Sentinels (esports)

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Sentinels
FormerlyPhoenix1
TypePrivate
IndustryEsports
Founded2016
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California,
U.S.
Key people
ParentP1 Esports, LLC
Divisions
4
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Sentinels is an American esports organization based in Los Angeles, California. The organization was founded as League of Legends team Phoenix1 and competed in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS). In June 2018, Phoenix1 rebranded to Sentinels. The company currently fields teams in Fortnite, Valorant, Apex Legends, and Halo.

History[]

Phoenix1 was founded in May 2016 as a League of Legends team to compete in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS). After the NA LCS became a franchised league, Phoenix1 sold their LCS spot. Following, Phoenix1 partnered with Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) to launch their Overwatch League franchised team Los Angeles Gladiators for the video game Overwatch. After successfully launching the Overwatch team, the company rebranded to Sentinels in June 2018.[2] Sentinels opened two new divisions in 2018; in June 2018, they entered Hearthstone esports, and the following month, they began their Fortnite division.[3]

In August 2019, Sentinels co-founder and CEO Rob Moore filed a lawsuit against KSE; Moore alleged that KSE purchased the organization Echo Fox without his knowledge.[4] Following the suit, Sentinels split with KSE, leaving the latter as the sole owner of the Gladiators.[5]

In February 2020, Sentinels expanded into the competitive Halo scene.[6] Two months later, they established their Valorant division.[7]

Divisions[]

Fortnite[]

In July 2018, Sentinels began their Fortnite division after signing the players of North American team TT. Included in the signings were Owen "Animal" Wright, Jaden "rieo" Leis, Mike "mikeqt" DeMarco, and Cayden "Carose" Bradford.[3] In March 2019, Sentinels signed Kyle "Bugha" Giersdorf.[8]

Valorant[]

Sentinels began their Valorant division in April 2020, signing former Overwatch player Jay "sinatraa" Won and former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players Shahzeb "ShahZaM" Khan, and Hunter "SicK" Mims, as well as bringing in Jared "zombs" Gitlin from their Apex Legends division.[7] In June 2020, they rounded out their roster with the signing of Michael "dapr" Gulino.[9] After sinatraa was suspended in 2021, Sentinels acquired Tyson "TenZ" Ngo on loan from Cloud9 in March of that year for Valorant Challengers Stage 1 and 2.[10] Sentinels won the first international event in the Valorant competitive scene, VALORANT Champions Tour 2021: Stage 2 Masters - Reykjavík, without losing any single map points.[11] In June 2021, Sentinels fully acquired TenZ from Cloud9, buying out his contract.[12] In September 2021, Sentinels finished 5th-8th place at the Valorant Champions Tour Stage 3: Masters Berlin after a defeat by Team Envy.[13]

Current roster[]

Sentinels Valorant roster
Players Coaches
Handle Name Nationality
ShahZaM  Khan, Shahzeb   United States 
SicK  Mims, Hunter   United States 
zombs  Gitlin, Jared   United States 
dapr  Gulino, Michael   United States 
TenZ  Ngo, Tyson   Canada 
sinatraa (I)  Won, Jay   United States 
Head coach

Shane "Rawkus" Flaherty

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

Latest roster transaction: November 8, 2021.

Former divisions[]

League of Legends[]


For Phoenix1's inaugural season, the team signed top laner Derek "zig" Shao, jungler Rami "Inori" Charagh, Sang-ook "Ryu" Yoo, bot laner Dong-hyeon "Arrow" No, and support Adrian "Adrian" Ma.[14]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sentinels Management". sentinels.gg. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Hollingsworth, David (June 7, 2018). "Former North American LCS organisation Phoenix1 rebrands to Sentinels". Esports Insider. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Byers, Preston (July 12, 2018). "Sentinels sign Fortnite: Battle Royale team". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  4. ^ Wolf, Jacob (August 1, 2019). "Sentinels CEO sues Kroenke Sports & Entertainment over Echo Fox purchase". ESPN. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Hayward, Andrew (September 18, 2019). "Report: Kroenke Sports & Entertainment Splits with Sentinels for LA Gladiators Management". The Esports Observer. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  6. ^ Geracie, Nick (February 17, 2020). "Sentinels enters Halo competitive scene; signs former TOX Gaming roster". InvenGlobal. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Alford, Aaron (April 29, 2020). "Sentinels Announce VALORANT Team". Hotspawn. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  8. ^ "Sentinels Sign Bugha". Sentinels. March 25, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "Sentinels sign dapr to complete Valorant team". Reuters. Field Level Media. June 2, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  10. ^ Robertson, Scott (June 1, 2021). "Sentinels reportedly acquires TenZ in 7-figure buyout from Cloud9". Dot Esports. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  11. ^ Gursoy, Eren Merdan. "Sentinels Becomes The Best Team In Valorant". Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  12. ^ "Breaking: Sentinels Complete Purchase of Ngo's Contract from Cloud9 – The Esports Observer". June 1, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  13. ^ "Valorant Masters Berlin Playoffs: Scores, Streams, Schedule & More". EarlyGame. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  14. ^ Volk, Pete. "Phoenix1 signs Ryu, Arrow, completing 2017 roster". The Rift Herald. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
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