| GamerLegion | |
| Short Name: | GL |
| Location: | Berlin, Germany |
| Ceo: | Nicolas Reber |
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| Website: | https://gamerlegion.gg/ |
GamerLegion (formerly Team GamerLegion) is a German professional esports organization based in Berlin.[1] Founded in 2017,[2] it fields teams in Age of Empires II, Counter-Strike 2 and Tekken 8.
The organization's Counter-Strike team rose to prominence after reaching the grand final of the Blast Paris Major 2023.[3] Since then it has competed in international tournaments such as Intel Extreme Masters and BLAST Premier.
GamerLegion was founded in April 2017 in Celle, Germany, before relocating to Berlin. Initially a coaching platform, in 2018 the organization acquired its first professional roster, competing in League of Legends. In March 2019, GamerLegion signed their first Counter-Strike roster,[4] and signed Tekken player Akhil "Tetsu" Kakar in August 2021.
In September 2020, GamerLegion acquired an Age of Empires II roster of former Team Secret players.[5]
GamerLegion signed its first team on 29 March 2019, featuring Belgian player Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom. The organization's various rosters have attended three Counter-Strike Major Championships, IEM Rio Major 2022, Blast Paris Major 2023, and PGL Major Copenhagen 2024.[6] [7] [8] Their most significant performance was a second-place finish at Paris 2023, where they upset Heroic to qualify for the grand finals against Team Vitality.[9]