Moscow Five

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Moscow Five
Moscow Five logo.png
Short nameM5
DivisionsLeague of Legends
Founded2001; 20 years ago (2001)
LocationRussia
OwnerDmitry "ddd1ms" Smilianets
Head coachVladimir "Halbua" Borodin
Websitewww.m5.gg Edit this at Wikidata

Moscow Five is a Russian esports organization founded in 2001. The organization currently has a professional League of Legends team. On 16 December 2011, Moscow Five created what one could describe as one of the most successful international teams in the history of League of Legends.[1] In 2013 former Moscow Five owner Dmitry "ddd1ms" Smilianets was arrested for his alleged involvement in "one of the largest" hacking and data breach schemes history in a global operation by the FBI's Cyber Division.[2][3][4] Moscow Five's League of Legends team quickly reformed as Gambit Gaming under Pikiner's leadership.

Moscow Five returned to the professional League of Legends scene in 2014[5] and 2019[6] with new CIS teams.

Counter-Strike[]

Moscow Five's Counter-Strike team won bronze at the 2011 World Cyber Games.

League of Legends[]

Former EU LCS roster[]

Moscow Five League of Legends roster
Players Coaches
Role Handle Name Nationality
Top  Darien  Mazaev, Eugene   Russia 
Jungle  Diamondprox  Reshetnikov, Danil   Russia 
Mid  Alex Ich  Ichetovkin, Aleksei   Russia 
Bot  Genja  Andryushin, Eugene   Russia 
Support  GoSu Pepper  Abgaryan, Edward   Armenia 
Head coach

Konstantin "Groove" Pikiner

Legend
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness

Notable achievements[]

  • 3rd–4th — Season 2 World Championship
  • 1st — IEM Season VI - World Championship

References[]

  1. ^ Moscow Five returns to League of Legends
  2. ^ Lingle, Samuel (23 September 2015). "Former Moscow Five owner pleads guilty to role in one of the biggest-ever U.S. hacking cases". Dot Esports. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  3. ^ "20 ans fermes pour le créateur de M5 ?". Millenium (in French). 25 September 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. ^ Peel, Jeremy (26 July 2013). "Former Moscow 5 owner charged in "largest hacking and data breach scheme ever prosecuted in the United States"". PCGamesN. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Moscow Five's roster announcement (2014)". vk.com. Moscow Five. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Летний LCL Open Cup 2019 начинается!". LoL Esports Russia (in Russian). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

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