Renegades (eSports)
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| Location | Detroit, Michigan |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 |
| Manager(s) | Owner: Jonas Jerebko |
| Sponsors |
AlphaDraft FreeMyApps |
| Divisions |
League of Legends Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Halo Gigantic |
| Website | http://renegades.pro/ |
The Renegades, also known as Detroit Renegades and previously LA Renegades, is a professional esports organization that fields teams in League of Legends and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The League of Legends team qualified for the 2016 North American League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) and began competing in the league in January 2016. The team was at the center of an ownership and management controversy, which resulted in the team being banned from the NA LCS and owners Chris Badawi and Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles selling the team to NBA player Jonas Jerebko. Following the transfer, the team was rebranded as Detroit Renegades.
League of Legends
| Full name | Detroit Renegades |
|---|---|
| Nicknames | RNG, REN |
| League | League of Legends Championship Series |
| Team history | Misfits (2014-2015) |
| Based in | Detroit |
| Arena | Riot NA LCS Studios |
| Colors | Red and black |
| Owner(s) | Jonas Jerebko |
| Head coach | Anthony Andrews |
| Broadcasters | Riot Games, Twitch.tv |
| Website | http://renegades.pro/ |
2015
Renegades was initially announced as an unnamed Challenger team in early March 2015 by Chris Badawi.[1] The team's first roster included mid laner Alex Ich and jungler Crumbzz, along with solo queue star support Remilia.[1] After tryouts for the remaining two positions, top laner RF Legendary and AD carry Intense joined the team, and they named themselves Misfits.[1] In April, Misfits participated in the AlphaDraft Challenger League (ADCL) and dropped only a single game during the regular season round robin, finishing 11-1 in first place. After the ADCL regular season ended, Intense left the team. Stixxay joined as a substitute AD carry and played with the team for the bracket stage of the ADCL, and they won the tournament, beating Frank Fang Gaming in the finals.[1]
Misfits played under the name The Expendables6 on the Challenger Ladder and were in third place at the cut-off date for NA Challenger Series (NACS) Summer Qualifier participation.[1] Danish AD Carry Jebus joined as the team's final permanent member, replacing Stixxay, but his first appearance was delayed due to visa issues. In the NACS Qualifier, Misfits played against Also Known As, Team Liquid Academy, and Magnetic, using two different substitute AD carries — Maplestreet against Also Known As and Magnetic, and Nien against Team Liquid Academy. Misfits swept their competition with three consecutive 2-0 victories and qualified for the Summer Season. The team shortly thereafter renamed to Renegades, with caster and former coach Chris "MonteCristo" Mykles joining as the team's co-owner.[2]
Prior to the start of the Challenger Series, Riot Games published a competitive ruling regarding team owner Chris Badawi claiming that he had inappropriately attempted to persuade otherwise contracted players to join the team (then Misfits), including Team Liquid's Quas and Keith. The ruling stated that if Renegades were to qualify for the LCS, Badawi would have to drop his ownership stake in the team. Multiple parties reacted to the ruling, including MonteCristo and Badawi himself, who both protested the fairness of the ruling; and team owners and managers Steve "LiQuiD112" Arhancet of Team Liquid,[3] Reginald of Team SoloMid, and Jack Etienne of Cloud9, who spoke out in support of it. Ultimately Badawi was banned from participating with the team in an official capacity and was forced to divulge his ownership stake in the team if they qualified for the LCS.[4]
Renegades finished the Challenger Series regular season with an 8-2 record and in second place, after losing a tiebreaker to Team Coast. However, in the playoffs, they defeated Imagine 2-1 and then Coast 3-2, earning a berth in the 2016 NA LCS Spring Season. Remilia became the first woman to qualify for the LCS in the league's history.[5]
2016
In October 2015, Maplestreet stepped down from the starting roster. The organization announced open tryouts for his replacement.[6]
In January Renegades picked up a team in the European Challenger Series, dubbed Renegades Banditos. The team consisted of Erik "Tabzz" van Helvert, Matthew "Impaler" Taylor, Marc "Caedrel" Lamont, Barney "Alphari" Morris, and Aleksi "Hiiva" Kaikkonen, with subs Marcin "Xaxus" Maczka and Divit "DxAlchemist" Bui.[7]
Roster
Renegades' League of Legends roster was disbanded on 8 May 2016, after they allegedly "violated the competitive ban against Chris Badawi, misrepresented their relationship with TDK, and compromised player welfare and safety". The roster was sold eventually to Team EnVyUs on 18 May 2016.[8]
Final roster before disbanding
| Nationality | ID | Name | Age | Role | Join date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea |
Seraph | Shin Wu-Yeong | Top Laner | March 2016 | |
 Venezuela |
Crumbz | Alberto Rengifo | 23 | Jungler | March 2015 |
| South Korea |
Ninja | Noh Geon-woo | Mid Laner | March 2016 | |
| Freeze | Aleš Kněžínek | 21 | AD Carry | January 2016 | |
 United States |
Hakuho | Nickolas Surgent | 21 | Support | June 2015 |
Subs
| Nationality | ID | Name | Age | Role | Join date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
Leonyx | Rob Lee | Sub/AD Carry | March 2016 | |
 Canada |
maplestreet | Ainslie Wyllie | 23 | Sub/AD Carry | March 2015 |
Former
| Nationality | ID | Name | Age | Role | Join date | Leave date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ukraine |
RF Legendary | Oleksii Kuziuta | 21 | Top Laner | March 2015 | March 2016 |
 Russia |
Alex Ich | Alexey Ichetovkin | 24 | Mid Laner | January 2015 | March 2016 |
| United States |
Remi | Maria Creveling | 21 | Support | June 2015 | March 2016 |
| United States |
Flaresz | Cuong Ta | Sub/Top | June 2015 | March 2016 | |
 United Kingdom |
Caedrel | Marc Robert Lamont | Sub/Mid Laner | January 2016 | March 2016 | |
 Afghanistan |
Jébus | Karim Tokhi | AD Carry | May 2015 | September 2015 | |
| Canada |
Intense | Ritchie Ngo | AD Carry | March 2015 | May 2015 |
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Renegades acquired the Australian CS:GO team Vox Eminor on June 19, 2015.[2] The Renegades were the first team announced to be participating in the ELeague. After placing second at IEM Taipei 2016, Renegades announced that Karlo "USTILO" Pivac would be replacing Luke "Havoc" Paton in their starting roster.[9] On June 17, 2016 Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill announced his retirement from competitive Counter-Strike.[10] Ricky "Rickeh" Mulholland was announced as SPUNJ's replacement on July 12, 2016.[11]
Roster
| Nationality | ID | Name | Role | Join date | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
AZR | Aaron Ward | Rifler | 2015-06-19 | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Australia |
jks | Justin Savage | Rifler | 2015-06-19 | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Australia |
yam | Yaman Ergenekon | In-game leader | 2015-06-19 | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Australia |
USTILO | Karlo Pivac | Rifler | 2016-02-08 | |
| Australia |
Rickeh | Ricky Mulholland | AWPer | 2016-07-12 | Melbourne |
Former
| Nationality | ID | Name | Join date | Leave date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
Havoc | Luke Paton | 2015-06-19 | 2016-02-21 |
| Australia |
SPUNJ | Chad Burchill | 2015-06-19 | 2016-06-17 |
Halo
Renegades acquired the team "Leftovers" on January 18th, 2016.[12] Following the Halo World Championship, Spartan and StelluR left Renegades for Team Liquid.[13]
Roster
| Nationality | ID | Name | Age | Role | Join date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
Commonly | Hamza Abbaali | 19 | Slayer | 2016-01-18 |
| United States |
Ninja | Tyler Blevins | 24 | Slayer | 2016-01-18 |
| United States |
Victory X | Cameron Thorlakson | 26 | Slayer | 2016-01-18 |
| United States |
Penguin | Zane Hearon | 18 | Slayer | 2016-01-18 |
| United States |
Symbolic | Kory Arruda | Coach | 2016-01-18 |
Former
| Nationality | ID | Name | Join date | Leave date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
StelluR | Braedon Boettcher | 2016-01-18 | 2016-04-29 |
| United States |
Spartan | Tyler Ganza | 2016-01-18 | 2016-04-29 |
Gigantic
Renegades acquired the Gigantic roster known as Team ApeX on November 9, 2015. [14]
Super Smash Bros.
Renegades expanded into the Super Smash Bros. series on October 6th 2016.
| Nationality | Alias | Full Name | Game(s) | Character(s) | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
Dabuz | Samuel Buzby | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Rosalina & Luma | 2016-10-06[15] |
| United States |
Swedish Delight | James Liu | Super Smash Bros. Melee | Sheik | 2016-10-06[15] |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Stull, Katherine (September 28, 2015). "Band of misfits: How the Renegades went from challengers to winners". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- 1 2 Wolf, Jacob; Lewis, Richard (June 19, 2015). "Misfits rebrands as Renegades, picks up Vox Eminor CS:GO team, adds MonteCristo as co-owner". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ↑ Gafford, Travis (June 30, 2015). "Team Liquid Co-owner on Badawi Statement: "He's Flat Out Lying to the Community"". GameSpot. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ↑ Lingle, Samuel (June 24, 2015). "Riot levels one-year ban against Renegades owner Chris Badawi for tampering". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ↑ LeJacq, Yannick (August 14, 2015). "The League Of Legends Championship Series Has Its First Woman Player". Kotaku.
- ↑ Lingle, Samuel (October 7, 2015). "Maplestreet leaves Renegades ahead of their inaugural LCS season". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ↑ Leslie, Callum (Jan 8, 2016). "Renegades branches out to EU with new Challenger side:". The Daily Dot. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Competitive Ruling: Renegades and TDK".
- ↑ Demarco, David. "Havoc steps down, USTILO to enter lineup". renegades.pro. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ Malachowski, Michal. "SPUNJ retires from CS:GO". HLTV.org. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ↑ Malachowski, Michal. "Rickeh joins Renegades". HLTV.org. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ Lee, Rob. "Leftovers to Renegades". renegades.pro. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ Yamada, Stacey. "Liquid'Halo changes moving forward...". teamliquidpro.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "Team ApeX joins Renegades". Renegades. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- 1 2 Wolf, Jacob. "Renegades expands to Smash by signing Swedish Delight and Dabuz". ESPN. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
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