Trayton on French Flair: “The aim is to show everyone that these players belong in the LEC”

This Wednesday, French co-streamer and content creator Trayton officially announced his project for the LFL Invitational: French Flair. Built around a star-studded roster, the team could realistically challenge mid-tier LEC squads on paper. Adam, Bwipo, Saken, 3xa (formerly Exakick), and Targamas will join forces—at least for the first split of the 2026 French league. Hotspawn briefly spoke with the project’s founder and CEO to learn more about the initiative.

The LFL Invitational

The LFL Invitational, which obviously mirrors the LEC Versus, is expected to be officially revealed by the French league on Monday. According to Sheep Esports, the league intends to bring together 20 teams:
• eight from Div2,
• three Game Changers teams,
• two influencer-led teams—Trayton’s French Flair and Nisqy’s ZYB,
• and the seven organizations currently in the league (following Gentle Mates and GameWard’s exit from the circuit, and KCB’s temporary participation in the LEC Invitational for the first split).

The exact number of LFL teams competing may still change. Sources indicate that KCB could rejoin the league later in the split if their LEC Invitational run goes poorly and they fail to reach playoffs—a scenario that appears likely given their inexperienced roster. Discussions between the LFL, Riot Games, and KCB are still ongoing.

The Genesis of FF

Initially, Trayton’s plan didn’t involve building such a competitive roster: “I was approached to make an influencer team. At first, I took that literally and thought about signing Splinter and players like him. I didn’t see myself as an Alban or a Kameto wanting to be CEO of a competitive team—but you never know, never say never.”

French Flair – Winter LFL 2026.

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But when he realized how many strong French-speaking players were left teamless, he reconsidered: “I wanted to help Saken anyway. That’s where it started. I even thought about putting him in a content-oriented team since he was streaming a lot. Then I saw Adam and 3XA didn’t have a team—unbelievable. And then Targamas joined the idea. At that point, the goal became to create a competitive team that also generates noise on socials. The aim is to show scouts, GMs, and both French and international fans that these players belong in the LEC.”

This stands in contrast with Nisqy’s project, which brought together well-known personalities from the French LoL scene—with Kameto as head coach, for example—and is seemingly more content than competitive-focused. Yet, according to Trayton, that wasn’t Nisqy’s original intention: “Initially, Nisqy wanted to do what we did with French Flair. He wanted a tryhard roster and even tried with players like Oscarinin and Flakked.”

The Bwipo Question

So how did a figure like Bwipo end up in a predominantly French project? Trayton explains that the team wanted to think even bigger: “Targamas had a really good point. My plan was to bring in Theocacs or Manaty, which would’ve been better for content and for my own stream. I wanted a full-French roster. But for the careers of the four players, having Bwipo is simply better—for two reasons. First, his presence gives them international exposure. Scouts and LEC GMs know his name, and that opens doors, including access to scrims. Second, the players don’t just want to win LFL and EMEA—they want to improve individually. They unanimously believed—and I can already confirm after just one scrim—that Bwipo’s knowledge could help them enormously.”

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I’m sorry to those I hurt. I regret using my platform to fuel vitriol and sexism instead of support, and I’ll be taking steps to reflect, listen, and do better.

— Bwipo (@Bwipo) September 10, 2025

Regarding the misogynistic comments Bwipo made on stream at the end of last season—“the elephant in the room,” as Trayton described it—French Flair’s founder clarified on his stream: “What he said was unacceptable. When the idea of signing him came up, I called him directly and confronted him. He told me he had been ignorant and stupid, that he learned from it and moved forward. He had already made a public apology. I chose, personally, to believe him and offer a second chance to someone driven solely by competitive League of Legends.”

What comes after the Invitational?

What will happen to French Flair after the Invitational, especially knowing that the top two invited teams will join the LFL for the rest of the year according to the leaks? “I don’t know yet. If we win the LFL and four players get picked up by LEC teams, then that’s probably the end. If one or two leave and I can replace them with other players who deserve top-ERL or even LEC level, then I don’t know. But if we perform well and none of the players get LEC opportunities, I think we’ll continue. It depends entirely on where we stand at the end of the split.”

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The Caedrel Comparison

The comparison between Trayton and Caedrel—both reuniting LEC outcasts to create a roster—has become even more striking. “I understand the comparison, but I don’t think our goals are the same. Caedrel didn’t build Los Ratones to push Nemesis back into the LEC—he did it for content, and there’s absolutely no problem about it, that’s even very smart. But French Flair wasn’t created for content. I’ll make great content with it, sure, but that’s not the foundation of the project. I particularly looked at Adam, 3XA, and Targamas not playing a split and thought: for Europe, that’s just stupid. Whether it’s top ERL or LEC—they need to be playing. That’s why French Flair exists.”