Movistar KOI

Movistar KOI

Short name	MKOI / MKF
Divisions	League of Legends Valorant Free Fire Teamfight Tactics Call of Duty: Warzone Pokémon World Championships
Founded	4 January 2024;19 months ago (2024-01-04)
Team history	MAD Lions KOI [a] (2024)
Based in	Madrid, Spain
Colors
CEO	Ibai Llanos Fernando Piquer Adam Adamou
Partners	Movistar, Kappa, Cupra, Mahou, Omen, Razer, Médicos del Mundo, Ecoembes
Parent group	OverActive Media
Website	movistarkoi.gg

Movistar KOI is a Spanish professional esports organisation owned by OverActive Media. The organisation was created as a result of a merger between KOI, Movistar Riders and MAD Lions in January 2024. ^[1] As part of a triple merger, during 2024 they competed under two names: Movistar KOI and MAD Lions KOI. ^[2] The final merger was announced at the Movistar KOI-Con event on 6 December 2024. ^[3]

The organisation competes with two teams in League of Legends (European LEC and Spanish Superliga); two teams in Valorant (European VCT and Spanish Rising); one team in Free Fire , Teamfight Tactics and Call of Duty: Warzone ; and two players for Pokémon World Championships . It will also be present in Fortnite . ^[4] On 7 January 2025, it dissolved its Counter-Strike 2 team. ^[5]

History

The organisation was founded on 4 January 2024 by three Spanish teams: KOI, founded in December 2021 by Ibai Llanos and former footballer of FC Barcelona Gerard Piqué; ^[6] Movistar Riders, founded in January 2017 by Fernando Piquer and David Cantolla; ^[7] and MAD Lions, founded in August 2017 as MAD Lions Esports Club by Sergio Yáñez, Marcos Eguillor and Jorge Schnura. ^[8]

Rosters

Movistar KOI rosters
League of Legends (LEC) Handle Name Nationality Myrwn Pastor Villarejo, Alex Spain Elyoya Prades Batalla, Javier Spain Jojopyun Joseph Joon-pyun Canada Supa Martínez García, David Spain Alvaro Fernández del Amo, Álvaro Spain	League of Legends (Superliga) Handle Name Nationality NightSlayer Bilous, Ivan Ukraine Time Almeida, Tiago Portugal Fresskowy Przewoźnik, Bartłomiej Poland 13 Taeau, Zayan France Thomas Nanjara, Tomislav Croatia Dyenn  Sánchez Vera, Daniel Spain	Valorant (VCT) Handle Name Nationality baddyG Graniczka, Kamil Poland MONSTEERR Petrů, Ondřej Czech Republic nataNk Bocqueho, Nathan France Filu Czarnecki, Dawid Poland flyuh Carlson, Xavier United States Sheydos (I) Naumov, Bogdan Russia soulcas (I) Sulcas, Dom United Kingdom
Valorant (Rising) Handle Name Nationality Guardy Guardiola, Antonio Spain pika Holze, Niklas Argentina ZachKappa Neal, Zachary United Kingdom globeX Kostylew, Michail Russia demek Madrak, Dawid Poland	Free Fire Handle Name Nationality Shyro Peláez, Juan Esteban Colombia Leito Cartasso, Leonel Argentina Elite Rodríguez, Pablo Argentina Vidalao Vidales, Raúl Mexico Nicko Herrera, Nicolás Alejandro Chile	Teamfight Tactics Handle Name Nationality Reven Pino, Antonio Spain Dalesom Cosano, Ignacio Spain Safo20 - Spain ODESZA - Spain
Call of Duty: Warzone Handle Name Nationality Clamp Ramírez, Emiliano Mexico Netodz - Mexico Vxlcom Arcos, Joseph Mexico	Pokémon World Championships Handle Name Nationality PokeAlex Gómez, Alex Spain Riopaser Ríos, Eric Spain
Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended (L) On loan (2W) Two-way player Substitute Injury / Illness

Notes

1. Competed simultaneously alongside the current name.

References

1. Nicholson, Jonno (4 January 2024). "OverActive Media looks to acquire KOI, Movistar Riders". Esports Insider. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
2. "MAD Lions KOI y Movistar KOI: así del nuevo club de Ibai Llanos, Fernando Piquer y Adam Adamou". marca.com (in Spanish). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
3. "Movistar KOI confirma su nuevo nombre y logo para competiciones". esports.as.com (in Spanish). 6 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
4. "Movistar KOI expande fronteras: nuevos equipos en Fortnite y Free Fire". esports.as.com (in Spanish). 7 December 2024.
5. "Movistar KOI se despide del Counter Strike 2: adiós al mejor equipo español de la historia". marca.com (in Spanish). 7 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
6. "KOI". kosmosholding.com.
7. "Movistar Riders es el nuevo club bajo la marca de Telefónica". as.com (in Spanish). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
8. "Nace MAD Lions E.C., un club eSport que competirá en la primera división de League of Legends". elreferente.es (in Spanish). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2024.

External links

• Official website