Heroic

Lore & Background

The organization was founded in Denmark on 26 August 2016, 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. In February 2021, Heroic was acquired by Norwegian organization Omaken Sports. 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 semifinals of the tournament.

Shortly after, the team announced that it had purchased a member team spot in BLAST Premier. The team is also partnered with tournament organizer ESL, with a guaranteed spot in the ESL Pro League. At the PGL Major Antwerp 2022, Heroic made it to the quarterfinals before losing to Natus Vincere. At the IEM Rio Major 2022, Heroic reached the finals, but lost to Outsiders.

Heroic reached the semifinals of the Blast.tv Paris Major 2023, losing 1-2 to GamerLegion in an upset. Following a 4-6th place finish at the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023 on 29 January 2023, Heroic qualified for the Spring Finals, where they came second following a 2-1 loss to Team Vitality. On 4 October 2023, Heroic announced the benching of cadiaN. He was replaced by Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen on October 23, signing until the end of 2023.

Two days later, on 25 October, Heroic announced the temporary benchings of Martin "stavn" Lund and Jakob "jabbi" Nygaard following claims that the pair allegedly demanded the removal of cadiaN in exchange for contract extensions, before communicating their intentions to join Astralis. The players were replaced by MOUZ academy players William "sirah" Kjærsgaard and Christoffer "Chr1zN" Storgaard for Thunderpick World Championship 2023 and Roobet Cup 2023, where the team finished 5-8th and 9-12th respectively.

On 30 October 2023, ahead of Blast Premier Fall Final 2023, Heroic announced that cadiaN would return to the roster for the tournament as a stand-in. Two days later, Heroic confirmed their roster for the event, after naming Rasmus "Zyphon" Nordfoss as a stand-in, signing on loan from Sprout.

Reader's Guide

The esports organization is best known for its Counter-Strike team, and has made it to the playoffs of PGL Major Stockholm 2021, PGL Major Antwerp 2022, and Blast.tv Paris Major 2023. They also placed 2nd at IEM Rio Major 2022, losing to Outsiders in the grand finals.