H2k-Gaming

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H2k-Gaming
H2k-Gaming logo.png
Divisions Call of Duty
Counter-Strike
Hearthstone
League of Legends
Overwatch
Warcraft III
Founded2003 (2003)
Folded2018 (2018)
Based in London, United Kingdom
CEOSusan Tully
Website www.h2k.gg OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

H2k-Gaming was a professional esports organization based in London, United Kingdom. It was known for its League of Legends team, which competed in Europe's top professional league, the EU LCS.

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League of Legends

Jungler Jean-Victor "loulex" Burgevin left the team in November 2015. [1] They later signed former ROCCAT jungler Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski. [2] They also signed Summer 2015 EU LCS MVP Konstantinos "FORG1VEN" Tzortziou. [3] [4]

Tournament results

H2K finished with a league worst record of 2-16 during the 2018 EU LCS Summer Split. In the off season, the team decided not to apply for a spot as one of the franchised teams in the rebrand of EULCS to the LEC and subsequently disbanded, with the organization as a whole following shortly after.

Call of Duty

In January 2016, H2K signed a Call of Duty team consisting of Damod "FEARS" Abney, Tyree "LegaL" Glove, Phillip "PHiZZURP" Klemenov, Andres "Lacefield" Lacefield. [5] The team qualified for the Call of Duty World League. On 2 October 2016, Phillip "PHiZZURP" Klemenov died, following a car crash. [6]

Hearthstone

Simon "Sottle" Welch joined H2K on 22 May 2015. [7] On 4 November 2015 he left to join complexity Gaming. [8]

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