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Team Liquid

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[e][h]Team Liquid
Team Information
Location:
Region:
Founders:
CEO:
Netherlands Nazgul
United States Steve Arhancet
Manager:
Canada John Lewis
United States jokasteve
In-Game Leader:
Coaches:
Analysts:
Approx. Total Winnings:
$5,902,769
Links
History
Created:
: 2000-??-??
Global Offensive: 2015-01-13
Upcoming Tournaments
Skyesports Masters 2024
2024-04-08 00:00:00 UTC
Apr 08 - 14
ESL Pro League Season 19
2024-04-23 00:00:00 UTC
Apr 23 - May 12
Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024
2024-05-27 00:00:00 UTC
May 27 - Jun 02
BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024
2024-07-26 00:00:00 UTC
Jul 26 - Aug 04
ESL Pro League Season 20
2024-09-03 00:00:00 UTC
Sep 03 - 22


Team Liquid is a professional esports organization founded in the Netherlands in 2000. Originally a StarCraft: Brood War clan, the team switched to StarCraft II during the beta in 2010, and became one of the most successful foreign teams. On January 13, 2015, it was announced that the team had formed a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive division. [1]

History[edit]

Timeline[edit]

Player Roster[edit]

Organization[edit]

Active[edit]

Organization
ID Name Position Join Date
Netherlands Nazgul Victor Goossens Founder, Co-CEO 2000-??-??
United States LiQuiD112 Steve Arhancet Co-CEO 2015-01-06 [86]
Canada Tephus John Lewis Director of Esports 2017-08-??
United States jokasteve Steve Perino General Manager 2015-01-06 [86]
United States DeMars DeRover Jay Li Data Analyst 2023-05-03 [64]
United States Edward Cleland Performance Coach 2023-12-08 [87]

Former[edit]

Former Organization
ID Name Position Join Date Leave Date New Organization
United States ThixNation Mike Milanov CBDO 2020-11-17 [88] 2023-04-07 [89]
United States Lucid Hunter Tucker Analyst 2022-04-23 [56] 2022-11-14 [63] Party Astronauts Party Astronauts (Coach)
Poland pashaBiceps Jarosław Jarząbkowski Streamer 2020-08-05 [38] 2022-08-17 [61]
Spain Hepa Juan Borges Analyst 2020-07-17 [35] 2021-11-29 [48] Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses Evil Geniuses (Analyst)
United States ThixNation Mike Milanov Director of Operations 2015-10-?? 2020-11-17 [88] Team LiquidTeam Liquid Team Liquid (CBDO)
Germany Swani Jan Müller Analyst 2017-02-27 2017-11-16 [90] SK GamingSK Gaming SK Gaming (Analyst)
Denmark Bumblebee Robin Nymann Head of Esports 2011-03-?? 2017-02-01 DreamHack DreamHack (Product Manager)
Canada KJ Kieran Playfair Analyst 2015-09-20 [8] 2016-04-06 [11] Team SoloMidTeam SoloMid Team SoloMid (Analyst)
United States dmode Donald Cahill Analyst 2015-01-?? 2015-03-?? Team Liquid Team Liquid (Coach)

Results[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Rosters[edit]

Logos[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 jokasteve (2015-01-13). "Introducing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive". Team Liquid.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Play - Teams - Team Liquid - Roster". ESEA.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "EliGE joins Team Liquid's CS:GO team". Team Liquid. 2015-03-22.
  4. 4.0 4.1 MIRAA (2015-05-11). "Luminosity sign NAF-FLY". HLTV.
  5. 5.0 5.1 MIRAA (2015-05-25). "flowsicK signs for Liquid". HLTV.
  6. 6.0 6.1 daps (2015-06-02). "Today my contract with Team Liquid has officially ended".
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 "Hiko and GBJames joining our ranks". Team Liquid. 2015-09-03.
  8. 8.0 8.1 [Inside Source]
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 Bumblebee (2016-01-02). "A s1mple pickup". Team Liquid.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 Striker (2016-02-21). "Official: Liquid sign koosta". HLTV.
  11. 11.0 11.1 KJ (2016-04-06). "Officially left @TeamLiquidPro".
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 stich (2016-04-21). "s1mple to seek new European team". HLTV.
  13. 13.0 13.1 Striker (2016-04-23). "Jame^s parts ways with Liquid". HLTV.
  14. 14.0 14.1 Nazgul (2016-05-17). "Peacemaker to Coach Liquid". Team Liquid.
  15. 15.0 15.1 MIRAA (2016-06-06). "s1mple returns to Liquid roster". HLTV.
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 Striker (2016-06-13). "Liquid and CLG swap jdm64, Koosta". HLTV.
  17. 17.0 17.1 shiroiusagi (2016-06-15). "Pimpin the CSGO Roster". Team Liquid.
  18. 18.0 18.1 Andersen (2016-08-04). "s1mple joins Natus Vincere!". Natus Vincere. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14.
  19. 19.0 19.1 Nazgul. "Peacemaker parts ways with Team Liquid". Team Liquid. Archived from the original on 2018-12-03.
  20. 20.0 20.1 Professeur. "zews joins Team Liquid". HLTV.
  21. LiQuiD112. "Yes, @wiltonzews will be coaching our CSGO team today in Montreal and in Oakland".
  22. 22.0 22.1 22.2 "Liquid stanislaw". Team Liquid.
  23. 23.0 23.1 "Today we say goodbye to a legend that helped us take great strides in CS". Team Liquid.
  24. 24.0 24.1 Striker (2017-03-23). "Pimp on his way out of Liquid". HLTV.
  25. 25.0 25.1 "Twistzz joins Team Liquid". Team Liquid. 2017-04-14.
  26. 26.0 26.1 "Today we are officially releasing Pimp and thank him for his time in the #TLFam". Team Liquid. 2017-07-09.
  27. 27.0 27.1 27.2 "steelega in for Stanislaw". Team Liquid.
  28. 28.0 28.1 28.2 "CSGO Roster Update: Liquid`NAF". Team Liquid. 2018-02-05.
  29. 29.0 29.1 MIRAA. "OpTic unveil new roster". HLTV.
  30. 30.0 30.1 30.2 "Welcome, TACO!". Team Liquid. 2018-04-06.
  31. 31.0 31.1 Striker (2018-04-22). "steel and zakk join Luminosity". HLTV.
  32. 32.0 32.1 jdm64 (2018-05-31). "Starting June 10th I will be considered a free agent and no longer under contract w/ liquid".
  33. 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 "Liquid Update: Zews & TACO traded for Stewie2K". Team Liquid. 2018-12-21.
  34. 34.0 34.1 Team Liquid (2018-12-22). "Welcome Back Coach adreN!".
  35. 35.0 35.1 Hepa (2020-07-17). "Excited to announce that I will be joining @TeamLiquid as CS:GO Analyst. Eager to start working with them and do everything possible to win".
  36. 36.0 36.1 "Thank You Nitr0". Team Liquid. 2020-08-01.
  37. 37.0 37.1 "Welcome Grim to TLGO". Team Liquid. 2020-08-04.
  38. 38.0 38.1 "Stronger Together - Pasha Joins the Stream Team". Team Liquid. 2020-08-05.
  39. 39.0 39.1 Team Liquid (2020-08-09). "From the bottom of our hearts: Thank you, @adreN_Hoag".
  40. 40.0 40.1 Team Liquid (2020-08-09). "Our journey towards reclaiming first place begins today".
  41. 41.0 41.1 100 Thieves (2020-08-14). "America’s captain has a new look".
  42. 42.0 42.1 Team Liquid (2020-12-22). "From a starry-eyed kid to a Grand Slam Title, @Twistzz has had quite the run and we're excited to see what he does next".
  43. 43.0 43.1 Team Liquid (2021-01-09). "A man who needs no intro. Welcome to Liquid, @FalleNCS".
  44. 44.0 44.1 FaZe Clan (2021-01-30). "Twistzz is here".
  45. 45.0 45.1 Team Liquid (2021-05-03). "Today we say farewell to @MosesGG".
  46. 46.0 46.1 Team Liquid (2021-05-04). "Welcome home @adreN_Hoag".
  47. NAF (2021-11-28). "Officially resigned with @teamliquid through to 2024".
  48. 48.0 48.1 Hepa (2021-11-29). "My time with @TeamLiquidCS has come to an end".
  49. 49.0 49.1 49.2 49.3 Team Liquid (2021-12-21). "Hey all, we're going to be posting some roster updates in the coming weeks but wanted to drop this message from @jokasteve to let you know who will be stepping back".
  50. 50.0 50.1 Team Liquid (2021-12-27). "Today we welcome @oSeecs to our roster!".
  51. 51.0 51.1 Team Liquid (2021-12-29). "Welcome the legendary @ShoxCSGO to our starting roster!".
  52. 52.0 52.1 Team Liquid (2022-01-15). "Welcome back, @nitr0".
  53. 53.0 53.1 Evil Geniuses (2022-01-18). "Please join us in welcoming the Smoke Criminal himself to our CSGO lineup".
  54. 54.0 54.1 Complexity Gaming (2022-01-18). "A storied past renewed".
  55. 55.0 55.1 FalleN (2022-02-16). "Oficialmente liberado da @TeamLiquid, obrigado por tudo!!" [Officially released from @TeamLiquid, thanks for everything!!] (in Brazil Portuguese).
  56. 56.0 56.1 Team Liquid (2022-04-23). "Welcome @Its_Lucid_ as our new CS:GO Analyst".
  57. 57.0 57.1 57.2 Team Liquid (2022-06-19). "Today we are announcing that shox & adreN are stepping down from our active lineup".
  58. 58.0 58.1 Team Liquid (2022-06-20). "Welcome our new coach @daps!".
  59. 59.0 59.1 [Inside Source]
  60. 60.0 60.1 "We welcome a legend to Apeks!". Apeks. 2022-08-11.
  61. 61.0 61.1 Team Liquid (2022-08-17). "Thank you, Papito".
  62. 62.0 62.1 Team Liquid (2022-10-18). "A new legend approaches...".
  63. 63.0 63.1 Mnmzzz (2022-11-14). "Liquid release analyst". Dust2.us.
  64. 64.0 64.1 Team Liquid (2023-05-03). "Welcome our new CS Data Analyst: @DeMarsDeRover !!!".
  65. 65.0 65.1 Team Liquid (2023-06-04). "Today marks the end of an era".
  66. 66.0 66.1 Team Liquid (2023-06-22). "Welcome Rainwaker!".
  67. 67.0 67.1 Team Liquid (2023-06-22). "Welcome Patsi!".
  68. 68.0 68.1 Complexity Gaming (2023-06-22). "Welcome @EliGE!".
  69. 69.0 69.1 69.2 Team Liquid (2023-10-03). "For BLAST Showdown, we will be moving Rainwaker to the bench and moving daps to our active roster".
  70. 70.0 70.1 Team Liquid (2023-11-18). "Today we are parting ways with @PatsiCSGO".
  71. 71.0 71.1 Team Liquid (2023-11-20). "Our time with @daps comes to a close ahead of 2024".
  72. Team Liquid (2023-11-20). "Cheers to a few more years with Counter-Strike's favorite sloth".
  73. 73.0 73.1 Team Liquid (2023-11-21). "Our time with @oSeecs comes to a close".
  74. 74.0 74.1 Team Liquid (2023-11-22). "Today we are releasing @Rainwakercs".
  75. 75.0 75.1 NRG (2023-11-28). "NA, WE'RE SO BACK".
  76. 76.0 76.1 Team Liquid (2023-12-04). "Vamo @skullzcs".
  77. 77.0 77.1 Team Liquid (2023-12-05). "The fire behind the boys".
  78. 78.0 78.1 Team Liquid (2023-12-06). "Welcome Cadian to Team Liquid!".
  79. 79.0 79.1 Team Liquid (2023-12-07). "The moment you've been waiting for... our CS2 roster is finally complete".
  80. 80.0 80.1 M80 (2024-01-04). "M80 VALORANT is back".
  81. Striker (2022-08-11). "Liquid confirm YEKINDAR for BLAST Premier Groups". HLTV.
  82. Team Liquid (2022-06-21). "Yekindar will be filling in for us during IEM Cologne".
  83. Mnmzzz (2022-03-15). "adreN to miss start of ESL Pro League Season 15". Dust2.us.
  84. adreN (2021-10-18). "I will be sitting out the major due to the upcoming timing of my son's birth. @jokasteve will be taking over the reigns while I'm gone".
  85. Striker (2015-12-16). "allu to try out for Liquid". HLTV.
  86. 86.0 86.1 "Team Liquid and Former Curse Become One". Team Liquid. 2015-01-06.
  87. Team Liquid (2023-12-08). "We're excited to announce the final member of our CS Staff".
  88. 88.0 88.1 Cody Luongo (2020-11-17). "Mike Milanov promoted to Chief Business Development Officer at Team Liquid". Esports Insider.
  89. ThixNation (2023-04-07). "Career Update - Team Liquid".
  90. Swani (2017-11-16). "New Chapter - Leaving @TeamLiquid to join @SKGaming".
  91. "Liquid's 2019 LAN winstreak". HLTV.