{"id":1741,"date":"2019-11-18T01:08:22","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T01:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/norskeren-joining-excel-esports"},"modified":"2024-07-23T20:39:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T20:39:18","slug":"norskeren-joining-excel-esports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/league-of-legends\/norskeren-joining-excel-esports","title":{"rendered":"Norskeren to join Excel Esports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to reports by ESPN Esports, Excel Esports are in the final stages of a buyout agreement with Splyce for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/league-of-legends\">League of Legends<\/a> support player Tore &#8220;Norskeren&#8221; Hoel Eilertsen.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPN_Esports\/status\/1195481509374963717\">\n<blockquote align=\"center\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sources tell <a 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