PowerOfEvil

PowerOfEvil
Schrage in 2015
Current team
TeamEintracht Spandau
RoleMidlaner
GameLeague of Legends
LeaguePrime League
Personal information
NameTristan Schrage
NationalityGerman
Team history
2014–2015Unicorns of Love
2016Origen
2017Misfits
2018Optic Gaming
2019Counter Logic Gaming
2020FlyQuest
2021Team SoloMid
2022Immortals
2024–presentEintracht Spandau

Tristan Schrage, better known as PowerOfEvil, also shortened to POE,[1] is a German professional League of Legends player. Schrage has played for a number of professional teams in both in Europe and North America, including Unicorns of Love, Origen, Misfits, Optic Gaming, Counter Logic Gaming, FlyQuest, Team SoloMid, and Immortals.

Professional career

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Unicorns of Love

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Schrage started his career on Unicorns of Love in 2014, replacing the incumbent Xodiaz partway through the year. Unicorns of love did not achieve great success in 2014, but the following year, the team made it all the way to the title match, eventually falling to Fnatic in the finals to place second overall.[2] In the summer, they placed fourth overall, but did not qualify for the 2015 World Championship.[3] Following the 2015 season, it was announced that Schrage would be leaving Unicorns of Love.[4]

Origen

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Schrage joined Origen for the 2016 season, and split time with xPeke in the mid lane throughout the season.[5][6] Schrage reached the spring finals once again in the EU LCS,[6] this time falling to G2 Esports and finishing in second once again.[7] However, in the Spring Season, the team struggled, finishing in ninth place out of ten teams, missing both the playoffs, as well as the World Championship.[8]

Misfits

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Schrage joined Misfits in 2017.[9][10] In the Spring Season, Misfits placed fourth overall, and in summer, Schrage achieved his third finals loss in three years, after Misfits were defeated by G2.[11] However, despite not winning a split, Misfits still qualified for Worlds as Europe's second seed, due to their accumulated number of championship points.[12] At the World championship, Misfits advanced past the groupstage, and met SK Telecom T1, the tournament favorites in the quarterfinals.[13] Despite being heavy underdogs, Misfits took SKT to all the way to five games, in a very competitive series before falling.[14][15]

OpTic Gaming

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In 2018, Schrage moved from Europe to North America to join OpTic Gaming in the NA LCS.[16][17] The team finished in ninth and seventh in their two splits that year, failing to even qualify for playoffs, and Schrage left the team after the season finished.[18]

Counter Logic Gaming

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Schrage joined Counter Logic Gaming in 2019.[18][19] Once again he struggled along with his team, missing the playoffs with a seventh-place finish in spring.[20] In summer however, the team made strides, and finished third in the regular season, and third in playoffs, allowing them once last chance in the regional gauntlet to qualify for Worlds.[21][22] However the team was defeated 3–2 by Clutch Gaming and Schrage once again did not attend the World Championship.[23][24]

FlyQuest

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In 2020, Schrage moved teams once again, this time to FlyQuest.[25] In the spring split, Schrage made it to his fourth domestic finals appearance, and the first since 2017, however once there, FlyQuest was swept 3–0 by Cloud9, and the team finished in second.[26] In summer, Schrage took another second flash finish, this time losing the finals to Team SoloMid,[27] however they still qualified for the 2020 World Championship.[28] At Worlds, FlyQuest was eliminated in the group stage, after finishing third in their group with a 3–3 record.[29]

Team SoloMid

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For the 2021 season, Schrage was signed by Team SoloMid, replacing their long time star, Bjergsen.[30] Schrage and TSM achieved regular season success, finishing second in spring, and first in summer, but both times fell in the playoffs, with a third and fourth-place finish, respectively, missing out on Worlds qualification.[31][32]

Immortals

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Schrage joined Immortals in 2022, making the team his eighth in as many years.[33]

References

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  1. ^ "PowerOfEvil: The LCS Nomad". InvenGlobal. 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  2. ^ "Fnatic kicks off LCS Summer Split with dominant win | The Daily Dot". The Daily Dot. 2016-08-20. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  3. ^ Hosninho (2015-09-05). "2015 World Championship Team Rankings". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  4. ^ rorak, Richard (2015-11-07). "PowerOfEvil and HORO Leave Unicorns of Love". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  5. ^ Cd-mangaka (2016-07-07). "The Origen Band-Aid: xPeke as a Marksmen". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  6. ^ a b "Another time around for Origen and Unicorns of Love in LCS playoffs". ESPN.com. 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  7. ^ Volk, Pete (2016-04-17). "G2 vs. Origen results (spoilers!)". The Rift Herald. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  8. ^ "EU LCS 2016 Summer Split preview: Origen". esports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  9. ^ Volk, Pete (2016-12-09). "Misfits signs PowerOfEvil as new mid laner". The Rift Herald. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  10. ^ Newell, Adam (2016-12-09). "PowerofEvil Joins Misfits". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  11. ^ Baker, Thomas (2017-09-02). "EU LCS Summer Finals positional breakdown". The Game Haus. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  12. ^ "MEET THE TEAMS". na.leagueoflegends.com. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  13. ^ Goslin, Austen (2017-09-29). "League of Legends 2017 World Championship: schedule, scores and results". The Rift Herald. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  14. ^ "[KR Reactions] SKT vs Misfits : "That monster came to worlds again huh"". InvenGlobal. 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  15. ^ "Misfits and the upset that almost was". ESPN.com. 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  16. ^ Abbas, Malcolm (2017-11-23). "PowerOfEvil and IgNar leave Misfits Gaming". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  17. ^ "Sources: OpTic signs PowerOfEvil, zig, LemonNation". ESPN.com. 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  18. ^ a b "Former Gen.G mid laner Crown joins OpTic". ESPN.com. 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  19. ^ Newell, Adam (2018-11-22). "Report: PowerofEvil to join CLG as its new starting mid laner". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  20. ^ Mclaughin, Declan (2019-04-10). "League of Legends: CLG from Champions in 2016 to Out of Playoffs". The Game Haus. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  21. ^ "The 2019 LCS Regional Final gauntlet has been set". InvenGlobal. 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  22. ^ Butts, Nick (2019-09-06). "Five Things to Watch for in the LCS Gauntlet". The Game Haus. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  23. ^ Samples, Rachel (2019-09-07). "Clutch keep their gauntlet run alive after taking down CLG". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  24. ^ Baker, Thomas (2019-09-13). "Summer Split was a Success for CLG, Despite Missing Worlds". The Game Haus. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  25. ^ Samples, Rachel (2019-11-27). "PowerOfEvil officially joins FlyQuest". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  26. ^ DaMour, Henrique (2020-04-19). "Cloud9 complete historic run with 2020 LCS Spring Split championship sweep over FlyQuest". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  27. ^ "[LCS Summer Playoffs] TSM defeats FlyQuest 3–2, wins first domestic title in two years". InvenGlobal. 2020-09-07. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  28. ^ "FlyQuest qualify for League of Legends worlds". ESPN.com. 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  29. ^ Kelly, Michael (2020-10-13). "WildTurtle reflects on FlyQuest's run at Worlds 2020, his 8-year pro career, and the state of North American League of Legends". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  30. ^ Geddes, George (2020-11-10). "TSM reportedly set to sign PowerOfEvil to replace Bjergsen". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  31. ^ "Cloud9 makes Worlds 2021, eliminates rivals TSM in 3–2 thriller". InvenGlobal. 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  32. ^ Garcia, Ethan (2021-08-23). "Cloud9 return to Worlds as final NA representatives with victory over TSM in LCS Championship". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  33. ^ Kelly, Michael (2021-11-16). "Immortals to reportedly sign PowerOfEvil, WildTurtle ahead of 2022 LCS season". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-03-07.