Toronto Esports
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Toronto Esports
Team Information
Location:
Region:
Sponsor:
Total Earnings:
$43,209
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Player Breakdown
Number of Players
0
History
Created:
2016-09-06
Disbanded:
2018-11-12
Toronto Esports is a Canadian Overwatch team.
History[edit]
Boston Uprising Partnership[edit]
On February 19th, 2018, Toronto Esports announced their partnership with the Boston Uprising from the Overwatch League to form a team for Overwatch Contenders.[1] On March 3rd, 2018, Toronto Esports revealed their roster for Overwatch Contenders 2018.[2]
Timeline[edit]
- January 20th - ONIGOD signs with Toronto eSports.[4]
- March 20th - Cynic, Mac and Snow join. NGvisator leaves.[5]
- May 25th - Renanthera joins as Analyst.[6]
- July 13th - Jaru leaves for EnVision eSports.[7]
- August 17th - ONIGOD leaves the team and becomes a free agent.[8]
- September 23rd - Cynic leaves the team.[9]
- October 5th - Poro joins.[10]
- December 7th - Panker officially joins the team after playing with them for months prior.[11]
- February 2nd - Toronto Esports announces that they have sold their roster to OWL Academy teams, and that they do not have time to immediately pickup a new roster for Contenders 2018 Season 1.[12]
- March 3rd - Toronto Esports announce their new roster for 2018.[2]
- March 11th - Kruise joins the team.[13]
- March 13th - moth leaves the team to join the San Francisco Shock.[14]
- March 27th - Pumple leaves the team. Axxiom replaces him.[15]
- June 1st - Head Coach Renanthera announces that he has left the team.[16]
- June 4th - Toronto Esports announce their new Head Coach ViViD.[17]
- June 22nd - Hexo announces that he has left the organization.[18]
- July 5th - Vizility joins the team.[19]
- July 19th - Toronto Esports announce the return of crakinlakin.[20]
- July 22nd - ViViD announces that he is looking for a new team.[21]
- July 31st - Toronto Esports announce the departure of GuardiaN.[22]
- August 12th - Vizility announces that he is looking for a new team.[23]
- August 30th - Colourhex is tranfered from Sydney Drop Bears. He will join the team after Contenders Season 2.[24]
- October 3rd - Toronto Esports announce the signing of Asking.[25]
- October 18th - Toronto Esports announce the signing of Swimmer and Dino.[26]
- October 23rd - Kruise is announced to be in the Paris Overwatch League team.[27] Dalton leaves for the Gladiators Legion.[28]
- October 30th - Axxiom and Colourhex are promoted to Boston Uprising.[29]
- November 5th - ioStux and Axel are announced as the new Head Coach and Assistant Coach.[30] Fusions joins the Boston Uprising and the Toronto Esports on a Two-way contract.[31]
- November 12th - Toronto Esports leaves Contenders and OW after being forced to change their name, as Toronto Defiant has "exclusive naming rights".[32] The Contenders spot and roster is still owned by Boston Uprising, and will compete under a new name and branding that will be determined at a later date.[33]
Player Roster[edit]
Former[edit]
| Last Contenders Squad | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Role | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
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nero | Charlie Zwarg | DPS | 2018-03-03 [2] | 2018-11-12[32][33] |  ex-Toronto Esports
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Shu | Jin-seo Kim | Support | 2018-03-03 [2] | 2018-11-12[32][33] | ex-Toronto Esports
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crakinlakin | Hasan Alfardi | Flex | 2018-07-19 [20] | 2018-11-12[32][33] | ex-Toronto Esports
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Asking | William Vetter | DPS | 2018-10-03 [25] | 2018-11-12[32][33] | ex-Toronto Esports
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Swimmer | Gabriel Levy | Support | 2018-10-18 [26] | 2018-11-12[32][33] | ex-Toronto Esports
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Dino | Hunter Traupe | Support | 2018-10-18 [26] | 2018-11-12[32][33] | ex-Toronto Esports
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Fusions (Two-way) | Cameron Bosworth | Tank | 2018-11-05[31] | 2018-11-12[32][33] | ex-Toronto Esports
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| Former Players | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Role | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
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Axxiom | Min-seob Park (박민섭) | Tank | 2018-03-27 [15] | 2018-10-30 [29] |  Boston Uprising
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Colourhex | Kelsey Birse | DPS | 2018-09-02 [24] | 2018-10-30 [29] | Boston Uprising
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Dalton | Dalton Bennyhoff | DPS | 2018-03-03 [2] | 2018-10-23 [28] |  Gladiators Legion
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Kruise | Harrison Pond | Support | 2018-03-11 [13] | 2018-10-23 [27] |  Paris Eternal
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Vizility | Jeffrey de Vries | DPS | 2018-07-05 [19] | 2018-08-12 [23] |  Team Gigantti
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GuardiaN | Joon-hwan Cho | Flex | 2018-03-03 [2] | 2018-07-31 [22] |  Shanghai Dragons
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Pumple | Jung-hoon Lee | Tank | 2018-03-03 [2] | 2018-03-27 [15] |  Foxes
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moth | Grant Espe | Support | 2018-03-03 [2] | 2018-03-13 [14] |  San Francisco Shock
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| Late 2017 Roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Role | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
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Poro | Nam Woo-seok | DPS | 2017-10-05 [10] | 2018-02-02 [12] | Retired
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Panker | Lee Byung-ho | Tank | 2017-12-07 [11] | 2018-02-02 [12] | Gladiators Legion
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nero | Charlie Zwarg | DPS | 2017-??-?? | 2018-02-02 [12] |  Toronto Esports
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Dalton | Dalton Bennyhoff | DPS | 2017-??-?? | 2018-02-02 [12] | Toronto Esports
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moth | Grant Espe | Support | 2017-09-15 | 2018-02-02 [12] | Toronto Esports
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Dogman | Dusttin Bowerman | Support | 2017-??-?? | 2018-02-02 [12] |  No Clout
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crakinlakin | Hasan Alfardi | Offtank | 2017-09-15 | 2018-01-29 |  Fusion University
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| Former Players | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Role | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
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Insomniaq | Jason Knittle | Support | 2017-??-?? | 2017-??-?? | No Clout
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HaKu | Robert Blohm | Support | 2017-09-15 | 2018-01-21 |  Kungarna
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| First Roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Role | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
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NotE | Lucas Meissner | Offtank | 2016-12-28 | 2017-??-?? | Boston Uprising
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Snow | Mikias Yohannes | Support/Flex | 2017-03-20 [5] | 2017-??-?? | Boston Uprising
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Cynic | Rhys Lambourne | Tank | 2017-03-20 [5] | 2017-09-23 [9] |  Mayhem Academy
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Mac | Anthony McIntosh | Support | 2017-03-20 [5] | 2017-??-?? |  OWL Midseason Pickups
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ONIGOD | Stefan Fiskerstrand | DPS | 2017-01-20 [4] | 2017-08-17 [8] |  Angry Titans
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Jaru | Jason White | DPS | 2016-08-06 [3] | 2017-07-13 [7] |  EnVision eSports
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| Former Players | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Role | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
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Hexo | Sam Bouchard | Tank | 2016-08-22 [3] | 2017-03-28 [5] | Toronto Esports
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NGvisator | Jorge Alomoto | Support | 2016-08-06 [3] | 2017-03-20 [5] | |
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Lazykore | John Kim | DPS | 2016-08-06 [3] | 2016-12-13 | |
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Dellor | Matt Vaughn | Off-Tank | 2016-08-06 [3] | 2016-12-13 | |
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Arc | Miguel Hernandez | Support | 2016-08-06 [3] | 2016-11-17 [3] | |
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Guilte | Chris Hayden | DPS | 2016-08-06 [3] | 2016-??-?? | |
| Temporary stand-ins | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Replacing | ID | Name | Tournament(s) | |||
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Poro | Nam Woo-seok | Haste Overwatch S3 Haste Overwatch S3 - Q2 | |||||
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mkL | Mikael Skjønhaug | Haste Overwatch: Qualifier #3 | |||||
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Luddee | Ludvig Håkansson |  OW Contenders Q1 OW Contenders Q2 Contenders Season 1
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Organization[edit]
Active[edit]
| Organization | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Position | Join Date | |||
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Ramsey | Ryan Pallett | Owner | - | ||
Former[edit]
| Former Organization | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | |||
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ioStux | Ridouan Bouzrou | Head Coach | 2018-11-05[30] | 2018-11-12[32][33] | ||
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Axel | Joshua Lee | Assistant Coach/Manager | 2018-11-05[30] | 2018-11-12[32][33] | ||
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itsToye | Tommy Yeung | Manager | - | 2018-11-05[30] | ||
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ViViD | Park Seung-Hyun | Head Coach | 2018-06-04 [17] | 2018-07-22 [21] | ||
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Hexo | Sam Bouchard | General Manager/Coach | - | 2018-06-22 [18] | ||
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Renanthera | Ronald Ly | Head Coach | 2017-05-25 | 2018-06-01 [16] | ||
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Junkbuck | Jae Choi | Coach | 2017-??-?? | 2018-??-?? | ||
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HuK | Chris Loranger | General Manager | 2016-08-09 [3] | 2017-08-22 | ||
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DatsVile | John Strizzi | Head Coach | - | 2017-??-?? | ||
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iCy | John Kazura | Coach/Manager | - | 2017-??-?? | ||
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Tournament | Results | Prize | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | |||||||
| 2018-10-21 | 1st | Minor |  |
BEAT Invitational - Season 5 | 4 : 2 | 
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$3,000 |
| 2018-08-08 | 5 - 8th | Major |  |
Overwatch Contenders 2018 Season 2: North America | 2 : 3 |
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$13,263 |
| 2018-05-13 | 2nd | Major | |
Overwatch Contenders 2018 Season 1: North America | 1 : 4 |
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$23,419 |
| 2017 | |||||||
| 2017-10-21 | 1st | Minor |  |
The Overguard: Haste Overwatch $1k Series 4 | 3 : 1 | 
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$780 |
| 2017-09-02 | 2nd | Minor | |
The Overguard: Haste Overwatch $1k Series 3 | 2 : 3 | 
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$240 |
| 2017-05-21 | 2nd | Minor | HTC Vive Community Nights: NA #1 | 0 : 3 | 
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$300 | |
| 2017-05-12 | 1st | Weekly |  |
Good Gaming Overwatch NA Series 14 | 1 : 0 | 
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$240 |
| 2017-04-03 | 1st | Weekly |  |
Academy Gaming Overwatch Weekly #45 | 2 : 0 |
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$204 |
| 2017-03-24 | 1st | Weekly | |
Good Gaming Overwatch NA Series 11 | 1 : 0 |
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$240 |
| 2017-03-14 | 1st | Weekly |  |
Rivalcade Weekly #4 North America | 2 : 0 | 
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$300 |
| About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament | |||||||
References[edit]
- ↑ Toronto Esports (2018-02-19). "Toronto Esports enters Overwatch Contenders, partners with Boston Uprising".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Toronto Esports (2018-03-03). ""Toronto Esports are proud to announce our 2018 Overwatch Contenders!"".
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 [1]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Onigod signs for Toronto Esports Overwatch
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Cynic, Snow and Mac Sign for Toronto Esports Overwatch
- ↑ Renanthera Analyst
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Jaru leaves
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 ONIGOD Leaves the team and becomes a free agent.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Cynic leaves the team
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Toronto Esports Overwatch sign Korean DPS player Poro". Toronto Esports. 2017-10-05.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Toronto Esports acquires Panker from Team Kongdoo for undisclosed fee". Toronto Esports. 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 "Toronto Esports Roster Transferred to Overwatch League Academies". Toronto Esports. 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Toronto Esports is proud to announce Harrison "Kruise" Pond as the latest addition to the @PlayOverwatch roster.". Toronto Esports. 2018-03-11.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "The San Francisco Shock are excited to announce the signing of two incredible players.". San Francisco Shock. 2018-03-13.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Toronto Esports is formally announcing the departure of our Tank player Jung Hoon "Pumple" Lee and the addition of Min Seob "Axxiom" Park.". Toronto Esports. 2018-03-27.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Renanthera (2018-06-01). "In Full Bloom".
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Toronto Esports announce appointment of new Overwatch Head Coach". Toronto Esports. 2018-06-04.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Hexo (2018-06-22). "I am no longer working with @TOesports .".
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Toronto Esports Overwatch Contenders - Welcome Vizility". Toronto Esports. 2018-07-05.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Toronto Esports announces @crakinlakin signing.". Toronto Esports. 2018-07-19.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 ViViD (2018-07-22). "I'm currently LFT as Coach".
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Toronto Esports announce departure of Off-Tank player GuardiaN". Toronto Esports. 2018-07-31.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 "I hereby announce that I am LFT for OWL/Contenders". 2018-08-12.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Toronto Esports Club acquires Colourhex from @Dropbearsgg". Toronto Esports. 2018-08-30.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Toronto Esports announces Asking signing.". Toronto Esports. 2018-10-03.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 "Toronto Esports announces Swimmer and Dino signing.". Toronto Esports. 2018-10-18.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "STAND WITH US Here come our players for the #OWL2019". Paris. 2018-10-23.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 "WE'VE ENLISTED @DALTON_OW TO OUR LEGION!". Gladiators Legion. 2018-10-22.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 "Boston Uprising Sign Two From Toronto Esports". Boston Uprising. 2018-10-30.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 "Toronto Esports Club add ioStux and Axel to coaching staff". Toronto Esports. 2018-11-05.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 "Boston Uprising Sign Cameron "Fusions" Bosworth to Two-Way Contract". Boston Uprising. 2018-11-05.
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 32.5 32.6 32.7 32.8 32.9 "We have been informed by Blizzard that we will be forced to remove “Toronto” from our brand in only 6 weeks.". Toronto Esports. 2018-11-12.
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 33.8 33.9 "We will continue to compete as a team, but obviously under a new brand.". HuK. 2018-11-12.
