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.[1]

SCARZ
Short nameSZ
DivisionsCall of Duty
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
FIFA
Fortnite
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Rainbow Six Siege
Vainglory
Winning Eleven
FoundedFebruary 2012 (2012-02)
LocationJapan
CEOYoichi "ONEONE" Tomori
ManagerNoriaki "Shirley" Suzuki
PartnersAMD
FC Tokyo
Kingston
LG Electronics
Netgear
Parent groupXENOZ Co., Ltd.
Websitewww.scarz.net

History

The organization was founded in February 2012 as an amateur team competing in the Battlefield 3 pro scene.[2] It then became a professional esports organization in 2015. The name SCARZ was derived from scars, as the organization was "founded with the intention of leaving an impression on people's hearts".[3] The organization also has a mentorship program to train Japanese emerging pro players.[4] On 13 April 2018, the organization began a partnership with Japanese football club FC Tokyo.[5]

Current rosters

Call of Duty
Nat. ID Role Join Date
Hunt Player 2015-10-27
Leisia Player 2018-01-21
Panther Player 2018-01-21
Ponty Player 2018-06-11
Ekiben Manager 2018-04-21

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Nat. ID Name Role Join Date
iLeven Wonil Cha Player 2019-06-12[6]
Demic Daeyeong Kim Player 2019-06-12[6]
Coldbro Player 2020-9-21
Nosferatu Player 2020-9-21
Kanos Seongbeom Lee Player 2020-01-30[7]
Hybrid Riccardo Massimino Font Coach 2019-06-12[6]

Former rosters

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Nat. ID Name Role
barce Ryo Takebayashi Support
crow Tomoaki Maruoka Lurker
Laz Koji Ushida In-game leader
t4k3J Shogo Takemori Support
Reita Ryu Oshiro Rifler
poem Yumeki Shibasaki Entry fragger
zyoutan Tatsumi Goto Manager

References
  1. "プロe-Sportsチーム「SCARZ」とのスポンサー契約締結について". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. "Pro e-Sports Team SCARZとの提携及びスポンサードのお知らせ". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. "About | SCARZ". www.scarz.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  4. "Scarz are running a special Street Fighter V mentoring scheme to train a new Japanese pro player". Shoryuken. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  5. "【NEW PARTNER】FC東京と協力体制の合意 | SCARZ". www.scarz.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  6. "【R6S】新体制及び新チームの発表① – SCARZ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  7. "【R6S】メンバー変更のお知らせ① – SCARZ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 January 2020.


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