PSG Esports

This article is about the esports team. For the men's football team, see Paris Saint-Germain F.C. For other uses, see Paris Saint-Germain (disambiguation).

PSG Esports

Full name	Paris Saint-Germain Esports
Teams	EA Sports FC Dota 2 League of Legends Rocket League Arena of Valor
Founded	20 October 2016;7 years ago (2016-10-20)
Home ground	Studio PSG
Owner	Qatar Sports Investments (87.5%) Arctos Partners (12.5%)
President	Nasser Al-Khelaifi
Website	psg.fr/esports

PSG Esports is a professional esports club which is department of parent French football club Paris Saint-Germain. They have active teams in EA Sports FC , Dota 2 , League of Legends (PSG Talon), Rocket League and Arena of Valor . Formerly, the club also had teams in Brawl Stars , FIFA Online and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang . Its headquarters and training center are located at the Studio PSG in Boulogne-Billancourt, which also hosts the Paris Saint-Germain Academy Esports.

Organization

PSG Studio

PSG Esports is headquartered in the PSG Studio, which also serves as the training center of its professional teams. This multifunctional 140m2 space, dedicated to sports and digital activities, is located in Boulogne-Billancourt, inside the headquarters of parent club Paris Saint-Germain. ^{[1] [2]} Announced in December 2020, the studio opened during the first half of 2021. ^{[1] [3]} The Gaming area hosts training sessions and competitions for PSG's professional teams as well as the Paris Saint-Germain Academy Esports. ^{[1] [2]} It also serves as a recording studio for the creation of digital content. ^[1] The PSG Studio has a capacity of 19 people and is equipped with six PlayStation 5, five Nintendo Switch and five gaming PCs. ^[2]

Academy

The Paris Saint-Germain Academy Esports is the youth system of PSG Esports. It is located at the PSG Studio in Boulogne-Billancourt. Launched in December 2020, it aims to teach the practice of Esport through courses and training sessions on different video games and different media (PC or consoles), accompanied by professional coaches. The PSG Studio hosts video game fans of different ages from all over the world and offers course formats ranging from recreational to competitive (professional gaming). ^{[1] [4]}

Active teams

EA Sports FC

Founded in October 2016, PSG Esports entered esports with the creation of the club's team in football video game EA Sports FC (formerly known as FIFA ) that same month. ^{[5] [6]} In doing so, parent club Paris Saint-Germain became the first big European club to launch their professional esports department. ^[7] Since their inception, the team has clinched six titles and boasted the likes of Daxe, Rocky, Agge, Rafifa13, Aameghessib, WNU Fiddle and Maniika. ^{[5] [6]} Their maiden trophy came at the Esports World Convention championships in 2016 courtesy of Daxe, ^[8] who repeated the feat in the 2017 edition and then proceeded to win the Gamers Assembly later that same year. ^{[9] [10]} Agge, for his part, brought home the Legia eSports Cup and the FUT Champions DreamHack Winter in 2016, ^{[11] [12]} while WNU Fiddle claimed the Gfinity US Spring Cup in 2018. ^[13]

The roster currently consists of coach Jojo and promising young French players Amarr and Nkantee. ^[6]

PSG Esports EA Sports FC roster
Players	Coaches
Handle Name Nationality Amarr Abdoulfatah Mohamed, Amar France Nkantee El Rhazzaz, Ilias France	Head coach Jonathan "Jojo" Khalfa
Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended Substitute Injury / Illness	Roster updated 8 October 2023.

Dota 2

See also: PSG.LGD

Formed as a partnership between PSG and Chinese esports organization LGD Gaming in April 2018, the rebranded PSG.LGD team became one of the best Dota 2 sides in the world, winning three Major championships at EPICENTER XL and the MDL Changsha Major in 2018 as well as the WePlay AniMajor in 2021. They also made it to the podium of The International three times, finishing second in 2018 and 2021 and third in 2019. In that time, PSG.LGD welcomed big Dota 2 players like Ame, Somnus and fy. In September 2023, after five years of collaboration, PSG and LGD announced that they had parted ways due to "different strategic visions." The Chinese team will now continue to compete under their original LGD Gaming name. ^{[14] [15]}

Shortly after, however, PSG announced the return of its Dota 2 section after partnering with Qatar-based esports organisation Quest Esports in October 2023. ^[16] The team, called PSG.Quest, will debut at The International 2023. ^[17] Its roster for the competition is made up of TA2000, No!ob, Tobi, OmaR and kaori. ^[18]

PSG.LGD won the EPICENTER XL Dota 2 Major in 2018.

PSG Esports Dota 2 roster
Players	Coaches
Handle Name Nationality TA2000 Tokayev, Aybek Kazakhstan No!ob Assaf, Tony Lebanon Tobi Buchner, Tobias Austria OmaR Moughrabi, Omar Lebanon kaori Medvedok, Oleh Ukraine	Head coach Vacant
Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended Substitute Injury / Illness	Roster updated 11 October 2023.

League of Legends

See also: PSG Talon

Having acquired Team Huma's League of Legends (LoL) license in October 2016, PSG Esports debuted in the 2017 edition of the League of Legends Challenger Series with the aim of reaching the League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC), Europe's top LoL division. ^{[19] [20]} The team's roster was revealed in December 2016, consisting of Steve, Blanc, Kirei, Sprattel and Pilot. ^[21] Duke joined as coach in February 2017. ^[22] Following two unsuccessful attempts to qualify for the LEC via the Challenger Series, the club withdrew from the game in October 2017, also citing issues with the revenue sharing model presented by Riot Games at the time. ^{[20] [23]}

PSG confirmed its return to LoL in June 2020. The club concluded a multi-year team partnership agreement with Hong Kong based professional esports organisation Talon Esports to form PSG Talon. The co-branded team competes in the Pacific Championship Series (PCS), with the season being divided into Spring and Summer. ^[20] PSG have won three Spring Splits (2021, 2022, 2023) and two Summer Splits (2021, 2023), for a total of five PCS titles. ^{[24] [25] [26] [27] [28]} PSG and Talon Esports extended their collaboration for a further three years in May 2023. ^[29]

PSG Esports League of Legends roster
Players	Coaches
Handle Name Nationality Top Azhi Huang Shang-chih Taiwan Jungle JunJia Yu Chun-chia Taiwan Mid Maple Huang Yi-tang Taiwan Bot Wako Tsou Wei-yang Taiwan Support Woody Lin Yu-en Taiwan Jungle Husha  Huang Tzu-wei Taiwan Mid HongSuo  Guo Bei-yi Taiwan	Head coach Cheng "CorGi" Pin-lun Assistant coach(es) Lee "Maru" Sang-hoon Chung "Zero" Chen-hua
Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended Substitute Injury / Illness	Roster updated 6 June 2023.

Brawl Stars

PSG Esports entered mobile game Brawl Stars in February 2019, with an all-French team featuring Trapa as coach and gamers SunBentley, TwistiTwik and Tony M. ^[30] They won their first trophy in September 2019, being crowned champions of the ECN Brawl Stars Summer. ^[31] After a roster makeover, the team — now composed of Asian players Response, CoupDeAce and Scythe — went on to clinch the Brawl Stars World Championship in November 2020. The tournament was a one-sided affair as PSG won all of their sets and pocketed $250k. They defeated both Nova Esports and SK Gaming by a score of 3–0 to reach the final, where PSG secured a further 3–0 victory, this time against INTZ, and the world title. Response was named MVP of the tournament. ^[32]

PSG Esports Brawl Stars roster
Players	Coaches
Handle Name Nationality CoupdeAce Wilson Ng, Nicholas Singapore Scythe Yeo, Charleston Singapore Response Kuek, Jerome Singapore	Head coach Vacant
Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended Substitute Injury / Illness	Roster updated 12 October 2023.

Rocket League

PSG Esports announced its participation in vehicular soccer video game Rocket League in September 2017 after signing the team of Ferra, Bluey and Chausette45. ^[33] The trio gave PSG their first title in November 2017, when they were crowned ESL Championnat National champions at the Paris Games Week. ^[34] The team won the DreamHack Leipzig next in February 2018. ^[35] Despite Bluey's departure in August 2018, ^[36] the new lineup — now featuring Fruity as his replacement — clinched The Colosseum later that month and retained the DreamHack title at Valencia in July 2019. ^{[37] [38]} A few weeks later, however, PSG unexpectedly announced that its Rocket League roster had left the club. ^[39]

Inactive since that statement, made in early August 2019, the club made its comeback on Rocket League by teaming up with British organization Tundra Esports in May 2023. ^[40] PSG.Tundra took part in the 2022–23 edition of the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) and finished in 8th place, just shy of qualifying to the Major and World Championships. ^[6] The team won its first title, the RTBF iXPé Online Sessions, in June 2023. ^[41]

Arena of Valor

PSG Esports launched a team on Arena of Valor in July 2021. One of the most popular multiplayer online battle arena games in Asia, and particularly in Thailand, the team competes in the RoV Pro League, the Thai professional Arena of Valor tournament, and consists of an all-Thai roster and coach. Former team captain FirstOne, who transitioned from player to coach, has led his old teammates — Ash, Jdai, Nam-CS, Sharkz and Hrlquin — since their debut in August 2021. ^{[6] [42]}

PSG Esports Arena of Valor roster
Players	Coaches
Handle Name Nationality Ash Pasingchop, Putthiphong Thailand Jdai Phusidaaphiwat, Phat Thailand Nam-CS Sonsanam, Chatchaluem Thailand Sharkz Leelayuwattanakul, Pattarapon Thailand Hrlquin Lertkaveevong, Thinapat Thailand	Head coach Sanpett "FirstOne" Marat
Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended Substitute Injury / Illness	Roster updated 12 October 2023.

Inactive teams

FIFA Online

Building on their success on Dota 2 , PSG Esports and LGD Gaming expanded their partnership with a FIFA Online section in October 2018. The free-to-play dedicated to Asian territories entered the FIFA eWorld Cup circuit last year. The team's initial roster was made up of Yuwenc, MzDragon, Milano and Maniika. ^[43] The project, however, was short-lived. Maniika departed in July 2019, followed by Yuwenc, MzDragon and Milano soon after. ^{[44] [45]} The club tried to rebuild with the signings of players Zarate and Ga but by 2020 they had also left the team, which has remained inactive ever since. ^[45] Furthermore, the collaboration between PSG and LGD ended in September 2023. ^{[14] [15]}

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

Following their partnership with LGD Gaming on Dota 2 and FIFA Online , which allowed the club to enter the Chinese market, PSG Esports announced a new collaboration in February 2019, this time with the Rex Regum Qeon (RRQ) team to create a Mobile Legends: Bang Bang team. ^[46] The club signed the roster of Indonesian Mobile Legends team RRQ, which consisted of Lemon, Tuturu, Liam, AyamJAGO, James and InstincT. ^[47] The deal saw PSG become the first traditional sports team to enter mobile esports games via the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang league with the rebranded PSG.RRQ roster. ^[48] In July 2019, after only seven months in which the PSG.RRQ team won the SEA Clash of Champions, the partnership between PSG and RRQ came to an end. Mainly, the club wanted to focus on other games, in particular Brawl Stars , which is exploding in Europe. ^[49]

Honours

As of 2023 PCS Summer Split.

Video game	Competition	Titles	Seasons
FIFA / EA Sports FC	Esports World Convention [8] [9]	2	2016, 2017
	Legia eSports Cup [11]	1	2016
	FUT Champions DreamHack Winter [12]	1	2017
	Gamers Assembly [10]	1	2017
	Gfinity US Spring Cup [13]	1	2018
Dota 2	EPICENTER XL [14]	1	2018
	MDL Changsha Major [14]	1	2018
	WePlay AniMajor [14]	1	2021
League of Legends	Pacific Championship Series [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]	5	2021 Spring, 2021 Summer, 2022 Spring, 2023 Spring, 2023 Summer
Brawl Stars	Brawl Stars World Championship [32]	1	2020
	ECN Brawl Stars Summer [31]	1	2019
Rocket League	DreamHack [35] [38]	2	2018 Leipzig, 2019 Valencia
	ESL Championat National [34]	1	2017
	The Colosseum [37]	1	2018
	RTBF iXPé Online Sessions [41]	1	2023
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang	SEA Clash of Champions [49]	1	2019

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External links

• Official website