Origen (esports)

Origen was a professional esports group in Europe. Its main team played League of Legends in the League of Legends European Championship (LEC), the top league in Europe for the game. It was started by Enrique "xPeke" Cedeño Martínez after he left Fnatic.

In 2018, Origen was bought by RFRSH Entertainment. This company also owned the Danish CS:GO team Astralis. In July 2019, Astralis and Origen split from RFRSH Entertainment and made the Astralis Group. On 15 September 2020, the Astralis Group said all its esports teams, including Origen, would be part of the Astralis brand.

History

Origen was a professional esports team from Europe. It started on 7 December 2014, founded by Enrique "xPeke" Cedeño Martínez. The team played the game League of Legends and joined the top European league, the League of Legends European Championship (LEC).

In 2015, Origen qualified for the big international tournament, the League of Legends World Championship. They reached the semi-finals. Over the years, Origen had good and bad times. In 2018, they won the European Masters competition. In September 2020, Origen changed its name and became part of Astralis.