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FORG1VEN
Current team
TeamSchalke 04
RoleAD Carry/Marksman
GamesLeague of Legends
LeagueEuropean League of Legends Championship Series
StatusActive
Personal information
NameΚωνσταντίνος-Ναπολέων Τζωρτζίου
(Konstantinos-Napoleon Tzortziou)
Nickname(s)Forg1ven
Born (1992-07-23) July 23, 1992 (age 32)
NationalityGreek
Team history
2013Mad Gods Gaming
2013–2014Copenhagen Wolves
2014Different Dimension
2014–2015SK Gaming
2015Gambit Gaming
2015–2016H2k-Gaming
2016Origen
2016H2k-Gaming
2017Different Dimension
2018Origen
2019-2020Schalke 04

Konstantinos-Napoleon Tzortziou, (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος-Ναπολέων Τζωρτζίου; born July 23, 1992) better known by his in-game name FORG1VEN , is a Greek professional League of Legends player who most recently played AD carry for Schalke 04. FORG1VEN was considered to be among the best Western players of the AD Carry/Marksman role in League history,[1] and one of the most mechanically skilled players in the game.[2] He has also played for the Copenhagen Wolves, SK Gaming, Gambit Gaming, and H2k-Gaming.

Career

In 2014, FORG1VEN missed playing in the 2014 Summer European League of Legends Championship Series after he was benched by his team, the Copenhagen Wolves, for "attitude problems".[3]

In spring 2015, FORG1VEN played for SK Gaming, which was the top European team for most of that season.[1] He established several statistical records and was the MVP of the 2015 Spring EU LCS Split while a member of SK.[4] However, after claims of mismanagement and worsening relations with teammates, he was replaced on the active roster in favour of Adrian "CandyPanda" Wübbelmann.[1]

FORG1VEN requested a transfer and subsequently left SK Gaming before the start of the 2015 Summer European LCS split and joined Gambit Gaming, becoming their star player.[5][4] His play for Gambit led them to a 7-9 record and into a three-way tie for the last playoff spot.[4] However, he was suspended by Riot Games for four competitive games in July 2015 for "toxic behavior" in public competitive play, receiving a harsher penalty because of an April 2014 incident in which he was fined for similar behaviour.[4] The ban hurt Gambit Gaming, which was unable to secure visas for its preferred replacement quickly enough and used Moopz as a replacement for their last two games of the regular season, both of which were losses.[6] On August 24, 2015, Gambit Gaming decided to replaced FORG1VEN at AD Carry for the 2015 EU LCS Spring Promotion with Kristoffer "P1noy" Albao Lund Pedersen.[7]

Gambit Gaming subsequently sold its spot in the LCS to Team Vitality, FORG1VEN was received numerous offers from other LCS teams before settling on H2k-Gaming.[1] On 25 February 2016, Tzortziou announced that he would miss the remainder of the 2016 Spring EU LCS split, for which H2k was then in a tie for first, as well as the 2016 Summer EU LCS and the 2016 World Championship in order to fulfill Greek military service requirements.[3][8][9] However, after talks with the Greek government, on March 3 H2k announced that FORG1VEN had been given a temporary deferment from service.[9]

According to former H2k teammate Jankos, even though FORG1VEN was a skilled player with good mechanics, he took losses against teams with players he considered inferior such as Rekkles personally, and negatively impacted the squad's teamwork by blaming his teammates.[10] In April 2016, FORG1VEN left H2k, and although his in-game play no longer fit the team, he maintained good relations with his former teammates and team management.[1] He initially said that he would not play the upcoming summer split, and planned to return in the 2017 Spring EU split.[11]

FORG1VEN joined Origen in May 2016 for that year's Summer EU LCS, but his individualistic, communication-heavy playstyle clashed with fellow star player Glenn "Hybrid" Doornenbal's team-oriented style, which led to poor results for Origen in the first week of competition.[12][13] On June 7, FORG1VEN announced on his Facebook profile that he was planning to stop playing League of Legends because of a lack of motivation and a preference for playing Overwatch.[14][15] He also characterized his experience with Origen management as a "breach of trust".[5] On June 8, 2016 FORG1VEN was removed from the Origen active roster, and inability to find a replacement for FORG1VEN prompted team owner and former player XPeke to step into his role.[13][16]

In July 2016, FORG1VEN returned to H2k-Gaming as a substitute player on their roster.[5] He will be on the starting roster for the final week of the season due to Aleš "Freeze" Kněžínek's wrist injury.

FORG1VEN played for H2k-Gaming at the 2016 League of Legends World Championship, and was one of the top players at the tournament.[17] His team was eliminated by Samsung Galaxy 3-0 in the semifinals.[18]

Tournament results

SK Gaming

Gambit Gaming

H2k Gaming

Origen

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Wolf, Jacob (22 April 2016). "Sources: Forg1ven to part ways with H2k Gaming". ESPN. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Forg1ven will stay in the LCS after military service temporarily deferred". 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  3. ^ a b Asarch, Stephen (25 February 2016). "H2K's Forgiven Leaves EU LCS To Join Greek Army". www.idigitaltimes.com. IBT Media. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d Lingle, Samuel (21 July 2015). "FORG1VEN suspended 4 games for toxicity, putting Gambit Gaming season on the ropes". Daily Dot. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  5. ^ a b c Leslie, Callum (12 July 2016). "FORG1VEN rejoins H2k-Gaming as a backup for Freeze". Daily Dot. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  6. ^ Rosen, Daniel (1 August 2015). "Diamondprox on the Summer split and FORG1VEN's ban". thescoreesports.com. theScore Inc. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  7. ^ Fischer, Annabelle (24 August 2015). "P1noy replaces FORG1VEN in the EU Promotion Tournament". thescoreesports.com. theScore Inc. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  8. ^ Rosen, Daniel (25 February 2016). "FORG1VEN conscripted into Greek military, says service begins in March". thescoreesports.com. theScore Inc. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  9. ^ a b Volk, Pete (3 March 2016). "Top League of Legends pro given temporary military deferment after selection by Greek army". SBNation.com. SB Nation. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  10. ^ Chouadria, Adel (11 June 2016). "H2k's Jankos: 'It offended [FORG1VEN] that he was losing to Rekkles and to Niels'". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  11. ^ Cocke, Taylor (2 May 2016). "FORG1VEN to skip 2016 EU LCS summer split". esports.yahoo.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  12. ^ Cocke, Taylor (18 May 2016). "Origen picks up FORG1VEN, Hybrid". esports.yahoo.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  13. ^ a b Chouadria, Adel (9 June 2016). "Balancing Act: xPeke on being an owner and a player". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  14. ^ Gonçalves, Por Aníbal (2016-06-09). "Esports - Jogador troca League of Legends por Overwatch". IGN Portugal. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  15. ^ Lee, Julia (8 June 2016). "Forg1ven steps down due to 'lack of motivation', playing too much Overwatch". Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  16. ^ von Christian, Mittwegg (8 June 2016). "LoL: Origen schickt FORG1VEN auf die Bank". esport.kicker.de. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  17. ^ Erzberger, Tyler (22 October 2016). "Rising up: The story of SSG vs. H2k". ESPN.com. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  18. ^ Perez, Matt. "'League Of Legends' Worlds 2016 -- Samsung Galaxy Sweeps H2K To Secure Their Spot In The Finals". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
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