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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Dimitri Ponomarev | |
| Country of Birth | Germany | |
| Birthday | July 15, 2003 (age 21) | |
| Residency | EMEA | |
| Prev Residencies | Europe | |
| Competitive | ||
| Team |  SK Gaming Prime | |
| Contract Expires | 2024-11-18 | |
| Role | Mid Laner | |
| Soloqueue IDs | EUW: Xelpid, Snowmakerx, schnell next, diplex1 | |
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Dimitri "Diplex" Ponomarev is a League of Legends esports player, currently mid laner for SK Gaming Prime.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 OP innogy | Oct 20192019-10-03[2] | Nov 20202020-11-15[1] | 1yr 1mo ejel | ||
 Vitality.Bee | Dec 20202020-12-09[4] | Nov 20222022-11-22[3] | 1yr 11mo ejel | ||
 Cloud9 | Nov 20222022-11-24[6] | Feb 20232023-02-18[5] | 2mo 24d ejel | ||
| C9 Challengers | Feb 20232023-02-18[5] | May 20232023-05-17[7] | 2mo 27d ejel | ||
| SK Gaming Prime | Dec 20232023-12-06[8] | Present | 9mo 30d ej |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OP innogy | Oct 20192019-10-03[2] | Nov 20202020-11-15[1] | 1yr 1mo ejel | ||
| Vitality.Bee | Dec 20202020-12-09[4] | Nov 20222022-11-22[3] | 1yr 11mo ejel | ||
| Cloud9 | Nov 20222022-11-24[6] | Feb 20232023-02-18[5] | 2mo 24d ejel | ||
| C9 Challengers | Feb 20232023-02-18[5] | May 20232023-05-17[7] | 2mo 27d ejel | ||
| SK Gaming Prime | Dec 20232023-12-06[8] | Present | 9mo 30d ej |
News
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
 OP | October 3, The Canee, DiPleX, Seaz, and Blackgstar (Coach) join. SevenArmy and Unexpected join as substitutes.[2] |
| OP | January 15, Lilipp and StormFury (Assistant Coach) join. Rocklho, The Canee, DiPleX, and Kxng will remain with the team for 2020. Seaz and SevenArmy leave.[9] | |
| OP | January 30, Rocklho, Canee, Diplex, Kxng, Lilipp, StormFury (Assistant Coach), and blackgator (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2020.[10] | |
| OP | September 24, Diplex is allowed to look for opportunities with other teams.[11] | |
| OP | November 15, Diplex leaves.[1] | |
 VITB | December 9, Raven, Memento, Diplex, SMILEY, and HustlinbeasT join.[4] | |
| VITB | December 30, Raven, Diplex, SMILEY, and Tasz (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022. Memento and HustlinbeasT's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.[12] |
| VITB | December 8, Jeskla and Jactroll join. Realistik (Head Coach) joins from main roster. Szygenda, Skeanz, and Diplex will remain with the team for 2022.[13][14] |
| VITB | November 18, Diplex changes residency from Europe to EMEA. | |
| VITB | November 22, Szygenda, Skeanz, Diplex, Jeskla, and Realistik (Head Coach) leave.[3] | |
 C9 | November 24, Diplex joins. Tails (Assistant Coach) and Selfie (Positional Coach) join from academy roster. Mithy (Head Coach)'s joining is confirmed. Max Waldo (Head Coach to Positional Coach) changes position. Reven (Assistant Coach,Translator) and Zeyzal (Assistant Coach) leave for academy roster.[6] Diplex's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2025.[15] |
| C9 | February 18, EMENES joins from academy roster. Diplex leaves for academy roster.[5] | |
| C9C | February 18, Diplex joins from main roster.[5] | |
| C9C | May 17, Cloud9 Challengers is disbanded. FakeGod, Tomio, Diplex, Lost, Zeyzal, Reven (Head Coach), and Thorgasm (Manager) leave.[7] | |
 SKP | December 6, Diplex joins.[8] |
Biography[]
Diplex was born in Deggendorf, Germany. He began playing League of Legends in 2013, when he was 9 years old. Near the end of 2019, he joined OP innogy eSport. He spent the 2020 season competing in the Prime League Pro Division, achieving middling results. Afterward he moved to Vitality.Bee, where he would remain throughout the 2021 and 2022 seasons, and competed in the LFL. Diplex established himself as a strong mid lane prospect, although his team was never able to pick up an LFL trophy. He attended EU Masters four times. In 2021 spring and summer he was eliminated during the Play-In phase, in 2022 spring he finished in the semifinals, and in 2022 summer he finished in the quarterfinals.
2023 Season[]
Diplex was called up to the major leagues in the 2023 season when he was signed by Cloud9 to become their starting mid laner. He was the only new addition to the roster at the beginning of the year, replacing Jensen.
Trivia[]
- After joining Cloud9, fans memed that he looked like the child of Sneaky and Jensen.
- His favorite pro player is Chovy.
Pentakills
| Date | Region | Tournament | Team | Vs | Champion | Pos | W/L | KDA | SB | VOD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-06 | Europe | Coupe de France 2022 |  |  | Sylas | Mid | W | 14/3/9 | Link | Link |
- Click here for a full list of pentakills by all players.
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| Diplex Tournament Results | |||||
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| Date | Pl | Event | Last Result | Team | Roster |
| 2024-08-16 | 9 - 16 | EM 2024 Summer Main Event |  SKP | Venour, Rabble, Diplex, Neon, Doss, Jarge | |
| 2024-07-25 | 3 | PRM 1st Division 2024 Summer Playoffs | SKP | Venour, Rabble, Diplex, Neon, Doss, Jarge | |
| 2024-07-10 | 1 | PRM 1st Division 2024 Summer | 12 - 6  RR | SKP | Venour, Rabble, Diplex, Neon, Doss, Jarge |
| 2024-04-22 | 5 - 8 | EM 2024 Spring Main Event | SKP | Venour, Rabble, Diplex, Neon, LIMIT, Jarge | |
| 2024-04-12 | 2 | PRM 1st Division 2024 Spring Playoffs | SKP | Venour, Rabble, Diplex, Neon, LIMIT, Jarge | |
| 2024-03-13 | 2 | PRM 1st Division 2024 Spring | 13 - 5 RR | SKP | Venour, Rabble, Diplex, Neon, LIMIT, Jarge |
| 2023-04-02 | 1 | NACL 2023 Spring Playoffs |  C9C | FakeGod, Tomio, Diplex, Lost, Zeyzal, Reven | |
| 2023-03-17 | 1 | LCS 2023 Spring | 14 - 4 RR | C9 | Fudge, Blaber, Diplex, EMENES, Berserker, Zven, Mithy |
| 2023-03-06 | 1 | NACL 2023 Spring | 10-3-2 RR | C9C | FakeGod, Tomio, EMENES, Diplex, Lost, Zeyzal, Reven |
| 2022-11-11 | 1 | Coupe de France 2022 |  VITB | Szygenda, Skeanz, Diplex, Jeskla, Jactroll, Realistik | |
Media[]
- 2023
- January 31, The Rookie Mid Laner With Big Shoes to Fill by Cloud9 on YouTube
- February 4, C9 Diplex talks replacing Jensen: “I don’t think Jensen was the biggest factor to Cloud9’s success” with Nick Geracie on Upcomer
- February 13, Diplex talks about Galio in the current meta, adjusting to North America and Sneaky/Jensen memes with Jay Silver on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-10 | PRM 1st Division 2024 Summer | SKP vs  EINS | |
| 2024-06-27 | PRM 1st Division 2024 Summer |  NXT vs SKP | Link |
| 2024-06-06 | PRM 1st Division 2024 Summer | SKP vs EINS | Link |
| 2024-06-05 | PRM 1st Division 2024 Summer | SKP vs  SGE | Link |
| 2024-05-29 | PRM 1st Division 2024 Summer | SKP vs  NNO | Link |
| 2024-03-27 | PRM 1st Division 2024 Spring Playoffs | NNO vs SKP | Link |
| 2024-02-22 | PRM 1st Division 2024 Spring | SKP vs  USE | Link |
| 2024-02-07 | PRM 1st Division 2024 Spring |  BIG vs SKP | Link |
| 2024-01-18 | PRM 1st Division 2024 Spring | EINS vs SKP | Link |
| 2023-02-16 | LCS 2023 Spring |  IMT vs C9 | Link |
| 2022-06-16 | LFL 2022 Summer | VITB vs  GO | Link |
| 2022-03-17 | LFL 2022 Spring Playoffs |  MSFP vs VITB | Link |
| 2022-02-17 | LFL 2022 Spring |  OPL vs VITB | Link |
Images[]
OP Diplex, Prime League Pro Division 2020 Spring
VITB Diplex, LFL 2021 Spring
VITB Diplex, LFL 2022 Spring
VITB Diplex, LFL 2022 Summer
C9 Diplex, LCS 2023 Spring
SKP Diplex, PRM 1st Div 2024 Spring
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 OP innogy eSport's Tweet (German) twitter.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 OP innogy eSport's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Team Vitality's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Team Vitality's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 SK Gaming's Tweet (German) twitter.com
- ↑ OP innogy eSport's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - EU - 2020-01-28; after change - EU - 2020-01-30
- ↑ Diplex's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - EU - 2020-12-29; after change - EU - 2020-12-30
- ↑ Team Vitality's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Szygenda, Jeskla et Jactroll join Team Vitality LFL roster vitality.gg
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2022-11-23; after change - NA - 2022-11-24
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - EMEA - 2024-01-09; after change - EMEA - 2024-01-10
- ↑ Venour’s X Post x.com
- ↑ Diplex’s X Post x.com