Sjokz

Eefje Depoortere (Dutch pronunciation: ['eːfˌjɵ dɛˈpoːrtɵrɵ]; born 16 June 1987), known professionally as Sjokz (/ʃɒks/ shocks), is a Belgian television presenter, reporter, and esports player who is currently the host of the League of Legends World Championship. She currently resides in Germany.

Sjokz
Sjokz in 2018
Born
Eefje Depoortere

(1987-06-16) 16 June 1987
Bruges, Belgium
Alma materGhent University
OccupationTelevision presenter
EmployerRiot Games
Electronic Sports League
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
TelevisionLeague of Legends World Championship

Career

Depoortere was formerly a competitive Unreal Tournament '99 player and competed in several LANs and won several ClanBase EuroCups with the Belgian national team.[1] The name "Sjokz" is a phonetic spelling of "shocks" in Flemish, and derives from her use of the Shock Rifle in Unreal Tournament.[2][3]

Depoortere began working as a freelance journalist producing esports-related content for SK Gaming and ESFi World. She completed her Master's degree in history and journalism and a teaching degree from Ghent University.[4][5][6]

Depoortere was crowned as the winner of the 2009 Aardbeienprinses van Beervelde pageant[7] and was the third-place finalist in the 2011 Miss Style Belgium pageant.[8][9][10][11]

It was due to esports journalist Travis Gafford's YouTube show Whose League is it Anyway? that Depoortere became known in the community.[12] Due to her popularity on WLIA she was later hired to be the host of the European League of Legends Championship Series.[1][13][14] She has often thanked Gafford for helping her establish herself in esports.[1][13] Depoortere is also known for the YouTube show Summoner Recap on the SK Gaming's YouTube channel, which was one of the first League of Legends shows.[15] In 2013, Depoortere hosted the World Championship in Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. She has also hosted the 2015 and 2019 World Championship, both held in Europe, and the 2020 World Championship held in China, but casted remotely in Berlin due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.[16][17] Depoortere won the "Best Esports Host" award at the The Game Awards 2018,[18] The Game Awards 2019 and The Game Awards 2020.

References
  1. "An interview with Sjokz: "This is what I want to do - nothing else"". Team Dignitas.
  2. Depoortere, Eefje (1 April 2013). "How to pronounce Eefje "sjokz" Depoortere". YouTube. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  3. Sillis, Ben (15 September 2014). "Sjokz: A day in the life of a Legends star". Red Bull. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  4. "Eefje 'sjokz' Depoortere: "I'm really comfortable with where I am"". Gosugamers.
  5. "From Eefje to Sjokz, or how I got into eSports". Electronic Sports League. 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  6. Depoortere (6 November 2014). "From Eefje to Sjokz, or how I got into eSports". Electronic Sports League. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  7. "Aardbeienprinses van Beervelde 2009". De Standaard. May 11, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  8. Lauwerier, Fanny (20 September 2010). "Celine Pot is Miss Style Belgium 2011".
  9. "Jong, mooi en populairder dan Di rupo en De Wever samen". Het Nieuwsblad. 1 August 2014.
  10. "Tatjana Leurs finaliste Miss Style belgium". Tatjana Leurs. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  11. "Bekijk hier het resultaat van de prachtige individuele strandshoot met 2e eredame Miss Style Belgium 2011 Eefje Depoortere". 2 May 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  12. "Eefje Sjokz Depoortere". Eén. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  13. "Travis and Sjokz take a walk down memory lane".
  14. "Tohle jsou nejslavnější moderátorky progamingových turnajů!". Prima COOL. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  15. "Summoner's Recap".
  16. "in2LOL: LoL World Championship casters announced". in2LOL.
  17. Damiaans, Roel (3 July 2015). "Vlamingen wereldberoemd dankzij populaire eSports". Het Belang van Limburg.
  18. Crowd, Dan (December 6, 2018). "The Game Awards 2018: All The Winners". IGN. Retrieved December 6, 2018.


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