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| Org Location | Russia | ||||
| Region | CIS | ||||
| Sponsor | Schneider Electric Life Is On APC | ||||
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Albus NoX is a Russian esports organization formed in May 2016. Their League of Legends roster were formerly known as Hard Random.
History[]
Season 6[]
Albus NoX Luna was announced on May 24, 2016, as the new name of Hard Random.[1] They inherited Hard Random's LCL Summer Season seed. The change happened between the Spring and Summer Split, after the team's loss against SuperMassive eSports in the Finals series of the 2016 International Wildcard Invitational.
The team kept up their two-year long record of domestic dominance, handily placing first in the Regular Season with an almost perfect 13-1 best-of-one record. They then chose to face third place team RoX in the Playoffs Semifinals, advancing to the Finals with a 3-0 victory. There they faced Vega Squadron and reestablished themselves as the CIS region champions in a hard fought 3-2 reverse sweep. For the fourth time in the organization's history, the first as Albus NoX, they joined an International Wildcard event as representatives of the region.
The team went on to place third in the Round Robin stage of the 2016 International Wildcard Qualifier and accessed the Bracket Stage, where they faced the Tournament's favorite Lyon Gaming. The LAN team had previously defeated all other teams in the Group Stage and was considered by many the most mechanically gifted roster at the event, but the CIS squad won the series 3-2 and qualified for their first ever major international event, the 2016 Season World Championship.
Albus NoX was drafted into Group A, together with Korean first seed ROX Tigers, European first seed G2 Esports and North American second seed Counter Logic Gaming. Despite being widely predicted to be one of the worst of the sixteen teams at the World Championship, Albus NoX finished groups with a 4-2 record and the most wins ever earned by a wildcard at Worlds. Although they lost a tiebreaker against ROX for first in the group, the CIS team also became the first wildcard team to ever qualify for the quarterfinals at Worlds. In the process, they also qualified for the IEM World Championship in Katowice and became the first team with a roster entirely from the Commonwealth of Independent States since Gambit Gaming in 2013 to place in the Top 8 at Worlds. Their first international adventure came to an end at their first Best-of-Five series, as they suffered a 0-3 loss against H2k-Gaming; however, their inspiring performances and words brought them fans and recognition both in the CIS and international scene.
Timeline[]
- 2016
- 2017
- May 23,
Hard Random rebrands as 
Albus NoX Luna.[2] Ansva (Head Coach), Tunes (Analyst), and Madneps (Manager) join.[2] - May 28,
HediN joins as substitute. - August (approx.),
unho1y joins as substitute. - December 18, Madneps (Manager) leaves.[3]
- December 28,
aMiracle leaves.[4] - December 30,
unho1y leaves.[5]
Player Roster[]
Former[]
Players are shown for the entire duration of their tenure on the team, with the role and substitute/trainee status they had upon their departure.
| Player | Name | Role | Joined | Left | Next Team | ||
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| Smurf | Dmitri Ivanov | Top Laner | May 20162016-05-23 | Jan 20172017-01-09 |  M19 | ||
| PvPStejos | Alexander Glazkov | Jungler | May 20162016-05-23 | Jan 20172017-01-09 | M19 | ||
| Kira | Mykhailo Harmash | Mid Laner | May 20162016-05-23 | Jan 20172017-01-09 | M19 | ||
| Likkrit | Kirill Malofeyev | Support | May 20162016-05-23 | Jan 20172017-01-09 | M19 | ||
| HediN | Artyom Plutalov | Sub/Top | May 20162016-05-28 | Jan 20172017-01-09 |  Retired | ||
| unho1y | Alexander Sevostianov | Sub/Bot | ≈Aug 2016≈2016-08-?? | Dec 20162016-12-30 |  VS | ||
| aMiracle | Vladislav Shcherbyna | Bot Laner | May 20162016-05-23 | Dec 20162016-12-28 |  NV.CIS |
Organization[]
Former[]
| C | ID | Name | Position | Next Team |
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| Ansva | Konstantin Chanchikov (Константин Чанчиков) | Head Coach |  M19
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| Tunes | Anton Boyko (Антон Бойко) | Analyst |  Virtus.pro
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| Madneps | Alexey Kholin (Алексей Холин) | Manager |  Vaevictis eSports
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Tournaments[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| Albus NoX Luna Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • Euros) | |||||
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| Date | Pl | Prize | Event | Last Result | Roster |
| 2016-11-27 | 1 | ₽750,000$ 11,250€ 10,500 | LCL 2017 Open Cup | Smurf, PvPStejos, Kira, aMiracle, Likkrit | |
| 2016-10-29 | 5 - 8 | $202,800$ 202,800€ 184,548 | Worlds 2016 | Smurf, PvPStejos, Kira, aMiracle, Likkrit, Ansva | |
| 2016-09-04 | Q | IWCQ 2016 | Smurf, PvPStejos, Kira, aMiracle, Likkrit | ||
| 2016-08-14 | 1 | ₽1,500,000$ 22,500€ 19,500 | LCL 2016 Summer Playoffs | Smurf, PvPStejos, Kira, aMiracle, Likkrit | |
| 2016-07-10 | 1 | LCL 2016 Summer | 13 - 1  RR | Smurf, PvPStejos, Kira, aMiracle, Likkrit | |
| Total Prize: USD 202,800 • RUB 2,250,000 | |||||
Trivia[]
- The phrase "Albus nox luna" in Latin translates to "White moon night" in English.
Highlight Videos[]
Media[]
- 2016
- September 9, Road to Worlds: Albus Nox Luna by Adam Newell on GAMURS
- September 17, Albus NoX Luna - AMA! with , and on reddit
- September 28, A light in the dark: Albus NoX Luna and the growth of the CIS by Emily Rand on The Score
See Also[]
Images[]
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ Hard Random объединяет силы с Albus NoX! (Russian) hardrandom.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Hard Random объединяет силы с Albus NoX! (Russian) hardrandom.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vaevictis eSports' VK Post (Russian) vk.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Na`Vi.LoL — ready for the new season! navi-gaming.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Представляем вам команду Vaevictis eSports' VK Post (Russian) vk.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 M19 comes back! m19.team