| Retired | ||
|---|---|---|
| hyrqBot | ||
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| Background Information | ||
| Name | John Velly | |
| Country of Birth | France | |
| Birthday | November 19, 1990 (age 34) | |
| Residency | Europe | |
| Competitive | ||
| Role | Manager | |
| Favorite Champs | ||
| Social Media & Links | ||
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John "hyrqBot" Velly is a retired League of Legends esports player, previously manager for ThunderBot SPARTA.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Origine Online | ≈May 2011≈2011-05-?? | ≈Nov 2011≈2011-11-?? | ≈6mo | ejel | ||
 BLAST | ≈Nov 2011≈2011-11-?? | ≈Mar 2012≈2012-03-?? | ≈4mo | ejel | ||
 Millenium | ≈Mar 2012≈2012-03-?? | Apr 20122012-04-16[1] | ≈1mo 15d | ejel | ||
 Team Sypher | Apr 20122012-04-27 | ≈Jun 2012≈2012-06-15 | ≈1mo 18d | ejel | ||
| Millenium | Oct 20122012-10-03[3] | Oct 20122012-10-15[2] | 12d | ejel | ||
 Fnatic | Nov 20122012-11-01 | Nov 20122012-11-04 | 3d | Temp Sub ejel | ||
 SK Gaming | Dec 20122012-12-10[6] | Sep 20132013-09-18[4] | 9mo 8d | ejel | ||
 Ninjas in Pyjamas | Sep 20132013-09-18[8] | Jan 20142014-01-11[7] | 3mo 23d | ejel | ||
 ThunderBot SPARTA | Jul 20142014-07-16[9] | Feb 20152015-02-10 | 6mo 25d | ejel | ||
 SK Gaming Prime | Aug 20142014-08-14 | Aug 20142014-08-15 | 1d | Temp Sub ejel |
| Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Origine Online | ≈May 2011≈2011-05-?? | ≈Nov 2011≈2011-11-?? | ≈6mo | ejel | ||
| BLAST | ≈Nov 2011≈2011-11-?? | ≈Mar 2012≈2012-03-?? | ≈4mo | ejel | ||
| Millenium | ≈Mar 2012≈2012-03-?? | Apr 20122012-04-16[1] | ≈1mo 15d | ejel | ||
| Team Sypher | Apr 20122012-04-27 | ≈Jun 2012≈2012-06-15 | ≈1mo 18d | ejel | ||
| Millenium | Oct 20122012-10-03[3] | Oct 20122012-10-15[2] | 12d | ejel | ||
| Fnatic | Nov 20122012-11-01 | Nov 20122012-11-04 | 3d | Temp Sub ejel | ||
| SK Gaming | Dec 20122012-12-10[6] | Sep 20132013-09-18[4] | 9mo 8d | ejel | ||
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | Sep 20132013-09-18[8] | Jan 20142014-01-11[7] | 3mo 23d | ejel | ||
| ThunderBot SPARTA | Jul 20142014-07-16[9] | Nov 20142014-11-11 | 3mo 26d | ejel | ||
| SK Gaming Prime | Aug 20142014-08-14 | Aug 20142014-08-15 | 1d | Temp Sub ejel | ||
| ThunderBot SPARTA | Nov 20142014-11-11 | Feb 20152015-02-10 | 2mo 29d | ejel |
News
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
 Origine | May (approx.), hyrqBot and Elfen join. Impishou, Crunshweak, and Tashmore leave. | |
| Origine | November (approx.), Epocx, hyrqBot, Elfen, TALKI, and Caunie leave. | |
 BLAST | November (approx.), hyrqBot joins. |
| BLAST | March (approx.), hyrqBot leaves. | |
 MIL | March (approx.), hyrqBot joins. Enigmz leaves. | |
| MIL | April 16, Amerikhÿa, hyrqBot, Stary, Haydal, and Kujaa leave.[1] | |
 Sypher | April 27, hyrqBot joins. | |
| Sypher | June 15 (approx.), hyrqBot, Moopz, and Lounet leave. | |
| MIL | October 3, Moopz joins. hyrqBot, Kujaa, and Haydal rejoin. Syrela joins on trial.[3] | |
| MIL | October 15, pHeoz, hyrqBot, Naijik, Arcagød, Moopz, Kujaa, and Haydal leave. Syrela leaves after unsuccessful trial.[2] | |
 FNC | November 1, hyrqBot joins as temporary substitute for ASUS Republic of Gamers - Paris Games Week 2012, replacing Cyanide. | |
| FNC | November 4, hyrqBot and YellOwStaR (temporary substitutes) leave. | |
 SK | December 10, HyrqBot joins. Candypanda rejoins. YellOwStaR leaves.[6] |
| SK | September 18, Kev1n and hyrqBot leave.[4][5] | |
 NIP | September 18, Kev1n and hyrqBot join. Malunoo moves to substitute.[8] |
| NIP | January 11, hyrqBot leaves.[7] | |
 TBS | July 16, Sparta is created with the collaboration of O'Gaming and ThunderBot. Spontexx, Shaunz, ShLaYa, Nono, Lounet, and Hyrqbot (Manager) join.[9] | |
 SKP | August 14, hyrqBot joins as temporary substitute for Round 1 of FACEIT Gamescom Challenge, replacing watdefox. | |
| SKP | August 15, PowerOfEvil joins as temporary substitute for FACEIT Gamescom Challenge, replacing watdefox. hyrqBot (temporary substitute) leaves. | |
| TBS | November 11, Sparta renames to ThunderBot SPARTA. |
Biography
hyrqBot is a League of Legends player hailing from Nogent-sur-Marne, France. His first foray in gaming included, but is not limited to StarCraft: Brood War, Counter-Strike, WarHammer Online, WarCraft III and Guild Wars. One game he played a lot is Defense of the Ancients (DOTA), which he played for four years.
He started playing LoL due to his friends inciting him to join them. He initially did not like the game and went back to DotA, only to notice that he developed a strong dislike for many of the game's characteristics. He soon came back to League, sticking to it ever since. Initially, his family was not very supportive of his LoL gaming activities. However, they soon would be as he convinced them of how important this game is to him, as he started to make a name for himself in the League of Legends competitive scene.
On January 12, 2014, hyrqBot announced his retirement from competitive League of Legends.[10]
Trivia
- His in-game handle's origins are divided into two parts:
- hyrQ is a reference to Hirako Shinji, a character from the anime Bleach.
- Bot was the tag of an old friend's team, which he kept.
- Started playing Jungle because none of his friends wanted to play the role.
- He plays Mid in solo queue when he doesn't Jungle.
- Kev1n was the one to invite hyrqBot into the team's tryouts. He made it in one month before it was announced.
- Since Cyanide couldn't make it to Paris Games Week 2012 due to studying obligations, HyrqBot was chosen to temporarily replace him in the Fnatic MIX as jungler, as well as YellOwStaR taking the AD role, leading the team to victory.
- hyrqBot's tweet[11] spurred sOAZ and Wickd to make a wager to decide which of them would participate in the Season 3 LCS All-Star Game in a Best-of-5 showdown.[12] .
- He is fond of both Italian and French food.
- His time with SK Gaming allowed him to be exposed to different cultures, opening his mind even more than it was. It also incited him to provide content for the International scene. He was already providing loads of content for the French scene.
- He is a fan of basketball. His favorite basketball player is Magic Johnson.
- His favorite music genre is Rap music.
Tournament Results
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| HyrqBot Tournament Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Event | Last Result | Team | Roster |
| 2015-06-15 | 2 | Lyon e-Sport 7 LDLC |  HD | Doigby, hyrqBot, ShLaYa, Nono, Shaunz | |
| 2014-08-17 | 3 | FACEIT Gamescom Challenge |  SKP | SmittyJ, hyrqBot, Kikis, PowerOfEvil, Zyzz, Zytan, InnerFlame | |
| 2014-04-21 | 2 | Gamers Assembly 2014 |  LDLC | HD | Doigby, hyrqBot, ShLaYa, Nono, Shaunz |
| 2013-12-15 | NQ | EU LCS 2014 Spring Promotion |  NIP | Zorozero, hyrqBot, Nukeduck, Freeze, Mithy | |
| 2013-11-24 | 2 | IEM Season 8 Cologne Amateur - Amateur Tournament | NIP | Zorozero, hyrqBot, nukeduck, Freeze, mithy | |
| 2013-08-17 | 7 | EU LCS 2013 Summer | 13 - 15  RR |  SK | Kev1n, hyrqBot, ocelote, CandyPanda, Nyph |
| 2013-04-28 | 4 | EU LCS 2013 Spring Playoffs | SK | Kev1n, hyrqBot, ocelote, CandyPanda, Nyph | |
| 2013-04-14 | 3 | EU LCS 2013 Spring | 17 - 11 RR | SK | Kev1n, hyrqBot, ocelote, CandyPanda, Nyph |
| 2013-03-07 | 9 - 10 | IEM Season 7 World Championship | 1 - 4 RR | SK | kev1n, hyrqBot, ocelote, CandyPanda, Nyph |
| 2013-01-19 | 5 - 6 | IEM Season 7 Katowice | 1 - 2 RR | SK | Kev1n, hyrqBot, ocelote, CandyPanda, Nyph |
Media
Post-Match Interviews
- 2013
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-02 | EU LCS 2013 Spring | SK vs  CW | Link |
| 2013-03-23 | EU LCS 2013 Spring | SK vs  GIA | Link |
| 2013-04-21 | EU LCS 2013 Spring | SK vs GIA | Link |
Interviews
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- May 8 - Shaunz and Hyrqbot give us the lowdown on LCS Allstars Paris (video) with onGamers
- February 10 - LCS EU Day 1: SK hyrqBot (video) with SK Gaming
- March 6 - Interview with hyrqbot from SK Gaming (video) with fragster
- March 6 - Interview with Hyrqbot from SK Gaming at IEM CeBIT (video) with GosuGamers
- April 16 - AMA SK hyrqBot, After ending 0-11 loosing spree vs Gambit ;) with Reddit
- June 23 - Intertview with SK.hyrqBot (MOSCOW LCS, W2D3) with Rainloss
- July 2 - Ask me Anything #2 - John 'SK.HyrQbot' Velly with SK Gaming
- August 14 - hyrqBot 'Grilled' (video) with Team Acer
- November 8 - hyrqBot: "They never let me leave the team" (video) with fragbite
- April 7 - Hyrqbot et Amerikhÿa lors de la GA 2012 (French video) with Team aAa
- June 18 - Interview Hyrqbot DH Summer 2012 (French video) with Millenium
- September 15 - Interview: Hyrqbot with Team LDLC
- October 9 - Interview d’HyrqBot par Inlights.fr Inlights
Images
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SK hyrqBot, EU LCS 2013 Summer
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Millenium.LoL Disbands absolutelegends.net
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Annonce équipe Pro Millenium.LoL (French) millenium.org
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Annonce équipe Pro Millenium.LoL millenium.org
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 SK releases Kev1n and hyrqbot - join NiP sk-gaming.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Kev1n Facebook Statement facebook.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 oceloteWorld Reddit Comment reddit.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Ninjas in Pyjamas Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 NiP Announce Roster changes nip-gaming.se
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 This is Sparta! (French) ogaming.tv
- ↑ hyrqBot announces his retirement (French and English). facebook.com
- ↑ hyrqBot's tweet twitter.com
- ↑ twitch coverage of the Best-of-5 match www.twitch.tv