GamerLegion (formerly Team GamerLegion) is a German professional

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organization based in

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. Founded in 2017, it fields teams in '' Age of Empires II'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. The organization's ''

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'' team rose to prominence after reaching the grand final of the

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. Since then it has competed in international tournaments such as

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and

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History

GamerLegion was founded in April 2017 in

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, before relocating to Berlin. Initially a coaching platform, in 2018 the organization acquired its first professional roster, competing in ''

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''. In March 2019, GamerLegion signed their first ''Counter-Strike'' roster, and signed ''Tekken'' player Akhil "Tetsu" Kakar in August 2021.

''Age of Empires II''

In September 2020, GamerLegion acquired an ''Age of Empires II'' roster of former

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players.

Roster

''Counter-Strike''

GamerLegion signed its first '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' team on 29 March 2019, featuring Belgian player Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom. The organization's various rosters have attended four ''Counter-Strike'' Major Championships, IEM Rio Major 2022,

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and

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. Their most significant performance was a second-place finish at Paris 2023, where they upset Heroic to qualify for the grand finals against

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Roster

References

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