Renegades (esports)

The Renegades, officially the Detroit Renegades and previously the LA Renegades, are a professional esports organization that fields teams in Overwatch, Paladins, Vainglory, Super Smash Bros., Rocket League and iRacing. It previously had a League of Legends team that qualified for the 2016 North American League of Legends Championship Series (LCS), but it was sold to Team EnVyUs after the owners were banned from NA LCS ownership.

Renegades
DivisionsOverwatch
Paladins
Super Smash Bros.
Rocket League
iRacing
FoundedMarch 9, 2015 (2015-03-09)
LocationDetroit, Michigan
OwnerJonas Jerebko
Partners5-hour Energy
HyperX
Twitch
DXRacer
Meta Threads
Websitewww.renegadespro.com

In September 2016, professional basketball player Jonas Jerebko purchased the rights to the Renegades franchise.[1]

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Renegades acquired the Australian CS:GO team Vox Eminor on June 19, 2015.[2] The Renegades were the first team announced to be participating in the ELeague. After placing second at IEM Taipei 2016, Renegades announced that Karlo "USTILO" Pivac would be replacing Luke "Havoc" Paton in their starting roster.[3] On June 17, 2016 Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill announced his retirement from competitive Counter-Strike.[4] Ricky "Rickeh" Mulholland was announced as SPUNJ's replacement on July 12, 2016.[5] Following Rickeh's departure to Counter Logic Gaming, Renegades first added Nemanja "nexa" Isaković to their roster for a brief four-month stint, before releasing him. As their new fifth, they acquired David "Jayzwalkingz" Kempner on a trial-basis from Fnatic's academy team, before releasing him after a month. On September 1, 2017, Keith "NAF" Markovic was added as the fifth player from OpTic Gaming.[6] He transferred to Team Liquid on February 5,[7] 2018 and was replaced by Joakim "jkaem" Myrbostad three days later, as a long-term stand-in.[8] After some time of rumoring it was confirmed on October 31, 2019, that the then-current Renegades team, containing AZR, jks, Gratisfaction, jkaem, Liazz and kassad is being transferred to 100 Thieves.[9]

In December 2019, Renegades signed the roster of Grayhound Gaming, which consisted of Chris "dexter" Nong, Oliver "DickStacy" Tierney, Liam "malta" Schembri, Simon "Sico" William, and Joshua "INS" Potter.[10] On January 8, 2020, DickStacy departed from the squad,[11] and Jordan "Hatz" Bajic was brought in as his replacement three days later.[12]

Current
ID Name Join date
dexter Chris Nong 2019-12-03[10]
malta Liam Schembri 2019-12-03[10]
Sico Simon Williams 2019-12-03[10]
INS Joshua Potter 2019-12-03[10]
Hatz Jordan Bajic 2020-01-11[12]

Original Squad
ID Name Join date Leave date New Team Current Team
Havoc Luke Paton 2015-06-19[13] 2016-02-21 Legacy eSports None
SPUNJ Chad Burchill 2015-06-19[13] 2016-06-17 Retired Retired
Peekay Nicholas Wise 2019-04-24 2017-01-04[14] None None
Rickeh Ricky Mulholland 2016-07-12 2017-03-06[15] CompLexity ORDER
yam Yaman Ergenekon 2015-06-19[13] 2017-03-23[16] Tainted Minds Chiefs Esports Club
nexa Nemanja Isaković 2017-04-13 2017-08-18 MANS NOT HOT G2 Esports
Jayzwalkingz (Trial) David Kempner 2017-08-18 2017-09-01 Epsilon eSports Begrip Gaming
NAF Keith Markovic 2017-09-01 2018-02-05 Team Liquid Team Liquid
kassad (Coach) Aleksandar Trifunović 2017-01-04[14] 2018-05-17[17] Valiance 100 Thieves
Ryu (Trial Coach) Steve Rattacasa 2018-06-23 2018-09-24 None None
Nifty Noah Francis 2017-03-31 2018-09-27 Team Envy Team Envy
USTILO Karlo Pivac 2016-12-08 2018-09-29 Tainted Minds ORDER
AZR (Captain) Aaron Ward 2015-06-19[13] 2019-10-31[9] 100 Thieves 100 Thieves
jks Justin Savage 2015-06-19[13] 2019-10-31[9] 100 Thieves 100 Thieves
Gratisfaction Sean Kaiwai 2017-03-31[18] 2019-10-31[9] 100 Thieves 100 Thieves
jkaem Joakim Myrbostad 2018-02-08[8] 2019-10-31[9] 100 Thieves 100 Thieves
Liazz Jay Tregillgas 2018-07-05[19] 2019-10-31[9] 100 Thieves 100 Thieves
kassad (Coach) Aleksandar Trifunović 2018-10-08[20] 2019-10-31[9] 100 Thieves 100 Thieves

Former Players
ID Name Join date Leave date New Team Current Team
DickStacy Oliver Tierney 2019-12-03 2020-01-08[11] None None

Notable tournament results
DateTournamentLocationPlacement
2015-08-21 ESL One: Cologne 2015 Colgone, Germany 9 - 12th
2016-11-26 DreamHack Open Winter 2016 Jönköping, Sweden 2nd
2017-06-04Asia Minor Championship - Kraków 2017Beijing, China1st
2017-10-29Asia Minor Championship - Boston 2018Seoul, South Korea1st
2017-11-05StarLadder i-League Invitational #2Shanghai, China1st
2017-11-12iBUYPOWER Masters 2017Santa Ana, California, USA2nd
2018-01-15 ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018 Boston, Massachusetts, USA 18th
2018-07-20 Asia Minor Championship - London 2018 London, United Kingdom 1st
2018-09-08 FACEIT Major: London 2018 London, United Kingdom 20-22nd
2018-12-07 ESL Pro League Season 8 - Finals Odense, Denmark 5-6th
2019-01-26 Asia Minor Championship - Katowice 2019 Katowice, Poland 1st
2019-03-01 Intel Extreme Masters XIII - Katowice Major 2019 Katowice, Poland 5-8th
2019-04-06 StarSeries & i-League CS:GO Season 7 Shanghai, China 3-4th
2019-09-09 StarLadder Berlin Major 2019 Berlin, Germany 3-4th
2019-10-27 StarSeries & i-League CS:GO Season 8 Belek, Turkey 4th

Bold signifies a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship

Halo

Renegades acquired the team "Leftovers" on January 18, 2016.[21] Following the Halo World Championship, Spartan and StelluR left Renegades for Team Liquid.[22]

Roster
ID Name Age Role Join date
Commonly Hamza Abbaali 19 Slayer 2016-01-18
Victory X Cameron Thorlakson 26 Slayer 2016-01-18
Penguin Zane Hearon 18 Slayer 2016-01-18
Symbolic Kory Arruda Coach 2016-01-18

Former
ID Name Join date Leave date
StelluR Braedon Boettcher 2016-01-18 2016-04-29
Spartan Tyler Ganza 2016-01-18 2016-04-29

League of Legends
Renegades
NicknamesRNG, REN
LeagueLeague of Legends Championship Series
Team historyMisfits (2014–2015)
Based inDetroit
ArenaRiot NA LCS Studios
ColorsRed and black
OwnerJonas Jerebko
Head coachAnthony Andrews
BroadcastersRiot Games, Twitch

2015

Renegades was initially announced as an unnamed Challenger team in early March 2015 by Chris Badawi.[23] The team's first roster included mid laner Alex Ich and jungler Crumbzz, along with support Remilia from solo queue.[23] After tryouts for the remaining two positions, top laner RF Legendary and AD carry Intense joined the team, and they named themselves Misfits.[23] In April, Misfits participated in the AlphaDraft Challenger League (ADCL) and dropped only a single game during the regular season round robin, finishing 11-1 in first place. After the ADCL regular season ended, Intense left the team. Stixxay joined as a substitute AD carry and played with the team for the bracket stage of the ADCL, and they won the tournament, beating Frank Fang Gaming in the finals.[23]

Misfits played under the name The Expendables6 on the Challenger Ladder and were in third place at the cut-off date for NA Challenger Series (NACS) Summer Qualifier participation.[23] Danish AD Carry Jebus joined as the team's final permanent member, replacing Stixxay, but his first appearance was delayed due to visa issues. In the NACS Qualifier, Misfits played against Also Known As, Team Liquid Academy, and Magnetic, using two different substitute AD carries — Maplestreet against Also Known As and Magnetic, and Nien against Team Liquid Academy. Misfits swept their competition with three consecutive 2-0 victories and qualified for the Summer Season. The team shortly thereafter renamed to Renegades, with caster and former coach Chris "MonteCristo" Mykles joining as the team's co-owner.[2]

Prior to the start of the Challenger Series, Riot Games published a competitive ruling regarding team owner Chris Badawi claiming that he had inappropriately attempted to persuade otherwise contracted players to join the team (then Misfits), including Team Liquid's Quas and Keith. The ruling stated that if Renegades were to qualify for the LCS, Badawi would have to drop his ownership stake in the team. Multiple parties reacted to the ruling, including MonteCristo and Badawi himself, who both protested the fairness of the ruling; and team owners and managers Steve "LiQuiD112" Arhancet of Team Liquid,[24] Reginald of Team SoloMid, and Jack Etienne of Cloud9, who spoke out in support of it. Ultimately Badawi was banned from participating with the team in an official capacity and was forced to divulge his ownership stake in the team if they qualified for the LCS.[25]

Renegades finished the Challenger Series regular season with an 8-2 record and in second place, after losing a tiebreaker to Team Coast. However, in the playoffs, they defeated Imagine 2-1 and then Coast 3-2, earning a berth in the 2016 NA LCS Spring Season. Remilia became the first woman to qualify for the LCS in the league's history.[26]

In October 2015, Maplestreet stepped down from the starting roster. The organization announced open tryouts for his replacement.[27]

2016

In January Renegades picked up a team in the European Challenger Series, dubbed Renegades Banditos. The team consisted of Erik "Tabzz" van Helvert, Matthew "Impaler" Taylor, Marc "Caedrel" Lamont, Barney "Alphari" Morris, and Aleksi "Hiiva" Kaikkonen, with subs Marcin "Xaxus" Maczka and Divit "DxAlchemist" Bui.[28]

In April 2016, the team was at the center of an ownership and management controversy, which resulted in the team being banned from the NA LCS and owners Chris Badawi and Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles selling the team to NBA player Jonas Jerebko. Following the transfer, the team was rebranded as Detroit Renegades.

Renegades' League of Legends roster was disbanded on May 8, 2016, after they allegedly "violated the competitive ban against Chris Badawi, misrepresented their relationship with TDK, and compromised player welfare and safety". The roster was sold eventually to Team EnVyUs on May 18, 2016.[29]

Final roster
ID Name Role Join date
Seraph Shin Wu-Yeong Top Laner March 2016
Crumbz Alberto Rengifo Jungler March 2015
Ninja Noh Geon-woo Mid Laner March 2016
Freeze Aleš Kněžínek Bot Laner January 2016
Hakuho Nickolas Surgent Support June 2015

Substitutes
ID Name Role Join date
Leonyx Rob Lee Bot Laner March 2016
maplestreet Ainslie Wyllie Bot Laner March 2015

Former
ID Name Role Join date Leave date
RF Legendary Oleksii Kuziuta Top Laner March 2015 March 2016
Alex Ich Alexey Ichetovkin Mid Laner January 2015 March 2016
Remi Maria Creveling Support June 2015 March 2016
Flaresz Cuong Ta Top Laner June 2015 March 2016
Caedrel Marc Robert Lamont Mid Laner January 2016 March 2016
Jébus Karim Tokhi Bot Laner May 2015 September 2015
Intense Ritchie Ngo Bot Laner March 2015 May 2015

Gigantic

Renegades acquired the Gigantic roster known as Team ApeX on November 9, 2015.[30]

Super Smash Bros.

Renegades expanded into the Super Smash Bros. series on October 6, 2016.

Roster
Alias Full Name Game(s) Character(s) Joined
Swedish Delight James Liu Super Smash Bros. Melee Sheik 2016-10-06[31]

Former
Alias Full Name Game(s) Character(s) Join date Leave date
Dabuz Samuel Buzby Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Rosalina & Luma 2016-10-06 2017-10-14

Rocket League

Renegade first entered the Rocket League scene in July 2017, picking up the former Selfless Gaming roster after the owners decided to step away from the organization.[32] Their first season in the RLCS saw Renegades go 1-6 in League Play, finishing last in the North American region and placing them in the promotion/relegation tournament. However, the team was able to keep their spot in the top division after defeating both Fibeon eSports and Out of Style in the tournament. Before the start of Season 5, the team decided not to re-sign with the org.[33] Renegades would sit out the next couple seasons of RLCS, returning to the scene halfway through Season 7 by acquiring the former Chiefs Esports roster.[34]

Roster
ID Name Join date
CJCJ Cameron Johns 2020-02-05
Kamii Cameron Ingram 2019-04-30
Siki Christopher Magee 2019-08-16

Former
ID Name Join date Leave Date
Torsos Daniel Parsons 2019-05-01 2020-02-04
Zen Aidan Hui 2019-05-01 2019-07-26
Dappur Chris Mendoza 2017-07-18 2018-01-17
Timi Timi Falodun 2017-07-18 2018-01-17
Moses Caleb Nichols 2017-07-18 2018-01-17

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