Biography
Who is knekro?
Early life and real name
Sergio Garcia Maroto was born in Madrid, Spain, on May 23, 1986. During his youth in the year 2000, he participated in the first Pokémon World Championships at the age of 16. He achieved first place in Spain and placed third in the world finals held in Sydney, Australia.
How knekro became famous
In 2012, he launched his career as a YouTuber by publishing the first Spanish language guides for the competitive video game League of Legends. He expanded his broadcasting in 2017 by starting regular streams on Twitch, where he developed a big following as a Spanish language broadcaster.
His involvement in competitive gaming led to his relocation to Barcelona in 2021. He joined the esports organization KOI as a content creator focusing on League of Legends and competitive Pokémon, despite declaring himself retired from active competitive play.
Career highlights
In 2022, he received a nomination in the best track streamer category at the Esland Awards. A major organizational merger in January 2024 brought together KOI, MAD Lions, and Movistar Riders, leading to the creation of an international competitive Pokémon team.
Within this new structure under the Movistar KOI brand, knekro contributed to signing decisions and event broadcasting, while also competing in the 2024 Pokémon World Championship. By January 2025, his Twitch channel served as the official Movistar KOI co-stream for the League of Legends EMEA Championship, ranking as the most watched Spanish language Twitch channel that month.
Birthday and age
knekro was born on May 23, 1986, which makes knekro 40 years old today. That birthday falls under the Gemini sign. knekro shares the date with 22 other famous people.
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