ICONIC Esports Moments: League's Greatest Underdog Story: Albus NoX Luna at Worlds 2016

Being the underdog doesn’t make you a loser. At first, it looked as if everyone’s predictions were going to be accurate. Albus NoX fell to the ROX Tigers in a quick, bloody game that saw ROX’s AD carry, PraY, pick up 12 kills - as much as all of Albus NoX combined. The Tigers were favorites to make it to the Grand Finals, and everyone was confident that Albus NoX would meet their low expectations. But in just two days, Albus NoX blew those expectations away.
Two days later, Albus NoX made history.
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[@vegard7020]

Likkrit was right, 2016 was the year wildcards began to matter. This year's MSI and first two weeks of Worlds showed that.

[@julsa1191]

GAM

[@froilanjosephpaz4941]

Welp looks like we have to wait a year after GAM like in 2018 to see what they really did.

[@haziq12ish]

even in dota, 2016 was the year of upset and underdogs

[@henriquesoares2343]

Cheers Mate actually in 2015 pain gaming was already competitive in their group, had they beat fw in their second game against them in the group (it was a 50 min game) it would have made the last game against clg group deciding (if pain managed to get a win they would be the second ranked team in the group and if clg managed to win they would have a tie breaker match vs fw)

[@kapitanjisun]

2014 Kabum

[@RomnysGonzalez]

Likkrit wild card speech is legendary!

[@Flash33c]

You have to give credit where credit is due to this team. They played some great games and proved that any team can do well even if you're not considered a favorite.

[@Noobie2k7]

I loved them cause they make every game a down and dirty brawling bloodbath. They went up against some of the better teams in the world and they dragged them down into playing a game they weren't comfortable with and that worked. Sadly once out of groups no teams took them lightly anymore and they couldn't do what made them so successful in groups.

[@Rocelin13]

Considering Taiwan wasn't considered a major region in season 2, I think TPA taking season 2 championships was kind of a bigger underdog story.

[@Blitzkit]

Yep the reason why moscow5 didn't reached finals :(

[@linuzlicerio2366]

They already made a vid about TPA if I remember it right. still the best worlds by far CLG EU forever !

[@tonyjunior7279]

Kaithe Rocelin tpa not underdog they are dark horse.

[@Olvedn]

To this day I do not feel sad about moscow5 loosing that bo3, or CLGEU for that matter. They took two incredible teams to their limits before loosing, it was great to see

[@619Slipk]

I don't agree with that. Their victory can be refered as an upset, but even though they were not considered one of the top regions, they were the first outside of NA/EU to get their own server, and they didn't even had to play through the group stage, they can't be compared with wildcard teams that even have to play a preliminary tournament to see who gets the available spots at worlds

[@MrPolychinel]

ANX was amazing to watch. They made 2016 Worlds interesting.

[@907liondancer2]

More importantly: They proved that the ROX Tigers were beatable. It literally changed the whole complexion of the rest of worlds for 2016.

[@Solenye]

Gigabyte Marines was about to reapeat that succes...

[@bravepotatoe7513]

until the optimus orianna atacked

[@Solenye]

Brave Potatoe so true

[@TheJramTV]

Almost...

[@vaderglenn]

when you play a 4v6 FeelsBadMan

[@Nr4747]

To be fair: Optimus also got tilted pretty hard by SoaZ constantly chasing him down in teamfights and just knowing exactly how to prevent him from escaping.

[@mohbarca2006]

This ANX roster gave me so much hype for GMB in play-ins, I was so disappointed that they couldn't deliver... Even if Gigabyte Marines didn't make it out of groups, I think it's the best wildcard team that we've ever seen

[@argentumnocturne3446]

as we see, likkrit+smurf>kira+stejos, but korean reach was so bad..

[@Bobbylim323]

Washed up edward just screwed them over

[@JJ1802]

@@argentumnocturne3446 dude are you dumb? Kira is the best russian midlaner ever, the proofed himself in the All stars often enough and in LCL always teamed as 1 in GMB. He was top 20 player every year. Likkrit is a troll in the russian pro scene.

[@argentumnocturne3446]

@@JJ1802 and r u dumb too? Likkrit is best CIS player ever. And 2 years ago at worlds 2017 we saw how weak that year Stejos and Kira were. Now ofc they are strong, and i didnt say, that Kira isnt best. Btw Nomanz now is much better mid than Kira and i believe once he will reach ANX record

[@DodderingOldMan]

I love this stupid game. Of course, I haven't actually played it for months because I'm so monumentally shit at it, but... still a good game.

[@glooperxi319]

Buffoon1980 no

[@DodderingOldMan]

I... wasn't really asking any yes or no questions there...

[@marktime7692]

well we know all that.

[@knightjia97]

Good game , but toxic spread by players

[@JayDzay]

Same goes to me. Havent played 1 game of league in like 6 months already. I switched to dota and no dont get me wrong but I have been playing moba games for 11 years now. Just trying to spice up the games that I play since I find dota more competetive but League is the best interms of tournaments since it is much more furnished.

[@arturmorgunov3896]

Actual legends. Cannot forget them, they made a history.

[@FarCritical]

That speech was legendary, honestly the 'xPeke play' of speeches. Massive respect for no BMing

[@kingjosephalzate1849]

They were my favorite team i even bought their icon and upgraded it to plat I was rooting for them

[@Spiderboyjtg]

I watched every game of theses guys last year I liked them so much I bought there hoodie and the icon sad to see that the team broke up after spring.

[@glooperxi319]

Spiderboy Jtg why did they split?

[@qqreverse]

For many reasons. They lost aMiracle before spring split started and change organisation (ANX => М19), after that they cant found a way to play well and fail spring split of LCL at all. And after that Stejos burn out and leave M19 and join Gambit as toplaner with Kira as midlaner. Likkrit and Smurf with new players got 2nd place in LCL summer split.

[@roichristianjuliano2718]

"being a wildcard team doesn't mean you're a loser".

[@relatablegamer5903]

I relent. Esports is a true sport. It is an artform like any other sport. I'll remember this for a long time. "Being an underdog doesn't mean being a loser." In any area of life. Thank you Albus Nox.

[@mareksicinski3726]

hm what do you mean by that? Relent? 'Artform'?

[@davidzorrilla7318]

I come here every time I need a reason, an inspiration to follow day by day.

[@Batstrike4]

This is probably, in my opinion, the catalyst that set teams like Misfits to shine. To play your own game in the face of beasts like SKT, like ROX Tigers and other Korean teams. Yes, they may not have gotten that far, but it proved that emulating 'The Korean Way' isn't always the best way.

[@majormody]

I Love this video , it's been more than 5 months and still i am watching it from time to tome , great motivation

[@miurasrpnt_v2]

Man, I miss Likkrit.

[@vanory1997]

To be fair, Fnatic performed like a wildcard this year, so they can be contenders for a video like this ;)

[@fatsloth9209]

uhmm did you watch todays games??

[@5elix260]

They went 4-1 today? Only losing to Longzhu

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

That's his point: Fnatic were the underdogs this time but they made it.

[@pandour]

AHHAHAAHHA Made me laugh so much :D !!

[@dermorph9024]

Have you watched any of the games they played?

[@ay3590_]

"once again a wild card team defeat another north american team" as usual

[@afflyyy]

this did aged well

[@Cohlbee]

@@afflyyy yep

[@eunizii6203]

I honestly fucking love ANX and Likkrit sad to see that they had split

[@levislayter]

Easily my favorite team of all time. S6 was my first league season, and just watching that team pull off crazy stuff at worlds was so awesome

[@luichar123]

They are the real legends from League Of Legends

[@Jebiwibiwabo]

I loved Albus nox Luna, I actually rooted for them for the most part, shit was hype

[@hotdog-pp9qf]

TPA is still the best underdog. They defeated najin black sword, moscow 5, and the people's fav azubu frost. they surprised everyone.

[@nielsericcalasin2458]

Floopsie not necessarily an underdog since GPL is considered a major region that time and there's still no "super region" since it's only season 2.

[@martinladia.8]

Floopsie They were the dark horse.

[@GreyFawkesFGC]

Man this is why I love worlds!

[@buu8138]

The most emotional speech is from Dyrus when he retired :(

[@svetoslavpopov713]

If you think this is emotional, check Soo's speech (Starcraft 2 legend) after his first major tournament win after finishing second every single time for years... this shit is going to make even the toughest mofo cry...

[@Noobie2k7]

I'm honestly surprised now EULCS teams tried to pick up Likkrit. He was a damn good support,

[@harryaustin1837]

to be honest ANX and GAM are the best wildcard teams so far

[@Bobbylim323]

Vũ Đăng Hải gam is definitely way better than the previous 2 south east asian gpl world's representative

[@nikkojohnrafales7343]

The worlds 2016 was the best, yet.

[@wastedsoul1024]

If you look closely you'll see SKT steamrolling on the background.

[@cot1579]

just imagine if they made it to the Grand Finals

[@itemtest1]

This was beautiful. Almost felt like Moscow5/Gambit playing :)😊😉👍

[@DIoXyDz]

Hey guys, is anyone able to tell the music starting @02:50 ?= It goes on for almost a minute. I would really like to know the name of it. Much love

[@Bowling_FNP]

Here after Clown 9 lost to DFM

[@KacciVAL]

Likkrit was just so happy so he's doing that act

[@MitDau87]

Going to have to redo this list for majority of worlds 2018

[@whatusayinbruv]

5:35 what an awkward celebration lol

[@dlain200]

likkrit was the reason i hit diamond that season playing support lol

[@umutcankurtal1024]

Yesss

[@MachoGamzer]

I remember watching this live, it was so fun

[@fluxxiee]

I remember these moments vividly and that legendary play on lucian by amircale. That was when I started watching live games. I miss the fun of the games. Now, koreans and their next level strategy is owning the game again. 😶

[@slayer1027]

Man why did the team split i don't get it :( they made it to quater finals in worlds same with Gigabyte marines they showed that they are fucking amazing then Levi left :

[@quixxyify]

its little bit late for an answer, but they didnt get paid for, iirc, the entire fucking split, plus worlds.

[@Jeff-gm7bo]

soundtrack @2.50?

[@Official_ISmokeyTheBear]

Most of the team split right? Havent heard much about them this year

[@mr.jekyllhyde6757]

i miss these guys

[@Omar-ef3hj]

damn.. your voice are at point.. keep up the great vids.

[@samenoise532]

Got my maxed out Albus Nox Badge

[@felixklopper7940]

The strong wildcard teams sadly didnt aged well...

[@sohjw3021]

Have tsm made it out of groups b4?

[@miner4862]

Anyone know what song starts at 2:50 ?

[@rustatarin4331]

And now russian riot ban likkrit for 6 month. Thank you riot , good job (NO)

[@mareksicinski3726]

6:19 after a certain moment

[@tengkuhafiz4174]

I know this is a silly question but ummm....what is a wild card team?

[@p1a2u3l4ify]

Hafiz Pendragon i think u could say they r like the newbies: with normal strategies they wouldnt stand a chance vs established teams so they gotta try off-meta stuff to win

[@14thsomebodyelse]

Basically, a team which tries different tactics and picks/bans againsth the meta.

[@rehsadz2022]

Team that’s not from NA lcs, EU lcs , LCK , LPL

[@KacciVAL]

5 SKT COMEBACKS PLEASE

[@hasenkrieger9875]

does somebody know the name of the second song ?

[@roger.camargo]

I miss the other Likkrit speech... kinda sad I couldn't hear and see the rest of his speech.

[@ReSteel72]

Иногда пересматриваю то самое интервью Ликкрита.

[@fabianotto6961]

Make a video about Fnatics miracle run yesterday pls!

[@99boysJP]

We miss you Black Widow...

[@ramsespataueg9353]

Omg, i can't believe this team, inspired

[@how2life2]

Well I consider this the second best underdog story... I think everyone knows what I think the best underdog story is.

[@prasannagunit]

Why am I crying? I don’t even play LoL

[@Rospi123]

Anyway whats up with these guys today? Any news

[@victorkarobchyc9237]

Likkrit was banned for 6 month from Ru Riot Games, Kira and PvPStejos(they in Gambit gaming) you will see on Mid Season invitational 2018 and Rift Rivals, Smurf play in M19 team and he got 4 place in LcL(but 4-place it mean that you will not see him on Rift Rivals and Mid Season 2018), aMiracle now play in League of applicants.(it is league lower than LcL)

[@MrAssyran]

Why does everyone forget the taipai assassins

[@polishguy8495]

Worlds are all about koreans tho.

[@nickmcb-music9663]

Whats wildcards?

[@xNFR]

i played against likkrit once ill never forget that :D

[@rehsadz2022]

Can’t wait for gigabytes marine moment

[@1keeviiin]

This is for kaboommm!! Remember that?

[@lukesch3468]

I love pros who don't trash talk and Respekt the opponent like likkrit

[@GarryChenYT]

This is how bad dominance in league is. In other games its not strange to have a champion or at least top 3 finishes from a fuckin open qualifier let alone a wildcard

[@kirisakirestia]

I really miss this person's narration. (Idk his name sorry)

[@leesong7297]

Make one about GAM pls

[@Kirin-Skawngur]

As a TSM fan, I can say that ANX > TSM

[@golden-sun]

i wanna know what was said to peanut at 7:52

[@golden-sun]

Brawlerun thanks for the reply

[@VSPRNX]

@@golden-sun welcome

[@golden-sun]

@@VSPRNX Bruh

[@janszekhazi7510]

I hate 3 favourite games FPX vs G2 worlds 2019, SSG vs SKT, and ANX vs ROX .... ANX vs ROX it's my favourite game i ever seen that's for sure

[@kNikochka]

rox vs anx - best lol game

[@hangothi1447]

made a video about Gigabyte Marines please

[@cechri8681]

Do please the H2K run 2016

[@SportFANtastic]

Likkrit at worlds was so polite, unfortunately not in CIS..

[@amercy1154]

Music at 0:45 ?

[@joshreid1316]

I didn't know BoyInABand played league.

[@deadly7]

GAM did it close too

[@knightjia97]

Internet explorer that you?

[@ilyshaerokhin3320]

Nashi pacani priehali i razyabali! what mean "Out guys just fucked up each other"

[@naivegamer3548]

DON'T RESPECT LIKKRIT YOU GET DESTROYED

[@zaileybutalon5820]

Now make about misfits gaming. well theyre from challenger series to almost upset the skt.

[@rehsadz2022]

Zailey Butalon how about GAM who make tsm shit their pants

[@riftwalk2546]

kdv lover beating TSM is nothing compare to coming from challenger to almost beating the 3 time world champion

[@raelleiglesia8221]

what a bloodthirsty team

[@edgarcasilagan9703]

Likkrit looks like laura from logan. 😂😅

[@h2wht69]

And 2018 worlds happened.....

[@rofidganteng1]

CDEC is wildcard team . and become 2nd Place at The International 2015 (3 million dollar)

[@bkyle309]

This is about Worlds 2016 not TI

[@rofidganteng1]

still not too impresive wildcard performance in LOL desite Worlds is longer than TI. so boring... too predictable. LOL is like La Liga (Spain) only Real madrid and Barcelona every year. Dota is like Premier League (England) so unpredictable and soo exciting coz u dont know who gonna win

[@Ashpkfmdmdmdmd]

Rofid Rahmadi K

[@Blitzkit]

And yet I'm commenting at a dota2 comment on a LOL video. If wildcard you must mean TNC over OG right? That's one of the best upset ever. Or people only cared about the prizepool?

[@rofidganteng1]

no dude. TNC got to The International directly via Qualifier. not Wildcard. CDEC also upset lot BIG team in their way to Final. big prizepool is good. but the most important is gameplay. rofl. LOL just like 2 big rock smash each other when they clash. its understanable. since LOL is simplified version of dota. they target different market than dota. mostly kid, so they make LOL simple and easier than dota

[@pingu8172]

When Scarlett Johansson play LoL

[@res5878]

wow. scarlett johansson play league of legends?! this is awesome!

[@nesfan8]

2nd greatest after TPA

[@varunreddy2106]

The best underdog run ever is definitely CDEC at ti 5. 10/10 bait.

[@viethai812]

GAM BibleThump

[@chtholly8084]

And then Forgiven by far'd them.

[@joselorenzo5726]

2016>2017

[@rehsadz2022]

Jose Lorenzo dude , GAM?

[@ransomdueck7249]

DRX.

[@h3iberg456]

whoooOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO LETS GO