Moscow Five

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
Short nameM5
DivisionsLeague of Legends
Founded2001 (2001)
LocationRussia
OwnerDmitry "ddd1ms" Smilianets
Head coachVladimir "Halbua" Borodin
Websitewww.m5.gg

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

Current CIS roster
Nat. ID Name Role
Degh Oleksandr Degtyarov Top Laner
Balkane Cristian Lengyel Jungler
Articuna Valentīns Virvičs Mid Laner
MewTwo Evgeny Zavalny Bot Laner
LakeOfSorrow Daniil Evlentev Support
SaintArkain Aleksandr Pupkov Top Laner (sub.)

Former EU LCS roster
Nat. ID Name Role
Darien Eugene Mazaev Top Laner
Diamondprox Danil Reshetnikov Jungler
Alex Ich Alex Ichetovkin Mid Laner
Genja Eugene Andryushin Bot Laner
GoSu Pepper Edward Abgaryan Support

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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