Unicorns of Love

The Unicorns of Love (UOL) are a professional esports organization based in Berlin, Germany. It was founded on 15 August 2013 and has rosters competing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive[1] and League of Legends.[2][3]

Unicorns of Love
Short nameUOL
DivisionsCounter-Strike: Global Offensive
League of Legends
Founded15 August 2013 (2013-08-15)
Based inBerlin, Germany
ColoursPink and white          
Websitewww.unicornsoflove.com

UOL's League of Legends team competes in the League of Legends Continental League (LCL), the CIS' top professional league.[2] The organization previously had a team that competed in the European League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS).[3]

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

History

UOL announced on 17 January 2019 that it had signed an all-German roster for its inaugural CS:GO team. The team consists of Oliver "kzy" Heck, Markus "maRky" Reitenbach, Andre "Kirby" Kempa, Christian "crisby" Schmitt, and Denim "DeniMM" Ameti.[1]

Current roster
Nat. ID Name Role Joined
crisby Christian Schmitt Rifler 17 January 2019
DeniMM Denim Ameti Rifler 17 January 2019
Kirby André Kempa Entry fragger 17 January 2019
kzy Oliver Maximilian Heck AWPer/In-game leader 17 January 2019
maRky Markus Reitenbach Entry fragger 17 January 2019

League of Legends
Unicorns of Love
GameLeague of Legends
LeagueLCL (main team)
ESL Meisterschaft (academy team)
Based inMoscow, Russia (main team)
Berlin, Germany (academy team)
Head coachDmitrii "Invi" Protasov
ManagerAnton "Tunes" Boyko

History

Kikis left the team in July 2015.[4] On 13 December 2015 Diamondprox signed with the team.[5] On 27 January 2016, Djoko substituted for Diamondprox for three weeks.[6] On 22 February, Loulex replaced Rudy on the starting roster.[7] On 24 April, Diamondprox left the team.

In early 2019, UOL's application to the rebranded and newly franchised League of Legends European Championship (LEC) was rejected.[8] On 22 May 2019, they acquired the League of Legends Continental League (LCL) spot of Team Just.[2][9] Their academy team, UOL "Sexy Edition", remained in Germany and played in ESL Meisterschaft.

BOSS, AHaHaCiK, and Nomanz joined from Vega Squadron, which won the 2019 LCL Spring Split, while Innaxe and Edward were acquired from Excel UK and Rogue respectively.[10] UOL finished second in the 2019 LCL Summer regular season, qualifying for playoffs. After defeating Elements Pro Gaming in the semifinals and Vega Squadron in the finals, UOL won their first LCL title and qualified for the 2019 World Championship as the LCL's representative.[11]

Current roster
Unicorns of Love roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleHandleNameNationalityPrevious team
Top BOSS  Fomin, Vladislav   Russia  Vega Squadron 
Jungle AHaHaCiK  Skvortsov, Kirill   Russia  Vega Squadron 
Mid Nomanz  Yakshin, Lev   Russia  Vega Squadron 
Bot Gadget  Makavchuk, Ilya   Belarus  Vega Squadron 
Support SaNTaS  Lifashin, Aleksandr   Russia  Vega Squadron 
Head coach

Fabian "Sheepy" Mallant

Assistant coach(es)

Dmitrii "Invi" Protasov

Legend
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player
  • Injury/Illness

Latest roster transaction: 21 November 2019.

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References
  1. Villanueva, Jamie (17 January 2019). "Unicorns of Love signs a German roster as its inaugural CS:GO team". Dot Esports. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. Beard, Grant (16 May 2019). "Unicorns of Love to join the LCL". Daily Esports. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. "Unicorns of Love expected to join LCL". Field Level Media via MSN. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  4. "Unicorns of Love to replace Kikis". Dot Esports. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  5. "Diamondprox signs with the Unicorns of Love". Dot Esports. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  6. "Djoko to sub for Diamondprox in week three". Dot Esports. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  7. "Loulex replaces Rudy on Unicorns of Love". Dot Esports. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  8. "Unicorns of Love leave the EU LCS". ESPN. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  9. @UnicornsOfLove (22 May 2019). "After 2 wins yesterday, we continue with the positive messages: We will go all in this summer and take part in the LCL! Welcome our new lineup..." (Tweet). Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Twitter.
  10. Ray, Nicholas (22 May 2019). "Unicorns of Love return to pro League of Legends... in Russia". Upcomer. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  11. Newell, Adam (15 September 2019). "Unicorns of Love take down Vega Squadron to qualify for Worlds 2019". Dot Esports. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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