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| Region | North America | ||
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Phoenix1 was a North American team. The year after leaving League of Legends, the organization rebranded as Sentinels.
History[]
2016 Season[]
Phoenix1 was announced on May 23, 2016, as the team inheriting the NA LCS Summer Season seed previously belonging to Team Impulse.[1] On May 26, their starting roster was announced and included zig, Brandini, Inori, Slooshi, Pirean, Mash, and Gate.[2]
Faced with visa problems for Inori, the team also added a substitute jungler Zentinel to their roster, who competed for them for the first three weeks of the LCS. In that time, Phoenix1 lost all of their series and won only two games total, cementing themselves in last place, behind Echo Fox. Their winless streak continued after Inori's return and through their first series of the fifth week, at which point they had a 3-18 game record and 0-9 series record. In the second series of that week, however, they picked up their first series win against Apex Gaming, with a comeback 2-1 victory after dropping the first game. After this first win, their record improved significantly, and in the second half of the season they went a combined 5-4 — not enough to keep them out of relegations, but enough to surpass both Echo Fox and NRG Esports in the standings for a top seed in the promotion tournament, where they requalified for the LCS with an easy 3-0 win over Echo Fox.
2017 Season[]
On December 7, 2016, Phoenix1 announced a revamped roster: Korean star mid laner Ryu and AD carry Arrow joined, along with veteran support Adrian.[3]
The team began the Spring Split looking much improved but not quite top tier, going 4-4 over the first four weeks and fluctuating between 3rd and 4th place. After that week, Inori took a leave of absence from the team due to "personal issues" and was replaced by veteran Cloud9 jungler Meteos. This addition seemed to be just what Phoenix1 needed, as they went 3-1 over the next two weeks. Adrian also left the team after week 6, but this did not stop their momentum, as he was capably replaced with the acquisition of Team Dignitas substitute support Stunt. After his arrival, Phoenix1 went on a four series winning streak to reach 11-5 and come within one game of a possible playoff bye before losing their final two games, finishing 11-7 and in 3rd place. Arrow was also named both the NALCS first team ADC and the MVP of the split.
In the playoffs, the team elected to start Inori against 6th seed Dignitas, despite him having only played three games since week 4. While he made a few shaky plays in the jungle, Inori and Phoenix1 easily swept Dignitas 3-0. Moving on to face Cloud9 in the semifinals, Phoenix1 elected to start rookie support Shady, who had also appeared in only three late season games, in place of Stunt. After two opening losses, Stunt and Meteos were subbed back in, but failed to reverse the team's fortunes in game 3, sending them to the third-place match against underdog FlyQuest. Despite the semifinals losses, Shady got the start in this series as well, and Phoenix 1 proceeded to come back and take third after going down 2-1 in the series.
In the midseason, Phoenix1 transferred Stunt to Immortals and named Shady as their starting support, as well as reaffirming that Inori would start in the jungle. Expected to be a strong contender to make Worlds, Phoenix1 got off to a horrible start in the Summer Split, losing all of their first six games. Criticism was especially directed at the duo of Arrow and Shady, both of whom were under performing in lane. After subbing in Meteos for week 2 failed to yield any positive results, 18 year old jungler MikeYeung, who had only graduated from high school the previous week, was made the starter and Shady was replaced by veteran support Xpecial. These changes failed to yield a win in week 3, but the team slowly improved after that, picking up their first win in week 4. Phoenix1 seemed to turn a corner in week 5, going 2-0 in series including a win over the first place Immortals, with hype building around MikeYeung due to his youth and outstanding performances on aggressive jungle champions.
This hype continued to build in Rift Rivals, the first international tournament for Phoenix1, which they had a spot in due to their 3rd place finish in the Spring. Despite their relatively unimpressive domestic record, Phoenix1 went 4-2 in the group stage, only missing out on advancing to the finals due to TSM going 5-1. Unfortunately, this would be the high point of the summer season for them, as Phoenix1 only managed two more wins upon returning to domestic play and finished 10th, sending them into the promotion tournament. MikeYeung, however, was still rewarded with the Rookie of the Split award.
In promotions, Phoenix1 was matched up against Challenger Series champions Gold Coin United due to finishing lower than Team Liquid. Phoenix1 won the first two games, then dropped the next two before recovering in the fifth game to pull out a series win. A 3-2 loss to Team Liquid in the next series sent them into the loser's bracket, but they managed to quickly sweep EUnited in the final round and retain their LCS slot. Despite staying in the LCS, however, their participation in the promotion tournament meant they forfeited their Spring Split championship points, robbing them of a chance at Worlds.
Timeline[]
- 2016
- 2017
- May 23,
Phoenix1 acquires the NA LCS 2016 Summer slot of 
Team Impulse. - May 26,
zig,
Inori,
Pirean,
Slooshi,
Mash, and
Gate join.
Brandini joins as substitute.[4] - May 27,
Zentinel joins.[5] - June (approx.), Charlie (Head Coach) joins.
- June 11, Slooshi (Mid to Bot) changes position.
- June 15,
Zentinel moves to substitute.[6] - June 16,
Zentinel moves to starting roster.[7] - June 17, Slooshi (Bot to Mid) changes position.
- June 19,
Zentinel moves to substitute.[8] - June 22, BonQuish (Head Analyst), Caldo (Social Media Coordinator), and History Teacher (In-House Manager) join.[9]
- July 7,
Fixer joins as substitute.[10] - November 21,
Slooshi,
Mash,
Gate, and
Brandini leave.[11][12][13][14] - November 22,
Adrian joins.[15] - December 7,
Ryu,
Arrow, and Fly (Head Coach) join. Charlie (Head Coach to Manager) changes position.
Pirean moves to substitute.[16] - December 15, BonQuish (Head Analyst) leaves.[17]
- December 25,
Zentinel leaves.[18]
- January (approx.), Reinfcmnt (Performance Coach) joins.
- February 1, TheAkiri (Head Analyst) joins.[19]
- February 16,
Meteos joins.[20] - March 8,
Shady and
Stunt join.
Adrian leaves.[21][22] - May 9,
Stunt leaves.[23] - May 15,
Pirean leaves.[24] - May 22,
Fixer leaves.[25] - May 26,
MikeYeung joins as substitute. - June 3,
Allorim joins as substitute.[26] - June 16,
Xpecial joins.[27] - June 17,
MikeYeung moves to starting roster.
Meteos moves to substitute. - June 18,
Shady moves to substitute. - June 22,
Inori leaves.[28][29] - July 21, Zyto (General Manager) joins.
Pirean rejoins. TheAkiri (Head Analyst to Assistant Coach) changes position.[30] - July 26,
SELFIE joins as substitute.[31]
Wiggily joins as substitute. - November 20,
zig's contract expires.
Shady leaves.[32] - November 21,
Arrow and
Xpecial leave.[33][34] - November 22,
Ryu and
Meteos leave.[35]
Wiggily and
SELFIE leave.[36] - November 23,
MikeYeung leaves.[37] - November 27, Fly (Head Coach) leaves.[38]
- November (approx.),
Pirean,
Allorim, and Reinfcmnt (Performance Coach) leave. - December (approx.), Charlie (Manager) and History Teacher (In-House Manager) leave.
- December 13, TheAkiri (Assistant Coach) leaves.[39]
Player Roster[]
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirean | Choi Jun-sik (최준식) | Mid Laner | Jul 20172017-07-21 | ≈Nov 2017≈2017-11-?? |  SKT | ||
| Allorim | Kieran Logue | Sub/Top | Jun 20172017-06-03 | ≈Nov 2017≈2017-11-?? |  FOX.A | ||
| MikeYeung | Michael Yeung | Jungler | May 20172017-05-26 | Nov 20172017-11-23 |  TSM | ||
| Ryu | Ryu Sang-wook (류상욱) | Mid Laner | Dec 20162016-12-07 | Nov 20172017-11-22 |  100 | ||
| Meteos | William Hartman | Sub/Jun | Feb 20172017-02-16 | Nov 20172017-11-22 | 100 | ||
| Wiggily | Raymond Griffin | Sub/Jun | Jul 20172017-07-26 | Nov 20172017-11-22 |  C9 | ||
| SELFIE | Marcin Wolski | Sub/Mid | Jul 20172017-07-26 | Nov 20172017-11-22 | C9 | ||
| Arrow | Noh Dong-hyeon (노동현) | Bot Laner | Dec 20162016-12-07 | Nov 20172017-11-21 |  OPT | ||
| Xpecial | Alex Chu (朱啓恩) | Support | Jun 20172017-06-16 | Nov 20172017-11-21 |  GG.A | ||
| zig | Derek Shao | Top Laner | May 20162016-05-26 | Nov 20172017-11-20 | OPT | ||
| Shady | Jordan Robison | Sub/Sup | Mar 20172017-03-08 | Nov 20172017-11-20 | TSM.A | ||
| Inori | Rami Charagh (رامی چاراغ) | Jungler | May 20162016-05-26 | Jun 20172017-06-22 |  YC | ||
| Fixer | Jeong Jae-woo (정재우) | Sub/Sup | Jul 20162016-07-07 | May 20172017-05-22 |  SS | ||
| Pirean | Choi Jun-sik (최준식) | Sub/Mid | May 20162016-05-26 | May 20172017-05-15 |  NV | ||
| Stunt | William Chen | Support | Mar 20172017-03-08 | May 20172017-05-09 |  IMT | ||
| Adrian | Adrian Ma | Support | Nov 20162016-11-22 | Mar 20172017-03-08 |  DIG | ||
| Zentinel | Kevin Pires | Sub/Jun | May 20162016-05-27 | Dec 20162016-12-25 |  TS | ||
| Slooshi | Andrew Pham | Mid Laner | May 20162016-05-26 | Nov 20162016-11-21 |  8.1 | ||
| Mash | Brandon Phan | Bot Laner | May 20162016-05-26 | Nov 20162016-11-21 |  GCU | ||
| Gate | Jiajun "Austin" Yu | Support | May 20162016-05-26 | Nov 20162016-11-21 | FOX | ||
| Brandini | Brandon Chen | Sub/Top | May 20162016-05-26 | Nov 20162016-11-21 |  DFX |
Organization[]
Current[]
| C | ID | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Moore | Co-Owner & Managing Partner | ||
| Rob Moore | Co-Owner | ||
| Jack Giarrapunto | Co-Owner | ||
| LovePentaKills | Eric Ma | General Manager | |
| Charlie | Charlie Lipsie | Director of Business Development |
Former[]
| C | ID | Name | Position | Next Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History Teacher | Chad Smeltz | In-House Manager |  Harrisburg University
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| Zyto | Bryan Ybanes | General Manager | None | |
| TheAkiri | Tyler Perron | Assistant Coach |  Golden Guardians
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| Reinfcmnt | Matthew Edwards | Performance Coach |  100 Thieves
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| Fly | Kim Sang-cheol (김상철) | Head Coach |  Jin Air Green Wings
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| PsycSummer | Summer Scott | Esports Psychology Consultant |  Gold Coin United
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| BonQuish | Alec Warren | Head Analyst | Gold Coin United
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| Caldo | Jorge Calderon | Social Media Coordinator |  Dignitas
| |
| Saparino | Brendan Franco | Manager | None |
Player League Participation[]
LCS
| Player | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Games | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | ||
| Gate | | | |  | |  | |  | 165 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mash |  |  | | | | |  | 153 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dshao | | | | | 137 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pirean | | |  | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inori | | |  | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brandini | | | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zentinel | | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Meteos |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 262 | ||||||||||
| Adrian | | | | | | | | | 169 | ||||||||||||||||
| Arrow | | | | | | | | 167 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ryu | | | | | | 134 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stunt | | | | | | | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shady | | | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xpecial |  | | |  | | |  | | | 270 | |||||||||||||||
| MikeYeung | | | | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Allorim | | | | | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tournaments[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| Phoenix1 Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • Euros) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Prize | Event | Last Result | Roster |
| 2017-08-13 | Q | NA LCS 2018 Spring Promotion | zig, MikeYeung, Ryu, Arrow, Xpecial, Fly | ||
| 2017-08-06 | 10 | NA LCS 2017 Summer | 4 - 14  RR | zig, Allorim, Inori, Meteos, MikeYeung, Ryu, Pirean, Arrow, Shady, Xpecial, Fly | |
| 2017-07-07 | 1 | $20,000$ 20,000€ 17,542.49 | Rift Rivals 2017 NA-EU | 4 - 2 RR | zig, MikeYeung, Ryu, Arrow, Xpecial, Fly |
| 2017-04-23 | 3 | $30,000$ 30,000€ 27,960 | NA LCS 2017 Spring Playoffs | zig, Inori, Meteos, Ryu, Arrow, Stunt, Shady, Fly | |
| 2017-03-26 | 3 | NA LCS 2017 Spring | 11 - 7 RR | zig, Inori, Meteos, Ryu, Arrow, Adrian, Stunt, Shady, Fly | |
| 2016-08-07 | Q | NA LCS 2017 Spring Promotion | zig, Inori, Pirean, Mash, Gate, Charlie | ||
| 2016-07-31 | 8 | NA LCS 2016 Summer | 5 - 13 RR | zig, Brandini, Zentinel, Inori, Pirean, Slooshi, Mash, Gate, Charlie, BonQuish | |
| Total Prize: USD 50,000 | |||||
Media[]
- 2016
- 2017
- June 2, Phoenix1 co-owner: 'We felt that we had a moral obligation to do right by these players' with Daniel Rosen on theScore Esports
- June 3, Building a NA LCS franchise: EnVyUS and Phoenix1 by Neda Salamat on ESPN
- June 22, I am Michael Moore, co-owner and managing partner of Phoenix1. AMA! with , and on reddit
- July 24, P1 coach Charlie: 'We put the right players together and gave them the right tools to improve' with , and on The Score
- August 8, I am Michael Moore, owner of Phoenix1. AMA round 2!! with , and on reddit
- January 8, Road to Season Seven: Phoenix1 by Malcolm Abbas on GAMURS
- January 17, NALCS Darkhorse Teams by Christian Marcale on The Game Haus
- February 3, Phoenix1 owner Rob Moore on the new roster and the unexpected challenges of team ownership with , and on Yahoo Esports
- February 12, Phoenix1 rising: How an offseason roster shuffle turned P1 into a contender by Emily Rand on The Score
- February 17, In-depth interview with Phoenix1 co-owner Michael Moore about building an LoL organization and relationship dynamics with the community with , and on Slingshot Esports
- March 1, m-sang-chul-korean-coaches-players-follow/ P1 coach Fly on switching regions, what makes a good coach and building his team with , and on Slingshot Esports
- March 10, Is Phoenix1 a contender or a pretender? by Xing Li on Dot Esports
- March 17, Stunt on joining Phoenix1: ‘All the players on P1 I can really trust to do their jobs… expectations are on me to do well’ with , and on Yahoo Esports
- March 22, Zig Is Rising With Pheonix1 with Xander Torres on Red Bull Esports
- April 7, Phoenix1’s Playoff Profile: Roster Swap Trial By Fire by Rodger Caudill on The Game Haus
- April 10, Phoenix1 coach Fly: “When Meteos came in, we didn’t have a hard time because he had a lot of experience, plays very well, and had a good career.” with , and on Slingshot Esports
- April 12, Ryu: “I did think we would win, but I didn’t expect we’d win this easily.” with , and on Slingshot Esports
- April 14, "From near relegation to playoffs: Phoenix1 rises from the ashes" by Britton Hess on ESPN
- April 20, P1 co-owner talks going from promotions to playoffs, the team’s crazy split, and making top 4 with , and on Yahoo! Esports
- May 16, Phoenix1 co-owner Michael Moore on trying to reach the NA LCS finals, franchising and making Korean imports comfortable with , and on Slingshot Esports
- June 14, The Fall of Phoenix1 by Christian Marcale on The Game Haus
- June 29, Phoenix One’s wild ride: A look at the past, present and Rift Rivals by Zack Davis on The Game Haus
- July 6, Phoenix One’s rise from the ashes by Zack Davis on The Game Haus
- July 21, The ‘new’ Phoenix1 returned lost and confused to NA LCS by , and on Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
- July 23, Can a new team break into Worlds for North America? by Christian Marcale on The Game Haus
- August 24, Phoenix1 turning to Ashes - Explaining the fall of the former third place team by Tomasz Milaniuk on The Shotcaller
See Also[]
Images[]
Phoenix1 2016 LCS Summer Roster
Phoenix1 2017 LCS Spring Roster with Meteos
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ Phoenix1's Team Page lolesports.com
- ↑ Phoenix1 replaces Team Impulse, picks up Gate, Mash, Slooshi, and more espn.go.com
- ↑ Phoenix1 announces 2017 roster: Ryu, Arrow, Inori, Adrian, zig, and coach Fly esports.yahoo.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Phoenix1 replaces Team Impulse, picks up Gate, Mash, Slooshi, and more espn.go.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Zentinel's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Zentinel's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Zentinel's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Shedding some light on my Phoenix1 situation twitlonger.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Phoenix1 Adds New Staff Members phoenix1.gg
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Former KT Rolster Support Fixer joins Phoenix1 espn.go.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Slooshi's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Mash's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Gate's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 Brandini's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Adrian leaves Immortals, signs with Phoenix1 espn.com
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Phoenix1 announces 2017 roster: Ryu, Arrow, Inori, Adrian, zig, and coach Fly esports.yahoo.com
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 BonQuish's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Revealing Tempo Storm's League of Legends NACS starting roster tempostorm.com
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 TheAkiri's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Phoenix1's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 Team Dignitas' Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 Phoenix1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Phoenix1's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Team Envyus picks up Nisqy and Pirean for mid lane espn.co.uk
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 SEA Serpents purchase Thailand LCS spot, will bring in Emperor and Fixer espn.co.uk
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Allorim's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Phoenix1's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Liquid`Inori and the Return of the 10 Man Roster teamliquidpro.com
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Phoenix1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 Phoenix1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Phoenix1 picks up SELFIE as a sub—potential replacement for Ryu dotesports.com
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 Shady's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 Arrow's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 Xpecial's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 100 Thieves' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 Cloud9 Acquires Licorice, Wiggily, and Selfie for League of Legends cloud9.gg
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 Mike 'MikeYeung' Yeung joins TSM tsm.gg
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 KeSPA's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 Golden Guardians Announce North American League of Legends Championship Series Roster nba.com