G2 Esports
Cameron "Kronovi" Bills
G2 Esports is a Spanish professional eSports organization located in Madrid, founded in November 2013 by Carlos "ocelote" Rodriguez. The organization also hosts squads in League of Legends, Call of Duty, Counterstrike: Global Offensive, Heroes of the Storm and Hearthstone The organization renamed from "Gamers2" to G2 Esports as a part of their 2015 rebranding project.
History[edit]
RLCS Season 2[edit]
European giants G2 Esports entered the Rocket League scene by acquiring the iBUYPOWER roster in September 2016, consisting of Cameron "Kronovi" Bills, Ted "0ver Zer0" Keil, and Brandon "Lachinio" Lachin, who were coming off a strong win over FlipSid3 Tactics in RLCS Season 1. The North American powerhouse was looking to continue their previous successes in RLCS Season 2, this time under the G2 banner. Despite entering Season 2 as strong favourites, the defending World Champions struggled throughout the season, before ultimately finishing seventh in North American League Play with a 2-5 record thus failing to make regional playoffs.
RLCS Season 3[edit]
G2's train wreck in Season 2 led to the departure of Lachinio shortly after the season ended in November 2016, and the departure of 0ver Zer0 a couple months later in January 2017, leaving only team captain Kronovi on the roster. The offseason was tense for the G2 as the world anxiously watched to see who he would bring in to fill out the G2 roster. Ultimately, after several months of deliberation, Dillon "Rizzo" Rizzo and Jacob "JKnaps" Knapman, formerly of Take 3 and Selfless Gaming respectively, were brought on in hopes of success in RLCS Season 3.
Things finally looked to be on the up for G2 as they started off the season 3-0. However, it all started going downhill for the fan favourites in week 4 as they started with a nailbiting 3-2 win over winless SetToDestroyX. Things really took a turn for the worse as they lost their next three matches against Take 3, NRG Esports, and Genesis. G2 finished League Play in third, missing out on the automatic qualification to the world championships that looked to be theirs earlier in the season. In the playoffs, G2 faced off against the Canadian squad of Denial Esports who finished sixth in League Play. However, to everyone's surprise, the fan favourites were upset by the underdogs from the north in a nail-biting seven-game series. G2's season ended with yet another disappointment as they failed to make the world championships for the second season in a row.
RLCS Season 4[edit]
Despite coming off a poor season for their standards, the G2 roster elected to stick together for RLCS Season 4, one of the only two North American rosters who stayed together. G2 had a strong start to Season 4 and kept their momentum this time around, finishing second only to Cloud9 in North American League Play. With their top 2 finish, the team secured automatic qualification to the RLCS Season 4 World Championships. Their regional successes ended there, however, as the team fell 4-1 to Ghost Gaming in the regional semifinals before losing to NRG Esports 4-1 in the 3rd place match.
At the World Championships, G2 Esports started off strong by beating OCE powerhouse Chiefs eSports Club 3-2 before falling to eventual champions Gale Force eSports in the winner's quarterfinals. This marked team captain Kronovi's first loss at the RLCS LAN finals. In the loser's bracket, G2 picked up steam with a series of upsets by beating European favourites Mock-it eSports 3-2 and PSG eSports 3-1. They squared off against Cloud9 in a North American derby before eventually succumbing after a thrilling five-game series. The season was widely considered a success for Kronovi and his squad as they greatly improved over their performance in the past two seasons, establishing their name as a force in Rocket League Esports.
Timeline[edit]
Player Roster[edit]
Active[edit]
| Roster from RLCS Season 3 to Present | Roster from RLCS Season 3 to Present | |||||||||
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Kronovi  | ( Cameron Bills) | Join Date: 2016-09-07 [2] |
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| Rizzo | ( Dillon Rizzo) | Join Date: 2017-02-22 [6] |
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 JKnaps | ( Jacob Knapman) | Join Date: 2017-02-22 [6] |
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| Jahzo | ( Jacob Alexander Suda) | (Manager/Coach) | Join Date: 2017-07-13[7] |
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Former[edit]
| Former Players | Former Players | |||||||||
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| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||||||
| 0ver Zer0 | ( Ted Keil) | Join Date: 2016-09-07[2] | Leave Date: 2017-01-31[5] |
 Spacestation Gaming |
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| Temporary stand-ins | ||||||||
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Napp |  |
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JKnaps | Jacob Knapman | SD TtS Monthly #3 Qualifier | ||
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Rizzo | Dillon Rizzo | PRL Rivals #18 | |||||
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JKnaps | Jacob Knapman | PRL Rivals #18 ShowDown TtS Monthly #1 | |||||
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Rizzo | Dillon Rizzo | |
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0ver Zer0 | Ted Keil | Beyond ASTRONAUTS #1 | |
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Dappur | Chris Mendoza | |
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0ver Zer0 | Ted Keil | PRL Rivals #13 | |
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CorruptedG | Gabriel Vallozzi | SPL Weekly 3v3 #20 | |||||
| RLCS Season 2 Squad | RLCS Season 2 Squad | |||||||||
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| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||||||
| Kronovi | ( Cameron Bills) | Join Date: 2016-09-07 [2] | Leave Date: - |
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| 0ver Zer0 | ( Ted Keil) | Join Date: 2016-09-07[2] | Leave Date: - |
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| Lachinio | ( Brandon Lachin) | Join Date: 2016-09-07 [2] | Leave Date: 2016-11-12[3] |
 Iris |
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| Gambit | ( Cody Dover) | (Coach ) | Join Date: 2016-09-07[2] | Leave Date: 2016-11-14[4] |
 Premature Superhero Cops |
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| Temporary stand-ins | ||||||||
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| ID | Name | Replacing | ID | Name | Tournament(s) | |||
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JKnaps | Jacob Knapman | PRL Rivals #11 | |||||
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DarkFire | Jacob Gurrola | PRL Rivals #8 | |||||
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Gambit | Cody Dover | |
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0ver Zer0 | Ted Keil | ShowDown: Take the Shot #3 | |
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Gambit | Cody Dover | |
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Lachinio | Brandon Lachin | PRL Rivals #3 | |
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Gibbs | Randy Gibbons | |
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Lachinio | Brandon Lachin | GamerSaloon Champions League - Playoffs Round of 6 Game 1 | |
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Zanejackey | Christopher Jacobs | |
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Kronovi | Cameron Bills | Pulsar Season 3: Premier League - Playoffs | |
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Tournament | Results | Prize | |
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| 2018-11-10 | 9 - 10th | Premier | RLCS Season 6 - Finals | 2 : 3 | 
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$10,000 |
| 2018-10-13 | 2nd | Premier | RLCS Season 6 - North America | 2 : 4 | 
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$33,531.25 |
| 2018-06-09 | 7 - 8th | Premier | RLCS Season 5 - Finals | 2 : 3 | 
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$7,000 |
| 2018-04-21 | 1st | Premier | RLCS Season 5 - North America | 4 : 3 |
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$20,500 |
| 2018-01-28 | 2nd | Major | DreamHack Open Leipzig 2018 | 3 : 4 |
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$12,000 |
| 2017-12-03 | 1st | Premier | ELEAGUE Cup 2017: Rocket League | 4 : 3 | 
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$70,000 |
| 2017-11-12 | 4th | Premier | RLCS Season 4 - Finals | 2 : 3 | 
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$11,000 |
| 2017-10-14 | 4th | Premier | RLCS Season 4 - North America | 1 : 4 |
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$9,250 |
| 2017-07-23 | 3 - 4th | Major | DreamHack Atlanta 2017 | 2 : 4 | 
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$6,000 |
| 2017-05-06 | 5 - 6th | Premier | RLCS Season 3 - North America | 3 : 4 | 
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$4,750 |
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Recent Matches[edit]
| Date | Time | Tier | Tournament | Score | Vs. Team | |
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| 2018-11-10 | 22:00 UTC | Premier |  | RLCS Season 6 - Finals | 2 : 3 | PSG |
| 2018-11-09 | 21:00 UTC | Premier | | RLCS Season 6 - Finals | 2 : 3 |  F3 |
| 2018-10-14 | 00:00 UTC | Premier | | RLCS Season 6 - North America | 2 : 4 | NRG |
| 2018-10-13 | 21:00 UTC | Premier | | RLCS Season 6 - North America | 4 : 2 | EG |
| 2018-10-06 | 23:10 UTC | Premier | | RLCS Season 6 - North America | 3 : 2 | NRG |
Gallery[edit]
Rosters[edit]
G2 Esports at DreamHack Atlanta 2017
From left to right: JKnaps, Rizzo, Kronovi
References[edit]
- ↑ "G2 Esports Renews Contracts with JKnaps, Rizzo & Kronovi". G2 Esports. 2018-07-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "G2 ESPORTS SIGN ROCKET LEAGUE WORLD CHAMPIONS". G2 Esports. 2016-09-07.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "I have left @G2esports on good terms with the players and the organization. It was a great experience. I will now be LFT for RLCS Season 3.". 2016-11-12.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Gambit will no longer be a part of the G2 roster.". 2016-11-14.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Current situation regarding Rocket League / G2". 2017-01-31.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "JKNAPS & RIZZO JOIN ROCKET LEAGUE TEAM". 2017-02-22.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "G2 ROCKET LEAGUE TEAM WELCOMES JAHZO AS THE NEW MANAGER". 2017-07-13.
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