Giants Gaming
 | |
| Divisions | League of Legends, Call of Duty, CS:GO, Rainbow Six Siege, FIFA and Rocket League |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Location | Spain |
| Partners | Vodafone Nike Chupa Chups Diesel Málaga Prozis Ozone Versus Gamers Nestlé |
| Website | giants |
Giants Gaming, officially the Vodafone Giants[1] and commonly referred to simply as Giants,[2] is a Spanish professional esports organisation that has teams competing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, Call of Duty, Rocket League, FIFA, Fortnite, and Rainbow Six Siege. The League of Legends (LoL) team competes in the European League of Legends Championship Series.[3] The organisation has two Rainbow Six Siege teams, a Singaporean team competing Southeast Asian Pro League and a Spanish team competing in the Spanish Nationals. Giants Gaming was founded in 2008 in Málaga, Spain.[4]
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive[]
Tournament results[]
2017
- 13th-16th - CEVO Main Season 12 Europe
- 2nd - ESL Masters Spain Spring 2017 Finals
- 2nd - 4Gamers CS:GO Masters Porto
- 5th-6th - ESL Clash of Nations
- 3rd-4th - ESL Masters Spain Winter 2017 Finals
- 3rd-4th - Superliga Orange Season 13 Finals
2018
- 1st - Master League Portugal
- 3rd-4th - Moche XL eSports CS:GO Cup
- 1st - Superliga Orange Finals 2018
- 3rd-4th - ESL Masters Spain Spring 2018 Finals
- 7th-8th - DreamHack Open Valencia 2018
- 9th-16th - ESEA Advanced Season 28 Europe
- 1st - IeSF EWC Portugal 2018[5]
- 1st - Worten Game Ring Master League Portugal
- 1st - ESL Masters Spain Winter 2018 Finals
2019
- 9th-12th - LOOT.BET HotShot Series Season 1
- 1st - BLAST Pro Series Madrid 2019 Play-in
- 1st - BLAST Pro Series Madrid 2019 Play-in Finals
- 6th - BLAST Pro Series Madrid 2019
League of Legends[]
Tournament results[]
2013
- 7th —
2016
- 3rd — 2016 Summer EU LCS
- 5th/6th — 2016 Summer EU LCS Playoffs
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege[]
Giants Gaming first acquired a Rainbow Six Siege team on 8 June 2018.[6] The Spanish team would remain one of the top teams in Spain until it disbanded in October of the following year.[7]
On 8 August 2019, Giants Gaming picked up top European team, Looking For Org shortly before the Six Major Raleigh. The original roster consisted of Maurice "AceeZ" Erkelenz, Léo "Alphama" Robine, Théophile "Hicks" Dupont, Lukas "Korey" Zwingmann, Valentin "Risze" Liradelfo, and Laurent "Crapelle" Patriarche as coach along with Robin "Robz" Planus as the team's manager. Giants placed 5-8th after defeating Evil Geniuses and Ninjas in Pyjamas but falling to in the quarter finals. After unsatisfactory results at the Pro League Season 10 Finals, Alphama was kicked and later joined American team, .[8] The roster, along with the addition of AceeZ and Korey's former teammate, Jan "Ripz" Hucke, was later bought by Rogue, who previously fielded an American team.[9]
On 9 January 2020, Giants Gaming picked up their third team, the Singaporean squad .[10] Before the acquisition, Aerowolf decisively defeated the best teams in Australia and Japan in the Season 10 APAC Finals, Fnatic and Nora-Rengo respectively, before beating the previous Giants roster and challenging eventual runner-ups, American , at the Season 10 Finals. At the Six Invitational 2020, Giants lost to MiBR and Team Liquid in the group stage.
Rosters[]
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive[]
| Nat. | ID | Name | Role | Join date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | fox | Ricardo Pacheco | AWPer, Support | 2018-09-03 [11] |
| Portugal | Cunha | Cláudio Cunha | Rifler, Support | 2019-08-23 [12] |
| Portugal | NOPEEj | Filipe Dias | Rifle, Entry fragger | 2020-01-17 [13] |
| Portugal | Bloodz | Bruno Mourão | Rifler, In-game leader | 2020-01-17 [13] |
| Portugal | renatoohaxx | Renato Gonçalves | Rifler, Entry fragger | 2020-01-17 [13] |
| Portugal | vsk | Vasco Santos | Coach | 2020-01-17 [13] |
FIFA[]
| Nat. | ID | Name | Join date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | Alfonso | Alfonso Ramos | 2011-03-01 [14] |
| Spain | Tojor | Antonio Jordà Martín | |
| Spain | AxeeL | Axel Martínez Rubinat |
Fortnite[]
| Nat. | ID | Name | Join date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | Xisma | Ismael Barragán | 2018-06-12 [15] |
| Spain | Tedi | Haralambie Teodor Oancea | 2018-06-12 [15] |
| Spain | Khisanth | Eduardo Rodríguez Robles | 2018-06-12 [15] |
| Spain | Markel | Markel Torrontera Lucha | 2018-06-12 [15] |
| Spain | xPlash | Fermín Osinaga Alonso | 2019-04-10 |
League of Legends[]
| Nat. | ID | Name | Role | Join date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | Th3Antonio | Antonio Espinosa | Top Laner | 2017-01-06 |
| Spain | Yonna | Cristina del Carmen Campillo | Sub/Sup | 2019-10-16 |
| Portugal | Attila | Amadeu Carvalho | Bot Laner | 2020-01-02 |
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege[]
| ID | Name | Role | Join Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore Hysterix | Jeremy Mao Xuan Tan | Fragger | 2020-01-09[10] |
| Singapore jrdn | Jordan Cheng | Fragger | 2020-01-09[10] |
| Singapore Lunarmetal | Glen Suryasaputra | Captain | 2020-01-09[10] |
| Singapore Speakeasy | Mohamed Matin Yunos | Flex | 2020-01-09[10] |
| Singapore Ysaera | Adrian Wui | Support | 2020-01-09[10] |
| Singapore Histoire | Jose Iman | Substitute | 2020-01-09[10] |
| United Kingdom GiG | Ellis Hindle | Coach | 2020-01-30[16] |
Spanish Roster[]
| Nat. | ID | Name | Role | Join Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | Curr3nSy | Santiago Santana | Player | 2020-01-21[17] |
| Spain | Iluzjonist | Kevin Martín | Player | 2020-01-21[17] |
| Spain | jwey | Jorge Montero | Player | 2020-01-21[17] |
| Spain | vASS1LYY | Álvaro Martín | Player | 2020-01-21[17] |
| Brazil | Couto | Luann Andrade | Player | 2020-07-14[18] |
| Spain | DriD | Yeray González | Coach | 2020-01-21[17] |
| Spain | Theroxz | Joan Martín | Assistant Coach | 2020-01-21[17] |
Notable Achievements[]
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege[]
| Tournament | End Date | Location | Placement | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore Singaporean Roster | ||||
| Six Invitational 2020 | 2020-02-16 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 13-16th | $60,000 |
| Pro League Season 11 SEA | 2020-03-26 | South East Asia | 2nd | $10,625 |
| European Union Former European Roster | ||||
| Six Major Raleigh 2019 | 2019-08-16 | Raleigh, North Carolina, USA | 5-8th | $20,000 |
| Pro League Season 10 EU | 2019-10-14 | Europe | 2nd | Finals |
| 6 French League | 2019-10-24 | France | 1st | Finals |
| 6 French League Finals | 2019-11-02 | Paris, France | 1st | $16,789 |
| Pro League Season 10 Finals | 2019-11-10 | Tokoname, Japan | 5-8th | $20,000 |
Spanish Team[]
| Tournament | End Date | Location | Placement | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain Spanish Roster | ||||
| Spain Nationals Season 2 | 2020-07-03 | Spain | 3rd | $900 |
| Spain Former Spanish Roster | ||||
| ESL Masters España Season 1 Group Stage | 2018-10-04 | Spain | 1st | $1,151 |
| ESL Euro Cup 2018 | 2018-10-07 | Milan, Italy | 2nd | $3,457 |
| ESL Masters España Season 1 | 2018-10-21 | Spain | 2nd | $4,611 |
| Drone Cup 2018 | 2019-02-09 | Spain | 1st | $3,397 |
| Dreamhack Valencia 2019 | 2019-07-06 | Valencia, Spain | 13-16th | $0 |
| Spain Nationals Season 1 | 2019-09-14 | Spain | 3rd | $886 |
| Spain Nationals Season 1 Finals | 2019-10-06 | Madrid, Spain | 3-4th | $1,372 |
References[]
- ^ Newell, Adam (3 April 2018). "Giants Gaming rebrands as Vodafone Giants". Dot Esports. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Giants Gaming | LoL Esports". lolesports.com. LoL Esports. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Giants Gaming add Maxlore and South Korean rookie mid laner NighT". 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Giants Gaming - Facebook".
- ^ "IeSF EWC Portugal 2018 - Todas as informações - Defs.pt". Defs.pt. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Giants, Vodafone [@GiantsGamingENG] (8 June 2018). "We proudly introduce you to our new Rainbow Six Siege team! #WeAreGiants #WeAreTheSiegepic.twitter.com/OpS1QQFnkO" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 August 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "TwitLonger — When you talk too much for Twitter". twitlonger.com. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Ex-Obey Alliance Acquired by eUnited, Alphama and Yeti Replace Abunai and Phozzo / SiegeGG". SiegeGG. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ Rogue (6 January 2020). "ROGUE RETURNS TO RAINBOW 6 SIEGE". Rogue. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Giants Gaming Acquires Aerowolf Roster / SiegeGG". SiegeGG. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Giants sign trio to complete all-Portuguese roster". HLTV.org. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Giants announce new roster with two additions". HLTV.org. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Giants announce new roster with former eXploit trio". HLTV.org. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Alfonso Ramos - Vodafone Giants". Vodafone Giants (in European Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d Giants (12 June 2018). "Fortnite se hace gigante | Vodafone Giants" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "GiG Signed by Giants Gaming as Coach / SiegeGG". SiegeGG. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Giants, Vodafone (21 January 2020). "Please give a warm welcome to our new Rainbow 6 Siege Spanish team!". @giantsgamingeng. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Nos reforzamos con Couto de cara a los playoffs de la R6 Spain Nationals - Vodafone Giants" [We reinforce ourselves with Couto for the R6 Spain Nationals Playoffs!]. Vodafone Giants (in European Spanish). 14 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
External links[]
- Former European League of Legends Championship Series teams
- Call of Duty teams
- 2008 establishments in Spain
- FIFA (video game series) teams
- Esports teams based in Spain
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege teams