Teemo locked in at League of Legends Worlds 2022 the horror The Loadout The Loadout Teemo locked in at League of Legends Worlds 2022 the horror League of Legends Worlds 2022's off-meta picks reached critical spice as Isurus toplaner ADD locked in Teemo against Royal Never Give Up Aaron Down Updated: Oct 1, 2022 21:11 ET League of LegendsLeague of Legends World Championship League of Legends Worlds 2022 has already had more than its fair share of off-meta spice in the draft department, and Isurus toplaner Kang 'ADD' Geon-mo – who has already re-introduced the world to Zilean top – has now summoned to the Rift a technology so dark it has hitherto been locked away in David 'Phreak' Turley's basement: Teemo. That's right, The Swift Scout has made his way out of your LoL ranked nightmares, and onto the biggest stage the MOBA game has to offer. Fortunately for you – less fortunately for ADD – Isurus was brutally defeated by reigning Mid-Season Invitational champion Royal Never Give Up in its Play-Ins Stage matchup. ADD ended the game with a paltry 1/9/3 KDA. Surprisingly, this isn't the first time Teemo has been locked in at Worlds. The wizened fans among us may be able to cast their minds back to Worlds 2013, when Team SoloMid CEO (then CEO and midlaner) Andy 'Reginald' Dinh piloted him against GamingGear.eu. As ADD fell to RNG today, so too did Reginald to GG. Teemo isn't the only surprise pick showcased in the game between Isurus and RNG. Isurus midlaner Édgar 'Seiya' Munguía locked in Sion, while Li 'Xiaohu' Yuan-Hao opted for a Syndra pick which had completely fallen out of favour among the world's top leagues during the Summer Split. While the match was certainly entertaining, and many will revel in the demise of League's most-loved and most-hated rodent, it's great to see that teams are getting creative in how they try and problem solve some of the meta's most dominant picks – we're looking at you, Aatrox. More from The Loadout Hylissang says playing the Fnatic way is key to Worlds 2022 success EG Inspired is "not scared" of G2 Esports Worlds 2022 rematch The LoL Worlds 2022 final is headed to a cinema near you Worlds 2022 Pick’Em Crystal Ball: Maokai spreads his roots in Play-Ins October Prime Gaming rewards turn Nasus into a meme for LoL Worlds League of Legends Worlds 2022 dates and seeding confirmed by Riot Aaron Down Aaron was an adventurer like you, until he took a footballing injury to the knee. Having retired from his glittering Sunday League career, he now writes about everything from Genshin Impact, to League of Legends, to Valorant (He/Him) Popular now Orianna has been disabled for League of Legends Worlds 2022 The FIFA 23 meta has quickly become all about Lengthy players Blizzard assures Overwatch 2 players their OW1 skins aren’t lost Network N Media earns commission from qualifying purchases via Amazon Associates and other programs. We include affiliate links in articles. View terms. Prices correct at time of publication. More stories Odoamne says Rogue is taking LoL Worlds 2022 “one game at a time” Best Warzone Loadout of the Week – battle with Modern Warfare’s best The LoL Worlds 2022 final is headed to a cinema near you More from The Loadout Follow us for daily videogame news on Facebook, Twitter, Steam, and Google News. LoL ranks: League of Legends ranking system explained League of Legends champions we’d love to see get crossovers The best MOBA games Free shooting games Best PS5 games Best Xbox games