Infamous Gaming is a South American professional

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organization based in

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, founded in 2015. Infamous' ''

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'' team is known for being one of the few South American teams to compete in major international events. The team first gained attention by winning the 2016

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Americas Finals and placing fourth in the inaugural tournament, Infamous became the first South American team to qualify for The International, the game's premier tournament, in 2017. In 2019, the team again participated in The International, this time placing 7/8th in the tournament.

History

Infamous Gaming was founded in December 2015, with an initial roster composed primarily by former members of Team Unknown, who, founded earlier in 2015, were the first South American team to participate in a Valve event, the

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. Initially, Infamous competed in a number of Minor and Qualifier tier tournaments throughout the first half of 2016 but made its first breakthrough by finishing first in the WESG Americas Finals. Their position qualified them for entry in the WESG tournament in Changzhou, China. After winning their first two matches, the team lost 1–2 to

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in the semifinals and again 1–2 to

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to place fourth. Infamous was invited to participate and placed first in the South American regional qualifiers for

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earning a place in the championship tournament in

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. The team was defeated by OG in the first group round to place 13th-16th. Infamous competed in several tournaments in 2018, including placing fourth in the GESC Indonesia Minor, an international pro-circuit tournament where earned points would help qualify for participation in

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. However, it was reported that the team failed to register its roster the previous month, forcing them to participate in the open qualifiers, in which the team was eliminated after placing 4-5th. Infamous again placed first in the South American regional qualifiers for

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. After being placed in the lower-bracket following the round-robin, Infamous won their first two matches 1–0 against Keen Gaming and 2–1 against Newbee. In the third round of the lower bracket the team was defeated by 0-2

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placing 7-8th.

Rosters

Infamous

References

External links

* {{Official website, infamous.gg Dota teams Esports teams established in 2015 Esports teams based in Peru