FORG1VEN

FORG1VEN
Konstantinos Tzortziou
Status Active
Born (1992-07-23) July 23, 1992
Nationality Greek
Current team H2K
Role AD Carry/Marksman
League European League of Legends Championship Series
Games League of Legends
Nickname(s) Forgiven
Professional career
??? 2013 – Oct 2013 Mad Gods Gaming
Oct 2013 – Sep 2014 Copenhagen Wolves
May 2014 – Jul 2014 Different Dimension
Nov 2014 – May 2015 SK Gaming
May 2015 – Oct 2015 Gambit Gaming
Dec 2015 – May 2016 H2k-Gaming
May 2016 – July 2016 Origen
July 2016 – Present H2k-Gaming

Konstantinos Tzortziou, (born July 23, 1992) better known as FORG1VEN, is a Greek League of Legends player who is currently playing for H2k-Gaming. FORG1VEN is considered to be among the best Western players of the AD Carry/Marksman role in League history,[1] and one of the most mechanically skilled players in the game.[2] He has previously played for the Copenhagen Wolves, SK Gaming, Gambit Gaming, and Origen.

Career

In 2014, FORG1VEN missed playing in the 2014 Summer European League of Legends Championship Series after he was benched by his team, the Copenhagen Wolves, for "attitude problems".[3]

In spring 2015, FORG1VEN played for SK Gaming, which was the top European team for most of that season.[1] He established several statistical records and was the MVP of the 2015 Spring EU LCS Split while a member of SK.[4] However, after claims of mismanagement and worsening relations with teammates, he was replaced on the active roster in favour of Adrian "CandyPanda" Wübbelmann.[1]

FORG1VEN requested a transfer and subsequently left SK Gaming before the start of the 2015 Summer European LCS split and joined Gambit Gaming, becoming their star player.[5][4] His play for Gambit led them to a 7-9 record and into a three-way tie for the last playoff spot.[4] However, he was suspended by Riot Games for four competitive games in July 2015 for "toxic behavior" in public competitive play, receiving a harsher penalty because of an April 2014 incident in which he was fined $1000 for similar behaviour.[4] The ban hurt Gamibt Gaming, which was unable to secure visas for its preferred replacement quickly enough and used Moopz as a replacement for their last two games of the regular season, both of which were losses.[6] On August 24, 2015, Gambit Gaming decided to replaced FORG1VEN at AD Carry for the 2015 EU LCS Spring Promotion with Kristoffer "P1noy" Albao Lund Pedersen.[7]

Gambit Gaming subsequently sold its spot in the LCS to Team Vitality, FORG1VEN was received numerous offers from other LCS teams before settling on H2k-Gaming.[1] On 25 February 2016, Tzortziou announced that he would miss the remainder of the 2016 Spring EU LCS split, for which H2k was then in a tie for first, as well as the 2016 Summer EU LCS and the 2016 World Championship in order to fulfill Greek military service requirements.[3][8][9] However, after talks with the Greek government, on March 3 H2k announced that FORG1VEN had been given a temporary deferment from service.[9]

According to former H2k teammate Jankos, even though FORG1VEN was a skilled player with good mechanics, he took losses against teams with players he considered inferior such as Rekkles personally, and negatively impacted the squad's teamwork by blaming his teammates.[10] In April 2016, FORG1VEN left H2k, and although his in-game play no longer fit the team, he maintained good relations with his former teammates and team management.[1] He initially said that he would not play the upcoming summer split, and planned to return in the 2017 Spring EU split.[11]

FORG1VEN joined Origen in May 2016 for that year's Summer EU LCS, but his individualistic, communication-heavy playstyle clashed with fellow star player Glenn "Hybrid" Doornenbal's team-oriented style, which led to poor results for Origen in the first week of competition.[12][13] On June 7, FORG1VEN announced on his Facebook profile that he was planning to stop playing League of Legends because of a lack of motivation and a preference for playing Overwatch.[14][15] He also characterized his experience with Origen management as a "breach of trust".[5] On June 8, 2016 FORG1VEN was removed from the Origen active roster, and inability to find a replacement for FORG1VEN prompted team owner and former player XPeke to step into his role.[13][16]

In July 2016, FORG1VEN returned to H2k-Gaming as a substitute player on their roster.[5] He will be on the starting roster for the final week of the season due to Aleš "Freeze" Kněžínek's wrist injury.

FORG1VEN played for H2k-Gaming at the 2016 League of Legends World Championship, and was one of the top players at the tournament.[17] His team was eliminated by Samsung Galaxy 3-0 in the semifinals.[18]

Tournament results

SK Gaming

Gambit Gaming

H2k Gaming

Origen

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Wolf, Jacob (22 April 2016). "Sources: Forg1ven to part ways with H2k Gaming". ESPN. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Forg1ven will stay in the LCS after military service temporarily deferred". 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  3. 1 2 Asarch, Stephen (25 February 2016). "H2K's Forgiven Leaves EU LCS To Join Greek Army". www.idigitaltimes.com. IBT Media. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Lingle, Samuel (21 July 2015). "FORG1VEN suspended 4 games for toxicity, putting Gambit Gaming season on the ropes". Daily Dot. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 Leslie, Callum (12 July 2016). "FORG1VEN rejoins H2k-Gaming as a backup for Freeze". Daily Dot. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Rosen, Daniel (1 August 2015). "Diamondprox on the Summer split and FORG1VEN's ban". thescoreesports.com. theScore Inc. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Fischer, Annabelle (24 August 2015). "P1noy replaces FORG1VEN in the EU Promotion Tournament". thescoreesports.com. theScore Inc. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  8. ↑ Rosen, Daniel (25 February 2016). "FORG1VEN conscripted into Greek military, says service begins in March". thescoreesports.com. theScore Inc. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  9. 1 2 Volk, Pete (3 March 2016). "Top League of Legends pro given temporary military deferment after selection by Greek army". SBNation.com. SB Nation. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  10. ↑ Chouadria, Adel (11 June 2016). "H2k's Jankos: 'It offended [FORG1VEN] that he was losing to Rekkles and to Niels'". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  11. ↑ Cocke, Taylor (2 May 2016). "FORG1VEN to skip 2016 EU LCS summer split". esports.yahoo.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  12. ↑ Cocke, Taylor (18 May 2016). "Origen picks up FORG1VEN, Hybrid". esports.yahoo.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  13. 1 2 Chouadria, Adel (9 June 2016). "Balancing Act: xPeke on being an owner and a player". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  14. ↑ Gonçalves, Por Aníbal (2016-06-09). "Esports - Jogador troca League of Legends por Overwatch". IGN Portugal. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  15. ↑ Lee, Julia (8 June 2016). "Forg1ven steps down due to 'lack of motivation', playing too much Overwatch". Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  16. ↑ von Christian, Mittwegg (8 June 2016). "LoL: Origen schickt FORG1VEN auf die Bank". esport.kicker.de. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  17. ↑ Erzberger, Tyler (22 October 2016). "Rising up: The story of SSG vs. H2k". ESPN.com. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  18. ↑ Perez, Matt. "'League Of Legends' Worlds 2016 -- Samsung Galaxy Sweeps H2K To Secure Their Spot In The Finals". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
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