Heroic (esports)

Heroic is a Norwegian esports organization[2] with teams competing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Sim racing and Rainbow Six Siege.[3]

Heroic
DivisionsCounter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Rainbow Six Siege
Sim racing
Founded26 August 2016 (2016-08-26)
LocationOslo, Norway
CEOJoachim “Noobwork” Haraldsen[1]
PartnersRed Bull, Xtrfy, Maxim, Gsign
Websiteheroic.gg

The esports organization is best known for its Global Offensive team,[4] and has made it to the playoffs of PGL Major Stockholm 2021[5] and PGL Major Antwerp 2022.[6] They also placed 2nd at IEM Rio Major 2022, losing to Outsiders[lower-alpha 1] in the grand finals.[7]

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Current roster
Heroic CS:GO roster
PlayersCoaches
Handle Name Nationality
stavn Lund, Martin Denmark
TeSeS Madsen, René Denmark
jabbi Nygaard, Jakob Denmark
sjuush Beck, Rasmus Denmark
dupreeh Rasmussen, Peter Denmark
cadiaN (I) Møller, Casper Denmark
Head coach

Richard "Xizt" Landström

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

Latest roster transaction: 23 October 2023.

History

The organization was founded in Denmark on 26 August 2016 by with the initial roster being composed of future Astralis in-game leader Lukas "gla1ve" Rossander, Michael "Friis" Jørgensen, Valdemar "valde" Vangså, Marco "Snappi" Pfeiffer, and Andreas "MODDII" Fridh. They became a part of RFRSH Entertainment before being sold to Seranades Global in 2018.[8] In February 2021, Heroic was acquired by Norwegian organization Omaken Sports.[9][10]

On 11 April 2022, Heroic won ESL Pro League Season 13 and qualified for the BLAST Premier World Final 2021 after Casper "cadiaN" Møller won a one-versus-four against Gambit Esports in the grand finals of the tournament.[11][12] Shortly after, the team announced that it had purchased a member team spot in BLAST Premier.[13][2] The team is also partnered with tournament organizer ESL, with a guaranteed spot in the ESL Pro League.[14]

At the PGL Major Antwerp 2022, Heroic made it to the quarterfinals before losing to Natus Vincere.[6]

At the IEM Rio Major 2022, Heroic reached the finals, but lost to Outsiders.[lower-alpha 1][7]

Heroic reached the semifinals of the Blast.tv Paris Major 2023, losing 1-2 to Team GamerLegion in an upset.[15]

Following a 4-6th place finish at the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023 on 29 January 2023,[16] Heroic qualified for the Spring Finals, where they came first following a 2-1 victory over Team Vitality.[17]

On 4 October 2023, Heroic announced the benching of cadiaN.[18] He was replaced by Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen on October 23, signing until the end of 2023.[19]

Achievements

Rainbow Six Siege

Current roster
Heroic Rainbow Six Siege roster
PlayersCoaches
Handle Name Nationality
UUNO Työppönen, Aleksi Finland
BlaZ Thomas, Alexandre France
Kayak Morley, Jordan United Kingdom
Skiddy Diamond, Jamie United Kingdom
jume Steinmann, Marc Germany
Head coach

Murat "Mrofficer88" Motevalli

Assistant coach(es)

Ralph "Anarchic" Coates

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

Latest roster transaction: 10 March 2023.

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

The Heroic PUBG division was formed on 5 March 2021.[33] Heroic is ranked 2nd in the world in PUBG as of 20 May 2022.[34]

Current roster
Heroic PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds roster
PlayersCoaches
Handle Name Nationality
beami Steffensen, Benjamin Denmark
PaG3 Voutilainen, Paavo Finland
curexi Tenhula, Timi Finland
TeaBone Crafer, Luke United Kingdom
Head coach

Joachim “NoobworK” Haraldsen

Assistant coach(es)

Oliver "ball1n" Santasalo

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

Latest roster transaction: 20 August 2021.

Achievements

  • 3rd – PSL Spring Showdown 2022[35]
  • 2nd – PUBG Global Championship 2021[36]
  • 2nd – PSL Elisa Esports PUBG Winter Challenge[37]
  • 1st – PUBG Masters 2021 Europe Spring[38]

Notes
  1. Due to sanctions against Russia in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Virtus.pro competed under a neutral name.

References
  1. "About". Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  2. Seck, Tobias. "Heroic joins Blast Premier's Counter-Strike series". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  3. "Heroic esports teams". Heroic. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  4. Biazzi, Leonardo (29 March 2023). "Heroic's crucial $1 million fundraise buys time, but CS:GO org still faces financial hurdles". Dot Esports. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  5. Biazzi, Leonardo (2 November 2021). "PGL Stockholm Major quarterfinal matchups determined". Dot Esports. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  6. Miter, Mateusz (17 May 2022). "Heroic stop Vitality's comeback, secure a PGL Antwerp Major playoff berth". Dot Esports. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  7. "Outsiders defeat Heroic 2-0 to win IEM Rio Major". HLTV.org. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  8. Miceli, Max (16 November 2018). "RFRSH Entertainment Sells Counter-Strike team Heroic to Seranades – ARCHIVE - The Esports Observer". Esports Observer. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  9. Seck, Tobias (16 February 2021). "Omaken Sports Raises $18.2M and Acquires Heroic". Esports Observer. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  10. Handrahan, Matthew (18 February 2021). "Omaken Sports forms "Nordic powerhouse of esports" with Heroic acquisition". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  11. "ESL Pro League Season 13". hltv.org. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  12. "CADIAN INSANE 1v4 CLUTCH + TEAM REACTION". youtube.com. ESL Counter Strike. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  13. Miter, Mateusz (21 April 2022). "Heroic becomes a member team of BLAST Premier". Dot Esports. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  14. Biazzi, Leonardo (21 October 2021). "Heroic, BIG, and FURIA enter $20 million partnership with ESL". Dot Esports. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  15. "GamerLegion upset Heroic en route to Paris Major final as iM continues charge towards MVP". HLTV.org. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  16. "BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023: Full results as top six teams punch tickets to Spring Finals". Dexerto. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
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  18. "Heroic bench cadiaN due to "differing visions for the future"". HLTV. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
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  31. "Vitality defeat Heroic 2-0 to win IEM Rio". HLTV.org. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  32. "Heroic secure BLAST Spring Final trophy over Vitality". 11 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  33. @heroicgg (5 March 2021). "Say hi to HEROIC PUBG team🤘🏽😍 Welcome to the Heroic-family @TeaBoneTV @VazkuPUBG @PaG3_ & trial player in RYE invitational @BeamiPUBG ❤️ We also want to thank @Heroic_Jembty for all the hard work he's been putting into the PUBG team for the past year🙌🏼🤩" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  34. "Heroic". ggscore.com. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  35. "PSL Spring SHowdown 2022". escorenews. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  36. "PUBG Global Championship 2021". escorenews. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  37. "PSL Elisa Esports PUBG Winter Challenge". twire.gg. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  38. "ESL PUBG Masters 2021 Europe Spring". navi,gg. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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