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| Org Location | United States | ||
| Region | North America | ||
| Sponsor | DXRacer Logitech G Soylent CyberPowerPC Young Hollywood ZOWIE MetaThreads | ||
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Phoenix1 was a North American team.
History[]
2016 Season[]
Phoenix1 was announced on May 23, 2016, as the team inheriting the NA LCS Summer Season seed previously belonging to Team Impulse.[1] On May 26, their starting roster was announced and included zig, Brandini, Inori, Slooshi, Pirean, Mash, and Gate.[2]
Faced with visa problems for Inori, the team also added a substitute jungler Zentinel to their roster, who competed for them for the first three weeks of the LCS. In that time, Phoenix1 lost all of their series and won only two games total, cementing themselves in last place, behind Echo Fox. Their winless streak continued after Inori's return and through their first series of the fifth week, at which point they had a 3-18 game record and 0-9 series record. In the second series of that week, however, they picked up their first series win against Apex Gaming, with a comeback 2-1 victory after dropping the first game. After this first win, their record improved significantly, and in the second half of the season they went a combined 5-4 — not enough to keep them out of relegations, but enough to surpass both Echo Fox and NRG in the standings for a top seed in the promotion tournament, where they requalified for the LCS with an easy 3-0 win over Echo Fox.
2017 Season[]
On December 7, 2016, Phoenix1 announced a revamped roster: Korean star mid laner Ryu and AD carry Arrow joined, along with veteran support Adrian.[3]
The team began the Spring Split looking much improved but not quite top tier, going 4-4 over the first four weeks and fluctuating between 3rd and 4th place. After that week, Inori took a leave of absence from the team due to "personal issues" and was replaced by veteran Cloud9 jungler Meteos. This addition seemed to be just what Phoenix1 needed, as they went 3-1 over the next two weeks. Adrian also left the team after week 6, but this did not stop their momentum, as he was capably replaced with the acquisition of Team Dignitas substitute support Stunt. After his arrival, Phoenix1 went on a four series winning streak to reach 11-5 and come within one game of a possible playoff bye before losing their final two games, finishing 11-7 and in 3rd place. Arrow was also named both the NALCS first team ADC and the MVP of the split.
In the playoffs, the team elected to start Inori against 6th seed Dignitas, despite him having only played three games since week 4. While he made a few shaky plays in the jungle, Inori and Phoenix1 easily swept Dignitas 3-0. Moving on to face Cloud9 in the semifinals, Phoenix1 elected to start rookie support Shady, who had also appeared in only three late season games, in place of Stunt. After two opening losses, Stunt and Meteos were subbed back in, but failed to reverse the team's fortunes in game 3, sending them to the 3rd place match against underdog FlyQuest. Despite the semifinals losses, Shady got the start in this series as well, and Phoenix 1 proceeded to come back and take third after going down 2-1 in the series.
In the midseason, Phoenix1 transferred Stunt to Immortals and named Shady as their starting support, as well as reaffirming that Inori would start in the jungle. Expected to be a strong contender to make Worlds, Phoenix1 got off to a horrible start in the Summer Split, losing all of their first six games. Criticism was especially directed at the duo of Arrow and Shady, both of whom were under performing in lane. After subbing in Meteos for week 2 failed to yield any positive results, 18 year old jungler MikeYeung, who had only graduated from high school the previous week, was made the starter and Shady was replaced by veteran support Xpecial. These changes failed to yield a win in week 3, but the team slowly improved after that, picking up their first win in week 4. Phoenix1 seemed to turn a corner in week 5, going 2-0 in series including a win over the first place Immortals, with hype building around MikeYeung due to his youth and outstanding performances on aggressive jungle champions.
This hype continued to build in Rift Rivals, the first international tournament for Phoenix1, which they had a spot in due to their 3rd place finish in the Spring. Despite their relatively unimpressive domestic record, Phoenix1 went 4-2 in the group stage, only missing out on advancing to the finals due to TSM going 5-1. Unfortunately, this would be the high point of the summer season for them, as Phoenix1 only managed two more wins upon returning to domestic play and finished 10th, sending them into the promotion tournament. MikeYeung, however, was still rewarded with the Rookie of the Split award.
In promotions, Phoenix1 was matched up against Challenger Series champions Gold Coin United due to finishing lower than Team Liquid. Phoenix1 won the first two games, then dropped the next two before recovering in the fifth game to pull out a series win. A 3-2 loss to Team Liquid in the next series sent them into the loser's bracket, but they managed to quickly sweep EUnited in the final round and retain their LCS slot. Despite staying in the LCS, however, their participation in the promotion tournament meant they forfeited their Spring Split championship points, robbing them of a chance at Worlds.
Timeline[]
- 2017
- 2016
- January (approx.), Reinfcmnt joins as Performance Coach.
- February 1, TheAkiri joins as head analyst.[4]
- February 16, Meteos joins.[5]
- March 8, Stunt and Shady join. Adrian leaves.[6][7]
- May 9, Stunt leaves.[8]
- May 15, Pirean leaves.[9]
- May 22, Fixer leaves.[10]
- May 26, MikeYeung joins as a sub.
- June 3, Allorim joins as a sub.[11]
- June 16, Xpecial joins.[12]
- June 17, MikeYeung moves to starting jungler. Meteos moves to sub.
- June 18, Shady moves to sub.
- June 22, Inori leaves.[13][14]
- July 21, Pirean rejoins. Zyto moves to general manager. TheAkiri moves to assistant coach.[15]
- July 26, SELFIE joins as a sub.[16]
- November 20, zig's contract expires. Shady leaves.[17]
- November 21, Arrow & Xpecial leave.[18][19]
- November 22, Ryu, Meteos, Wiggily, and SELFIE leave.[20][21]
- November 23, MikeYeung leaves.[22]
- November 27, Fly leaves coaching role.[23]
- November (approx.), Pirean and Allorim leave. Reinfcmnt leaves coaching role.
- December 13, TheAkiri leaves coaching role.[24]
- May 23, team is formed and inherits Team Impulse's NA LCS seed.[1]
- May 26, roster is announced. zig, Inori, Pirean, Slooshi, Mash, and Gate join. Brandini joins as a sub.[2]
- May 27, Zentinel joins.[25]
- June 11, Slooshi moves to AD carry.
- June 15, Zentinel moves to sub.[26]
- June 16, Zentinel moves back to starting jungler.[27]
- June 17, Slooshi moves back to mid laner.
- June 19, Zentinel moves back to sub.[28]
- June 22, History Teacher joins as in-house manager, BonQuish joins as head analyst, and Caldo joins as social media coordinator.[29]
- July 7, Fixer joins as a sub.[30]
- November 21, Slooshi, Mash, Gate, and Brandini leave.[31][32][33][34]
- November 22, Adrian joins.[35]
- December 7, Ryu and Arrow join. Fly joins as a coach. Pirean moves to sub. Charlie moves to manager.[3]
- December 15, BonQuish leaves.[36]
Player Roster[]
Former[]
| R | C | ID | Name | Role | Next Team | Joined | Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allorim | Kieran Logue | Sub/Top |  Echo Fox Academy |
2017-06-03 | 2017-11-?? | ||
| Pirean | Choi Jun-sik (최준식) | Mid |  SK Telecom T1 |
2017-07-21 | 2017-11-?? | ||
| Xpecial | Alex Chu (朱啓恩) | Support |  Golden Guardians Academy |
2017-06-16 | 2017-11-?? | ||
| MikeYeung | Mike Yeung | Jungle |  TSM |
2017-05-26 | 2017-11-23 | ||
| Ryu | Yoo Sang-wook (유상욱) | Mid |  100 Thieves |
2016-12-07 | 2017-11-22 | ||
| Meteos | William Hartman | Sub/Jun | 100 Thieves |
2017-02-16 | 2017-11-22 | ||
| Wiggily | Raymond Griffin | Sub/Jun |  Cloud9 |
2017-??-?? | 2017-11-22 | ||
| SELFIE | Marcin Wolski | Sub/Mid | Cloud9 |
2017-07-26 | 2017-11-22 | ||
| Arrow | Noh Dong-hyeon (노동현) | Bot |  OpTic Gaming |
2016-12-07 | 2017-11-21 | ||
| zig | Derek Shao | Top | OpTic Gaming |
2016-05-26 | 2017-11-20 | ||
| Shady | Jordan Robison | Sub/Sup | TSM Academy |
2017-03-08 | 2017-11-20 | ||
| Inori | Rami Charagh | Jungle |  Team Liquid |
2016-05-26 | 2017-06-22 | ||
| Fixer | Jeong Jae-woo (정재우) | Sub/Sup |  SEA Serpents |
2016-07-07 | 2017-05-22 | ||
| Pirean | Choi Jun-sik (최준식) | Mid |  Team EnVyUs |
2016-05-26 | 2017-05-15 | ||
| Stunt | William Chen | Support |  Immortals |
2017-03-08 | 2017-05-09 | ||
| Adrian | Adrian Ma | Support | Team Liquid |
2016-11-22 | 2017-03-08 | ||
| Slooshi | Andrew Pham | Mid |  Team 8.1 |
2016-05-26 | 2016-11-21 | ||
| Mash | Brandon Phan | Bot |  Gold Coin United |
2016-05-26 | 2016-11-21 | ||
| Gate | Austin Yu | Support | Echo Fox |
2016-05-26 | 2016-11-21 | ||
| Brandini | Brandon Chen | Sub/Top |  Delta Fox |
2016-05-26 | 2016-11-21 | ||
| Zentinel | Kevin Pires | Sub/Jun |  Tempo Storm |
2016-05-27 | ??? |
Organization[]
Current[]
| C | ID | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Moore | Co-Owner & Managing Partner | ||
| Rob Moore | Co-Owner | ||
| Jack Giarrapunto | Co-Owner | ||
| LovePentaKills | Eric Ma | General Manager | |
| Charlie | Charlie Lipsie | Director of Business Development |
Former[]
| C | ID | Name | Position | Next Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History Teacher | Chad Smeltz | In-House Manager | None | |
| Zyto | Bryan Ybanes | General Manager | None | |
| TheAkiri | Tyler Perron | Assistant Coach | Golden Guardians
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| Reinfcmnt | Matthew Edwards | Performance Coach | 100 Thieves
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| Fly | Kim Sang-chul (김상철) | Head Coach |  Jin Air Green Wings
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| BonQuish | Alec Warren | Head Analyst | Gold Coin United
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| Caldo | Jorge Calderon | Social Media Coordinator |  Dignitas
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| Saparino | Brendan Franco | Manager | None |
Player LCS Participation[]
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Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| Phoenix1 Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • Euros) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Prize | Event | Last Result | Roster |
| 2017-08-13 | Q | NA LCS 2018 Spring Promotion | zig, MikeYeung, Ryu, Arrow, Xpecial, Fly | ||
| 2017-08-06 | 10 | NA LCS 2017 Summer | 4 - 14  RR | zig, Allorim, Inori, Meteos, MikeYeung, Ryu, Pirean, Arrow, Shady, Xpecial, Fly | |
| 2017-07-07 | 1 | $20,000$ 20,000€ 17,542.49 | Rift Rivals 2017 NA-EU | 4 - 2 RR | zig, MikeYeung, Ryu, Arrow, Xpecial, Fly |
| 2017-04-23 | 3 | $30,000$ 30,000€ 27,960 | NA LCS 2017 Spring Playoffs | zig, Inori, Meteos, Ryu, Arrow, Stunt, Shady, Fly | |
| 2017-03-26 | 3 | NA LCS 2017 Spring | 11 - 7 RR | zig, Inori, Meteos, Ryu, Arrow, Adrian, Stunt, Shady, Fly | |
| 2016-08-07 | Q | NA LCS 2017 Spring Promotion | zig, Inori, Pirean, Mash, Gate, Charlie | ||
| 2016-07-31 | 8 | NA LCS 2016 Summer | 5 - 13 RR | zig, Brandini, Zentinel, Inori, Pirean, Slooshi, Mash, Gate, Charlie, BonQuish | |
| Total Prize: USD 50,000 | |||||
Highlight Videos[]
Articles[]
- 2017
- 2016
- January 8, Road to Season Seven: Phoenix1 by Malcolm Abbas on GAMURS
- February 12, Phoenix1 rising: How an offseason roster shuffle turned P1 into a contender by Emily Rand on theScore
- March 10, Is Phoenix1 a contender or a pretender? by Xing Li on Dot Esports
- April 14, "From near relegation to playoffs: Phoenix1 rises from the ashes" by Britton Hess on ESPN
- July 21, The ‘new’ Phoenix1 returned lost and confused to NA LCS by Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
- August 24, Phoenix1 turning to Ashes - Explaining the fall of the former third place team by Tomasz Milaniuk on The Shotcaller
- June 3, Building a NA LCS franchise: EnVyUS and Phoenix1 by Neda Salamat on ESPN
Interviews[]
- 2017
- 2016
- February 3, Phoenix1 owner Rob Moore on the new roster and the unexpected challenges of team ownership with Yahoo! Esports
- February 17, In-depth interview with Phoenix1 co-owner Michael Moore about building an LoL organization and relationship dynamics with the community with Slingshot Esports
- March 1, m-sang-chul-korean-coaches-players-follow/ P1 coach Fly on switching regions, what makes a good coach and building his team with Slingshot Esports
- March 17, Stunt on joining Phoenix1: ‘All the players on P1 I can really trust to do their jobs… expectations are on me to do well’ with Yahoo Esports
- March 22, Zig Is Rising With Pheonix1 with Xander Torres on Red Bull Esports
- April 10, Phoenix1 coach Fly: “When Meteos came in, we didn’t have a hard time because he had a lot of experience, plays very well, and had a good career.” with Slingshot Esports
- April 12, Ryu: “I did think we would win, but I didn’t expect we’d win this easily.” with Slingshot Esports
- April 20, P1 co-owner talks going from promotions to playoffs, the team’s crazy split, and making top 4 with Yahoo! Esports
- May 16, Phoenix1 co-owner Michael Moore on trying to reach the NA LCS finals, franchising and making Korean imports comfortable with Slingshot Esports
- June 2, Phoenix1 co-owner: 'We felt that we had a moral obligation to do right by these players' with Daniel Rosen on theScore Esports
- June 22, I am Michael Moore, co-owner and managing partner of Phoenix1. AMA! with reddit
- July 24, P1 coach Charlie: 'We put the right players together and gave them the right tools to improve' with theScore Esports
- August 8, I am Michael Moore, owner of Phoenix1. AMA round 2!! with reddit
- August, Phoenix1's Michael Moore: If we don't re-qualify for LCS, "it wouldn’t make financial sense to continue” on PVP Live
See Also[]
Gallery[]
Phoenix1 2016 LCS Summer Roster
Phoenix1 2017 LCS Spring Roster with Meteos
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Phoenix1's Team Page lolesports.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Phoenix1 replaces Team Impulse, picks up Gate, Mash, Slooshi, and more espn.go.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Phoenix1 announces 2017 roster: Ryu, Arrow, Inori, Adrian, zig, and coach Fly esports.yahoo.com
- ↑ TheAkiri's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Phoenix1's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ Team Dignitas Facebook Post March 8, 2017 facebook.com
- ↑ Phoenix1 Twitter Post March 8, 2017 twitter.com
- ↑ Phoenix1's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ Team Envyus picks up Nisqy and Pirean for mid lane espn.co.uk
- ↑ SEA Serpents purchase Thailand LCS spot, will bring in Emperor and Fixer espn.co.uk
- ↑ Allorim's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Phoenix1's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ Liquid`Inori and the Return of the 10 Man Roster teamliquidpro.com
- ↑ Phoenix1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Phoenix1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Phoenix1 picks up SELFIE as a sub—potential replacement for Ryu dotesports.com
- ↑ Shady's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Arrow's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Xpecial's tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 100 Thieves's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Cloud9 Acquires Licorice, Wiggily, and Selfie for League of Legends cloud9.gg
- ↑ Mike 'MikeYeung' Yeung joins TSM tsm.gg
- ↑ KeSPA's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ Golden Guardians Announce North American League of Legends Championship Series Roster nba.com
- ↑ Zentinel's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Zentinel's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Zentinel's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Shedding some light on my Phoenix1 situation twitlonger.com
- ↑ Phoenix1 Adds New Staff Members phoenix1.gg
- ↑ Former KT Rolster Support Fixer joins Phoenix1 espn.go.com
- ↑ Slooshi's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Mash's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Gate's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Brandini's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Adrian leaves Immortals, signs with Phoenix1 espn.com
- ↑ BonQuish's Tweet twitter.com