Gen.G
Gen.G (Korean: 젠지), previously known as KSV Esports, is a professional esports organization with headquarters in Santa Monica, Seoul, and Shanghai. According to Forbes, Gen.G is the sixth most valuable esports organization in the world as of December 2020, worth US$185 million.[2]
Full name | Generation Gaming[1] |
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Games | |
Founded | August 2017 |
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Owners | Kevin Chou, Kent Wakeford |
Website | geng |
History
In mid-2017, Kevin Chou and Kent Wakeford, co-founders of the video game development company Kabam, established the esports organization KSV (Korea plus Silicon Valley) esports International, as they purchased the rights to an Overwatch League franchise in Seoul, South Korea, for a reported $20 million.[3][4] This later became the Seoul Dynasty. In October 2017, the company expanded into Heroes of the Storm by acquiring the teams MVP Black and MVP Miracle;[5] In November 2017, KSV signed a roster for Overwatch Contenders,[6] established their PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds team,[7] and acquired Samsung Galaxy's League of Legends team.[8]
On May 3, 2018, KSV eSports announced they had rebranded themselves as Gen.G and added a new Clash Royale esports team.[9] On October 25, 2018, Gen.G signed an all-female roster for Fortnite.[10] In late January 2019, Gen.G acquired Team Space as their new Call of Duty team.[11] A month later, the team unveiled its Apex Legends roster, which included former Overwatch League players Chris "Grimreality" Schaefer and Ted "silkthread" Wang.[12]
Divisions
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
On December 6, 2019, Gen.G signed the former core of Cloud9 along with the team's assistant coach.[13] Boston Major winner, Timothy "autimatic" Ta was signed, along with Kenneth "koosta" Suen, Damian "daps" Steele, and Chris "Elmapuddy" Tebbit as head coach. Three days later, Gen.G signed Sam "s0m" Oh after he was released from Team Envy.[14] Hunter "SicK" Mims was also announced as a stand-in for the IEM Katowice 2020 qualifiers until the final slot was filled. On December 22, Gen.G announced the signing Hansel "BnTeT" Ferdinand from top Chinese team TyLoo to finalize the roster.[15] On December 15, 2020 Gen.G places their entire roster on transfer list.[16]
Fortnite
In August 2019, Gen.G partnered with dating app Bumble to create an all-female Fortnite team.[17][18][19]
NBA 2K
Gen.G bought the only non-North American slot in the NBA 2k League. On January 20, 2020, The team was revealed to be called the Tigers of Shanghai.[20]
Rosters
- As of November 30, 2020[21]
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | |||
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Nat. | ID | Name | Role |
United States | autimatic | Timothy Ta | AWPer/Rifler |
Australia | Elmapuddy | Chris Tebbit | Coach |
Fortnite | |||
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Nat. | ID | Name | Role |
United States | maddiesuun | Madison Mann | Player |
United States | TINARAES | Tina Perez | Player |
United States | Carlee | Carlee Gress | Player |
United States | Hannah | Hannah Reyes | Player |
United States | Blank | Andrew Leverette | Coach |
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds | |||
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Nat. | ID | Name | Role |
South Korea | Menteul | Lim Yong-su | Fragger |
South Korea | Aqua5 | Yu Sang-ho | IGL, Support |
South Korea | Loki | Park Jung-young | Fragger |
South Korea | Pio | Cha Seung Hoon | IGL |
South Korea | WatchinU | Seong Hu Bae | Head coach |
League of Legends | |||
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Nat. | ID | Name | Role |
South Korea | Rascal | KwangHee Kim | Top |
South Korea | Clid | TaeMin Kim | Jungle |
South Korea | Flawless | Yeonjoon Seong | Jungle |
South Korea | Bdd | BoSeong Gwak | Mid |
South Korea | Karis | Hongjo Kim | Mid |
South Korea | Ruler | JaeHyuk Park | Adc |
South Korea | Life | JeongMin Kim | Support |
South Korea | oDin | YoungDal Ju | Head Coach |
South Korea | Ggoong | Byeongjun Yu | Coach |
South Korea | Lyn | DaBin Kim | Coach |
NBA 2K (Tigers of Shanghai) | |||
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Nat. | ID | Name | Role |
United States | Turnupdefense | Christopher Anderson | Shooting Guard |
Overwatch (Seoul Dynasty) | |||
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Nat. | ID | Name | Role |
South Korea | tobi | Jinmo Yang | Support |
South Korea | Michelle | Minhyuk Choi | Tank |
South Korea | Marve1 | Minseo Hwang | Support |
South Korea | FITS | Dongeon Kim | DPS |
South Korea | ILLICIT | Jaemin Park | DPS |
South Korea | Profit | Junyoung Park | DPS |
South Korea | Gesture | Jaehui Hong | Tank |
South Korea | Creative | Youngwan Kim | Support |
South Korea | SLIME | Seungjun Kim | Support |
South Korea | ToYou | Hyunwoo Lim | Tank |
South Korea | Hocury | Hocheol Lee | General manager |
South Korea | Changgoon | Changgeun Park | Head coach |
South Korea | MMA | Seong-won Mun | Assistant Coach |
South Korea | WizardHyeong | Hyeongseok Kim | Strategic Coach |
Overwatch Academy (Gen.G) | |||
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Nat. | ID | Name | Role |
South Korea | Haeim | Hwang Jun-seon | DPS |
South Korea | Stalk3r | Jeong Hag-yong | DPS |
South Korea | Ezhan | Lee Jihan | DPS |
South Korea | Topdragon | Jeong Seung-yong | DPS |
South Korea | ITSAL | Kim Chang-hee | Tank |
South Korea | someone | Ham Jeong-wan | Tank |
South Korea | Wonsoomin | Won Soo-min | Tank |
South Korea | Bliss | Kim So-myung | Support |
South Korea | Quasid | Son Ui-seong | Support |
South Korea | Papadog | Kim Hyeon-il | Support |
South Korea | Zelgadiss | Lee Siwoo | Head Coach |
South Korea | NOrU | Kim Jae-dong | Assistant Coach |
Championships
References
- Murray, Trent (May 3, 2018). "KSV eSports Rebrands to Gen.G, and Expands into Clash Royale". The Esports Observer. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- Settimi, Christina (December 5, 2020). "The Most Valuable Esports Companies 2020". Forbes. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- Young Jae-joon (September 5, 2017). "Silicon Valley meets Overwatch: Q&A with Kevin Chou". ESPN. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- Takahashi, Dean (July 12, 2017). "Why Kabam cofounder Kevin Chou is diving into esports with Overwatch League's Seoul franchise". VentureBeat. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- Park Beom; Bae Junseok (October 23, 2017). "Kevin Chou's KSV acquires the prestigious HotS teams, MVP Black and MVP Miracle". Inven Global. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- Carpenter, Nicole (November 2, 2017). "Seoul Dynasty signs Overwatch Contenders season three roster". Dot Esports. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- Kim Mi-hee (November 7, 2017). "에스카·이태준 합류, KSV '배틀그라운드' 팀 만든다" [ESCA · Lee Joon-joon Joins KSV 'Battleground' Team]. GameMeca (in Korean). Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- Young Jae-joon (November 30, 2017). "KSV acquires Samsung Galaxy's League of Legends team". ESPN. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- Takahashi, Dean (May 3, 2018). "KSV Esports rebrands as Gen.G, adds Clash Royale team". VentureBeat. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- Carpenter, Nicole (October 25, 2018). "Gen.G signs all-female Fortnite team". Dot Esports. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- Miner, Phillip (January 31, 2019). "Call of Duty Esports: Team Space Acquired by Gen.G Esports". ESTNN. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- Binkowski, Justin (March 1, 2019). "Gen.G unveils its Apex Legends roster featuring former Overwatch League pros". Dot Esports. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- Burazin, Zvonimir (December 6, 2019). "Gen.G sign autimatic, daps, koosta". HLTV.org. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- "Gen.G confirm s0m signing". HLTV.org. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- "Gen.G confirm BnTeT signing". HLTV.org. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- "Gen.G place roster on transfer list". HLTV.org. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- Pei, Annie (August 6, 2019). "Bumble has found its match, striking a deal with an all-women's Fortnite team". CNBC. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- Fitch, Adam (August 6, 2019). "Gen.G partners with Bumble for all-women Fortnite team". Esports Insider. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- "Bumble and Gen. G form first pro all-women 'Fortnite' team". Engadget. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- Lace, Thomas (January 20, 2020). "Gen.G Tigers of Shanghai unveiled for NBA 2K League". Esports Insider. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- "Teams – Gen.G". geng.gg. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- Chen, Amy (June 19, 2018). "Heroes of the Storm: The Epic HGC Mid-Season Recap". Comics Gaming Magazine. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- Rizzo, Tim (November 3, 2018). "Gen.G Esports becomes first back-to-back HGC world champion". Inven Global. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- Newell, Adam (July 26, 2018). "Gen. G Gold take the TPP title at the PUBG Global Invitational 2018". Dot Esports. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- "DreamHack Open Anaheim 2020". HLTV.org. Retrieved May 30, 2020.