Movistar KOI

Movistar KOI
Short name	MKOI / KOI
Divisions	League of Legends; Valorant; Counter-Strike 2; Pokémon World Championships;
Founded	4 January 2024; 11 months ago
Based in	Madrid, Spain
Colors
CEO	Ibai Llanos; Fernando Piquer; Adam Adamou
Parent group	OverActive Media
Website	shop.movistarkoi.gg/es/

Movistar KOI is a Spanish professional esports organisation owned by OverActive Media. The organisation was created as a result of a merger between KOI, Movistar Riders and MAD Lions in January 2024.^[1] As part of a triple merger, during 2024 they competed under two names: Movistar KOI and MAD Lions KOI.^[2] The final merger was announced at the Movistar KOICON event on December 6, 2024.^[3]

The organisation competes with two teams in League of Legends (European LEC and Spanish Superliga); one in Valorant; one in Counter-Strike 2; and two players for Pokémon World Championships. It will also be present in Fortnite and Free Fire.^[4]

History

The organisation was founded on January 4, 2024 by three Spanish teams: KOI, founded in December 2021 by Ibai Llanos and former footballer of FC Barcelona Gerard Piqué;^[5] Movistar Riders, founded in January 2017 by Fernando Piquer;^[6] and MAD Lions, founded in August 2017 as MAD Lions Esports Club by Sergio Yáñez, Marcos Eguillor and Sergio Schnura.^[7]

Rosters

Movistar KOI rosters

League of Legends (LEC)
Handle	Name	Nationality
Myrwn	Pastor Villarejo, Alex	Spain
Elyoya	Padres Batalla, Javier	Spain
Jojopyun	Joseph Joon Pyun	Canada
Supa	Martínez García, David	Spain
Alvaro	Fernández del Amo, Álvaro	Spain

League of Legends (Superliga)
Handle	Name	Nationality
Spooder	Maitham Sharad, Muhanad	Sweden
Eckas	Strazdauskas, Edgaras	Lithuania
Fresskowy	Przewoźnik, Bartłomiej	Poland
UNF0RGIVEN	Nieminen, William	Sweden
kamilius	Košťál, Kamil	Slovakia

Valorant
Handle	Name	Nationality
Sheydos	Naumov, Bogdan	Russia
Grubinho	Ryczko, Grzegorz	Poland
Filu	Czarnecki, Dawid	Poland
flyuh	Carlson, Xavier	United States
soulcas	Sulcas, Dom	United Kingdom

Counter-Strike 2
Handle	Name	Nationality
mopoz	Fernández, Alejandro	Spain
dav1g	Granado, David	Spain
adamS	Marian, Adam	Romania
stadodo	Gonçalves, Renato	Portugal
sausol	Solsona, Pere	Spain

Pokémon World Championships
Handle	Name	Nationality
PokeAlex	Gómez, Alex	Spain
Riopaser	Ríos, Eric	Spain

Legend:

(I) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(L) On loan
(2W) Two-way player
Substitute
Injury / Illness

References

^ Nicholson, Jonno (January 4, 2024). "OverActive Media looks to acquire KOI, Movistar Riders". Esports Insider. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
^ "MAD Lions KOI y Movistar KOI: así del nuevo club de Ibai Llanos, Fernando Piquer y Adam Adamou". marca.com (in Spanish). January 5, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
^ "Movistar KOI confirma su nuevo nombre y logo para competiciones". esports.as.com (in Spanish). December 6, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
^ "Movistar KOI expande fronteras: nuevos equipos en Fortnite y Free Fire". esports.as.com (in Spanish). December 7, 2024.
^ "KOI". kosmosholding.com.
^ "Movistar Riders es el nuevo club bajo la marca de Telefónica". as.com (in Spanish). January 10, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
^ "Nace MAD Lions E.C., un club eSport que competirá en la primera división de League of Legends". elreferente.es (in Spanish). August 31, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

External links

Official website

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[1] Nicholson, Jonno (January 4, 2024). "OverActive Media looks to acquire KOI, Movistar Riders". Esports Insider. Retrieved January 14, 2024.

[2] "MAD Lions KOI y Movistar KOI: así del nuevo club de Ibai Llanos, Fernando Piquer y Adam Adamou". marca.com (in Spanish). January 5, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

[3] "Movistar KOI confirma su nuevo nombre y logo para competiciones". esports.as.com (in Spanish). December 6, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.

[4] "Movistar KOI expande fronteras: nuevos equipos en Fortnite y Free Fire". esports.as.com (in Spanish). December 7, 2024.

[5] "KOI". kosmosholding.com.

[6] "Movistar Riders es el nuevo club bajo la marca de Telefónica". as.com (in Spanish). January 10, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

[7] "Nace MAD Lions E.C., un club eSport que competirá en la primera división de League of Legends". elreferente.es (in Spanish). August 31, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

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