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Carlos "ocelote" Rodríguez Santiago (June 15, 1990 in Madrid) is a former Spanish esports player best known for his time in League of Legends.[1]
He played with SK Gaming, including at the Riot Season 2 World Championship in 2012, and competed in the League Championship Series (LCS) in 2013. He is the founder and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of G2 Esports.
Career
[edit]Before League of Legends, ocelote played various other games, including Counter-Strike and World of Warcraft.
He reached the 3v3 finals at BlizzCon 2009, and started playing League of Legends during its beta phase.[2]
He briefly played for the clan Dimegio Club before joining SK Gaming.
With SK, he reached several semifinal and final placements in major tournaments (including multiple Intel Extreme Masters events), although the team never secured a title. SK qualified as one of three European teams for the $2 million Riot Season 2 World Championship, but were eliminated in the group stage.
In 2013, ocelote competed in the newly launched League Championship Series (LCS) with SK. He officially left SK Gaming at the end of 2013.[3]
In 2013, he told the media he earned between €600,000 and €700,000 per year through merchandise sales and his live stream on Twitch.tv.[4]
On January 27, 2014, it was announced that ocelote’s new team would replace Team Dignitas at the IEM in São Paulo. They competed under the name "OceloteWorld"[5] and finished in 3rd–4th place, losing their best-of-three semifinal to paiN Gaming.[6]
After leaving SK Gaming, Rodríguez founded his own team, which operated under different names until it was officially called Gamers2 in February 2014.[7] Gamers2 saw success in 2014 and qualified for LCS events.
Rodríguez announced his retirement from professional play in February 2015.[8] The organization was later rebranded to G2 Esports, and under his leadership as CEO, the team qualified for the LCS.
Since 2013, Carlos Rodríguez has been the founder and managing director of G Esports Holding GmbH, the company behind G2 Esports, headquartered in Berlin.[9]
Since 2007, he has also been the owner and managing director of oceloteWorld S.L., based in Madrid, a personal business project centered around the "Ocelote" brand.
Achievements
[edit]The following table lists ocelote’s major tournament results:[1]
| Year | Placement | Tournament | Team | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2nd | IEM Season 6 – Global Challenge New York[10] | SK Gaming | $6,000 (approx. €4,400) |
| 2011 | 3rd | IEM Season 6 – Global Challenge Guangzhou[10] | SK Gaming | $3,400 (approx. €2,500) |
| 2012 | 4th | IEM Season 6 – Global Challenge Kiev[10] | SK Gaming | $2,400 (approx. €1,700) |
| 2012 | 3rd | European Challenger Circuit: Poland[11] | SK Gaming | $5,000 (approx. €3,700) |
| 2012 | 2nd | IEM Season 7 – Gamescom[12] / LoL Season 2 Regional Finals[13] | SK Gaming | $30,000 (approx. €22,000) |
| 2012 | 11th–12th | Riot Season 2 World Championship[10] | SK Gaming | $25,000 (approx. €18,200) |
| 2013 | 4th | LCS EU Spring Split[10] | SK Gaming | $10,000 (approx. €7,300) |
| 2014 | 3rd–4th | IEM Season 8 – São Paulo[6][14] | oceloteWorld | $4,500 (approx. €3,300) |
| 2014 | 3rd | Riot EU Challenger Series Summer #1[15] | Gamers2 | $3,000 (approx. €2,200) |
External Links
[edit]- Spanish gamer earns €700,000 a year – Report from NZZ
- Ocelote’s website: oceloteWorld.net
References
[edit]- ^ a b ocelote – eSportspedia (Snapshot of the original from July 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive) Note: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been verified. Please check the original and archive link as instructed, and then remove this notice. Description page on eSportspedia
- ^ About (Snapshot of the original from January 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive) Note: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been verified. Please check the original and archive link as instructed, and then remove this notice. Official biography on oceloteWorld.net; retrieved on January 19, 2014
- ^ Fragster.de: ocelote leaves SK Gaming at the end of the year (Snapshot from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive)
- ^ LoL player “Ocelote” earns nearly 1 million euros per year (Snapshot of the original from January 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive) Note: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been verified. Please check the original and archive link as instructed, and then remove this notice. Article on CHIP Online free2play; October 23, 2013, retrieved on January 18, 2014
- ^ Carlos ‘Ocelote’ Santiago Rodriguez’s “OceloteWorld” to replace Team Dignitas at IEM Sao Paulo, Official announcement; January 27, 2014, retrieved on January 28, 2014
- ^ a b Sao Paulo, official event page on intelextrememaster.com; retrieved on January 29, 2014
- ^ Ocelote presents his new team: Gamers2. mediavida.com, retrieved on February 15, 2014 (Spanish).
- ^ Ocelote is ending his playing career. In: dailydot.com. February 16, 2015, archived from the original on February 8, 2016; retrieved on July 12, 2023 (English).
- ^ “My soul doesn’t allow me to be anything but number one.” Gruenderszene, March 7, 2019, retrieved on April 22, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e intelextrememasters.com: Intel Extreme Masters Season 2011/12 (Snapshot from January 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive)
- ^ European Challenger Circuit: Poland — Leaguepedia lol.gamepedia.com
- ^ intelextrememasters.com: Intel Extreme Masters Season 7 (Snapshot from January 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive)
- ^ Season 2/Regional Finals – Cologne — Leaguepedia lol.gamepedia.com
- ^ IEM Season VIII – Sao Paulo lol.gamepedia.com
- ^ EU Challenger Series Summer #1 esportsearnings.com