Tonight we see Viperio take on former NLC side MnM Gaming, in UKLC game day six. The matchup marks the first time the two sides have come head-to-head in an esports competition since the summer of 2017.
Starting Roster:
Top: 🇬🇧 Adam ‘Eragon‘ Harney
Jungle: 🇬🇧 Justin ‘Gaduniker‘ Tan
Mid: 🇨🇭 Antoine ‘Vango‘ Tinguely
ADC: 🇭🇷 Josip ‘Jopa‘ Čančar
Support: 🇷🇸 Mladen ‘Cl0x‘ Mitić
The MnM Gaming roster fields two locally trained representatives, with three imports from Switzerland, Croatia and Serbia. The roster features Adam ‘Eragon‘ Harney, the former top-lane positional coach for Viperio during the spring 2021 season.
Previous Seasons
MnM have been a staple of UK League of Legends for many years, competing at the top levels of UK League of Legends from as early as 2014.
Within the NLC/UKLC, MnM’s results are as follows:
UKLC Spring 2019 Regular Season: 4th
UKLC Spring 2019 Playoffs: 3rd-4th
UKLC Summer 2019 Regular Season: 3rd
UKLC Summer 2019 Regular Season: 4th
UKLC Spring 2020 Regular Season: 5th
NLC Summer 2020 Regular Season (Group B): 6th
NLC Fall Open 2020: 13th-16th
NLC Spring 2021 Regular Season (Group B): 6th
Previous Head-to-Heads
The last time that Viperio played MnM was in the Insomnia 61 League of Legends Open in summer 2017. MnM defeated Viperio 2-0 in the playoff bracket.
UKLC Summer 2021 Performance
MnM Gaming current sit joint top with Resolve Academy, both with a 4W-1L record after 5 game days. Their results are as follows:
Game #1: Bulldog (L) vs. (W) MnM Gaming
Game #2: MnM Gaming (L) vs. (W) LDN Esports
Game #3: Lucent (L) vs. (W) MnM Gaming
Game #4: MnM Gaming (W) vs. (L) Nvision
Game #5: Resolve Academy (L) vs. (W) MnM Gaming
Key Takeaways
- MnM have shown themselves as one of the stronger teams this season, with many experienced players on their roster.
- Having dropped into the UKLC after relegating from the NLC, the organisation is hungry to bounce back up as soon as possible.
- Viperio are massively considered the underdog in this series. With high pressure on the MnM team to win, Viperio have little to lose and a lot to gain in this fixture.
