Latin American esports organisation Isurus Estral has announced the addition of Korean top laner Park ‘Summit‘ Woo-tae to its roster for LTA South Split 2.
The announcement sees Summit replace fellow Korean player Noh ‘Burdol‘ Tae-yoon in the starting lineup.
The roster change occurs with the LTA South Split 2 already underway, which rarely happens in the modern era of League of Legends. After winning Split 1, Isurus Estral found itself on the backfoot at the beginning of the new split, having lost the two opening matches against paiN Gaming and FURIA.
The team seemingly has had issues adapting to the meta, which heavily revolves around the top lane. Burdol struggled in the opening rounds and is not known for his carry-oriented playstyle, thus the replacement.
Summit’s addition to the roster is expected to change that trend as he has often played top lane carries throughout his career. The Korean player is expected to debut against Fluxo W7M on Saturday and will then face Vivo Keyd Stars on the following day.
Summit’s Career So Far
Starting out as a sub for Afreeca Freecs in the LCK, Summit started getting recognition during his tenure on SANDBOX Gaming (later renamed to Liiv SANDBOX), where he often played a key role in exerting pressure and finding advantages in the top lane.
His playstyle eventually led him to find a place on Cloud9 in the former LCS. The supposed upgrade over the domestic talents, however, didn’t work out, and Summit was sent to China to FunPlusPhoenix prior to the start of the 2022 Summer Split.
At the start of the 2023 season, he rejoined the LCS with Team Liquid on a full Korean-speaking roster alongside world champion jungler Hong “Pyosik” Chang-hyeon. Once again, the team was unable to get satisfying results and was eliminated in the Swiss round at Worlds 2023.
Joining Movistar R7 in the LLA last year, Summit made it to Worlds back-to-back. Despite the result, the player announced his retirement at the end of the year as he announced his shift to streaming. It seems like that shift didn’t last long, and Summit will make his return to Summoner’s Rift with Isurus Estral after only five months.
