Perkz

Perkz
Perkz
Background Information
Name	Luka Perković
Country of Birth	; Croatia
Birthday	September 30, 1998 (age 21)
Residency	EUEurope
Competitive
Team	⁠⁠G2 Esports
Role	; Bot Laner
Favorite Champs	; ; ;
Competitive IDs	PerkZ, PERKZ
Soloqueue IDs	th dog3, G2 P3rkz, God is great, GL IN MACDONALD, CRO WONDERBOY, G2김치너무좋아 (KR), G2 Febiven (BR), i love IGRookie (KR), otwoeur52 (KR), ADCplz123 (EUW)
Social Media & Links
Team History
Jun 2014 - Sep 2014	; ⁠⁠GSI Gaming
Jan 2015 - Feb 2015	; ⁠⁠Gamers2
Feb 2015 - May 2015	; ⁠⁠Millenium
Jun 2015 - Oct 2015	; ⁠⁠Gamers2
Oct 2015 - Nov 2018	; ⁠⁠G2 Esports
Nov 2018 - Jan 2020	; ⁠⁠G2 Esports
Jan 2020 - May 2020	; ⁠⁠G2 Esports
May 2020 - Present	; ⁠⁠G2 Esports

Biography[edit]

2014 Season[edit]

PerkZ joined GSI Gaming mid-way through the season, and there played alongside P1noy and Hiiva, among others. With the team, he competed at DreamHack Summer 2014, though they did not make it past the group stage. PerkZ also won EpicGear Cup 16 and came 2nd in EpicGear Cup 17 with the team before they disbanded later on in the year.

2015 Season[edit]

At the start of the season, PerkZ joined Gamers2. He participated at International Invitational Tournament 4 with the team and later the EUCS Spring Qualifier on the same roster as beansu, Obvious, Kobbe and kaSing, though they were beaten by Team Nevo in the final of their qualifier bracket. He then left the team, joining Millenium soon after.

With Millenium, PerkZ and the roster finished 2nd at Gamers Assembly 2015 behind only Origen, though he stopped playing with the team before DreamHack Tours 2015 due to exams. Not long after, PerkZ officially left the team.

At the start of the next month it was announced that PerkZ would be rejoining Gamers2, who had retained their Challenger Series spot for the EUCS Summer Season.^[18] In October, Gamers2 rebranded themselves to G2 Esports.

2016 Season[edit]

G2 Esports quickly rose to prominence and recognition in the LCS, consistently tied for first place after each week, sometimes with H2k and sometimes also with Vitality, until the end of the split when they held first place with sole possession. With a quarterfinal bye, the playoffs also saw them strong, as they defeated both Fnatic and Origen 3-1 to win the season and secure an invitation to the Mid-Season Invitational.

Going into MSI, G2 Esports were seen as a favorite not to win, but to come in second place to the Korean representatives SK Telecom T1.^[19]^[20] However, the team lost their first four games of the round robin and ultimately finished in fifth place, ahead of only SuperMassive eSports, and out of playoff contention - importantly, this placement meant that Europe would forfeit their Pool 1 seed at Worlds. In a statement published partway through the second day of play, G2 stated that their players had taken vacation time after a "rigorous Spring Split."^[21] AD carry Emperor later stated that there had been an internal conflict within the team one day prior to the start of the event.^[22]

Trivia[edit]

His ID Perkz is based on his surname (Perković).
Chinese fans usually compare Perkz with GodV.
- Because they are both cocky talented mid laners, and their first appearance at Worlds didn't go well.
- Hence then, Chinese fans usually nickname him as "阿p" meaning "GodP".
Featured in "RISE" - Worlds 2018 promotional music video as a side character.
Holds the record of all-time most EU/LEC titles at 7.
Reached 1000 kills in the LEC on September 8, 2019.
- The 3rd player to reach 1000 kills in the LEC after Rekkles and Jankos.
- His 1000th kill was on Fnatic's Nemesis in the LEC 2019 Summer Finals with
  Kai'Sa.
Graduated from music school and plays the guitar.^[23]
Identifies himself as Uma Jan while playing as AD Carry

Pentakills

Date	Region	Tournament	Team	Vs	Champion	Pos	W/L	KDA	SB	VOD
2018-06-22	EU Europe	EU LCS 2018 Summer	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	Kai'Sa	Mid	W	12/1/2	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.

Perkz Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result		Roster
2020-08-09	3	LEC 2020 Summer	11 - 7⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠G2	Wunder, Jankos, Caps, Perkz, P1noy, Mikyx, GrabbZ
2020-04-19	1	LEC 2020 Spring Playoffs	3 : 0FNC	⁠⁠G2	Wunder, Jankos, PERKZ, Caps, Mikyx, GrabbZ
2020-03-28	1	LEC 2020 Spring	15 - 3⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠G2	Wunder, Jankos, PERKZ, Caps, Mikyx, GrabbZ
2019-11-10	2	Worlds 2019	0 : 3⁠⁠FPX	⁠⁠G2	Wunder, Jankos, Caps, Perkz, Mikyx, GrabbZ
2019-09-08	1	LEC 2019 Summer Playoffs	3 : 2FNC	⁠⁠G2	Wunder, Jankos, Caps, Perkz, Mikyx, GrabbZ
2019-08-17	1	LEC 2019 Summer	15 - 3⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠G2	Wunder, Jankos, Caps, Perkz, Mikyx, GrabbZ
2019-05-19	1	MSI 2019	3 : 0⁠⁠TL	⁠⁠G2	Wunder, Jankos, Caps, Perkz, Mikyx, GrabbZ
2019-04-14	1	LEC 2019 Spring Playoffs	3 : 0OG	⁠⁠G2	Wunder, Jankos, Caps, Perkz, Mikyx, GrabbZ
2019-03-16	1	LEC 2019 Spring	13 - 5⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠G2	Wunder, Jankos, Caps, Perkz, Mikyx, promisq, GrabbZ, Duffman
2018-10-27	3 - 4	Worlds 2018	0 : 3⁠⁠iG	⁠⁠G2	Wunder, Jankos, Perkz, Hjarnan, Wadid, GrabbZ

Player Content[edit]

2017

October 16, The story of 2017 on TwitLonger

Media[edit]

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020

January 22, G2 Esports' PerkZ on EU mid laners: 'I think with some time I can be one of the best' with , and on The Score
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January 29, PerkZ on the meta: 'If you only play one style, it's not going to be good for you' with , and on The Score
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January 30, perkZ: "Sometimes we use in discussions Google Translate" with , and on SPORT1
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February 10, G2's PerkZ: 'My performance is still a bit shaky' with , and on The Score
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February 27, PerkZ on his rookie split: 'I'm really happy ... I thought I would maybe choke on stage' with , and on The Score
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March 14, PerkZ on preparing for playoffs: 'All teams in the Top 6 are almost equally as strong' with , and on The Score
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April 6, PerkZ: "Fnatic hat mich überrascht" with , and on Sport1
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April 11, PerkZ on Fnatic: ‘I don’t think they underperformed… I think we adapted really well’ with , and on The Score
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April 18, eSports: Interview nach Sieg mit PerkZ with , and on Sport1
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April 18, PerkZ on MSI: 'I don’t think Asian mid laners are better than European ones' with , and on The Score
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May 4, Perkz explains why G2 wasn't able to practice ahead of MSI with Travis Gafford on Yahoo Esports
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May 4, PerkZ on G2's lack of MSI prep: 'We decided...taking that vacation would be maybe better for us' with Marcel Feldkamp on The Score
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May 29, Cursed - Why winning Rookie of the Split may spell doom by Tyler Erzberger on ESPN
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June 4, PerkZ: 'I think the games are going to be a lot smoother than last split' with , and on The Score
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June 17, PerkZ of G2 Esports over the top match against H2K with , and on Sport1
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July 12, PerkZ on the benefits of losing, why lane swapping is so punishing & how start times affect his play with , and on The Score
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July 15, PerkZ: I don't care about people praising me or berating me by Adel Chouadria on ESPN
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August 25, Perkz on making the EU LCS less boring with G2's 'bad-boy' image and facing SPY in the grand finals with , and on theScore Esports
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August 29, Perkz: Fnatic and Giants are without chance with , and on Redbull
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September 8, Perkz on Fnatic: 'I expect them to do the smart decision and keep Rekkles and Febiven' with , and on theScore Esports
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September 15, PerkZ: Have the same skill cap as Faker and Co. with , and on Red Bull
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September 24, Past to Present: The Story of Perkz with , and on theScore Esports
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January 28, Player Spotlight: G2 Perkz with , and on LoL Esports
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February 16, G2 Perkz: "We are the best mid-jungle duo in Europe" with , and on Sport1
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February 27, Our MVP of the Intel Extreme Masters LoL is PerkZ by Mike Stubbsy on Red Bull
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April 5, Perkz considers how to become the best mid-laner: "I think Faker would have to break his hand." with , and on Blitz Esports
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April 24, G2 Esports Star Perkz would like the international title with , and on Sport1
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April 28, G2 Perkz: “After (last) spring split, you could say I had an ego clash during the summer split because I thought I was a lot better than everyone else by a big margin.” with , and on Slingshot Esports
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May 7, The Perkz of experience with , and on Yahoo Esports
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May 10, G2 PerkZ: "SKT will be very hard to defeat, but I'm sure we can do it." with , and on Inven Global
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May 13, G2 Perkz: 'I think we take the best of ones kind of wrongly. We prepare for the teams themselves instead of focusing on our own strategies.' with , and on Yahoo Esports
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May 14, G2 PerkZ: "I can't really judge, but I guess EU is better than NA." with , and on Inven Global
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May 20, [MSI2017] G2 PerkZ on the success of his Lane Kingdom: "It's the books." with , and on LoLEsports, transcription by Inven Global
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May 21, Perkz after WE victory: ’I believe that at Worlds this year, Europe will be stronger than ever’ with , and on Yahoo Esports
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June 12, Player Spotlight on G2 Perkz with Jeff Latham on LoL Esports
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July 21, PerkZ: “In scrims, Zven rewards me with a candy if I gank bot.” with , and on Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
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August 7, Perkz on G2’s upcoming match against Fnatic: “It’s natural that this is going to be a really hype final — I’m already calling it that. I’m already calling it a final” with , and on Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
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August 30, Perkz: “The narrative of playing passive comps is just a meme. There’s no such thing as passive comps right now.” with , and on Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
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September 3, "I want to do this, I want this legacy behind me." with Jeff Latham on LoL Esports
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October 4, Tuned in: G2 Perkz with Kien Lam on LoL Esports
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November 10, My picks for the 2017 EU LCS All-Star team by Thomas Baker on The Game Haus
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January 12, Reflections' with Perkz (LoL) by Thorin on YouTube
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January 16, Play Zoe Like Perkz by Daniel "Vapora Dark" Briggs on LoL Esports
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January 25, EUphoria Podcast w/ Deficio & Drakos: Pilot Episode | G2 Perkz by , and on LoL Esports
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January 25, PerkZ on G2's aspirations: "I really hope that we will do well as before, if not better" with Adel Chouadria on Inven Global
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February 16, Perkz and Jiizuke go head-to-head in a battle of top EU mid laners by Joe Tortorice on Dot Esports
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February 18, Perkz: "I want to face Zven & Mithy at MSI" with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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February 28, Perkz: His Throne Awaits by Phillip Costigan on Unikrn
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April 5, If Perkz wins the EU LCS Finals, he’ll be the first player to win 5 Splits in a row by Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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May 11, G2 Perkz: "I can’t see myself playing in NA. If I do, my mental would probably explode." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong, , and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
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July 7, Perkz: I think NA solo queue is really horrible, I don't know how to fix it with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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July 7, G2 Perkz: "The sky is blue...airplanes can fly... EU players are better than NA players." with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
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July 12, Doublelift, Rekkles, Perkz eat crab, talk life and death of MARKSMEN with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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August 1, Perkz: "Jankos was actually a really good Support. Props to Jankos, he's really talented." with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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September 11, What happened to G2, the old kings of Europe? by Xing Li on Dot Esorts
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October 20, Perkz on the mental and emotional fatigue he's been battling during Worlds and what today meant with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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October 22, Perkz gives his prediction on worlds 2018 semifinal matchup between G2 and iG with Ovilee May on ESPN Esports
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October 25, Almost Winners by Kien Lam on LoL Esports
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December 9, How G2 can make all their shiny new pieces fit by Xing Li on Dot Esports
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January 28, Perkz talks about role-swapping, G2 Esports's mindset, and wanting to beat Zven with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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April 4, G2's Perkz reflects on the spring split as the LEC playoffs march on by Adel Chouadria on ESPN
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May 7, League of Legends: 3 Players to Watch out for (MSI Main Event Edition) by Rui Yang Xu on The Game Haus
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May 11, Perkz says ADC is easier than midlane, that midlaners are more versatile and skilled in general with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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May 14, G2 Perkz: "I think we were a bit complacent - a bit overconfident... We were skipping steps and rushing our plays." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
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May 18, G2 Perkz: "I just want to win against Doublelift... I'll make them the second best." with David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
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June 16, Mikyx & Perkz rank the Pyke players at G2, why Wunder opening Paint is an advertisement for Pro View with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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June 26, Perkz goes on date with Doublelift, says he'd be surprised if LEC drops a game with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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August 6, Perkz: ‘Sometimes we have ‘happy’ games as a team. This time it backfired.' by Isaac McIntyre on Upcomer
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October 14, [Worlds 2019] G2 Perkz: "As a team, SKT’s that’s really scary, but historically and personally speaking, I think IG is a scarier team." with Daniel "Quest" Kwon on Inven Global
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October 19, Perkz rates Griffin, says G2 got cocky but now they will go back to the fundamentals with Ashley Kang on Korizon Esports
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October 27, [Worlds 2019] G2 Perkz Sends a Message to Faker: "I think Faker should be scared because Claps is coming." with Daniel "Quest" Kwon on Inven Global
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October 31, Perkz on EU's hype for G2: 'The truth is the only reason we do mistakes is because you guys hype us up too much' by Isaac McIntyre on Dexerto
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November 1, [Worlds 2019] The Amazing and Tricky Champion Pool of G2 Esports Bot Laner Perkz by Youngbo "Roxyy" Sim & David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
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November 3, G2 press conference after semifinals against SKT with Alexandre "DrPuppet" Weber on Korizon Esports
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November 8, [Worlds 2019] Semifinals MVPs, Doinb and Perkz! by Parkes Ousley on Inven Global
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November 11, Perkz on why G2’s “crazy year” lessens the pain of Worlds failure: "We had a lot of fun." by Isaac McIntyre on Dexerto
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January 22, [Cartoon] Roles? Mix, Swirl, Mix! The icons of irregularity, G2 and Perkz by Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok & Daniel "Quest" Kwon on Inven Global
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February 9, G2 Perkz opens up about burnout and seeking a healthier lifestyle: "I was searching for myself in competition rather than me as a human" with Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
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May 16, [Part 1] Perkz on G2 roleswap, why 2020 G2 is a stronger, more solid team | Ashley Kang with Korizon Esports on YouTube
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May 17, [Part 2] Perkz on G2's chances at 2020 worlds, Deft, Faker, TheShy | Ashley Kang with Korizon Esports on YouTube
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Post-Match Interviews

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2020-02-01	LEC 2020 Spring	G2⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠OG	Link
2019-10-27	Worlds 2019 Main Event	DWG⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠G2	Link
2019-10-14	Worlds 2019 Main Event	G2⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠C9	Link
2019-08-03	LEC 2019 Summer	FNC⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠G2	Link
2019-06-29	Rift Rivals 2019 NA-EU - Showmatches	G2⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠TSM
2019-06-27	Rift Rivals 2019 NA-EU	C9⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠G2	Link
2019-06-15	LEC 2019 Summer	VIT⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠G2	Link
2019-06-08	LEC 2019 Summer	OG⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠G2	Link
2019-05-19	MSI 2019 Main Event	TL⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠G2	Link
2019-05-10	MSI 2019 Main Event	G2⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠SKT	Link
2019-03-09	LEC 2019 Spring	G2⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠VIT	Link
2019-02-15	LEC 2019 Spring	MSF⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠G2	Link
2019-01-18	LEC 2019 Spring	OG⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠G2	Link
2018-10-20	Worlds 2018 Main Event	RNG⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠G2	Link
2018-10-15	Worlds 2018 Main Event	FW⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠G2	Link
2018-10-04	Worlds 2018 Play-In	SUP⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠G2	Link
2018-09-15	EU Regional Finals 2018	G2⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠SPY	Link
2018-08-10	EU LCS 2018 Summer	UOL⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠G2	Link
2018-08-03	EU LCS 2018 Summer	G2⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠H2K	Link
2018-07-05	Rift Rivals 2018 NA-EU	G2⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠100	Link
2018-06-16	EU LCS 2018 Summer	G2⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠SPY	Link
2018-01-19	EU LCS 2018 Spring	G2⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠MSF	Link