![]() ![]() I remember watching Yoppa play for TCA in the UK scene, and thinking he was a top quality player. Richard ‘Froomie’ Froom, interim LoL director at Verdant, commented: “Tragic news. Stay safe and take care of each other.”ĭeadly, the UK ADC who played with Yoppa on TCA back in 2016, added: “My first ever teammate in esports, what a legend this boy was, gone way too soon, may he rest in peace and fly high. My heart goes out to his family and friends, I cannot even begin to imagine their grief at losing him at such a young age. Mad Lions UK head coach Mac said: “Tragic news to all of us at Mad, and all those who knew and played with Yoppa. Here are a selection of other tweets paying tribute to Yoppa: Esports Balkan League November 24, 2021 ![]() Pavle “Yoppa” Kostić passed away yesterday unexpectedly due to complications caused by a COVID infection. ![]() The Balkan League tweeted out the following: The League of Legends community has paid tribute to Yoppa, who was aged just 23 years old, with many comments sending love and support on Twitter and Reddit. Yoppa impressed during his short time in the UK scene back in 2016, and in September 2016 Esports News UK selected Yoppa as our MVP of the Week for his performance as Gnar against GLB Esports: Yoppa also missed out on playing in the EU Masters in Leicester, UK, two years ago due to visa issues. They also reported that TSM were interested in him at one point, but visa issues prevented him from signing. Sportklub also reported that Yoppa was “one of the most promising League of Legends players from our region, he was the first Serbian player who managed to climb to the first place on the Challenger ranking list of EUW servers and was among the first to play in major international teams”. Yoppa had played for a range of top teams over the years, including Giants Gaming, the academy teams of Mad Lions and Vitality, and most recently Schalke Evolution. The top-laner had previously played with the now-defunct organisation TCA Esports in the ESL Prem, with players like support Raizins, who is now a streamer for London Esports, and Deadly, the ADC who has just left BT Excel. Serbian League of Legends player, Pavle ‘Yoppa’ Kostić, one of the League of Legends ESL UK Premiership’s first players, has sadly passed away due to Covid-related complications. ![]()
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