PSG Esports

Paris Saint-Germain eSports
Full name Paris Saint-Germain eSports
Divisions Dota 2
FIFA
Rocket League
League of Legends
Founded 20 October 2016 (2016-10-20)
Owner Oryx Qatar Sports Investments
Managing director Yassine Jaada
Partners PMU eSports
Asus
PSG.LGD
Parent group Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
Website psg-esports.com
Departments of
Paris Saint-Germain
Football (Men's) Football (Youth Men's) Football (Women's)
Handball (Men's) eSports Boxing (Men's)
League (Men's)

Paris Saint-Germain eSports is a French professional eSports club founded in 2016, and based in the city of Paris. The club is the eSports department of Paris Saint-Germain. PSG eSports was officially formed on 20 October 2016 by Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi during a press conference held at the Parc des Princes in Paris.[1]

PSG eSports hired French former pro League of Legends player Bora "YellOwStaR" Kim as Head of eSports to supervise the club's players and recruitment.[1] In October 2017, both parties mutually agreed to part ways after "YellOwStaR" disagreed with the club's suspension of the League of Legends team.[2] Currently, Yassine Jaada is the club's leading figure. He is PSG's Chief Gaming Officer (CGO).[3]

In March 2017, PSG eSports announced partnerships with PMU eSports and Asus. The two brands became the first sponsors of the newly-formed eSports section.[4] In April 2018, the club created its own Dota 2 team in partnership with the Chinese organization LGD Gaming, rebranding themselves as PSG.LGD.[5] In August 2018, PSG's Dota 2 team announced partnerships with Monster Energy, Douyu and Lynx.[6][7][8]

PSG eSports have active teams in FIFA,[1] Rocket League,[9] and Dota 2.[10] Formerly, the club also had a League of Legends team.[1][11] Since its inception, the club has won 8 titles. The FIFA team has two ESWC championships,[12][13] one Legia eSports Cup,[14] one DreamHack Winter,[15] one Gamers Assembly tournament,[16] and one Gfinity FIFA 18 US Spring Cup Xbox.[17] The Rocket League team has one DreamHack Open tournament,[18] while the Dota 2 team has one Epicenter XL Major and one MDL Changsha Major.[19][20]

History

FIFA

PSG eSports entered FIFA with Danish prodigy and twice FIFA eWorld Cup champion (2014, 2016) August "Agge" Rosenmeier. The club also launched its policy of young talented players with the signing of highly skilled rookie Lucas "DaXe" Cuillerier, considered a rising star of FIFA and one of the best player in the world.[1]

Shortly after, on 31 October 2016, "DaXe" became FIFA 17 World Champion at the Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC) that took place during the Paris Games Week in Paris, bringing at the same time the first trophy for PSG eSports.[12] In November 2016, "Agge" won two more trophies for PSG eSports after claiming the Legia eSports Cup, a tournament featuring 10 FIFA players from professional football clubs, as well as the DreamHack Winter 2016.[14][15] "DaXe" claimed its second title with PSG eSports in April 2017 after winning the FIFA 17 tournament during the Gamers Assembly in Poitiers.[16]

Rafael "Rafifa13" Fortes and Ahmed "Aameghessib" Al-Meghessib joined PSG's FIFA team in 2017.[21][22] The duo went on to represent PSG at the 2017 FIFA eWorld Cup in London.[23] After the World Cup, Johann "ManiiKa" Simon and Gordon "Fiddle" Thornsberry also arrived to the team.[24][25]

In turn, PSG released "Agge" from his contract in September 2017, after one year at the club. With two title wins in Warsaw at the Legia eSports Cup and Sweden at DreamHack Winter, the young Danish prodigy's spell at PSG eSports began with much promise. Unfortunately, after this bright start "Agge" failed to find the form and consistency which made him a world champion in 2014.[26]

In November 2017, "DaXe" retained its crown by becoming FIFA 18 World Champion at the ESWC during the Paris Games Week.[13] In April 2018, FIFA 17 world champion Corentin "RocKy" Chevrey joined PSG's FIFA roster.[27] In May 2018, "Fiddle" won the Gfinity FIFA 18 US Spring Cup Xbox.[17]

League of Legends

In December 2016, PSG eSports revealed its League of Legends' roster for the 2017 European League of Legends Challenger Series. The team consisted of Etienne "Steve" Michels as Toplaner,[28] Sung-Min "Blanc" Jin as Midlaner,[29] Thomas "Kirei" Yuen as Jungler,[30] Hampus "Sprattel" Abrahamsson as Support,[31] and WooHyung "Pilot" Na as AD Carry.[32] In February 2017, Hadrien "Hadrien" Forestier joined as coach before the start of the tournament,[33] while Matti "WhiteKnight" Sormunen arrived to the squad as Substitute Toplaner later that same month.[34]

Despite a rough start, PSG's League of Legends team made it to the European Challenger Series playoffs, where they will face Fnatic Academy in a best of 5 to reach the European League Championship Series promotion tournament. PSG had only one point until the fourth week, but managed to win the next two series thanks in part to the arrival of "WhiteKnight".[35] However, the LCS promotion tournament's spot slipped through their fingers after losing against Fnatic Academy.[36]

After a disappointing Spring Split, PSG announced the departures of "Pilot",[37] "Sprattel",[38] "Steve",[39] and "WhiteKnight" from its League of Legends team.[40] Meanwhile, Tomáš "Nardeus" Maršálek and Felix "Noxiak" Lewis arrived to the team for the Summer Split as AD Carry and Support, respectively.[41]

In October 2017, however, PSG eSports chose to suspend its activities on League of Legends until further notice after concluding that "the revenue sharing model offered by game publisher Riot Games is very far from compensating the costs of a structure with European ambitions, partly because of the strong inflation of pro-gamers salaries, in our mind unjustified regarding the audience numbers evolution of the last months."[11]

Rocket League

On 22 September 2017, PSG eSports announced its participation in the Rocket League Championship Series after picking up the previous Frontline roster, including Victor "Ferra" Francal, Dan "Bluey" Bluett, and Thibault "Chausette" Grzesiak.[9] The 3 Franco-British players dominated the Rocket League Championship Series Season 4 and qualified to the World Championship in October.[42] They were also crowned ESLCN champions at Paris Games Week, before finishing fifth in the World Championship, just off the podium.[43]

The Rocket League team continued to be successful in 2018 by claiming the DreamHack Open in Leipzig.[18] In August 2018, the team signed Danish player Emil "Fruity" Moselund.[44]

Dota 2

On 19 April 2018, PSG eSports announced it would be signing the roster of the Chinese Dota 2 team LGD Gaming, rebranding themselves as PSG.LGD.[5] The roster currently consists of Chinese players Wang "Ame" Chunyu, Lu "Maybe" Yao, Yang "Chalice" Shenyi, Xu "Fy" Linsen, and Malaysian Jian Wei "xNova" Yap.[10] In May 2018, PSG.LGD won its first major trophy on Dota 2 after being crowned Epicenter XL Major champions in Moscow.[19] A few days later, PSG.LGD also claimed the MDL Changsha Major in Changsha and qualified for The International 2018.[20]

Rosters

FIFA

As of 23 April 2018.[45]
ID Name Position
"DaXe" France Lucas Cuillerier Player
"Rafifa13" Brazil Rafael Fortes Player
"Aameghessib" Qatar Ahmed Al-Meghessib Player
"RocKy" France Corentin Chevrey Player
"ManiiKa" France Johann Simon Player
"Fiddle" United States Gordon Thornsberry Player

Rocket League

As of 2 August 2018.[46]
ID Name Position
"Ferra" France Victor Francal Player
"Chausette" France Thibault Grzesiak Player
"Fruity" Denmark Emil Moselund Player
"Bluey" England Dan Bluett Player (Substitute)

Dota 2

As of 19 April 2018.[47]
ID Name Position
"xNova" Malaysia Jian Wei Yap Player
"Fy" China Xu Linsen Player
"Chalice" China Yang Shenyi Player
"Maybe" China Lu Yao Player
"Ame" China Wang Chunyu Player

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  2. ↑ "YELLOWSTAR LEAVES HIS POSITION AS HEAD OF ESPORTS". PSG eSports. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "A FEW WORDS WITH OUR CHIEF GAMING OFFICER…". PSG eSports. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
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