MAD Lions

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MAD Lions KOI
MAD Lions logo.svg
Short nameMDK / MAD KOI
Divisions
Founded31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)
League LEC
Based in Madrid, Spain
Championships3× LEC (Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2023)
Parent group OverActive Media
Website madlions.com

MAD Lions KOI [lower-alpha 1] is a Spanish esports organisation owned by OverActive Media. Its main League of Legends team, which was rebranded from Splyce, competes in Europe's top-level league for the game, the LEC. Its secondary League of Legends team competes in Spain's SuperLiga, the top three teams of which qualify for the prestigious European Masters tournament.

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MAD Lions won their first LEC title on 11 April 2021, after reverse sweeping Rogue in the spring finals.

League of Legends

History

Before joining the LEC

MAD Lions was founded on 31 August 2017 to compete in the Spanish professional League of Legends scene. The team began competing in Spain's SuperLiga Orange (formerly División de Honor) and grew in popularity as they consistently topped the region, qualifying for the prestigious European Masters tournament thrice and winning the tournament in their second appearance in summer 2018. The organisation also began expanding globally, sponsoring several teams in Latin America under the MAD Lions brand. [1]

In May 2019 it was announced that MAD Lions had been acquired by OverActive Media. [2] The company later announced its intentions to dissolve its other esports subsidiary, Splyce, by the end of the year. [3] Splyce's League of Legends team subsequently assumed the MAD Lions brand in November 2019, while MAD Lions' original League of Legends team renamed to MAD Lions Madrid.[ citation needed ]

2020 season

MAD Lions' inaugural LEC roster for the 2020 Spring Split consisted of four rookies—Orome, Shad0w, Carzzy, and Kaiser—and one former member of Splyce, Humanoid. [4] Despite expectations that the team would only qualify for the losers' bracket of playoffs or not qualify at all, MAD Lions finished fourth in the regular season [5] and secured a spot in the winners' bracket. [6] G2 Esports selected MAD Lions as their opponent for the first round of playoffs, and were expected to win against MAD Lions as favourites to win the spring season. However, MAD Lions were able to defeat G2 Esports in a close-fought series, knocking the latter into the losers' bracket. [7] [8] MAD Lions were then themselves knocked down to the losers' bracket after being swept by Fnatic in the second round of the winners' bracket. [9] MAD Lions' inaugural split ended when they lost to a more well-prepared G2 Esports in the final round of the losers' bracket. [10]

MAD Lions retained their entire spring lineup for the 2020 LEC Summer Split. The team finished second in the regular season and began playoffs in the winners' bracket. MAD Lions lost their rematch against G2 Esports in the first round of the winners' bracket, and were forced to climb through the losers' bracket once again. [11] MAD Lions managed to defeat Schalke in the second round of the losers' bracket, but were swept by Rogue in the third round and ended fourth. [12]

MAD Lions' fourth-place finish in the summer split qualified them for the play-in stage of the 2020 World Championship. As a team from a major region, MAD Lions was expected by many analysts to qualify for the main event. However, MAD Lions placed fourth out of five teams in their group and were eliminated from Worlds contention by Turkey's SuperMassive in the knockout stage. [13]

2021 season

Prior to the 2021 LEC Spring Split, Orome and Shad0w were replaced with Armut and Elyoya respectively, both of whom were making their debut in the LEC. [14] Armut was previously the top laner for SuperMassive, the team which eliminated MAD Lions from the 2020 World Championship. MAD Lions finished third in the regular season and began in the winners' bracket once again. MAD Lions defeated Rogue in the first round of the winners' bracket, qualifying for the second round. There, MAD Lions defeated G2 Esports and advanced to their first LEC finals. [15] Despite trailing 0–2, MAD Lions managed to reverse sweep Rogue in a closely fought finals, claiming their first LEC title. [16]

Roster

Male

MAD Lions KOI League of Legends roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleHandleNameNationality
TopMyrwnPastor Villarejo, AlexSpain
Jungle Elyoya Prades Batalla, JavierSpain
MidFresskowyPrzewoźnik, BartłomiejPoland
BotSupaMartínez García, DavidSpain
SupportAlvaroFernández del Amo, ÁlvaroSpain
Head coach

Tomás "Melzhet" Campelos Fernández

Assistant coach(es)
  • Quentin "Zeph" Viguié
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Emojione BW 1F503.svg Substitute
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injury / Illness
  

Roster updated 30 June 2024.

Female

MAD Lions KOI League of Legends roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleHandleNameNationality
TopEmolgaOrtiz, LorenaSpain
JungleParadoxStengel, SelinaGermany
MidDragonde los Ángeles Zarate, MaríaArgentina
BotSakkuromiNieto Fonte, SoniaSpain
SupportMiyuuriLupión, CarlaSpain
JungleDelicate Emojione BW 1F503.svgGiannopoulou, CharaGreece
Head coach

Jasmin "Jay" Ajanovic

Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Emojione BW 1F503.svg Substitute
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injury / Illness
  

Roster updated 13 July 2024.

Seasons overview

Year League of Legends EMEA Championship Rift Rivals Mid-Season Invitational World Championship
PWTLW–L%Pos.Playoffs
As Splyce
2016Spring185—13.2788thDid not qualify—Did not qualify13th–16th
Summer18963.6672nd2nd
2017Spring137—6.5383rd5thDid not qualifyDid not qualifyDid not qualify
Summer1385.6153rd5th
2018Spring18117.6113rd3rd1stDid not qualifyDid not qualify
Summer1899.5006th5th
2019Spring18117.6114th4thDid not qualifyDid not qualify5th–8th
Summer18126.6673rd6th
As MAD Lions
2020Spring1811—7.6114th3rd—Not held [lower-alpha 2] 19th
Summer18126.6672nd4th
2021Spring18108.5563rd1st3rd–4th5th–8th
Summer18126.6673rd1st
2022Spring18810.4447thDid not qualifyDid not qualify17th–18th
Summer18126.6672nd4th
2023Winter972.7782nd2nd7th–8th12th–14th
Spring936.3338th1st
Summer945.4447th7th
Season Finals312.3332nd3rd
As MAD Lions KOI
2024Winter95—4.5564th2nd—Did not qualify15th–16th
Spring945.4447th6th
Summer927.2228th8th
Season Finals312.3334th3rd
Totals3021646141.537(2016–2024, includes only regular season)

Valorant

Roster

Female

MAD Lions KOI Valorant roster
PlayersCoaches
HandleNameNationality
AlessiaCrisafo, AlessiaSpain
NidxvilcoDobrovolskyy, NicoleUkraine
didiidel Moral de la Torre, LidiaSpain
Lil Bob-Germany
ikyoo-South Korea
Head coach

Adrián "Jedry" García Saiz

Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Emojione BW 1F503.svg Substitute
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injury / Illness
  

Roster updated 9 September 2024.

Notes

  1. ↑ Known as MAD Lions E.C. until November 2019. "MAD" is short for Madrid, but the name "Madrid Lions" has never been used by the organisation.
  2. ↑ Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [17]

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