Movistar KOI is a Spanish professional esports organisation owned by OverActive Media. The organisation was created as a result of a merger between KOI, Movistar Riders and MAD Lions in January 2024.[1] As part of a triple merger, during 2024 they competed under two names: Movistar KOI and MAD Lions KOI.[2] The final merger was announced at the Movistar KOI-Con event on 6 December 2024.[3]
The organisation competes with two teams in League of Legends (European LEC and Spanish Superliga); two teams in Valorant (European VCT and Spanish Rising); one team in Free Fire, Teamfight Tactics and Call of Duty: Warzone; and two players for Pokémon World Championships. It will also be present in Fortnite.[4] On 7 January 2025, it dissolved its Counter-Strike 2 team.[5]
History
The organisation was founded on 4 January 2024 by three Spanish teams: KOI, founded in December 2021 by Ibai Llanos and former footballer of FC Barcelona Gerard Piqué;[6] Movistar Riders, founded in January 2017 by Fernando Piquer and David Cantolla;[7] and MAD Lions, founded in August 2017 as MAD Lions Esports Club by Sergio Yáñez, Marcos Eguillor and Jorge Schnura.[8]
Rosters
| Movistar KOI rosters |
| League of Legends (LEC) | | Handle | Name | Nationality | | Myrwn | Alex Pastor Villarejo | Spain | | Elyoya | Javier Prades Batalla | Spain | | Jojopyun | Joseph Joon-pyun | Canada | | Supa | David Martínez García | Spain | | Alvaro | Álvaro Fernández del Amo | Spain | | | League of Legends (Superliga) | | Handle | Name | Nationality | | NightSlayer | Ivan Bilous | Ukraine | | Time | Tiago Almeida | Portugal | | Fresskowy | Bartłomiej Przewoźnik | Poland | | 13 | Zayan Taeau | France | | Thomas | Tomislav Nanjara | Croatia | Dyenn  | Daniel Sánchez Vera | Spain | | | Valorant (VCT) | | Handle | Name | Nationality | | baddyG | Kamil Graniczka | Poland | | MONSTEERR | Ondřej Petrů | Czech Republic | | nataNk | Nathan Bocqueho | France | | Filu | Dawid Czarnecki | Poland | | flyuh | Xavier Carlson | United States | | Sheydos (I) | Bogdan Naumov | Russia | | soulcas (I) | Dom Sulcas | United Kingdom | |
| Valorant (Rising) | | Handle | Name | Nationality | | Guardy | Antonio Guardiola | Spain | | pika | Niklas Holze | Argentina | | ZachKappa | Zachary Neal | United Kingdom | | globeX | Michail Kostylew | Russia | | demek | Dawid Madrak | Poland | | | Free Fire | | Handle | Name | Nationality | | Shyro | Juan Esteban Peláez | Colombia | | Leito | Leonel Cartasso | Argentina | | Elite | Pablo Rodríguez | Argentina | | Vidalao | Raúl Vidales | Mexico | | Nicko | Nicolás Alejandro Herrera | Chile | | | Teamfight Tactics | | Handle | Name | Nationality | | Reven | Antonio Pino | Spain | | Dalesom | Ignacio Cosano | Spain | | Safo20 | - | Spain | | ODESZA | - | Spain | |
| Call of Duty: Warzone | | Handle | Name | Nationality | | Clamp | Emiliano Ramírez | Mexico | | Netodz | - | Mexico | | Vxlcom | Joseph Arcos | Mexico | | | Pokémon World Championships | | Handle | Name | Nationality | | PokeAlex | Alex Gómez | Spain | | Riopaser | Eric Ríos | Spain | | |
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Legend: - (I) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
- (L) On loan
- (2W) Two-way player
- Substitute
 Injury / Illness
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Notes
- ^ Competed simultaneously alongside the current name.
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