Winterfox
Winterfox (WFX) was an esports organization with teams competing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Halo and Street Fighter. The team was founded after the Evil Geniuses League of Legends team split from the organization following the creation of a new sponsorship rule for the League of Legends Championship Series, and the team later expanded into other games.[1] Winterfox signed Super Smash Bros. Melee Sheik player DaJuan "Shroomed" Jefferson McDaniel on July 16, 2015.[2] The Winterfox Halo team competes in the Halo Championship Series. Winterfox signed fighting games player Gustavo "801 Strider" Romero to the team on July 15, 2015.[3] In November 2015 Winterfox's CSGO team moved to SteelSeries's headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.[4] Winterfox's League of Legends team competed in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS) in for the 2015 Spring NA LCS split before being relegated and eventually disbanding.
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Short name | WFX |
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Divisions | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Halo Street Fighter League of Legends (disbanded) |
Founded | 2015 |
Location | Chicago (CS:GO) |
Roster
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Alexander "LeX" Deily
- Kyle "flowsicK" Mendez
- Todd "anger" Williams
- David "Xp3" Garrido
- Vilen "xtrm"Gaifejian
- Warren "hades" Rettich[5]
Former
- Jacob "pyth" Mourujärvi
- Jonatan "Devilwalk" Lundberg
- Derek "desi" Branchen
- Lucas "TPPFrost" Leibforth
Halo
- Dilon "Randa" Rand
- Ryan "Ryanoob" Geddess
- Ryan "Shooter" Sondhi
- Thomas "Domey" Loffredo
- Jay "rekt 'em" LeSlaye
References
- Lingle, Samuel (January 7, 2015). "Meet Winterfox, the team formerly known as Evil Geniuses". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- Wolf, Jacob; Hathaway, Michael (July 16, 2015). "Winterfox signs Shroomed". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- Gonzales, Dennis (July 15, 2015). "Winterfox forays into Ultra Street Fighter 4, picks up 801 Strider". TheScore eSports. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- Iwaniuk, Phil (November 6, 2015). "SteelSeries have moved an e-sports team into their HQ, and don't Winterfox look thrilled about it". PCGamesN. Network N. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- "hades joins Winterfox". Twitter. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- Martin, Michael. "Winterfox releases Street Fighter V pros 801 Strider and Samurai". Yahoo esports. Retrieved 2017-05-13.