Moscow Five

Moscow Five is a Russian esports organization founded in 2001. The organization currently has a professional League of Legends team. On 16 December 2011, Moscow Five created what one could describe as one of the most successful international teams in the history of League of Legends.^[1] In 2013 former Moscow Five owner Dmitry "ddd1ms" Smilianets was arrested for his alleged involvement in "one of the largest" hacking and data breach schemes history in a global operation by the FBI's Cyber Division.^[2][3][4] Moscow Five's League of Legends team quickly reformed as Gambit Gaming under Pikiner's leadership.

Moscow Five

Short name	M5
Divisions	League of Legends
Founded	2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Location	Russia
Owner	Dmitry "ddd1ms" Smilianets
Head coach	Vladimir "Halbua" Borodin
Website	www.m5.gg

Moscow Five returned to the professional League of Legends scene in 2014^[5] and 2019^[6] with new CIS teams.

Counter-Strike

Moscow Five at WCG 2011

Moscow Five's Counter-Strike team won bronze at the 2011 World Cyber Games.

League of Legends

Former EU LCS roster

Moscow Five League of Legends roster
Players	Coaches
Role Handle Name Nationality Top Darien Mazaev, Eugene Russia Jungle Diamondprox Reshetnikov, Danil Russia Mid Alex Ich Ichetovkin, Aleksei Russia Bot Genja Andryushin, Eugene Russia Support Edward Abgaryan, Edward Armenia	Head coach Konstantin "Groove" Pikiner
Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended Substitute Injury / Illness

Notable achievements

• 3rd–4th — Season 2 World Championship
• 1st — IEM Season VI - World Championship

References

1. "Moscow Five returns to League of Legends". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
2. Lingle, Samuel (23 September 2015). "Former Moscow Five owner pleads guilty to role in one of the biggest-ever U.S. hacking cases". Dot Esports. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
3. "20 ans fermes pour le créateur de M5 ?". Millenium (in French). 25 September 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
4. Peel, Jeremy (26 July 2013). "Former Moscow 5 owner charged in "largest hacking and data breach scheme ever prosecuted in the United States"". PCGamesN. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
5. "Moscow Five's roster announcement (2014)". vk.com. Moscow Five. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
6. "Летний LCL Open Cup 2019 начинается!". LoL Esports Russia (in Russian). 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

External links

• Official website