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Founded | 2018 |
Location | Japan |
Owners | REJECT Corporation |
Website | reject |
Reject (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese esports organization. Founded in 2018, the org fields rosters in Apex Legends , Brawl Stars , Identity V , League of Legends , PUBG Mobile and Valorant competitions. Reject also sponsors players in Street Fighter and Super Smash Bros. competitions. [1]
Reject was founded in 2018. [2] The organization is owned by the Reject Corporation. [3] Z Venture Capital Corporation is Reject's lead investor, whereas Jafco Group Inc. and East Ventures are managing partners. [3]
In September 2020, Reject absorbed and rebranded Nora Rengo (NRG), a team competing in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (R6). [4] In 2021, Reject opened a Tokyo-based building that functions as a training facility and office for the org's esports athletes. [2] In November 2022, Reject announced it would be leaving the R6 scene, disbanding its team and allowing the contracts of their players and staff to lapse. [5] In March 2023, the org entered a sponsorship agreement with Sony's "INZONE" gaming gear monitor series. [6]
In January 2024, the organization signed VTubers to create content under the Reject brand. [7] In April, the org's PUBG Mobile team won the PUBG Mobile Global Open (PMGO) 2024 Brazil tournament. [8] In May, Reject signed a sponsorship deal with Visa Worldwide Japan K.K. [9]
Reject originally fielded an Apex roster in 2020. [10] In August 2022, the org left Apex play. [11]
In January 2024, Reject partnered with Winnity, an Apex Legends communication platform and re-entered the competitive Apex scene. The org's Apex team competes under the name Reject Winnity (stylized in all caps). [12] Upon the org's return to Apex, they signed the all-Korean trio of Lim "Obly" Jung-hyun, Lee "KaronPe" Min-hyuk, and Han "SangJoon" Sang-jun. [12] [13] Kim "ahn2e" Gun-ho was also brought on, serving as the team's coach. [12] The team won the 2024 Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) APAC North regional finals. [14] The trio went on to win the 2024 ALGS Split 1 Playoffs LAN, becoming the first team from the APAC North region to win an ALGS LAN tournament. [15] [16] By winning, Reject upset runners-up DarkZero Esports, one of the favorites to win the tournament. [13]