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| Region | North America | ||||||||
| Sponsor(s) | Esportsify EGL Fragnet Sloth Esports X-Gamer | ||||||||
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Team RivaL is a United States based esports organization. They first entered PC SMITE when when they acquired Yomi on July 27, 2015. They returned when they acquired the previous roster of Cyclone on March 23, 2017.
History
Season 2
On July 27, 2015, Team RivaL acquired the Yomi Challenger team.[1] At the Fall Relegations, RivaL, with the help of substitute TheBest, would beat out former SPL team Enemy in a 3-1 series, earning a spot to compete in the Fall Split. Two days after qualifying for the SPL, RivaL would be acquired by Team eLevate.[2]
2017 Season
On March 22, 2017, Team RivaL acquired the former Cyclone roster the team left the org. [3]
Timeline
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
- 2015
- January 7, Sam4soccer2 joins. CaptainTwig moves to the Mid Lane. PandaCat moves to hunter.[4]
- May 18, Roster and SPL spot are acquired by
Ghost Gaming. fineokay, Sam4soccer2, CaptainTwig, PandaCat, PolarBearMike, sLainy leave.[5]
- January 12, Team Rival acquires a spot in 2018 EU SPL.[10]
- December 6, iceicebaby leaves. [11]
- December 14, Roster disbands. Deathwalker, Wlfy, Vote, KaLaS, and AlphaJackal leave.[12]
- March 22, Former Cyclone roster aqcuried. Deathwalker, iceicebabyy, Wlfy, Vote, and KaLaS join. AlphaJackal joins as coach.
- July 27, Yomi roster acquired. Gili, Mytherea, Unrelinquished, Vessalius, and Metyankey join.[1]
- August 3, Roster and staff acquired by Team eLevate.[2]
Player Roster
Former
| C | ID | Name | Role | Next Team | Joined | Left |
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| fineokay | Alec Fonzo | Solo Laner |  Ghost Gaming |
2019-01-10 | 2020-05-18 | |
| sam4soccer2 | Samuel Waxman | Jungler | Ghost Gaming |
2020-01-07 | 2020-05-18 | |
| CaptainTwig | Benjamin Knight | Mid Laner | Ghost Gaming |
2019-01-10 | 2020-05-18 | |
| PandaCat | Maksim Yanevich | Hunter | Ghost Gaming |
2019-01-10 | 2020-05-18 | |
| PolarBearMike | Michael Heiss | Support | Ghost Gaming |
2019-01-10 | 2020-05-18 | |
| Arkkyl | Kenny Kuska | Hunter |  Belt Slap |
2019-01-10 | 2019-11-22 | |
| Deathwalker | Adrian Benko | Solo Laner |  Pittsburgh Knights |
2017-03-22 | 2018-12-14 | |
| Wlfy | Alexandru Lefterică | Mid Laner |  Obey Alliance |
2017-03-22 | 2018-12-14 | |
| Vote | Liam Shanks | Hunter | Pittsburgh Knights |
2017-03-22 | 2018-12-14 | |
| KaLaS | Petar Matejić | Support |  eUnited |
2017-03-22 | 2018-12-14 | |
| iceicebaby | Aleksandar Zahariev | Jungler | eUnited |
2017-03-22 | 2018-12-06 | |
| Gili | Sadiq Humecki | Solo Laner |  Elevate |
2015-07-27 | 2015-08-03 | |
| Mytherea | Caleb Sullivan | Jungler | Elevate |
2015-07-27 | 2015-08-03 | |
| Unrelinquished | Joshua Gratton | Mid Laner | Elevate |
2015-07-27 | 2015-08-03 | |
| Vessalius | Julius Melgar | Hunter | Elevate |
2015-07-27 | 2015-08-03 | |
| Metyankey | Michael Fasciano | Support | Elevate |
2015-07-27 | 2015-08-03 |
Temporary Subs
| ID | Name | Role | Replacing | Tournament | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covertactician | Thomas Shaw | Coach | AlphaJackal | SMITE Summer Finals 2018 | |
| TheBest | Jeremy Dailey | Mid Laner | Gili | SPL Season 2 NA Fall Relegations |
Organization
Current
| C | ID | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravage90 | Kurtis Coombs | Co-Owner | |
| TDubbaya | Tyler West | Co-Owner |
Former
| C | ID | Name | Position | Next Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sLainy | Peter Sarvari | Coach | Ghost Gaming
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| Covertactician | Thomas Shaw | Team Manager | ||
| AlphaJackal | Andy Barlow | Coach |  Team Queso
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Team Achievements
| Recent Tournament Results (View All) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Place | Prize | Event | Roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-10-25 | 3 |  2019 SPL Phase 2 | fineokay • CaptainTwig • PandaCat • Arkkyl • PolarBearMike | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Media
Gallery
Gallery
Team RivaL's 2019 Roster Photo
Left to Right: CaptainTwig, Arkkyl, PBM, PandaCat, fineokay
Articles
- Interview with Team Rival’s Alec ‘fineokay’ Fonzo - with Jason Parker of MMOHuts
Interviews
Videos
- 2017
- Nov 21, Super Regional 2017 Highlight (6m56s)
External Links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rival acquires top Challenger Cup SMITE team
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 [1]
- ↑ Team Rival Expands Smite Presence
- ↑ Team RivaL unveil their 2020 SPL roster
- ↑ Ghost Gaming acquires the Team RivaL SPL roster
- ↑ Team RivaL returns for season 6
- ↑ Team RivaL announce their 2019 roster
- ↑ Team RivaL will return to the SPL for Season 7
- ↑ Arkkyl announces LFT
- ↑ Team Rival aquires a spot in SPL
- ↑ iceice leaves
- ↑ Team RivaL splits up going into season 6