Dark Passage (esports)

Dark Passage

Short name	DP
Divisions	League of Legends Fortnite Battle Royale Hearthstone PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Founded	2003 (2003)
Based in	Istanbul, Turkey
CEO	Ertuğ "venza" Okçuoğlu
Partners	ASUS SteelSeries Turkcell Twitch

Dark Passage is a Turkish professional esports organization with players competing in League of Legends , Fortnite Battle Royale , Hearthstone , and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds . It is the oldest esports organization in Turkey, having been originally established in 2003 as a Counter-Strike team.

Dark Passage's League of Legends team competes in the Turkish Championship League (TCL), the top level of professional League of Legends in Turkey. In 2014 the team qualified for that year's World Championship after winning IWCT Gamescom 2014. ^{[1] [2]}

League of Legends

Dark Passage

Short name	DP
Game	League of Legends
Founded	2012
League	Turkish Championship League
Head coach	Canberk "Coosone" Büyükyolaçan, Eray "Tasdin" Yıldırım

From 2013 to 2014, Dark Passage dominated the competitive League of Legends scene in Turkey. The team won all three seasons of the Riot Games Turkey Tournament in 2013, as well as that year's championship tournament. They also won all three seasons of the Turkish Championship League (TCL) in 2014. After winning the 2014 Riot Games Turkish Championship, Dark Passage qualified for the International Wild Card Tournament (IWCT), where they defeated Australian team Legacy Esports 3–0 to qualify for the 2014 World Championship. ^{[1] [2]}

For the 2014 World Championship group stage, Dark Passage was placed in Group A, along with Korean team Samsung Galaxy White, Chinese team Edward Gaming, and Taiwanese team ahq e-Sports Club. The team finished last in Group A and 14th–16th overall, failing to win a single game and ending with a 0–6 record.^{[ citation needed ]}

Rosters

League of Legends

Nat.	ID	Name	Role
	Zest	Kim Dong-min	Top Laner
	CHEF	Ali Durgut	Jungler
	Backlund	Jonathan Bäcklund	Mid Laner
	Ruep	İlker Bilen	Bot Laner
	Patch	Han Seung-min	Support

Fortnite Battle Royale

Nat.	ID	Name	Role
	Chuf	Enes Çifci	Captain
	Jack	Alican Eyüboğlu	Player
	Rawl	Mert Şerefli	Player

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

• Antodalt
• Apocalyp
• schzA
• Wreckage35

References

1. "Gamescom 2014 aftermath: Alliance, Fnatic, SK Gaming and Dark Passage heading to Worlds". ESL . 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
2. Mizak, Tristam (7 September 2014). "Not in NA Anymore: Interview with Dark Passage's Captain: Naru". Team Dignitas . Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

External links

• Dark Passage on Facebook