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Bwipo | ||
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Background Information | ||
Name | Gabriël Rau | |
Country of Birth | Belgium | |
Birthday | December 24, 1998 (age 25) | |
Residency | EMEA | |
Prev Residencies | Europe | |
Competitive | ||
Team | FlyQuest | |
Contract Expires | 2025-11-18 | |
Role | Top Laner | |
Favorite Champs | ||
Soloqueue IDs | EUW: Wide Canyon Chongus for her sake KR: I will trade CN: Iwilltrade NA: I will trade | |
Social Media & Links | ||
Gabriël "Bwipo" (▶️ listen) Rau is a League of Legends esports player, currently top laner for FlyQuest.
Team History
Team | Start | End | |||
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mCon esports | ≈Dec 2015≈2015-12-?? | ≈Feb 2016≈2016-02-?? | ≈2mo ejel | ||
Enigma Esports Benelux | ≈Mar 2016≈2016-03-?? | ≈May 2016≈2016-05-?? | ≈2mo ejel | ||
Sensei Esports | ≈May 2016≈2016-05-?? | Jul 20162016-07-15 | ≈2mo 14d ejel | ||
Sector One | Jul 20162016-07-15[1] | ≈Nov 2017≈2017-11-?? | ≈1yr 3mo ejel | ||
Dark Passage | Jan 20172017-01-07[3] | Feb 20172017-02-07[2] | 1mo ejel | ||
Veni Vidi Vicí | ≈Mar 2017≈2017-03-30 | ≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-27 | ≈28d ejel | ||
RoX | ≈Jun 2017≈2017-06-?? | Sep 20172017-09-05[4] | ≈3mo 4d ejel | ||
nDurance Gaming | Aug 20172017-08-25[6] | Jan 20182018-01-08[5] | 4mo 14d ejel | ||
Fnatic | Jan 20182018-01-08[8] | Nov 20212021-11-22[7] | 3yr 10mo ejel | ||
Team Liquid | Nov 20212021-11-22[10] | Dec 20222022-12-01[9] | 1yr 9d ejel | ||
Team Liquid | Dec 20222022-12-01[9] | Nov 20232023-11-29[11] | 11mo 28d ejel | ||
FlyQuest | Nov 20232023-11-29[11] | Present | 3mo 16d ej |
Team | Start | End | |||
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mCon esports | ≈Dec 2015≈2015-12-?? | ≈Feb 2016≈2016-02-?? | ≈2mo ejel | ||
Enigma Esports Benelux | ≈Mar 2016≈2016-03-?? | ≈May 2016≈2016-05-?? | ≈2mo ejel | ||
Sensei Esports | ≈May 2016≈2016-05-?? | Jul 20162016-07-15 | ≈2mo 14d ejel | ||
Sector One | Jul 20162016-07-15[1] | ≈Nov 2017≈2017-11-?? | ≈1yr 3mo ejel | ||
Dark Passage | Jan 20172017-01-07[3] | Feb 20172017-02-07[2] | 1mo ejel | ||
Veni Vidi Vicí | ≈Mar 2017≈2017-03-30 | ≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-27 | ≈28d ejel | ||
RoX | ≈Jun 2017≈2017-06-?? | Sep 20172017-09-05[4] | ≈3mo 4d ejel | ||
nDurance Gaming | Aug 20172017-08-25[6] | Jan 20182018-01-08[5] | 4mo 14d ejel | ||
Fnatic | Jan 20182018-01-08[8] | Mar 20182018-03-28[12] | 2mo 20d ejel | ||
Fnatic | Mar 20182018-03-28[12] | Jun 20182018-06-22 | 2mo 25d ejel | ||
Fnatic | Jun 20182018-06-22 | Aug 20182018-08-10[13] | 1mo 18d ejel | ||
Fnatic | Aug 20182018-08-10[13] | May 20212021-05-26[14] | 2yr 9mo ejel | ||
Fnatic | May 20212021-05-26[14] | Nov 20212021-11-22[7] | 5mo 27d ejel | ||
Team Liquid | Nov 20212021-11-22[10] | Dec 20222022-12-01[9] | 1yr 9d ejel | ||
Team Liquid | Dec 20222022-12-01[9] | Nov 20232023-11-29[11] | 11mo 28d ejel | ||
FlyQuest | Nov 20232023-11-29[11] | Present | 3mo 16d ej |
News
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
MCON | February (approx.), Bwipo, Broetoe, TigerzHead, Foton, and Fortunate leave. | |
ENM.B | March (approx.), Bwipo, Stintonn, Night, TigerzHead, and Fortunate join. | |
ENM.B | May (approx.), Bwipo, Broeder, Night, TigerzHead, and Fortunate leave. | |
SEN | May (approx.), Bwipo, Broetoe, Night, Emtest, TigerzHead, and Fortunate join. | |
SEN | July 15, Bwipo, Broetoe, Night, Brenash, Emtest, and Fortunate leave. | |
S1 | July 15, Bwipo, Broeder, Night, Slyv3r, and Fortunate join.[1] |
DP | January 7, Bwipo joins.[3] | |
DP | February 7, Bwipo, Move, Hioss, and Windjammer (Head Coach) leave.[2] | |
VENI | March 30 (approx.), Bwipo, Maxilol, Risdrengen, Vardags, and Touch join. | |
VENI | April 27 (approx.), Bwipo, Maxilol, Risdrengen, Vardags, and Touch leave. | |
RoX | June (approx.), Bwipo, Ripi, Kinzu, and Antariys join. Mess leaves. | |
nD | August 25, nDurance Gaming reforms. Bwipo, Lifting, and LIder join. Vardags, Touch, and Kami (Manager) rejoin.[6] | |
RoX | September 5, Bwipo, Antariys, and Saviour leave.[4] | |
S1 | November (approx.), Bwipo, Broeder, Brenash, and Forsaken leave. |
nD | January 8, Bwipo leaves.[5] | |
FNC | January 8, Bwipo joins as substitute.[8] | |
FNC | March 28, Bwipo moves to starting roster. sOAZ becomes inactive.[12] | |
FNC | June 22, Bwipo (Top to Bot) changes position. | |
FNC | August 10, Bwipo (Bot to Top) changes position.[13] | |
FNC | November 19, Bwipo, sOAZ, Caps, and Dylan Falco (Head Coach)'s contracts expire but departure is not confirmed.[15] | |
FNC | November 23, Bwipo's contract is extended through 2021. Dylan Falco (Head Coach)'s departure is confirmed.[16][17] | |
FNC | December 10, Bwipo's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2021. Youngbuck (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019.[18] |
FNC | January 15, Bwipo and Nemesis' contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.[19] | |
FNC | November 21, Bwipo, Nemesis, Rekkles, and Hylissang will remain with the team for 2020.[20] |
FNC | May 26, Bwipo (Top to Jungle) changes position.[14] | |
FNC | November 22, Bwipo leaves.[7] | |
TL | November 22, Bwipo joins.[10] Bwipo's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.[21] |
TL | November 18, Bwipo changes residency from Europe to EMEA. | |
TL | December 1, Bwipo (Top to Content Creator) changes position.[9] |
TL | November 29, Bwipo (Content Creator) leaves.[11] | |
FLY | November 29, Bwipo, Inspired, Jensen, and Busio join. Massu joins from sister team FLY Challengers.[11] Bwipo, Inspired, and Busio's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2025. Jensen's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.[22] |
Biography[]
Trivia[]
- He was born in Bruges and he is half-Brazilian, as his mother and part of his family are from Brazil.[23]
- He was awarded the prize of "Esports PC Rookie of the Year" at the Esports Awards in 2018.[24]
- Switched to bot lane briefly in the EU LCS 2018 Summer as Fnatic had two top laners and Rekkles was unwilling to play the then-meta bot lane bruisers and mages.
- Often rumored to have a rivalry with sOAZ when they were teammates.
- Known for his talkative personality.
- Has often appeared on LEC broadcasts as a guest commentator and many fans tout him as a future LEC caster.
- Part of a select group of players called "Royal Roaders", earned after winning their rookie split in a major region (EU LCS Spring 2018)
Individual Awards[]
- LCS 3rd All-Pro Team (2022 Spring, 2022 Summer)
- LEC 2nd All-Pro Team (2018 Summer, 2020 Spring)
- LEC 3rd All-Pro Team (2019 Summer, 2021 Spring, 2021 Summer)
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Bwipo 1v1 Tournament Results | |||||
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Date | Pl | Event | Prize | Team | Last Result |
2022-04-11 | 33 - 34 | CQ 2022 Spring Split 2 | TL | ||
2019-12-07 | 1 | All-Star 2019 Las Vegas | LEC | 2 : 1 Uzi |
Media[]
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- March 27, An Interview with Bwipo - Part 1 by Nick Butts on The Game Haus
- March 27, An interview with Bwipo – Part 1 with Nick Butts on The Game Haus
- March 29, An Interview with Bwipo - Part 2 by Nick Butts on The Game Haus
- March 29, An interview with Bwipo – Part 2 with Nick Butts on The Game Haus
- April 4, PLAY SWAIN LIKE BWIPO AND SOAZ by Shea "Eclipse" McCracken on LoL Esports
- April 10, Bwipo: "From what I've seen, we were considering starting me regardless of what happened to sOAZ." with Renato "Shakarez" Perdigão on Blitz Esports
- May 12, Fnatic Bwipo: "There's a high chance sOAZ will play if I continue performing this badly." with Alexandre "DrPuppet" Weber on Inven Global
- May 14, FNC Bwipo: "Even in the games we lost, I feel like we could have won those games, we could have been the 7-0 team right now" with Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- May 24, Bwipo says he'll be competing with Soaz for the starting spot in Summer Split with , and on Travis Gafford
- June 15, Exclusive Q&A with Bwipo of Fnatic (Greek) with Rigas on CowboyTV
- July 2, Bwipo: "After the rework, Aatrox is not a champion anymore. He needs buffs fast." with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
- July 6, Bwipo: "TL are nice, I dont want to trashtalk them too hard. We already kicked them out of MSI." with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
- July 9, FNC Bwipo Compares NA Trash Talk To EU: "In EU, it is more like 'You dirty inter' (laughs)." with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- July 26, Bwipo: "There are OP SoloQ Champions that have a place in competitive - but no one can play them." with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
- July 26, No Substitute by , and on The Player's Lobby
- August 29, Sneak Peek: Rekkles or Bwipo? by LoL Esports on YouTube
- September 5, Bwipo: "We’re not a team that has the intention of only getting out of Groups at Worlds.” with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
- September 6, YoungBuck on boosting Fnatic's mentality: "I've been saying this for weeks: we're going to win Worlds." with Adel Chouadria on Cybersport
- October 11, FNC Bwipo: "NA, right now, is struggling to play their own style. While on the other hand, EU is playing really well by going with their own style." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- October 17, FNC Bwipo: "I dedicate that Ornn game to Letme" with bccc on Score.gg
- October 23, Fnatic Bwipo on his first game ever at worlds and getting subbed in for Soaz with Ovilee May on ESPN Esports
- October 24, Bwipo on how Fnatic expects to beat Cloud9 with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- January 27, League of Legends: Bwipo says Fnatic 'hit an all-time low' by Adel Chouadria on ESPN
- February 2, Bwipo goes in-depth on Fnatic's struggles after their first win in the LEC with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
- February 24, Bwipo on being unhappy with his current role & their comeback for the LEC playoffs with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
- February 28, Bwipo talks Fnatic's game against Team Vitality, the pressure of conceding lanes, Fnatic’s ‘identity’ and more. with Adel Chouadria on Inven Global
- March 13, Bwipo on Fnatic's comeback, the new patch, and what we can expect for playoffs with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
- March 16, Bwipo on a smurfing Broxah, the base race against G2, and making the LEC playoffs with Alexandre Weber on The Shotcaller
- April 20, Bwipo reflecting on his LEC Split and the semifinals versus Origen with Alexander Hugo on The Shotcaller
- June 20, Bwipo reflects on his Spring Split, Hopes vs G2, Moving in together with his girlfriend with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
- June 22, Bwipo and Broxah on their synergy, learnings from Worlds 2018, and the 2019 LEC Summer Split with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
- June 28, FNC Bwipo: "I kind of got my life together between spring and summer." with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- July 1, Bwipo on skill gap between EU and NA: "EU brings way more pressure in the game." with Brian Chang on Upcomer
- July 2, "I feel like TL is the only team that had a reliable game plan" Bwipo says in regards to NA teams with Locodoco on YouTube
- August 12, Bwipo on Garen + Yuumi Botlane and why he loves playing G2 with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
- August 15, Bouncing Back by Bwipo and Adel Chouadria on The Player's Lobby
- September 9, Bwipo reflecting on the Bo5 against G2, looking forward to the Gauntlet and Worlds with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
- September 17, Fnatic star Bwipo declares no team at Worlds will be 'invincible' by Isaac McIntyre on Dexerto
- October 19, [Worlds 2019] FNC Bwipo: "We just need to make sure we have the right champions to play a favorable 5v5." with Viion on Inven Global
- December 7, [All-Star 2019] Bwipo: "I told [Fnatic]: You can go with this lineup, if you're confident that you can find a coach that can wield the fire you're playing with." with Tom Matthiesen and Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
- December 10, Bwipo understands why EU pros move to NA and compete in LCS with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- February 4, Fnatic Bwipo talks about the roster changes, team performance, Sett and Bwipodad: "He is higher elo than me in my main account" with Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
- April 14, Fnatic Bwipo explains how playing the LEC online affects matches, benefiting teams like MAD Lions with Tom Matthiesen on Inven Global
- April 17, Beyond The Roster Change: Why We Are Thriving by Bwipo and Adel Chouadria on The Players' Lobby
- June 13, Bwipo: “Everyone is Very Good at Every Meta So Far” with Tom Matthiesen on Hotspawn
- July 25, Bwipo talks Summer Split learning lessons, state of the league, and LEC at Worlds by Tyler Esguerra on Dot Esports
- July 29, Fnatic Bwipo: "Don't ever make yourself believe that you aren't good enough" with Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
- August 20, FNC Bwipo on what DRIVES him to go to 2020 Worlds, Fnatic's playoffs with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- August 23, Bwipo says G2 and Fnatic’s matchup will be a “clash between Caps’ picks [and] Selfmade’s picks” by Tyler Esguerra on Dot Esports
- October 3, [Worlds 2020] FNC Bwipo: "If you took the nameplate off, you would still be able to tell it was Bwipo’s Volibear" with Nick Geracie and Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
- October 4, Bwipo talks Ornn and the Jungle meta at Worlds 2020 with Arda Ocal on YouTube
- January 29, FNC Bwipo on ONE thing Fnatic needs to do post-Rekkles with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- June 12, Bwipo on moving to Jungle: "I'll play any role to win Worlds" with Lara Lunardi on YouTube
- August 20, Bwipo: “Pauses are just as frustrating for us as they are for the enemy” with Tom Matthiesen on Hotspawn
- January 30, TL Bwipo talks win over EG, Lock In play: "Sometimes, playing on feeling a little bit is necessary." with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- February 4, Bwipo: Why he chose to leave LEC and join Team Liquid with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- March 4, Why Bwipo changed his mind about needing a NEW STYLE with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- April 1, Bwipo's biggest thing stopping TL from the Championship with dGon on YouTube
- June 21, Bwipo: “If something works for me I’m going to keep doing it until they prove me wrong” with PiraTechnics on esports.gg
- July 14, Bwipo: what the League community GETS WRONG about Pro Play with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- August 12, Bwipo talks being on LCS broadcast: “That is a way for me to share very intuitive knowledge about the game. And not only educate, but also help people enjoy the game more” with PiraTechnics on esports.gg
- August 18, Roundtable with players: Nisqy, Zanzarah, Bwipo and Dhokla discuss the Most Improved Player award, the best representatives for EU and NA at Worlds 2022 and more with David on Esportschimp
- September 1, Bwipo predicts how Team Liquid's match vs CLG will go down with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- October 26, BWIPO - O LADO BRASILEIRO DO JOGADOR - 2v1 Podcast #16 with 2v1 Podcast on YouTube
- November 9, A Ruddy Podcast: Powered By The Sack - Bwipo talks ADHD, Learning From Rekkles' Failings and Trust. with DonJake on YouTube
- March 1, ILHA DAS LENDAS ENTREVISTA BWIPO (Portuguese/English) with Ilha das Lendas on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
Images[]
Name Pronunciation
Bwipo | |
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Accuracy | Riot |
Voiced By | Raafaa |
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sector One's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dark Passage's Facebook Post (Turkish) facebook.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Dark Passage's Facebook Post (Turkish) facebook.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 RoX's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 LoL Announcement | Welcome, Bwipo! fnatic.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Slik tror vi høstsesongen av League of Legends utarter seg gamer.no
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Fnatic's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 LoL Announcement | Welcome, Bwipo! fnatic.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Bwipo's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Team Liquid's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Fnatic's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Fnatic's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Fnatic's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - EU - 2018-11-18; after change - EU - 2018-11-19
- ↑ LOL | Bwipo Signs to 2021 fnatic.com
- ↑ FC Schalke 04 Esports' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - EU - 2018-12-07; after change - EU - 2018-12-10
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - EU - 2019-01-09; after change - EU - 2019-01-15
- ↑ Samuel Mathews' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2021-11-21; after change - NA - 2021-11-22
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2023-11-28; after change - NA - 2023-11-29
- ↑ League News BR: May 16, 2018 (Portuguese/Video) youtube.com
- ↑ Esports Awards' Tweet twitter.com