Chazz

Born Jesse Mahoney, Chazz is an Australian League of Legends player who wore the mid laner’s jersey for Avant Gaming. He retired at 27 after spending his active years in the Oceanic competitive scene, where he occupied one of the most sway-holding roles on the map.

Life in the Middle

The middle of the map is where the action converges, and whoever stands there can dictate how a game unfolds. From mid, a player is only a short walk from either the top or bottom side, so roaming and pressuring across the map become core parts of the job. Lane skill matters, but so does judgment: knowing when to keep farming and when to leave the lane to generate plays elsewhere. The mid laner is also often the main damage dealer in teamfights. Teams usually hand this role to their most proactive playmakers.

Zed and the Assassin’s Approach

Zed, the champion Chazz built his reputation on, captures the aggressive, mechanically demanding end of the mid lane. One of the strongest assassins in the game, Zed pays off players who slip in and out of fights, punish opponents who stretch too far, and eliminate key targets with precisely timed combos. Playing him well means thriving on decisive, high-impact moments and accepting calculated risks to tip a match. Zed demands confidence and accuracy in equal measure, and he suits players who prefer to carry a game themselves instead of relying on teammates to set it up.

Competing for Avant Gaming, Chazz represented Australia within the wider Oceanic League of Legends community. The region has produced many driven competitors eager to earn respect on the global stage, and players like Chazz carried the domestic scene through their careers, giving local supporters homegrown talent to back.

Chazz has since stepped away from competition, and his career is remembered as that of an assassin-style mid laner in the Oceanic circuit. His fondness for a demanding champion like Zed reflects the kind of aggressive playmaking that makes mid lane so engaging to watch, and it stands as the defining mark of his time on the Rift.