Perkz

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Lore & Background

Perkz's first professional team was GSI Gaming, which he joined midway through the 2013 season. With the team, he competed at DreamHack Summer 2014, though they did not make it past the group stage. Perkz and GSI Gaming won EpicGear Cup 16, and placed second in EpicGear Cup 17 before the team disbanded later on in the year. At the start of 2015, Perkz joined Gamers2. He participated at International Invitational Tournament 4 with the team, and later the EU CS Spring Qualifier along with beansu, Obvious, Kobbe and kaSing. Gamers2 were beaten by Team Nevo in the final of their qualifier bracket. Perkz then left the team, joining Millenium soon after. With Millenium, Perkz and the roster finished 2nd at Gamers Assembly 2015 behind only Origen. Not long after, Perkz officially left the team. In May 2015, it was announced that Perkz would be rejoining Gamers2, who had retained their Challenger Series spot for the EUCS Summer Season. In October, Gamers2 rebranded themselves to G2 Esports. G2 started strong in their first year as a part of the EU LCS. They finished the split in first place with a record of 15–3. In the playoffs, Perkz and G2 defeated established franchises Fnatic and Origen, 3–1 both times, to win the season and secure an invitation to 2016 Mid–Season Invitational. Going into MSI, G2 Esports was not expected to win, with Korean representatives, SK Telecom T1 favored ahead of them, but were still expected to perform well. However, the team lost their first four games of the round robin and ultimately finished in fifth place out of six teams, and were eliminated from the tournament. This placement meant that Europe would forfeit their Pool 1 seed at the World Championship. In a statement published partway through the second day of play, G2 stated that their players had taken vacation time after a 'rigorous Spring Split'. AD carry Emperor later stated that there had been an internal conflict within the team one day prior to the start of the event. In 2019 Caps was traded from Fnatic to G2, resulting in two mid lane players on the same team. Perkz swapped to the AD Carry position, replacing his teammate Hjarnan. G2's 2019 season was very successful, with the team winning the Mid-Season Invitational, and making it to the 2019 League of Legends World Championship finals, where Perkz and the rest of G2 were defeated by FunPlus Phoenix. For the 2020 season

In Their Own Story

G2 started strong in their first year as a part of the EU LCS. They finished the split in first place with a record of 15–3. In the playoffs, Perkz and G2 defeated established franchises Fnatic and Origen, 3–1 both times, to win the season and secure an invitation to 2016 Mid–Season Invitational. Going into MSI, G2 Esports was not expected to win, with Korean representatives, SK Telecom T1 favored ahead of them, but were still expected to perform well. However, the team lost their first four games of the round robin and ultimately finished in fifth place out of six teams, and were eliminated from the tournament. In a statement published partway through the second day of play, G2 stated that their players had taken vacation time after a "rigorous Spring Split". AD carry Emperor later stated that there had been an internal conflict within the team one day prior to the start of the event. In 2019 Caps was traded from Fnatic to G2, resulting in two mid lane players on the same team. Perkz swapped to the AD Carry position, replacing his teammate Hjarnan. G2's 2019 season was very successful, with the team winning the Mid-Season Invitational, and making it to the 2019 League of Legends World Championship finals, where Perkz and the rest of G2 were defeated by FunPlus Phoenix. For the 2020 season, Perkz moved back to the mid lane, swapping positions with Caps. After the spring split had ended, Perkz swapped back to the bot lane. In the middle of the LEC 2020 Summer Split, Perkz had to take a break because of stress. Perkz came back after a short break, and G2 Esports managed to once again win the LEC, and qualify for Worlds 2020. At the 2020 League of Legends World Championship, G2 Esports were eliminated in the semifinals by the eventual champions, Damwon Gaming. This marked the third straight year G2 has finished fourth or better at Worlds. Following the loss, Perkz and G2 decided to part ways in November 2020.

Reader's Guide

Perkz played as a mid laner for most of his career, but swapped to AD Carry in 2019 when Caps joined G2. For the 2020 season, he moved back to mid lane, then swapped back to bot lane after the spring split. He is known for his versatility and leadership.

Did You Know?

• Perkz is one of the greatest western players in League of Legends history.
• He won the Mid-Season Invitational in 2019 with G2 Esports.
• He has won 8 LEC titles, the 5th highest of any player.
• Perkz is the second player to have ever won both a LEC and a LCS championship title, along with Jesper 'Zven' Svenningsen.