Apex Gaming

Apex Gaming was a League of Legends team that competed in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS). The team was coached primarily by Brandon "Saintvicious" DiMarco and David "Cop" Roberson.[1] Apex Gaming also had a League of Legends Challenger Series team called Apex Pride, which entered the league after Team Dignitas transferred their spot.[2]

Not to be confused with Apex Legends or Apex (tournament).

Apex Gaming
Short nameAPX
GameLeague of Legends
FoundedJanuary 20, 2016 (2016-01-20)
FoldedSeptember 26, 2016 (2016-09-26)
LeagueNA LCS
LocationUnited States
OwnerDavid Slan and Michael Slan
Head coachBrandon "Saintvicious" DiMarco
General managerCharlene "Shark" Hamm

History

Apex Gaming was formed on January 20, 2016, after it acquired Team Imagine's spot in the 2016 NACS Spring Split. After placing 1st in the regular season and in playoffs, Apex qualified for the 2016 NA LCS Summer Split promotion tournament. There, Apex beat Team Dragon Knights in the qualifying round to earn a spot in the NA LCS.[3] On July 8, 2016, support Kevin "KonKwon" Kwon retired from professional gaming.[4] On September 26, 2016, the Philadelphia 76ers announced their purchase of Apex and Team Dignitas, another esports organization.[5] The Apex Gaming roster was announced to now be playing under the Team Dignitas banner.[6]

Final roster
Nat. ID Name Role
Ray Jeon Ji-won Top Laner
Shrimp Lee Byeong-hoon Jungler
Keane Lae-Young Jang Mid Laner
Apollo Apollo Price Bot Laner
Xpecial Alex Chu Support

Tournament results
  • 1st — 2016 Summer NA CS
  • 7th — 2016 Summer North American League of Legends Championship Series
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References
  1. "Return of the NA veterans: Apex Gaming". ESPN. May 29, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Volk, Pete (April 8, 2016). "Apex will replace Dignitas in NA LCS Summer Split". SBNation.com. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Volk, Pete (September 26, 2016). "Philadelphia 76ers become first North American sports team to acquire esports franchise". The Rift Herald. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  6. "76ers acquire esports teams Dignitas and Apex". ESPN. September 25, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

See also
  • Team Coast, a defunct team also owned by David Slan
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