Rogue (esports)

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Rogue
Rogue logo.svg
Short nameRGE
DivisionsFIFA
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Rainbow Six Siege
Rocket League
Super Smash Bros.
FoundedMay 2016 (2016-05)[1]
LeagueLeague of Legends European Championship (LEC), Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS)
Based inLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
LocationEurope and the United States
ColorsBlue and gold
Official fan clubRogue Nation[2]
PartnersKia
Parent groupReKTGlobal
Websiterogue.gg Edit this at Wikidata

Rogue is a United States-based professional esports organization with players competing across several different titles. It has two League of Legends teams based in Europe: a main team that participates in the League of Legends European Championship (LEC),[3][4] and an academy team that participates in Poland's national league, the Ultraliga.[5] Team Rogue was founded by Franklin Villarreal, Derek Nelson and Carson Knuth in 2016, and acquired by now parent and management company ReKTGlobal and its partners in 2018. ReKTGlobal also owns the Call of Duty League team, the London Royal Ravens. The organization is co-owned by prominent DJ Steve Aoki and YouTuber Vikram "Vikkstar123" Singh Barn. Other Investors include Imagine Dragons, Rudy Gobert, Nicky Romero,[6] Nick Gross[7] and Landon Collins.[8]

League of Legends[]

On November 20, 2018, Riot Games announced that Rogue would be one of ten franchise partners participating in the newly rebranded League of Legends European Championship (LEC).[3][4]

For the 2019 LEC Spring Split, Rogue signed Kim "Profit" Jun-hyung, Mateusz "Kikis" Szkudlarek, Chres "Sencux" Laursen, Martin "HeaQ" Kordmaa and Kim "Wadid" Bae-in.[9]

On December 21, 2019, Rogue announced a partnership with Polish esports organization in the Ultraliga, with Rogue remaining responsible for the team itself and x-kom AGO responsible for "establish(ing) a training presence in Warsaw and a dedicated marketing approach."[10]

Current roster[]

Rogue League of Legends roster
Players Coaches
Role Handle Name Nationality
Top  Odoamne  Pascu, Andrei   Romania 
Jungle  Inspired  Słoma, Kacper   Poland 
Mid  Larssen  Larsson, Emil   Sweden 
Bot  Hans sama  Liv, Steven   France 
Support  Trymbi  Trybus, Adrian   Poland 
Head coach
  • Simon "fredy122" Payne
Legend
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness

Latest roster transaction: November 23, 2020.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege[]

On August 24, 2017, Rogue signed the former roster of Vertical Gaming:[11] John "Avian" Ackerly, Tyler "Ecl9pse" McMullin, George "KingGeorge" Kassa, Spencer "Slashug" Oliver, Austin "Yung" Trexler, and Tristan "Ranger" Perhson. Four days later, Yung left Rogue to return to Continuum; he was replaced with Bryan "Bryan" Agema on September 12.[12] Kevin "Easilyy" Skokowski joined on December 22 after KingGeorge benched himself and eventually left due to family issues.[13][14]

On March 19, 2018, Emilio "Geo" Leynez Cuevas joined the team to replace Avian.[15][16] On September 3, Geo and Bryan both left Rogue and were later replaced by Aaron "Shuttle" Dugger and Seth "supr" Hoffman, though supr would leave two months later.[17][18] Franklyn "VertcL" Cordero replaced Supr on November 28, three days after the latter left.[19]

Rogue finished first at Dreamhack Valencia 2019 and qualified for the Six Major Raleigh 2019.[20] At the Six Major 2019, Rogue placed ninth to twelfth after defeating Cyclops Athlete Gaming while losing to Team Secret twice in the group stage. After disappointing results at the Six Major Raleigh 2019, Ranger left the team and was replaced by the team's analyst, Eric "Reaper" Nohl. Taylor "Redeemer" Mayeur, an ex-Spacestation Gaming player, joined the team as a coach on October 9, 2019.

After the team was relegated to Challenger League, Ecl9pse, VertcL, and Slashug all left and joined different teams and causing the disbanding of the team.[21][22][23] This left Rogue without a spot in Challenger League due to the rule requiring 3/5 players to retain a spot.

Shortly after though, on January 6, 2020, Rogue announced their buy out of the Vodafone Giants roster and the release of the remaining members of the North American roster. The buy out of the new roster had given them a spot in the European Rainbow 6 Pro League Season XI and the Six Invitational 2020. The team placed last at the Six Invitational 2020 after losing to Natus Vincere and eventual champions, Spacestation Gaming. In 2021, with the add of Prano they avoided relegations by placing fourth in EUL Stage 3 and they qualified for the Six Sweden Major. The victory over Team oNe in the quarterfinals gave Rogue a spot for the upcoming S.I.

Current roster[]

Rogue Rainbow Six Siege roster
Players Coaches
Handle Name Nationality
AceeZ  Erkelenz, Maurice   Germany 
Cryn  Alouane, Pascal   Germany 
Prano  Pranowitz, Kevin   Germany 
ripz  Hucke, Jan   Germany 
LeonGids  Giddens, Leon   United Kingdom 
Head coach
  • Matthew "meepeY" Sharples
Legend
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness

Latest roster transaction: September 2, 2021.

References[]

  1. ^ "REKTGLOBAL ACQUIRES STEVE AOKI CO-OWNED ESPORTS POWERHOUSE ROGUE". Rogue. March 30, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "Rogue announces Rogue Nation". @Rogue on Twitter. January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Rand, Emily (November 20, 2018). "Riot Games announces European League of Legends teams and rebranding". ESPN. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Fitch, Adam (November 20, 2018). "EU LCS rebrands to LEC and reveals final franchise partners". Esports Insider. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  5. ^ Esguerra, Tyler (July 22, 2019). "Rogue adds iBo to Ultraliga team, moves Finn up to LEC roster". Dot Esports. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "ReKTGlobal | Building The Future For Gamers | Building The Future for Gamers". ReKTGlobal | Building The Future For Gamers. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "Find Your Grind and ReKTGlobal team up for $450,000 in esports scholarships". VentureBeat. February 22, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  8. ^ "News". Rogue. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  9. ^ Wolf, Jacob (November 27, 2018). "Sources: Rogue finalizes League of Legends Europe roster". ESPN. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  10. ^ "ROGUE AND X-KOM AGO JOINING FORCES IN THE ULTRALIGA". Rogue. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  11. ^ Rogue (August 24, 2017). "Just in time for #gamescom2017. Introducing #RogueR6S! @Yung_R6 @KingGeorgeTV @AvianR6 @SlashugR6 @Ecl9pse @RaNgerGG (Coach) #RogueWin". @Rogue. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  12. ^ @Rogue (September 12, 2017). "We would like to give a warm welcome to @BryanR6S, as the newest addition to our #RogueR6S roster. #RogueWin" (Tweet). Retrieved July 11, 2019 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ @EasilyyR6 (December 22, 2017). "Now that it has been announced, I will be joining rogue, excited for the future, thank you to everyone who has supported me thus far" (Tweet). Retrieved July 11, 2019 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Taking a break from Pro play bc of family health issues". www.twitlonger.com. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  15. ^ Rogue (March 19, 2018). "We are excited to announce that we have acquired @GeooIicious from @CLGaming, and that he is our newest addition to #RogueR6S! #GoRogue". @Rogue. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  16. ^ Tristan (March 19, 2018). "As we start a new chapter with geo, a huge thank you to @AvianR6 for being such an important part of our success over the last year. Absolutely a player capable of performing at the top level and we hope to see him back on a Pro League team ASAP!". @RangerGG. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  17. ^ Gaming, Spacestation (September 3, 2018). "Let's get some rockets in the comments to welcome @BryanR6s to our Rainbow6 roster!! and good luck to Shuttle ...but not too much luck". @SpacestationGG. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  18. ^ Rogue (September 30, 2018). "We're ready. The players are ready. Now... are you ready? Here is our new #RogueR6S roster @Easilyy_ @Ecl9pse @SlashugR6 + @suprSeth + @AaronJBD #GoRogue". @Rogue. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  19. ^ Rogue (November 28, 2018). "Today, we are happy to announce that Franklyn "@VertcL_" Cordero will join the #RogueR6S squad as our new fifth. He'll be entry fragging for us. You can catch the whole squad in action on December 7th in the @R6ProLeague (Season 9). Don't miss it and #GoRogue!". @Rogue. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  20. ^ "Rogue come out on top in Rainbow Six DreamHack Valencia final". Dot Esports. July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  21. ^ "DarkZero Acquires Ecl9pse, BC Returns to Coaching / SiegeGG". SiegeGG. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  22. ^ "NA Transfers: Latest Updates - Post Season 10 / SiegeGG". SiegeGG. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  23. ^ "Slashug Replaces Tomas in Luminosity Gaming, Rogue Officially Disbands / SiegeGG". SiegeGG. Retrieved December 14, 2019.

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