Gen.G


Gen.G, 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.

History

In mid-2017, Kevin Chou and Kent Wakeford, co-founders of the video game development company Kabam, established the esports organization KSV esports International, as they purchased the rights to an Overwatch League franchise in Seoul, South Korea, for a reported $20 million. 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; In November 2017, KSV signed a roster for Overwatch Contenders, established their PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds team, and acquired Samsung Galaxy's League of Legends team.
On May 3, 2018, KSV eSports announced they had rebranded themselves as Gen.G and added a new Clash Royale esports team. On October 25, 2018, Gen.G signed an all-female roster for Fortnite. In late January 2019, Gen.G acquired Team Space as their new Call of Duty team. A month later, the team unveiled its Apex Legends roster, which included former Overwatch League players Chris "Grimreality" Schaefer and Ted "silkthread" Wang.

Divisions

''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive''

On December 6, 2019, Gen.G signed the former core of Cloud9 along with the team's assistant coach. 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. 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.

''Fortnite''

In August 2019, Gen.G partnered with dating app Bumble to create an all-female Fortnite team.

''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.

Rosters

Championships