Duke (Hadrien Forestier)
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Overview
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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Hadrien Forestier | |
| Country of Birth | France | |
| Birthday | October 1, 1991 (age 29) | |
| Residency | Europe | |
| Competitive | ||
| Team |  Team Vitality | |
| Role | Coach | |
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Hadrien "Duke" Forestier is a League of Legends esports personality, currently head coach for Team Vitality.
There is a disambiguation page associated with the name Duke. One other player shares this ID.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paris Saint-Germain | Jan 20172017-01-05 | Oct 20172017-10-05[1] | 9mo ejel | ||
 Splyce | Jan 20182018-01-08[2] | Nov 20192019-11-29 | 1yr 10mo ejel | ||
| Team Vitality | Dec 20192019-12-07[3] | Present | 1yr 4mo ej |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Saint-Germain | Jan 20172017-01-05 | Oct 20172017-10-05[1] | 9mo ejel | ||
| Splyce | Jan 20182018-01-08[2] | Nov 20192019-11-29 | 1yr 10mo ejel | ||
| Team Vitality | Dec 20192019-12-07[3] | Present | 1yr 4mo ej |
News
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
 PSG | January 5, Duke (Head Coach) joins. | |
| PSG | October 5, Team disbands. Satorius, Kirei, Blanc, Nardeus, Klaj, Duke (Head Coach), and YellOwStaR (Head of Esports) leave.[1] |
 SPY | January 8, Duke (Strategic Coach) joins.[2] | |
| SPY | December 13, Duke (Strategic Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2019.[4] |
| SPY | January 15, Vizicsacsi and Duke (Strategic Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019. Humanoid and Norskeren's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.[5] | |
| SPY | January 16, Peter Dun steps down from on-stage duties. Duke will lead the team on stage.[6] | |
| SPY | October 31, Duke (Strategic Coach) and Mac (Head of Player Development) are allowed to look for opportunities with other teams.[7][8] | |
| SPY | November 29, Duke (Strategic Coach), Feiron42 (General Manager), and Jensen leave. | |
 VIT | December 7, Milica, Comp, Duke (Head Coach), Mephisto (Assistant Coach), and Boris (Team Director) join. Skeanz joins from academy roster. Mowgli becomes inactive. Cabochard and Jactroll will remain with the team for 2020.[3] |
| VIT | January 16, Skeanz's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020. Comp, Duke (Head Coach), and Mephisto (Assistant Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.[9] | |
| VIT | May 19, Labrov joins. Nji and Shanky (Talent Development Manager) join from academy roster. The Minimalist (Chief Gaming Officer to Team Director) changes position. Cabochard, Milica, Comp, Jactroll, and Duke (Head Coach) will remain with the team for Summer. Boris (Team Director) leaves. Skeanz and Steeelback leave for academy roster.[10][11][12] | |
 ZOO | May 24, Roster for the EU Face-Off is announced to be Chips, Chap, Tweekz, Jezu, Trayton, Noi, and Duke (Coach).[13] | |
| VIT | December 7, Duke (Head Coach) will remain with the team for 2021.[14] |
Biography[edit]
Hadrien "Duke" Forestier was a shoutcaster and analyst for french web-tv O'Gaming TV, before being hired by PSG as head coach.
Trivia[edit]
- During his time in Splyce, he was nicknamed "The Homodraftus" in the French scene. The joke was started on the O'Gaming French broadcast for the LEC.
Tournament Results[edit]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Media[edit]
- 2019
- 2020
- March 20, Duke: "It all depends on the form of the day, but I think Splyce can beat anyone in a Bo5." with Alexandre Weber on The Shotcaller
- September 30, Splyce Duke talks about 2019 Worlds and the team's stylistic match-ups with Ashley Kang on Korizon Esports
- October 17, Spy Duke believes World Finals comes down to G2, SKT, or possibly FPX with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- February 24, Vitality Duke talks about the players' struggles through the LEC: "The first losses added up on them and at some point they just lost trust in themselves" with Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
- June 16, Vitality Duke talks about the resurgence of the team in the LEC with Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
- August 2, Duke on Vitality's approach for the final Summer Split weekend, and unleashing Skeanz 2.0 with Tom Matthiesen on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-07 | LEC 2020 Summer |  VIT vs  RGE | Link |
| 2019-10-17 | Worlds 2019 Main Event |  JT vs  SPY | Link |
| 2019-08-03 | LEC 2019 Summer | RGE vs SPY | Link |
| 2019-06-22 | LEC 2019 Summer |  OG vs SPY | Link |
| 2019-06-07 | LEC 2019 Summer |  G2 vs SPY | Link |
| 2019-03-30 | LEC 2019 Spring Playoffs | SPY vs  SK | Link |
| 2019-02-16 | LEC 2019 Spring |  XL vs SPY | Link |
Images[edit]
SPY Duke, LEC 2019 Summer
VIT Duke, LEC 2021 Spring
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 We are withdrawing from League of Legends for now psg-esports.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Splyce's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Team Vitality's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - EU - 2019-12-12; after change - EU - 2018-12-13
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - EU - 2019-01-09; after change - EU - 2019-01-15
- ↑ Splyce LEC Coaching Announcement splyce.gg
- ↑ Duke's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Mac's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - EU - 2020-01-15; after change - EU - 2020-01-16
- ↑ Team Vitality's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Team Vitality's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Team Vitality's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ O'Gaming LoL's Tweet (French) twitter.com
- ↑ Duke's Tweet twitter.com
