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Grow uP eSports is a Portuguese esports organization.
History
Timeline
- 2012
- 2013
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
- 2012 (approx.),
Dragon joins.
- 2013 (approx.),
Dragon leaves.
- January (approx.),
Joni joins.
Lastwolf leaves. - April (approx.),
idro leaves. - July (approx.),
joaos92 leaves. - August (approx.),
Cherrie,
Joni, and
Edwho leave. - September (approx.),
Blizz,
Litmus,
Worst,
buQQieboo, Dinep (Head Coach), and JJMC join. - November (approx.),
JJMC,
XizZy,
Reat1vo,
Blizz,
Litmus,
Worst,
buQQieboo, and Dinep (Head Coach) leave.
- April (approx.),
Macof,
Daiblo,
Meduza,
Arutnev,
Mantorras, and
SirHopeless join. - May (approx.),
Mantorras leaves. - June (approx.),
Daiblo,
Meduza, and
SirHopeless leave. - September (approx.),
Flamer,
Yang, and Rebuffo (Coach) join.
Mantorras rejoins. Macof (Top to Mid) changes position. - December (approx.),
Flamer,
Yang,
Macof,
Arutnev,
Mantorras, and Rebuffo (Coach) leave.
- January 7,
GodsClouD,
Kooshi,
Baca,
Demo,
Slayer, Fintinhas (Head Coach), and Crusher (Coach) join. - May 10,
Nithien joins.
GodsClouD leaves.[1] - May 24,
Aziado joins.[2] - July 10,
AFM12 joins.[3] - December (approx.),
Aziado,
Nithien,
Kooshi,
Baca,
AFM12,
Demo,
Slayer, Fintinhas (Head Coach), and Crusher (Coach) leave.
- January 11,
Afcl,
Fake,
Silvestre,
Kirian, and
Sun of King join.[4] - January 28,
Escalona,
Vixzy,
HACKALI, and
arutnev join.
Afcl,
Fake, and
Silvestre move to substitutes.[5] - February 18,
Nithien rejoins.[6] - March 12,
Nithien leaves. - March 24,
Vixzy leaves.[7] - April 11,
Kirian leaves.[8] - April (approx.),
Syklash joins. - May (approx.),
Syklash leaves. - May 23,
Ryd,
Lopes,
Phoxie,
Gaio,
ISherlock, and Softseek (Head Coach) join.
Escalona,
HACKALI,
arutnev,
Sun of King,
Afcl,
Fake, and
Silvestre leave.[9] - June (approx.),
Albi,
Mart, and
BANKAI join.
Lopes moves to substitute.
Phoxie leaves. - July (approx.),
NoxG joins. - July 30,
Alba joins. - August 3,
Johnarnau joins.[10] - August 30,
BANKAI leaves. - September 13,
Johnarnau leaves.[11] - September (approx.),
Ryd,
Alba,
Albi,
Mart,
NoxG,
Gaio,
ISherlock, and
Lopes leave.
- May 24, Team acquires the LPLOL 2nd Division spot of
GeekCase eSports.[12] - June 6,
Bouncy,
CiowSy,
eskimas,
Lampshade,
Balkoni, Pyoox (Head Coach), and Ah1k (Assistant Coach) join.
powash joins as substitute.[13] - October (approx.),
Bouncy,
CiowSy,
eskimas,
Lampshade,
Balkoni,
powash, Pyoox (Head Coach), and Ah1K (Assistant Coach) leave.
- January 27,
ImTheTitan,
Shaolai,
Waterbender,
Skypper,
Oceann, Pyoox (Coach), and Sanero (Coach) join.[14] - May 19, Sanero (Coach) leaves.[15]
- May 22,
Busvicke,
CiowSy,
Jordann, and Saeken (Head Coach) join.
Bouncy,
Radeen, and
ThunderPeng join as substitutes. Oceann (Support to Bot) and Pyoox (Coach to Assistant Coach) change positions.
ImTheTitan,
Shaolai, and
Skypper leave.[16]
- January 25,
Vlasuo,
TinjaNurtles,
ArutnevJr,
SuperSaiyan, and
Ricarderix join.
Busvicke,
CiowSy,
Waterbender,
Oceann,
J0rdan,
Bouncy,
Radeen, Saeken (Head Coach), and Pyoox (Assistant Coach) leave.[17] - February 11,
Sidbuck,
Mercury, and
Arutnev join.
Vlasuo,
TinjaNurtles, and
SuperSaiyan leave. - February (approx.),
Sidbuck,
Mercury,
ArutnevJr,
Arutnev,
Ricarderix, and
ThunderPeng leave. - August (approx.),
ffernandes,
1334mat,
Partyfosil,
V1dde,
Exduardo,
Legend, and
UnderNexus join. - September 23,
UnderNexus leaves.[18]
Player Roster
Active
- Contract Expiration Notice: To prevent over-reporting of changes, we are keeping players with expired contracts listed here until either (a) an announcement is made from the player or the team about their departure; (b) the player joins another team; or (c) the 2026 season begins & the player is not re-added to the GCD, whichever happens first.
| Player | Name | Role | Joined | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ffernandes | Leonardo Guerreiro | Top Laner | ≈Aug 2025≈2025-08-?? | ||
| 1334mat | Mateusz Ginal | Jungler | ≈Aug 2025≈2025-08-?? | ||
| Partyfosil | Borjan Nikolovski | Jungler | ≈Aug 2025≈2025-08-?? | ||
| V1dde | Vidar Engstam | Mid Laner | ≈Aug 2025≈2025-08-?? | ||
| Exduardo | Eduardo Alves | Bot Laner | ≈Aug 2025≈2025-08-?? | ||
| Legend | Luís Luís Fernandes | Support | ≈Aug 2025≈2025-08-?? |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UnderNexus | Denis Önal | Support | ≈Aug 2025≈2025-08-?? | Sep 20252025-09-23 |  KJ.K | ||
| Mercury | Marco Bucciarelli | Jungler | Feb 20252025-02-11 | ≈Feb 2025≈2025-02-?? | None | ||
| ArutnevJr | João Leitão | Mid Laner | Jan 20252025-01-25 | ≈Feb 2025≈2025-02-?? | None | ||
| Arutnev | José Ventura | Bot Laner | Feb 20252025-02-11 | ≈Feb 2025≈2025-02-?? | None | ||
| ThunderPeng | Ricardo Sousa | Sub/Sup | May 20242024-05-22 | ≈Feb 2025≈2025-02-?? |  HOF | ||
| TinjaNurtles | Nuno Loureiro | Jungler | Jan 20252025-01-25 | Feb 20252025-02-11 | None | ||
| SuperSaiyan | Rui Cachatra | Bot Laner | Jan 20252025-01-25 | Feb 20252025-02-11 | None | ||
| Busvicke | Victor Alm-Eriksson | Top Laner | May 20242024-05-22 | Jan 20252025-01-25 |  BME | ||
| CiowSy | Andrei Cioceanu | Jungler | May 20242024-05-22 | Jan 20252025-01-25 | None | ||
| Waterbender | Pedro Fraga | Mid Laner | Jan 20242024-01-27 | Jan 20252025-01-25 |  ZZG | ||
| Oceann | João Martins | Bot Laner | Jan 20242024-01-27 | Jan 20252025-01-25 | ZZG | ||
| J0rdan | Giorgos Iordanidis | Support | May 20242024-05-22 | Jan 20252025-01-25 |  CHG | ||
| Bouncy | Alexandru Savu | Sub/Top | May 20242024-05-22 | Jan 20252025-01-25 | None | ||
| Radeen | Pedro Marques | Sub/Jun | May 20242024-05-22 | Jan 20252025-01-25 | None | ||
| ImTheTitan | Vincenzo Puleo | Top Laner | Jan 20242024-01-27 | May 20242024-05-22 |  DZY | ||
| Shaolai | Luca Lehmann | Jungler | Jan 20242024-01-27 | May 20242024-05-22 | None | ||
| Skypper | Diogo Reis | Bot Laner | Jan 20242024-01-27 | May 20242024-05-22 | None | ||
| Bouncy | Alexandru Savu | Top Laner | Jun 20232023-06-06 | ≈Oct 2023≈2023-10-?? |  GUP | ||
| CiowSy | Andrei Cioceanu | Jungler | Jun 20232023-06-06 | ≈Oct 2023≈2023-10-?? | GUP | ||
| eskimas | Gonçalo Sousa | Mid Laner | Jun 20232023-06-06 | ≈Oct 2023≈2023-10-?? | ZZG | ||
| Lampshade | Martim Ribeiro | Bot Laner | Jun 20232023-06-06 | ≈Oct 2023≈2023-10-?? | None | ||
| Balkoni | Rui Mendes | Support | Jun 20232023-06-06 | ≈Oct 2023≈2023-10-?? | ZZG | ||
| powash | Gonçalo Cerqueira | Sub/Bot | Jun 20232023-06-06 | ≈Oct 2023≈2023-10-?? |  SEC | ||
| Ryd | Rodrigo Jesus | Top Laner | May 20192019-05-23 | ≈Sep 2019≈2019-09-?? |  Retired | ||
| Alba | Hugo Canteiro | Jungler | Jul 20192019-07-30 | ≈Sep 2019≈2019-09-?? |  KRM | ||
| Albi | Albion Cakar | Jungler | ≈Jun 2019≈2019-06-?? | ≈Sep 2019≈2019-09-?? |  DKB | ||
| Mart | Martim Santos | Jungler | ≈Jun 2019≈2019-06-?? | ≈Sep 2019≈2019-09-?? |  CCS | ||
| NoxG | Daniel Müller | Mid Laner | ≈Jul 2019≈2019-07-?? | ≈Sep 2019≈2019-09-?? |  LC | ||
| Gaio | Ricardo Ferreira | Bot Laner | May 20192019-05-23 | ≈Sep 2019≈2019-09-?? |  EZ1 | ||
| ISherlock | Filipe Marques | Support | May 20192019-05-23 | ≈Sep 2019≈2019-09-?? | Retired | ||
| Lopes | Daniel Lopes | Sub/Jun | May 20192019-05-23 | ≈Sep 2019≈2019-09-?? | Retired | ||
| Johnarnau | Arnau Martínez Díaz | Top Laner | Aug 20192019-08-03 | Sep 20192019-09-13 |  MYT | ||
| BANKAI | Flávio Neves | Mid Laner | ≈Jun 2019≈2019-06-?? | Aug 20192019-08-30 | KRM | ||
| Phoxie | Miguel Pacheco | Mid Laner | May 20192019-05-23 | ≈Jun 2019≈2019-06-?? | EZ1 | ||
| Escalona | José Torres | Top Laner | Jan 20192019-01-28 | May 20192019-05-23 | Retired | ||
| HACKALI | Kevin Sousa | Mid Laner | Jan 20192019-01-28 | May 20192019-05-23 |  GTZ | ||
| arutnev | José Ventura | Bot Laner | Jan 20192019-01-28 | May 20192019-05-23 |  PNTH | ||
| Sun of King | Sérgio Rodrigues | Support | Jan 20192019-01-11 | May 20192019-05-23 | Retired | ||
| Afcl | André Luís | Sub/Top | Jan 20192019-01-11 | May 20192019-05-23 | Retired | ||
| Fake | Francisco | Sub/Jun | Jan 20192019-01-11 | May 20192019-05-23 | Retired | ||
| Silvestre | Tiago Oliveira | Sub/Mid | Jan 20192019-01-11 | May 20192019-05-23 |  IDG | ||
| Syklash | João Lemos | Jungler | ≈Apr 2019≈2019-04-?? | ≈May 2019≈2019-05-?? |  FTW E | ||
| Kirian | Ivo Paiva | Bot Laner | Jan 20192019-01-11 | Apr 20192019-04-11 |  GTZB | ||
| Vixzy | Víctor Solanas | Jungler | Jan 20192019-01-28 | Mar 20192019-03-24 |  EMZ | ||
| Nithien | Bruno Ferreira | Top Laner | Feb 20192019-02-18 | Mar 20192019-03-12 | Retired | ||
| Aziado | Tiago Rodrigues | Top Laner | May 20182018-05-24 | ≈Dec 2018≈2018-12-?? |  PGM | ||
| Nithien | Bruno Ferreira | Top Laner | May 20182018-05-10 | ≈Dec 2018≈2018-12-?? | GUP | ||
| Kooshi | Daniel Nogueira | Jungler | Jan 20182018-01-07 | ≈Dec 2018≈2018-12-?? | Retired | ||
| Baca | João Miguel Novais Bigas | Mid Laner | Jan 20182018-01-07 | ≈Dec 2018≈2018-12-?? | PGM | ||
| AFM12 | André Filipe de Sousa Martins | Bot Laner | Jul 20182018-07-10 | ≈Dec 2018≈2018-12-?? |  FTW | ||
| Demo | Mauro Sá | Bot Laner | Jan 20182018-01-07 | ≈Dec 2018≈2018-12-?? | Retired | ||
| Slayer | Nuno Moutinho | Support | Jan 20182018-01-07 | ≈Dec 2018≈2018-12-?? |  HL | ||
| GodsClouD | Pedro Pereira | Top Laner | Jan 20182018-01-07 | May 20182018-05-10 |  DOXA | ||
| Arutnev | José Ventura | Bot Laner | ≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-?? | ≈Dec 2017≈2017-12-?? | DOXA | ||
| Mantorras | João Conceição | Support | ≈Sep 2017≈2017-09-?? | ≈Dec 2017≈2017-12-?? |  EGN | ||
| Daiblo | Hugo Silva | Jungler | ≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-?? | ≈Jun 2017≈2017-06-?? |  GCE | ||
| Meduza | Guilherme Ferreira Somsen | Mid Laner | ≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-?? | ≈Jun 2017≈2017-06-?? | Retired | ||
| SirHopeless | Gonçalo Ricardo Damião | Support | ≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-?? | ≈Jun 2017≈2017-06-?? | EGN | ||
| Mantorras | João Conceição | Support | ≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-?? | ≈May 2017≈2017-05-?? | GUP | ||
| Reat1vo | Oleg Ralchenko | Jungler | ≈May 2015≈2015-05-?? | ≈Nov 2016≈2016-11-?? |  ALI | ||
| Blizz | Guilherme Rodrigues | Mid Laner | ≈Sep 2016≈2016-09-?? | ≈Nov 2016≈2016-11-?? |  Wave | ||
| Litmus | Pedro Santos | Bot Laner | ≈Sep 2016≈2016-09-?? | ≈Nov 2016≈2016-11-?? | FTW | ||
| Worst | Ruben Correia | Bot Laner | ≈Sep 2016≈2016-09-?? | ≈Nov 2016≈2016-11-?? | EGN | ||
| Cherrie | David Pereira | Mid Laner | ≈May 2015≈2015-05-?? | ≈Aug 2016≈2016-08-?? | EGN | ||
| Joni | João Machado | Bot Laner | ≈Jan 2016≈2016-01-?? | ≈Aug 2016≈2016-08-?? | Wave | ||
| Edwho | Eduardo Sousa | Support | ≈May 2015≈2015-05-?? | ≈Aug 2016≈2016-08-?? | Retired | ||
| joaos92 | João Soares | Mid Laner | ≈Jan 2015≈2015-01-?? | ≈Jul 2016≈2016-07-?? |  K1CK | ||
| Lastwolf | André Marinho Falcão Ramos Costa | Bot Laner | ≈May 2015≈2015-05-?? | ≈Jan 2016≈2016-01-?? |  wSys | ||
| Dragon | Manuel Cortes Pereira Belchior de Sousa | Mid Laner | ??? 2012≈2012-??-?? | ??? 2013≈2013-??-?? | K1CK |
Player League Participation
This list includes regular-season games, tiebreakers, and playoff matches.
LPLOL
| Player | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Games | ||||||||
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| Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Winter | Spring | Summer | ||
| Arutnev |  | | 30 | |||||||||||||
| Hackali | | 28 | ||||||||||||||
| Sun of King | | 28 | ||||||||||||||
| Vixzy | | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Kirian | |  | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Escalona | | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Nithien | | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Afcl | | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Mart | |  |  | | 156 | |||||||||||
| Alba | |  |  |  | 52 | |||||||||||
| Gaio | | 38 | ||||||||||||||
| ISherlock | | 38 | ||||||||||||||
| BANKAI | |  | 32 | |||||||||||||
| Ryd | | 32 | ||||||||||||||
| Albi | | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| Nox | | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Johnarnau | | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| ArutnevJr | | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Mercury | | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Exduardo |  | | | 52 | ||||||||||||
| Ffernandes |  | | 22 | |||||||||||||
| V1dde | | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| Partyfosil | | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Legend | | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| UnderNexus | | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1334mat | | 2 | ||||||||||||||
LPLOL2
| Player | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | ||
| Eskimas | | | | | 61 | ||
| Balkoni | | | | 54 | |||
| CiowSy | | | | 42 | |||
| Bouncy | | | 30 | ||||
| Lampshade | | 15 | |||||
| Powash | | 3 | |||||
| Oceann |  | |  | | | 54 | |
| Skypper |  | | | | 50 | ||
| Waterbender | | | 30 | ||||
| ImTheTitan | | 11 | |||||
| Shaolai | | 6 | |||||
| ThunderPeng | | | 6 | ||||
| JAMIX | | 2 | |||||
| Pyoox | | 1 | |||||
| Jordan | | 12 | |||||
| Busvicke | | 4 | |||||
Organization
Former
| C | ID | Name | Position | Next Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saeken | Cláudio Ferreira | Head Coach | None | |
| Pyoox | Sérgio Casqueiro | Assistant Coach | Hurricane of Feathers
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| Sanero | João Neves | Coach |  GTZ Esports
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| Pyoox | Sérgio Casqueiro | Head Coach | Grow uP eSports
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| Ah1K | Ahmed Alomaireeny | Assistant Coach | None | |
| Softseek | Jose Martins | Head Coach | None | |
| Fintinhas | António Lisboa | Head Coach | White Dragons
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| Crusher | Gonçalo Brandão | Coach |  For The Win Esports
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| Dinep | Rafael Nunes | Head Coach |  MNM Gaming
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Tournaments
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
As Grow uP Gaming
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| Grow uP Gaming Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • Euros) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Prize | Event | Last Result | Roster |
| 2017-11-03 | 2 | Worten Game Ring Final | 0 : 3  OBG | Mantorras | |
| 2016-05-10 | NQ | EUCS 2016 Summer Open Qualifiers | XizZy, Reativo, Cherrie, Joni, Edwho | ||
| 2016-03-27 | 4 | £300$ 423€ 378 | Insomnia57 Spring 2016 | 1 : 2  EXE | Raienryuû, N1 R, Cherrie Pew Pew, Joni da King, Edwho |
| 2016-01-06 | NQ | EUCS 2016 Spring Open Qualifiers | FF : W ANOD | ||
| 2015-07-05 | 7 - 8 | eSports Festival 2015 | 1 - 2  RR | XizZy, Reativo, Cherrie, Lastwolf, Edwho | |
| 2014-07-19 | 9 - 16 | DreamHack Valencia 2014 | |||
| 2013-07-21 | 5 - 8 | DreamHack Valencia 2013 | 0 - 3 RR | Gambler, mow, Remrs, handSopas, impaKt | |
| 2013-07-02 | Q | DreamHack Valencia 2013 Qualifiers | |||
| Total Prize: USD 0 • EUR 0 • GBP 300 | |||||
Media
Images
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nithien reforce a top lane dos Grow uP (Portuguese) lplol.pt
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Aziado joins Grow uP k1ck.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Afm12 de regresso à LPLOL (Portuguese) lplol.pt
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 LPLOL's Tweet (Portuguese) twitter.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Grow uP eSports' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Nithien's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Vixzy's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Kirian's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 LPLOL's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Johnarnau's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Johnarnau's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Worten Game Ring LPLOL's Tweet (Portuguese) twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 Grow uP eSports' Tweet (Portuguese) twitter.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 Grow uP eSports' Tweet (Portuguese) twitter.com
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 GTZ Esports' X Post (Portuguese) x.com
- ↑ 16.00 16.01 16.02 16.03 16.04 16.05 16.06 16.07 16.08 16.09 16.10 Grow uP eSports' X Post (Portuguese) x.com
- ↑ 17.00 17.01 17.02 17.03 17.04 17.05 17.06 17.07 17.08 17.09 17.10 17.11 17.12 Grow uP eSports' X Post x.com
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Kanji Esports' X Post (German) x.com