Which Esports Teams Play Fortnite?

Wondering which esports teams play Fortnite? Check out this list of professional gamers to see if your favorite team is represented.

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Team Liquid

Team Liquid is a professionally run esports organisation with teams in a variety of games. In Fortnite, they have two teams: one for North America and one for Europe. Their North American team is made up of four professional gamers: Vivid, Poach, Thomas, and 72hrs. Their European team is made up of four professional gamers:mitr0, Taah, Nikof, and Scoped.

History

Team Liquid is a multiregional professional esports organisation based in the Netherlands that was founded in 2000. Originally a Brood War clan, the team switched to StarCraft II during the SC2 beta in 2010, and became one of the most successful foreign teams. On January 6, 2015, Team Liquid officially merged with GrindET (formerly known as Team No Limit), a professional League of Legends team that was formed in November 2013. Later that month, HuK (Dario Wünsch) was acquired from Evil Geniuses.

In early 2016, Team Liquid brought on ex-Counter Logic Gaming support player Froggen (Henrik Hansen), jungler IWillDominate (Christian Rivera), and Academy mid laner Goldenglue (Soham Chowdhury). Around the same time period Liquid also signed former world champion AD carry Doublelift (Yiliang Peng). With this star-studded lineup, Team Liquid went on an impressive hot streak throughout the majority of 2016.

Roster

Team Liquid is a professional esports organisation founded in the Netherlands in 2000. Initially focused on the game Brood War, the team switched to StarCraft II during the Wings of Liberty beta in 2010, and became one of the most successful foreign teams. On January 6, 2015, it was announced that TeamLiquid would expand into Dota 2 with a five-player roster.

As of April 2021, Team Liquid has rosters in the following games:

-League of Legends
-Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
-Dota 2
-Fortnite

100 Thieves

100 Thieves is an American esports organization founded in April 2016 by former Call of Duty world champion and YouTube personality Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag. The organization also fields teams in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, PUBG, Call of Duty, and Fortnite.

History

100 Thieves, LLC is an American esports organization founded in 2017 by Matt “Nadeshot” Haag. The organization also fields teams in Call of Duty, League of Legends, and Valorant. They are one of ten franchised teams in the Call of Duty League and they play their home games at the 100 Thieves Cash App Compound in Los Angeles, California.

The organization was first introduced to the public on October 24th, 2017, with Nadeshot serving as the CEO and owner. The 100 Thieves brand was built upon four core values: entertainment, competition, content, and apparel. The name itself is a reference to Nadeshot’s past as a professional Call of Duty player; “thieves” is a term used to describe players who kill opponents who are preoccupied with looting or completing an objective.

In early 2018, 100 Thieves signed former professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) players Velveteen Dream (now Haunt), Dicey, and SetToDestroY. The organization made its CS:GO debut at ELEAGUE Major Boston 2018 with the trio. With SetToDestroY as the in-game leader (IGL), 100 Thieves managed to make it out of the New Challengers Stage with a 3-2 record (11-16 overall). However, they were unable to make it through the New Legends Stage, losing all five of their matches and finishing last in their group with a 3-16 record (16-31 overall).

On May 30th, 2019, 100 Thieves announced that they had signed NBA All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving as an investor and content creator. On October 21st, 2019, the organization announced that it had raised $35 million in Series B funding led by Insight Partners, valuating the company at over $100 million. The round also included investments from GV (formerly Google Ventures) ,valuable rights managing platform Black Crown LLC ,Cognitive Ventures ,Adeka Ventures ,and Expansion VC . Kyrie Irving also participated in this round of funding. With this new inflow of cash on hand ,they created paid positions for their 350 person staff ,including those who work behind the scenes like psychologists or analysts .as well adding more salaries for other positions such as coaches or managers .The funds will also go towards building out their 40k sqft HQ which they opened in August 2019 known as “The Cash App Compound” .On December 19th ,2019 popular Fortnite streamer and content creator SypherPK joined 100 thieves .

Roster

100 Thieves is an American professional esports organization based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 2017 by Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag, the former head of OpTic Gaming’s Call of Duty team, and Jack Etienne, co-founder and CEO of Counter Logic Gaming. The organization also has teams and players competing in Call of Duty, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, PUBG Mobile, Valorant and Fortnite.

Roster
Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag – Founder & CEO
Jack Etienne – Co-Founder & President
Pavle “Pav” Nedic – Head Coach
Brandon “Aceu” Winn – Player
Justin “Marksman” Chavez – Player

100 Thieves’ first Fortnite team was assembled in October 2018 with the signing of Ceice and Maux01. 100 Thieves qualified for the Fortnite World Cup Finals in New York City after finishing 13th in the Duos competition. Cash prizes for their 13th-place finish totaled $1.8 million.

FaZe Clan

FaZe Clan is a professional esports organization with teams in a variety of games including Fortnite. The organization has teams in Call of Duty, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Apex Legends, and Rainbow Six Siege, among others.

History

FaZe Clan (formerly FaZe Sniping) is a professional eSports and entertainment organization that competes in various video game tournaments. The organization was founded on May 30th, 2010 by house owners Eric “Two Krystal One” Reddick and Thomas “Temperrr” Oliveira. FaZe originally started as a YouTube sniping team on Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2. The clan rose to prominence in the competitive Call of Duty scene in late 2011 with the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.

Roster

FaZe Clan is an American professional Esports organization, headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The organization was founded as a gaming clan on YouTube in 2010. FaZe Clan has competitive teams in Fortnite, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), PUBG Mobile, Apex Legends and Rainbow Six Siege.

The current FaZe Fortnite roster is:
-Aydan “Aydan” Conrad
-Dennis “Cloak” Lepore
-Thomas “Murda” Gullden
-Alexander “Adapt” Prynkiewicz
-Orlando “Pure” Drobjnak

NRG Esports

NRG Esports is an American professional esports organization founded in 2015. They have teams in many different games, including Fortnite. NRG Esports has many notable Fortnite players, such as “Zayt” and “Symfuhny”.

History

NRG Esports is an American professional esports organization founded in 2015. It has players competing in various games, including Call of Duty, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Overwatch, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Rocket League and Super Smash Bros.

The organization was founded by investors Steve Kaplan and Andy Miller. Kaplan is also the co-owner of the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies, and Miller is the founder of venture capital firm Crosscut Ventures. In September 2016, the organization added Shaquille O’Neal, Alex Rodriguez and Jimmy Rollins as investors.

In November 2018, NRG Esports expanded into rocket league by signing Jason “firstkiller” Turner, Zachary “ZachTEAM”United” Stephens III Checkmate” McKittrick and Garrett “GarrettG” Gordon from Kings of Urban to form NRGRL.

Roster

NRG Esports is an American professional esports organization. It was founded in 2015, with the backing of American baseball star Alex Rodriguez, NBA player Shaquille O’Neal, luxury car dealership owner and entrepreneur Ari Arad, and hedge fund manager and entrepreneur Darin Feinstein. The organization has teams competing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Fortnite Battle Royale, Apex Legends, Fifa, and Halo 5: Guardians.

The majority of NRG’s Fortnite team came from the now-disbanded team called Kings of the North. The team consists of Zayn upComaataN Malik, Arkhram1x, Liquid Chap, and more previously signed players.

Ghost Gaming

One of the most popular esports teams that play Fortnite is Ghost Gaming. They are a well-known organization with many professional gamers. Some of their most popular players include Shroud, Karma, and Dizzy.

History

Ghost Gaming is an American esports organization that was founded in April 2017. The organization has teams that compete in a variety of games, including Fortnite, Apex Legends, Call of Duty, and Halo.

Ghost Gaming was founded by Mattie “Nadeshot” Haag, a former professional Call of Duty player who retired from competitive play in 2015 to pursue a career in content creation and streaming. Nadeshot began his content career with YouTube gaming videos and soon transitioned to live streaming on Twitch. In 2017, Nadeshot started Ghost Gaming as a way to support up-and-coming content creators and esports athletes.

Since its inception, Ghost Gaming has signed some of the most popular Fortnite content creators, including Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and Nick “Nickmercs” Kolcheff. The organization has also seen success in other games, with their Halo team winning the Halo World Championship 2018.

As one of the leading orgs in Fortnite, Ghost Gaming has built a strong presence in the game’s competitive scene. In February 2019, they hosted the first ever all-female Fortnite tournament called “Face-Off”, which was won by Kat “KittyPlays” Perkins. In March 2019, they hosted another event called “Get ghosted”, which was won by sidepot.”

Roster

The professional esports organization Ghost Gaming was founded in April of 2017. The roster for their Fortnite team currently consists of five members:

Ayden “Nickmercs” Wheeler is a 26-year-old from the United States who joined Ghost Gaming in January of 2019. He is considered to be one of the best Fortnite players in the world and has won numerous tournaments, including two Fortnite World Cups.

Dylan “Dyland” Kyle is a 20-year-old from Australia who has been with Ghost Gaming since September of 2018. He is a well-rounded player who often places in the top 10 of tournaments.

Deividas “Eastram” Martinkus is a 21-year-old from Lithuania who joined Ghost Gaming in November of 2018. He is known for his aggressive playstyle and has placed in the top 3 of several tournaments.

Rasmus “Krebs” Kress is a 16-year-old from Denmark who has been with Ghost Gaming since December of 2018. He is one of the youngest professional Fortnite players and is known for his mechanical skills and accuracy.

Finn “Krushia” Anderson is a 17-year-old from Scotland who joined Ghost Gaming in February of 2019. He is considered to be one of the best builders in the game and often places highly in duos tournaments.