Probably few expected this: Rogue clearly prevailed in the final of the League of Legends League LEC with a score of 3: 0 against the defending champion G2 Esports. The real outsider showed himself in the best shape in the most important game of the season and thus wins the European championship title for the first time.

"I was always in the position where I dreamed about a victory in the final. But after so many attempts, I can finally say: I'm a winner," Rogues Andrei "Odoamne" Pascu said in an interview after the game.

"This trip has done so much for us. I think in Berlin we would have lost against Fnatic with a clear score of 0:3. I couldn't wish for better teammates." The Toplaner, who was visibly moved to tears, won his first major title in the seventh year of his career.

Despite being the favourite for G2, Rogue is determined to play

After a clear 3:0 in the Upper Bracket for G2, it was the second duel of the two teams. Not least because of this, G2 was considered the favorite, and was also predicted by all analysts of the official broadcast as the winner.

But already the first game developed more clearly than expected. Rogue made hardly any mistakes despite the strong opponent, and played out an early lead to the lead. The team was led by a strong performance of the Botlaner Markos "Comp" Stamkopoulos, who already managed his third pentakill of the season.

G2 initially looked improved in the second game, but it didn't take long for Rogue to win the important fights again. The team already looked like the sure winner, until a lost team fight almost completely changed the outcome of the series. G2 advanced to the opponent's base in an outnumber, but narrowly missed the victory there and remained without chances in the following fights.

LEC final: G2 remains without a chance in the last game

It would not have been too late for a "reverse sweep" of G2, but Rogue was once again able to collect an early lead. G2 barely resisted, and Rogue crowned himself master for the first time in the history of the organization.

For the Swedish midlaner Emil "Larssen" Larsson it was also a victory on home soil. "It just felt more comfortable in front of all these people. It was like I was waiting for the right moment for my first title," he said after the game.