Eefje Depoortere (; born 16 June 1987), known professionally as Sjokz ( ), is a Belgian television presenter, reporter, and

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player who is currently the host of the ''League of Legends'' European Championship. She has also hosted multiple ''League of Legends'' World Championships.

Career

Depoortere was formerly a competitive ''

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'' player and competed in several LANs and won several ClanBase EuroCups with the Belgian national team. The name "Sjokz" is a phonetic spelling of "shocks" in Dutch, and derives from her use of the Shock Rifle in ''Unreal Tournament''. Depoortere began working as a freelance journalist producing esports-related content for SK Gaming and ESFi World. She completed her Master's degree in history (2009), journalism (2010) and a teaching degree (2011) from Ghent University. Depoortere was crowned as the winner of the 2009 Aardbeienprinses van Beervelde pageant and was the third-place finalist in the 2011 Miss Style Belgium pageant. It was due to esports journalist Travis Gafford's YouTube show ''Whose League is it Anyway?'' that Depoortere became known in the community. Due to her popularity on WLIA she was later hired to be the host of the European ''League of Legends'' Championship Series. She has often thanked Gafford for helping her establish herself in esports. Depoortere is also known for the YouTube show ''Summoner Recap'' on the SK Gaming's YouTube channel, which was one of the first ''League of Legends'' shows. In 2013, Depoortere hosted the World Championship in

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in Los Angeles, California. She has also hosted the

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and

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World Championship, both held in Europe, and the 2020 World Championship held in China, but cast remotely in Berlin due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Depoortere won the "Best Esports Host" award at

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, The Game Awards 2019, and The Game Awards 2020.

Awards and nominations

References

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External links

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Esports commentators Living people 1987 births Entertainers from Bruges Belgian sports broadcasters Flemish journalists Belgian beauty pageant winners Belgian people of Dutch descent Ghent University alumni League of Legends commentators Women in esports Esports journalists The Game Awards winners