Minnesota Rokkr

Minnesota Rokkr (stylized as Minnesota RØKKR) is an American professional Call of Duty League (CDL) esports team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ROKKR is owned by WISE Ventures, a private investments fund owned by the Wilf family, the owners of the Minnesota Vikings, along with Gary Vaynerchuk, who takes an active role in representing the team.[1]

Minnesota RØKKR
FoundedJuly 01, 2019
LeagueCall of Duty League
Team historyMinnesota RØKKR
(2019–present)
Based inMinnesota, United States
Colors     
Stage titles1 (2021 Major 5)
Parent groupWISE Ventures
WebsiteOfficial website

History

On July 1, 2019, Minnesota was announced as one of the twelve cities owning a spot in the CDL.[2] On October 29, 2019, Minnesota announced their branding as Minnesota ROKKR; Brett Diamond, COO of WISE Ventures, explained they were going for a Norse mythology theme.[3] In Old Norse dialect, røkkr translates to twilight, and can also be linked to Ragnarök.

During the 2020 Call of Duty League season the team failed to win any Home Series, resulting in an 8th finish in the Regular Season standings. At the Champions Weekend the team finished 9th/10th following a loss to the New York Subliners in the Winners Bracket round 1, followed by a loss against OpTic Gaming Los Angeles in the Losers Bracket round 2.

In September 2020 the Minnesota ROKKR were joined by Priestahh, MajorManiak, Attach and Accuracy.[4]

On August 1st, 2021, Minnesota ROKKR won their first Major in franchise history after being down 0–4 against Toronto Ultra during the Stage 5 major finals.

In September 2021 the Minnesota ROKKR revealed that Priestahh, MajorManiak, Attach and Standy would return as the roster for the 2022 CDL season. [5]

On August 25th, 2022, Minnesota ROKKR announced Bance, Afro, Attach and Cammy as their starting roster going into the 2023 CDL season.

Current roster
Minnesota RØKKR roster
PlayersCoaches
Handle Name Nationality
Afro Reid, Marcus England
Attach Substitute player Price, Dillon United States
Bance Bance, Ben England
Cammy McKilligan, Cameron Scotland
Fame Bonanno, Kevin United States
Saintt Substitute player Baroska, Brian United States
Head coach
  • Brian "Saintt" Baroska
Assistant coach(es)
  • Daniel "Loony" Loza
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: August 25, 2022.

References
  1. "How the Minnesota Vikings Owners Are Approaching Their Call of Duty Franchise". The Esports Observer. August 23, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  2. "Announcement: LOS ANGELES AND MINNESOTA JOIN NEW CALL OF DUTY ESPORTS LEAGUE". blog.activision.com. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  3. Edmonds, Nathan (October 29, 2019). "Brett Diamond explains branding of the Minnesota RØKKR". Esports Insider. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  4. "RØKKR announce signings of Priestahh, MajorManiak, Attach and Accuracy". ESPN.com. September 15, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  5. ROSTER REVEAL Video! Minnesota RØKKR 2022 | Call of Duty Vanguard, retrieved September 14, 2021


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