Tempo Storm
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| Sport | Hearthstone Heroes of the Storm World of Warcraft FIFA Super Smash Bros. Melee League of Legends Vainglory |
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| Founded | 2014 |
| Owner | Andrey "Reynad" Yanyuk |
| Website | tempostorm.com |
Tempo Storm is an American eSports professional video game team that has teams competing in Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, World of Warcraft, fighting games, FIFA, Overwatch, League of Legends and Vainglory.
Reynad
Andrey "Reynad" Yanyuk (born January 27, 1992) is the owner and founder of Tempo Storm. Yanyuk has placed top 4 in Dreamhack and won multiple online tournaments such as Battle of the Best. When he is not competing, he is often seen streaming on Twitch.tv and working on Tempo Storm.[1]
Hearthstone
Tempo Storm's Hearthstone roster consists of Andrey "Reynad" Yanyuk, Dan "Frodan" Chou, Petar "Gaara" Stevanovic, Johnnie "Ratsmah" Lee, David "Justsaiyan" Shan, Haiyun "Eloise" Tang, and Trump.[1]
Hyerim "MagicAmy" Lee left TempoStorm February 17, 2015 following accusations of being a fake identity and account boosting and win trading.[2][3]
On May 5, 2015, Tempo Storm added Johnnie "Ratsmah" Lee, a Hearthstone arena specialist to the roster.[4]
On June 9, 2015, David "Justsaiyan" Shan and Haiyun "Eloise" Tang joined Tempo Storm [5][6]
On October 14, 2016, Victor "VLPS" Lopez joined the team.[7]
Trump was signed by Tempo Storm in 2017 after leaving Team Solo Mid due to disagreements.[8]
Roster
| ID | Name | Joined |
|---|---|---|
| Reynad | Andrey Yanyuk | Founder |
| Frodan | Dan Chou | |
| Ratsmah | Johnnie Lee | 2015-05-05 |
| Gaara | Petar Stevanovik | |
| Justsaiyan | David Shan | 2015-06-09 |
| Eloise | Haiyun Tang | 2015-06-09 |
| Trump | Jeffrey Shih | 2017-03-16 |
Heroes of the Storm
On June 2, 2015, Tempo Storm's Heroes of the Storm team swept Cloud9 Maelstrom in WCA NA final.[9] Tempo Storm received 7-8th at the 2015 Heroes of the Storm World Championship in November. On November 9, 2015, Tempo Storm dropped Zuna and Arthelon.[10]
On June 28, 2016, Tempo Storm ceased sponsorship of their North American Heroes of the Storm team. On July 20, 2016, Tempo Storm signed world champions Tempest, a South Korean Heroes of the Storm team.[11] That roster disbanded on November 2, 2016 after reaching 4th place in OGN Super League Season 3 and thus failing to qualify for the Fall Global Championship at BlizzCon.[12]
Prior to the start of the 2017 Heroes Global Circuit, Tempo Storm re-entered the North American professional scene by signing the former Astral Authority roster on January 5, 2017.[13] This iteration of the Tempo Storm Roster went on to win 1st in the Heroes of the Storm Global Championship Pro League Phase 1 for North America.[14]
Roster
| ID | Name | Position | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|
| cattlepillar | Bunk, Ben | Player (Captain, Shotcaller, Tank) | 2017-01-05 |
| Fan | Yang, Fan | Player (Ranged Flex) | 2017-11-18 |
| psalm | Chang, Harrison | Player (Ranged Flex) | 2017-01-05 |
| Glaurung | Fisk, Mike | Player (Melee Flex) | 2017-11-18 |
| Jun | Jang, Jun | Player (Support) | 2017-01-05 |
| Kala | Lloyd, Kurtis | Coach, Analyst, Manager | 2017-01-05 |
| Parkzer | Adam Parkzer | Manager, Operations | 2015-09-28 |
Former
| ID | Name | Position | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hide | Chin, Gyeonghwan | Player (Captain, Support) | 2016-07-20 |
| dami | Park, Ju Dalm | Player (All-Rounder) | 2016-07-20 |
| duckdeok | Kim, Kyungdeok | Player (All-Rounder) | 2016-07-20 |
| Hongcono | Lee, Daeheong | Player (Tank) | 2016-07-20 |
| Lockdown | Chin, Jaehun | Player (All-Rounder) | 2016-07-20 |
| OPrime | Seo, Hyeong Uk | Coach | 2016-07-20 |
| CauthonLuck | Bryant-Raible, Rori | Player (Ranged All-Rounder) | 2017-01-05 |
| Fury | Medina, Manuel | Player (Tank) | 2017-01-05 |
| Rally Jaffa | Jeon, Young Jae | Communications Specialist | 2016-07-20 |
| Parkzer | Adam Parkzer | Manager, Operations | 2015-09-28 |
League of Legends
In Spring Split of 2017, Tempo Storm picked up a professional League of Legends team to compete in the North American Challenger Series (NACS) [15][16]
In the Summer Split of the North American Challenger Series, they introduced a new roster [17] while keeping Diego "Quas" Ruiz and Jamie "Sheep" Gallagher.
Roster
| ID | Name | Position | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quas | Diego Ruiz | Player (Top Lane) | 2017-12-25 |
| Sheep | Jamie Gallagher | Player (Support) | 2017-12-25 |
| Selfie | Marcin Wolski | Player (Mid Lane) | 2017-05-16 |
| Wiggily | Raymond Griffin | Player (Jungle) | 2017-06-03 |
| Reven | Sam Sung | Player (AD Carry) | 2017-06-03 |
| LS | Nick De Cesare | Coach | 2017-05-16 |
| Cella | Seung Pyo Hong | Coach (live-in) | 2017-05-16 |
| JJ | Josh John | Manager | 2015-12-25 |
Counter-Strike
On February 12, 2016 Tempo Storm picked up the Brazilian CS:GO roster of Games Academy.[18] Four days later the newly signed team upset several top North American teams to qualify for Intel Extreme Masters Season X - Katowice.[19] Tempo Storm won the CEVO Gfinity Season 9 Finals on May 3, 2016 where they beat Virtus.pro in the semi-finals and SK Gaming in the finals.[20] On May 8, 2016 the team placed second at DreamHack Austin 2016, losing to fellow Brazilian team Luminosity Gaming in the finals.[21] Tempo Storm went on to sell the roster to Immortals on June 1, 2016.[22]
On August 11, 2017, Tempo Storm picked up two rosters. The first roster consists of former players of paiN Gaming and Luminosity Gaming[23] The second team, named Tempo Storm SE, was formed from mainly former players of Rogue Academy.
Roster
Active
| Alias | Name | Role | Previous team | Join date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 innocent
|
Paweł Mocek | Support | Sprout Esports | May 3, 2018 |
 fox
|
Ricardo Pacheco | AWPer, In-game leader | Team Kinguin | May 3, 2018 |
 HS
|
Kevin Tarn | Entry fragger | OpTic Gaming | May 3, 2018 |
Notable former players
| Alias | Name | Role | Join date | Leave Date | Next Team | Current Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 RUSH
|
Will Wierzba | Rifler | June 30, 2015 | July 8, 2015 | eLevate | Cloud9 |
| autimatic
|
Timothy Ta | Lurker | June 30, 2015 | August 11, 2015 | Maximum Effort | Cloud9 |
| ShahZaM
|
Shahzeb Khan | AWPer | May 11, 2015 | August 13, 2015 | Sponsorless | compLexity Gaming |
 stanislaw
|
Peter Jarguz | In-game leader | May 11, 2015 | August 13, 2015 | LunatiK eSports | compLexity Gaming |
 SHOOWTiME
|
Gustavo Gonçalves | Lurker | February 10, 2016 | June 1, 2016 | INTZ eSports | Luminosity Gaming |
| boltz
|
Ricardo Prass | Entry fragger | February 10, 2016 | June 1, 2016 | Immortals | Immortals (inactive) SK Gaming (on loan) |
| HEN1
|
Henrique Teles | AWPer | February 10, 2016 | June 1, 2016 | Immortals | Free agent |
| LUCAS1
|
Lucas Teles | Support | February 10, 2016 | June 1, 2016 | Immortals | Free agent |
| felps
|
João Vasconcellos | Entry fragger | February 10, 2016 | June 1, 2016 | Immortals | Não Tem Como |
| peacemaker
|
Luis Tadeu | Coach | February 10, 2016 | May 11, 2016 | Team Liquid | Heroic |
| zakk
|
Rafael Fernandes | Coach | May 28, 2016 | June 1, 2016 | Immortals | Luminosity Gaming |
Fighting Games
Tempo Storm expanded into the FGC on March 9, 2015 beginning with the sponsorship of Christopher "NYChrisG" Gonzalez.[24] On July 2, 2015, Weston "Westballz" Dennis and Jeffrey "Axe" Williamson joined Tempo Storm.[25] On March 1, 2016 NYChrisG was released from Tempo Storm as his contract expired.[26] Westballz left Tempo Storm to join G2 Esports on July 11, 2016.[27] On July 14, 2016 Tempo Storm announced the signing of Johnny "S2J" Kim.[28]
Roster
| ID | Name | Game(s) | Main character(s) | Other character(s) | Join date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axe | Jeffrey Williamson | Super Smash Bros. Melee | Pikachu | Falco, Young Link | July 2, 2015 |
| S2J | Johnny Kim | Super Smash Bros. Melee | Captain Falcon | Falco | July 14, 2016 |
| Alex Myers | Alex Myers | Street Fighter V | Cammy | N/A | July 3, 2017[29] |
Former
| ID | Name | Game(s) | Main character(s) | Other character(s) | Join date | Leave date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYChrisG | Christopher Gonzalez | Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Street Fighter V |
Morrigan/Doctor Doom/Vergil Guile |
– | March 9, 2015 | March 1, 2016 |
| Westballz | Weston Dennis | Super Smash Bros. Melee | Falco, Fox | Captain Falcon, Donkey Kong | July 2, 2015 | July 11, 2016 |
Overwatch
Tempo Storm expanded its presence in eSports on August 17, 2016 by signing the Australian team formerly known as Untitled Spreadsheet[30] (captained by James "Yuki" Stanton and manager Philip Pretty). Two weeks later, on August 31, Tempo Storm formed a new North American team[31] (captained by David "NapTime" Fox and manager Shane "Dvexx" Waters) that would compete in the pro league. The North American roster was updated on May 2, 2017 and the Australian Overwatch Team was let go at the same time.[32] Tempo Storm does not currently have any active Overwatch team.[1]
Roster
Former
| Nationality | ID | Name | Role | Join Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
|
Dreamkazper | Jonathan Sanchez | DPS | May 2, 2017 |
 Netherlands
|
TwoEasy | Elias Erik van Hoorn | DPS | May 2, 2017 |
| United States
|
TiG | Tanner Spanu | DPS | May 2, 2017 |
| United States
|
JKW | Joey Wavering | Support | May 2, 2017 |
| United States
|
Cosi | Nicholas Beltran | Support | May 2, 2017 |
| United States
|
NapTime | David Fox | Support, Captain | August 31, 2016 |
| Brazil
|
Hooey | Estevao Gama | DPS | August 31, 2016 |
| United States
|
Mangachu | Liam Campbell | DPS | August 31, 2016 |
 Tahiti
|
Mini | Rollon Hamelin | Tank | August 31, 2016 |
| United States
|
Bdropped | Ryan Aponte | Tank/Flex | August 31, 2016 |
Australian (Former)
| Nationality | ID | Name | Role | Join Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Yuki | James Stanton | DPS, Captain | August 17, 2016 |
| Australia | Refz | Sam Rogers | Support | August 17, 2016 |
| Australia | Mosh | Kyall Margitich | Tank | August 17, 2016 |
| Australia | HeyKatie | Jackson Taylor | DPS | August 17, 2016 |
| Australia | Termo | Jake Hickman | Tank/Flex | August 17, 2016 |
The former North American team competed in the Overwatch Contenders Cup, a tournament that took place the weekend of June 3, 2017, with over 600 teams competing. Tempo Storm made it to group stages with 16 other teams including Team Liquid and Cloud9.[33]
References
- ^ a b c "Teams". tempostorm.com.
- ^ Clark, Tim (February 20, 2015). "Tempo Storm and MagicAmy part ways following investigation". pcgamer.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ Hernandez, Patricia (February 20, 2015). "Why People Believed A Top Hearthstone Player Was Tricking Everyone". kotaku.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ "TEMPO STORM ADDS RATSMAH TO HEARTHSTONE ROSTER". tempostorm.com.
- ^ "JUSTSAIYAN JOINS TEMPO STORM". tempostorm.com.
- ^ "Eloise Joins Tempo Storm". tempostorm.com.
- ^ "Hearthstone player Victor "VLPS" Lopez joins Tempo Storm". tempostorm.com.
- ^ "Trump joins Tempo Storm". Tempo Storm. March 16, 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ^ Esports, Dot (2 June 2015). "Tempo Storm HoTS team sweeps Cloud9 Maelstrom in WCA NA final".
- ^ Esports, Dot (9 November 2015). "Tempo Storm drops Zuna and Arthelon".
- ^ "Tempo Storm Signs Heroes of the Storm Global Champion Team Tempest". tempostorm.com. July 20, 2016.
- ^ "Tempo Storm Heroes of the Storm team disbands, players go their own ways". tempostorm.com. November 2, 2016.
- ^ "Tempo Storm acquires top NA HotS team Murloc Geniuses, formerly Astral Authority". tempostorm.com. January 5, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Heroes of the Storm Global Championship Phase #1 North America Pro League - Liquipedia Heroes of the Storm Wiki". wiki.teamliquid.net.
- ^ "Freeze and Hatrixx sign with Tempo Storm's new League of Legends division". tempostorm.com.
- ^ "Revealing Tempo Storm's League of Legends NACS starting roster". tempostorm.com.
- ^ "Introducing Tempo Storm's Summer 2017 LoL NA CS roster". tempostorm.com.
- ^ Esports, Dot (11 February 2016). "Tempo Storm is getting back into Counter-Strike".
- ^ Esports, Dot (14 February 2016). "Tempo Storm shocks North America in IEM Katowice qualifier".
- ^ Uppal, Rahul. "Tempo Storm Win Cevo Gfinity S9 Finals". Gfinity. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ Higgins, Chris. "Brazil takes it all at DreamHack Austin". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ Wolf, Jacob. "Immortals purchase Tempo Storm's Counter-Strike team". ESPN. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ Lewis, Jarek (August 7, 2017). "Tempo Storm to sign ex-Pain, ex-Luminosity players". Slingshot eSports. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
- ^ Parfitt, Ben. "Tempo Storm recruits fighting game guru Chris G". MCV. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ^ Rosen, Daniel. "Tempo Storm expands into Super Smash Bros. Melee with Westballz and Axe". The Score eSports. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ^ Jurek, Steven. "ChrisG is now a free agent". Daily Dot. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ^ Steiner, Dustin. "Westballz Joins G2 Esports". PVP Live. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ^ Roberts, Jason. "BREAKING: Tempo Storm Picks Up S2J". 12up. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ^ "We're excited to announce the signing of up-and-coming top Street Fighter V player @AlexMyersFGC! Welcome Alex!". Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ^ "Tempo Storm signs Australian Overwatch team Untitled Spreadsheet". tempostorm.com. August 17, 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ "Tempo Storm signs North American Overwatch team". tempostorm.com. August 31, 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ "An update on Tempo Storm's Overwatch rosters (May 2017)". tempostorm.com.
- ^ "Overwatch Contenders NA Open Qualifiers top 16 teams includes FaZe, Cloud9, Immortals, CLG, and more".
