The Red Bulls were a professional ''

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, which competed in the European ''League of Legends'' Challenger Series (EU CS), the second highest level of professional ''League of Legends'' in Europe.

History

On 19 May 2017,

announced the creation of a professional ''League of Legends'' team named "Red Bulls". The team is set to play in the European League of Legends Challenger Series, officially organized by developer

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as the second-highest level of professional ''League of Legends'' competition in Europe, with the European League of Legends Championship Series being the highest level. Red Bull announced former

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''League of Legends'' team manager Oliver "IzpAH" Steer as the head coach of the team, Gábor "The Minimalist" Fenyvesi as the general manager, and Raymond "kaSing" Tsang as the team captain. After having a 12–1 record in the 2017 Summer European Open Qualifiers and 7–1 in the 2017 Summer European Qualifiers, the Red Bulls qualified for the 2017 Summer European ''League of Legends'' Challenger Series, where they played against

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, and Wind and Rain. The Red Bulls failed to qualify for the EU LCS promotion tournament after losing 1–3 to FC Schalke 04 in playoffs. The team disbanded shortly after.

Former roster

Tournament results

References

{{League of Legends European Championship Former League of Legends Challenger Series teams Red Bull sports teams Esports teams established in 2017 Esports teams disestablished in 2018