Gambit Gaming
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| Divisions | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
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| Sport | League of Legends |
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| Founded | 2013 |
| Folded | 2015 |
| League | League of Legends Championship Series Europe (LCS) |
| Team history | MTG (2011) Team Empire (2011) Moscow Five (2011-2012) |
| Based in | Berlin |
| Head coach | Kévin "Shaunz" Ghanbarzadeh |
Gambit Gaming is a European esports organization formed in January 2013 after the acquisition of the previous League of Legends roster of Moscow Five. The team previously had a team competing in the European League of Legends Championship Series. Gambit currently only has a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team.
On January 10, the now-defunct e-Sports organization Moscow Five released their League of Legends roster. The event was precipitated due the arrest of Moscow Five's CEO Dmitry 'ddd1ms' Smilianets in July 2015, which left the organization with a lack of funding for several months. Four days later, on January 14, it was announced that Gambit Gaming had acquired the former M5 roster.
Marking their first appearance in an offline event as Gambit Gaming, in late January 2013, the Russian team would compete in IEM Season VII - Global Challenge Katowice as one of the eight qualified teams. Gambit Gaming would go 1-2 in the group stage, winning against MYM, while losing to Curse Gaming EU and Azubu Blaze. Because of this, the round robin had a tie between MYM, Gambit and Curse Gaming EU, who all went 1-2. A time coefficient was used to break the tie, giving Gambit Gaming a spot in the semi-finals. Gambit Gaming, as the underdogs, would defeat Azubu Frost 2-0, then go on to take first place by knocking out Korean powerhouse Azubu Blaze, who they had lost to in the group stage. Gambit Gaming took home $15,000 USD (~11,609 Euros) as well as a direct seed into the IEM World Championship.
Having qualified as Moscow Five, Gambit Gaming would compete in the European Season 3 League of Legends Championship Series. Gambit would be a highly respected threat throughout Spring, being one of the most feared teams to play. They would complete the European Spring LCS Split in 2nd place, with a record of 21-7. This ensured their LCS spot for the summer split portion of the league. They would then take second place in the Season 3 EU Spring Playoffs, losing 2-3 to Fnatic in the final.
Gambit attended the IEM Season VII - World Championship in Hannover, Germany in March. The team dominated their group, going undefeated with a 5-0 score, placing them in the semi-finals. They then faced CJ Entus Frost and lost the set 2-1, knocking Gambit out of the tournament and seeing them finish in 3rd overall.
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