Reignite

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Website reignite.jp

Reignite (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese esports organization. The organization fields divisions in Apex Legends , Fortnite , and Valorant competitions, while also sponsoring content streamers. [1] The organization is operated by Reignite Entertainment Co., Ltd. [2]

History

Reignite was officially established on 4 January 2021. [3] [4]

The org fielded Apex rosters in both the APAC North and APAC South regions, with the two teams competing as "Reignite North" and "Reignite South". [5] The South team's roster was originally made up of "Zer0", "Genburten", and "Tempplex". [6] The North team's existence was short-lived, as no org was allowed to operate teams in multiple regions for Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) play. [7] In September 2021, Reignite became jointly-operated by ITI Co., Ltd., and the Reignite North team became fully affiliated under the latter, rebranding as "RIG North". [2] Reignite South was rebranded simply as Reignite. [2]

In January 2022, Reignite lost the APAC South regional playoffs; despite being considerably ahead of other teams after reaching the Match Point threshold, they were unable to secure a match win after this. [8] Later in March, Tempplex moved to Reignite's streamer division, [9] and their Apex team became an All-Australian squad as Zer0 and Genburten were joined by Rick "Sharky" Wirth". [10] [11] In April, they won the regional SteelSeries Prime Invitational. [12] The trio then competed in the 2022 ALGS Split 2 Playoffs LAN tournament, held in Stockholm. [13] They had to play without their player "Genburten", considered the team's star player by esports media writers. [14] [15] Having to miss the championship after testing positive for COVID-19, he was substituted by loan player "jmw". [16] Considered unexpected by media outlets, the team emerged as winners of the tournament, [17] with Zer0 being named the tournament's MVP due to his in-game leadership. [15] [18]

Shortly thereafter, on 4 July, Reignite's players departed and were signed by DarkZero Esports. [7] [19] Reignite continues to field an Apex roster. [20] In May 2024, they signed "Ftyan". [21]

In July 2022, Reignite announced a Valorant team, dubbed "Reignite Lily" and made up of an all-female roster. [22]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "部門編成ならびに新プロジェクト発表のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Reignite. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Reignite Entertainment [@Reignite_ENT] (4 January 2021). "謹んで新春の祝詞を申し上げます。" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 May 2024– via Twitter.
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