{"id":25402,"date":"2022-11-03T00:40:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T04:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=25402"},"modified":"2022-11-03T00:40:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T04:40:52","slug":"david-de-geas-rebels-gaming-joins-spanish-lol-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/david-de-geas-rebels-gaming-joins-spanish-lol-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"David De Gea&#8217;s Rebels Gaming joins Spanish LoL competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/\" title=\"LoL betting\">League of Legends<\/a> Spanish regional competition, Liga de Videojuegos Profesional (LVP), has announced that Rebels Gaming will compete in the top-tier Superliga in the upcoming 2023 season. <\/p>\n<p>The Spanish esports organization was founded by Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea, who also doubles as the President of the franchise.\u2028 \u2028The announcement was made via a press release posted on the official website of the Spanish esports franchise.\u2028 <\/p>\n<p>\u2028\u201cRebels Gaming will be part of the League of Legends Superliga from 2023,\u201d the announcement read.\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLVP (GRUP MEDIAPRO) has selected the candidacy of the team owned by David De Gea, a Spanish footballer who plays for Manchester United, after an accession process that was opened in the month of September to occupy the place left by G2 Arctic.\u201d\u2028<\/p>\n<div class=\" embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">[Confirmed] Rebels Gaming will play from 2023 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SuperligaLoL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SuperligaLoL<\/a> \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8.<\/p>\n<p>We are in the top national League of Legends competition.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf0 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xK9W7JHS2w\">https:\/\/t.co\/xK9W7JHS2w<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BeRebels?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BeRebels<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ODOFpMLXhO\">pic.twitter.com\/ODOFpMLXhO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rebels Gaming EN \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 (@RebelsGamingEN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RebelsGamingEN\/status\/1587069324019335168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>\u2028De Gea expressed his excitement about the news, describing it as an important step in the franchise\u2019s strategy for steady growth. He stated that it was a natural expectation owing to the organization\u2019s presence in the top-tier <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant\/\" title=\"Valorant betting\">Valorant<\/a> Regional League.\u2028 <\/p>\n<p>\u2028\u201cWe are delighted that Rebels Gaming is joining the League of Legends Superliga. It is an important step for the club\u2019s strategy,\u201d De Gea said.\u2028 <\/p>\n<p>\u2028\u201cWe were already in the biggest VALORANT regional league and being part of the League of Legends one was a natural step for the club. We arrive to work hard and earn our spot on the scene.\u201d\u2028 <\/p>\n<p>\u2028The Chief Executive Officer of LVP, Jordi Soler, also commented on Rebels Gaming&#8217;s acceptance into the league. He welcomed the franchise to the league and also commended the other applicants who were not selected.\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe welcome Rebels Gaming to the League of Legends Superliga,\u201d Soler said.\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have a value proposal and a medium and long-term plan, from an economic, sports, communication and content point of view, which will surely help the Superliga to reach the next level. From LVP, we thank the rest of the clubs that have submitted their candidacy to be part of the most prestigious eSports competition in the country.&#8221;\u2028 <\/p>\n<p>\u2028The franchise will be taking over the slot left open by G2 Arctic, who recently disbanded their team and quit the league. Rebels&#8217; bid was said to be the highest-valued in the selection process.\u2028 <\/p>\n<p>\u2028The franchise will compete for the league title with the Giants Gaming, Movistar Riders, Universidad Cat\u00f3lica San Antonio de Murcia Tokiers (UCAM), Bar\u00e7a eSports, Fnatic Team Queso, Team Heretics, Fi Network KOI, BISONS ECLUB, and Guasones.\u2028 <\/p>\n<p>In contrast to other footballer-owned organizations, which typically focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/fifa\/\" title=\"FIFA esports\">FIFA<\/a> and other football games, Rebels Gaming\u2019s path was a different one. The Spanish esports organization fields active rosters competing in various esports titles such as League of Legends, Valorant, and <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/rainbow-six-siege\/\" title=\"R6S betting\">Rainbow Six<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u2028De Gea, who is a gaming enthusiast in his leisure time off the field, launched Rebels Gaming in November 2021. He has received a lot of encouragement from current and former Manchester United colleagues with his endeavors in the esports scene. <\/p>\n<p>Juan Mata, a former player for Man United, and Bruno Fernandez, a current teammate of De Gea, have both been vocal advocates of the company.\u2028 \u2028Mata and Fernandez officially acquired shares in Rebels Gaming in October 2022. <\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Rebels Gaming struck a deal with Razer and unveiled their new headquarters in Madrid, featuring a cutting-edge complex for players to train, play, and socialize.<br \/>\n\u2028<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Liga de Videojuegos Profesional (LVP) has announced that Rebels Gaming will compete in the top-tier SuperLiga comp in 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":25403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2733,4,259,2735,2734,436],"class_list":["post-25402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-david-de-gea","tag-featured","tag-lol","tag-lvp","tag-rebels-gaming","tag-superliga"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25402"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25402"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25405,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25402\/revisions\/25405"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}