Apex Gaming

Team Apex
League North American League of Legends Championship Series
Owner David Slan
Manager Charlene Hamm

Apex Gaming or Team Apex was a League of Legends team that competed in the North American League of Legends Championship Series. The team qualified for the championship after winning the 2016 Spring NA Challenger Series and promotion tournament. The team is coached by Brandon DiMarco and Alberto Rengifo.[1] Apex Gaming also has a League of Legends Challenger Series team called Apex Pride, which entered the series after Team Dignitas transferred their spot.[2] Apex beat Team Dragon Knights in the 2016 Summer NA LCS promotion tournament.[3] On July 8, 2016 jungler Kevin "KonKwon" Kwon retired from professional gaming.[4] On September 26, 2016 the Philadelphia 76ers announced their purchase of Apex and Team Dignitas, another eSports team.[5] The Apex Gaming roster was announced to now be playing under the Team Dignitas banner.[6]

Former roster

ID Name Role Joined
Ray Jeon Ji-won Top
Keane Lae-Young Jang Mid-laner
ShrimP Lee Byeong-hoon Jungler
Apollo Apollo Price AD
Xpecial Alex Chu Support

Tournament results

References

  1. ↑ "Return of the NA veterans: Apex Gaming". Espn.go.com. 2016-05-29. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  2. ↑ http://www.dailydot.com/esports/dignitas-challenger-series-apex/
  3. ↑ https://www.sbnation.com/2016/4/8/11394998/na-lcs-promotion-series-2016-apex-tdk-result
  4. ↑ http://www.dailydot.com/esports/apex-gaming-konkwon-retires/
  5. ↑ http://www.riftherald.com/competitive/2016/9/26/13056674/76ers-esports-dignitas-lol-apex
  6. ↑ http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/17637299/76ers-acquire-esports-teams-dignitas-apex

See also

  • Team Coast, a defunct team also owned by David Slan
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