Apex Gaming

Not to be confused with Apex Legends or Apex (tournament).

Apex Gaming

Short name	APX
Game	League of Legends
Founded	January 20, 2016 (2016-01-20)
Folded	September 26, 2016 (2016-09-26)
League	NA LCS
Location	United States
Owner	Dignitas

Apex Gaming was a League of Legends team that competed in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS). The team was coached primarily by Brandon "Saintvicious" DiMarco and David "Cop" Roberson. ^[1] Apex Gaming also had a League of Legends Challenger Series team called Apex Pride, which entered the league after Team Dignitas transferred their spot. ^[2] Apex was acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2016 and merged with Dignitas.

History

Apex Gaming was formed on January 20, 2016, after acquiring Team Imagine's spot in the 2016 NACS Spring Split. After placing first in the regular season and playoffs, Apex qualified for the 2016 NA LCS Summer Split promotion tournament. There, Apex defeated Team Dragon Knights in the qualifying round to earn a spot in the NA LCS. ^[3] On July 8, 2016, support player Kevin "KonKwon" Kwon retired from professional gaming. ^[4] The team finished with a record of 8–10, which earned them a seventh-place finish. On September 26, 2016, the Philadelphia 76ers announced their purchase of Apex and Dignitas, another esports organization. ^[5] The Apex Gaming roster was then announced to be playing under the Dignitas banner. ^[6]

Final roster

Nat.	ID	Name	Role
	Ray	Jeon Ji-won	Top Laner
	Shrimp	Lee Byeong-hoon	Jungler
	Keane	Lae-Young Jang	Mid Laner
	Apollo	Apollo Price	Bot Laner
	Xpecial	Alex Chu	Support

Tournament results

• 1st — 2016 Summer NA CS
• 7th — 2016 NA LCS season

References

1. "Return of the NA veterans: Apex Gaming". ESPN. May 29, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
2. "Team Dignitas transfer Challenger Series spot to Apex Gaming | the Daily Dot". Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
3. Volk, Pete (April 8, 2016). "Apex will replace Dignitas in NA LCS Summer Split". SBNation.com. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
4. "Apex Gaming support KonKwon retires from League of Legends | the Daily Dot". Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
5. Volk, Pete (September 26, 2016). "Philadelphia 76ers become first North American sports team to acquire esports franchise". The Rift Herald. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
6. "76ers acquire esports teams Dignitas and Apex". ESPN. September 25, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2019.