G2 Esports
| File:G2 Esports Logo 2017.svg | |
| Divisions | League of Legends Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft Vainglory Critical Ops Rocket League" "FIFA 18" |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Location | HQ: Las Rozas, Madrid, Spain LoL: Berlin |
| Manager | Carlos "ocelote" Rodríguez Santiago |
| Partners | Kinguin Paysafecard Vodafone Kingston HyperX Boomeo NEEDforSEAT eNgage Enea Andrei |
| Website | http://www.g2esports.com/ |
G2 Esports, formerly known as Gamers2, is a Spanish esports organization that has teams in League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft, Vainglory and Rocket League and Critical Ops. The G2 League team competes in the League of Legends Championship Series Europe. The organization was first announced on February 24, 2014.
G2's LoL team won the 2016 Spring, the 2016 Summer, the 2017 Spring and the 2017 Summer EU LCS.
League of Legends
| Nicknames | G2 |
|---|---|
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Founded | 2014 |
| League | League of Legends Championship Series Europe |
| Team history | Gamers2 (2014-2015) |
| Based in | Berlin |
| Owner | Carlos "ocelote" Rodríguez Santiago |
| Manager | Luis "Bull" Rivera |
| Local media | Twitch.tv Riot Games |
The team was founded by former SK Gaming mid-laner Carlos "ocelote" Rodríguez Santiago in 2014 with an initial roster of Top laner Jesper "Jwaow" Strandgren, jungler Sebastián "Morden" Esteban Fernández, AD carry Soler "Yuuki60" Florent, and support Hugo "Dioud" Padioleau.[1][2]
The team participated in the Spring Expansion Tournament, beating Reason Gaming in the seeding game and Team Strix in Round 1. Gamers2 were knocked out of the tournament in Round 2 after being beaten by n!faculty.
G2 Esports is a Spanish organization, renamed from Gamers2 after qualifying for the 2016 EU LCS Spring Season.[3]
G2 Esports has also a sister team in Spain competing in the EU Challenger Series, called G2 Vodafone, in representation of their sponsor Vodafone. They got qualified for the 2016 EU Challenger Series Summer Split Qualifiers, but they failed to qualify for the EU CS. They also won the Spanish 2016 FinalCup Spring Split.
The team currently competes under the name G2 Kinguin, in representation of their sponsor Kinguin.
The team failed to qualify for the LCS three splits in a row.[3]
The team finished 1st in the Challenger Series season. They then took 2nd in the playoffs, thereby qualifying for the 2016 Spring LCS. Gamers2 qualified for the LCS by defeating SK Gaming 3-2.[4]
G2 finished the 2016 EU LCS Spring Split regular season in 1st. In the playoffs, they defeated Fnatic before winning the 2016 EU LCS in Rotterdam after beating Origen. This also meant that they had qualified for the 2016 Mid-Season Invitational tournament in Shanghai. G2 would represent Europe at the competition against 5 other teams. However, in the weeks before the tournament, the team took an infamous vacation and came to the tournament unprepared. Because of this, they lost 8 of their 10 games, their only 2 wins against the lowest ranked seed there. This also cost the EU LCS league its 1st seed for the 2016 World Championship later that year. This meant that the 1st seed for Europe of the 2016 Summer EU LCS would be put in Pot B for the group draw instead of Pot A.
The team plays LCS games out of the Am Studio 20D in Adlershof, Berlin.
Roster
| ID | Name | Age | Role | Join date | End of Contract | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expect | Ki Dae-han (기대한) | ? | Top Laner | June 2016[5] | — | — |
| Trick | Kim Gang-yun (김강윤) | 20 | Jungler | December 2015[5] | — | — |
| PerkZ | Luka Perković | 26 | Mid-Laner | Jun 2015[5] | — | — |
| Zven | Jesper Svenningsen | 27 | AD Carry | May 2016[6] | — | — |
| Mithy | Alfonso Aguirre Rodriguez | 30 | Support | May 2016[6] | — | — |
Former
| ID | Name | Age | Role | Join date | End of Contract | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kikis | Mateusz Szkudlarek | Top laner |
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
G2 Esports acquired the roster of Team Kinguin on September 11, 2015.[7] G2 finished 3rd-4th at DreamHack Open: Cluj-Napoca 2015.[8] On January 20, 2016 G2 Esports announced that FaZe Clan had acquired their international Counter-Strike roster.[9] G2 announced a new French-speaking roster on February 1, 2016[10] which consisted of Titan's former roster. On April 9, shortly after placing 9–12th at the MLG Major Championship: Columbus, G2 announced Alexandre "bodyy" Pianaro would be replacing Kévin "Ex6TenZ" Droolans.[11] G2 placed 2nd at the ESL Pro League Season 3 Finals on May 16, 2016 after losing 2-3 to Luminosity Gaming in the grand finals.[12] G2 Esports won the Esports Championship Series Season 1 after beating Luminosity in the finals on June 26, 2016.[13] With effect from 3 February 2017, 3 players from Team EnVyUs have joined G2 Esports. Kenny "kennyS" Schrub, Dan "apEX" Madesclaire and Nathan "NBK" Schmitt thus forming the now called "French Super Team". The players they replaced were Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom, who joined Team EnVyUs, Cédric “RpK” Guipouy, who also joined Team EnVyUs and Edouard “SmithZz” Dubourdeaux who is now the head coach of G2 Esports.
Rosteeeed
| ID | Role | Name | Join date |
|---|---|---|---|
| kennyS | AWPer | Kenny Schrub | February 3, 2017 |
| Rul1ano | In-Game Leader | Richard Papillon | February 1, 2016 |
| apEX | Rifler (Entry Fragger) | Dan Madesclaire | February 3, 2017 |
| NBK | Rifler (support) | Nathan Schmitt | February 3, 2017 |
| bodyy | Rifler | Alexandre Pianaro | April 9, 2016 |
| SmithZz | Coach | Edouard Dubourdeaux | February 1, 2016 |
| enkay J | Analyst | Niclas Krumhorn | February 3, 2017 |
Former
| ID | Name | Join date | Leave date |
|---|---|---|---|
| dennis | Dennis Edman | September 11, 2015 | November 12, 2015 |
| Maikelele | Mikail Bill | September 11, 2015 | January 20, 2016 |
| rain | Håvard Nygaard | September 11, 2015 | January 20, 2016 |
| fox | Ricardo Pacheco | September 11, 2015 | January 20, 2016 |
| LEGIJA (Coach) | Nikola Ninic | September 11, 2015 | October 14, 2015 |
| jkaem | Joakim Myrbostad | September 30, 2015 | January 20, 2016 |
| aizy | Philip Aistrup | November 12, 2015 | January 20, 2016 |
| Ex6TenZ | Kévin Droolans | February 1, 2016 | April 9, 2016 |
| ScreaM | Adil Benrlitom | February 1, 2016 | February 3, 2017 |
| RpK | Cédric Guipouy | February 1, 2016 | February 3, 2017 |
Tournament results
- 1st — DreamHack Open Tours 2017 [14]
- 1st — ESL Pro League Season 5 [15]
- 1st — DreamHack Masters Malmö 2017 [16]
Vainglory
In August 2015 G2 founded a Vainglory team. Most of the players were previously part of the Vainglory Team PewPewPew (PPP).[17] On July 1, 2016 acquired REDemption and majestiC from Team Secret.[18]
Roster
| ID | Name | Role | Join date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face | Misa Kojic | Team Manager | August 2015 |
| DarkPotato | David Süßlin | Jungler | August, 2015 |
| D1ngo | Timo Tekolf | Support | August 2015 |
| majestiC | Miron Beqiraj | Jungler | July 1, 2016 |
| REDemption | Kevin Khuy | Laner | July 1, 2016 |
Former
| ID | Name | Role | Join date | Leave date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesfaye | Tuan Anh Dinh | Jungler | August 2015 | July 1, 2016 |
| REDDIX | Tim Schäfer | Laner | August 2015 | July 1, 2016 |
Super Smash Bros. Melee
G2 Esports signed Weston "Westballz" Dennis on July 11, 2016.[19]
Roster
| ID | Name | Main character(s) | Other character(s) | Join date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westballz | Weston Dennis | Falco, Fox | Captain Falcon, Donkey Kong | July 11, 2016 |
Rocket League
G2 Esports signed the Rocket League standing World Champions, former iBUYPOWER Cosmic on September 7, 2016.[20]
Roster
| ID | Name | Join date |
|---|---|---|
| Kronovi | Cameron Bills | September 7, 2016 |
| Rizzo | Dillon Rizzo | February 22, 2017 |
| JKnaps | Jacob Knapman | February 22, 2017 |
| Turtle | Isaac App | August 9, 2017 |
Former
| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lachinio | Brandon Lachin | September 7, 2016 | November 12, 2016 |
| 0ver_Zer0 | Ted Keil | September 7, 2016 | January 31, 2017 |
References
- ^ KRAZYSLAYER187 (18 February 2015). "League of Legends Pro "ocelote" Retires". Gfininty. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Cocke, Taylor Riot RoboTayCo (3 December 2015). "HOW OCELOTE BUILT GAMERS 2 FROM THE GROUND UP". LoL Esports. Riot Games. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ a b Raven, Josh (September 29, 2015). "Ocelote on Gamers2 rebranding plans and how he's building 'a world class esports club'". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ Raven, Josh (September 5, 2015). "Gamers2 and Gambit qualify for the LCS". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ a b c Includes time spent under the name Gamers2
- ^ a b http://www.g2esports.com/players/
- ^ Lund-Hansen, Rasmus (September 11, 2015). "Gamers2 Signs on the Team Kinguin CS:GO Squad". 1337 Magazine. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ Wynne, Jared (November 2, 2015). "EnvyUs deny Na`Vi's breakthrough win". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ "G2's Counter-Strike team acquired by FaZe Clan". G2 Esports. January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
- ^ "G2.Kinguin presents new CS:GO team". g2esports.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "G2 welcomes bodyy to CS:GO team". G2 Esports. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ Guevarra, Earl. "Luminosity Gaming Wins ESL CS:GO Pro League Season 3 in Nailbiter Series". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ Mira, Luis. "G2 beat Luminosity to win ECS S1". HLTV.org. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "G2 beat HR to win DreamHack Tours". hltv.org. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ "G2 Esports win ESL Pro League Season 5". fragbite.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "G2 win DH Masters Malmö over North". fragbite.com. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ http://www.g2esports.com/vainglory-team-qualifies-for-vipl/
- ^ "Statement on the changes to Vainglory roster". G2 Esports. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "G2 expands into Super Smash Bros Melee". G2 Esports. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "G2 Esports sign Rocket League World Champions". G2 Esports. Retrieved 3 October 2016.