Caffeine overdose of one professional League of Legends player

Thomas “Exakick” Foucou is one of the breakout players of professional League of Legends, but his first game was a caffeine-fueled disaster.

The professional League of Legends player abused caffeine; we’re not talking about the kind that encourages you to become slightly more active and suppresses your desire to nap. Instead, we discuss early afternoon doses that make you stay awake for three nights. An almost clinical-level issue sets off the coach’s alarm bells and makes the coaching staff want to limit the consumption of energy drinks.

A newcomer in the great League of Legends competition

Exakick is a professional League of Legends player born just five years before Annie debuted in the beta of Riot Games’ MOBA. A young promise of French origin who this year debuted in the tremendous European competition of the video game.

We are talking about big words, but the situation is even more difficult. It can’t be easy to be 19 years old and go to Germany to debut in the oldest esports team in the world.

That said, you might find it easier to understand why Exakick decided to play his debut match on a big stage with a heart rate of about 160 beats. However, after downing three coffees and a Red Bull in just ten minutes, the best he can hope for is that good fortune will prevent him from developing atrial fibrillation. If the heart is already racing on the day of a professional player’s big debut, imagine mixing it with a potent chemical combination.

Exakick comments:

“I had a caffeine overdose at the champion selection stage; I wanted to throw up.”

“Plus, I had hallucinations in bed.”

This began to generate doubts about the man who would later become his position’s best player in the top European League of Legends competition. Despite having a lineup that should have dominated his opponents, he started with zero kills and four losses in his first game.

A difficult situation to manage

The desire to eat the world must also be measured, especially if it can lead to accidental poisoning. However, who is to blame? It is difficult to find yourself on a big stage, especially if you are a League of Legends player forged in the pandemic and such a challenging context. The intention to please the hundreds of thousands of eyes on them can make players feel a lot of pressure.

The fact that the story has a happy ending is good. SK Gaming is among the top four teams in the league for the first time since the 2015 season. In addition, the team only allows Exakick to consume a Red Bull 45 minutes before the scheduled time for his match.

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