Immortals
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| TEAM INFORMATION | |
| LOCATION: | North America 
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| NO. OF PLAYERS: | 8 |
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| COACHES: | Robert Yip Kim "SSONG" Sang-su (김상수) |
| MANAGERS: | Jun "Dodo8" Kang |
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| CREATED: | October 7, 2015 |
Immortals is a professional Esports organization that started with League of Legends in October 7th 2015 after acquiring Team 8 and taking their place in the NA LCS.[1]
Biography
Immortals is a team founded by a consortium of gaming, media, and tech investors. "Our goal is to contribute to eSports growth and sustainability by developing a highly competitive roster across multiple gaming platforms".[2]
History
Season 6
On October 7th of 2015, Immortals acquired the 2016 NA LCS Spring Split spot of Team 8. One week later, it was announced through Immortals' website that Dodo8 will be retiring from competitive play but will remain with the team as their Manager.[3] Huni, Reignover, Pobelter, WildTurtle and Adrianwere announced as the starting players and have remained on the team since then.
There were some doubts about the new team; none of the players had played with each other before except for Huni and Reignover. Both WildTurtle on Team SoloMid and Pobelter on Counter Logic Gaming had underperformed during the World Championships and Adrian previously played on an underwhelming Team Impulse. Huni and Reignover were the players known for superior mechanics due to playing for Fnatic, but it was still a debate if they could carry Immortals to victory.
However, those doubts were quashed as Immortals showed their dominance. Because Huni and Reignover had played on Fnatic, their synergy was excellent and Reignover was usually expected to give a lead to Huni, who often played carry champions that controlled games if they were ahead. It wasn't only the ormer Fnatic players who were threats; Immortals showed promise in the mid and bot lanes as well. Pobelter and the bot lane duo, WildTurtle and Adrian, didn't always win their lanes, but excelled in their decision making and their teamfights. Immortals ended the Spring Split in first place with a near-perfect 17-1 record, only losing once to Counter Logic Gaming.
Immortals entered the 2016 Spring Split Playoffs with a first-round bye, and many spectators expected Immortals to dominate the tournament. However, Immortals quickly met their match against Team SoloMid. After failing to cheese TSM by using surprise counterpicks such as Huni's Lucian in Game 1 and Pobelter's Urgot in Game 2, Immortals lost in an 0-3 upset, costing them the tournament. Immortals' pick/ban against TSM was heavily criticized and even rather disrespectful, but they recovered their form against their final match against Team Liquid and took third place in a 3-0 sweep.
The 2016 NA LCS/Summer Split is almost the same story. They finished the split at 2nd place with a standing of 16-2. They got a bye in the playoffs but lost to Cloud9 (2-3). They earned the 3rd place spot by beating Counter Logic Gaming (2-3), the much needed win as this will seed them higher on the gauntlet for the Regional Qualifiers. Unfortunately, in the last round of the gauntlet, they were set to face Cloud9. The saddest part of the story is that, they lost again (1-3) and failed to qualify for the 2016 World Championship.
In the offseason, Immortals was not exempted from the roster changes. Adrian announced his departure from the team to join Phoenix1, WildTurtle re-joins Team SoloMid, Reignover moved to Team Liquid and Huni went back to Korea to join SK Telecom T1. Pobelter is the only player from the original roster who re-signed with the team. Starting from December 7th, Immortals introduced the new members of their roster. First is former Team Liquid jungler, Dardoch. Next in line was former LGD Gaming's top laner, Flame, followed by Challenger player and former Dream Team AD Carry, Cody. Last but not the least, the team signed former Hong Kong Esports' Support, Olleh.
The team's first battle was at IEM XI Gyeonggi. The team was placed in Group A, faced J Team in the first round and beat them (1-0) to advance to the next round. They then faced Samsung Galaxy who beat them (0-2), dropping Immortals to the decider match. Fortunately, they were able to beat J Team again (2-1) to advance to the semifinals. Their IEM run was cut short though, as they lost to Kongdoo Monster (1-2) placing them at 3rd-4th place in the tournament.
Timeline
- April 26th, Jish leaves.[4]
- May 5th, Strategic Coach Hermes leaves.[5]
- May 12th, Xmithie joins. Dardoch leaves.[6]
- May 16th, Stunt and AnDa joins.[7]
- May 18th, SSONG joins as Head Coach.[8]
- June 13th, join Omen by HP Partnership of Immortals .[9]
- August 1st, join Bloody Gaming Peripherals Partner of Immortals.[10]
- April 18th, Immortals takes 3rd place in the Spring Split Playoffs.
- May 18th, Jesse joins as Assistant Coach.[11]
- November 22nd, Adrian leaves.[12]
- November 23rd, Reignover leaves.[13]
- December 1st, Huni leaves.[14]
- December 5th, WildTurtle leaves.[15]
- December 6th, Pobelter renews contract with the team.[16]
- December 7th, Dardoch joins.[17]
- December 8th, Massacre joins.[18]
- December 9th, Flame joins.[19]
- December 13th, Olleh joins.[20][21]
- December 18th, Jish joins as Assistant Coach.[22].
- October 7th, Immortals acquires and rebrands Team 8 and enters the LCS[23]
- October 14th, Dodo8 retires from competitive play and is now the Team Manager for Immortals.[24]
- November 15th, Goldenglue Becomes a free agent. [25]
- December 8th, Roster is announced. Huni, Reignover, Pobelter, WildTurtle and Adrian join. Dylan Falco, Robert Yip and Dodo8 as Head Coach, Performance Coach and Team Manager respectively.[26]
- To learn more about the history of Team 8 (Dec 2013 - Oct 2015), click here.
Player Roster
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Flame | Lee Ho-jong (이호종) | 10/31/2017 |
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Xmithie | Jake Puchero | Signed |
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Pobelter | Eugene Justice Park | 11/19/2018 |
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Cody Sun | Li Yu Sun | 11/19/2018 |
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Olleh | Kim Joo-sung (김주성) | 10/31/2017 |
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AnDa | Andy Hoang | 10/31/2017 |
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Jummychu | Jose Borromeo | 10/31/2016 |
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Stunt | William Chen | 10/31/2017 |
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Dardoch | Joshua Hartnett | Counter Logic Gaming |
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Impactful | Josh Mabrey | |
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WildTurtle | Jason Tran | Team SoloMid |
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Huni | Heo Seung-hoon (허승훈) | SK Telecom T1 |
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Reignover | Kim Ui-jin (김의진) | Team Liquid |
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Adrian | Adrian Ma | Phoenix1 |
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Nien | Zach Malhas | |
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Goldenglue | Greyson Gilmer | Ember |
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Porpoise | Braeden Schwark | |
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Dodo8 | Jun Kang |  Retired
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Organization
| ID | Name | Position | |
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Noah Whinston | Co-Founder and CEO | |
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Clinton Foy | Co-Founder and Chairman | |
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Janook | Jon Stein | VP of Product |
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Azotal | Ryan Friedman | Financial and Data Analyst |
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woops | Brandon Luettjohann | Community Coordinator |
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Dodo8 | Jun Kang | Team Manager |
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SSONG | Kim Sang-su (김상수) | Head Coach |
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Robert Yip | Coach | |
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Loyota | Brendan Schilling | Head Analyst |
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Lufty | Nick Luft | Analyst |
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Hermes | David Tu | Strategic Coach | |
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Jish | Joshua Carr-Hummerston | Assistant Coach | |
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Dylan Falco | Head Coach | Team EnVyUs | |
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Jesse | Jesse Le | Assistant Coach | Fnatic |
Team Achievements
| 2017 Tournaments | ||||||
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| Date | Place | Event | Result | Winnings | ||
| 2017-09-03 | 
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2nd | 2017 NA LCS Summer Playoffs | 1 : 3 | Team SoloMid |
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| 2017-08-06 |
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2nd | 2017 NA LCS Summer Split | 14-4 | Group Stage/Round Robin (W-L) | |
| 2017-03-26 |
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7th | 2017 NA LCS Spring Split | 8-10 | Group Stage/Round Robin (W-L) | |
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| 2016-12-16 | 
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3 - 4th | IEM XI Gyeonggi | 1 : 2 | Kongdoo Monster |
$ 10,000 |
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NQ | 2016 NA LCS Regional Qualifiers | 1 : 3 | Cloud9 |
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| 2016-08-27 |
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3rd | 2016 NA LCS Summer Playoffs | 3 : 2 | Counter Logic Gaming |
$15,000 |
| 2016-07-31 |
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2nd | 2016 NA LCS Summer Split | 16-2 | Group Stage/Round Robin (W-L) | |
| 2016-04-16 |
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3rd | 2016 NA LCS Spring Playoffs | 3 : 0 | Team Liquid |
50 CP |
| 2016-03-20 |
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1st | 2016 NA LCS Spring | 17 : 1 | Group Stage/Round Robin (W-L) | |
Interviews
- February 21st - (VIDEO) Immortals Coach Robert Yip on Dardoch’s reformation process and Flame’s team integration with YAHOO! Esports
- April 15th - (VIDEO) Immortals CEO Noah Whinston on Spring Split, the collapse of NA sponsorships, and his hopes for LCS ‘franchising’ with YAHOO! Esports
- April 20th - (VIDEO) Immortals CEO Noah Whinston talks becoming a "fan-first" org, plus a major overhaul of IMT's brand with Blitz Esports
- April 21st - (VIDEO) Immortals CEO: 'I've learned the CS:GO community is a very different community than the League of Legends community' with YAHOO! Esports
- April 27th - (VIDEO) Immortals CEO Noah Whinston talks OWL: ‘Treating Overwatch League like it’s the end goal of an esports organization is ridiculous’ with YAHOO! Esports
- May 4th - (VIDEO) Noah Whinston on how esports branding and fandom could learn from the WWE with Blitz Esports
- May 15th - (VIDEO) Robert Yip on Coaching and working with Dardoch "with HOWLA eSports"
- June 8th - A joint interview with IMT Flame and Coach Robert Yip: "I want to become the best top laner in NA" with Inven Global
- February 21st - (VIDEO) Immortals head coach Dylan Falco on how their hot streak is a team effort with TheScore eSports
- February 24th - (VIDEO) Immortals CEO Noah Whinston on his move to eSports, the team's great success and the future of the industry with TheScore eSports
- December 7th - (VIDEO) Noah and Dardoch on the jungler joining IMT, his growth as a person, and 2017 goals with YAHOO! Esports
- December 14th - We are CEO Noah Whinston and the managing staff of Immortals; ask us anything! with Reddit
Other Contents
- February 7th - NA LCS: Triumphs and disappointments so far by Emily Rand (thescoreesports.com)
- February 16th - (VIDEO) Match of the Week Promo: Immortals vs Echo Fox by LoL Esports
- June 9th - Immortals' CEO speaks on an incredible LCS week 1 by Mike Stubbs (redbull.com)
- June 14th - Immortals Is Leading the Charge for Player Welfare by Xander Torres (redbull.com)
- February 23rd - (VIDEO) Adam's Sleepover: Immortals by LoL Esports
- April 20th - Immortals shoot down Challenger team rumors with TheScoreEsports
- April 21st = (VIDEO) Immortals house tour: Summer Split edition by YAHOO! Esports
- August 14th - League of Legends eSports Players React to K-pop (BTS, TWICE, and More!) by benightedexflame (soompi.com)
- November 16th - Welcome David “Hermes” Tu, our new LoL Strategic Coach by Immotals (immortals.gg)
- November 23rd - Goodbye and good luck, Reignover! by Immortals (immortals.gg)
- November 23rd - Reignover leaves Immortals by Daniel Rosen (thescoreesports.com)
- November 23rd - Reignover Leaves Immortals by Matt Best (wwg.com)
- December 7th - Welcome to the team Dardoch! by Immortals
- October 7th - PRESS RELEASE by Immortals
- October 14th - DODO RETIRES FROM COMPETITIVE PLAY by Immortals
- December 15th - (VIDEO) Immortals CEO on IMT: "We are not the team that offered the highest salaries to Huni and Reignover" with GameSpot
Gallery
IEM XI Gyeonggi
Source: @kenzi131
Team Immortals 2016
Source: Blog of Legends
Discussions
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- ↑ Gaming, Tech, Media & Sports Executives Launch eSports Franchise “Immortals” immortals.gg
- ↑ Gaming, Tech, Media & Sports Executives Launch eSports Franchise “Immortals” immortals.gg
- ↑ Gaming, Tech, Media & Sports Executives Launch eSports Franchise “Immortals” immortals.gg
- ↑ Jish's Twitter Post
- ↑ Coaching Staff Update
- ↑ Thank you, Dardoch… and Welcome Aboard, Xmithie
- ↑ Meet Immortals’ Two New In-House Subs
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Immortals Website
- ↑ Immortals Website
- ↑ Immortals sign Jesse as assistant coach
- ↑ Adrian leaves Immortals, signs with Phoenix1
- ↑ Goodbye and Good Luck Reignover
- ↑ SKT's Twitter Post
- ↑ Goodbye WildTurtle: Flashing Into a Bright Future
- ↑ Pobelter signs 2-year contract
- ↑ Welcome to the team Dardoch!
- ↑ Welcome the new Immortals ADC: Cody Sun!
- ↑ The Future is Bright: Welcome Flame to the Team!
- ↑ Olleh is the new IMT Support
- ↑ Please Welcome Your 2017 IMT Support: Olleh!
- ↑ Welcome our New Assistant LoL Coach, Jish
- ↑ Acquisition announcement
- ↑ Dodo Retires from Competitive Play
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ Immortals: Here We Stand
