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4Kings

4Kings or Four Kings was a professional esports organization based in the United Kingdom. The team had players competing in Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Quake III, Warcraft III, Unreal Tournament, Counter-Strike, Team Fortress 2 and Shootmania. One of the most famous members of 4Kings is Warcraft III player Grubby. Philip Wride was a manager of the team as well as Jason Potter being general manager.

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Alternate aTTaX

Alternate aTTaX is a professional esports organization owned by German e-commerce company Alternate. The team was established in August 2003 and made its first appearance at the Games Convention later that year. ALTERNATE aTTax currently fields players in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and FIFA.

Apex GamingW
Apex Gaming

Apex Gaming was a League of Legends team that competed in the North American League of Legends Championship Series. The team was coached primarily by Brandon "Saintvicious" DiMarco and David "Cop" Roberson. Apex Gaming also had a League of Legends Challenger Series team called Apex Pride, which entered the league after Team Dignitas transferred their spot.

Atlanta FaZeW
Atlanta FaZe

The Atlanta FaZe is an American professional Call of Duty League (CDL) esports team based in Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta FaZe is a partnership between FaZe Clan and Atlanta Esports Ventures. Atlanta was announced as one of the first five cities to host a CDL team.

Chaos Esports ClubW
Chaos Esports Club

Chaos Esports Club is an American esports organization. Originally founded as Digital Chaos in 2015, the organization is best known for their Dota 2 team's Cinderella run at The International 2016 tournament, where they finished as the runners-up.

COGnitive GamingW
COGnitive Gaming

COGnitive Gaming was a professional esports team based in the United States. They had teams in Smite, League of Legends, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Heroes of the Storm.

Copenhagen WolvesW
Copenhagen Wolves

The Copenhagen Wolves were a Danish professional esports organization which had players competing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Hearthstone, and League of Legends. The organization ceased all operations on 6 June 2016, citing the responsibilities of its owners in other organizations, namely Astralis and Ninjas in Pyjamas.

Dallas EmpireW
Dallas Empire

The Dallas Empire is an American professional Call of Duty League (CDL) esports team based in Dallas, Texas. Dallas Empire is owned by Envy Gaming. Dallas was announced as one of the first five cities to host a CDL team.

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Dark Passage (esports)

Dark Passage is a Turkish professional esports organization with players competing in League of Legends, Fortnite Battle Royale, Hearthstone, and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. It is the oldest esports organization in Turkey, having been originally established in 2003 as a Counter-Strike team.

Denial EsportsW
Denial Esports

Denial Esports was a professional esports organization based in the United States. They were most well known for their Call of Duty team being 2015 world champions, having won the Call of Duty Championship 2015.

Florida MutineersW
Florida Mutineers

The Florida Mutineers is an American professional Call of Duty League (CDL) esports team based in Florida. Florida Mutineers is owned by Misfits Gaming.

Fox Fans LeagueW
Fox Fans League

The Fox Fans League was launched in 2015 to find the best player of FIFA 15 on PlayStation 4 in Australia.

H2k-GamingW
H2k-Gaming

H2k-Gaming was a professional esports organization based in London, United Kingdom. It was known for its League of Legends team, which competed in Europe's top professional league, the EU LCS.

LNG EsportsW
LNG Esports

LNG Esports, formerly known as Snake Esports, is a Chinese professional esports organization based in Suzhou. Its League of Legends team competes in the League of Legends Pro League (LPL), the top-level league for the game in China, and plays home games at the Yangcheng International Esports Center in Suzhou.

London Royal RavensW
London Royal Ravens

The London Royal Ravens is an English professional Call of Duty League (CDL) esports team based in London, England. London Royal Ravens is owned by ReKTGlobal, an esports parent company who also owns Rogue.

Los Angeles GuerrillasW
Los Angeles Guerrillas

The Los Angeles Guerrillas is an American professional Call of Duty League (CDL) esports team based in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Guerrillas is owned by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment.

Los Angeles ThievesW
Los Angeles Thieves

The Los Angeles Thieves or LA Thieves is an American professional Call of Duty League (CDL) esports team based in Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles Thieves is owned by 100 Thieves. The CDL slot of the Thieves was previously owned by Immortals Gaming Club under the branding of OpTic Gaming Los Angeles.

Machi EsportsW
Machi Esports

Machi Esports is a professional esports organization founded by Taiwanese hip hop group Machi. It has a League of Legends division and formerly had an Overwatch team. Machi's League of Legends division previously had a team competing in the LMS and an academy team competing in the ECS named MachiX. Machi sold its spot in the LMS to Alpha Esports in late 2018, and although it still maintains the MachiX roster, the ECS is no longer in operation.

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Minnesota ROKKR

Minnesota ROKKR is an American professional Call of Duty League (CDL) esports team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ROKKR is owned by WISE Ventures, a private investments fund owned by the Wilf family, the owners of the Minnesota Vikings, along with Gary Vaynerchuk, who takes an active role in representing the team.

Moscow FiveW
Moscow Five

Moscow Five is a Russian esports organization founded in 2001. The organization currently has a professional League of Legends team. On 16 December 2011, Moscow Five created what one could describe as one of the most successful international teams in the history of League of Legends. In 2013 former Moscow Five owner Dmitry "ddd1ms" Smilianets was arrested for his alleged involvement in "one of the largest" hacking and data breach schemes history in a global operation by the FBI's Cyber Division. Moscow Five's League of Legends team quickly reformed as Gambit Gaming under Pikiner's leadership.

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MVP (esports)

MVP is a professional esports organization in South Korea with teams competing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Honor of Kings, League of Legends, Overwatch, and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. It formerly had players competing in Dota 2, Heroes of the Storm, and StarCraft II.

National Association of Collegiate EsportsW
National Association of Collegiate Esports

The National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) is an American collegiate esports association founded in 2016.

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New York Subliners

The New York Subliners are an American professional Call of Duty League (CDL) esports team based in New York City, New York. The team is owned by Andbox, an esports organization owned by Sterling Equities subsidiary Sterling.VC. New York was announced as one of the first five cities to own a spot in the CDL.

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Nongshim RedForce

Nongshim RedForce is a South Korean professional League of Legends team owned by food and beverage company Nongshim. For most of its history the team competed in Challengers Korea (CK), the second division of professional League of Legends in South Korea. However, as Team Dynamics, the team qualified for South Korea's primary league, League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK), after winning the 2020 LCK Summer promotion tournament. In late 2020 Riot Games Korea announced that Team Dynamics would be one of ten permanent franchise partners of the LCK.

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Nora-Rengo

Nora-Rengo is a Japanese esports organization with teams competing in Call of Duty, For Honor, Overwatch, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Rainbow Six: Siege and Splatoon 2. The organization was originally created in 2016 to compete in the PS4 version of Rainbow Six: Siege. The founder and owner is Yasuhiro "Kizoku" Nishi who also coaches the Rainbow Six Siege team.

Paris LegionW
Paris Legion

The Paris Legion is a French professional Call of Duty League (CDL) esports team based in Paris, France. Paris Legion is owned by C0ntact Gaming. Paris was announced as one of the first five cities to host a CDL team. According to ESPN, the publisher was looking to sell slots for approximately $25 million per team.

Professional Gamers LeagueW
Professional Gamers League

The AMD Professional Gamers League (PGL), founded around 1997, was one of the first professional computer gaming eSports leagues. The PGL was run by Total Entertainment Network and was sponsored by AMD. The first professional tournament they held was for StarCraft in September 1997. The league was official unveiled at a press conference at Candlestick Park in San Francisco on November 3, 1997. It was sponsored by Microsoft, Nvidia, and Levi Strauss & Co. The organization raised over $1.2mil USD in sponsorship money.

Rogue WarriorsW
Rogue Warriors

Rogue Warriors (RW), is a Chinese professional esports organization owned by ASUS ROG. Its League of Legends competes in the LPL, the top-level league for the game in China.

Samsung Galaxy (esports)W
Samsung Galaxy (esports)

Samsung Galaxy was a professional esports works team of the South Korean corporation Samsung Electronics. During its existence it had teams competing in League of Legends, StarCraft and StarCraft II.

Sangal EsportsW
Sangal Esports

Sangal Esports is a professional esports organization founded in 2017 by Emre Ergül. The organization has teams in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Valorant. In September 2020, Sangal started a cooperation with Kaspersky.

SCARZW
SCARZ

SCARZ is a Japanese esports organization that was founded in 2012. It has players competing in the domestic and international scenes as a representative of Japan's esports community.

Seattle SurgeW
Seattle Surge

The Seattle Surge is an American professional Call of Duty League (CDL) esports team based in Seattle, Washington. Seattle Surge is owned by The Aquilini Group. On 13 September, 2019, Seattle was announced as a franchise city in the league.

Selfless GamingW
Selfless Gaming

Selfless Gaming was an American esports organization with teams competing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Killer Instinct, Overwatch and Rocket League.

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Suning (esports)

Suning, also known by its former name Suning Gaming, is a Chinese professional esports organization owned by e-commerce company Suning.com. Its League of Legends team competes in the LPL, the top-level league for the game in China.

Team DKW
Team DK

Team DK was a Chinese esports organization that fielded Dota 2, Heroes of the Storm and StarCraft II teams. The Dota 2 team finished 4th at The International 2014. It folded in November 2015 citing difficulty competing with more well-financed teams.

Team VulcunW
Team Vulcun

Team Vulcun was a professional League of Legends team that competed in the North American League of Legends Championship Series. The team was formed on February 2, 2013, after it acquired the roster of Team FeaR.

ThunderTalk GamingW
ThunderTalk Gaming

ThunderTalk Gaming is a professional League of Legends team competing in the League of Legends Pro League (LPL), the top level of professional League of Legends in China.

Toronto UltraW
Toronto Ultra

The Toronto Ultra is a Canadian professional Call of Duty League (CDL) esports team based in Toronto. Toronto Ultra is owned by OverActive Media. Toronto was announced as one of the first five cities to host a CDL team. According to ESPN, the publisher was looking to sell slots for approximately $25 million per team.

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Unicorns of Love

The Unicorns of Love (UOL) are a professional esports organization based in Berlin, Germany. It was founded on 15 August 2013 and has rosters competing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and League of Legends.

Victory FiveW
Victory Five

Victory Five is a Chinese professional esports organisation based in Shenzhen. It is owned by Mario Ho, head of Macau's esports association and son of the late Stanley Ho. The organisation currently has teams competing in League of Legends and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.

Wings GamingW
Wings Gaming

Wings Gaming was a Chinese Dota 2 esports team based in Chongqing. They were best known for winning over US$9 million at The International 2016 (TI6), which was one of the most lucrative esports tournaments in history. Wings were founded in the aftermath of post-The International 2014 roster shuffles in China, with the TI6 winning roster being put together in August 2015.

WinterfoxW
Winterfox

Winterfox (WFX) was an esports organization with teams competing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Halo and Street Fighter. The team was founded after the Evil Geniuses League of Legends team split from the organization following the creation of a new sponsorship rule for the League of Legends Championship Series, and the team later expanded into other games. Winterfox signed Super Smash Bros. Melee Sheik player DaJuan "Shroomed" Jefferson McDaniel on July 16, 2015. The Winterfox Halo team competes in the Halo Championship Series. Winterfox signed fighting games player Gustavo "801 Strider" Romero to the team on July 15, 2015. In November 2015 Winterfox's CSGO team moved to SteelSeries's headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. Winterfox's League of Legends team competed in the North American League of Legends Championship Series in for the 2015 Spring NA LCS split before being relegated and eventually disbanding.

World Esports AssociationW
World Esports Association

The World Esports Association (WESA) is an esports association founded in 2016. After a year of development, it was founded by ESL along with many esports teams. Its founding members were Fnatic, Natus Vincere, Team EnVyUs, FaZe Clan, Virtus.pro, G2 Esports, North, Splyce, Mousesports, and Ninjas in Pyjamas. However, FaZe Clan dropped out of the organization just a day after it was unveiled due to fears of being locked in an exclusivity contract limiting the tournaments teams could play in.