Immortals (esports)
Immortals is a professional eSports team based in the United States that was created on October 7th 2015. The team was formerly known as Team 8.[1] They currently compete in the North American League of Legends Championship Series.
History
On October 7, 2015 it was announced a new organization called Immortals would be acquiring the Team 8 spot in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS).[2] On October 14, 2015, Dodo8 announced his retirement and moved to a management position in Immortals.[3] On December 8 it was announced that Seong "Huni" Hoon Heo, Kim "Reignover" Yeu Jin, Eugene "Pobelter" Park, Jason "WildTurtle" Tran, and Adrian "Adrian" Ma would be joining the team.[4]
Roster
Management
first Immortals logo, used from teams announcement until beginning of LCS in January 2016
The group is headed by a team of investors which includes Peter Levin, the president of Lionsgate Interactive Venture and Games, who co-founded Nerdist; Allen Debevoise, a chairman at Machinima.com; Steve Kaplan, a co-owner of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies; Honest Co. CEO Brian Lee, entertainment industry venture capitalists Machine Shop Ventures, and others.[6]
| Nationality |
ID |
Name |
Position |
|---|
| United States |
|
Noah Whinston |
CEO |
| South Korea |
Dodo8 |
Kang Jun-hyeok |
Player Manager |
| United States |
Dylan |
Dylan Falco |
Head Coach |
| Ireland |
|
Robert Yip |
Performance Coach |
|
Brendan |
Brendan Schilling |
Analyst |
|
Tyler |
Tyler Perron |
Analyst |
Tournament results
- 1st — 2016 NA LCS Spring Round Robin
- 3rd — 2016 NA LCS Spring Playoffs
References
- ↑ "Immortals esports team raises money from an elite investment consortium". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ↑ Jarvey, Natalie (October 7, 2015). "Entertainment, Tech Investors Acquire ESports Franchise". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ↑ Lingle, Samuel (October 14, 2015). "Dodo8 ends his playing career, moves on to player management". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ↑ Raven, Josh (Dec 7, 2015). "Huni, Pobelter, WildTurtle headline star-studded Immortals roster". Retrieved Dec 8, 2015.
- ↑ "LoL Esports". www.lolesports.com. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
- ↑ Lingle, Samuel (October 7, 2015). "Meet the Immortals, the venture capital-funded esports franchise that bought Team 8's LCS spot". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
