Red Bulls (esports)
| File:Red Bulls League of Legends Logo 2017.png | |
| Short name | RB |
|---|---|
| Game | League of Legends |
| Founded | 19 May 2017 |
| Folded | January 2018 |
| League | European League of Legends Challenger Series |
| Location | Europe |
| Head coach | Oliver "IzpAH" Steer |
| General manager | Gábor "The Minimalist" Fenyvesi |
| Main sponsor | Red Bull |
| Website | www |
The Red Bulls were a professional League of Legends esports team created by Red Bull, which competed in the European League of Legends Challenger Series (EU CS), the second highest level of professional League of Legends in Europe.[1]
History[edit]
On 19 May 2017, Red Bull announced the creation of a professional League of Legends team named "Red Bulls".[2] The team is set to play in the European League of Legends Challenger Series, officially organized by developer Riot Games as the second-highest level of professional League of Legends competition in Europe, with the European League of Legends Championship Series being the highest level.[3] Red Bull announced former Fnatic League of Legends team manager Oliver "IzpAH" Steer as the head coach of the team, Gábor "The Minimalist" Fenyvesi as the general manager, and Raymond "kaSing" Tsang as the team captain.[4]
After having a 12–1 record in the 2017 Summer European Open Qualifiers and 7–1 in the 2017 Summer European Qualifiers, the Red Bulls qualified for the 2017 Summer European League of Legends Challenger Series, where they played against FC Schalke 04, Paris Saint-Germain, Giants Gaming, Origen, and Wind and Rain.[5][6] The Red Bulls failed to qualify for the EU LCS promotion tournament after losing 1–3 to FC Schalke 04 in playoffs. The team disbanded shortly after.
Former roster[edit]
| Nat. | ID | Name | Role | Next team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Thal | Park Kwon-hyuk | Top | SK Telecom T1 |
|
|
MooJin | Kim Moo-jin | Jungle | Flash Wolves |
|
MagiFelix | Felix Boström | Mid | Movistar Riders |
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Sedrion | Tarik Holz | Bot | EURONICS Gaming |
|
kaSing | Raymond Tsang | Support | Splyce |
Tournament results[edit]
| Placement | Event | Final result (W–L) |
|---|---|---|
| Qualified | 2017 EUCS Summer Qualifiers Open Qualifier | 2–0 (against Team Singularity) |
| Qualified | 2017 EUCS Summer Qualifiers | 3–0 (against Team LDLC) |
| 3rd | 2017 EUCS Summer Split | 2–2–1 |
| Did not qualify | 2017 EUCS Summer Playoffs | 1–3 (against FC Schalke 04) |
References[edit]
- ↑ Streitberger, Thomas (May 23, 2017). "Red Bull mit eigenem LoL-Team". Laola1. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- ↑ Robichaud, Andrew (May 19, 2017). "Red Bull announces League of Legends team". TSN. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
- ↑ Ring, Oliver (May 22, 2017). "Red Bull pick up League of Legends team to compete in CS Qualifiers". Esports Insider. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
- ↑ "A new Challenger Comes: Welcome Red Bulls". Red Bull. May 19, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2017-05-29. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Sacco, Dom (May 29, 2017). "RED BULLS AND WAR QUALIFY FOR EU LEAGUE OF LEGENDS CHALLENGER SERIES". eSports News UK. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- ↑ Newell, Adam (May 19, 2017). "Red Bull has a new League of Legends team". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2017-05-29. Unknown parameter
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