Divisions | Call of Duty Counter-Strike Hearthstone League of Legends Overwatch Warcraft III |
---|---|
Founded | 2003 |
Folded | 2018 |
Based in | London, United Kingdom |
CEO | Susan Tully |
Website | www |
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.
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]
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.
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]
Simon "Sottle" Welch joined H2K on 22 May 2015. [7] On 4 November 2015 he left to join complexity Gaming. [8]
Team SoloMid (TSM) is a professional esports organization based in the United States. It was founded in September 2009 by Andy "Reginald" Dinh. TSM currently fields players in League of Legends, Dota 2, Apex Legends, Valorant, Hearthstone, Super Smash Bros., Fortnite, PUBG Mobile, Battlegrounds Mobile India, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, Magic: The Gathering Arena, and chess. The organization previously had a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team based in Denmark that later became Astralis and also briefly owned an Overwatch team.
HaiLam, better known as Hai, is an American former professional League of Legends player. He previously played mid lane for the Golden Guardians of the North American League of Legends Championship Series. Hai rose to prominence as the mid laner for Cloud9 (C9), leading them to two NA LCS championships. During a brief retirement due to health issues in 2015, Hai functioned as the Chief Gaming Officer (CGO) of Cloud9. Hai returned to the lineup of Cloud9 as their jungler and support to fill in for the split playoffs. He later became the mid laner for Cloud9 Challenger, which qualified for the LCS and was bought and rebranded as FlyQuest. Hai has won two NA LCS splits with Cloud9, as well as the NA LCS Promotion Tournament with Cloud9 Challenger. He is well known for his shot calling within the game.
Origen was a professional esports organisation based in Europe. Its main League of Legends team participated in the League of Legends European Championship (LEC), the top-level league for the game in Europe. It was founded by Enrique "xPeke" Cedeño Martínez after his departure from Fnatic.
Henrik Hansen, better known by his in-game name Froggen, is a Danish professional League of Legends player. He is currently signed with Luminosity Gaming as a streamer. Over the course of his career he has also played for CLG.EU, Evil Geniuses, Alliance, Elements, Origen, Echo Fox, the Golden Guardians and Dignitas. Anivia is considered his signature champion.
Gambit Esports, formerly Gambit Gaming, is a Russian esports organization owned by telecommunications company MTS. It was established in January 2013 after the acquisition of the former League of Legends roster of Moscow Five.
Raymond Ka-Sing Tsang, better known by his in-game name kaSing, is a British-Hong Kong professional League of Legends player who as of June 2020 plays as the support for Excel Esports' academy team, BT Excel.
Dennis Johnsen, better known as Svenskeren, is a Danish professional League of Legends player. He has also played for SK Gaming, Supa Hot Crew, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Copenhagen Wolves, Team SoloMid, Cloud9, and Evil Geniuses.
Aleš Kněžínek, better known by his in-game name Freeze, is a Czech former professional League of Legends player and current Assistant Coach for 100 Thieves. He has also played for Renegades, H2k-Gaming, Copenhagen Wolves, and Ninjas in Pyjamas. He was the first Czech national to play in the LCS.
Heo Seung-hoon, better known as Huni, is a South Korean former professional League of Legends player.
Kim Yeu-jin, better known as Reignover, is a South Korean League of Legends coach and former professional player. He played for Fnatic of the EU LCS during most of the 2015 season as their jungler. While on Fnatic, he won 2 EU LCS championships and placed third at the 2015 World Championship. After leaving Fnatic, he played for Immortals of the NA LCS in 2016 season, Team Liquid in 2017, and Counter Logic Gaming in 2018.
Schalke 04 Esports is the esports department of football club FC Schalke 04.
Team Vitality is a French esports organisation founded in August 2013 by Fabien Devide and Nicolas Maurer. It has several professional teams and content creators from across Europe and India.
Danil Reshetnikov, better known by his in-game name Diamondprox, is a Russian professional League of Legends player who is the jungler for Team Spirit. He is best known for his time playing as the jungler for Gambit Esports. He previously played for Team Empire, Moscow Five, the Unicorns of Love and Apex Gaming. Diamondprox hails from Saint Petersburg and is one of the world's most well-known junglers, known for his prowess on champions such as Lee Sin in Season 2, and innovating the popular Season 3 jungle play of Nasus and Xin Zhao. Diamondprox became known in the high elo ladders of League of Legends around the end of Season 1 and start of pre-Season 2.
Konstantinos-Napoleon Tzortziou, better known by his in-game name FORG1VEN, is a Greek professional League of Legends player. He played as an AD Carry for Intrepid Fox Gaming. He earlier played for Copenhagen Wolves, SK Gaming, Gambit Gaming, H2k-Gaming, Origen, and Schalke 04.
Maurice Stückenschneider, better known by his in-game name Amazing, is a German professional League of Legends player and coach. He is currently a coach for Misfits Gaming of the League of Legends European Championship (LEC). Amazing was a semifinalist at the 2015 World Championship while on Origen. Stückenschneider has been called "one of the most successful German League of Legends players of all time."
The 2016 European League of Legends Championship Series was the fourth season of the European League of Legends Championship Series.
Kim Gang-yun, better known by his in-game name Trick, is a South Korean retired professional League of Legends player. He won the 2016 Spring EU LCS and 2016 Summer EU LCS while on G2 Esports; in the latter he earned the split MVP award. He also competed with FC Schalke 04 Esports and SK Gaming of the League of Legends European Championship (LEC).
Jesper Svenningsen, better known as Zven, is a Danish professional League of Legends player for Cloud9. He previously played for Team SoloMid, G2 Esports, Origen, and SK Gaming Prime.
Misfits Gaming is a professional esports organization based in Boca Raton, Florida, with players competing in League of Legends, Overwatch, Call of Duty, and Fortnite. It was founded on 18 May 2016 by Ben Spoont, initially launching as a League of Legends Challenger Series team.
Steven Liv, better known as Hans Sama, is a French professional League of Legends player for G2 Esports. Liv has previously played for Team Liquid in the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS), as well as Rogue and Misfits in the League of Legends European Championship (LEC).