Seguimos con las presentaciones y confirmaciones. Ahora le toca el turno a Renegades, que no contento con participar en la LCS americana ha decidido embarcarse en una nueva aventura y presenta un equipo que competirá en las Challenger Series europeas. Dicha plantilla consta con algunas viejas caras conocidas y con un español, Caedrel.
Comunicado oficial:
"Less than a year ago, the team that would become Renegades assembled with the intention to qualify for the North American LCS. Today, another League of Legends team under the Renegades brand declares a similar ambition, this time across the Atlantic. This time, as Banditos.
And like before, a handful of former LCS professionals and promising challenger players come from difference directions, different experiences, with one common denominator: the drive to win.
“After spending some time in the professional LoL scene, I learned a few harsh realities about the inner workings of a team,” states Ali “Alicus” Saba, who will be joining Renegades as our EU team manager. “This experience helped me determine what exactly I was looking for when it came to selecting players.
He added: “I’m really happy to have found such smart, handsome, talented and communicative individuals; and more importantly I’m incredibly excited for us all to play under Renegades. Even though we’ve had a lot of offers, it was a rather easy decision since we were looking for the perfect balance between structure and family, and we feel Renegades brings exactly that.”
The Bandito most recently seen in the LCS is Erik “Tabzz” van Helvert, a Dutch marksman who has played AD carry for Lemondogs, Alliance and this past season, Elements.
Another former LCS player, Matthew “Impaler” Taylor, joins to man the jungle. Impaler, who previously jungled for Supa Hot Crew and Team Coast, spent season five on Ex Nihilo, a Challenger team that felt short of LCS expectations this summer.
“I’m overjoyed to announce our partnership with Renegades. I’m a big fan of their American team and the promotions they do make me laugh so fucking hard,” says Impaler. “I’m looking forward to playing with a fresh roster and I hope we can show everyone we’re an organized bunch of Banditos.”
Taking up the mantle of top lane will be Barney “Alphari” Morris, who competed on teams that stood victorious in the PGL as well as ESL UK, going 19-0 with Team Infused.
Former GIANTS! Gaming substitute Marc “Caedrel” Lamont will take the reins of mid lane. Caedrel also spent time on GIANT!’s sister team, becoming the Spanish champions twice as a member of Giants Underdoges.
Rounding out the starting roster is Finnish support player Aleksi “Hiiva” Kaikkonen. Hiiva spent this past season with Team Nevo, Gamers2 and Denial eSports before heading over for a short stint with paIN Gaming.
Marcin “Xaxus” Maczka and “DxAlchemist” Bui will also be joining the roster as substitutes for top and mid, respectively.
We are excited to provide the infrastructure and support to such talented and potential-filled roster over in Europe. With the competitive fire in each of our new Banditos, we are confident in our new team’s ability to succeed during the upcoming 2016 European Challenger Series Spring Split."
Manager: Alicus
Head Coach: Daku
Top: Alphari
Jungle: Impaler
Mid: Caedrel
ADC: Tabzz
Support: Hiiva
Sub/Top: Xaxus
Sub/Mid: DxAlchemist
