Team Roccat

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Team ROCCAT
Team ROCCAT logo.svg
Team ROCCAT used the logo of their titular sponsor Roccat GmbH.
Short nameROC
Divisions Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Heroes of the Storm
League of Legends
StarCraft II
Founded2007 (2007)
Folded2018 (2018)
League European League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS)
Based in Adlershof, Berlin, Germany
ArenaRiot Games Studio

Team Roccat (stylized as Team ROCCAT) was a German professional esports organization with players competing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive , Heroes of the Storm , League of Legends , and StarCraft II . [1] Its titular sponsor was the German computer accessories manufacturer Roccat GmbH, which was acquired by Turtle Beach in 2019. [2] [3] [4]

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League of Legends

Team ROCCAT entered the professional League of Legends scene after it acquired the roster of the EU LCS team Kiedyś Miałem Team in 2014. [5] The team finished 3rd in the 2014 EU LCS Spring Split and 4th in the 2014 EU LCS Summer Split.

Steeelback joined Team ROCCAT on 29 April 2016. [6]

Team ROCCAT finished last in the 2016 EU LCS Summer Split, forcing them to play through the relegation tournament. However, the team managed to defeat Millenium and FC Schalke 04 to re-qualify for the 2017 EU LCS Spring Split. [7]

The organization announced in late 2018 that it would not apply for a spot in the newly rebranded League of Legends European Championship (LEC). Many of its players and staff later joined Rogue.

Final roster

Nat.IDNameRoleJoin date
Flag of South Korea.svg ProfitKim Jun-hyungTop Laner11 December 2017
Flag of Sweden.svg Memento Jonas ElmarghichiJungler12 December 2017
Flag of South Korea.svg BlancJin Seong-minMid Laner13 December 2017
Flag of Estonia.svg HeaQMartin KordmaaBot Laner14 December 2017
Flag of Norway.svg NorskerenTore Hoel EilertsenSupport15 December 2017
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg fredy122Simon PayneCoach24 December 2016

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References

  1. ↑ "Fanisuosikki ulkona CS:GO-turnauksesta, ROCCAT eteni finaaliin". 1 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Golem.de: IT-News für Profis". www.golem.de. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Gameswirtschaft (15 March 2019). "Roccat: Turtle Beach kauft Hamburger Zubehör-Hersteller". GamesWirtschaft.de (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Turtle Beach kündigt Übernahme von Roccat an". PC Games Hardware (in German). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Kiedys Mialem Team now Team ROCCAT for the EU LCS".
  6. ↑ "Steeelback set to join Team ROCCAT". 29 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Echo Fox and Roccat avoid relegation in promotion tournament openers". The Daily Dot .
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