Who Owns OG Esports?
OG Esports is a professional esports organization founded in 2015. The current roster consists of top players from around the world who compete in a variety of games.
Introduction
OG is a Danish professional esports organization founded in 2015. It has teams in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, and FIFA. With roots in the Counter-Strike scene, the organization has fielded players in some of the most successful lineups of all time and is widely considered one of the most reputable organizations in esports.
The current CEO of OG is Carlos “ocelote” Rodriguez Santiago. He is a former professional gamer and the owner of G2 Esports.
In October 2015, OG’s Dota 2 team won The International 2015, becoming the first ever crowdfunded team to do so. This victory earned them over $6 million USD and cemented their place as one of the most successful teams in history.
In January 2019, it was announced that OG had signed Topias “Topson” Taavitsainen and Johan “N0tail” Sundstein to their Dota 2 roster. With this addition, OG became the first ever org to have won two consecutive Valve majors; these were The International 2018 and The International 2019 – something which many deem impossible.
History of OG Esports
OG esport’s is a competitive gaming team that was established in 2008 by players from different backgrounds. The team began as a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) team and has since expanded to include players for Dota 2, Rainbow Six Siege, and more. In 2018, the team won The International, which is the biggest annual event for Dota 2. This made OG esport’s the first team to ever win two consecutive International championships.
The team is currently owned by Johan Sundstein, who is better known in the gaming community by his alias “N0tail”. He is a Danish professional gamer who has been playing video games since he was a child. N0tail originally started out playing World of Warcraft and then moved on to play Heroes of Newerth before finally making the switch to Dota 2 in 2011. He has been on OG Esports since 2015 and was a part of the team that won The International in 2018 and 2019.
Current Roster
The current OG Esports roster is:
Top:Ana
Jungle:s4
Mid:N0tail
ADC:JerAx
Support:Fly
Achievements
Since its formation, OG has won multiple championships in various games. In Dota 2, OG has won The International 2018 and 2019, making them the first — and so far, only — team to win two consecutive Internationals. They are also the only team to have won four medals at The International. In Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, OG has won DreamHack Open Summer 2020 and EPICENTER 2019.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the majority shareholder of OG Esports is Johan Nordstrom, with a 42.86% stake in the company. Johan is followed by Goldman Sachs with a 23.08% stake, and then Ericsson Ventures with a 12.50% stake.
