Eric Oliveira

Now that ESL One Birmingham is over and Tundra Esports have been crowned champions, we can recap the tournament and examine how the metagame was affected by having two patches drop during the event.

The ESL One in Birmingham has concluded and we have confirmation that supports are still popular. Whether due to the influence of the last patch, which was still in effect for most of the Group Stage, or a delay in the meta transition, supports continue to dominate in terms of popularity.

Agora que a ESL One Birmingham chegou ao fim e a Tundra Esports foi coroada campeã, podemos recapitular o torneio e analisar como o metagame foi afetado pelo lançamento de duas atualizações durante o evento.

Apesar de ter chegado no meio de um torneio, a atualização 7.41 não foi pouca coisa, e os offlaners agora têm um conjunto mais amplo de opções para escolher. A atualização 7.41a foi lançada pouco depois como uma versão de balanceamento, ainda durante o ESL One de Birmingham.

ESL One Birmingham has come to an end, and Tundra Esports has won the tournament. Tundra will hold the title of reigning ESL One champions for an entire season, since the remaining 2026 tournaments are DreamLeague and the Esports World Cup.

Despite arriving in the middle of a tournament, patch 7.41 was no small fish, and offlaners now have a broader set of options to pick from. Patch 7.41a was released shortly after as a balancing update, still during ESL One Birmingham.