SK Gaming will perform at LEC Summer 2022 with a replacement this game week

The leadership of the esports organization SK Gaming reported on their Twitter account about the trouble that happened to the League of Legends team. Top laner Janick 'JNX' Bartels has tested positive for COVID-19 on the starting roster for the LEC Summer 2022. Because of this, he should be isolated from his teammates. Thus, the entire line-up will take part in LEC Summer 2022 not at the LEC studio, but at the SK headquarters, which is located in Berlin. JNX, in turn, in order to avoid the spread of infection, will play in a team from his home. The rest of the employees of the eSports club will be monitored in terms of health so that the situation does not worsen. According to SK Gaming, JNX is already feeling better and on the mend, and according to presumable expectations, the team will play in such a non-standard format only in this week's matches.

At the moment, SK Gaming are not very successful at LEC Summer 2022. They won one victory and suffered two defeats. This placed them at number seven along with Rogue.

LEC Summer 2022 started on June 17th. The total prize pool of the European League of Legends tournament is €200,000. It is distributed by 10 league members: Astralis, Excel Esports, Fnatic, G2 Esports, MAD Lions, Misfits Gaming, Rogue, SK Gaming, Team BDS and Team Vitality. The winner, runner-up and bronze medalist will receive €80,000, €50,000 and €30,000 respectively, along with invitations to the 2022 World Championship. The teams that will take 4-6 positions will earn €20,000, €12,500 and €7,500. The rest of the league will be left with nothing.