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DeutschGamerLegion
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| Short name | GL |
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| Founded | 13 April 2017 |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| CEO | Nicolas Reber |
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| Website | https://gamerlegion.gg/ |
GamerLegion (formerly Team GamerLegion) is a German professional esports organization based in Berlin.[1] Founded in 2017,[2] it fields teams in Age of Empires II, Counter-Strike 2 and Tekken 8.
The organization's Counter-Strike team rose to prominence after reaching the grand final of the Blast Paris Major 2023.[3] Since then it has competed in international tournaments such as Intel Extreme Masters and BLAST Premier.
History
[edit]GamerLegion was founded in April 2017 in Celle, Germany, before relocating to Berlin. Initially a coaching platform, in 2018 the organization acquired its first professional roster, competing in League of Legends.[2] In March 2019, GamerLegion signed their first Counter-Strike roster,[4] and signed Tekken player Akhil "Tetsu" Kakar in August 2021.
Age of Empires II
[edit]In September 2020, GamerLegion acquired an Age of Empires II roster of former Team Secret players.[5]
Roster
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Legend:
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Counter-Strike
[edit]GamerLegion signed its first Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team on 29 March 2019, featuring Belgian player Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom.[4] The organization's various rosters have attended three Counter-Strike Major Championships, IEM Rio Major 2022, Blast Paris Major 2023, and PGL Major Copenhagen 2024.[6][7][8] Their most significant performance was a second-place finish at Paris 2023, where they upset Heroic to qualify for the grand finals against Team Vitality.[9]
Roster
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Legend:
| Latest roster transaction: 24 September 2024. | |||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Contact information". GamerLegion. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Nicolas Reber, founder and CEO GamerLegion GmbH". Projekt Zukunft. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ Stubbs, Mike. "Vitality Win The BLAST Paris Major To Become Last Ever CS:GO World Champions". Forbes. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ a b "GamerLegion on X: "We're pleased to announce our new CSGO lineup". Twitter. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "GamerLegion on X: "Today we take you on a Journey into Ancient Civilisations. We take a step forward while taking a step in History. A huge welcome to our new @AgeOfEmpires team!". Twitter. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ Robertson, Scott (17 October 2022). "GamerLegion: Meet the Rio Major-bound team that slayed G2 at the RMR". Dot Esports. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Every team qualified for the BLAST.tv Paris Major". BLAST.tv. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ Stubbs, Mike. "9Pandas Replaced By GamerLegion At First 'CS2' Major". Forbes. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "GamerLegion reached the Paris CSGO Major final. Now what?". Dexerto. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2024.