Unicorns of Love: Sexy Edition is through to the finals of the League of Legends EMEA Masters tournament after beating defending champions Heretics Academy in the semifinals. UoL is the first German team in the final for more than three years.
“I’m just overjoyed,” said Unicorns coach Fabian “Sheepy” Mallant in an interview after the game. “We’ve been working really hard over the last week. Everything just kind of comes together and creates this great experience.”
The series was of great importance for both semi-finalists: Unicorns is the last German representative after SK Gaming Prime was eliminated, for Heretics it was about defending the title.
The unicorns started with a win, but after Heretics equalized, they pulled away again with a hard-fought 2:1. In the fourth game, Heretics remained stubborn, but Unicorns prevailed, keeping their title dreams alive.
For the last time, a German team was in the final with BIG in the summer of 2019 – and won. UoL now has this chance too. In the final, the unicorns meet Istanbul Wildcats. The team from Turkey had prevented an all-German final in the semifinals the day before.