NRG Esports
American esports organization with teams across multiple titles.
NRG Esports is an American esports organization based in Los Angeles, California, founded in November 2015 by Sacramento Kings co-owners Mark Mastrov and Andy Miller. It fields teams in multiple competitive titles and operates a roster of Twitch streamers.
Quick Facts
- Founded
- November 2015
- Owner
- DarkZero Esports
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History
The organization was established in November 2015 by Sacramento Kings co-owners Mark Mastrov and Andy Miller. In March 2016, Alex Rodriguez, Shaquille O'Neal, and Jimmy Rollins became investors; Tiesto joined as an investor in April 2018. NRG acquired Canadian esports company Northern Gaming in August 2017, bringing Twitch streamer Sodapoppin on as a named advisor and co-owner. Hector "H3CZ" Rodriguez joined as co-CEO in September 2019 after parting ways with Immortals Gaming Club. A partnership with Shots Studios for content production, social strategy, and merchandising was announced in August 2020. NRG reported $28 million in revenue for 2021 and $240 million in equity the following year. In April 2023, NRG acquired Counter Logic Gaming and its LCS slot from Madison Square Garden Sports, which received a non-controlling stake. A multi-year partnership with Spectrum was announced in October 2024, extending naming rights for the NRG Spectrum Castle and including an event series. Later that month, NRG confirmed it would leave the LCS and disbanded its League of Legends team.
Current divisions
NRG entered Apex Legends in February 2019 by signing Coby "Dizzy" Meadows, followed by Brandon "aceu" Winn and Marshall "Mohr" Mohr. Dizzy won the first Apex Legends Pro-Am and the tournament's MVP award. Following the ALGS 2022 Championship, Aidan "rocker" Grodin departed, and Dennis "Gilderson" Zachary was signed in August 2022. NRG left Apex Legends in September 2023 but returned on May 30, 2024, by signing the roster of ohNocturnal, FunFPS, and reptar. In Overwatch, NRG signed the former Luminosity Gaming roster in August 2016 and owned the Overwatch League team San Francisco Shock from its inaugural season through 2023. NRG withdrew its Overwatch Contenders team in May 2019. On May 31, 2024, after orgless team Students of the Game lost a match at the Overwatch Champions Series Dallas Major, NRG signed the roster as NRG Shock. In Rocket League, NRG signed the Kings of Urban roster after RLCS Season 1 in 2016. After a 5-6th finish in RLCS Season 2, GarrettG replaced Sadjunior, and the team placed 3rd in RLCS Season 3 finals.
Former divisions
NRG entered CS:GO in January 2016 by signing the ex-Method roster. The roster was completely changed in December 2016. Peter "ptr" Gurney, the last original member, left in July 2017 and was replaced by Cvetelin "CeRq" Dimitrov. NRG won the iBUYPOWER Invitational Spring 2018, IEM Shanghai 2018, and cs_summit 3 in November 2018. In February 2019, Tarık "tarik" Çelik replaced Jacob "FugLy" Medina. The entire NRG CS:GO roster was acquired by Evil Geniuses in September 2019. In Dragon Ball FighterZ, NRG signed Eduardo "HookGangGod" Deno in 2018; he won Summit of Power 2018 and was featured in a docuseries on Sony Crackle. NRG released him in January 2020. NRG acquired defending Smite World Champions team Panthera in September 2016. The team won the 2016-2017 Smite World Champions before NRG ended its Smite division in December 2018. NRG signed Nairoby "Nairo" Quezada for Super Smash Bros. in August 2016. In July 2020, NRG cut ties with Nairo after allegations of a sexual relationship with a minor, ending the Super Smash Bros. division.
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