LOLNOW.gg spoke with Team Heretics jungler Théo “Sheo” Borile after their 1-3 loss to Vitality in the first round of the LEC Playoffs. The French jungler was candid about the team’s shortcomings, offered a blunt take on the LEC format, and revealed recurring hand pain he plans to have checked.
Watch the full video interview here or read the article below:
Health problems
With playoffs over for Team Heretics, the obvious question for Sheo was simple: what now. The French jungler was candid, he has been dealing with hand pain and, with a long break before Winter Split, he plans to get it checked again
“I think maybe I will go see a doctor for my hands, because sometimes I have pain in the hands […] I will check if I need to do an operation.”
Like most pros, he does not expect to stay away from the game entirely.
“I will check my body and stuff, my health, and have a break, and I will play League probably.”
Sheo remains under contract with the Spanish organization through 2026, so this offseason can center on recovery and refinement. The same can’t be said for his Spanish ADC Víctor “Flakked” Lirola Tortosa, whose contract expires this November.
Criticized Format
The Summer Split format has been widely criticized, and the LEC commissioner has already said it will not return next year.
NAVI, the league’s newest addition, were out of playoff contention after only three best of threes, finishing the split with eight stage games in total.
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“I think it [the format] is bad, because we lose and we cannot really show more.”
He added that more games are not always better viewing.
“I think as well that if you see more games of NAVI or SK, maybe you do not want to see it.”
One element he does value is fearless draft.
“I think it is good. Otherwise you will be playing Sejuani and Vi every game. I think you can always cook something in game four and game five.”
Vitality matchup
Coming into the match against Vitality, Sheo was simply happy to be in playoffs after a rough regular split at 1–3, qualifying over SK and BDS on game score.
“Since we almost got eliminated from the regular season, I think we were pretty happy to just qualify to playoffs.”
That did not mean Heretics were satisfied with only qualifying.
“It is disappointing and sad to lose. But I think we tried our best, and maybe today we just choke it, or it was our real level.”
The plan for the series was clear, shut down Lyncas and hopefully cook something with fearless draft.
“We know they rely a lot on Lyncas being vocal and stuff. So we knew that if he was behind, or if he is not on a good champion, he would be less proactive, and that is what we tried to do.”
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