Zanzarah

Zanzarah
Zanzarah
Background Information
Name	Nikolay Akatov (Николай Акатов)
Country of Birth	; Russia
Birthday	August 27, 1996 (age 27)
Residency	EMEAEMEA
Prev Residencies	CISCIS
Competitive
Team	⁠⁠Eintracht Spandau
Contract Expires	2024-11-18
Role	; Jungler
Favorite Champs	;
Soloqueue IDs	EUW: AST Zanzarah
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Overview

Tournament Results

Stats

Match History

Nikolay "Zanzarah" (▶️ listen) Akatov (Cyrillic: Николай Акатов) is a League of Legends esports player, currently jungler for Eintracht Spandau.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team	Start	End
CIS	⁠⁠Team Just	Nov 20142014-11-04	≈May 2015≈2015-05-??	≈6mo ejel
CIS	⁠⁠Carpe Diem	May 20152015-05-29	Dec 20152015-12-15^[1]	6mo 17d ejel
CIS	⁠⁠Vega Squadron	Dec 20152015-12-15^[1]	Aug 20172017-08-15^[2]	1yr 8mo ejel
CIS	⁠⁠RoX	Jan 20182018-01-27^[4]	Apr 20182018-04-15^[3]	2mo 19d ejel
EU	⁠⁠Meta Abusers	≈Jun 2018≈2018-06-??	Jun 20182018-06-25^[5]	≈24d ejel
CIS	⁠⁠RoX	Jun 20182018-06-25	Aug 20182018-08-23^[6]	1mo 28d ejel
EU	⁠⁠KIYF eSports Club	Sep 20182018-09-29^[8]	Jan 20192019-01-16^[7]	3mo 17d ejel
EU	⁠⁠Origen BCN	Jan 20192019-01-16^[10]	Nov 20192019-11-29^[9]	10mo 13d ejel
EU	⁠⁠Origen	Sep 20192019-09-12^[13]	Nov 20192019-11-29^[12]	2mo 17d ejel
EU	⁠⁠AGO ROGUE	Jan 20202020-01-10^[15]	Nov 20202020-11-17^[14]	10mo 7d ejel
EU	⁠⁠Astralis	Nov 20202020-11-17^[14]	Apr 20222022-04-28^[16]	1yr 5mo ejel
EU	⁠⁠Misfits Premier	May 20222022-05-30^[18]	Jul 20222022-07-25^[17]	1mo 26d ejel
EMEA	⁠⁠Misfits Gaming	Jul 20222022-07-25^[17]	Nov 20222022-11-22^[19]	3mo 28d ejel
EMEA	⁠⁠Eintracht Spandau	Dec 20222022-12-16^[20]	Present	1yr 4mo ej

	Team	Start	End
CIS	⁠⁠Team Just	Nov 20142014-11-04	≈May 2015≈2015-05-??	≈6mo ejel
CIS	⁠⁠Carpe Diem	May 20152015-05-29	Dec 20152015-12-15^[1]	6mo 17d ejel
CIS	⁠⁠Vega Squadron	Dec 20152015-12-15^[1]	Aug 20172017-08-15^[2]	1yr 8mo ejel
CIS	⁠⁠RoX	Jan 20182018-01-27^[4]	Apr 20182018-04-15^[3]	2mo 19d ejel
EU	⁠⁠Meta Abusers	≈Jun 2018≈2018-06-??	Jun 20182018-06-25^[5]	≈24d ejel
CIS	⁠⁠RoX	Jun 20182018-06-25	Aug 20182018-08-23^[6]	1mo 28d ejel
EU	⁠⁠KIYF eSports Club	Sep 20182018-09-29^[8]	Jan 20192019-01-16^[7]	3mo 17d ejel
EU	⁠⁠Origen BCN	Jan 20192019-01-16^[10]	Nov 20192019-11-29^[9]	10mo 13d ejel
EU	⁠⁠Origen	Sep 20192019-09-12^[13]	Nov 20192019-11-29^[12]	2mo 17d ejel
EU	⁠⁠AGO ROGUE	Jan 20202020-01-10^[15]	Nov 20202020-11-17^[14]	10mo 7d ejel
EU	⁠⁠Astralis	Nov 20202020-11-17^[14]	Apr 20222022-04-28^[16]	1yr 5mo ejel
EU	⁠⁠Misfits Premier	May 20222022-05-30^[18]	Jul 20222022-07-25^[17]	1mo 26d ejel
EMEA	⁠⁠Misfits Gaming	Jul 20222022-07-25^[17]	Nov 20222022-11-22^[19]	3mo 28d ejel
EMEA	⁠⁠Eintracht Spandau	Dec 20222022-12-16^[20]	Present	1yr 4mo ej

News

2014
2015
2017
2018
2019
2020
2022
2023
2024

CIS

⁠

⁠TJ

November 4,
Zanzarah joins.
Kagaris moves to substitute.
Worst maokai euw leaves.

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CIS	⁠⁠TJ	May (approx.), Roster disbands. SoleceSuPro, FatoNN, Zanzarah, Fomko, aMiracle, Anatiy, Antariys, LaKostya, VenusRages, Kagaris, Neon, and LEKCyCC leave. e
CIS	⁠⁠CD	May 29, Sleeping, Zanzarah, and bebe join. Nektivus joins as substitute. NoNholy moves to substitute. e
CIS	⁠⁠CD	December 15, NoNholy, Zanzarah, Drobovik123, Tauren, Skash, and WildHeart leave.^[1] e
CIS	⁠⁠VEG	December 15, NoNholy, Zanzarah, Drobovik123, Tauren, WildHeart, and Sharkz (Head Coach) join. Skash joins as substitute.^[1] e

CIS

⁠

⁠VEG

August 15, Roster disbands.
NoNholy,
Zanzarah,
Nomanz,
LeX,
Optimas,
delord,
TeamleSS,
Drobovik123, and Sharkz (Head Coach) leave.^[2]

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CIS	⁠⁠RoX	January 27, Riddem, Zanzarah, Gadget, Wendelbo, Shorty (Assistant Coach), and Krookie (Team Manager) join. Ekka and Saviour (Head Coach) rejoin.^[4] e
CIS	⁠⁠RoX	April 15, Riddem, Zanzarah, Ekka, Gadget, Fires, and Shorty (Assistant Coach)'s contracts expire.^[3] e
EU	⁠⁠META	June (approx.), Riddem, Zanzarah, Crossman, Practice, and HungryPanda join. e
EU	⁠⁠META	June 25, Markoon, Zoiren, Bobo, and SplitDis (Head Coach) join. Zanzarah and Crossman leave.^[5] e
CIS	⁠⁠RoX	June 25, TRY and Blumigan (Head Coach) join. Zanzarah, Gadget, and Saviour rejoin. e
CIS	⁠⁠RoX	July 24, Riddem, mumus100, Zanzarah, Backlund, Gadget, Saviour, and Blumigan (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2018.^[25] e
CIS	⁠⁠RoX	August 23, Zanzarah leaves.^[6] e
EU	⁠⁠KIYF	September 29, Zanzarah joins.^[8] e

EU	⁠⁠KIYF	January 16, ⁠⁠KIYF eSports Club is disbanded. Zanzarah, xShiiro, Hunter, Khantos, and Kandar leave.^[7] e
EU	⁠⁠OGB	January 16, ⁠⁠Origen BCN acquires the LVP SLO 2019 Spring slot of ⁠⁠KIYF eSports Club. Szygenda, Zanzarah, Roison, Venzer, Homi, AoD (Head Coach), ArrowHead (Analyst), and Xavis (Team Manager) join. Speedy joins as substitute.^[10]^[11] e
EU	⁠⁠OGB	January 28, Zanzarah's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 30 September 2019.^[26] e
EU	⁠⁠OG	September 12, Zanzarah joins from academy roster.^[13] e
EU	⁠⁠OGB	October 1, SZYGENDA, Zanzarah, Roison, Venzer, Homi, and AoD (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019.^[27] e
EU	⁠⁠OGB	November 18, Zanzarah is allowed to look for opportunities with other teams.^[28] SZYGENDA, Zanzarah, Roison, Venzer, and Homi's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2019.^[29] e
EU	⁠⁠OG	November 29, Zanzarah leaves.^[12] e
EU	⁠⁠OGB	November 29, Zanzarah leaves.^[9] e

EU	⁠⁠RGO	January 10, Zanzarah joins.^[15] e
EU	⁠⁠RGO	January 15, Szygenda, Zanzarah, Czekolad, and Mystiques' contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021. Color's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 14 February 2020.^[30] e
EU	⁠⁠RGO	November 17, Zanzarah leaves.^[14] e
EU	⁠⁠AST	November 17, WhiteKnight, Zanzarah, Jeskla, and promisq join. Nukeduck will remain with the team for 2021. Alphari, Xerxe, Upset, and Jactroll leave.^[14] WhiteKnight and Jeskla's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022. Zanzarah and Promisq's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023.^[31] e

EU	⁠⁠AST	April 28, Zanzarah leaves.^[16] e
EU	⁠⁠MSFP	May 30, Zanzarah joins.^[18] e
EU	⁠⁠MSFP	June 2, Zanzarah's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023.^[32] e
EU	⁠⁠MSFP	July 25, Zanzarah leaves for main roster.^[17] e
EU	⁠⁠MSF	July 25, Zanzarah joins from academy roster. Shlatan leaves for academy roster.^[17] e
EMEA	⁠⁠MSF	November 18, Zanzarah changes residency from CIS CIS to EMEA EMEA. e
EMEA	⁠⁠MSF	November 22, Irrelevant, Zanzarah, Vetheo, Neon, Mersa, xani (Assistant Coach), and Hiiva (Strategic Coach) are removed from the GCD.^[19] e
EMEA	⁠⁠EINS	December 16, Zanzarah, SMILEY, and Lilipp join. Pride and Special's contracts are extended.^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24] e

EMEA	⁠⁠EINS	January 3, Pride, Zanzarah, Special, Smiley, Lilipp, and LagsAlot (Analyst)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023.^[33] e
EMEA	⁠⁠EINS	December 8, Vertigo and Fun K3y join. chickenhero (Assistant Coach to Head Coach) changes position. Zanzarah and Lilipp's contracts are extended. Pride, Special, SMILEY, and nRated (Head Coach) leave.^[34]^[35]^[36] e

EMEA

⁠

⁠EINS

January 2,
Vertigo,
Zanzarah,
PowerOfEvil,
FUN k3y,
Lilipp, and LagsAlot (Analyst)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2024. Chickenhero (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2025.^[37]

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Biography[]

Trivia[]

First Russian-born player to play in a EULCS/LEC event since Diamondprox left Unicorns of Love, and the first who was not originally a member of Gambit Gaming.
Known for his tank picks such as Sejuani or Skarner during his time in AGO ROGUE.

Tournament Results[]

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

Zanzarah Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2024-04-12	1	PRM 1st Division 2024 Spring Playoffs	3 : 1⁠⁠SKP	⁠⁠EINS	Vertigo, Zanzarah, PowerOfEvil, Fun K3y, Lilipp, chickenhero, x4NTY
2024-03-13	5	PRM 1st Division 2024 Spring	11 - 7⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠EINS	Vertigo, Zanzarah, PowerOfEvil, Fun K3y, Lilipp, chickenhero, x4NTY
2023-11-01	2	PRM Pokal 2023 Main Event	0 : 3⁠⁠USE	⁠⁠EINS	Pride, Zanzarah, Special, SMILEY, Lilipp, nRated, chickenhero
2023-08-06	3	PRM 1st Division 2023 Summer Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠USE	⁠⁠EINS	Pride, Zanzarah, Special, SMILEY, Lilipp, nRated, Chickenhero
2023-07-21	2	PRM 1st Division 2023 Summer	14 - 4⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠EINS	Pride, Zanzarah, Special, SMILEY, Lilipp, nRated, Chickenhero
2023-03-17	6	PRM 1st Division 2023 Spring Playoffs	0 : 3⁠⁠BIG	⁠⁠EINS	Pride, Zanzarah, Special, SMILEY, Lilipp, nRated
2023-03-14	4	PRM 1st Division 2023 Spring	12 - 6⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠EINS	Pride, Zanzarah, Special, SMILEY, Lilipp, nRated
2022-09-11	5	LEC 2022 Summer Playoffs	0 : 3⁠⁠FNC	⁠⁠MSF	Irrelevant, Zanzarah, Vetheo, Neon, Mersa, Carter, Hiiva
2022-08-14	4	LEC 2022 Summer	10 - 8⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠MSF	Irrelevant, Shlatan, Zanzarah, Vetheo, Neon, Mersa, Carter, Hiiva, xani
2022-07-28	5	LFL 2022 Summer	9 - 9⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠MSFP	Irrelevant, Kackos, Zanzarah, Shlatan, Czajek, Woolite, Vander, delord, bezum

Media[]

2021
2022

June 23, Zanzarah talks about Astralis' chances in the LEC Summer Split, the return of the 1-3-1 meta with Tom Matthiesen on YouTube
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August 17, Zanzarah on his offseason and LEC Playoffs: "I'm pretty sure Rogue is gonna be in the finals" with Tom Matthiesen on YouTube
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August 12, Misfits Zanzarah: “We’re aiming for top one, it’s more than possible” with Rashidat Jimoh on esports.gg
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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
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Post-Match Interviews

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2024-04-12	PRM 1st Division 2024 Spring Playoffs	SKP vs EINS
2024-04-03	PRM 1st Division 2024 Spring Playoffs	AFW vs EINS	Link
2024-03-06	PRM 1st Division 2024 Spring	AFW vs EINS	Link
2024-02-25	PRM 1st Division 2024 Spring	EINS vs NXT	Link
2024-02-14	PRM 1st Division 2024 Spring	EINS vs NNO	Link
2024-01-18	PRM 1st Division 2024 Spring	EINS vs SKP	Link
2023-08-03	PRM 1st Division 2023 Summer Playoffs	SKP vs EINS
2023-07-09	PRM 1st Division 2023 Summer	GL vs EINS	Link
2023-06-22	PRM 1st Division 2023 Summer	S04 vs EINS	Link
2023-06-02	PRM 1st Division 2023 Summer	SKP vs EINS	Link
2023-02-23	PRM 1st Division 2023 Spring	EINS vs NNO	Link
2023-02-09	PRM 1st Division 2023 Spring	S04 vs EINS	Link
2023-01-26	PRM 1st Division 2023 Spring	EINS vs NNO	Link
2022-08-12	LEC 2022 Summer	BDS vs MSF	Link
2022-07-29	LEC 2022 Summer	RGE vs MSF	Link
2022-06-30	LFL 2022 Summer	GO vs MSFP	Link
2022-06-09	LFL 2022 Summer	MSFP vs ME	Link
2022-01-21	LEC 2022 Spring	FNC vs AST	Link
2021-07-02	LEC 2021 Summer	VIT vs AST	Link
2021-06-11	LEC 2021 Summer	SK vs AST	Link
2021-03-14	LEC 2021 Spring	MAD vs AST	Link
2021-02-20	LEC 2021 Spring	XL vs AST	Link
2021-01-24	LEC 2021 Spring	AST vs VIT	Link
2020-09-20	EM 2020 Summer Main Event	GL vs RGO	Link
2020-09-19	EM 2020 Summer Main Event	RGO vs MOUZ	Link
2020-09-16	EM 2020 Summer Main Event	RGO vs MSFP	Link
2020-05-05	EM 2020 Spring Main Event	MOUZ vs RGO	Link
2019-10-31	Iberian Cup 2019	OGB vs UCAM	Link
2019-03-18	LVP SLO 2019 Spring	S2V vs OGB	Link