NRG Esports
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| Org Location | North America | ||
| Region | North America | ||
| Sponsor | Biosteel CyberPowerPC Logitech G HyperX Gamer Sensei Kickback | ||
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NRG Esports is a North American team. They were previously known as NRG eSports.
History[edit]
2016 Preseason[edit]
NRG eSports was announced on November 16, 2015. They formed when two co-owners of NBA team Sacramento Kings purchased Team Coast's NA LCS slot for the 2016 Spring Season. Their initial line-up included top laner Impact from Team Impulse, jungler Moon from Imagine, mid laner GBM from Jin Air, and support KonKwon, the only player to move over from Coast. Former Origen head coach Hermit and Cloud9 coach Charlie formed the team's coaching staff. Altec officially joined the team's roster later on in the day.
2016 Season[edit]
NRG started the LCS strong, tied for either first or second place through the first four weeks, but after the fifth week they fell down to fifth place and remained there for the rest of the season. They were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. In the midseason break, NRG traded out nearly their entire roster, keeping only GBM and adding Quas, Santorin, ohq and KiWiKiD. The community's reception to these changes were mixed; while ohq was seen as a solid pickup, Quas had just come off of a split away from competition, and KiWiKiD was seen as one of the weaker supports in the league. Ultimately, the changes did not work out, and NRG were consistently in eighth place week after week in the summer split until they fell to ninth in week 9. In the promotion tournament, they lost first to Cloud9 Challenger and then to Echo Fox in back-to-back 3-0 sweeps and were relegated to the NACS. Soon after relegation, multiple players announced their free agency, and it was reported that NRG were closing down their team.[1] It was confirmed the next day that the team had let all of their players go to pursue other options, but they were still "working on a plan" to stay in League of Legends.[2][3]
Timeline[edit]
- 2015
- 2016
- 2021
- January 4, Hermit (Strategic Coach to Head Coach) changes position. Charlie (Head Coach) leaves.[6]
- January 7,
Cris and
Shrimp join as substitutes. - January 22,
Moon is loaned to Apex Gaming. - January 27,
Moon returns from loan to Apex Gaming. - February 15,
Xpecial joins as substitute.
Shrimp leaves. - February 27,
LOD is loaned from Ember.[7] - February 28,
LOD's loan from Ember ends.[8] - March 8,
Cris and
Xpecial leave. - March 9,
otter joins as substitute. Qwerm (Analyst to Sub/Support/Analyst) changes position. - April 19, Andrew Pruett (CEO) joins.[9]
- April 22,
Altec leaves. - April 26,
Quas,
Santorin, and
KiWiKiD join.
Impact,
Moon, and
KonKwon leave.[10] - May 13,
Ohq joins.[11] - June 11, Empyre (Analyst) leaves.[12]
- June 13,
Qwerm (Analyst) leaves.[13] - June 15, Hermes (Coach) and KoreanEdelweiss (Team Manager) join. History Teacher (General Manager) leaves.[14]
- June 17, NRG eSports is sponsored by Logitech G.[15]
- July 13,
mancloud joins as substitute. - August (approx.), Hermit (Head Coach) leaves.
- August 10,
Santorin leaves.[16] Hermes (Coach), Archon (Analyst), and KoreanEdelweiss (Team Manager) leave. - August 11,
GBM and
KiWiKiD leave.[17][18] - August 12,
Quas,
Ohq,
mancloud, and
otter leave.[19][20] - November 15, NRG eSports renames to NRG Esports.[21]
- December 12,
NRG Esports is disbanded.[22][23]
- May 13, NRG Esports partners with CMG.Asia to form NRG Asia. NRG Asia acquires
GAM Esports.[24]
Player Roster[edit]
Former[edit]
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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| Quas | Diego Ruiz | Top Laner | Apr 20162016-04-26 | Aug 20162016-08-12 |  TS | ||
| Ohq | Oh Gyu-min (오규민) | Bot Laner | May 20162016-05-13 | Aug 20162016-08-12 |  SS | ||
| mancloud | Zachary Allan Hoschar | Sub/Mid | Jul 20162016-07-13 | Aug 20162016-08-12 |  SKY | ||
| otter | Brian Thomas | Sub/Bot | Mar 20162016-03-09 | Aug 20162016-08-12 |  RGE | ||
| GBM | Lee Chang-seok (이창석) | Mid Laner | Nov 20152015-11-16 | Aug 20162016-08-11 |  VIT | ||
| KiWiKiD | Alan Kieu | Support | Apr 20162016-04-26 | Aug 20162016-08-11 |  Retired | ||
| Santorin | Lucas Tao Kilmer Larsen | Jungler | Apr 20162016-04-26 | Aug 20162016-08-10 |  GCU | ||
| Qwerm | Alec Warren | Sub/Sup | Mar 20162016-03-09 | Jun 20162016-06-13 |  P1 | ||
| Impact | Jeong Eon-young (정언영) | Top Laner | Nov 20152015-11-16 | Apr 20162016-04-26 |  C9 | ||
| Moon | Galen Holgate | Jungler | Nov 20152015-11-16 | Apr 20162016-04-26 |  TL | ||
| KonKwon | Kevin Kwon (권구혁) | Support | Nov 20152015-11-16 | Apr 20162016-04-26 |  APX | ||
| Altec | Johnny Ru | Bot Laner | Nov 20152015-11-16 | Apr 20162016-04-22 | C9 | ||
| Cris | Cristian Rosales | Sub/Top | Jan 20162016-01-07 | Mar 20162016-03-08 | APP | ||
| Xpecial | Alex Chu (朱啓恩) | Sub/Sup | Feb 20162016-02-15 | Mar 20162016-03-08 | APP | ||
| LOD | Benjamin deMunck | Bot Laner (+) (–) On Loan | Feb 20162016-02-27 | Feb 20162016-02-28 |  NV | ||
| Shrimp | Lee Byeong-hoon (이병훈) | Sub/Jun | Jan 20162016-01-07 | Feb 20162016-02-15 | APX |
Player League Participation[edit]
LCS
| Player | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Games | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | ||
| Impact |  | | |  | | |  | | | | | |  | | 382 | ||||
| Altec | |  |  | |  |  |  | |  | | 209 | ||||||||
| Galen | | | | |  |  | 114 | ||||||||||||
| Benji |  |  | | | 112 | ||||||||||||||
| Shrimp | |  | | | 94 | ||||||||||||||
| GBM | | | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cris |  |  | | 42 | |||||||||||||||
| Kwon | | | | | 31 | ||||||||||||||
| Santorin |  | | | | | | | | | | 285 | ||||||||
| KiWiKiD | | | | | | | | | 210 | ||||||||||
| Quas |  | | | | | 137 | |||||||||||||
| Ohq | | | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
Organization[edit]
Current[edit]
| C | ID | Name | Position |
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| Mark Mastrov | Co-Owner | ||
| Andy Miller | Co-Owner | ||
| Atlas | Gerard Kelly | Co-Owner | |
| moconinja | Justin Siegel | Co-Owner | |
| Ringo | Andrew Pruett | CEO |
Former[edit]
| C | ID | Name | Position | Next Team |
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| PsycSummer | Summer Scott | Esports Psychology Consultant |  Gold Coin United
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| Hermit | Tadayoshi Littleton | Head Coach |  eUnited
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| KoreanEdelweiss | Barry Lee (이권문) | Team Manager | None | |
| Hermes | David Tu | Coach | Immortals
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| Archon | Joseph Aguirre | Analyst | None | |
| History Teacher | Chad Smeltz | General Manager |  Phoenix1
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| Qwerm | Alec Warren | Analyst | Phoenix1
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| Empyre | Naser Al-Naqi | Head Analyst |  Dream Team
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| Angela | Head of Social Media/Content | None | ||
| Aria | Personnel Manager/Chef | None | ||
| Shark | Charlene Hamm | Assistant General Manager | Apex Gaming
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| Charlie | Charlie Lipsie | Head Coach | Cloud9
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Tournaments[edit]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| NRG Esports Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • Euros) | |||||
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| Date | Pl | Prize | Event | Last Result | Roster |
| 2016-08-07 | NQ | NA LCS 2017 Spring Promotion | Quas, Santorin, GBM, Ohq, KiWiKiD, Hermit | ||
| 2016-07-31 | 9 | NA LCS 2016 Summer | 4 - 14  RR | Quas, Santorin, GBM, Ohq, KiWiKiD, Hermit | |
| 2016-04-17 | 5 - 6 | NA LCS 2016 Spring Playoffs | Impact, Moon, GBM, Altec, KonKwon, Hermit | ||
| 2016-03-20 | 5 | NA LCS 2016 Spring | 9 - 9 RR | Cris, Impact, Shrimp, Moon, GBM, Altec, LOD, KonKwon, Hermit | |
| Total Prize:USD 0 | |||||
Media[edit]
- 2015
- 2016
- November 16, From the hardwood to the rift: an in-depth interview with NRG and Sacramento Kings co-owner Andy Miller with Sean Tepper on The Score
- November 16, NRG enters the NA LCS: an interview with co-owner Gerard Kelly with Tyler "Fionn" Erzberger on The Score
- November 20, The Triumvirate: Europe (TSM) vs America (C9) vs Korea (NRG) by Tyler "Fionn" Erzberger on The Score
- January 9, We are NRG! Gearing up for the LCS season and ready to AMA with , and on reddit
- March 21, Thorin's Thoughts - Shaq Invests into NRG by Thorin on YouTube
- March 30, Jatt's Stats: NA LCS Quarterfinalist - NRG by Jatt on LoL Esports
- March 31, New Kids on the Block: 5 Storylines to watch ahead of TL vs. NRG by Emily Rand on The Score
- April 1, NRG's Top 5 Plays from the 2016 Spring Split by , and on The Score
- April 7, [LoL] NRG eSports predicts the NA LCS semifinals with , and on The Score
- April 30, NRG's roster moves aren't as bad as you may think by Ryan Tang on Gamurs
- May 23, Summer 2016 NA LCS Team-by-Team Preview Day Two: NRG eSports (Podcast) by Rough Drafts on Soundcloud
- May 28, Comparing League of Legends teams to their traditional sports counterparts by Connor Smith on Slingshot
- June 1, Meet the new NRG: first impressions, team synergy and expectations for the 2016 summer split with , and on The Score
- June 2, NRG eSports break down the current meta and which champs to play in each lane with , and on The Score
- June 3, NRG eSports CEO Andrew Pruett on building an organization of trust with , and on The Score
See Also[edit]
Images[edit]
NRG 2016 LCS Spring Roster
External Links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ NRG terminates League of Legends team's contracts espn.com
- ↑ Andrew Miller's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Andrew Miller's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Sacramento Kings co-owners buy LCS spot, recruit GBM, Impact dailydot.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 NRG eSports' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Charlie's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ember's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ember's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ NRG appoints new CEO, former head of Apple iAd publisher relations espn.go.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 Quas, Santorin and KiWiKiD join NRG Esports espn.go.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 NRG's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Empyre's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Qwerm's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 A Special Thank You nrg.gg
- ↑ NRG Partners with Logitech G nrg.gg
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Lucas Larsen's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 GBM's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 KiWi's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 Diego Ruiz's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 Andrew Miller's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ NRG's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ NRG sells Challenger spot to J2K Esports and Technology thescoreesports.com
- ↑ NRG to sell LCS Slot nrg.gg
- ↑ GAM x NRG OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT youtube.com
