excel Esports

Overview

Tournament Results

Schedule History

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exceL eSports
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Org Location	United Kingdom
Region	EU Europe
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exceL eSports is a UK-based esports organization that fields teams in games such as Call of Duty, FIFA, Counter Strike and League of Legends.

Overview

Halo 5: Guardians

exceL eSports entered the Halo scene on December 5, 2015, announcing a roster of Liam "Havoc" Peck, Conor "VexZeus" Scally, Kyle "CreepeazY" Thompson and Casey "Lunny" Lunn. A few weeks later, they announced their coach - Leuis "Prsma" Charles. Prior to the beginning of the Halo World Championship 2016 qualifying series, CreepeazY and VexZeus were replaced by Liam "GodShot" Healy and Arkel "Snakey" Brown. In four straight qualifiers, exceL finished in the top 4, which was enough to qualify them for the Gfinity London 2016 event. At the event, exceL finished 4th, just short of qualifying for the EMEA Regional Finals. As a result, exceL made team changes, replacing Havoc and GodShot with Max "Riotz" Cottle and a returning "CreepeazY". The new roster took 1st place in the Last Chance Qualifier, successfully qualifying for Regionals. At Regionals, exceL went on a run, first winning their pool before sweeping Team Vitality to qualify themselves for Worlds and then taking a 4-1 victory over FAB Games eSports to earn a spot in the Finals. In the Finals, exceL were swept 4-0 by Team Infused. At Worlds, exceL were unable to advance from the group stage, defeating only Chosen Squad and finishing top 16 overall. The roster was quietly released in the following weeks.

exceL made its return to Halo on February 1, 2017, announcing a roster of three returning players - "Riotz", "Havoc" and "CreepeazY" alongside Stuart "WarLord" Graham. CreepeazY was quickly replaced by Daniel "Flamez" Marc-Young. After finishing in the top 8 at Gfinity London 2017 and failing to earn a spot at Halo World Championship 2017, exceL quietly disbanded.

exceL returned to Halo a little over three months later, bringing back WarLord alongside his new teammates Peter "Morguh" Brussee, Morgan "Zhuh" Bower and Shady "Shady" Zer during the lead-up to the HCS Pro League. In prior weeks, the team had successfully qualified for the Pro League as Hmmmm. After a 0-2 start to the season, Morguh left the team and was replaced by Ryan "Batchford" Batchelor. The acquisition of Batchford lead to moderate improvement, with the team taking a 4-0 win over Divine Domination, but they finished in fifth, not high enough to qualify for DreamHack Atlanta.

On September 8, exceL announced its new roster, consisting of Arkel "Snakey" Brown, Andrew "Ramirez" Corrigan, Michael "Snipedrone" Juchau, Hamzah "Phlux" Nackvi and coach Xavier "Xavi" Spiller. The team performed strongly over the Fall 2017 EU Circuit, finishing first, second and third in the three online cups (only one of which took place following exceL's acquisition of the roster). At Gfinity London, the second seeded exceL were upset by the sixth seeded Supremacy in the Winners Semifinals. In their first Elimination match, exceL lost 3-2 to Vexed Gaming, going home with a top six finish and no DreamHack Denver seed. exceL were able to turn things around the following week, winning the LCQ with a 4-1 victory over Endpoint in the Finals, earning themselves the #2 seed in the Denver Open Bracket. Things looked bleak to start when exceL were swept in the very first round by Radiant Esports, but the team won six consecutive matches against American teams to earn a spot in the Championship Bracket. In the Championship Bracket, exceL were swept right off the bat again, this time by OpTic Gaming. In the Elimination Bracket, they were taken out by Supremacy once again, taking a top sixteen finish overall.

Timeline

• 2017
• 2016
• 2015

• February 1, Yuh dads best m8 roster acqured. Riotz, WarLord, Havoc and CreepeazY join.
• CreepeazY leaves. Flamez joins.
• February 5, 2nd place in EU Qualifier #2.
• February 12, 5th - 8th place in EU Qualifier #3.
• February 18, 7th - 8th place at Gfinity London 2017.
• Team disbands. Havoc, WarLord, Flamez and Riotz leave.
• May 30, Hmmmm roster acquired. Morguh, Shady, WarLord and Zhuh join.
• June 15, Morguh is released. Batchford joins.
• June 22, 5th place in HCS Pro League - Summer 2017 Season.
• Team disbands. Batchford, Shady, WarLord and Zhuh leave.
• September 8, Ramirez, Snakey, Phlux, Snipedrone and coach Xavi join.
• September 10, 3rd place in HCS Open Circuit - Fall 2017 Open Cup #2.
• September 17, 5th - 6th place at Gfinity London 2017.
• October 1, 1st place in Last Chance Qualifier. Team qualifies for #2 seed in DreamHack Denver Open Bracket.
• October 22, 13th - 16th place at DreamHack Denver.

• January 3, 3rd - 4th place in UK Qualifier #2.
• January 6, 3rd - 4th place in UK Qualifier #3.
• January 10, 3rd - 4th place in UK Qualifier #4.
• January 17, 4th place at HWC UK Finals 2016.
• GodShot and Havoc leave. Riotz and CreepeazY join.
• January 24, 1st place in UK Last Chance Qualifier. Team qualifies for EMEA Regional Finals.
• Februray 7rd, 2nd place at EMEA Regional Finals. Team qualifies for Halo World Championship 2016.
• March 19, 9th - 16th place at Halo World Championship 2016.
• Team disbands. Lunny, CreepeazY, Snakey and Riotz leave.

• December 5, Halo division formed - Lunny, Havoc, CreepeazY and VexZeus join.
• December 17, Prsma joins as coach.
• CreepeazY and VexZeus leave. GodShot and Snakey join.
• December 20, 3rd - 4th place in UK Qualifier #1.

Roster

Current

	ID	Name	Position
	Ramirez	Andrew Corrigan
	Snakey	Arkel Brown
	Snipedrone	Michael Juchau
	Phlux	Hamzah Nackvi
	Xavi	Xavier Spiller	{{{4}}}
	Prsma	Leuis Charles	{{{4}}}

Former

	ID	Name	Role	Next Team
	Morguh	Peter Brussee		⁠⁠Pace Making Pandas
	Zhuh	Morgan Bower		⁠⁠Pace Making Pandas
	WarLord	Stuart Graham		⁠⁠Capital Punishment
	Shady	Shady Zer		⁠⁠Capital Punishment
	Flamez	Daniel Marc-Young		⁠⁠We Know the Secret
	Havoc	Liam Peck		None
	Riotz	Max Cottle		⁠⁠The Lads
	CreepeazY	Kyle Thompson		None
	Snakey	Arkel Brown		⁠⁠Online Warriors
	Lunny	Casey Lunn		⁠⁠One Gaming eSports
	GodShot	Liam Healy		⁠⁠Pick Up
	VexZeus	Conor Scally		⁠⁠Last Second

Tournament History

End Date	Game	Place	Prize	Event	Players (Coach)
October 22, 2017		B313 - 16	$1,000	DreamHack Denver 2017	Phlux • Ramirez • Snipedrone • Snakey • Xavi
October 1, 2017		A11	I1Q	HCS Open Circuit - Fall '17 LCQ	Phlux • Ramirez • Snipedrone • Snakey
September 17, 2017		A55 - 6	$1,250	Gfinity London 2017	Phlux • Ramirez • Snipedrone • Snakey • Xavi
September 10, 2017		A33	£312	HCS Open Circuit - Fall '17 OC #3	Phlux • Ramirez • Snipedrone • Snakey
June 22, 2017		A55	$4,500	HCS Pro League - Summer 2017 Season	WarLord • Shady • Zhuh • Batchford
February 19, 2016		A77 - 8	I1NQ	Gfinity London Qualifier 2017	Riotz • Havoc • WarLord • Flamez
March 20, 2016		A99 - 16	$25,000	Halo World Championship 2016	Lunny • Snakey • Riotz • CreepeazY
February 7, 2016		A22	$15,000	HWC EMEA Regional Finals 2016	CreepeazY • Lunny • Snakey • Riotz
January 17, 2016		A44	-	HWC UK Finals 2016	Havoc • Lunny • Snakey • Godshot