Moscow Five
Russian professional esports organization
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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.
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| Short name | M5 |
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| Divisions | League of Legends |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Location | Russia |
| Owner | Dmitry "ddd1ms" Smilianets |
| Head coach | Vladimir "Halbua" Borodin |
| Website | www |
Moscow Five returned to the professional League of Legends scene in 2014[5] and 2019[6] with new CIS teams.
Counter-Strike
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Moscow Five's Counter-Strike team won bronze at the 2011 World Cyber Games.
League of Legends
Former EU LCS roster
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Konstantin "Groove" Pikiner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Legend:
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Achievements
- 3rd–4th — Season 2 World Championship
- 1st — IEM Season VI - World Championship
