Bo is a name that has become quite popular over the past few months in the European League of Legends community. He is currently the jungler for Team Vitality, which took over the LEC during the opening week.
So, who exactly is Bo, and why are people so hyped about him? Here is a brief look into the pro player's past and his capabilities in the game.
Zhou "Bo" Yang-Bo is a 20-year-old Chinese League of Legends pro who played in the LPL in 2020 and 2021. His career started with eStar Young, but soon he moved to the world-famous team FunPlus Phoenix, popularly known as FPX.
He was at FPX for only a short period and played 10 games. But they were some of the most explosive matches ever by a jungler, even by LPL standards. LPL players in this role are generally known for their aggressive style.
Bo, on the other hand, is in a league of his own. He will invade at level 1, kill the enemy, steal their buff and then come back. The habit of ganking lanes early and stacking up so many kills that it becomes impossible to deal with him.
During those 10 games Bo played at FPX, he won all of them and set a record for the highest kills (16) by any LPL jungler in a single game. That record was later broken by Karsa, but it was impressive, considering Bo was a rookie.
Unfortunately, Bo's career at FPX was short-lived, as he received a ban on account of match-fixing on February 2021. He was initially investigated but later confessed to the governing committee.
The scandal occurred while he was at eStar Young in the LDL (League of Legends Development League), a secondary league in China for the growth of young players.
Unfortunately, the match-fixing was not Bo's fault, as he was very young and forced into the deed. It is no secret that esports has
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