Virtus.pro
Virtus.pro: A legacy of champions across multiple esports titles.
Virtus.pro (VP) is an international esports organization founded in 2003 in Russia and, partly due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, acquired by Armenian investors in 2022. The organization has players competing in such games as Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, Rainbow Six Siege, Apex Legends, Warface and EFT: Arena.
Quick Facts
- Founded
- 1 November 2003
- Location
- Yerevan, Armenia
- Partners
- Winline
- Kappa
- Yandex Eats
- Thunderobot
- Team titles
- 2× CS:GO Majors; 5× Dota 2 Majors
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Background
Virtus.pro's Dota 2 team has participated in multiple Majors, winning a record (tied with Team Secret) 5 of them and becoming the best Dota Pro Circuit first season team. Their League of Legends team won LCL Spring 2017.
VP's former Polish CS:GO team is considered one of the best teams in the history of Counter-Strike, winning the EMS One Katowice 2014 Major and several other premier tournaments. VP's 2022 CS:GO team, with CIS players, won the IEM Rio Major 2022 under the name Outsiders.
VP are also members of the Esports World Cup Foundation Club Support Program, funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.
Did You Know?
- Virtus.pro won EMS One Katowice 2014 by beating Ninjas in Pyjamas in the finals.
- VP's Dota 2 team won four majors in 2018: ESL One Katowice 2018, The Bucharest Major, ESL One Birmingham 2018, and the Kuala Lumpur Major.
- Under the Outsiders tag, VP won IEM Rio Major 2022, beating Heroic in the final.
- On 14 April 2024, Virtus.pro announced the signing of Denis 'electroNic' Sharipov.
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