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| Name | Eefje Depoortere | ||||||||
| Country of Birth | Belgium | ||||||||
| Birthday | June 16, 1987 (age 37) | ||||||||
| Residency | EMEA | ||||||||
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| Team |  Riot Games Inc. | ||||||||
| Role | Broadcast Talent | ||||||||
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Eefje "Sjokz" Depoortere is a desk host for Riot Games.
Biography[]
Eefje "Sjokz" Depoortere started as an interviewer for SK Gaming and CyberSportsNetwork. She hosted a weekly League of Legends news recap show called Summoners Recap. She got into gaming approximately 11 years ago, playing iCTF in Unreal Tournament '99. She competed in several LANs and even won the Eurocup with the Belgian national team a couple of times. Found her way into the League of Legends scene through an SK/ESFI World ad looking for a "League of Legends editor." Worked as a part of The Summoners Recap, one of the first shows associated with League of Legends.
Sjokz gained more visibility in the scene as she took part in Travis "Tnomad" Gafford's weekly show "Whose League is it anyway ?" She also went to Korea to cover the OGN championship at the same time as Travis did.
Sjokz is the Host for the European League Championship Series in Cologne, Germany.
When the move to Berlin was announced, Sjokz left ESL and signed on with Riot in order to continue hosting the EU LCS.[1]
Trivia[]
- Frequent participant in the Whose League Is It Anyway series.
- Her first love was the FPS genre. In League,
Ashe kind of plays into that need. - Snoopeh was one of the first pro player interviews she conducted.
- Admires Rachel "SeltzerPlease" Quirico for her eSports achievements.
- She speaks 5 languages - Dutch, French, German, English, and Spanish.
- Nickname derived from the shockrifle used in the instagib Capture the Flag mode in Unreal Tournament.[2]
- Initially had a terrible relationship with Quickshot when they first started working together, but they are now friends.
- She was voted in third place for the "Esports Broadcaster of the Year" prize at the Esports Awards in 2018, losing to Goldenboy and Maven.[3]
- She won "Best Esports Host" prize at the Game Awards 2019.[4]
Media[]
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- October 4, Sjokz and Pluto Interview - League of Legends World Championships with Nick Allen on YouTube
- January 2, An interview with Sjokz: "This is what I want to do - nothing else" [Archived] with Sui on Dignitas
- February 8, in2LOL Interviews sjokz [Archived] with Catterick on in2LOL
- March 7, Interview with Eefje 'sjokz' Depoortere at IEM CeBIT (video) with , and on GosuGamers
- March 16, Post IEM World Championship interview with Sjokz [Lost] with Unknown Author on Copenhagen Wolves
- March 29, An Interview with Eefje "Sjokz" Depoortere [Archived] with Zerockk on Gamersbook
- August 26, Travis and Sjokz Take a Walk Down Memory Lane with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- September 9, We are the World Championship casting team, AMA with Jatt on Reddit
- April 15, An Interview with Eefje "Sjokz" Depoortere with , and on LCS Central
- August 21, LCS EU 리포터 '샥즈'와 함께한 5초 같았던 5분 (Korean) [http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/2gbkg0/found_a_sjokz_qna_on_inven/ (English)] with , and on Inven Global
- September 15, Sjokz: A day in the life of a Legends star with , and on Redbull Esports
- December 22, Expansion Tournament Köln | Interview mit Sjokz (video) with , and on Summoner's Inn
- January 21, SJOKZ spricht Deutsch! - Interview unter Moderatoren (German video/English subtitles) with , and on Hand of Blood
- March 14, Sjokz: "I really look up to Deficio" (video) with , and on Viagame
- May 13, Best of Sjokz by , and on Barmet21
- September 16, Travis Talks to Sjokz, Deficio, and Jatt About the Group Draw, Worlds, and Their Predictions with , and on onGamers
- October 10, Worlds 2015: 10 snabba med Sjokz with , and on Fragbite
- October 30, Travis Interviews Sjokz About Hosting Worlds in Her Home Country and Her Riot Feature with , and on Gamespot
- March 16, Sjokz on Europe's international potential, covering IEM and surprises this split with , and on The Score
- April 11, Sjokz: "Ich hoffe auf ein blutiges Finale" with , and on Sport1
- April 18, eSports: "PerkZ ist der neue Superstar"(Sjokz interview) with , and on Sport1
- May 13, Sjokz on MSI so far and the shifting landscape of the EU LCS with Marcel Feldkamp on The Score
- May 14, eSports - MSI: Sjokz über das Schalke 04 Gerücht with , and on Sport1
- May 17, Sjokz and Travis talk Shanghai, CLG, Wolf's moves, and one of her favorite events to date, MSI with Travis Gafford on Yahoo Esports
- August 6, Sjokz: With FORG1VEN wins against H2k Fnatic with , and on Redbull Esports
- September 27, LNL #3: Sjokz on the caster life, the EU difference, mayo, and Blindpick with , and on Yahoo!
- April 21, Sjokz talks the uniqueness of the EU LCS broadcast, bittersweet EU storylines, and fan appreciation with , and on Blitz Esports
- October 31, Sjokz talks to Travis about her time at Worlds 2017, the EU teams, hosting in China, and what's next with , and on Travis Gafford
- December 11, Sjokz: "Many EU players left for NA, but we still have great players such as Rekkles and sOAZ" with Jiyeon "KaEnn" Kim, Sihoon "Maloo" Lee, , and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- December 12, NA Sjokz and EU Ovilee meet at their first event together while Ovilee is sick - Travis Interview with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- May 13, Sjokz: 'I feel a bit bad for Team Liquid to be honest, I really hope they can turn it around' with , and on Travis Gafford
- August 23, Quickshot, Medic and Sjokz on Playoff Predictions with Chris "KidLiquid" Okamura on LoL Esports
- September 22, The Story of Sjokz by theScore Esports on YouTube
- September 27, Sjokz talks remote broadcasting at Worlds, the future of League of Legends and her early career with theScore Esports on YouTube
- February 28, Sjokz: "Frosk y yo pensamos que era un buen formato para hablar[...] Creo que hicimos algo bueno" with Danes on Esportmaníacos
- February 28, Sjokz on rapping, covering CSGO and the LEC broadcast mindset with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
- May 16, Sjokz: "I love the fact that G2 knows their strength comes from their deep champion pool and aggressive playstyle." by Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- May 20, Sjokz on G2's success at MSI 2019 and the best time for a fan of League of Legends with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
- May 22, Sjokz reveals who she REALLY WANTS fans to support with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- October 23, [Worlds 2019] Sjokz talks about the fine line she walks as a desk host, and gives her perspective on the growth of European League of Legends with Tom Matthiesen on Inven Global
- October 30, Sjokz opens up about the additional stress she's faced this Worlds dealing with community pressure with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- December 23, Sjokz talks about 2020 worlds, LPL vs LEC, her career beyond League of Legends with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- April 28, Sjokz talks quarantine, LEC Worlds slots, surviving alone, the Doublelift news, casting Valorant with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- May 15, Sjokz reflects on the LEC Spring Split and adapting to the COVID-19 outbreak with Tom Matthiesen on Inven Global
- June 22, Sjokz and Travis discuss the ways EU LCS transformed their broadcast into the LEC with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- October 29, Sjokz BELITTLES Travis, explains the controversial Rekkles speech, talks LEC talent joining LCS with Travis Gafford on YouTube
Images[]
ESL Sjokz 2016
Sjokz
EU LCS Sjokz 2017
MSI Sjokz 2017
LEC Sjokz 2021
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ Sjokz's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ Sjokz's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Esports Awards' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Game Awards' Tweet twitter.com