2 players from Fnatic’s League team test positive for COVID a week before Worlds 2022

If you’re a European League of Legends fan rooting for the region’s four representatives at the 2022 World Championship, we’ve got some bad news. Fnatic has confirmed that two players on the organization’s LEC team have tested positive for COVID-19.

The organization has revealed that Elias “Upset” Lipp and Zdravets “Hylissang” Iliev Galabov will have their trip to North America delayed after catching COVID-19. Fnatic said it will be “working closely with Riot” to make sure the team arrives safely before their first match on Thursday, Sept. 29.