Anyone who follows the path of the well-known streamer a bit Ibai Llanos he knows that his growth is being meteoric. Ibai left the esports world and began his fame commenting on League of Legends matches, the MOBA by Riot Games. Well now go back to esports like owner of a LVP team with Gerard Piqué, FC Barcelona player.
In the last hours, the rumors had increased and have turned out to be true: Ibai Llanos and Gerard Piqué have bought the square of Astralis SB on the LVP League of Legends Super League. This team had achieved promotion to the first division, but needed to sell. Ibai and Piqué thus enter the professional world of esports in the most important league in Spain and one of the main in Europe.
The team square it has cost about 300,000 euros, according to Dot Esports. Ibai and Piqué have been very happy in the announcement and have explained that the name, logo, members and the rest of the information will be given in the coming months. They both intend to work with the people who got the promotion, so it seems like the structure will be maintained.
The LVP, the Professional Videogame League of Spain, has competitions for different videogames, but this new team will compete in League of Legends. “The arrival of Ibai and Piqué to the Super League is a important step for growth of this sector. […] They are going to contribute all their knowledge and passion to make an even bigger Super League, “he said. Jordi Soler, CEO of LVP.
Other teams wanted the square
Ibai and Piqué have also recognized that there have been competition for the purchase of this place and that even a well-known gamer has been fighting for the acquisition. The different information indicates that the equipment Fnatic, Case Esports and Heretics they were also interested. The purchase marks the return of Ibai to LoL esports and LVP, a place where he began to be recognized.