Heroic
Norwegian esports organization with top Counter-Strike and Dota 2 teams.
Heroic (stylized as HEROIC) is a Norwegian esports organization with teams competing in Counter-Strike 2 and Dota 2. 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, Blast.tv Paris Major 2023 and Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024. They also placed 2nd at IEM Rio Major 2022, losing to Outsiders in the grand finals.
- Country
- Denmark
- Region
- Europe
- Game
- Counter-Strike (CS:GO / CS2)
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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. 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. 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 first following a 2-1 victory over Team Vitality.
In Their Own Story
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Did You Know?
- Heroic was founded in Denmark on 26 August 2016, with the initial roster including future Astralis in-game leader Lukas "gla1ve" Rossander.
- On 11 April 2022, Casper "cadiaN" Møller won a one-versus-four against Gambit Esports in the grand finals of ESL Pro League Season 13.
- 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.
- In February 2021, Heroic was acquired by Norwegian organization Omaken Sports.
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