Sergio García Maroto (born May 23, 1967), known as Knekro, is a Spanish streamer,

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, and former esports player. He's part of

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's and

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's esports team

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Biography

Sergio García was born in

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. In 2000, at age 16, he took part in the first

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, winning first place in

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and third place in the world finals held in

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. In 2012, he began his career as a YouTuber, creating the first guides in Spanish for the competitive video game

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. In 2017, he started broadcasting on Twitch, where he is one of the main Spanish-language streamers. Knekro belongs to the esports team KOI, where he participates as a content creator on League of Legends and competitive Pokémon, which led to his move to

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in 2021. Despite his involvement as a Pokémon content creator, his participation in Twitch Pokémon series and collaborations with other streamers as a Pokémon trainer, Sergio Garcia declares himself retired from competitive esports. In 2022, he was nominated in the ''best track'' streamer category of the

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. In January 2024, the merger of the esports teams

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and Movistar Riders was announced. The organization announced the creation of an international competitive Pokémon team, with the participation of Knekro in the decision of signings and broadcasting of events, and its participation in the Pokémon World Championship 2024 under the

brand. In January 2025, Knekro's Twitch channel became the official Movistar KOI co-stream of the

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, becoming the most watched Twitch channel in Spanish that month.

References

{{reflist Spanish Internet celebrities Spanish YouTubers Spanish broadcasters Spanish esports players Spanish Twitch (service) streamers Living people 1984 births