FORG1VEN

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FORG1VEN
Personal information
NameΚωνσταντίνος-Ναπολέων Τζωρτζίου
(Konstantinos-Napoleon Tzortziou)
Born1991/1992 (age 29–30)[1]
NationalityGreek
Career information
GameLeague of Legends
Playing career2013–present
RoleAD Carry/Marksman
Team history
2013Mad Gods Gaming
2013–2014Copenhagen Wolves
2014
2014–2015SK Gaming
2015Gambit Gaming
2015–2016H2k-Gaming
2016Origen
2016H2k-Gaming
2017
2018Origen
2019–2020FC Schalke 04 Esports
Career highlights and awards
  • EU LCS Most Valuable Player x1 (Spring 2015)
  • EU LCS All-Pro Team ADC x1 (Spring 2015)
  • EU LCS 2nd All-Pro Team ADC x2 (Spring 2014, Spring 2016)

Konstantinos-Napoleon Tzortziou, (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος-Ναπολέων Τζωρτζίου) better known by his in-game name FORG1VEN, is a Greek professional League of Legends player who most recently played as an AD Carry for Intrepid Fox Gaming. He has also played for Copenhagen Wolves, SK Gaming, Gambit Gaming, H2k-Gaming, Origen, and Schalke 04.

FORG1VEN was considered to be among the best Western players of the AD Carry/Marksman role in League history,[2] and one of the most mechanically skilled players in the game.[3] He was the MVP of the 2015 Spring EU LCS[4] and a semifinalist of the 2016 World Championship.

He hails from the small town of Prosotsani, but has lived in Kavala for most of his life.[5]

Career[]

Copenhagen Wolves[]

From 2013 to 2015 FORG1VEN played with the Copenhagen Wolves.[citation needed]

SK Gaming[]

In spring 2015, FORG1VEN played for SK Gaming, which was the top European team for most of that season.[2] He established several statistical records and was the MVP of the 2015 Spring EU LCS Split while a member of SK.[6] However, after claims of mismanagement and worsening relations with teammates, he was replaced on the active roster in favour of Adrian "CandyPanda" Wübbelmann.[2]

Gambit Gaming[]

FORG1VEN requested a transfer and subsequently left SK Gaming before the start of the 2015 Summer European LCS split and joined Gambit Gaming, becoming their star player.[7][6] His play for Gambit led them to a 7–9 record and into a three-way tie for the last playoff spot.[6] However, he was suspended by Riot Games for four competitive games in July 2015 for "toxic behavior" in public competitive play, receiving a harsher penalty because of an April 2014 incident in which he was fined for similar behaviour.[6] The ban hurt Gambit Gaming, which was unable to secure visas for its preferred replacement quickly enough and used Moopz as a replacement for their last two games of the regular season, both of which were losses.[8] On August 24, 2015, Gambit Gaming decided to replaced FORG1VEN at AD Carry for the 2015 EU LCS Spring Promotion with Kristoffer "P1noy" Albao Lund Pedersen.[9]

H2k-Gaming[]

Gambit Gaming subsequently sold its spot in the LCS to Team Vitality, FORG1VEN was received numerous offers from other LCS teams before settling on H2k-Gaming.[2] On 25 February 2016, Tzortziou announced that he would miss the remainder of the 2016 Spring EU LCS split, for which H2k was then in a tie for first, as well as the 2016 Summer EU LCS and the 2016 World Championship in order to fulfill Greek military service requirements.[10][11][12] However, after talks with the Greek government, on March 3 H2k announced that FORG1VEN had been given a temporary deferment from service.[12]

According to former H2k teammate , even though FORG1VEN was a skilled player with good mechanics, he took losses against teams with players he considered inferior, such as Rekkles personally, and negatively impacted the squad's teamwork by blaming his teammates.[13] In April 2016, FORG1VEN left H2k, and although his in-game play no longer fit the team, he maintained good relations with his former teammates and team management.[2] He initially said that he would not play the upcoming summer split, and planned to return in the 2017 Spring EU split.[14]

Origen[]

FORG1VEN joined Origen in May 2016 for that year's Summer EU LCS, but his individualistic, communication-heavy playstyle clashed with fellow star player 's team-oriented style, which led to poor results for Origen in the first week of competition.[15][16] On June 7, FORG1VEN announced on his Facebook profile that he was planning to stop playing League of Legends because of a lack of motivation and a preference for playing Overwatch.[17][18] He also characterized his experience with Origen management as a "breach of trust".[7] On June 8, 2016 FORG1VEN was removed from the Origen active roster, and inability to find a replacement for FORG1VEN prompted team owner and former player XPeke to step into his role.[16][19]

Return to H2k-Gaming[]

In July 2016, FORG1VEN returned to H2k-Gaming as a substitute player on their roster.[7] He will be on the starting roster for the final week of the season due to Aleš "Freeze" Kněžínek's wrist injury.

FORG1VEN played for H2k-Gaming at the 2016 League of Legends World Championship, and was one of the top players at the tournament.[20] They were placed in Group C and got 1st place in it after defeating Chinese champions Edward Gaming in a tiebreaker, qualifying to the quarterfinals.[21] At the quarterfinals, they swept Albus NoX Luna, the LoL Continental League champions, 3 - 0.[22] His team was eliminated by Samsung Galaxy 3–0 in the semifinals.[23]

On 3 November 2016, FORG1VEN announced that his contract with H2k-Gaming had expired and that he was exploring his possibilities for the 2017 spring split.[24]

Return to Different Dimension[]

On 31 March 2017 Different Dimension announced the return of FORG1VEN as their Marksman.[25] They participated in the LoL Greek Championship Season 2, finishing 4th in the regular season with 10 wins and 4 losses, qualifying for the playoffs.[26] There, they beat Team Arsenal 3-0 in the quarterfinals, lost to eventual champions Greek Regenesis 3-1 in the semifinals, and lost to defending champions Instinct Esports 2-0 in the 3rd place match, finishing 4th overall.[27]

During FORG1VEN's stint in Different Dimension, the team also participated in the ESL South East Europe Championship Season 5. After sweeping the group stage by winning all 5 games, they qualified to the LAN finals in Bulgaria. There, 2 consecutive 2-0 sweeps, first against Serbian team Instinct eSports in the semifinals and then again against Bulgarian team GPlay.bg in the final, crowned Different Dimension as the winners, without having lost a single game.[28]

WLGaming[]

Shortly after the end of LoL Greek Championship Season 2, WLGaming announced FORG1VEN as part of their roster for the GameAthlon 4 LAN tournament.[29] They won the tournament, defeating Panathinaikos eSports 2-1 in the final.[citation needed]

Return to Origen[]

On 9 April 2018 it was announced that FORG1VEN had rejoined Origen to participate in the newly-founded EU Masters competition. Despite the setback of losing their very first game in the tournament, Origen recovered and were crowned champions after sweeping IlluminaR Gaming 3-0 at the grand final in Leicester.[30]

Tournament results[]

Copenhagen Wolves[]

  • 1st — Riot Turkey International Invitational Tournament 2
  • 1st — ASUS ROG Paris Games Week 2013
  • 1st — IEM Season 8 Cologne Amateur tournament
  • Won — 2014 EU LCS Spring promotion tournament
  • 6th — 2014 EU LCS Spring season
  • 6th — 2014 EU LCS Spring playoffs
  • Won — 2014 EU LCS Summer promotion tournament

Different Dimension[]

  • 3rd — ESL Euro Series 2014 Spring
  • 1st — Riot Greek Legends 2014
  • 1st — ESL South East Europe Championship Season 5

SK Gaming[]

Gambit Gaming[]

  • 8th — 2015 Summer EU LCS

H2k Gaming[]

Origen[]

  • ? - 2016 Summer EU LCS (left after first week of season)
  • 1st -

Intrepid Fox Gaming[]

References[]

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  2. ^ a b c d e Wolf, Jacob (22 April 2016). "Sources: Forg1ven to part ways with H2k Gaming". ESPN. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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