Author: Saumya "Sapporo" Srijan

July 15 2022; spectators at IEM Cologne were taken by storm by a Spanish squad which crushed an in-form Team Liquid, eventually heaving them to the 6th spot in World Rankings.This wasn’t the first time Movistar Riders had stunned top tier teams, however, as long time viewers of the game well knew. Not more than a year ago, they had carried out a similar feat finishing 5th place at IEM Fall 2021. Besides Upsets, both of these events shared yet another discovery — the Sun was rising.Stepping in to the sceneAlvaro “SunPayus” Garciawas 8 years old when he saw his…