The Mexican club LYON has officially confirmed that Kim “Berserker” Min Chol and Jonah “Isles” Rosario will join the bot lane duo for the 2026 LCS season.
Through social media, the team announced the completion of the formation of the roster. Korean ADC has signed a one-year contract, while Isles has committed itself to the end of 2027.
The pair reunite after a brief episode in Cloud9 in 2022, when Ailes shared the support position with Kim “Wins” Dong Keon.
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Berserker Returns after a difficult year at LCK
Berserker is back on the North American scene — he spent last season with DN Freecs, who performed at LCK. It turned out to be a difficult year: the Korean team managed to take only five episodes out of 48 official matches in the 2025 season.
The 22-year-old graduate of T1 Academy defended the colors of Cloud9 from 2021 to 2024. During this time, he won the LCS championship in 2022 (including the finals MVP title) and the spring split LCS a year later.
Ailes strives to break out of the bottom lines
Isles has been Dignitas main support team for the past two seasons. The team, after all, regularly fought for survival at the bottom of the standings and twice completed the Split 3 in the LTA North in the last positions – this happened shortly before the rebranding of the league.
LYON is the leader of the transfer window
Having closed the vacancy at botlane, LYON has put an end to the formed lineup and expects that the investments of the off-season will bring results in 2026.
In addition to Berserker and Isles, the organization has acquired ex-FlyQuest player Casper “Inspired” Sloma, one of the strongest junglers of 2025, who has been a key figure in FlyQuest’s success over the past two years.
The solo lines will feature Korean midlane Kang “Saint” Song-in (the only one left from the Lyon 2025 lineup) and Canadian rookie Frankie “Zamudo” Lin, who finally gets a chance to break into the tier one scene.
Comparison of the LYON 2026 line-up with LCS competitors
If you look at the transfer market analysis of the North American league, LYON has put together perhaps the most balanced roster in terms of experience and ambition. Cloud9 retained the backbone with the addition of APA instead of Loki, relying on continuity — this works when the team is already close to the title. FlyQuest took a radically different path: after losing Bwipo, Inspired and Busio, they refocused on youth with former T1 trainee Gryffinn in the jungle and rookie support Cryogen.
Team Liquid invested in the top side, giving Morgan and Josedeodo a look, but the loss of Impact and the instability of last season leave questions. Dignitas is actually being rebuilt from scratch, leaving only Photon, while Shopify Rebellion has made a point reinforcement of mid lane with the Korean avenue Zinie from KT Challengers.
LYON’s competitive advantage lies in the synergy of the bot lane duo (Berserker + Isles has already played together) and a proven jungler like Inspired, who was one of the best in the LCS a year ago. If rookie Zamudo adapts quickly to tier-one pressure on toplane, and Saint retains his form on mid, the Mexican project can really claim the top 3. The main risk is chemistry: gathering talented players is easier than making them work as a single mechanism.
The real contenders for the playoffs
Judging by the rosters that gathered the LCS clubs in the offseason, LYON may well be among the playoff contenders — provided that the veteran core represented by Berserker and Inspired consistently shows its level.
The updated LYON squad will make its debut at the start of the LCS championship, which is officially kick-off on January 24 next year.
