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Sentinels
FormerlyPhoenix1
Company typePrivate
IndustryEsports
Founded2016
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California,
U.S.
Key people
ParentP1 Esports, LLC
Divisions
4
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Sentinels is an American esports organization based in Los Angeles, California. The organization was founded as League of Legends team Phoenix1 and competed in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS). In June 2018, Phoenix1 rebranded to Sentinels. The company currently fields teams in Fortnite, Valorant, Apex Legends, and Halo.

History

Phoenix1 was founded in May 2016 as a League of Legends team to compete in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS). After the NA LCS became a franchised league, Phoenix1 sold their LCS spot. Following, Phoenix1 partnered with Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) to launch their Overwatch League franchised team Los Angeles Gladiators for the video game Overwatch. After successfully launching the Overwatch team, the company rebranded to Sentinels in June 2018.[2] Sentinels opened two new divisions in 2018; in June 2018, they entered Hearthstone esports, and the following month, they began their Fortnite division.[3]

In August 2019, Sentinels co-founder and CEO Rob Moore filed a lawsuit against KSE; Moore alleged that KSE purchased the organization Echo Fox without his knowledge.[4] Following the suit, Sentinels split with KSE, leaving the latter as the sole owner of the Gladiators.[5]

In February 2020, Sentinels expanded into the competitive Halo scene.[6] Two months later, they established their Valorant division.[7]

Divisions

Fortnite

In July 2018, Sentinels began their Fortnite division after signing the players of North American team TT. Included in the signings were Owen "Animal" Wright, Jaden "rieo" Leis, Mike "mikeqt" DeMarco, and Cayden "Carose" Bradford.[3] In March 2019, Sentinels signed Kyle "Bugha" Giersdorf.[8]

Valorant

Sentinels began their Valorant division in April 2020, signing former Overwatch player Jay "sinatraa" Won and former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players Shahzeb "ShahZaM" Khan, and Hunter "SicK" Mims, as well as bringing in Jared "zombs" Gitlin from their Apex Legends division.[7] In June 2020, they rounded out their roster with the signing of Michael "dapr" Gulino.[9] After sinatraa was suspended in 2021, Sentinels acquired Tyson "TenZ" Ngo on loan from Cloud9 in March of that year for Valorant Challengers Stage 1 and 2.[10] Sentinels won the first international event in the Valorant competitive scene, VALORANT Champions Tour 2021: Stage 2 Masters – Reykjavík, without losing any map points.[11] In June 2021, Sentinels fully acquired TenZ from Cloud9, buying out his contract.[12] In September 2021, Sentinels finished 5th–8th place at the Valorant Champions Tour Stage 3: Masters Berlin after a defeat by Team Envy.[13]

Sentinels would sign Matt “Weltis” Liu as their analyst in July 22, 2022.[14] On September 21, 2022, Sentinels was selected as a partner to compete in the Valorant Champions Tour Americas League.[15] Sentinels would overhaul their entire Valorant roster by letting go of Shahzeb "ShahZaM" Khan, Jordan "Zellsis" Montemurro, Michael "shroud" Grzesiek, and Eric "Kanpeki" Xu and replacing them with Zachary "zekken" Patrone, Gustavo "Sacy" Rossi, Bryan "pANcada" Luna, and Rory "dephh" Jackson. Sentinels also let go of their head coach Shane "Rawkus" Flaherty and replacing them with Don "SyykoNT" Muir as their head coach and Adam "kaplan" Kaplan as their strategic coach.[16][17]

Current roster

Sentinels Valorant roster
Players Coaches
Handle Name Nationality
TenZ Ngo, Tyson Canada
zekken Patrone, Zachary United States
Sacy Rossi, Gustavo Brazil
pANcada Luna, Bryan Brazil
dephh Jackson, Rory United Kingdom
SicK Mims, Hunter United States
Head coach

Don "SyykoNT" Muir

Assistant coach(es)

Adam "kaplan" Kaplan

Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Roster updated October 19, 2022.

Halo

Sentinels entered the Halo scene in February of 2019, signing Halo veterans, previously of TOX Gaming, consisting of Paul "SnakeBite" Duarte, Tony "LethuL" Campbell Jr., Bradley "aPG" Laws, and Mathew "Royal2" Fiorante, with Chris "Royal1" Fiorante, as their coach.[18] In October 2020, Sentinels announced the signing of Bradley "Frosty" Bergstrom, a two-time Halo World Championship winner.[19]

Current roster

Sentinels Halo roster
Players Coaches
Handle Name Nationality
SnakeBite Duarte, Paul United States
LethuL Campbell Jr., Tony United States
Royal2 Fiorante, Mathew Canada
Frosty Bergstrom, Bradley United States
Head coach

Chris "Royal1" Fiorante

Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Roster updated October 23, 2022.

Former divisions

League of Legends

For Phoenix1's inaugural season, the team signed top laner Derek "zig" Shao, jungler Rami "Inori" Charagh, Sang-ook "Ryu" Yoo, bot laner Dong-hyeon "Arrow" No, and support Adrian "Adrian" Ma.[20]

Hall of Fame

Sentinels's Hall of Fame members

External links

References

  1. ^ "Sentinels Management". sentinels.gg. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Hollingsworth, David (June 7, 2018). "Former North American LCS organisation Phoenix1 rebrands to Sentinels". Esports Insider. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Byers, Preston (July 12, 2018). "Sentinels sign Fortnite: Battle Royale team". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  4. ^ Wolf, Jacob (August 1, 2019). "Sentinels CEO sues Kroenke Sports & Entertainment over Echo Fox purchase". ESPN. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Hayward, Andrew (September 18, 2019). "Report: Kroenke Sports & Entertainment Splits with Sentinels for LA Gladiators Management". The Esports Observer. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  6. ^ Geracie, Nick (February 17, 2020). "Sentinels enters Halo competitive scene; signs former TOX Gaming roster". InvenGlobal. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Alford, Aaron (April 29, 2020). "Sentinels Announce VALORANT Team". Hotspawn. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  8. ^ "Sentinels Sign Bugha". Sentinels. March 25, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "Sentinels sign dapr to complete Valorant team". Reuters. Field Level Media. June 2, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  10. ^ Robertson, Scott (June 1, 2021). "Sentinels reportedly acquires TenZ in 7-figure buyout from Cloud9". Dot Esports. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  11. ^ Gursoy, Eren Merdan. "Sentinels Becomes The Best Team In Valorant". Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  12. ^ "Breaking: Sentinels Complete Purchase of Ngo's Contract from Cloud9 – The Esports Observer". June 1, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  13. ^ "Valorant Masters Berlin Playoffs: Scores, Streams, Schedule & More". EarlyGame. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  14. ^ "Sentinels add new analyst, ShahZaM calls him their 'secret weapon' | ONE Esports". www.oneesports.gg. July 22, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  15. ^ "Introducing the VCT Americas International League". Valorant Esports. September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  16. ^ "Sentinels add former XSET IGL dephh to Valorant roster | ONE Esports". www.oneesports.gg. October 19, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  17. ^ "Sentinels officially sign Valorant champions Sacy & pANcada | ONE Esports". www.oneesports.gg. October 16, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  18. ^ "SENTINELS SIGN HALO WORLD CHAMPIONS". SENTINELS. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  19. ^ "LEGENDARY HALO PLAYER FROSTY TO COMPETE IN HALO INFINITE, JOINS SENTINELS". SENTINELS. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  20. ^ Volk, Pete. "Phoenix1 signs Ryu, Arrow, completing 2017 roster". The Rift Herald. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
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