FC Schalke 04 ''League of Legends''

Schalke 04
Sport League of Legends
League European League of Legends Challenger Series
Based in Adlershof, Berlin
Arena Riot Games studio

FC Schalke 04 League of Legends is a eSports team that competes in the European League of Legends Challenger Series (EU CS) and formerly in the European League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS), the top level of professional League of Legends in Europe. Matches are played in the Am Studio 20D in Adlershof, Berlin.[1]

History

In 2016, FC Schalke 04 opened an eSports department and acquired the League of Legends team Elements, becoming the fourth football (soccer) team with a LoL division after Beşiktaş (that acquired the roster of Turkish team Aces High the previous year), Santos and Remo. They are set to play in the European League of Legends Championship Series, officially organized by developer Riot Games and the top level of professional League of Legends competition in Europe.[2] The club also announced former Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and Sportfreunde Siegen midfielder and SK Gaming co-founder Tim Reichert as Head of eSport.

Schalke finished 8th in the 2016 Summer EU LCS and was relegated to the European League of Legends Challenger Series after losing a promotion match to Misfits.[3] In December 2016, Steve and sprattel joined PSG eSports and left Schalke.[4]

On 13 January 2017, Schalke announced its new roster, with SmittyJ, loulex, SELFIE, Upset and VandeR joining the team.[5]

Roster

Current

Nationality ID Name Role Joined
 Germany Smittyj Lennart Warkus Top 13.01.2017
 Sweden Memento Jonas Elmarghichi Jungle 22.05.2017
 United Kingdom Caedrel Marc Robert Lamont Mid 22.05.2017
 Germany Upset Elias Lipp ADC 13.01.2017
 Norway Norskeren Tore Hoel Eilertsen Support 22.05.2017

Former

Nationality ID Name Role Joined Left
 France Loulex Jean-Victor Burgevin Jungle 13.01.2017 30.04.2017
 Poland SELFIE Marcin Wolski Mid 13.01.2017 30.04.2017
 Poland Vander Oskar Bogdan Support 13.01.2017 30.04.2017

Tournament results

References

  1. ↑ "Schalke 04 announces purchase of LoL team". ESPN.
  2. ↑ "Sources: Soccer org Schalke 04 finalizes League Championship Series roster, picks up Fox". ESPN.
  3. ↑ Volk, Pete (7 August 2016). "FC Schalke 04 relegated from LCS as Misfits qualify in rout".
  4. ↑ "PSG Esports Announce League of Legends Roster - Esports News & Videos - Dexerto".
  5. ↑ "Schalke04 Esports' tweet on Twitter". Twitter.
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