Today the new compLxity Academy League of Legends team will be participating in the Go4LoL Cup #115. Last week the squad played in the April finals and if they’re looking to repete this month they’ll need to bring their A game. While last week’s finals were an eight team bracket, this tournament will feature 128 teams duking it out.

The tournament kicks off at 3:00 PM EST and will be streamed on the ESL Twitch.tv channel.

Tonight the new compLexity Academy League of Legends team will be playing in the Go4LoL April Monthly Finals.

Comprised of eight teams who placed high enough in the previous Go4LoL April tournaments, tonight’s Finals will be one you won’t want to miss. The teams participating are: CA.LoL, The Salad Bar, Kimchi to the Challenger, Diamond Powers Combined, Synesthesia Gaming, Wazabi Gaming, Too Hipster For Challenger, and Exertus Zeal. For the full bracket and rules click here.

The action kicks off at 9:00 PM EST and can be watched on the ESL Twitch.tv Stream. Be sure to tune in and see what our new squad show you what they are made of.

In this installment of Getting to Know The Academy, compLexity Academy commissioner Michael “Twixz” Shane sat down with one of our newest members; Mark “Dragonrouge” Jreige from CA.LoL.

Lets start off with a little about yourself!

Hi, I’m Mark Jreige. I’m Canadian, originally from Lebanon. I moved to Canada to pursue my studies in Software Engineering, Astronomy and Physics five years ago. I’m 22 years old, and my gaming handle is Dragonrouge.

What do you enjoy outside of gaming?

My favorite thing to do outside of gaming is perfecting my massage techniques, play the classical guitar (which I’ve been learning for 15 years now; my style being flamenco/baroque), swimming, going to the gym, and going out in the mountains/skiing in the Winter.

Tell us a little about your team.

The team was first known as Armata Gaming. We were a local team formed in January of this year with the sole reason of competing in amateur tournaments around the QC province region in Canada. After taking many victories in LANs and ByoC events, we finished it off with the victory in LAN ETS 2013 (the biggest LAN event in eastern NA). After such a big win we decided to go more global and started practicing more often. We started getting requests from sponsors but nothing was as enticing as compLexity’s brand name, credibility, and resources. After signing and becoming part of The Academy program we became even more dedicated and put in more hours daily in order to become the best team we can possibly be.

Did you play any competitive games before league?

I was a World of Warcraft player and I have a very competitive nature. Since the day I could walk and run I would compete in sporting events and galas every week. That made me overzealous and committed to win, so naturally I played in the competitive arena brackets. In the arena I accumulated over 400 days played on one account and all the achievements I could possibly accumulate over the years I was active, mostly reaching the highest ranks in PvP on my server at the time. I moved to League and found the constant threat and action more suitable for my taste and took over.

What role do you play in LoL on your team?

I am the Top Laner. At the start of the game I would stick to a champion and master him. In pre-rank Season 1 I would just play Poppy or other champions that could duel well and have cool animations. I then moved to Xin Zhao and Jax, pretty much all-in champs. Then I found some fun in supporting, but only with Janna. Then I tried her at mid after noticing her AP ratios and by Season 1 of the ranked system. I climbed to the top playing Janna mid and Gangplank exclusively in any lane. In Season 2  I was still playing Janna, but I started supporting more because that was my role on the team I had assembled at the time. Later I would play Janna and Taric mostly, but in Solo Queue I would mostly go mid and jungle playing stuff like Mordekaiser, Kassadin, Shaco and Veigar. Finally in Season 3 I mastered top lane playing Rumble, Lee-Sin, Lulu, and Singed.

Who are you top 3 favorite champions and why?

My all time favorite is Janna, she just doesn’t die…or she shouldn’t with the kit she has available. I mean shes one of the most annoying Champions to deal with when you’re chasing her down or trying to take down the carry. My second favorite would have to be Gangplank mainly because of the Remove Scurvy ability. The memories of baiting people under turret, maxing Scurvy and using it in the bush so that they don’t notice how much hp it heals are just too precious. And lastly I’d have to say Singed. Singed is a walking poisonous annoyance that flings people around and gets to do whatever he wants with the proper build: immortal and dangerous, farm in their base, between their turrets and run away from 1v5 situations by running into their whole team and surviving makes him one of the most fun champs I’ve ever had the pleasure to play!

Any events coming up that we should look out for?

We will be signing up for every single amateur weekly tournament, qualifying for bigger events as they come, and practicing for the upcoming LCS!

Thanks for letting us interview you, is there anyone out there you would like to give a shoutout to or thanks?

Thank you, and I would like to thank my family and friends for being awesome, compLexity for giving us the opportunity to accomplish what we’ve always wanted to accomplish, our future fans and supporters/sponsors, and lastly the fortune cookie I had a few days ago that pretty much said strike me down and I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine, by that principal I am the most powerful being in the universe because feeders gon feed.

Again we at compLexity would like to thank Mark for taking the time out of his busy practice schedule to talk with us. The compLexity Academy strongly believe in growing the North American eSports scene by supporting our players and giving them a chance to get in the community’s spotlight.

Today The compLexity Academy is pleased to announce that it has signed a new player. Samuel “Midday” He is a strong Zerg player from Alberta, Canada who has shown that he possesses the skills and determination desired by The Academy. He recently took home a 2nd place finish in the Challonge May 11 SC2 Open tournament, only losing to the Canadian GM Protoss SaroVati.

In an effort to get to know Sam better, I sat down with him and asked him a few questions.

Hey Sam, thanks for taking the time to speak with me. Before we really get into the interview would you mind introducing yourself to some of the fans who may not have heard of you?

Hi everyone, I’m Sam “Midday” He, a Zerg player from Alberta Canada. I’ve been playing StarCraft II since late June 2011, so I have about 2 years of experience under my belt. I started taking StarCraft seriously from the start, and I was fortunate enough to have people who were already competent at the game teach me regularly.

In regards to accomplishments, I haven’t really done much: Top 8 in King of the Prairies 2013, was featured on Gamers Den on Access TV, and won a couple local tournaments. That said, I’d really like to dish out a really strong notable result in the near future to show people I have to be taken very seriously. Maybe something in WCS or an MLG online qualifier, however a lack of live open brackets in MLG is making that difficult.

Outside of StarCraft, I am a music student (just finished my first year), studying clarinet performance at the University of Alberta. I might transfer schools for this upcoming semester, but we’ll see what happens.

Focusing a bit on the game, what are your goals for SC2 as well as the Academy?

My goal for SC2 is to simply become a progamer. In my opinion, the player job is the most exciting out of all eSports jobs, and I want to be a recognized top tier progamer. I am working very hard towards it.

My goal in The Academy is to be promoted to the main compLexity squad through some shape or form of a strong result. I will be actively aiming to meet and surpass Goswser’s and Sasquatch’s success.

You recently took home 2nd place in the Challonge SC2 Open. How was the competition? Who were the notable players involved? Were there are particularly good games you’re proud of?

The competition in that tournament was overall relatively light. The only major hitter that tournament brought was the captain of Clarity Gaming, SaroVati, who ended up winning it. I didn’t find myself being proud of any of the games I played in that tournament.

What are your thoughts on the WCS format? As an up and coming player how do you feel WCS affects your chances/situation?

I think the WCS format isn’t bad. I liked the European one where they gave you more chances. It really just comes down to being an apex predator, so you don’t really have to worry about the format and competition. I wish they would go back to the notion of national champions though. Also, there’s no reason to play in Korea other than practice, and that seems pretty unfair.

How are you liking the Academy so far? 

Everybody seems really friendly and funny in The Academy. Overall, I haven’t spoken much with management, although I have only been here for a very short time so I’m sure it’ll be great getting to know them. If only everyone wasn’t so damn busy! haha – The opportunities that The Academy provides are great. There are lots of connections within the team and now that I’m on The Academy, it’s just one step closer to becoming a progamer.

Thanks for the quick interview Sam. Any shoutouts you’d like to give?

I want to say thanks to my friends for always supporting me with this, and that I appreciate it so much. Also thanks to compLexity for giving me this amazing opportunity. I also want to give a special thank-you to my mother who is learning about industry with me, and is supporting me with the tools I need to be successful in it.

Again I’d like to thank Sam for taking the time to speak with me. With his determination and skill Sam will surely be an asset to The Academy.