niQ

niQ
niQ
Background Information
Name	Sebastian Robak
Country of Birth	Poland
Birthday	May 11, 1994 (age 25)
Residency	EU Europe
Competitive
Team	Illuminar Gaming
Role	Mid Laner
Previous Role(s)	Jungler; Top Laner
Favorite Champs
Soloqueue IDs	Neeku760 (EUW), niQ760 (EUNE), 776667666677777 (EUW)
Social Media & Links
Team History
May 2012 - May 2012	Time-Out
May 2012 - Sep 2012	Team Acer Poland
Nov 2012 - Dec 2012	The Mighty Midgets
Dec 2012 - Dec 2012	mousesports
May 2013 - Jun 2013	Anexis eSports
Jul 2013 - Jul 2013	Kiedys Mialem Team
Jul 2013 - Jul 2013	Team Infused
Jul 2013 - Sep 2013	Kiedys Mialem Team
Sep 2013 - Sep 2013	H2k-Gaming
Jan 2014 - Jan 2014	Pulse Esports
Feb 2014 - Mar 2014	Departed
Mar 2014 - Jun 2014	Denial eSports EU
May 2014 - Jun 2014	S Gambit Gaming
Jun 2014 - Feb 2015	Gambit Gaming
Feb 2015 - Apr 2015	S Gambit Gaming
Apr 2015 - Dec 2015	HWA Gaming
Dec 2015 - Feb 2016	Illuminar Gaming
Feb 2016 - Dec 2016	Szef+6
Dec 2016 - May 2017	Natus Vincere.CIS
Feb 2018 - Apr 2018	Szata Maga
Apr 2018 - Sep 2018	Pompa Team
Jan 2019 - Feb 2019	S ACTINA PACT
Jul 2019 - Jan 2020	piratesports
Jan 2020 - Present	Illuminar Gaming

Biography[edit]

Known as a top Polish player in the Defense of the Ancients scene, niQ represented Poland at ESWC 2011 in Paris with Time-Out.

Season 2[edit]

niQ then moved on to League of Legends, eventually joining Team Acer.PL mid-season, as their top laner under the alias 760. His first major tournament with the team was ECC Poland, though the team did not make it out of their group. This was followed by the Season 2 Regional Finals, where he and the team were knocked out by SK Gaming in the quarterfinals of the tournament. After Team Acer.PL's roster was released, niQ joined The Mighty Midgets as the team's jungler.

With his new team, he competed at DreamHack Winter 2012, but could not make it past the group stage. Despite this, the team's roster was picked up by mousesports soon after. The team left the organization just a month later.

Season 3[edit]

After a break from the competitive scene, niQ joined Anexis eSports. Anexis' roster decided to leave the organization and reform Kiedyś Miałem Team yet again. Just 2 days later, the roster decided to join Team Infused. With this organization, they won the CyberGamer SteelSeries Challenge before leaving to return to KMT once again.

A 2nd place finish for niQ and the team, at the Gamescom Spring Promotion Qualifier behind Copenhagen Wolves resulted in the roster leaving for H2k-Gaming. After a few days, niQ decided to leave the team.

2014 Season[edit]

After another break from the scene, niQ joined Pulse Esports as the team's mid laner. With Pulse, he played in Challenger Spring Series #1, but the team then left the organization to join Departed. The roster was acquired soon after by Denial eSports.Europe. With Denial, he finished 2nd in 2014 Black Monster Cup Europe Spring and competed in the Challenger Spring Series #2 where the team came in 2nd and qualified for the Challenger Spring Playoffs. Denial then came in 3rd in the playoffs, and Due to this, niQ and the team participated in the LCS Summer Promotion, but lost to Copenhagen Wolves in their promotion match-up. After this, niQ decided to leave the team.

He moved on to join Gambit Gaming for the following Summer Split, replacing Alex Ich. niQ's first split in the LCS would not be too easy for him. Gambit struggled throughout, with niQ being the only player participating in every week of the split. The team finished in 7th place, meaning that they would have to fight for their LCS status in the Spring Promotion. niQ and Gambit held on to their place in the LCS, beating SK Gaming Prime in their promotion match-up.

2015 Season[edit]

Due to being fan-voted in, niQ and Gambit Gaming took their place at IEM Cologne. They managed to win the tournament after beating Counter Logic Gaming in the final.

niQ participated in the 2015 EU LCS Spring Split with the team, but was replaced by Betsy mid-split. He then went on to join HWA Gaming, and returned to his old name, niQ760.^[11]

With HWA Gaming, niQ760 finished 3rd in the TCL Summer Season. The team then went on to compete in the Summer Playoffs, where they would lose to eventual champions Dark Passage in the semifinals.

Trivia[edit]

His favorite champion is Fizz.
Switched to jungle after leaving Team Acer Poland.
Switched back to mid after leaving H2k-Gaming.

Tournament Results[edit]

This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.

NiQ Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2019-12-14	0030003	Polska Liga Esportowa 2019 Finals	1 : 3RS	ARR	Melonik, Tabasko, niQ, Dambaj, Pyrka
2019-11-24	0020002	Polska Liga Esportowa 2019 November	0 : 3KG	ARR	Melonik, Tabasko, niQ, Dambaj, Pyrka, Flash
2019-08-21	0040004	Ultraliga Season 2 Playoffs	1 : 3IHG	ARR	Kackos, Wysek, niQ, Dambaj, Blue45Ty, Mikołaj Pecko
2019-07-31	0060006	Ultraliga Season 2	5 - 9RR	ARR	Kackos, Wysek, Snoower, niQ, Dambaj, Blue45ty, dayruin, Sidewipe
2019-03-06	0050005	Ultraliga Season 1	5 - 9RR	PCT	Gricek, vvarion, Lewus, niQ, Dawidsonek, Syrpy, xHarleen
2018-09-25	0020002	ESLMP 2018 Summer	6 - 1RR	PT	Konektiv, Ryba, Inspired, Niq, Kashtelan, Puki style, Mystiques
2018-07-02	0040004	Polska Liga Esportowa S3 Playoffs	0 : 2Adive	PT	Konektiv, Szlatan, niQ, Puki style, Raxxo
2018-06-13	0040004	Polska Liga Esportowa S3	2-4-1RR	PT	Unknown, t4nky, niQ, Puki style, Raxxo
2018-05-01	0020002	ESL Mistrzostwa Polski Season 16	5 - 2RR	SM	Kikis, Agresivoo, Inspired, niQ, Roison, Puki style, Robercik
2018-03-04	0030043 - 4	Puchar Polski Cybersport Season 3	0 : 2IHG	SM	Kikis, Inspired, niQ, Puki style, Robercik