Gen.G Full name Generation Gaming[ 1] Games Founded August 2017 Based in Owners Kevin Chou , Kent WakefordWebsite geng .gg
Gen.G (Korean : 젠지 ), previously known as KSV Esports , is a professional esports organization with headquarters in Playa Vista , Seoul , and Shanghai . According to Forbes , Gen.G is the seventh most valuable esports organization in the world as of November 2018, worth US$ 110 million.[ 2]
History
In mid-2017, Kevin Chou and Kent Wakeford, co-founders of the video game development company Kabam , established the esports organization KSV (Korea plus Silicon Valley ) esports International, as they purchased the rights to an Overwatch League franchise in Seoul , South Korea, for a reported $20 million.[ 3] [ 4] This later became the Seoul Dynasty . In October 2017, the company expanded into Heroes of the Storm by acquiring the teams MVP Black and MVP Miracle;[ 5] In November 2017, KSV signed a roster for Overwatch Contenders ,[ 6] established their PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds team,[ 7] and acquired Samsung Galaxy's League of Legends team.[ 8]
On May 3, 2018, KSV eSports announced they had rebranded themselves as Gen.G and added a new Clash Royale esports team.[ 9] On October 25, 2018, Gen.G signed an all-female roster for Fortnite .[ 10] In late January 2019, Gen.G acquired Team Space as their new Call of Duty team.[ 11] A month later, the team unveiled its Apex Legends roster, which included former Overwatch League players Chris "Grimreality" Schaefer and Ted "silkthread" Wang.[ 12]
Divisions
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
On December 6, 2019, Gen.G signed the former core of Cloud9 along with the team's assistant coach.[ 13] Boston Major winner, Timothy "autimatic" Ta was signed, along with Kenneth "koosta" Suen, Damian "daps" Steele, and Chris "Elmapuddy" Tebbit as head coach. Three days later, Gen.G signed Sam "s0m" Oh after he was released from Team Envy .[ 14] Hunter "SicK" Mims was also announced as a stand-in for the IEM Katowice 2020 qualifiers until the final slot was filled. On December 22, Gen.G announced the signing Hansel "BnTeT" Ferdinand from top Chinese team TyLoo to finalize the roster.[ 15]
Fortnite
In August 2019, Gen.G partnered with dating app Bumble to create an all-female Fortnite team.[ 16] [ 17] [ 18]
NBA 2K
Gen.G bought the only non-North American slot in the NBA 2k League. On January 20, 2020, The team was revealed to be called the Tigers of Shanghai.[ 19]
Rosters
As of January 10, 2020 [ 20]
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Nat.
ID
Name
Role
United States
autimatic
Timothy Ta
AWPer/Rifler
United States
koosta
Kenneth Suen
Rifler
Canada
daps
Damian Steele
Captain/Entry
United States
s0m
Sam Oh
Rifler
Indonesia
BnTeT
Hansel Ferdinand
Flex
Australia
Elmapuddy
Chris Tebbit
Coach
Fortnite
Nat.
ID
Name
Role
United States
maddiesuun
Madison Mann
Player
United States
TINARAES
Tina Perez
Player
United States
Carlee
Carlee Gress
Player
United States
Hannah
Hannah Reyes
Player
United States
Blank
Andrew Leverette
Coach
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Nat.
ID
Name
Role
South Korea
Menteul
Lim Yong-su
Fragger
South Korea
Aqua5
Yu Sang-ho
IGL, Support
South Korea
Loki
Park Jung-young
Fragger
South Korea
Pio
Cha Seung Hoon
IGL
South Korea
WatchinU
Seong Hu Bae
Head coach
League of Legends
Nat.
ID
Name
Role
South Korea
Rascal
KwangHee Kim
Top
South Korea
Clid
TaeMin Kim
Jungle
South Korea
Bdd
BoSeong Gwak
Mid
South Korea
Ruler
JaeHyuk Park
Adc
South Korea
Life
JeongMin Kim
Support
South Korea
Kellin
HyeongGyu Kim
Support
South Korea
Edgar
WooBum Choi
Head Coach
South Korea
oDin
YoungDal Ju
Coach
South Korea
TrAce
ChangDong Yeo
Coach
NBA 2K (Tigers of Shanghai)
Nat.
ID
Name
Role
United States
Turnupdefense
Christopher Anderson
Shooting Guard
Overwatch (Seoul Dynasty )
Nat.
ID
Name
Role
South Korea
tobi
Jinmo Yang
Support
South Korea
Michelle
Minhyuk Choi
Tank
South Korea
Marve1
Minseo Hwang
Support
South Korea
FITS
Dongeon Kim
DPS
South Korea
ILLICIT
Jaemin Park
DPS
South Korea
Profit
Junyoung Park
DPS
South Korea
Gesture
Jaehui Hong
Tank
South Korea
Creative
Youngwan Kim
Support
South Korea
SLIME
Seungjun Kim
Support
South Korea
ToYou
Hyunwoo Lim
Tank
South Korea
Hocury
Hocheol Lee
General manager
South Korea
Changgoon
Changgeun Park
Head coach
South Korea
MMA
Seong-won Mun
Assistant Coach
South Korea
WizardHyeong
Hyeongseok Kim
Strategic Coach
Overwatch Academy (Gen.G)
Nat.
ID
Name
Role
South Korea
Haeim
Hwang Jun-seon
DPS
South Korea
Stalk3r
Jeong Hag-yong
DPS
South Korea
Ezhan
Lee Jihan
DPS
South Korea
Topdragon
Jeong Seung-yong
DPS
South Korea
ITSAL
Kim Chang-hee
Tank
South Korea
someone
Ham Jeong-wan
Tank
South Korea
Wonsoomin
Won Soo-min
Tank
South Korea
Bliss
Kim So-myung
Support
South Korea
Quasid
Son Ui-seong
Support
South Korea
Papadog
Kim Hyeon-il
Support
South Korea
Zelgadiss
Lee Siwoo
Head Coach
South Korea
NOrU
Kim Jae-dong
Assistant Coach
Championships
2017 — Heroes of the Storm Global Championship Mid-Season Brawl[ 21]
2018 — Heroes of the Storm Global Championship[ 22]
2018 — PUBG Global Invitational[ 23]
2020 — CSGO DreamHack Anaheim[ 24]
References
^ Murray, Trent (May 3, 2018). "KSV eSports Rebrands to Gen.G, and Expands into Clash Royale" . The Esports Observer . Retrieved December 19, 2019 .
^ Settimi, Christina (November 27, 2018). "Esports Company Gen.G Is Popular With The Ladies" . Forbes . Retrieved July 31, 2019 .
^ Young Jae-joon (September 5, 2017). "Silicon Valley meets Overwatch: Q&A with Kevin Chou" . ESPN . Retrieved July 31, 2019 .
^ Takahashi, Dean (July 12, 2017). "Why Kabam cofounder Kevin Chou is diving into esports with Overwatch League's Seoul franchise" . VentureBeat . Retrieved July 31, 2019 .
^ Park Beom; Bae Junseok (October 23, 2017). "Kevin Chou's KSV acquires the prestigious HotS teams, MVP Black and MVP Miracle" . Inven Global . Retrieved July 31, 2019 .
^ Carpenter, Nicole (November 2, 2017). "Seoul Dynasty signs Overwatch Contenders season three roster" . Dot Esports . Retrieved July 31, 2019 .
^ Kim Mi-hee (November 7, 2017). "에스카·이태준 합류, KSV '배틀그라운드' 팀 만든다" [ESCA · Lee Joon-joon Joins KSV 'Battleground' Team]. GameMeca (in Korean). Retrieved July 31, 2019 .
^ Young Jae-joon (November 30, 2017). "KSV acquires Samsung Galaxy's League of Legends team" . ESPN . Retrieved July 31, 2019 .
^ Takahashi, Dean (May 3, 2018). "KSV Esports rebrands as Gen.G, adds Clash Royale team" . VentureBeat . Retrieved July 31, 2019 .
^ Carpenter, Nicole (October 25, 2018). "Gen.G signs all-female Fortnite team" . Dot Esports . Retrieved July 31, 2019 .
^ Miner, Phillip (January 31, 2019). "Call of Duty Esports: Team Space Acquired by Gen.G Esports" . ESTNN . Retrieved July 31, 2019 .
^ Binkowski, Justin (March 1, 2019). "Gen.G unveils its Apex Legends roster featuring former Overwatch League pros" . Dot Esports . Retrieved July 31, 2019 .
^ Burazin, Zvonimir (December 6, 2019). "Gen.G sign autimatic, daps, koosta" . HLTV.org . Retrieved December 7, 2019 . {{cite web }}
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^ "Gen.G confirm s0m signing" . HLTV.org . Retrieved December 9, 2019 .
^ "Gen.G confirm BnTeT signing" . HLTV.org . Retrieved December 23, 2019 .
^ Pei, Annie (August 6, 2019). "Bumble has found its match, striking a deal with an all-women's Fortnite team" . CNBC . Retrieved December 19, 2019 .
^ Fitch, Adam (August 6, 2019). "Gen.G partners with Bumble for all-women Fortnite team" . Esports Insider . Retrieved December 19, 2019 .
^ "Bumble and Gen. G form first pro all-women 'Fortnite' team" . Engadget . Retrieved December 7, 2019 .
^ Lace, Thomas (January 20, 2020). "Gen.G Tigers of Shanghai unveiled for NBA 2K League" . Esports Insider . Retrieved January 25, 2020 .
^ "Teams – Gen.G" . geng.gg . Retrieved December 24, 2019 .
^ Chen, Amy (June 19, 2018). "Heroes of the Storm: The Epic HGC Mid-Season Recap" . Comics Gaming Magazine . Retrieved July 31, 2019 .
^ Rizzo, Tim (November 3, 2018). "Gen.G Esports becomes first back-to-back HGC world champion" . Inven Global . Retrieved July 31, 2019 .
^ Newell, Adam (July 26, 2018). "Gen. G Gold take the TPP title at the PUBG Global Invitational 2018" . Dot Esports . Retrieved July 31, 2019 .
^ "DreamHack Open Anaheim 2020" . HLTV.org . Retrieved May 30, 2020 .
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