Sashimi

Known competitively as Sashimi, Filipe Felizardo is a Portuguese mid laner who at the age of 20 has become one of the more closely watched talents circulating through his country’s domestic scene. He currently represents HOF Esports in the Liga Portuguesa, the national league that serves as the primary proving ground for Portugal’s emerging League of Legends players before they attempt the leap to larger European circuits.

The Assassin Mindset in the Mid Lane

As a mid laner, Sashimi occupies the position widely regarded as the tempo-setting heart of a competitive roster. Success in the role demands precise wave management, a willingness to trade aggressively in lane, and the map awareness to roam and influence side lanes at the correct moments. His champion pool leans heavily toward high-agency, mechanically punishing picks, which suggests a player who prefers to seize control of games rather than react to them.

Signature Champions

Sashimi’s most telling comfort picks are LeBlanc, Lissandra, and Akali. LeBlanc rewards deception and burst timing, punishing any misstep from an opposing laner with lethal snap engages. Akali reinforces that assassin identity, offering slippery outplay potential and the ability to eliminate priority targets in team fights. Lissandra rounds out the pool with a more controlled, utility-oriented option, giving him a reliable engage tool and a self-preservation button when a game calls for patience over aggression. Together these champions paint the portrait of a player who thrives on threat and initiative.

Competing within the Liga Portuguesa places Sashimi in an environment where individual skill expression is often the fastest route to recognition. Domestic leagues of this kind function as talent incubators, and a mid laner capable of consistently dictating the pace of a match tends to attract attention from organizations operating a tier above.

At 20, Sashimi still has considerable room to develop both his mechanical ceiling and his macro decision-making. If he continues refining his roaming timings and adds depth to his champion pool without abandoning the aggressive core that defines him, he projects as a player worth tracking as Portugal’s competitive pipeline continues to feed into the broader European ecosystem.