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GamerLegion
Germany-based esports organization From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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GamerLegion (formerly Team GamerLegion) is a German professional esports organization based in Berlin.[1] Founded in 2017,[2] it fields teams in Age of Empires II, Counter-Strike 2 and Tekken 8.
The organization's Counter-Strike team rose to prominence after reaching the grand final of the Blast Paris Major 2023.[3] Since then it has competed in international tournaments such as Intel Extreme Masters and BLAST Premier.
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History
GamerLegion was founded in April 2017 in Celle, Germany, before relocating to Berlin. Initially a coaching platform, in 2018 the organization acquired its first professional roster, competing in League of Legends.[2] In March 2019, GamerLegion signed their first Counter-Strike roster,[4] and signed Tekken player Akhil "Tetsu" Kakar in August 2021.
Age of Empires II
In September 2020, GamerLegion acquired an Age of Empires II roster of former Team Secret players.[5]
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Counter-Strike
GamerLegion signed its first Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team on 29 March 2019, featuring Belgian player Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom.[4] The organization's various rosters have attended four Counter-Strike Major Championships, IEM Rio Major 2022, Blast Paris Major 2023, PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 and Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024.[6][7][8] Their most significant performance was a second-place finish at Paris 2023, where they upset Heroic to qualify for the grand finals against Team Vitality.[9]
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