Hylissang

Hylissang
Hylissang
Background Information
Name	Zdravets Iliev Galabov (Здравец Илиев Гълъбов)
Country of Birth	; Bulgaria
Birthday	April 30, 1995 (age 29)
Residency	EMEAEMEA
Prev Residencies	EUEurope
Competitive
Team	⁠⁠Team Vitality
Contract Expires	2024-11-18
Role	; Support
Favorite Champs	; ; ; ;
Soloqueue IDs	EUW: Peshon#EUW; KR: Svveeney Todd; CN: Dancewithme
Social Media & Links

Overview

Tournament Results

Stats

Match History

Zdravets "Hylissang" (▶️ listen) Iliev Galabov (Cyrillic: Здравец Илиев Гълъбов) is a League of Legends esports player, currently support for Team Vitality.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team	Start	End
EU	⁠⁠Unicorns of Love	≈Jan 2014≈2014-01-??	Dec 20172017-12-06^[1]	≈3yr 11mo ejel
EMEA	⁠⁠Fnatic	Dec 20172017-12-14^[3]	Nov 20222022-11-25^[2]	4yr 11mo ejel
EMEA	⁠⁠MAD Lions	Nov 20222022-11-25^[5]	Dec 20232023-12-07^[4]	1yr 12d ejel
EMEA	⁠⁠Team Vitality	Dec 20232023-12-19^[6]	Present	8mo 18d ej

	Team	Start	End
EU	⁠⁠Unicorns of Love	≈Jan 2014≈2014-01-??	Dec 20172017-12-06^[1]	≈3yr 11mo ejel
EMEA	⁠⁠Fnatic	Dec 20172017-12-14^[3]	Nov 20222022-11-25^[2]	4yr 11mo ejel
EMEA	⁠⁠MAD Lions	Nov 20222022-11-25^[5]	Dec 20232023-12-07^[4]	1yr 12d ejel
EMEA	⁠⁠Team Vitality	Dec 20232023-12-19^[6]	Present	8mo 18d ej

News

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2024

EU

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⁠UOL

January (approx.),
Vizicsacsi,
Xodiaz,
Vardags, and
Hylissang join.

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EU	⁠⁠UOL	December 6, Hylissang leaves.^[1] e
EU	⁠⁠FNC	December 14, Hylissang joins. Jesiz moves to substitute.^[3] e

EU	⁠⁠FNC	May 28, Hylissang's contract is extended through 2020.^[8] Hylissang's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.^[9] e
EU	⁠⁠FNC	November 1, Broxah and Hylissang's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.^[10] e
EU	⁠⁠FNC	November 21, Bwipo, Nemesis, Rekkles, and Hylissang will remain with the team for 2020.^[11] e

EU

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⁠FNC

November 19,
Hylissang's contract is extended through 2021.^[12]

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EU	⁠⁠FNC	January 12, Nisqy and Upset's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023. Hylissang's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.^[13] e
EU	⁠⁠FNC	September 28, Hylissang's contract is extended through 2023.^[14] e
EU	⁠⁠FNC	November 10, Hylissang's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023.^[15] e

EMEA	⁠⁠FNC	November 18, Hylissang changes residency from EU Europe to EMEA EMEA. e
EMEA	⁠⁠FNC	November 25, Hylissang leaves.^[2] e
EMEA	⁠⁠MAD	November 25, Hylissang joins.^[5] e
EMEA	⁠⁠MAD	December 7, Hylissang's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2024.^[16] e

EMEA	⁠⁠MAD	December 7, Hylissang leaves.^[4] e
EMEA	⁠⁠VIT	December 19, Vetheo, Hylissang, Pad (Strategic Coach), and Mac (LEC Head Manager) join. Carzzy rejoins. Daglas rejoins from academy roster. Stuii (Head Manager to League of Legends Head Manager) changes position. Photon and Carter (Head Coach) will remain with the team for 2024.^[6]^[7] e

EMEA

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⁠VIT

January 3,
Daglas' contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2025.
Vetheo,
Hylissang, and Carter (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2024.
Carzzy, Pad (Strategic Coach), and Mac (LEC Head Manager)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2026.^[17]

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Biography[]

Born in Sofia, Hylissang has been playing video games since 2004. In 2006, he started playing Heroes of Might and Magic III, then in 2008 he started playing World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade. In 2011, he moved onto League of Legends.

2014 Season[]

Hylissang started playing competitively when Sheepy asked him to join the team Unicorns Of Love.

With the team, he won several Go4LoL tournaments in early 2014 on the EU West server. As the year progressed, they started to play in more prominent challenger events and do well, taking third place in the Summer Black Monster Cup. Unicorns of Love participated in the first Spring Series #1 play-in but were eliminated by EYES ON U in the second round.

Soon after, Hylissang and the team qualified for the Summer Series #1 of the EUCS, but lost to Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0 in the quarterfinals.

Another quarterfinal finish in Summer Series #2 qualified UoL for the Summer Playoffs.

The playoffs went particularly well, despite the Unicorns of Love losing to H2k-Gaming in the semifinal. The team went on to beat Ninjas in Pyjamas in the third-place match, securing themselves a spot at the Spring Promotion Tournament.

With the Promotion Tournament came a chance for the Hylissang and the Unicorns of Love to qualify for the 2015 LCS Spring Split. The Promotion Tournament was a huge success, with the team beating Millenium 3-2 in their promotion matchup. This meant that Hylissang and the team would be playing in the LCS the following season.

2015 Season[]

Unicorns of Love were the European team fan-voted to IEM San Jose.^[18] With a roster of Vizicsacsi, Kikis, PowerOfEvil, Vardags, and Hylissang at the tournament, they surprised audiences by making it to the semifinals after defeating Lyon Gaming 2-0 and then Team SoloMid 2-0. They placed second at the tournament, losing to Cloud9 in the finals.

The EU LCS Spring Season was a huge success for Hylissang and Unicorns Of Love, finishing the regular season in 5th place, partly thanks to Hylissang's impressive performances on Annie and Leona. This meant that team would participate in the Spring Playoffs, where they would face and beat Gambit Gaming in the quarterfinals. Hylissang and the team managed to make LCS history when they became the first team to knock out a 1st place regular season finisher in the playoff semifinals, taking down SK Gaming convincingly. They went on to lose the playoff final to Fnatic in a close-fought series, finishing 2nd in their first LCS split, and picking up 70 Championship Points in the process.

The Summer Season was equally as successful for Unicorns Of Love, finishing the regular season in 4th place, this time partly thanks to Hylissang's Alistar and Annie performances. This ensured the team's participation in the Summer Playoffs, where they overcame Team ROCCAT in the quarterfinals but were taken out themselves in the semifinals by a dominant Fnatic. 40 Championship Points gained here secured Unicorns Of Love a spot in the 2015 Season Europe Regional Finals. Despite their high seeding, they were beaten by Origen in the final of the gauntlet.

2016 Season[]

After Fnatic withdrew from IEM San Jose due to medical problems, Unicorns of Love took their spot, fielding Hylissang and Vizicsacsi from their 2015 roster along with new members Gilius, Fox, and Steeelback. Hylissang and the team were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the tournament by Counter Logic Gaming. UOL finished in fifth place in the LCS, after being forced to replace Diamondprox in the jungle due to visa issues. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Origen.

Trivia[]

Got married on December 2, 2023.^[19]
Affectionately referred to as "Hilly" by casters.
Has a twin brother named Aleksandar who was a sub for Unicorns Of Love when he was with the team.
Before he joined Unicorns of Love, he was a mid laner, but the team needed a support so he swapped.
Back when he was a mid laner he played Orianna a lot.
Has lived in Sofia, Bulgaria, his whole life.
When he was playing WoW he wanted his nickname to look like a Chinese one so people would respect him. He respected their prowess in video games.
Always selects Draven and Orianna first in the champion select, because his girlfriend is named Dóri.
Nicknamed "The Professor" by the Korean League community.
Known for his unique and extremely aggressive playstyle which has resulted in him being considered a 'coinflip' player: one that can singlehandedly win or lose games through his engages.
Reached 2,500 assists in the LEC on August 9, 2019.
- The 1st player to reach 2,500 assists in the LEC.
- His 2,500th assist was for Broxah's kill on Excel's jungler Caedrel in the LEC 2019 Summer Split with Pyke.
Reached 4,000 assists in the LEC on June 25, 2022.
- The 1st player to reach 4,000 assists in the LEC.
- His 4,000th assist was for Wunder's kill on MAD Lions' jungler Elyoya in the LEC 2022 Summer Split with Nami.
Reached 5,000 assists in the LEC on September 09, 2023.
- The 1st player to reach 5,000 assists in the LEC.
Reached 500 games in the LEC on September 4, 2022 in game 4 of the LEC 2022 Summer Playoffs Round 3 series against MAD Lions.
- The 2nd player to reach 500 games in the LEC after Jankos.
Reached 600 games in the LEC on February 4, 2024 in Round 1 of LEC 2024 Winter Playoffs against SK Gaming.
- The 2nd player to reach 600 games in the LEC after Jankos.
Reached 300 wins in the LEC on February 04, 2023.
- The 3rd player to reach 300 wins in the LEC after Jankos and Rekkles.
- His 300th win was against Fnatic in Week 3 of LEC 2023 Winter.

Individual Awards[]

3x EU 1st All Pro Team (Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2022)
6x EU 2nd All Pro Team (Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Winter 2023)
1x EU 3rd All Pro Team (Spring 2017)

Tournament Results[]

This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.

Hylissang Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2024-06-30	9	LEC 2024 Summer	2 - 7⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠VIT	Photon, Lyncas, Vetheo, Carzzy, Hylissang, Mac, Carter
2024-04-08	4	LEC 2024 Spring Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠FNC	⁠⁠VIT	Photon, Daglas, Vetheo, Carzzy, Hylissang, Mac, Pad
2024-03-25	2	LEC 2024 Spring	6 - 3⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠VIT	Photon, Daglas, Vetheo, Carzzy, Hylissang, Mac, Pad
2024-02-12	6	LEC 2024 Winter Playoffs	0 : 2⁠⁠MDK	⁠⁠VIT	Photon, Daglas, Vetheo, Carzzy, Hylissang, Carter, Pad, Mac
2024-01-29	6	LEC 2024 Winter	4 - 5⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠VIT	Photon, Daglas, Vetheo, Carzzy, Hylissang, Carter, Pad
2023-10-26	12 - 14	Worlds 2023	1 - 3⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠MAD	Chasy, Elyoya, Nisqy, Carzzy, Hylissang, Pad, Viking
2023-09-09	3	LEC 2023 Season Finals	2 : 3⁠⁠FNC	⁠⁠MAD	Chasy, Elyoya, Nisqy, Carzzy, Hylissang, Mac, Pad
2023-07-22	7	LEC 2023 Summer Groups	0 : 2⁠⁠FNC	⁠⁠MAD	Chasy, Elyoya, Nisqy, Carzzy, Hylissang, Mac, Pad
2023-07-03	7	LEC 2023 Summer Season	4 - 5⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠MAD	Chasy, Elyoya, Nisqy, Carzzy, Hylissang, Mac, Pad
2023-05-13	7 - 8	MSI 2023	0 : 3⁠⁠G2	⁠⁠MAD	Chasy, Elyoya, Nisqy, Carzzy, Hylissang, Mac, Pad

Media[]

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2023
2024

August 14, Unicorns of Love – selbstbewusst gegen G2 with Karina Ziminaite and Danny Singer on Red Bull
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July 8, sOAZ And Hylissang: "I believe the way for NA to improve is to pick Heimerdinger because that champion is really broken (laughs)." with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
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August 2, Hylissang: "If we would've played during MSI like we did in Spring Split, we would've won MSI." with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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February 27, Hylissang - Why him & Rekkles are struggling more, adaptation, and Pyke with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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March 14, Fnatic Hylissang: "Right now, we trust each other way more than before. Before that, we were playing like solo queue, and not really playing as a team." with Adel Chouadria on Inven Global
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June 25, Hylissang rates G2 Pyke players, says they're still the best team in the LEC with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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August 8, Hylissang on Supports in the LEC, the state of Tahm Kench, facing G2 with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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October 11, Is Fnatic’s Hylissang the best player at Worlds 2019? by Xing Li on Dot Esports
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February 23, Fnatic Hylissang talks about his twin brother and their passion for League of Legends with Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
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July 31, FNC Hylissang on his Pyke and Rekkles' Jhin, the impact playing online has on LEC player with Ashley Kang on YouTube
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August 26, Hylissang talks about Fnatic's resurgence: "Leave ego aside [...], see the team as your friends, rather than just players" with Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
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September 1, Hylissang on how FNC defeated G2 at LEC 2020 playoffs, a "lecture" on Hextech Flash with Ashley Kang on YouTube
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December 23, Thank You, Hylissang by Fnatic on YouTube
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January 23, MAD Hylissang: "We’re not even close to our best, so I’m just very excited to be with the team that can improve." with Kots on Blix
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February 8, Hylissang weighs in on Fnatic’s struggle, explains why he thrives on MAD Lions with Tom Matthiesen on Em Dash
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February 13, MAD Hyllisang : "Nisqy is very funny AND good at the game, rare qualities" (LEC, Winter Groups) with Tipsa on YouTube
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January 10, Hylissang: Rozmowy z Elyoyą o problemach nie były najłatwiejsze (Polish, English translation available) with Agnieszka Żyto on Cybersport.pl
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March 14, VIT Hylissang: "I want to say we're stronger, but I don't know [...] our games are a bit random." with Armand Luque on YouTube
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June 21, VIT Hylissang: "We are very confident playing against any botlane duos" with Armand Luque on Sheep Esports
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Post-Match Interviews

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2024-03-22	LEC 2024 Spring	VIT vs KC	Link
2024-02-04	LEC 2024 Winter Playoffs	SK vs VIT	Link
2023-06-19	LEC 2023 Summer Season	KOI vs MAD	Link
2023-02-05	LEC 2023 Winter Season	MAD vs TH	Link
2022-02-11	LEC 2022 Spring	SK vs FNC	Link
2021-07-09	LEC 2021 Summer	VIT vs FNC	Link
2021-01-29	LEC 2021 Spring	VIT vs FNC	Link
2020-10-06	Worlds 2020 Main Event	FNC vs GEN	Link
2020-07-17	LEC 2020 Summer	MSF vs FNC	Link
2020-06-14	LEC 2020 Summer	FNC vs XL	Link
2020-03-06	LEC 2020 Spring	SK vs FNC	Link
2020-02-14	LEC 2020 Spring	VIT vs FNC	Link
2019-10-13	Worlds 2019 Main Event	FNC vs CG	Link
2019-08-02	LEC 2019 Summer	FNC vs S04	Link
2019-06-15	LEC 2019 Summer	S04 vs FNC	Link
2019-02-22	LEC 2019 Spring	FNC vs OG	Link
2019-02-08	LEC 2019 Spring	FNC vs XL	Link
2018-06-23	EU LCS 2018 Summer	FNC vs VIT	Link