sOAZ

Paul Boyer, better known by his in-game name sOAZ (/ˈsoʊæz/ (listen)), is a French professional League of Legends player who is the top laner for Immortals of the LCS.[1] He has also played for against All authority (aAa), Fnatic, Origen and Misfits Gaming of the LEC. While on aAa sOAZ was a runner-up in the Season 1 World Championship.[2] sOAZ is one of the most decorated players to play in the EU LCS, having won five split titles (2013 Spring EU LCS, 2013 Summer EU LCS, 2014 Spring EU LCS, 2018 Spring EU LCS, 2018 Summer EU LCS) and six World Championship appearances.[3]

For the Persian poem, see Soaz.

sOAZ
Paul Boyer
Personal information
Born (1994-01-09) 9 January 1994
HometownBordeaux, France
NationalityFrench
Career information
StatusActive
LeagueLCS
LEC (formerly)
Current teamImmortals
GamesLeague of Legends
RoleTop Laner
Career history
2010–2011against All authority
2011Millenium
2011Absolute Legends
2011–2012against All authority
2012–2014Fnatic
2015–2016Origen
2017–2018Fnatic
2019Misfits Gaming
2019–presentImmortals
Career highlights and awards

Career

sOAZ first joined Fnatic in 2012 and enjoyed over two years of success with an iconic roster which included xPeke, Cyanide and Yellowstar. On 23 December 2014 sOAZ left Fnatic and soon after joined former teammate xPeke, who founded Origen.[4][5] sOAZ is one of only 4 players who have qualified for six World Championships, along with Sneaky, Doublelift and Clearlove. He later rejoined Fnatic, and was part of the 2018 team that reached the Worlds 2018 final, albeit sharing time with fellow top laner Bwipo.

For the 2019 season, sOAZ joined Misfits Gaming, along with mid laner Febiven.[6] He left the team partway through the 2019 Summer Split along with support Gorilla as part of a rebuild of Misfits during their disappointing 2019 season.[7] On 12 December 2019, sOAZ announced that he would be transferring to North America and joining LCS team Immortals as their top laner for the 2020 Spring Split.[1]

sOAZ is one of the most accomplished western League of Legends players. As of the conclusion of the 2019 season, an esports winnings tracking website claims he is 27th in the world among esports players in total prize winnings.[8]

Tournament results

against All authority
  • 2nd — Season 1 World Championship

Fnatic

Origen

References
  1. Esguerra, Tyler (12 December 2019). "sOAZ will make his LCS debut as Immortals' starting top laner in 2020". Dot Esports. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. "sOAZ: "I just need to keep on improving myself."". ESPN. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "sOAZ set to part ways with Fnatic, said to be on trial with Origen". 23 December 2014.
  5. "sOAZ: 'I think we learned a lot going through Challenger, qualifying for LCS, and playing this LCS season'".
  6. https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/25333161/soaz-febiven-join-misfits
  7. Esguerra, Tyler (25 July 2019). "Misfits Gaming part ways with sOAZ and GorillA". Dot Esports. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  8. "Esports Earnings - Top Player Rankings For League of Legends"
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