Moscow Five Explained

Moscow Five
Short Name:M5
Location:Russia
Owner:Dmitry "ddd1ms" Smilianets
Coach:Vladimir "Halbua" Borodin
Sport Label:Divisions
Sport:League of Legends

Moscow Five is a Russian esports organization founded in 2001. The organization currently has a professional League of Legends team. On 16 December 2011, Moscow Five created what one could describe as one of the most successful international teams in the history of League of Legends.[1] In 2013 former Moscow Five owner Dmitry "ddd1ms" Smilianets was arrested for his alleged involvement in "one of the largest" hacking and data breach schemes history in a global operation by the FBI's Cyber Division.[2] [3] [4] Moscow Five's League of Legends team quickly reformed as Gambit Gaming under Pikiner's leadership.

Moscow Five returned to the professional League of Legends scene in 2014[5] and 2019[6] with new CIS teams.

Counter-Strike

Moscow Five's Counter-Strike team won bronze at the 2011 World Cyber Games.

League of Legends

Notable achievements

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Moscow Five returns to League of Legends . 16 April 2015 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924060519/http://www.ongamers.com/articles/moscow-five-return-to-league-of-legends/1100-2115/ . dead .
  2. News: Lingle . Samuel . Former Moscow Five owner pleads guilty to role in one of the biggest-ever U.S. hacking cases . 1 August 2019 . Dot Esports . 23 September 2015.
  3. News: 20 ans fermes pour le créateur de M5 ? . 1 August 2019 . Millenium . 25 September 2015 . fr.
  4. News: Peel . Jeremy . Former Moscow 5 owner charged in "largest hacking and data breach scheme ever prosecuted in the United States" . 1 August 2019 . PCGamesN . 26 July 2013.
  5. Web site: Moscow Five's roster announcement (2014) . vk.com . Moscow Five . 7 July 2019.
  6. News: Летний LCL Open Cup 2019 начинается! . 7 July 2019 . LoL Esports Russia . 14 June 2019 . ru . 7 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190707051751/http://ru.lolesports.com/articles/1215 . dead .

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