Which Esports Team Is Most Popular?
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The world of competitive video gaming, or esports, is growing rapidly. Some estimates suggest that the industry could be worth over $1 billion by 2020. With so much money at stake, it’s no surprise that teams are trying to get a piece of the pie. But which esports team is the most popular?
Cloud9
Cloud9 is an American esports organization, founded in 2013. The organization has teams in League of Legends, CS:GO, Rainbow Six Siege, Overwatch, and Fortnite. Cloud9 is one of the most popular esports teams, with a large following on social media and Twitch.
History
Cloud9 is an American esports organization, founded in 2013. It has teams in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, Hearthstone, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Overwatch, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite Battle Royale. They are one of the most popular esports teams in the world.
The organization was founded by Jack Etienne in 2013 with the help of George “HotshotGG” Georgallidis. The team’s first Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster consisted of “Skadoodle”, “DaZeD”, “Hiko”, “Slemmy” and “n0thing”. The team made its debut at ESEA Season 15 – Global Invite Division. In March 2014, Cloud9 signed on former compLexity Gaming support player Jordan “n0thing” Gilbert and former iBUYPOWER player Kory “SEMPHIS” Friesen to replace DaZeD and Slemmy.
Since its formation, Cloud9 has won various tournaments in a number of games including Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, Overwatch and Super Smash Bros. Melee. As of September 2018, Cloud9 is the most valuable esports company according to Forbes, with a value of $710 million USD.
Notable Achievements
Cloud9 is an American esports organization, founded in 2013. They are one of the most popular and well-known teams in North America and across the world. They have achieved notable success in a variety of games, including League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Overwatch, Apex Legends, and Fortnite.
In League of Legends, Cloud9 has qualified for the World Championship five times and placed second in the 2018 tournament. In Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Cloud9 won the Major tournament in Boston in 2018. They are also the first North American team to ever make it to the grand finals of a Major tournament. In Overwatch, Cloud9 was one of the inaugural teams in the Overwatch League and placed second in its inaugural season. In Apex Legends, Cloud9 won the first ever Apex Legend Invitational tournament in 2019.
SK Telecom T1
SK Telecom T1 is a South Korean professional esports team. They are one of the most well known teams in the world and they have won numerous championships. Some of their most popular players include Faker, Bang, and Wolf.
History
SK Telecom T1 is a South Korean professional esports team founded in 2002. The team currently consists of players from a variety of games, including League of Legends, Starcraft II, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Apex Legends.
The organization is one of the most successful esports teams in the world, with numerous championships across multiple games. In League of Legends, SKT T1 has won three World Championships (2013, 2015 and 2016), as well as two Mid-Season Invitationals (2015 and 2016). The team is also the only organization to have won two seasons of the LCK (2013 Spring and 2015 Summer), Korea’s premier League of Legends tournament.
In Starcraft II, SKT T1 has won two Global StarCraft II League seasons (2012 Proleague Season 2 and 2013 Proleague Season 1), as well as the StarLeague season 1. The team was also crowned IEM World Champions in both 2012 and 2013.
Finally, in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, SKT T1 claimed victory at IEM Oakland 2017, defeating fan-favorite FaZe Clan in the grand finals.
Notable Achievements
-1st place at the 2017 LCK Spring Playoffs
-2nd place at the Mid-Season Invitational 2017
-1st place at the 2018 LCK Spring Playoffs
-1st place at the World Championship 2018
SK Telecom T1 is a South Korean professional esports team. They are notable for being the most successful League of Legends team in history, having won three World Championships, ten domestic titles and more international events than any other Korean team.
Fnatic
Fnatic is one of the oldest and most well-known esports teams. They were founded in 2004 and have since then won many tournaments and championships. Fnatic is most popular in Europe and has teams that compete in a variety of games such as League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, and more.
History
Fnatic is a professional esports organization headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The organization was founded in 2004 with the aim to promote the best Scandinavian players. Since then, they have grown to become one of the most well-known and successful esports organizations in the world, with teams across a variety of games.
Fnatic has had a long and successful history in a number of games, but they are perhaps most well-known for their Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team. The Fnatic CS:GO team has won numerous tournaments and is considered to be one of the best teams in the world.
Other than CS:GO, Fnatic also has teams that compete in League of Legends, Dota 2, Rainbow Six Siege, and more. In 2018, Fnatic signed an all-female Fortnite team, making them one of the first professional esports organizations to do so.
Notable Achievements
Fnatic is a professional eSports organization headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Founded in 2004, the organization has fielded players in various fighting games, first-person shooters, and multi-player online battle arenas. Notable achievements include winning the League of Legends World Championship three times, as well as being the first team to hold three consecutive world championships in Counter-Strike.
Team SoloMid
Team SoloMid is one of the most popular esports teams. They are known for their League of Legends team, which has won multiple championships. They also have teams for other games such as Fortnite, PUBG, and CS:GO. In this article, we will be focusing on the League of Legends team.
History
Team SoloMid (TSM) is a North American esports team, created around the community website SoloMid.Net by brothers Andy “Reginald” Dinh and Dan “Ceraphus” Dinh in September 2009. The organization previously had a League of Legends team, who competed in the NA LCS. In January 2018, the team announced their return to competitive League of Legends with the signing of former world champions Mike “MikeYeung” Yeung, Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg, and Jesper “Zven” Svenningsen, as well as support Alfonso “Mithy” Aguirre Rodríguez from G2 Esports. TSM is one of the most popular and successful North American esports organizations with teams in multiple games including Fortnite Battle Royale, Apex Legends, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile and Super Smash Bros. Melee
Notable Achievements
Team SoloMid, also known as TSM, is one of the most popular and successful esports teams in the world. They are most well-known for their success in the game League of Legends, but they have also had great success in many other games such as Fortnite, CS:GO, Apex Legends, and more. Here are some of their most notable achievements:
-Winners of the League of Legends World Championship in 2017
-Three-time winners of the North American League of Legends Championship Series
-Winners of the Halo World Championship in 2016
– Winners of the Rocket League Championship Series in 2017 and 2018
Counter Logic Gaming
Counter Logic Gaming was founded in 2010 and has since become one of the most successful esports teams in the world. They have teams in various games such as League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and Overwatch. They are also one of the most popular teams, with a large following on social media and Twitch.
History
Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) is a North American esports organization. Founded in April 2010 by George “HotshotGG” Georgallidis, CLG is the oldest active League of Legends team still operating in North America. They are one of the premier teams in the ESL, having won the Intel Extreme Masters Season V World Championship and having placed 2nd at IEM Season VI. SK Gaming and World Elite Gaming are the only other teams to have won more than one IEM tournament. On October 7, 2015, it was announced that Dyrus would be retiring and stepping down from the active roster, compLexity Gaming’s Krislund would be substituting for him until a permanent replacement was found. On December 3rd, it was announced thatHuni and Reignover would be joining from Immortals.
Notable Achievements
Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) is a North American esports organization. They currently have teams in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, Halo 5: Guardians, Super Smash Bros. Melee and Overwatch.
CLG was founded in 2010 by George “HotshotGG” Georgallidis with the intention of being a premier North American multi-gaming organization. CLG is one of the original five NA LCS teams and the only team to have never been relegated from the league.
In 2015, CLG became the first NA LCS team to beat SK Telecom T1 in an international tournament at IEM San Jose.
In 2016, CLG won their first NA LCS split, defeating TSM 3-2 in the finals and representing North America at the 2016 Mid-Season Invitational. At MSI, CLG narrowly missed out on making the finals, losing 3-2 to SKT in the semifinals.
