Team EnVyUs

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Team Envy
Team Envy logo.svg
NicknameThe Boys in Blue
Short namenV
Sport Esports
FoundedNovember 19, 2007 [1]
Based in Dallas, United States
London, England
ColorsBlue, black, white [2]
            
AnthemEoD (EnVyUs or Die)
CEOMichaelangelo Firky Rufail
Branches
Members WESA
Partners
Website Official website

Team EnVyUs (known as Team Envy) are an American esports organization primarily based in Dallas, Texas.

Esports form of competition that is facilitated by electronic systems, particularly video games

Esports is a form of competition using video games. Most commonly, esports takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players and teams. Although organized online and offline competitions have long been a part of video game culture, these were largely between amateurs until the late 2000s, when participation by professional gamers and spectatorship in these events through live streaming saw a large surge in popularity. By the 2010s, esports was a significant factor in the video game industry, with many game developers actively designing toward a professional esports subculture.

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Founded in 2007 as a professional Call of Duty esports team, they have since gone to field rosters in Counter-Strike, FIFA, Fortnite, Gears of War, Halo, League of Legends, Overwatch, Paladins, PUBG, Rocket League, SMITE, StarCraft, and Street Fighter.

Call of Duty is a first-person shooter video game franchise. Starting out in 2003, it first focused on games set in World War II, but over time, the series has seen games set in modern times, the midst of the Cold War, futuristic worlds, and outer space. Infinity Ward was the series' first developer, with Treyarch later becoming the second, creating a two-team development cycle. Sledgehammer Games later became the third developer in the cycle. Activision has served as the publisher for the series since its creation. Several spin-offs and handheld versions of titles have also been made by other developers. The most recent title, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, was released on October 12, 2018.

Counter-Strike (CS) is a series of multiplayer first-person shooter video games, in which teams of terrorists battle to perpetrate an act of terror and counter-terrorists try to prevent it. The series began on Windows in 1999 with the first game, Counter-Strike. It was initially released as a modification ("mod") for Half-Life and designed by Minh "Gooseman" Le and Jess "Cliffe" Cliffe before the rights to the game's intellectual property were acquired by Valve Corporation, the developers of Half-Life.

<i>FIFA</i> (video game series) association football video game series

FIFA, also known as FIFA Football or FIFA Soccer, is a series of association football video games or football simulator, released annually by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label. Football video games such as Sensible Soccer, Kick Off and Match Day had been developed since the late 1980s and already competitive in the games market when EA Sports announced a football game as the next addition to their EA Sports label. The Guardian called the series “the slickest, most polished and by far the most popular football game around.”

History

Call of Duty

Team EnVyUs was founded in November 19, 2007, as a Call of Duty 4 esports team by Skyler "FoRePlayy" Johnson and Tosh "Stainville" McGruder. The team finished runners-up in both the 2008 and 2009 MLG National Championships, with the 2009 roster fielding future owner Mike "Hastr0" Rufail. [3]

<i>Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare</i> 2007 video game

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a first-person shooter developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. An installment in the Call of Duty series, it was released in November 2007 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows, and was ported to the Wii as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Reflex Edition in 2009. The game breaks away from the World War II setting of previous entries in the series and is instead set in modern times. Developed for over two years, the game uses a proprietary game engine.

Major League Gaming professional esports organization

Major League Gaming Corp. (MLG) is a professional eSports organization. MLG is headquartered in New York City, New York and was founded in 2002 by Sundance DiGiovanni and Mike Sepso. MLG has held official video game tournaments throughout the United States and Canada. The Boost Mobile MLG Pro Circuit was a television broadcast of Halo 2 MLG tournaments in 2006 and 2007, ESPN.com, and other broadband sites. The company has also been involved in television production, and game development. MLG's aim is to elevate computer and console game tournaments to viable competitive and spectator events.

At the 2011 National Championship, the final event of the Call of Duty: Black Ops season, Envy once again finished runners-up following a 5-match loser's bracket run; the event also marked the beginning of the classic rivalry with OpTic Gaming, dubbed the eClasico, after defeating them in the loser's bracket final. [4] [5]

<i>Call of Duty: Black Ops</i> 2010 first-person shooter video game

Call of Duty: Black Ops is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. It was released worldwide on November 9, 2010 for Microsoft Windows, the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii, with a separate version for Nintendo DS developed by n-Space. Aspyr later released the game for OS X on September 27, 2012. It is the seventh title in the Call of Duty series and the third to be developed by Treyarch. It serves as the sequel to Call of Duty: World at War.

OpTic Gaming is an American professional esports organization with teams competing in Call of Duty,Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Gears of War, League of Legends, Overwatch and Fortnite Battle Royale. It was founded in 2006 by Ryan "OpTic J" Musselman and "OpTic KR3W". The company is owned by Texas Rangers co-owner Neil Leibman and Hector "H3CZ" Rodriguez.

In April 2013, as part of the Call of Duty: Black Ops II season, Envy competed in the inaugural US$1 million Call of Duty Championship; their roster for the tournament notably included Stainville, Raymond "Rambo" Lussier, and Jordan "JKap" Kaplan. Non-favorites entering the event, the team showed they belonged after beating the undefeated Fariko Impact 3–2 in the winner's bracket finals to book a place in the grand finals. The grand finals consisted of a best-of-11 continuation series re-match with Fariko, where Envy would fall just short after losing 5–6 following a game 11 Search and Destroy, winner-takes-all, showdown. The final round earned the title of "the most famous round of Search and Destroy in Call of Duty history", as well as the match being widely considered one of the "greatest series ever played" in Call of Duty history. [6] The following month, on May 5, Team Envy won their first ever prized LAN championship and only Black Ops II title at UGC Niagara. [7] [8]

<i>Call of Duty: Black Ops II</i> 2012 video game

Call of Duty: Black Ops II is a first-person shooter developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and the Xbox 360 on November 13, 2012, and for the Wii U on November 18 in North America and November 30 elsewhere. Black Ops II is the ninth game in the Call of Duty franchise of video games, a sequel to the 2010 game Call of Duty: Black Ops and the first Call of Duty game for the Wii U. A corresponding game for the PlayStation Vita, Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified, was developed by nStigate Games and also released on November 13.

Call of Duty Championship 2013

The Call of Duty Championship 2013 was held from April 5-7, 2013 and was won by Fariko Impact with a roster of Adam “Killa” Sloss, Chris “Parasite” Duarte, “MiRx,” and Damon "Karma" Barlow over Team EnVyUs, with a roster of Tosh "StaiNViLLe" Mcgruder, Raymond "Rambo" Lussier, Jordan "JKap" Kaplan, Jordan "ProoFy" Cannon.

In March 2014, as part of the Call of Duty: Ghosts season, Envy competed in the 2014 Call of Duty Championship. The team would once again finish 2nd after producing a miracle run starting from round 1 of the loser's bracket, including a 3–1 victory over OpTic in the loser's bracket final. [9] On June 25, 2014, they announced the return of JKap and the acquisition of Matthew “Formal” Piper. [10] The new roster won Gfinity 3, Envy's first major LAN championship, and Season 3 of MLG's Ghosts Pro League. However, the roster was short-lived as after ESWC 2014, the last event of Ghosts, star AR player Formal and Envy mutually agreed to part ways. [11] [7]

<i>Call of Duty: Ghosts</i> 2013 first-person shooter video

Call of Duty: Ghosts is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision, it is the tenth major installment in the Call of Duty series and the sixth developed by Infinity Ward. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U on November 5, 2013. The game was released with the launch of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Call of Duty Championship 2014

The Call of Duty Championship 2014 was a Call of Duty: Ghosts tournament that occurred on March 28–30, 2014. It was the second annual iteration of the event.

Assault rifle type of selective fire rifle

An assault rifle is a selective-fire rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine. Assault rifles were first used during World War II. Though Western nations were slow to accept the assault rifle concept, by the end of the 20th century they had become the standard weapon in most of the world's armies, replacing full-powered rifles and sub-machine guns in most roles. Examples include the StG 44, AK-47 and the M16 rifle.

Moving into Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Envy made multiple roster changes throughout a disappointing season. The team managed a top-12 finish at the 2015 Call of Duty Championship, before reaching their only final at UGC Niagara 2015. They ended the season with a 4th place finish at the 2015 MLG World Finals. [12] [7]

In April 2016, Envy acquired Bryan “Apathy” Zhelyazkov and Johnathon “John” Perez to join JKap and Austin “SlasheR” Liddicoat for the latter half of the Call of Duty: Black Ops III season. [13] Together they won Stage 2 of the NA Call of Duty World League, Envy's first major championship since Ghosts. [14] The team then participated at the 2016 MLG Orlando Open, where following a loser's bracket run they met OpTic in the grand finals. In the finals they took the first best-of-5 series 3–2, before being swept in the deciding series. [7] In the last event of the season, in September 2016, Envy competed in the 2016 Call of Duty World League Championship. The team went undefeated in the group stages and drew a winner's bracket round 1 match-up with heavy favorites OpTic, who they hadn't defeated on LAN in over two years. A 3–1 victory over OpTic, followed by a 3–0 over FaZe Clan opened the path to the grand finals where they met Splyce in the first ever North American vs. European final. Team Envy took down Splyce 3–1 to finally break their 2nd place curse and win the Call of Duty Championship; securing $800,000 as part of the largest Call of Duty prize pool. [15] [7] [16]

Maintaining their championship winning roster, they headed into the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare season. The first three-quarters of the season proved disappointing as the team failed to live up to their Black Ops III success, with their only notable result being a 3rd place finish at the 2017 MLG Atlanta Open in February 2017. [17] It wasn't until the last two events that Envy bounced back. In July 2017, the team finished runners-up at Stage 2 of the 2017 CWL Global Pro League. [18] In August 2017, they competed in the 2017 Call of Duty World League Championship where they attempted to become the first back-to-back champions. In the winner's bracket semi-finals they defeated eUnited 3–1, which included their famous second half 0–10 to 12–10 Uplink comeback. [19] In the winner's bracket final they defeated OpTic to book their place in a record 4th Call of Duty Championship grand finals, however this time around the roster would be heartbroken as they lost both best-of-5 series to OpTic in a rematch to finish in 2nd place. [20]

Heading into Call of Duty: WWII, Envy released JKap, Apathy, and John. [21] In November 2017, they revealed their new roster which included Cuyler "Huke" Garland who had been competing in Team Envy's Halo division as he was too young (under the age of 18) to compete in the Call of Duty World League. [22]

On 22 September, 2018, Envy acquired the roster of Evil Geniuses consisting of ACHES, Apathy, Assault and SiLLy. They will join the organization and pair with Huke to complete the roster. [23]

Gears of War

The Team Envy Gears of War (GoW) division was founded on January 4, 2012, when the organization formed the professional GoW team "EnVyUs MbN". [24] The team competed in Gears of War 3, where they placed 4th in the LAN tournament Hypefestation 2. [25] [26]

On October 2015, Envy announced they were re-entering the GoW competitive scene for Gears of War: Ultimate Edition and were revealed as one of eight teams in ESL's GoW Pro League. [27] [28] In Season 1 of the league, Envy finished runners-up to Denial Esports. [29] In Season 2, they became champions after defeating Denial in a rematch of the finals following a 12–2 regular season record; the tournament win marked their first ever Gears of War title. [30] In July 2016, without dropping a single map, Envy won their second title at the Gears eSports European Open in London. [31]

Heading into Gears of War 4, Envy competed in the Coalition's $1 million Gears Pro Circuit. [32] Their campaign included multiple second-place finishes, as well as the team's third championship in January 2017, when the team dethroned OpTic Gaming at the Mexico City Open, the first ever GoW event in Latin America. [33] [34]

On June 13, 2017, shortly after the end of the Gears Pro Circuit, Team Envy announced they had departed from the Gears of War esports scene following the transfer of their roster to Echo Fox. [35]

Counter-Strike

Team Envy officially entered the Counter-Strike scene, their first venture into PC Esports, on February 2, 2015, after acquiring the French Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) squad of Team LDLC led by captain Vincent "Happy" Schopenhauer. [36]

In March 2015, Envy finished 3rd–4th in their first major appearance, ESL One Katowice 2015, after losing to Ninjas in Pyjamas 0–2 in the semi-finals. [37] Shortly afterwards, in March, the team won their first ever championship at the Gfinity Spring Masters. [38] On June 21, 2015, they traded Richard "shox" Papillon and Edouard "SmithZz" Dubourdeaux to Titan in exchange for Kenny "kennyS" Schrub and Dan "apEX" Madesclaire. [39] With the new roster they finished runners-up at the ESL One Cologne 2015 major, before finally winning their first major championship at DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015 after defeating Natus Vincere 2–0 in the grand finals. [40] [41] Following the November 2015 Paris terrorist attacks, Envy withdrew from IEM San Jose due to travel safety concerns. [42] The team ended the 2015 season securing 7 championships and 11 grand final appearances. [43]

In March 2016, following a 11–12th place finish at IEM Katowice 2016, Envy benched Fabien "kioShiMa" Fiey due to communication problems and LDLC White's Timothée "DEVIL" Démolon replaced him in the starting line-up. [43] However, the change would prove unsuccessful and in October 2016, DEVIL was released with Christophe "SIXER" Xia replacing him. [44] [45] On January 15, 2017, the team won WESG 2016, securing US$800,000 as part of the largest CS:GO prize pool. [46] [16]

In February 2017, kennyS, apEX, and Nathan "NBK" Schmitt departed to G2 Esports, with Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom, Cédric "RpK" Guipouy, and Alexandre "xms" Forté joining in their stead. [47] [48] In late April, Envy officially revealed their academy project.

On June 20, 2018, Team Envy announced they had departed from the Counter-Strike esports scene following the release of their entire CS:GO roster. [49] [50] In September 27, 2018, they announced a new North American team, signing the core of ex-Splyce. [51]

SMITE

The Team Envy SMITE division was founded on October 5, 2015, when the organization acquired the North American team AFK Gaming. [52] The team's only championship came in January 2016, when they won the 2016 SMITE World Championship - Xbox One Invitational. [53] In May 2016, during a match against SoaR, Envy violated the SMITE Pro League code of conduct after they forfeited their second game less than two minutes in; the pro-level rage-quit is branded "the worst match in SPL history" and resulted in Hi-Rez sanctioning each participating Envy player with a $500 fine. [54]

On November 30, 2016, Team Envy announced they had departed from the SMITE esports scene following the release of their roster. [55]

Halo

The Team Envy Halo division was founded on November 10, 2015, when the organization signed a professional esports team for Halo 5: Guardians; the roster included Justin "Pistola" Deese and Austin "Mickwen" McCleary. [56] [57] The team failed to qualify for the 2016 Halo World Championship after being knocked out of the group stages at the NA Regional Finals. [58]

Their first major breakthrough came in July 2016, when the team finished 3rd place at the NA HCS Pro League - 2016 Summer Finals. [59] In the offseason to follow, Envy acquired rookie Cuyler "Huke" Garland and veteran Eric "Snip3down" Wrona. [60] In November, they obtained their first Halo championship after winning HCS Las Vegas 2016. [61] Shortly afterwards, in December, the team dethroned OpTic Gaming and won their second championship at the NA HCS Pro League - 2016 Fall Finals. [62] Their 2016–17 season campaign ended with a runners-up finish at the 2017 Halo World Championship, where the team produced a 5–0 loser's bracket run before losing to OpTic Gaming in the grand finals. [63] [64]

In May 2017, Envy won their third Halo championship at HCS Daytona 2017. [65] Their 2017–18 season campaign ended in April 2018, following a 3rd place finish at the 2018 Halo World Championship. [66]

On May 24, 2018, Team Envy announced they had departed from the Halo esports scene following the release of their roster. [67]

Overwatch

League of Legends

On May 18, 2016, after passing Riot's vetting process, Team Envy officially purchased Renegades’ NA LCS spot in a deal reportedly valued in excess of $1 million. [68]

In their inaugural split, following a perfect 4–0 start, Envy finished in 6th place achieving a playoffs berth, where they were eliminated in the first round. [69] In the last chance Regional Qualifier for the 2016 League of Legends World Championship, the team once again fell short after losing in the second round to eventual winners Cloud9. [70]

Following the 2017 Spring Split, Envy faced relegation and had to compete in the Summer Promotion Tournament. In the Promotion Tournament, they qualified into the 2017 NA LCS Summer Split after defeating Gold Coin United 3–2 in the loser's bracket finals. [71]

On November 20, 2017, Team Envy withdrew from League of Legends after their franchise application for the 2018 NA LCS season was declined. [72] [73]

Overview of Team Envy's splits in the NA LCS
SplitRecord (Win–loss)PosPlayoffsRegional QualifierPromotion MSI Rift Rivals Worlds Roster
MatchesGamesTopJungleMidADCSupportCoachSub [lower-alpha 1]
Summer 2016 8–1017–256th5-6th3rd—n/anone— Seraph ProxcinNinjaLODHakuhoMiraclenone
Spring 20173–1514–3110th ↓—n/a2nd ↑—n/an/aLirA ♦ [74] ApolloDylan Falco Alex Ich
Summer 2017 8–1021–266th5-6th——n/a——LirA ♦ [75] NisqyviOLetPirean
  1. ↑ Substitute players with no appearances during a split are not included.
Promoted ↑Relegated ↓1st All-Pro Team ♦2nd All-Pro Team ♦3rd All-Pro Team ♦

Rocket League

The Team Envy Rocket League division was founded on June 21, 2017, when the organization acquired Northern Gaming's active roster; the roster included Season 3 Rocket League Championship Series champions Remco "Remkoe" den Boer and David "Deevo" Morrow. The organisation separated with the roster on July 30, 2018. [76] [77]

Ownership and finances

In March 2017, it was revealed that prior to becoming chief business officer of Team Envy, John Brock had invested a seven-figure sum into the team. [78] In August 2017, John Brock confirmed that the reported multimillion-dollar investment from venture capital firm SierraMaya360, in late 2016, never materialized. [79]

On September 18, 2017, Team Envy owner Michaelangelo "Hastr0" Rufail confirmed that the organization had secured a multimillion-dollar investment from Hersh Interactive Group. The deal entailed Hersh serving as strategic partners to the organization, whilst Hastr0 would remain as the principal owner and operator of the team. [80] [81] [82]

In November 2017, Team Envy signed a multimillion-dollar, multiyear deal with the restaurant chain Jack in the Box. [83] [84]

Notable alumni

HandleNameMain Achievement
Call of Duty
FoRePlayySkyler Johnson
StainvilleTosh McGruder
Hastr0Michaelangelo Firky Rufail
RamboRaymond Lussier
JKapJordan Kaplan
ApathyBryan Zhelyazkov
JohnJohnathon Perez
Counter-Strike
Happy Vincent Schopenhauer
Halo
PistolaJustin Deese
  • 1st at HCS Las Vegas 2016 (Envy's first Halo LAN championship) [61]
  • 2nd at the 2017 Halo World Championship [63]
  • 3rd at the 2018 Halo World Championship [66]
MikwenAustin McCleary
  • 1st at HCS Las Vegas 2016 (Envy's first Halo LAN championship) [61]
  • 2nd at the 2017 Halo World Championship [63]
Snip3downEric Wrona
HukeCuyler Garland
Overwatch
INTERNETHULKDennis Hawelka
  • Captain of the roster which achieved a record 57-game winning streak from June 2016 to August 2016 [86]
  • Recruited Pongphop "Mickie" Rattanasangchod [87]
  • 1st and Captain at:
    • OGN Overwatch APEX - Season 1 [88]
    • MLG Vegas 2016 - Overwatch NA Invitational [89]
SMITE
AlliedDavid Hance
StarCraft
viOLetKim Dong-Hwan (김동환)

Current rosters

As of 22 September 2018 [102]

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

IDNameRoleJoin date
ACHES Flag of the United States.svg Patrick PriceFlexSeptember 22, 2018
Apathy Flag of the United States.svg Bryan ZhelyazkovSMG SlayerSeptember 22, 2018
Assault Flag of the United States.svg Adam GarciaMain ARSeptember 22, 2018
SiLLY Flag of the United States.svg Justin Fargo-PalmerSupport SMGSeptember 22, 2018
Huke Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Cuyler GarlandSMG SlayerNovember 4, 2017
Bevils Flag of the United States.svg Embry BevilCoachSeptember 22, 2018

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive [51]

IDNameJoin Date
Drone Flag of the United States.svg Tayler JohnsonSeptember 27, 2018
SEMPHIS Flag of Canada.svg Kory FriesenSeptember 27, 2018
reltuC Flag of the United States.svg Steven CutlerSeptember 27, 2018
Nifty Flag of the United States.svg Noah FrancisSeptember 27, 2018
jdm64 Flag of the United States.svg Josh MarzanoSeptember 27, 2018
Eley (Coach) Flag of the United States.svg Zachary StaufferSeptember 27, 2018

FIFA 18

HandleNameHometownDate of Birth
AeroMarvyn Robert France July 7, 1997 (age 21)
EisvogelPhilipp Schermer Germany November 20, 1998 (age 19)
Jas1875Jas Singh England January 3, 1998 (age 20)

Fortnite Battle Royale

HandleNameHometownDate of Birth
TBNRFragsPreston Blaine Arsement Dallas, Texas
LeNainDavid Bois Québec, Canada
ScatchNicholas Scatch Chicago, United States
ShotangBradley Leo Ontario, Canada
TAPLYNicolas Chiodoni Québec, Canada

Overwatch

Paladins: Champions of the Realm

HandleNameHometownDate of Birth
MrHazeWolfgang Hafer Bernville, United States June 18, 1997 (age 21)
randomnoobPaul Palmisano Muskego, United States February 3, 1993 (age 25)
rockmonkeySean Boswell Woodridge, United States October 18, 1995 (age 23)
RuBBuRyan Wong United States March 26, 1998 (age 20)
TulkyKim Min-seok Toronto, Canada May 2, 1997 (age 21)

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

HandleNameHometownDate of Birth
Cad3nCaden Brill Elmira, United States October 20, 1998 (age 20)
CzechshooterAlec Hobizal Gladstone, United States September 21, 1992 (age 26)
JesselolJesse Enzsol Mission, Canada September 17, 1989 (age 29)
VeneratedZachary Roach Moore, United States March 1, 2000 (age 18)

Street Fighter V

HandleNameHometownDate of Birth
CONFZNathanael Asubonteng England December 18, 1992 (age 25)
LayoAlias Hardel France December 14, 1986 (age 31)
Mister CrimsonNathan Massol France May 8, 1995 (age 23)
Nassim-ClawNassim Meslem France February 26, 1994 (age 24)
Real MenaceGabriel Lawal England July 23, 1991 (age 27)

Awards and nominations

DateAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
December 3, 2015The Game Awards 2015eSports Player of the Year Kenny "KennyS" Schrub Won [103]
March 19, 2016SXSW Gaming Awards 2016Most Valuable Esports Teamnot specifiedNominated [104]
November 21, 2016The eSports Industry Awards 2016eSports Team of the YearAll GamesWon [105]

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