Immortals (eSports)
 | |
| Sport |
League of Legends Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Super Smash Bros. Overwatch Vainglory |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 |
| League | League of Legends Championship Series |
| Based in | Los Angeles, California |
| Owner(s) | Noah Whinston |
| Chairman | Clinton Foy |
| Website |
immortals |
Immortals is a professional esports team based in the United States that was created on October 7, 2015. The team was founded after buying the NA LCS spot of Team 8.[1] They currently compete in the North American League of Legends Championship Series. Immortals has since expanded into Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Overwatch, Super Smash Bros, and Vainglory.
League of Legends
On October 7, 2015 it was announced a new organization called Immortals would be acquiring the Team 8 spot in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS).[2] On October 14, 2015, Dodo8 announced his retirement and moved to a management position in Immortals.[3] On December 8 it was announced that Seong "Huni" Hoon Heo, Kim "Reignover" Yeu Jin, Eugene "Pobelter" Park, Jason "WildTurtle" Tran, and Adrian "Adrian" Ma would be joining the team.[4] Of these five players, only one remained on the 2017 roster; Pobelter. On December 7, 2016, Joshua "Dardoch" Hartnett joined as starting jungler, signing a three-year contract.[5] Lee "Flame" Ho-jong (top lane) and Li Yu "Cody Sun" Sun (ADC) joined on December 9, 2016;[6] Kim "Olleh" Joo-sung (support) was first reported as joining on December 12, 2016,[7] with a press release from Immortals following on December 13, 2016.[8]
Roster
| Summoner ID | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Flame | Lee Ho-jong | Top |
| Xmithie | Jake Kevin Puchero | Jungle |
| Pobelter | Eugene Park | Mid |
| Cody Sun | Li Yu 'Cody' Sun | ADC |
| Olleh | Kim Joo-sung | Support |
| AnDa | Andy Hoang | Sub/Jungle |
| Stunt | William Chen | Sub/Support |
Former
| Summoner ID | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Dardoch | Joshua Hartnett | Jungle |
| Huni | Seong Hoon Heo | Top |
| Reignover | Kim Yeu Jin | Jungle |
| WildTurtle | Jason Tran | ADC |
| Adrian | Adrian Ma | Support |
Staff
| Summoner ID | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Ssong | Sang-soo Kim | Head Coach |
| Robert | Robert Yip | Coach |
| Dodo8 | Jun Kang | Team Manager |
| Loyotalol | Brendan Schilling | Head Analyst |
| Lufty | Nick Luft | Analyst |
Tournament results
- 1st — 2016 NA LCS Spring Round Robin
- 3rd — 2016 NA LCS Spring Playoffs
- 2nd - 2016 NA LCS Summer Round Robin
- 3rd - 2016 NA LCS Summer Playoffs
- 7th - 2017 NA LCS Spring Round Robin
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Immortals acquired Tempo Storm's fully Brazilian lineup on June 1, 2016.[9] The former coach of SK Gaming, Wilton "zews" Prado replaced Gustavo "SHOOWTiME" Gonçalves on July 22, 2016.[10] On June 21, Immortals won DreamHack Summer 2016 after beating Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0.[11] The team placed 3rd-4th at CyberPowerPC Summer 2016, losing to Cloud9 in the semi-finals.[12] Immortals won Northern Arena 2016 on September 4 after they beat Cloud9 in the finals.[13] After a disappointing showing at ESL Pro League Season 4 Finals in Brazil, Immortals replaced Wilton "zews" Prado with former teammate of boltz, Lucas "steel" Lopez. The most recent roster change involving the team was when Entry Fragger João "felps" Vasconcellos was traded to SK Gaming in exchange for Lincoln "fnx" Lau.
Roster
| ID | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| HEN1 | Henrique Teles | AWPer |
| kNg | Vito Giuseppe | 2nd AWPer/Entry Fragger |
| LUCAS1 | Lucas Teles | Entry Fragger |
| boltz | Ricardo Prass | IGL/Support |
| steel | Lucas Lopez | Lurker |
| zakk | Rafael Fernandes | Coach |
Former
| ID | Name |
|---|---|
| SHOOWTiME | Gustavo Gonçalves |
| zews | Wilton Prado |
| felps | João Vasconcellos |
| fnx | Lincoln Lau |
Tournament results
- 1st — DreamHack Summer 2016[11]
- 3rd-4th — CyberPowerPC Summer 2016[12]
- 1st — Northern Arena 2016[13]
Super Smash Bros.
Immortals branched into Super Smash Bros. by signing the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Brawl player Jason "ANTi" Bates on September 13, 2016.[14] Three months later, they signed Super Smash Bros. Melee player DaJuan "Shroomed" McDaniel who was previously signed with Winterfox.[15]
Roster
| ID | Name | Games | Main character(s) | Join date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTi | Jason Bates | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. Brawl |
Mario, Cloud Strife Meta Knight |
2016-09-13 |
| Shroomed | DaJuan McDaniel | Super Smash Bros. Melee | Sheik | 2016-12-22 |
Staff
The group is headed by a team of investors which includes Anschutz Entertainment Group, Peter Levin, the president of Lionsgate Interactive Venture and Games, who co-founded Nerdist; Allen Debevoise, a chairman at Machinima.com; Steve Kaplan, a co-owner of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies; Honest Co. CEO Brian Lee, entertainment industry venture capitalists Machine Shop Ventures, and others.[16]
| ID | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Noah Whinston | CEO | |
| Clinton Foy | Chairman | |
| Janook | Jonathan Stein | VP of Product |
| Azotal | Ryan Friednman | Data Analyst |
| Swaguhsaurus | Nick Phan | Competitive General Manager |
| MegumixBear | Tricia Sugita | Head of Partnerships |
| Puppers | Elliott Brockelbank | Partnerships Coordinator |
| Stevesayswhat | Steve Forton | Community Manager |
| woops | Brandon Luettjohann | Community Coordinator |
| Portilho | Mateus Portilho | Community Coordinator |
| Nalukana | Shane Flanagin | PR & Communications Manager |
| NurseBaemax | Bianca Danielle | Collegiate Manager |
| Requine | Cassandra Marshall | Writer |
| Tricky | Ricky Gonzalez | Senior Video Producer |
| AJ | AJ Schortman | Video Producer |
| Paulo Alonso | Graphic Designer |
References
- ↑ "Immortals esports team raises money from an elite investment consortium". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ↑ Jarvey, Natalie (October 7, 2015). "Entertainment, Tech Investors Acquire Esports Franchise". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ↑ Lingle, Samuel (October 14, 2015). "Dodo8 ends his playing career, moves on to player management". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ↑ Raven, Josh (Dec 7, 2015). "Huni, Pobelter, WildTurtle headline star-studded Immortals roster". Retrieved Dec 8, 2015.
- ↑ Volk, Pete (Dec 7, 2016). "Immortals signs Dardoch as new jungler". The Rift Herald. Retrieved Dec 13, 2016.
- ↑ Volk, Pete (Dec 9, 2016). "Immortals signs Flame, Cody Sun on new roster". The Rift Herald. Retrieved Dec 13, 2016.
- ↑ Wolf, Jacob (Dec 12, 2016). "Sources: Immortals sign Olleh, will compete Tuesday". ESPN. Retrieved Dec 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Introducing Olleh as the Immortals support". immortals.gg. Dec 13, 2016. Retrieved Dec 13, 2016.
- ↑ Wolf, Jacob. "Immortals purchase Tempo Storm's Counter-Strike team". ESPN. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ↑ "IMMORTALS CS:GO Division Update". immortals.gg. Archived from the original on 25 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- 1 2 Gonzales, Dennis. "Immortals win DreamHack Summer 2016 after 2-0 victory over NiP". theScore esports. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- 1 2 Malachowski, Michal. "C9 win CyberPowerPC Summer 2016". HLTV.org. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- 1 2 Robichaud, Andrew. "ESPORTS Sep 4 Immortals beats Cloud9 to win Northern Arena". The Sports Network. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ↑ Wolf, Jacob. "Immortals signs CEO 2016 champion ANTi". ESPN. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ↑ Wolf, Jacob. "Immortals pick up Smash Bros Melee player Shroomed". ESPN. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ↑ Lingle, Samuel (October 7, 2015). "Meet the Immortals, the venture capital-funded esports franchise that bought Team 8's LCS spot". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 1, 2015.