Player skem from from Geek Fam Dota 2 | ID: 3021

Rolen Andre Skem Gabriel Ong is a professional Dota 2 player originally from the Philippines. He gained widespread fame playing in the 5th position for BOOM Esports, as well as the racist remarks that occurred during his time playing for compLexity Gaming.

The player began his professional journey back in 2016, trying out for teams such as: Acion Arena and Geek Fam, while also playing for Signify and a number of mixes. In September 2018, he became a compLexity Gaming player, but his journey across the ocean became fleeting. On November 1, 2018, at the Dreamleague Season 10 tournament before the start of a match between compLexity Gaming and Chinese team Royal Never Give Up skem wrote a short message in general chat "gl chingchong" and although "gl" is a common good luck wish, "chingchong" is a parody of a Chinese accent, which is somewhat considered racist. After the story was widely publicized, Andre immediately apologized, but the public's discontent only grew, with compLexity Gaming management stating that the player would be reprimanded and given the harshest possible punishment. Two weeks later, skem was transferred to compLexity Gaming reserves in order to find him a new team.

In January 2019, skem assembled his own team under the tag Lotac, but the lineup was unremarkable. Then Andre took Neon Esports under his banner. After winning a number of regional tournaments, the team finished 2nd place in the Dota Pro Circuit 2021: Season 1 - Southeast Asia Upper Division, which allowed them to qualify for the ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021. During the playoffs of the tournament, they defeated teams such as Fnatic and Vici Gaming, losing only to Team Secret, and made it to the top 6 of the Singapore Major. Having shown good results at the World Championship, skem was able to attract the attention of the big teams. 

In September 2021, he joined BOOM Esports. The team immediately began to show results, winning regional tournaments, and rightfully became considered one of the strongest in the Southeast region. Andre, being the captain of BOOM Esports, led the team to victory at GAMERS GALAXY: Invitational Series Dubai 2022: being the underdog of the tournament skem and Co. managed to reach the final, where they beat one of the strongest teams in the world - Tundra Esports.