Sentinels (esports)
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Sentinels is an American
History
Phoenix1 was founded in May 2016 as a
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
Valorant
Sentinels began their
Sentinels signed Matt "Weltis" Liu as their analyst on July 22, 2022.
On September 13, 2023, Sentinels announced the signing of in-game leader Mohamed "johnqt" Ouarid.[21] One day later, Sentinels re-signed Zellsis, now as their substitute player.[22] Following the signing of Zellsis, Sentinels began a series of multiple off-season events culminating in their participation in the "AfreecaTV Valorant League" in Seoul, South Korea where they finished 1st place after beating Paper Rex.[23] This was the last off-season event they participated in ahead of the 2024 season. As of February 9, 2024, Sentinels have moved pANcada to the bench and promoted Zellsis to the starting roster.[24]
On March 24, 2024, Sentinels won VALORANT Champions Tour 2024: Masters Madrid by defeating Gen.G in the grand final.[25]
Current roster
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Adam "kaplan" Kaplan
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Legend:
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Roster updated March 7, 2024. |
Halo
Sentinels entered the Halo scene in February 2019, signing Halo veterans, previously of TOX Gaming, consisting of Paul "SnakeBite" Duarte, Tony "LethuL" Campbell Jr., Bradley "aPG" Laws, and Mathew "Royal2" Fiorante, with Chris "Royal1" Fiorante, as their coach.[26] In October 2020, Sentinels announced the signing of Bradley "Frosty" Bergstrom, a two-time Halo World Championship winner.[27]
On January 13, 2023, SnakeBite, Royal2, Frosty, and Royal1 departed the organization. On the same day, Sentinels signed Kahari "Kuhlect" Miller, Tyler "Spartan" Ganza, Nick "KingNick" Panzella, and Kyle "Chig" Lawson.[28] Exactly three months later, Kuhlect is released from the active roster,[29] and a few days later on April 17 the organization signs Ayden "Suspector" Hill.[30] A few months later on June 23, Suspector and KingNick depart the team, and Sentinels pick up Jesse "bubu dubu" Moeller and Michael "Falcated" Garcia.[31][32]
Current roster
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Kyle "Chig" Lawson | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Legend:
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Roster updated February 22, 2024. |
Former divisions
League of Legends
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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.[33]
Fortnite
In July 2018, Sentinels began their
References
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- ^ Hollingsworth, David (June 7, 2018). "Former North American LCS organisation Phoenix1 rebrands to Sentinels". Esports Insider. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ a b Byers, Preston (July 12, 2018). "Sentinels sign Fortnite: Battle Royale team". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ Wolf, Jacob (August 1, 2019). "Sentinels CEO sues Kroenke Sports & Entertainment over Echo Fox purchase". ESPN. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ Hayward, Andrew (September 18, 2019). "Report: Kroenke Sports & Entertainment Splits with Sentinels for LA Gladiators Management". The Esports Observer. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ Geracie, Nick (February 17, 2020). "Sentinels enters Halo competitive scene; signs former TOX Gaming roster". InvenGlobal. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Alford, Aaron (April 29, 2020). "Sentinels Announce VALORANT Team". Hotspawn. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
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- ^ "Mans is a Sentinel now". x.com. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
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- ^ "TenZ is back on the main roster as his replacement, as previously announced". Twitter. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ "Champions Tour 2023: Americas Last Chance Qualifier". vlr.gg. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
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- ^ Stubbs, Mike. "Sentinels Win The $500,000 'Valorant' Masters Madrid Tournament". Forbes. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "SENTINELS SIGN HALO WORLD CHAMPIONS". SENTINELS. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- ^ "LEGENDARY HALO PLAYER FROSTY TO COMPETE IN HALO INFINITE, JOINS SENTINELS". SENTINELS. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- ^ "LIVE: HCS 2023 Rostermania hub: all roster changes". Dexerto. January 27, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "Restricted F/A, thank you SEN for the opportunity". Twitter.
- ^ "Can't wait to get to work with these guys! Excited for the opportunity to be teaming with these goats and representing @Sentinels". Twitter.
- ^ "Joined @Sentinels🤓". Twitter.
- ^ "Joined @Sentinels😁". Twitter.
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