Dignitas is an International eSports team, founded by Michael "ODEE" O'Dell on 9 September 2003 when Battlefield 1942 clans Legion Condor and Sweden Kompanix merged. Team Dignitas was acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers in September 2016. The team has a rich history across many different esports, but is best known for its former League of Legends and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive squads.
The League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) is the name of the professional League of Legends eSports league run by Riot Games with ten teams from North America competing. Each annual season of play is divided into two splits, spring and summer and conclude with play-off tournament between the top six teams. At the end of the season, the winner of the summer split, the team with the most championship points, and the winner of the gauntlet tournament qualify for the annual League of Legends World Championship.
Team SoloMid (TSM) is an 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, Hearthstone, Super Smash Bros., PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Fortnite, and Rocket League. The organization previously had a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team based in Denmark and also briefly owned an Overwatch team.
The League of Legends European Championship (LEC), previously known as the European League of Legends Championship Series, is the name of the professional League of Legends eSports league run by Riot Games, in which ten teams compete. Each annual season of play is divided into two splits, spring and summer, both consisting of nine weeks of round-robin tournament play, which then conclude with play-off tournaments between the top six teams. At the end of the season, the winner of the summer split, the team with the most championship points, and the winner of the gauntlet tournament qualify for the annual League of Legends World Championship. The LEC represents the highest level of League of Legends play in Europe.
Gambit Esports, also known by its former name Gambit Gaming, is a Russian esports organisation based in the United Kingdom. It was established in January 2013 after the acquisition of the former League of Legends roster of Moscow Five. The team previously had a team competing in the European League of Legends Championship Series.
Splyce is a professional esports organization and media company. Splyce has teams and players competing in Call of Duty, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, Halo (franchise), Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Smite, Starcraft II, Rocket League and World of Warcraft. The team announced its rebranding in November 2015. Splyce acquired the LoL team of Dignitas EU after that team qualified for the League of Legends Championship Series Europe on 3 November 2015 for nearly £625,000.
Raymond Tsang Ka Sing or kaSing is a British League of Legends player who plays support for Splyce of the EU LCS. He has also played for Team SoloMid, H2K, Enemy eSports, Red Bulls, Team Vitality and Supa Hot Crew. He has also lived in Hong Kong and currently lives in Berlin, Germany.
Adrian Ma, usually known just as Adrian or formerly Popstar Adrian, is an American professional League of Legends player who currently plays support for Echo Fox of the North American League of Legends Championship Series. He graduated from high school early at age 17 to attend the first varsity college eSports team in the world, the program at Robert Morris University Illinois. Adrian has also played for XDG Gaming and Team Impulse.
Heo Seung-hoon, (Hangul: 허승훈) better known as Huni, is a South Korean professional League of Legends player who is the Top Laner for Clutch Gaming of the NA LCS. He has also played for Fnatic of the EU LCS, Immortals and Echo Fox of the NA LCS along with SK Telecom T1 of the LCK
Jason Tran, known in-game as WildTurtle, is a Canadian professional League of Legends player in the North American League of Legends Championship Series. He currently plays for Team FlyQuest as an Attack Damage Carry (ADC). He has previously played for major gaming organizations Counter Logic Gaming, Cloud9, Team SoloMid and Immortals. WildTurtle has played in the 2013, 2014 and 2015 League of Legends World Championships.
FC Schalke 04 is an esports team competing in the League of Legends European Championship (LEC), the top level of professional League of Legends in Europe. The team is also known as Schalke 04 Esports to distinguish them from their parent organisation's football club. Matches are played in the Am Studio 20D in Adlershof, Berlin.
Apex Gaming was a League of Legends team that competed in the North American League of Legends Championship Series. The team qualified for the championship after winning the 2016 Spring NA Challenger Series and promotion tournament. The team is coached by Brandon DiMarco and Alberto Rengifo. Apex Gaming also has a League of Legends Challenger Series team called Apex Pride, which entered the series after Team Dignitas transferred their spot. Apex beat Team Dragon Knights in the 2016 Summer NA LCS promotion tournament. On July 8, 2016, support Kevin "KonKwon" Kwon retired from professional gaming. On September 26, 2016, the Philadelphia 76ers announced their purchase of Apex and Team Dignitas, another eSports team. The Apex Gaming roster was announced to now be playing under the Team Dignitas banner.
Danny Le, better known as Shiphtur, is a Canadian League of Legends player who played Support for Delta Fox of the North American Challenger Series. Shiphtur was the first esports player to be granted a P-1 athletic visa from the United States Department of State. On May 2, 2014, he joined Team Dignitas along with Darshan 'ZionSpartan' Upadhyahan. On May 17, 2016, Team Apex acquired Dignitas' NA Challenger team including Shiphtur.
Alan Nguyen better known as KiWiKiD is an American League of Legends player who was the support player for NRG eSports. He was considering retirement from professional play and returning to school.
Chres Laursen, better known as Sencux, is a Danish League of Legends player who is the mid laner for Splyce of the EU LCS.
Misfits Gaming is a professional esports organisation based in the United Kingdom that currently has players competing in League of Legends, Overwatch, and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. It was founded originally as a League of Legends team on 18 May 2016 after its parent organisation, Renegades, was banned from competitive play by Riot Games.
The 2017 Summer North American League of Legends Championship Series split is a combination of the regular summer season, the promotion tournament, the playoffs, and the regional qualifiers. The 2017 regular summer season was a round robin between all the NA LCS teams. The promotion tournament was played between the bottom NA LCS teams and the top Challenger Series (CS) teams. The playoffs was played between the top NA LCS teams which determined the champion of the NA LCS and seeding for Worlds. After the playoffs, the regional qualifiers was the final chance for a NA LCS team to get a seat for Worlds.
The 2018 Spring North American League of Legends Championship Series split is the sixth season and eleventh split of the North American League of Legends Championship Series, the highest level of professional League of Legends play in North America.
