The 24-year-old Elias “Upset” Lipp was long considered the best German player in League of Legends, until around 2023. During his time with Schalke, he was regarded as a great talent, and during his 2 years with Fnatic, he was statistically a giant. However, since 2023, his career seems to be in crisis. For 3 consecutive splits, Upset’s teams finished last in the LEC. This has now been criticized, but Upset does not accept the criticism.
Who is the best German player in LoL? That’s hard to say because the most successful pros in the LEC play three different positions:
- For a long time, the ADC Upset was considered the strongest German player. Upset played an extremely controlled ADC at Fnatic, posting outstanding strong statistics because he consistently fulfilled his role and rarely died. However, he lacked the big performances at international tournaments, partly because he had to leave a Worlds unexpectedly.
- Norman “Kaiser” Kaiser (25) had a good run as a supporter for the Mad Lions from 2019 to 2022. However, he switched to Team Vitality along with Upset, where things went terribly.
- The current best German player is likely Sergen “BrokenBlade” Çelik (24), the top laner for the strongest European team, G2.
For fans of Eintracht Spandau, PowerOfEvil is probably the big star:
What problem does Upset have? During a match between Upset’s team, Karmine Corp, and the MAD Lions, a comparison was drawn between Upset and the Spanish player Supa (23).
The caster Andrew “Vedius” Day (31) said:
- Supa had already reached the finals in his first split.
- While Upset finished 10th and thus last in the LEC for 3 consecutive times. He was referencing Upset’s poor phase at Team Vitality and the 10th place in the Spring Split 2024, where Karmine Corp also had a 2-7 record, finishing in 10th place.
Vedius’s statement could certainly be interpreted as him directly blaming Upset for his teams’ poor performances.
Currently, Karmine Corp is in 4th place with a 1-1 record in the still young LEC Summer Season 2024.
Upset is disturbed by the criticism: Context and nuances were missing
This bothers Upset: The German says he does not understand why casters spread such a negative narrative without providing important context or considering how it could affect the careers of players or coaches when they say these things:
“There are no nuances; you just put people down when they are having a bad moment.”
How is this being discussed? The caster apologizes and says sometimes he misses the mark when trying to be both funny and critical.
Upset accepts the apology and says it was important for him to make it clear that players are real people and should be viewed as such.
In response, other users on reddit find the confrontation and mutual handling generally good and appreciate how an actual conflict emerged and was resolved reasonably.
Upset really has had a very fluctuating career; just in March 2023, it seemed as if his career was just beginning after he was strangely cut from Fnatic: LoL: 23-year-old German is thrown out of the team, has to take a season off – now crushing everything
