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100 Thieves
100 Thieves (100T) is an American esports organization and gaming lifestyle brand founded in 2017 by Nadeshot, valued at $160 million in 2019, fielding teams in VALORANT, Counter-Strike, Call of Duty, Apex, R6, and Marvel Rivals.
Asterisk (esports)
Asterisk (AST) is an Indian esports organization based in Bengaluru, known for VALORANT Challengers South Asia teams, its Game Changers women's squad, and a 2025 Fortnite roster.
Astralis
Astralis: Danish esports organization founded 2016, famous for its four-Major Counter-Strike dynasty (Atlanta, Krakow, London, Berlin), first esports IPO (2019, ASTGRP), later acquired by Fusion Esports Group in 2025.
Aurora Gaming
Aurora Gaming is a Serbian esports organization founded around a Dota 2 team in 2022, fielding divisions in Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, PUBG Mobile, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, and Apex Legends, with a Turkish CS2 roster ranked #6 by HLTV and an M7 world champion MLBB squad.
Call of Duty League
Call of Duty League (CDL), Activision's city-based franchised esports league, launched January 24, 2020 with 12 teams; now 12 teams playing 4v4 on Black Ops 7 with Majors, CDL Points, and Challengers.
Clan (video games)
Clan (video games): a persistent named player group in multiplayer games, also called guild, alliance, or faction; competitive shooters and strategy games use clans, MMORPGs guilds; clans pool ranks, chat, banks, and wars, and professionalized into esports organizations.
Cloud9
Cloud9 (C9) is an American esports organization founded in 2013 by Jack and Paullie Etienne, based in Los Angeles. Known for six LCS titles, the ELEAGUE Boston 2018 CS:GO Major, and 2018 Rocket League and Overwatch championships.
College esports in the United States
College esports in the United States: competitive video gaming at US colleges, from Robert Morris University's first varsity program (2014) to NACE-governed varsity teams, scholarships, and dedicated arenas, outside NCAA governance.
Defunct esports organizations
Defunct esports organizations are professional competitive-gaming teams and brands that ceased operations through bankruptcy, acquisition, or dissolution, including TSM, FaZe Clan, Astralis, RNG, and Guild Esports.
Edward Gaming
Edward Gaming (EDG) is a Shanghai-based Chinese esports organization founded in 2013 by Edward Chu's Super Gen. Its League of Legends team won Worlds 2021 (3-2 over DWG KIA) and its Valorant team won Champions 2024, China's first international Valorant title.
Envy (esports)
Envy (Team EnVyUs, nV), American esports organization founded 2007, Call of Duty roots, owner of Dallas Fuel (2022 OWL champions), merged into OpTic 2022, revived by Hastr0 in 2025.
Esports in China
Esports in China is a large professional gaming industry, recognized as a sport in 2003, with over 495 million users and revenue of RMB 29.33 billion in 2025.
Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses (EG) is an American esports organization founded in 1999 as a Quake team. It won The International 2015 in Dota 2, the LCS 2022 Spring title, and VALORANT Champions 2023, and remains a VCT Americas partner team.
FaZe Clan
FaZe Clan (FaZe) is an American esports and gaming lifestyle brand founded in 2010 as a Call of Duty group, listed on Nasdaq in 2022 at $725 million, and acquired by GameSquare in 2024.
Fnatic
Fnatic is a British esports organization founded by Sam Mathews in 2004; its League of Legends team won the game's first World Championship in 2011.
G2 Esports
G2 Esports, Berlin-based European esports organization founded 2013 by Carlos Rodriguez; fields League of Legends, CS2, Valorant, Rainbow Six teams; record 14 LEC titles, MSI 2019 champion, $35M revenue, profitable.
Gen.G (젠지)
Gen.G (젠지, Generation Gaming) is a global esports organization formed in 2018 from KSV's acquisition of Samsung Galaxy's 2017 Worlds-winning League of Legends roster; it fields LCK, Valorant, PUBG, and racing teams and runs the Gen.G Global Academy.
Hanwha Life Esports (한화생명 e스포츠)
Hanwha Life Esports (한화생명 e스포츠, HLE) is a Seoul-based Korean LCK League of Legends team owned by Hanwha Life Insurance, founded 2018 from ROX Tigers' slot; LCK 2024 Summer champion and MSI 2026 winner.
Invictus Gaming (iG电子竞技俱乐部)
Invictus Gaming (iG电子竞技俱乐部), Chinese esports organization founded August 2011 in Shanghai by Wang Sicong; won The International 2012 in Dota 2 and the 2018 League of Legends World Championship, and competes in the LPL.
League of Legends Pro League
League of Legends Pro League (LPL, 英雄联盟职业联赛), China's Tier 1 LoL esports league founded 2013 with 8 teams, now 14 teams; sole Mainland China path to First Stand, MSI, and Worlds.
Los Angeles Gladiators
Los Angeles Gladiators (LA Gladiators, GLA): Kroenke Sports & Entertainment's Overwatch League franchise, announced November 2, 2017, one of twelve inaugural OWL teams; won Countdown Cup 2021, Kickoff Clash and Midseason Madness 2022; dissolved with the OWL after 2023.
Los Ratones
Los Ratones: League of Legends team founded by Marc 'Caedrel' Lamont in November 2024, starring Baus, Nemesis, Crownie, Rekkles, and Velja. Won three NLC and two EMEA Masters titles, then became the first ERL team in the LEC at Versus 2026 before disbanding.
Modern Times Group
Modern Times Group MTG AB, Swedish gaming group on Nasdaq Stockholm (MTGA/MTGB), former TV broadcaster turned pure-play gaming investor; owns studios like InnoGames, Plarium, Hutch; sold ESL Gaming to Savvy for $1.05bn in 2022.
Movistar KOI
Movistar KOI (KOI, MKOI) is a Spanish esports organization formed in 2024 from the merger of KOI (founded 2021 by Ibai Llanos and Gerard Piqué), Movistar Riders, and MAD Lions under OverActive Media; LEC 2025 Spring champion and Worlds 2026 LEC second seed.
Natus Vincere
Natus Vincere (NAVI, NaVi), Ukrainian esports club founded December 17, 2009 in Kyiv; Counter-Strike Major winner (Stockholm 2021, Copenhagen 2024), only org at every Valve Major; owned by Maksym Krippa since 2018.
NRG Esports
NRG Esports, pronounced "Energy", is a California-based American esports organization founded in 2015 by Sacramento Kings co-owners, winner of the 2025 VALORANT and Rocket League world championships, and sold to DarkZero Esports in December 2025.
OG (esports)
OG Esports, founded 2015 as (monkey) Business, is a player-founded Dota 2 organization that won The International 2018 and 2019 back to back, then expanded into CS2, Honor of Kings, MLBB, and EAFC; Chiliz Group holds 51%.
OpTic Gaming
OpTic Gaming: American esports organization founded 2006 as a Call of Duty team, famous for the GreenWall fanbase, the Scump-FormaL-Karma-Crimsix dynasty, Halo World Championship titles, and the 2021 Envy merger.
PMS Clan
PMS Clan, originally Psychotic Man Slayers and later Pandora's Mighty Soldiers, is a women's video gaming community and competitive clan founded in 2002 on Xbox Live by twin sisters Amy Brady and Amber Dalton.
S8UL Esports
S8UL Esports: Mumbai-based Indian esports and content organization formed from the Team SouL and Team 8bit merger, co-founded by MortaL and 8bit Thug; four-time Esports Content Group of the Year and EWC Club Partner Program club.