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Paper Rex
Paper Rex is a Singaporean esports organization based in Singapore. The organization was co-founded in January 2020 by Harley "dsn" Örwall and Nikhil "nikH" Hathiramani. The organisation is mainly known for their ''Valorant'' division, being announced as one of the pioneer franchises in Valorant's premier competition, VCT 2023. History Paper Rex was founded in January 2020 by Harley "dsn" Örwall, an ex-professional '' Counter-Strike'' player and Nikhil "nikH" Hathiramani, the founder and chief editor of CSGO2ASIA. The team uses the Dreamcore Dream Centre, a esports, entertainment hub, and retail store located in Singapore, to house their training centre and management staff. ''Valorant'' History Paper Rex moved into ''Valorant'' with their first roster on 20 July 2020, acquiring members of the Singaporean team Vindicta. The team would undergo multiple roster changes before letting go of every player, with the last two players being benched on 5 February. On 8 Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esports
Esports, short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, individually or as teams. Although organized competitions have long been a part of video game culture, these were largely between amateurs until the late 2000s, when participation by professional gamers and spectatorship in these events through live streaming saw a large surge in popularity. By the 2010s, esports was a significant factor in the video game industry, with many game developers actively designing and providing funding for tournaments and other events. The most common video game genres associated with esports are multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), first-person shooter (FPS), fighting, card, battle royale and real-time strategy (RTS) games. Popular esports franchises include ''League of Legends'', ''Dota'', ''Counter-Strike'', ''Valorant'', ''Overwatch'', ''Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T1 (esports)
T1 (previously known as SK Telecom T1 or SKT T1) is a South Korean esports organization operated by the T1 Entertainment & Sports, a joint venture between SK Telecom and Comcast Spectacor. At the end of 2003, SK Telecom took the StarCraft Team Orion (formerly 4U) by Lim Yo-hwan under contract and set up the team under the conglomerate's banner. Lim Yo-hwan took the role of team captain.Lim Yo-Hwan,''Crazy as Me''(임요환,''나만큼 미쳐봐''), 2004, Bookroad, (03810) T1's ''League of Legends'' team has won the 2013, 2015, and 2016 editions of the ''League of Legends World Championship''. Honours Domestic League * League of Legends Champions Korea ::Winners (10): 2013 Summer, 2013–14 Winter, 2015 Spring, 2015 Summer, 2016 Spring, 2017 Spring, 2019 Spring, 2019 Summer, 2020 Spring, 2022 Spring ::Runners-up (3): 2017 Summer, 2021 Summer, 2022 Summer International *League of Legends World Championship ::Winners (3): 2013, 2015, 2016 ::Runners-up: 2017, 2022 *Mid-Seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valorant Teams
''Valorant'' is a free-to-play first-person tactical hero shooter developed and published by Riot Games, for Windows. Teased under the codename ''Project A'' in October 2019, the game began a closed beta period with limited access on April 7, 2020, followed by a release on June 2, 2020. The development of the game started in 2014. ''Valorant'' takes inspiration from the ''Counter-Strike'' series of tactical shooters, borrowing several mechanics such as the buy menu, spray patterns, and inaccuracy while moving. Gameplay ''Valorant'' is a team-based first-person tactical hero shooter set in the near future. Players play as one of a set of Agents, characters based on several countries and cultures around the world. In the main game mode, players are assigned to either the attacking or defending team with each team having five players on it. Agents have unique abilities, each requiring charges, as well as a unique ultimate ability that requires charging through kills, deaths, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esports Teams Based In Singapore
Esports, short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, individually or as teams. Although organized competitions have long been a part of video game culture, these were largely between amateurs until the late 2000s, when participation by professional gamers and spectatorship in these events through live streaming saw a large surge in popularity. By the 2010s, esports was a significant factor in the video game industry, with many game developers actively designing and providing funding for tournaments and other events. The most common video game genres associated with esports are multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), first-person shooter (FPS), fighting, card, battle royale and real-time strategy (RTS) games. Popular esports franchises include ''League of Legends'', ''Dota'', ''Counter-Strike'', ''Valorant'', ''Overwatch'', ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esports Teams Established In 2020
Esports, short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, individually or as teams. Although organized competitions have long been a part of video game culture, these were largely between amateurs until the late 2000s, when participation by professional gamers and spectatorship in these events through live streaming saw a large surge in popularity. By the 2010s, esports was a significant factor in the video game industry, with many game developers actively designing and providing funding for tournaments and other events. The most common video game genres associated with esports are multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), first-person shooter (FPS), fighting, card, battle royale and real-time strategy (RTS) games. Popular esports franchises include '' League of Legends'', '' Dota'', '' Counter-Strike'', ''Valorant'', ''Overwatch'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secretlab
Secretlab is a Singaporean furniture company established by Ian Ang and Alaric Choo in 2014. It primarily designs and manufactures gaming chairs. History Secretlab was founded as a startup company in December 2014 by former professional esports players Ian Alexander Ang and Alaric Choo, both of whom specialised in ''StarCraft II''. Its starting capital, which came from the two founders' savings, was S$50,000, and went mostly into research and development. The company's first product was a gaming chair, the Secretlab Throne V1, that was launched in March 2015. Two more chairs, the Throne V2 and the Omega, were released in October 2015. In 2020, the company sold its millionth chair. In 2020 and 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for the company's chairs rose greatly, partly because of office workers who had to work from home. In April 2021, the company unveiled the Magnus, a magnetic metal desk. Facilities and partners The company operates its corporate headquarters, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BenQ
BenQ Corporation (; ) is a Taiwanese multinational company that sells and markets technology products, consumer electronics, computing and communications devices under the "BenQ" brand name, which stands for the company slogan ''Bringing Enjoyment N Quality to life''. Its principal products include TFT LCD monitors, digital projectors, digital cameras, and mobile computing devices. BenQ's head office is located in Taipei, and the company operates five branch offices in the Asia-Pacific, Europe, China, Latin America and North America, and employs over 1,300 individuals. The "BenQ" brand is present in more than 100 countries worldwide. History BenQ was originally founded in 1984, then spun off from Acer in 2001 to provide a separate branded channel. In 2006 Acer disposed of its remaining shares in BenQ. BenQ's first mobile phone was the M775C, which was released in 2003. During Q1 2004, eight new phones were announced, ranging from bar and clamshell phones to Windows Mobile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HP Inc
HP Inc. is an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, that develops personal computers (PCs), printers and related supplies, as well as 3D printing solutions. It was formed on November 1, 2015, renamed from the personal computer and printer divisions of the original Hewlett-Packard Company, with that company's enterprise product and business services divisions becoming Hewlett Packard Enterprise. The split was structured so that Hewlett-Packard changed its name to HP Inc. and spun off Hewlett Packard Enterprise as a new publicly traded company. HP Inc. retains Hewlett-Packard's pre-2015 stock price history and its former stock ticker symbol, HPQ, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise trades under its own symbol, HPE. HP is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the S&P 500 Index. It is the world's 2nd largest personal computer vendor by unit sales as of January 2021, after Lenovo. In the 2018 ''For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Service In Singapore
National Service (NS) is the national policy in Singapore mandated by statutory law that requires all male Singaporean citizens and second-generation permanent residents to serve a period of compulsory service in the uniformed services. It was first instituted in 1967 to help build Singapore's armed forces soon after the country gained independence in 1965, and has since been expanded to involve the police force and civil defence force as well. Upon enlistment, male citizens and second-generation permanent residents serve two years in active duty as full-time national servicemen (NSFs) in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), Singapore Police Force (SPF) or Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), following which they transit to an operationally-ready reservist state as operationally-ready national servicemen (NSmen). A two-month reduction in full-time national service is offered to all pre-enlistees who are able to pass their three-station Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Valorant Champions
vi:Valorant Champions 2023 The 2023 Valorant Champions was an esports tournament for the video game ''Valorant''. This was the third edition of the ''Valorant'' Champions, the crowning event of the ''Valorant'' Champions Tour (VCT) for the 2023 ''Valorant'' competitive season. The tournament was held between August 6 and August 26, 2023 in Los Angeles and Inglewood, California, United States. Sixteen teams qualified for the tournament based on their result in the regular season leagues, 2023 Masters Tokyo, and the regional Last Chance Qualifiers. "Ticking Away" was announced as the tournament's theme song, produced, composed and performed by Grabbitz and bbno$. LOUD were the defending champions, but lost to Evil Geniuses in the lower bracket final. Evil Geniuses from Americas won the ''Valorant'' world championship after defeating Paper Rex from Pacific in the finals by a score of 3–1. History In September 2022, Riot announced the 30 teams partnered for the 2023 Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses (EG) is an American esports organization based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1999, the organization has fielded players in various fighting games, ''Call of Duty'', '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', ''Dota 2'', ''Fortnite Battle Royale'', ''Halo,'' ''League of Legends'', ''StarCraft II'', ''Rocket League'', ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege'', and ''World of Warcraft''. In May 2019, EG was acquired by PEAK6 Investments LLC, a Chicago-based investment company. While independently owned at the time of the acquisition, it was formerly a subsidiary of GoodGame Agency, which in turn was owned by Amazon.com through its division Twitch. EG's ''Dota 2'' squad won The International 2015, receiving the largest prize payout in esports history at the time. Their ''Call of Duty: WWII'' roster won the 2018 Call of Duty Championship. History Evil Geniuses was founded as a Quake clan in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in 1997. Playing from the first cyber cafe i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
