Sergio García (born May 23, 1984, in Madrid), known as Knekro, is a Spanish streamer, YouTuber, and former esports player. He's part of Ibai Llanos's and Gerard Piqué's esports team KOI.[1]
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Biography
editSergio García was born in Madrid. In 2000, at age 16, he took part in the first Pokémon World Championships, winning first place in Spain and third place in the world finals held in Sydney, Australia.[2]
In 2012, he began his career as a YouTuber, creating the first guides in Spanish for the competitive video game League of Legends.[3] In 2017, he started broadcasting on Twitch, where he is one of the main Spanish-language streamers.[4]
Knekro belongs to the esports team KOI, where he participates as a content creator on League of Legends and competitive Pokémon, which led to his move to Barcelona in 2021. Despite his involvement as a Pokémon content creator, his participation in Twitch Pokémon series and collaborations with other streamers as a Pokémon trainer, Sergio Garcia declares himself retired from competitive esports.[5]
In 2022, he was nominated in the best track streamer category of the Esland Awards.[6]
In January 2024, the merger of the esports teams KOI, MAD Lions and Movistar Riders was announced. The organization announced the creation of an international competitive Pokémon team, with the participation of Knekro in the decision of signings and broadcasting of events, and its participation in the Pokémon World Championship 2024 under the Movistar KOI brand.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Koi: Así es el nuevo equipo de Ibai Llanos y Gerard Piqué". El Mundo (in Spanish).
- ^ "Knekro, el 'Tercero del Mundo', podría volver a competir en Pokémon con KOI". Marca (in Spanish).
- ^ "Así fueron los comienzos de Knekro en YouTube: de campeón Pokémon a 'streamer' veterano". 20 Minutos (in Spanish).
- ^ C Ramos Adsuara (2023). "Twitch. tv y el contenido generado por usuarios. Estudio de los casos de éxito de streamers españoles". Universitat Jaume I.
- ^ "KNekro no competirá en Pokémon en 2023 y explica sus motivos". Diario As (in Spanish).
- ^ "Así fueron los premios Esland, la gala que reconoce la labor de los mejores 'streamers'". Público (in Spanish).
- ^ "MAD Lions KOI y Movistar KOI: así del nuevo club de Ibai Llanos, Fernando Piquer y Adam Adamou". Marca (in Spanish).