G2’s Ocelote is coming out of retirement to play a show match against rugby star Ellis Genge
When sports meets esports.
Berlin-based esports organizationG2 Esportsand the Rugby union star, Ellis Genge, will be facing off against each other in the Summoner’s Rift.
G2 Founding CEO Carlos “ocelote” Rodriguez will be coming out of retirement to play with select G2 players against the loosehead prop star player.
The match will take place tonight at 11 p.m. GMT+8 (5:00 p.m. CEST).
G2 confirmed that ocelote will be joined byRainbow Six Siegeplayer Niclas “Pengu” Mouritzen, while Genge’s team will be made up of four of his friends.
Being stuck at home because of theCOVID-19pandemic, Genge has entered a few esports competitions for titles like the football simulatorFIFAand the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game League of Legends (LoL).
Genge is also in good terms with anotherLECteam,Excel Esports. He drops by on the British team’s headquarters every now and then, and even plays with Excel Esports’ Co-Founder and CGO Kieran Holmes-Darby.
Was a pleasure welcoming@Jonathanjoseph0,@EllisGengeand@LewisLudlaminto#XLHQtoday to look around and play some 1v1’s ????@Kasing????pic.twitter.com/9cTnI6R55L
Self-isolation has got me contemplating streaming.Doing a test stream now playing some League with the big man@EllisGenge& co.LIVE ▶️????https://t.co/aJu5N7OjDe
He also defeated the Excel Esports staff in a League of Legends showmatch in March.
Last week@KieranHDarbyformed a team to play against@EllisGengeand his crew. It did not go well for us.Watch the highlights here:????https://t.co/GarnNJXM7gpic.twitter.com/nKcGEdIekp
The Ellis Genge vs G2 Esports mixed 5v5 League of Legends game will go live onocelote’s streamandG2’s streamon Twitch.
A tank irl, but what will he play on the rift? ????@EllisGengeand friends are taking on@CarlosR,@AngelArcherLoLand@G2Pengutomorrow at 17:00 CEST, live on twitch! Presented by@redbullgamingpic.twitter.com/q4kY4yaFkx
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