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Absolute Legends was formed on March 23, 2011 as a community website for the European League of Legends scene. The idea for the website came from Tim "WetDreaM" Buysse who played League of Legends competitively at the time.
In December 2011, Absolute Legends merged with Counter Logic Gaming and picked up a League of Legends team. This cooperation didn't work out and the two organizations parted ways after a short duration, though the competitive team stayed with CLG and became Counter Logic Gaming EU. Absolute Legends then acquired a new team, the former lineup of Mistral eSports. At the same time Absolute Legends also acquired a professional DotA2 team which formerly played for the Australian team Natural 9.
On March 22, 2012, eSahara joined Absolute Legends to form a single larger eSports organization. With this merge, Absolute Legends acquired a Counter Strike 1.6 team, two StarCraft 2 teams and one Quake Live player.
On June 1, 2012, the Absolute Legends team was acquired by Curse Gaming as their new European division. Absolute Legends announced the acquisition of the entire ExHCL Gaming squad as the new Absolute Legends team.
History[]
Formation of Absolute Legends[]
Absolute Legends was founded on March 23, 2011 by Tim "WetDreaM" Buysse.
Absolute Legends would find some small scale success on several online tournaments, taking first at the Go4LoL EU West November Monthly Finals and Go4LoL EU West December Monthly Finals.
On December 20, 2011, Absolute Legends would announce a merger with major North American gaming organization Counter Logic Gaming. With the merger came a roster change, with a lineup consisting of Wickd, Froggen, Snoopeh, yellowpete, and Krepo.
Season 2[]
However, a few weeks later Absolute Legends would separate with Counter Logic Gaming. With the separation, the team Absolute Legends team would move to CLG, becoming Counter Logic Gaming EU. Absolute Legends would pick up the team of Mistral eSports, consisting of Angush, extinkt, kottenx, Prepared, and Sleper.
With their new roster, Absolute Legends would take third in the Kings of Europe tournament. In the group stage, Absolute Legends would take second going 2-1, defeating SK Gaming and exGBT while falling to Moscow Five. In the semifinals, Absolute Legends would fall to Counter Logic Gaming EU 0-2, falling to take third. In the third place match, Absolute Legends would go 2-1 against Sypher.
Absolute Legends would be one of the 16 European teams to be invited to the HeartoWin Cup. Seeded into Group D, Absolute Legends would take second place going 2-1, defeating TCM Gaming and Moscow Five, while falling to Mousesports. Advancing to the playoffs, Absolute Legends would take out CLG EU 2-0 in the quarterfinals and Western Wolves 2-1 in the semifinals. However, their success would end in the finals, where Absolute Legends would fall to against All authority 0-2, taking home second place from the tournament.
4Players.de All or Nothing would invite team Absolute Legends to participate in their winner takes all invitational tournament, held on March 31, 2012. In the playoffs, AL would take out SK Gaming 1-0 in the quarterfinals and Team SoloMid 2-1 in the semifinals. However, Absolute Legends would fall to CLG.EU 0-2 in the grand finals.
The next event that Absolute Legends would attend would be their own Absolute Pro League: March, where they were able to achieve a third place finish. Showing a strong start, Absolute Legends would take first place in Group A, going 3-0 by defeating Sypher, WinFakt, and FnaticRC. In the quarterfinals, Absolute Legends would defeat Natus Vincere 2-0, but would drop to CLG.EU 1-2 in the semifinals. In the third place match, Absolute Legends would defeat Western Wolves 2-1.
Four days later, Absolute Legends would take first in the Go4LoL EU West February Monthly Finals, taking out aAa, mousesports, and exHCL Gaming.
In the Gamers Assembly 2012, Absolute Legends would take second place. Absolute Legends would most notably defeat Meet Your Makers, Team Sypher, and Counter Logic Gaming EU in the playoffs. In the grand finals, Team Sypher would take out Absolute Legends 0-2 in their rematch.
On April 18, long time top lane player Angush would be kicked from the team due to a "[clash] of personality within the team". Xinec stated that "Angush became increasingly disrespectful towards every other person in the team. This escalated to the point where we honestly felt that we didn't want to be in a team with him any longer. Since Malunoo, Sleper, Extinkt and myself wanted to carry on playing as a team, we decided that the best solution was to part ways with Angush.[1] Five days later, Absolute Legends would welcome Joey "Youngbuck" Steltenpool as their new top laner, replacing Angush.
The new lineup would play several scrims and games together, even taking first at the Scandic Games League on May 9, 2012. However, the Absolute Legends EU roster would be acquired by Curse Gaming, becoming Curse Gaming EU. As a response, Absolute Legends would acquire the roster of exHCL Gaming, consisting of Celaver, veggie, Puki style, SuperAZE, and Kikis.
With the new team, Absolute Legends would take second place at the SK Trophy May. At the event, Absolute Legends would take out Fnatic and Meet Your Makers 1-0 in the round of 16 and quarterfinals. In the semifinals Absolute Legends would sweep Millenium 2-0 to advance in to the grand finals. There, AL would face against Russian favorite Moscow Five, who were able to defeat Absolute Legends 2-1.
Due to internal problems with the management and team, Kikis would depart from Absolute Legends.[2] With his departure, Puki style would move to the top lane.
A few days after the departure of Kikis, Absolute Legends would lose the rest of their squadron, with Celaver, Puki style, Veggie, and SuperAZE leaving. Around one week later, Absolute Legends would acquire the roster of WinFakt, taking on YamatoCannon, Akilord, TheTess, Akamez, and firemane811.
Timeline[]
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2021
- March 23,
Absolute Legends is formed. - October 30,
Wickd,
sOAZ,
Froggen,
Lyumi, and
WetDreaM (Founder) join.[3] - October 31,
MoMa joins as substitute.[4] - November 4, WetDreaM (Support/Founder to Manager/Founder) changes position.
sOAZ and
MoMa leave.[5] - November 14,
Absolute Legends rebrands as 
mTw - aL.[6]
Kbap and
wewillfailer join.[7] - December 13,
Kbap leaves.[8] - December 20,
mTw - aL is disbanded after Absolute Legends merges with 
Counter Logic Gaming to form 
CLG Europe.
Wickd,
Froggen,
Lyumi, and
wewillfailer leave.[9]
- January 30, Absolute Legends acquires
Team Mistral. - February (approx.),
Malunoo and
xinec join.
kottenx and
Prepared leave. - April 18,
Angush leaves.[10] - April 23,
YoungBuck joins.[11] - June 1, Absolute Legends acquires
exHCL Gaming.
Kikis,
Veggie,
Puki style,
Celaver, and
SuperAZE join.
YoungBuck,
Malunoo,
extinkt,
Sleper, and
xinec leave.[12] - June 29, Puki style (Mid to Top) changes position.
Kikis leaves.[13] - July 3,
Puki style,
Veggie,
Celaver, and
SuperAZE leave.[14] - July 12, Absolute Legends acquires
Team WinFakt and renames to Absolute Legends.Alpha.
YamatoCannon,
TheTess,
Akilord,
firemane811, and
Akamez join.[15] - August 21,
YamatoCannon leaves.[16] - August 22,
TheTess leaves.[17] - August 24, Roster of Bonjwas is acquired.
Tundra,
Amazing,
Pose,
Tsuchi, and
Agent join.
Akilord,
firemane811, and
Akamez leave.[18] - August 31, Absolute Legends.Alpha is disbanded.
Tundra,
Amazing,
Pose,
Tsuchi, and
Agent leave. - December 28, Absolute Legends.Alpha renames to Absolute Legends.
HitooN,
Trausi,
Nicker,
h0rse, and
Tymek join.[19]
- February 10,
HitooN,
Trausi,
Nicker,
h0rse, and
Tymek leave.[20] - April 17, Absolute Legends acquires
Old School Punchlines.
Odoamne,
Gvidas,
Elfen,
Snipifyy, and
Abyss join.[21] - July (approx.),
Odoamne,
Gvidas,
Elfen,
Snipifyy, and
Abyss leave. - November 3,
Zoolt4n,
Gucio,
Kubex,
Nzq, and
dELORD join.[22]
- February (approx.),
ArQuel joins.
Zoolt4n leaves. - March 12,
ArQuel,
Gucio,
Kubex,
Nzq, and
dELORD leave. - March 18,
Rodrigess,
trancenergy,
Aysel,
D3ath, and
Dizya join.[23] - March 30 (approx.),
Rodrigess,
trancenergy,
Aysel,
D3ath, and
Dizya leave.
Player Roster[]
Former[]
| R | C | ID | Name | Role | Next Team | Joined | Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrigess | Roman Dremov | Top | None | 2014-03-18 | ??? | ||
| trancenergy | Denis Babahin | Jungle | None | 2014-03-18 | ??? | ||
| Aysel | Alexandr Chernega | Mid | None | 2014-03-18 | ??? | ||
| D3ath | Vladislav Utyonishev | Bot | None | 2014-03-18 | ??? | ||
| Dizya | Ilya Mikhaylenko | Support |  Renaissance |
2014-03-18 | ??? | ||
| ArQuel | Krzysztof Sauć | Top |  Team ROCK |
2014-02-?? | 2014-03-12 | ||
| Gucio | Witołd Tacikiewicz | Jungle | Team ROCK |
2013-11-03 | 2014-03-12 | ||
| Kubex | James Madja | Mid | None | 2013-11-03 | 2014-03-12 | ||
| Nzq | Robert Burczyk | Bot | Team ROCK |
2013-11-03 | 2014-03-12 | ||
| dELORD | Paweł Szabla | Support | Team ROCK |
2013-11-03 | 2014-03-12 | ||
| Zoolt4n | Przemyslaw Mazur | Top | None | 2013-11-03 | ??? | ||
| Odoamne | Pascu Andrei | Top | AirWalk Gaming |
2013-04-17 | 2013-07-?? | ||
| Gvidas | Gvidas Kazimieraitis | Jungle | Ray of Deads |
2013-04-17 | 2013-07-?? | ||
| Elfen | Maxime Soufflet | Mid | None | 2013-04-17 | 2013-07-?? | ||
| Snipifyy | Kevin Lundstrom | Bot | None | 2013-04-17 | 2013-07-?? | ||
| Abyss | Simon Pouchol | Support | None | 2013-04-17 | 2013-07-?? | ||
| Nicker | Piotr Muzolf | Mid |  Reason Gaming |
2012-12-28 | 2013-02-10 | ||
| h0rse | Dawid Dąbrowski | Bot | None | 2012-12-28 | 2013-02-10 | ||
| HitooN | Łukasz Dąbrowski | Top | None | 2012-12-28 | 2013-02-10 | ||
| Tymek | Tymoteusz Holynski | Support | None | 2012-12-28 | 2013-02-10 | ||
| Trausi | Jacek Kurczych | Jungle | None | 2012-12-28 | 2013-02-10 | ||
| Tundra | Jamie Duthie | Top |  Animate eSports |
2012-08-24 | 2012-08-31 | ||
| Amazing | Maurice Stückenschneider | Jungle |  Team Acer |
2012-08-24 | 2012-08-31 | ||
| Pose | Taavi Tuulik | Mid |  against All authority |
2012-08-24 | 2012-08-31 | ||
| Tsuchi | Ruben Schuwer | Bot | against All authority |
2012-08-24 | 2012-08-31 | ||
| Agent | Lars Prüßmeier | Support |  myRevenge |
2012-08-24 | 2012-08-31 | ||
| Akilord | Isaac Pelham-Chipper | Mid | Animate eSports |
2012-07-12 | 2012-08-24 | ||
| firemane811 | Johannes Lewerenz | Bot | None | 2012-07-12 | 2012-08-24 | ||
| Akamez | Ryan Buxton | Support | Animate eSports |
??? | 2012-08-24 | ||
| TheTess | Kasper Poulsen | Jungle |  Copenhagen Wolves |
2012-07-12 | 2012-08-22 | ||
| YamatoCannon | Jakob Mebdi | Top |  Tt Dragons |
2012-07-12 | 2012-08-21 | ||
| Puki style | Łukasz Zygmunciak | Top | Team Acer Poland |
2012-06-01 | 2012-07-03 | ||
| Veggie | Fryderyk Koziol | Jungle |  EloHell |
2012-06-01 | 2012-07-03 | ||
| Celaver | Paweł Koprianiuk | Mid | Team Acer Poland |
2012-06-01 | 2012-07-03 | ||
| SuperAZE | Piotr Prokop | Support | Team Acer Poland |
2012-06-01 | 2012-07-03 | ||
| Kikis | Mateusz Szkudlarek | Top |  Gamehoppers.eu |
2012-06-01 | 2012-06-29 | ||
| YoungBuck | Joey Steltenpool | Top |  Team Curse Europe |
2012-04-23 | 2012-06-01 | ||
| Malunoo | Tobias Magnusson | Jungle | Team Curse Europe |
2012-02-?? | 2012-06-01 | ||
| extinkt | Vytautas Mėlinauskas | Mid | Team Curse Europe |
2012-01-30 | 2012-06-01 | ||
| Sleper | Algirdas Saliamonas | Bot | Team Curse Europe |
2012-01-30 | 2012-06-01 | ||
| xinec | Andreas Krogsbøll | Support | Team Curse Europe |
2012-02-?? | 2012-06-01 | ||
| Angush | Aurimas Gedvilas | Top | Team of DOOM |
2012-01-30 | 2012-04-18 | ||
| kottenx | Markus Tingval | Jungle | Teamless |
2012-01-30 | 2012-02-?? | ||
| Prepared | Josvaldas Inta | Support | Teamless |
2012-01-30 | 2012-02-?? | ||
| Wickd | Mike Petersen | Top |  CLG Europe |
2011-10-30 | 2011-12-20 | ||
| Froggen | Henrik Hansen | Mid | CLG Europe |
2011-10-30 | 2011-12-20 | ||
| Lyumi | Marcel Haas | Bot |  Team Sypher |
2011-10-30 | 2011-12-20 | ||
| wewillfailer | Bram De Winter | Support |  3DMAX |
2011-11-14 | 2011-12-20 | ||
| Kbap | Rene Werner | Jungle | None | 2011-11-14 | 2011-12-13 | ||
| sOAZ | Paul Boyer | Jungle | against All authority |
2011-10-30 | 2011-11-04 | ||
| MoMa | Maik Wallus | Substitute |  SK Gaming |
2011-10-31 | 2011-11-04 | ||
| WetDreaM | Tim Buysse | Support |  Manager |
2011-10-30 | 2011-11-04 |
Organization[]
Active[]
| C | ID | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| WetDreaM | Tim Buysse | CEO/Founder | |
| PanicButton | Dimitris Memmas | COO |
Former[]
| C | ID | Name | Position | Next Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broph | Head Coach | None |
Tournaments[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| Absolute Legends Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • Euros) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Prize | Event | Last Result | Roster |
| 2014-04-05 | DQ | SLTV StarSeries Season I | 0 - 11  RR | Rodrigess, trancenergy, Aysel, D3ath, Dizya | |
| 2014-03-30 | 9 - 16 | International Invitational Tournament 3 | |||
| 2013-06-11 | 3 | Black Monster Cup #2 | |||
| 2013-05-16 | 2 | EUW Challenger Series #4 | Odoamne, HighSwitch, Bano, Snipifyy, Abyss | ||
| 2013-05-01 | 5 - 8 | EUW Challenger Series #2 | |||
| 2013-01-20 | 7 - 8 | $2,500$ 2,500€ 1,925 | IEM Season 7 Katowice | HitooN, Trausi, Nicker, h0rse, Tymek | |
| 2013-01-05 | NQ | EU LCS 2013 Spring Ranked 5s Qualifiers | 0 : 2  SMUT | HitooN, trausi, Nicker, h0rse, Tymek | |
| 2012-09-09 | 5 - 8 | aAa Pro Challenge | YamatoCannon, Akilord, firemane811, TheTess, Akamez | ||
| 2012-06-21 | 3 - 4 | 4Players.de All or Nothing 4 | Kikis, Veggie, Celaver, Puki style, Kubon, SuperAZE | ||
| 2012-06-19 | 5 - 6 | $1,800$ 1,800$1,800 | DreamHack Summer 2012 | 1 - 2 RR | Kikis, Veggie, Celaver, Puki style, SuperAZE |
| Total Prize: USD 4,300 • EUR 0 | |||||
as Absolute Legends.Alpha[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| Absolute Legends.Alpha Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • Euros) | |||||
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| Date | Pl | Prize | Event | Last Result | Roster |
| 2012-08-11 | 1 | 4Players.de Play4Fame 2012 August - Week 2 | |||
| 2012-08-04 | 2 | 4Players.de Play4Fame 2012 August - Week 1 | |||
| 2012-08-03 | 9 - 16 | IPL Elites - Europe | |||
| 2012-07-28 | 3 - 4 | Cdiscount Cup 4 | |||
| Total Prize: USD 0 • EUR 0 | |||||
Media[]
- 2011
- 2012
- December 17, Froggen Interview [Archived] with Hammer on Absolute Legends
- January 30, Interview with the new Absolute Legends LoL Team [Lost] with Unknown Interviewer on Absolute Legends
- April 4, Absolute Legends Ap carry, Extinkt: "I think AP carries are the most balanced out of all positions" [Lost] with Unknown Interviewer on Dignitas
Links[]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.absolutelegends.net/news/1185/Angush-departs-AL
- ↑ http://www.absolutelegends.net/news/display/1795/Kikis-parts-ways-with-AL-and-joins-gamehopperseu
- ↑ Absolute Legends Coming Soon absolutelegends.eu
- ↑ MoMa joins AbsoluteLegends absolutelegends.eu
- ↑ Moma joins SK-Gaming absolutelegends.eu
- ↑ mTw and AbsoluteLegends.eu join forces absolutelegends.eu
- ↑ mTw and AbsoluteLegends.eu join forces absolutelegends.eu
- ↑ Kbap is no longer Jungler of AL absolutelegends.eu
- ↑ AbsoluteLegends is merging with Counter Logic Gaming! absolutelegends.net
- ↑ Angush departs AL absolutelegends.net
- ↑ Absolute Legends Welcomes YoungBuck! absolutelegends.net
- ↑ A new beginning for AL.eu absolutelegends.net
- ↑ Kikis parts ways with AL and joins gamehoppers.eu absolutelegends.net
- ↑ AL Releases LoL Team absolutelegends.net
- ↑ AL presents new League of Legends team absolutelegends.net
- ↑ Campus Party Europe in Berlin Event Preview ttdragons.com
- ↑ Wolves step into LoL copenhagenwolves.dk
- ↑ New Alpha Team absolutelegends.net
- ↑ Absolute Legends introduce new League of Legends team absolutelegends.net
- ↑ Absolute Legends bez dywizji LoLa (Polish) lol.cybersport.pl
- ↑ Absolute Legends announce new European League of Legends roster absolutelegends.net
- ↑ Absolute Legends ponownie z Polakami na pokładzie (Polish) cybersport.pl
- ↑ aL welcomes new LoL team! absolutelegends.net
- ↑ HEET's Tweet twitter.com