GG Esports Academy
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GG Esports Academy
Team Information
Location:
Region:
Total Earnings:
$26,172
Links
Player Breakdown
Number of Players
0
History
Founded:
2018-02-21
Disbanded:
2018-10-??
GG Esports Academy, commonly known as GGEA (formerly OpTic Academy) was previously the academy team of the Houston Outlaws in Overwatch Contenders.
Timeline[edit]
- February 21st - The Houston Outlaws officially announce the name and roster of their Overwatch Contenders academy team, OpTic Academy.[1]
- June 6th - RinaVX announces he has left the team.[2]
- July 2nd - The team rebrands to GG Esports Academy, OpTic Gaming's parent company Infinite Esports and Entertainment's player development branch.[3]
- July 24th - Kaiser announces that he is a free agent.[4]
- September 18th - Houston Outlaws announce that smurf is traded to the San Francisco Shock.[5]
- October 10th - fischer, Greyy and Voll announce that their contracts with GGEA are over.[6][7][8]
- October 12th - Aid announces that he is a free agent.[9]
Player Roster[edit]
Former[edit]
| Former Players | ||||||
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| ID | Name | Role | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
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SharP | Hugo Sahlberg | DPS | 2018-02-21 [1] | 2018-10-?? |  Team Envy
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kellar | Justin Kellar | DPS | 2018-02-21 [1] | 2018-10-?? | Retired
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Aid | Jae-yoon Go (고재윤) | Support | 2018-02-21 [1] | 2018-10-12[9] |  Toronto Defiant
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Voll | Matthew Wallace | Flex | 2018-02-21 [1] | 2018-10-10[8] | Retired
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Greyy | Luís Perestrelo | Support | 2018-02-21 [1] | 2018-10-10[7] |  Paris Eternal
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fischer | Mads Jehg | DPS | 2018-06-23 [10] | 2018-10-10[6] | Team Envy
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smurf | Myeong-hwan Yoo | Tank | 2018-02-21 [1] | 2018-09-18[5] |  San Francisco Shock
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Tehpwnzorr | Joshua Nguyen | Support | 2018-02-21 [1] | 2018-09-07 |  Shu's Money Crew
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Kaiser | Sang-hoon Ryu | Tank | 2018-02-21 [1] | 2018-07-24[11][4] |  StormQuake
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RinaVX | Justin Jeoh | DPS | 2018-02-21 [1] | 2018-06-06[2] |  Second Wind
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Organization[edit]
Former[edit]
| Former Organization | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Organization | ||
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PYYYOUR | Bradford Ross | Coach | 2018-02-21 [1] | 2018-??-?? |  Triumph
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spazzo | Chris Infante | Coach | 2018-02-21 [1] | 2018-??-?? |  Fusion University
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mkL | Mikael Skjønhaug | Analyst | 2018-02-21 [1] | 2018-06-18 |  Last Night's Leftovers
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Safford | Kyoung Ey Molly Kim | Coach | 2018-02-21 | 2018-05-15 |  Meta Bellum
| |
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Tournament | Results | Prize | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | |||||||
| 2018-10-21 | 8th | Minor |  |
Overwatch Contenders 2018 Season 3 Trials: North America | 0/-/7 | Grp. S. | $0 |
| 2018-07-31 | 9 - 10th | Major | |
Overwatch Contenders 2018 Season 2: North America | 2/-/3 | Grp. S. | $8,527.5 |
| 2018-05-12 | 3 - 4th | Major | |
Overwatch Contenders 2018 Season 1: North America | 1 : 3 |
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$17,644.5 |
| About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament | |||||||
Gallery[edit]
Logos[edit]
OpTic Gaming logo, used during Season 1 of Contenders
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 "The OpTic Academy Overwatch Contenders team is here!". OpTic Gaming. 2018-02-21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "https://twitter.com/tsunerella/status/1004563710705389568". RinaVX. 2018-06-06.
- ↑ "Proud to announce our official @owpathtopro team". GG Esports Academy. 2018-07-02.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "I am currently LFT OWL S2/Contenders". Kaiser. 2018-07-24.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Please help us welcome Danteh to the Outlaws!". Houston Outlaws. 2018-09-18.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "No longer contracted to GGEA, which means I'm now a free agent!". fischer. 2018-10-10.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Recently got released by GGEA, which makes me a free agent!". Greyy. 2018-10-10.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Just released from GGEA, which means I'm now a free agent.". Voll. 2018-10-10.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "LFT OWL/Contenders as Main support". Aid. 2018-10-12.
- ↑ Fischer Added
- ↑ Kaiser made inactive