter, he shows a screenshot from Korea, where apparently Knight, the top laner of the Chinese top team JDG recognizes and praises him. Perhaps this is a good sign for the future.
Besides Upset, the German mid laner “PowerOfEvil” is also likely to find a new team for 2023, remaining in Germany:
