Immortals (eSports)
 | |
| Sport |
League of Legends Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Super Smash Bros. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 |
| League | League of Legends Championship Series |
| Based in | Los Angeles, California |
| Chairman | Clinton Foy |
| General Manager | Noah Whinston (CEO) |
| Website | immortals.gg |
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, and Super Smash Bros.
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]
Roster
| Nationality | Summoner ID | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea |
Huni | Seung-hoon Heo | Top |
| South Korea |
Reignover | Yeu jin Kim | Jungle |
 United States |
Pobelter | Eugene Park | Mid |
 Canada |
WildTurtle | Jason Tran | ADC |
| United States |
Adrian | Adrian Ma | Support |
| United States |
Impactful | Josh Mabrey | ADC |
| United States |
Jummychu | Jose Borromeo | ADC[5] |
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
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Immortals acquired Tempo Storm's fully Brazilian lineup on June 1, 2016.[6] The former coach of SK Gaming, Wilton "zews" Prado replaced Gustavo "SHOOWTiME" Gonçalves on July 22, 2016.[7] On June 21, Immortals won DreamHack Summer 2016 after beating Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0.[8] The team placed 3rd-4th at CyberPowerPC Summer 2016, losing to Cloud in the semi-finals.[9] Immortals won Northern Arena 2016 on September 4 after they beat Cloud9 in the finals.[10] 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.
Roster
| Nationality | ID | Name | Role | Join date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil |
HEN1 | Henrique Teles | AWPer | 2016-06-01 |
| Brazil |
LUCAS1 | Lucas Teles | Support | 2016-06-01 |
| Brazil |
felps | João Vasconcellos | Entry fragger | 2016-06-01 |
| Brazil |
boltz | Ricardo Prass | Entry fragger | 2016-06-01 |
| Brazil |
steel | Lucas Lopez | In-game leader | 2016-11-04 |
| Brazil |
zakk | Rafael Fernandes | Coach | 2016-06-01 |
Former
| Nationality | ID | Name | Join date | Leave date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
SHOOWTiME | Gustavo Gonçalves | 2016-06-01 | 2016-07-22 |
| Brazil |
zews | Wilton Prado | In-game leader | 2016-11-04 |
Tournament results
- 1st — DreamHack Summer 2016[8]
- 3rd-4th — CyberPowerPC Summer 2016[9]
- 1st — Northern Arena 2016[10]
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.[11]
Roster
| Nationality | ID | Name | Games | Main character(s) | Join date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
ANTi | Jason Bates | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. Brawl |
Mario, Cloud Strife Meta Knight |
2016-09-13 |
Management
The group is headed by a team of investors which includes 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.[12]
| Nationality | ID | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
Noah Whinston | CEO | |
| South Korea |
Dodo8 | Kang Jun-hyeok | Player Manager |
| United States |
Dylan | Dylan Falco | Head Coach |
 Ireland |
Robert Yip | Performance Coach | |
| Brendan | Brendan Schilling | Analyst | |
| Tyler | Tyler Perron | Analyst |
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". 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.
- ↑ "LoL Esports". www.lolesports.com. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
- ↑ Wolf, Jacob. "Immortals purchase Tempo Storm's Counter-Strike team". ESPN. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ↑ "IMMORTALS CS:GO Division Update". immortals.gg. 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.
- ↑ 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.