Nukeduck

Nukeduck
Nukeduck
Background Information
Name	Erlend Våtevik Holm
Country of Birth	Norway
Birthday	May 21, 1996 (age 24)
Residency	EU Europe
Competitive
Team	⁠⁠Origen
Role	; Mid Laner
Favorite Champs	; ;
Soloqueue IDs	EUW: og Nukeduck1, Earth Box ; NA: GoldPoro6
Social Media & Links
Team History
Dec 2011 - Feb 2012	; ⁠⁠3DMAX
Jul 2012 - Oct 2012	; ⁠⁠Tt Dragons
Nov 2012 - Nov 2012	; ⁠⁠H2k-Gaming
Nov 2012 - Jan 2013	; ⁠⁠Team Solo Mebdi
Jan 2013 - Jun 2013	; ⁠⁠Sinners Never Sleep
Jun 2013 - Nov 2013	; ⁠⁠Lemondogs
Nov 2013 - May 2014	; ⁠⁠Ninjas in Pyjamas
May 2014 - Jun 2014	; ⁠⁠Ninjas in Pyjamas
Jun 2014 - Dec 2014	; ⁠⁠Suspended
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015	; ⁠⁠Team ROCCAT
Dec 2015 - Feb 2017	; ⁠⁠Team Vitality
Feb 2017 - Feb 2017	; ⁠⁠Team Vitality
Feb 2017 - Nov 2017	; ⁠⁠Team Vitality
Nov 2017 - Nov 2018	; ⁠⁠FC Schalke 04
Dec 2018 - Present	; ⁠⁠Origen

Biography[edit]

Nukeduck is a League of Legends player hailing from Arendal, Norway. He first started playing Super Smash Bros Melee. He would move on to playing World of Warcraft, Defense of the Ancients (DOTA) but was not able to speak English back then (which hindered his chances at going further).

Early in Season 1, his floorball coach introduced Nukeduck and his friends to League of Legends. The Norwegian player had a lot of fun due to playing with them constantly, and he stuck to LoL ever since (unlike his friends).

After a Platinum rank finish in Season 1, he meteorically rose through the solo queue rankings, as his champion pool was well adapted to the Season 2 meta. Playing against the same people made him enjoy the game, just as he used to enjoy it when playing with his friends. He teamed up with puszu and MeDroiD on his first team. Competitive gaming made him step up as he would play against better players as his trials would shape his playstyle.

Nukeduck qualified to the Season 3 World Championship with his team Lemondogs, finishing 2nd in the Summer Playoffs. However, he moved to Ninjas in Pyjamas alongside mithy and Zorozero on the wake of Bjergsen's departure to Team SoloMid. As the team failed to hold its relegation spot against KMT, he participated in the Challenger Series.

On March 28, 2014, Nukeduck was fined $500 USD for using offensive, racist language in a League of Legends game lobby.^[18]

On June 6, 2014, Erlend Våtevik Holm was Suspended from the League Championship Series and the Challenger Series through the end of 2014 due to extremely toxic behavior in solo queue. This behavior included, but was not limited to, in game harassment, verbal abuse, and general toxicity.^[19]

2015 Preseason[edit]

On December 9, 2014 Nukeduck's ban was lifted by Riot, leaving him free to play in the 2015 LCS and Challenger Series.^[20]

At the start of the season, Nukeduck joined Team ROCCAT. The team had an unsuccessful LCS Spring Split, finishing the regular season in 8th place, which meant that they would play in the Summer Promotion. Here, the team faced Copenhagen Wolves Academy and came out victorious, securing their spot in the Summer Split.

The Summer Split itself was far more successful for Nukeduck and the team, finishing the regular season in 5th place partly thanks to Nukeduck's impressive performances on a range of champions. This meant they would qualify for the Summer Playoffs, where the team were beaten in the quarterfinals by Unicorns Of Love, meaning that they would pick up 20 Championship Points and go on to play in the 2015 Season Europe Regional Finals. Team ROCCAT went on to lose to eventual qualifiers Origen in Round 2 of the gauntlet.

2016 Season[edit]

Nukeduck left ROCCAT in December 2015 and joined Team Vitality, a French organization that expended into League of Legends by purchasing Gambit Gaming's LCS slot. With himself, Cabochard, Shook, Hjärnan, and kaSing comprising the roster, the team was considered one of the top lineups in the LCS, and they finished the split in third place, behind the surprise first-place G2 Esports and second-place H2k. In the playoffs, however, they were upset by the sixth-place Fnatic and eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Trivia[edit]

Nukeduck came from two parts:

'Nuke' from his DotA days (when you massively chunk a champion's health with a single attack)
'Duck' because it went along

Used to play basketball and floorball in the local scene before League of Legends.
His improvement in English coincided with his League of Legends early days, as he would have English courses at school.
His first champions were
Ryze and
Malzahar

Was primarily known for his
Malzahar early in his career

Likes fantasy adventure movies such as The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and the Lord of the Rings saga

Pentakills

Date	Region	Tournament	Team	Vs	Champion	Pos	W/L	KDA	SB	VOD
2017-07-13	EU Europe	EU LCS 2017 Summer	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	Corki	Mid	W	10/0/3	Link	Link

Click here for a full list of pentakills by all players.

Tournament Results[edit]

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

Nukeduck Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result		Roster
2020-04-12	4	LEC 2020 Spring Playoffs	1 : 3G2	⁠⁠OG	Alphari, Xerxe, Nukeduck, Upset, Destiny, Guilhoto, Kayys
2020-03-28	3	LEC 2020 Spring	13 - 5⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠OG	Alphari, Xerxe, Nukeduck, Upset, Destiny, Guilhoto, Kayys
2019-09-13	4	LEC 2019 Regional Finals	2 : 3SPY	⁠⁠OG	Alphari, Zanzarah, Nukeduck, Patrik, Mithy, Guilhoto
2019-08-17	8	LEC 2019 Summer	7 - 11⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠OG	Alphari, Kold, Nukeduck, Patrik, Mithy, Guilhoto
2019-04-14	2	LEC 2019 Spring Playoffs	0 : 3G2	⁠⁠OG	Alphari, Kold, Nukeduck, Patrik, Mithy, Guilhoto
2019-03-16	2	LEC 2019 Spring	12 - 6⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠OG	Alphari, Kold, Nukeduck, Patrik, Mithy, Guilhoto
2018-09-16	2	EU Regional Finals 2018	1 : 3G2	⁠⁠S04	Vizicsacsi, Amazing, Nukeduck, Upset, Vander, Guilhoto
2018-09-09	2	EU LCS 2018 Summer Playoffs	1 : 3FNC	⁠⁠S04	Vizicsacsi, Amazing, Nukeduck, Upset, Vander, Guilhoto
2018-08-19	3	EU LCS 2018 Summer	12 - 6⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠S04	Vizicsacsi, Amazing, Nukeduck, Upset, Vander, Guilhoto
2018-03-17	8	EU LCS 2018 Spring	7 - 11⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠S04	Vizicsacsi, Pride, Nukeduck, Vander, Upset, Boris, Guilhoto

Media[edit]

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2019
2020

June 26, LCS Moscow 2013: Harryduck`s interview with LD Nukeduck (video) with , and on Harryduck
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July 17, Who are the LemonDogs? Midlane: Nukeduck (video) with , and on Lemondogs
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August 24, Who Are the Lemondogs and Where Did They Come From? (video) with , and on GameSpot
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September 13, nukeduck 'Grilled' (video) with , and on Team Acer
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September 17, Nukeduck pre-game Interview on Day 3 of Worlds (video) with , and on GameSpot
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September 18, LolKing's S3 Worlds Coverage - Interview with NukeDuck (Erlend Holm) (video) with , and on LolKing
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January 25, Nukeduck interviewed: the changes in the mid meta from S3 to S4, comparisons with Bjergsen, facing Faker at Worlds with , and on onGamers
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April 24, Nukeduck Video Interview (video) with , and on Esports Heaven
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January 2, Thorin's Thoughts - Nukeduck and the Arrogance of Brilliance (LoL) by , and on Thorin
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January 15, Nukeduck: "I had a lot of time to think about my mindset and behavior" with , and on fragbite
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January 21, 5 Players to watch in 2015 LCS Spring Split by , and on Azubu
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January 29, Behind The Scenes: LCS Berlin with Team ROCCAT's nukeduck with , and on ROCCAT
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March 11, EU LCS 2015: Nukeduck "We don't have an advantage in either Bo1 or Bo3" (video) with , and on SK Gaming
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March 15, Nukeduck: "I think the team everyone expected to see will come soon" (video) with , and on fragbite
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July 1, Salvaging Solo Queue: The Misuse of Nukeduck and Incarnati0n by , and on The Score
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July 15, ROCCAT maxrounds15 #9: Nukeduck with , and on ROCCAT
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February 6, Nukeduck on Shook: 'Our synergy is not the best but we understand each other' with , and on The Score
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February 15, Vitality's Nukeduck: 'My biggest strength which I can bring to the team is versatility' with , and on The Score
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February 29, Nukeduck on mid champions: 'I don't like to play Ahri or LeBlanc that much anymore' with , and on The Score
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June 15, Rivals LoL talkshow - Episode 1 by , and on Team Dignitas
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June 27, Nukeduck on Vitality's struggles: Our players 'have really different mindsets about the game' with , and on The Score
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July 30, Nukeduck: Origen and we were overrated with , and on Redbull
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December 15, Team Vitality LCS 2016 - Player Spotlight #3 - Nukeduck by , and on Team Vitality
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February 17, Player Spotlight: Nukeduck with , and on LoL Esports
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July 3, Nukeduck on rating players against each other: “Everyone plays well and everyone makes mistakes, so I think it’s really hard to say which player is the best.” with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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December 13, Nukeduck: "I'm excited for the project Schalke is building for 2018" with Xing Li on Dot Esports
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January 20, Postgame Interview EU LCS Spring 2018 wk 1 day 1 with Drakos on LoL Esports
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July 22, Nukeduck: "If we win vs Fnatic & G2, the "Year of the Nukeduck" is allowed. Otherwise it's on hold." with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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September 4, Nukeduck: "We needed an emotional leader, a guy that can bring the team together. Amazing is that." with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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September 4, Nukeduck: "The shift away from playing ADCs was the best thing that happened to our team" with Adel Chouadria on Cybersport
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February 5, Nukeduck on Origen's start, Burn-Out due to travel and which Yasuo skin is the best with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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March 5, Nukeduck on SoloQ Tips, xPeke comeback, and his Champion Ocean with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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April 19, Nukeduck on the recent LEC Split, how the Origen roster got formed, and Rift Rivals with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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June 10, Nukeduck on new Champions always being OP, why Mid vs Rogue is harder than vs G2 with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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June 30, Nukeduck on fixing mistakes: "When I'm in the game, then we trust each other's calls" with Amanda Stevens on Upcomer
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July 4, Nukeduck on Rift Rivals and playing against NA: 'I don't think we learned much from them' with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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July 20, Nukeduck on why Lider and MagiFelix will become a lot better in the future with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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February 8, Origen's Nukeduck talks about his duality in sports and esports with Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
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July 10, Nukeduck: “I’m Not Too Concerned, But We Need to Get Some Wins” with Tom Matthiesen on Hotspawn
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Post-Match Interviews

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2020-03-21	LEC 2020 Spring	SK⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠OG	Link
2019-06-28	Rift Rivals 2019 NA-EU	C9⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠OG	Link
2019-04-13	LEC 2019 Spring Playoffs	OG⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠FNC	Link
2019-03-16	LEC 2019 Spring	XL⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠OG	Link
2019-03-09	LEC 2019 Spring	OG⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠RGE	Link
2019-03-02	LEC 2019 Spring	OG⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠VIT	Link
2019-02-16	LEC 2019 Spring	OG⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠G2	Link
2019-02-09	LEC 2019 Spring	OG⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠S04	Link
2019-01-19	LEC 2019 Spring	FNC⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠OG	Link
2018-08-31	EU LCS 2018 Summer Playoffs	VIT⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠S04	Link
2018-08-10	EU LCS 2018 Summer	S04⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠VIT	Link
2018-07-28	EU LCS 2018 Summer	S04⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠G2	Link
2018-07-20	EU LCS 2018 Summer	S04⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠H2K	Link
2018-07-13	EU LCS 2018 Summer	GIA⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠S04	Link
2018-01-19	EU LCS 2018 Spring	ROC⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠S04	Link