Tribe Gaming
Tribe Gaming (TRB) is an American professional mobile gaming esports organization based in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2017 by mobile gaming YouTuber Patrick "Chief Pat" Carney. Tribe Gaming currently fields teams in Clash Royale, Clash of Clans, Brawl Stars, and Call of Duty: Mobile. Additionally, the organization fields a number of popular mobile gaming content creators.
| Short name | TRB |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| Based in | Austin, Texas |
| Location | United States |
| CEO | Patrick "Chief Pat" Carney |
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| Partners | Discord (software), G Fuel, OnePlus, Incase |
History
2017
In April, Tribe Gaming was announced as a mobile gaming esports organization, initially fielding a competitive Vainglory team.[1] After a subpar entrance into the competitive scene, the organization acquired the Vainglory roster of Immortals, consisting of DNZio, MaxGreen, ttigers, and Xelciar. As a heavy underdog, the team won the 2017 Vainglory World Championship and $70,000 first place prize at the Kallang Theatre in Singapore, beating the likes of Cloud9 and G2 Esports.[2]
2018
In April, the organization was accepted into the North American Clash Royale League as the sole mobile gaming esports organization.[3] Later that year, Tribe Gaming became the first mobile gaming esports organization to bring onboard a smartphone partner and gaming chair partner, brokering deals with Razer and Secretlab respectively.[4][5]
2019
In March, Tribe Gaming’s Vainglory team repeated as World Champions at the Chongqing Olympic Sports Center in Chongqing, China, defeating Team ACE 2-0 in the finals.[6] Tribe Gaming expanded by adding two additional game divisions in 2019, fielding new rosters in Clash of Clans and PUBG: Mobile.
Tribe Gaming's Clash of Clans team finished in 4th place at the 2019 Clash of Clans World Championship, taking home $50,000 USD. Tribe Gaming's Brawl Stars team finished in 3rd/4th place at the 2019 Brawl Stars World Finals, taking home $25,000.
2020
In January, Tribe Gaming entered Brawl Stars by signing the 2019 World Championship team of Cerulean, Tom, and SpenLC.
In March, Tribe Gaming announced a financing round of $1M from an investment group that included the likes of Gordon Hayward and Cesaro.[7]
Tribe Gaming's Brawl Stars team finished in 3rd/4th place at the 2020 Brawl Stars World Finals in November, winning a total of $125,000 USD.
Management
| Nat. | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
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Patrick "Chief Pat" Carney | CEO |
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Jonathan "DonJon" Sakoucky | COO |
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Brian Tannya | Director of Partnerships |
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Michael Valore | Director of Accounts |
Current rosters
Content creators
| Nat. | Name | Channel |
|---|---|---|
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Jimmy Chau | Orange Juice Gaming |
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Michael Winters | KairosTime Gaming |
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John Mayes | Lex - Brawl Stars |
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Luke Reynolds | Rey - Brawl Stars |
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Benjamin Timmers | BenTimm1 |
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Luke Fergie | iFerg |
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Elijah Jackson | HawksNest |
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Nick Neri | NickAtNyte |
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Michael Holt | MOLT |
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Unknown | Galadon Gaming |
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Dylan Hughes | CarbonFin |
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Bradley Kraft | B-rad |
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Jake | SirTagCR |
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Eric Lawrence | Boss |
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Nolan Wilder | Godzly |
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Natalie C. | Natwithaheart |
Brawl Stars
| Nat. | Name | ID | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
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Thomas McLaren | Tom | Player |
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Bekri Tahiri | Symantec | Player |
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Spencer Hendley | SpenLC | Player |
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Cory Newell | Cori | Player |
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Nehal Alam | Tyrant Star | Player |
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Sebastian Pérez | Zoulan | Player |
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Nicholas Kane | Kaner | Coach |
Clash of Clans
| Nat. | Name | ID | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jan Pisarsky | iTzu | Player |
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Danny Meyer | eVe Cech | Player |
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Chase Whitworth | Lexnos | Player |
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Maximilian Schröder | eVe MAXI | Player |
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Nicholas Deview | Nick | Player |
Clash Royale
| Nat. | Name | ID | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
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Guang Jin | Sean | Coach |
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Jarod Quesada | Azilys | Player |
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Jung Min Lee | TNT | Player |
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Charlie McLaren | Boeufmac | Player |
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Eungyu Park | JupiterKing | Player |
Vainglory (now-defunct)
| Nat. | Name | ID | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
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Curran Han | ttigers | Player |
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Riley Haghian | DNZio | Player |
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Raul Montano-Chaidez | Chuck | Player |
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Gabriel Villamariona | Oldskool | Player |
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Gabe Villarin | gabevizzle | Player |
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Daniel Choi | MaxGreen | Player |
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Alex Matevosyan | Xelciar | Player |
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Mark Harlan | HotSauceUT | Coach/Manager |
References
- "YouTuber Chief Pat forms Tribe Gaming and enters both Vainglory and Clash Royale".
- "Tribe Gaming Wins Razer 2017 Vainglory World Championship, Bags $70,000 Prize Money".
- "Clash Royale League: Introducing the European & North American Teams!".
- "Razer Signs First U.S Mobile Esports Sponsorship with Tribe Gaming".
- "Tribe Gaming Adds Secretlab as Official Gaming Chair Partner".
- "WESG Vainglory finals: Tribe Gaming become World Champions again".
- "Industry-Leading Mobile Gaming Organization Tribe Gaming Raises Over $1M in Seed Funding to Shape Esports, Media and Entertainment". businessinsider.com.