Winterfox (WFX) was an

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organization with teams competing in '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. The team was founded after the

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'' team split from the organization following the creation of a new sponsorship rule for the

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, and the team later expanded into other games. Winterfox signed ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' Sheik player DaJuan "Shroomed" Jefferson McDaniel on July 16, 2015. The Winterfox ''Halo'' team competes in the

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. Winterfox signed fighting games player Gustavo "801 Strider" Romero to the team on July 15, 2015. In November 2015 Winterfox's CSGO team moved to

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's headquarters in

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. Winterfox's ''League of Legends'' team competed in the

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(NA LCS) in for the 2015 Spring NA LCS split before being relegated and eventually disbanding.

Roster

''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive''

* Alexander "LeX" Deily * Kyle "flowsicK" Mendez * Todd "anger" Williams * David "Xp3" Garrido * Vilen "xtrm"Gaifejian * Warren "hades" Rettich

Former

* Jacob "pyth" Mourujärvi * Jonatan "Devilwalk" Lundberg * Derek "desi" Branchen * Lucas "TPPFrost" Leibforth

''Halo''

* Dilon "Randa" Rand * Ryan "Ryanoob" Geddess * Ryan "Shooter" Sondhi * Thomas "Domey" Loffredo * Jay "rekt 'em" LeSlaye

''Street Fighter V''

* Gustavo "801 Strider" Romero * Miky "XsK_Samurai" Chea

References

External links

* Defunct and inactive Super Smash Bros. player sponsors Halo (franchise) teams Counter-Strike teams Fighting game player sponsors 2015 establishments in California Former North American League of Legends Championship Series teams Esports teams established in 2015 {{Esports-organization-stub