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PSG Esports
Full nameParis Saint-Germain Esports
TeamsEA Sports FC
Dota 2
League of Legends
Rocket League
Arena of Valor
Founded20 October 2016; 7 years ago (2016-10-20)
Home groundStudio PSG
OwnerQatar Sports Investments
PresidentNasser Al-Khelaifi
Websitehttps://www.psg.fr/esports
Active departments of
Paris Saint-Germain
Football
(Men's)		Football
(Youth Mixed)		Football
(Women's)
Handball
(Men's)		EsportsJudo
(Mixed)
Closed departments of
Paris Saint-Germain
Boxing
(Men's)		Rugby League
(Men's)

PSG Esports are a French professional esports club based in Paris, France. They have active teams in EA Sports FC, Dota 2, League of Legends (PSG Talon), Rocket League and Arena of Valor. Formerly, the club also had teams in Brawl Stars, FIFA Online and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. Its headquarters and training center are located at the Studio PSG in Boulogne-Billancourt, which also hosts the Paris Saint-Germain Academy Esports. Founded in 2016, it is the esports department of parent club Paris Saint-Germain.

Organization

PSG Studio

PSG Esports is headquartered in the PSG Studio, which also serves as the training center of its professional teams. This multifunctional 140m2 space, dedicated to sports and digital activities, is located in Boulogne-Billancourt, inside the headquarters of parent club Paris Saint-Germain.[1][2] Announced in December 2020, the studio opened during the first half of 2021.[1][3] The Gaming area hosts the professional teams of PSG Esports all year round for their training sessions, bootcamps, seminars and competitions, as well as the Paris Saint-Germain Academy Esports.[1][2] It also serves as a recording studio for the creation of digital content.[1] The PSG Studio has a capacity of 19 people and is equipped with six PlayStation 5, five Nintendo Switch and five gaming PCs.[2]

Academy

The Paris Saint-Germain Academy Esports is the youth system of PSG Esports. It is located at the PSG Studio in Boulogne-Billancourt. Launched in December 2020, it aims to teach the practice of Esport through courses and training sessions on different video games and different media (PC or consoles), accompanied by professional coaches. The PSG Studio hosts video game fans of different ages from all over the world and offers course formats ranging from recreational to competitive (professional gaming).[1][4]

Active teams

EA Sports FC

Founded in October 2016, PSG Esports entered esports with the creation of the club's team in football video game EA Sports FC (formerly known as FIFA) that same month.[5][6] In doing so, parent club Paris Saint-Germain became the first big European club to launch their professional esports department.[7] Since their inception, the team has clinched six titles and boasted the likes of Daxe, Rocky, Agge, Rafifa13, Aameghessib, WNU Fiddle and Maniika.[5][6] Their maiden trophy came at the Esports World Convention championships in 2016 courtesy of Daxe,[8] who repeated the feat in the 2017 edition and then proceeded to win the Gamers Assembly later that same year.[9][10] Agge, for his part, brought home the Legia eSports Cup and the FUT Champions DreamHack Winter in 2016,[11][12] while WNU Fiddle claimed the Gfinity US Spring Cup in 2018.[13]

The roster is currently a duo consisting of promising young French players Amarr and Nkantee.[6]

PSG Esports EA Sports FC roster
Players Coaches
Handle Name Nationality
Amarr Abdoulfatah Mohamed, Amar France
Nkantee El Rhazzaz, Ilias France
Head coach
  • Vacant
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Roster updated 8 October 2023.

Dota 2

See also: PSG.LGD

Formed as a partnership between PSG and Chinese esports organization LGD Gaming in April 2018, the rebranded PSG.LGD team became one of the best Dota 2 sides in the world, winning three Major championships at EPICENTER XL and the MDL Changsha Major in 2018 as well as the WePlay AniMajor in 2021. They also made it to the podium of the The International three times, finishing second in 2018 and 2021 and third in 2019. In that time, PSG.LGD welcomed big Dota 2 players like Ame, Somnus and fy. In September 2023, after five years of collaboration, PSG and LGD announced that they had parted ways due to "different strategic visions." The Chinese team will now continue to compete under their original LGD Gaming name.[14][15]

Shortly after, however, PSG announced the return of its Dota 2 section after partnering with Qatar-based esports organisation Quest Esports in October 2023.[16] The team, called PSG.Quest, will debut at The International 2023.[17] Its roster for the competition is made up of TA2000, No!ob, Tobi, OmaR and kaori.[18]

PSG Esports Dota 2 roster
Players Coaches
Handle Name Nationality
TA2000 Tokayev, Aybek Kazakhstan
No!ob Assaf, Tony Lebanon
Tobi Buchner, Tobias Lebanon
OmaR Moughrabi, Omar Lebanon
kaori Medvedok, Oleh Ukraine
Head coach
  • Vacant
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Roster updated 11 October 2023.

League of Legends

See also: PSG Talon

The club announced their acquisition of the Team Huma spot for the 2017 European League of Legends (LoL) Challenger Series in October 2016.[19] Rebranded as PSG eSports, the team's roster was revealed in December 2016. It consisted of Etienne "Steve" Michels, Jin "Blanc" Seong-min, Thomas "Kirei" Yuen, Hampus "Sprattel" Abrahamsson and Na "Pilot" Woo-hyung.[20] In January 2017, before the start of the tournament, Hadrien "Duke" Forestier joined as coach.[21]

Despite a rough start, PSG's LoL team made it to the European Challenger Series playoffs, where they faced Fnatic in a best of 5 to reach the European League Championship Series promotion tournament. PSG had only one point until the fourth week, but managed to win the next two series thanks in part to the arrival of Matti "WhiteKnight" Sormunen to the roster.[22][23] However, the LCS promotion tournament's spot slipped through their fingers after losing against Fnatic.[24] Following a disappointing Spring Split, PSG announced the departures of "Pilot", "Sprattel", "Steve", "WhiteKnight" "Fraid" and "Czaru".[25] In turn, Tomáš "Nardeus" Maršálek, Lewis "NoXiAK" Felix, Johan "Klaj" Olsson and Max "Satorius" Günther arrived to the team for the Summer Split.[26]

In October 2017, however, after failing to qualify for Europe's top League of Legends division, the League of Legends European Championship (LEC), PSG Esports announced its departure from the game. PSG's chief gaming officer Yassine Jaada said that game publisher Riot Games would move LEC to a UEFA style system, with an individual league for each country. Jaada explained that it was never in the club's strategy to remain at the national scale. The solution for the club was to join Dota 2, a game similar to LoL, but with a vastly different esports ecosystem.[27]

The club confirmed its return to the game in June 2020. PSG Esports and Hong Kong based professional esports organisation Talon Esports concluded a multi-year team partnership agreement to form PSG Talon.[28] The roster consists of Su "Hanabi" Chia-Hsiang, Kim "River" Dong-woo, Kim "Candy" Seung-ju, Wong "Unified" Chun Kit and Ling "Kaiwing" Kai Wing.[29][30] The new co-branded League of Legends team lost the 2020 PCS Summer Split final to Machi Esports. Both of these teams had already secured spots at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship. Machi was seeded straight into the group stage, while PSG had to play their way through the play-ins to make it to the main event.[31][32]

PSG Talon roster
Players Coaches
Role Handle Name Nationality
Top Azhi Huang Shang-chih Taiwan
Jungle JunJia Yu Chun-chia Taiwan
Mid Maple Huang Yi-tang Taiwan
Bot Wako Tsou Wei-yang Taiwan
Support Woody Lin Yu-en Taiwan
Jungle Husha Substitute player Huang Tzu-wei Taiwan
Mid HongSuo Substitute player Guo Bei-yi Taiwan
Head coach

Cheng "CorGi" Pin-lun

Assistant coach(es)
  • Lee "Maru" Sang-hoon
  • Chung "Zero" Chen-hua
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Roster updated 6 June 2023.

Brawl Stars

PSG Esports entered mobile game Brawl Stars in February 2019, with a team composed of Turkish gamer Murat "SunBentley" Can and French gamers Maxime "TwistiTwik" Alic and Anthony "Tony M" Cagny.[33] That same month, PSG signed Théodore "Trapa" Bayoux as coach and YouTuber of the Brawl Stars team.[34] In September 2019, the Brawl Stars team claimed their first title, being crowned champions of the ECN Brawl Stars Summer.[35]

Danish player "Yde" and Austrian player "SkYRiiKZz" joined "SunBentley" and "TwistiTwik" in the roster shortly after the win, while Cagny left the team before PSG played in the Brawl Stars World Finals in November 2019. The club was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Japanese team Animal Champaru. In January 2020, the club announced the departure by mutual agreement of the four gamers as well as coach and YouTuber, "Trapa."[36][37] They were replaced in March 2020 by a Singapore-based team composed of Asian gamers Nicholas "CoupdeAce" Wilson Ng, Kogure "Relyh" Yo, Jerome "Response" Kuek and Charleston "Scythe" Yeo as sub.[38]

The new roster claimed the 2020 Brawl Stars World Championship in November 2020. The team dominated the World Finals and pocketed $200k. PSG Esports won all of their sets and became world champions. They defeated both Nova Esports and SK Gaming by a score of 3–0 in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively. The final against INTZ was a one-sided affair as well. PSG secured back-to-back victories in Gem Grab, Brawl Ball and Siege modes to secure a 3–0 win and the world title.[39]

PSG Esports Brawl Stars roster
Players Coaches
Handle Name Nationality
CoupdeAce Wilson Ng, Nicholas Singapore
Relyh Yo Kogure Japan
Scythe Yeo, Charleston Singapore
Response Kuek, Jerome Singapore
Head coach
  • Vacant
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Roster updated 12 October 2023.

Rocket League

PSG Esports announced its participation in vehicular soccer video game Rocket League in September 2017 after signing the team of Ferra, Bluey and Chausette45.[40] The trio gave PSG their first title in November 2017, when they were crowned ESL Championnat National champions at the Paris Games Week.[41] The team won the DreamHack Leipzig next in February 2018.[42] Despite Bluey's departure in August 2018,[43] the new lineup — now featuring Fruity as his replacement — clinched The Colosseum later that month and retained the DreamHack title at Valencia in July 2019.[44][45] A few weeks later, however, PSG unexpectedly announced that its Rocket League roster had left the club.[46]

Inactive since that statement, made in early August 2019, the club made its comeback on Rocket League by teaming up with British organization Tundra Esports in May 2023.[47] PSG.Tundra took part in the 2022–23 edition of the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) and finished in 8th place, just shy of qualifying to the Major and World Championships.[6] The team won its first title, the RTBF iXPé Online Sessions, in June 2023.[48]

Arena of Valor

PSG Esports launched a team on Arena of Valor in July 2021. One of the most popular multiplayer online battle arena games in Asia, and particularly in Thailand, the team competes in the RoV Pro League, the Thai professional Arena of Valor tournament, and consists of an all-Thai roster and coach. Former team captain FirstOne, who transitioned from player to coach, has led his old teammates — Ash, Jdai, Nam-CS, Sharkz and Hrlquin — since their debut in August 2021.[6][49]

PSG Esports Brawl Stars roster
Players Coaches
Handle Name Nationality
Ash Pasingchop, Putthiphong Thailand
Jdai Phusidaaphiwat, Phat Thailand
Nam-CS Sonsanam, Chatchaluem Thailand
Sharkz Leelayuwattanakul, Pattarapon Thailand
Hrlquin Lertkaveevong, Thinapat Thailand
Head coach

Sanpett "FirstOne" Marat

Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Roster updated 12 October 2023.

Inactive teams

FIFA Online

Building on their success on Dota 2, PSG Esports and LGD Gaming expanded their partnership with a FIFA Online section in October 2018. The free-to-play dedicated to Asian territories entered the FIFA eWorld Cup circuit last year. Yuwenc, MzDragon, Milano and Maniika initially joined the team coached by Zack.[50] The project, however, was short-lived. Maniika and Zack departed in July 2019, followed by Yuwenc and Milano soon after.[51][52] The club tried to rebuild with the signings of players Zarate and Ga but by 2020 they had also left the team, which has remained inactive ever since.[52] Furthermore, the collaboration between PSG and LGD ended in September 2023.[14][15]

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

Following their partnership with LGD Gaming on Dota 2 and FIFA Online, which allowed the club to enter the Chinese market, PSG Esports announced a new collaboration in February 2019, this time with the Rex Regum Qeon (RRQ) team to create a Mobile Legends: Bang Bang team.[53] The club signed the roster of Indonesian Mobile Legends team RRQ, which consisted of Lemon, Tuturu, Liam, AyamJAGO, James and InstincT.[54] The deal saw PSG become the first traditional sports team to enter mobile esports games via the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang league with the rebranded PSG.RRQ roster.[55] In July 2019, after only seven months in which the PSG.RRQ team won the SEA Clash of Champions, the partnership between PSG and RRQ came to an end. Mainly, the club wanted to focus on other games, in particular Brawl Stars, which is exploding in Europe.[56]

Honours

As of RTBF iXPé Online Sessions 2023.
Video game Competition Titles Seasons
FIFA Esports World Convention[8][9] 2 2016, 2017
Legia eSports Cup[11] 1 2016
FUT Champions DreamHack Winter[12] 1 2017
Gamers Assembly[10] 1 2017
Gfinity US Spring Cup[13] 1 2018
Rocket League DreamHack[42][45] 2 2018 Leipzig, 2019 Valencia
ESL Championat National[41] 1 2017
The Colosseum[44] 1 2018
RTBF iXPé Online Sessions[48] 1 2023
Dota 2 Epicenter XL[14] 1 2018
MDL Changsha Major[14] 1 2018
WePlay AniMajor[14] 1 2021
Brawl Stars Brawl Stars World Championship[39] 1 2020
ECN Brawl Stars Summer[35] 1 2019
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang SEA Clash of Champions[56] 1 2019

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