Titan (esports) explained

Titan
City:Singapore
Sport Label:Former divisions
Sport:
Dota 2
Quake Live
Smite

Titan was a professional esports organization founded in September 2013. Titan formerly sponsored teams in , Dota 2, Quake Live, and Smite. CEO and founder Damien Grust announced the organisation's dissolution on 13 January 2016, citing financial issues.[1] [2]

Dota 2

Titan started its Dota 2 team in 2013 by recruiting four players from Orange Esports, Lee "KyXy" Kong Yang, Lim "Net" Wai Pern, Joel "Xtinct" Chan and Chong "Ohaiyo" Xin Khoo, in addition to Chua "Ice" Chee Cai.[3] [4]

Although the team secured a podium finish at Mineski Pro Gaming League,[5] in December 2013 Ice was dismissed from the team,[6] being replaced first by Singaporean carry player Gavin ‘Meracle’ Kang and then Malaysian player Ng Wei "NWP" Poong (formerly known as "Yamateh").[7]

The team went on to win the Asian Cyber Games 2013[8] and finished 9th/10th place at The International 4 in 2014.[9]

In October 2014, the Titan Dota 2 team was disbanded and the division was officially put on hold.[10] Most of the players went on to join the newly formed Team Malaysia.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

In January 2014, Titan formed a CS:GO team by recruiting the VeryGames team of Kévin "Ex6TenZ" Droolans, Nathan "NBK" Schmitt, Edouard "SmithZz" Dubourdeaux, Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom, and Richard "shox" Papillon.[11] [12] The team went on to win the February 2014 DreamHack Invitational tournament, defeating their rivals Ninjas in Pyjamas.[13] [14] With Copenhagen Games 2014 the first LAN to do groups based on world rankings, Titan was ranked as the second best team in the world,[15] but failed to deliver at the event.

The team's lineup changed in May 2014, with the departure of shox and the arrival of Kenny "kennyS" Schrub.[16] Following the change, the team did poorly, although they took second place at Gfinity 3 in August 2014.[17] [18]

In September 2014, the roster was restructured again. Only Ex6TenZ and kennyS were retained, and they were joined by three players from Team LDLC: Dan "apEX" Madesclaire, Mathieu "Maniac" Quiquerez and Hovik "KQLY" Tovmassian.[19] [20] The new lineup then went on to win the DreamHack Stockholm Invitational in Globen,[21] taking down parts of their former teammates in LDLC. KennyS was also singled out as "the best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player in the world" by CS:GO analyst Duncan "Thorin" Shields,[22] with the team being ranked as no. 5 on his Top 10 World Ranking list leading up to DreamHack Winter 2014.[23]

In November 2014, Hovik "KQLY" Tovmassian was dismissed from the team after receiving a VAC ban,[24] with returning CS:S player Cédric "RpK" Guipouy taking his place.[25] Also returning but in July 2015 would be previous Titan team members shox and SmithZz, replacing the two exiting players apEX and kennyS.[26] [27] In September 2015 Maniac, another longtime member, left the team, making room for yet another returning player, ScreaM.[28] [29]

However, on January 13, 2016, Titan's Founder and CEO, Damien Grust, issued a statement on its official website, announcing their inability to sustain their CS division due to financial constraints, leading to its disbandment.

"From then on, it was an uphill battle, and I pushed myself to reinvest in Titan to keep the company afloat for another year, hoping we could overcome the challenges. Throughout the year, we struggled to secure sponsorships to support our struggling yet talented CS and SMITE teams. We also explored options like selling company shares or merging with others, but none of these opportunities materialized with potential partners we approached.

Now, as we start 2016, we lack the necessary budget to maintain our CS team or compensate our exceptional staff. It's a deeply saddening situation."

Smite

In December 2014 Titan expanded its esports presence by recruiting Aquila, securing the lineup of Nate “Ataraxia” Mark, Andreas “KanyeLife” Christmansson, Emil “PrettyPriMe” Edström, Thomas “Repikas” Skallebaek, and Kevin “Confrey” Confrey.[30] [31]

Founded as Agilitas at the start of the Smite Pro league qualifier in 2013, the team had stayed largely intact since its inception, adding manager Job “CaptCoach” Hilbers and analyst Erik “Omgimabird” Sjösten as support staff.

Playing their way through the Smite Challenger Cup and placing 1st seven weeks in a row, the team ended 2014 by winning the Smite European Regionals after a 2-0 clean sweep against SK Gaming in the finals.[32] [33] [34] In the following 2015 Smite World Championship tournament the team managed to beat Oh My God and SK Gaming, with Titan taking an impressive second place after losing 2–3 to the home soil lineup of Cognitive Prime in the grand final.[35] [36]

In August 2015 Job “CaptCoach” Hilbers left the team in search for new challenges, and the following month saw the team part ways with Kevin “Confrey” Confrey, being replaced by the up-and-coming talent of Nicklas "Brotuz" Petersen.[37]

On 12 January 2016, Titan's Smite division dissolved due to the departure of the current Titan SMITE roster. It would only be a mere day later that Titan's CSGO division followed suite and was shut down, along with the rest of Titan.

"The departure from Titan also signals the end of the current roster, with parts of the Thomas "Repikas" Skallebaek, Nicklas "Brotuz" Petersen, Nate "Ataraxia" Mark, Emil "PrettyPriMe" Edström and Andreas "KanyeLife" Christmansson lineup going their separate ways."[38]

Former players

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Smite

Dota 2

Quake Live

Achievements

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

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ESEA s15Dallas, USA19 January 2014
DreamHack Invitational Stockholm, Sweden21 February 2014
StarSeries XIKiev, Ukraine5 May 2014
Gfinity 3London, United Kingdom4 August 2014
DreamHack Invitational Stockholm, Sweden27 September 2014
Asus ROG Helsinki, Finland31 January 2015
Pantamera CSGO ChallengeStockholm, Sweden7 February 2015
Gamers Assembly 2015Poitiers, France6 April 2015
ESL Pro League Winter 2015Cologne, Germany12 April 2015
ESEA s18Dallas, USA19 April 2015
Gaming ParadisePortorož, Slovenia9 September 2015
CEVO Season 8Columbus, USA8 November 2015
ESL One: Katowice 2015Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, PolandMarch 12–15, 2015

Smite

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WildcardsOnline26 October 2014
SMITE European RegionalsCologne, Germany16 November 2014
SMITE World Championship 2015Atlanta, USA11 January 2015
Hitbox EU InvitationalOnline12 July 2015

Dota 2

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SteelSeries SEA Cup Season 3Online28–31 October 2013
GMPGL SEA Grand Finals Season FiveQuezon City, Philippines9–10 November 2013
≈5Rapture Gaming Network League 2013 - 2014Online18 May - 8 December 2013
joinDOTA League Asia Season 1Online26 January - 13 April 2014
≈9The International 2014Seattle, Washington, United States8–21 July 2014

Quake Live

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DreamHack Winter 2013Jönköping, Sweden1 December 2013
QuakeCon 2014 Intel Duel Masters Invitational ChampionshipDallas, Texas20 July 2014

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Titan Bids Farewell . 2016-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160114010849/http://titan.pro/news/read/Titan-Bids-Farewell/58 . 2016-01-14 . dead.
  2. Web site: 2016-01-15 . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20160115034509/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/titan%2Dshutting%2Ddown/ . Titan shuts down, releases players into 'beautiful esports wildernerness' . . dead.
  3. Web site: Titan acquires ex-Orange, Ice as fifth. joinDOTA. 16 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20130926184903/http://www.joindota.com/en/news/12319-titan-acquires-ex-orange,-ice-as-fifth. 26 September 2013. live. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Titan picks up ex-Orange squad and Ice. GosuGamers. 16 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140731145338/http://www.gosugamers.net/dota2/news/25421-titan-picks-up-ex-orange-quad-and-ice. 31 July 2014. live. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: Philippine team AMD.Mineski wins GMPGL 5 SEA grand finals. Games in Asia. 16 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140524080656/http://www.gamesinasia.com/philippine-team-amd-mineski-wins-gmpgl-5-sea-grand-finals/. 24 May 2014. live. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Meracle replaces Ice in Titan. GosuGamers. 16 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140707193354/http://www.gosugamers.net/dota2/news/26145-meracle-replaces-ice-in-titan. 7 July 2014. live. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: Yamateh joins Titan as fifth member. GosuGamers. 16 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140705122230/http://www.gosugamers.net/dota2/news/26551-yamateh-joins-titan-as-fifth-member. 5 July 2014. live. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Titan sweeps Mineski, takes home ACG title. GosuGamers. 16 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140707204452/http://www.gosugamers.net/dota2/news/26432-titan-sweeps-mineski-takes-home-acg-title. 7 July 2014. live. dmy-all.
  9. Web site: The Playoffs Are Over!. Dota2. 16 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140720002314/http://blog.dota2.com/2014/07/the-playoffs-are-over/. 20 July 2014. live. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: Titan falls, gives way to Team Malaysia. Jared. Wynne. The Daily Dot. 2 October 2014. 7 May 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150104004702/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/dota-2-dota2-titan-team-malaysia-orange-esports-mushi/. 4 January 2015. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: Titan sign ex-VeryGames. HLTV.org. 16 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140607213657/http://www.hltv.org/news/11911-titan-sign-ex-verygames. 7 June 2014. live. dmy-all.
  12. Web site: VeryGames are now Titan eSports. SK Gaming. 16 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150104182707/http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/555314-VeryGames_are_now_Titan_eSports. 4 January 2015. live. dmy-all.
  13. Web site: Titan win DreamHack Stockholm. HLTV.org. 16 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141104173348/http://www.hltv.org/news/12083-titan-win-dreamhack-stockholm. 4 November 2014. live. dmy-all.
  14. Web site: Titan over NiP in the Steelseries Dreamhack Invitational. ESEA. 16 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150104181110/http://news.esea.net/index.php?s=news&d=comments&id=13623. 4 January 2015. live. dmy-all.
  15. Web site: HLTV.org April 2014 world ranking. 6 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141221133829/http://www.hltv.org/news/12312-hltvorg-april-2014-world-ranking. 21 December 2014. live. dmy-all.
  16. Web site: Titan change shox for kennyS. HLTV.org. 16 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141106202146/http://www.hltv.org/news/12391-titan-change-shox-for-kennys. 6 November 2014. live. dmy-all.
  17. Web site: Virtus.pro win Gfinity 3. HLTV.org. 28 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041651/http://www.hltv.org/news/12942-virtusptro-win-gfinity-3. 24 September 2015. live. dmy-all.
  18. Web site: Virtus.pro are your Gfinity 3 champions!. GosuGamers. 16 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140814064232/http://www.gosugamers.net/counterstrike/news/28311-virtus-pro-are-your-gfinity-3-champions. 14 August 2014. live. dmy-all.
  19. Web site: Titan Change Ses Cadres. Vakarm. 16 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140914111654/http://www.vakarm.net/news/read/Titan-change-ses-cadres/6022. 14 September 2014. live. dmy-all.
  20. Web site: Official: Titan sign LDLC trio. HLTV.org. 16 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140906044557/http://www.hltv.org/news/13162-official-titan-sign-ldlc-trio. 6 September 2014. live. dmy-all.
  21. Web site: Titan vann Dreamhack Stockholm: "Oerhört lyckliga". 26 September 2014 . 6 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140927200010/http://esport.aftonbladet.se/csgo/titan-vann-dreamhack-stockholm-oerhort-lyckliga/. 27 September 2014. live. dmy-all.
  22. Web site: kennyS - Special Sniper. 17 October 2014 . 6 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150211212902/http://www.gfinity.net/news/details/kennys-special-sniper. 11 February 2015. live. dmy-all.
  23. Web site: Thorin's CS:GO Top 10 World Rankings - 12th November, 2014. 6 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150724173722/http://www.goldper10.com/article/355.html. 24 July 2015. live. dmy-all.
  24. Web site: Statement Regarding DreamHack Winter 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141216015036/http://titan.pro/news/read/Statement-Regarding-DreamHack-Winter-2014/20. 16 December 2014. dmy-all.
  25. Web site: The Return of a Legend. Titan.pro. 3 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150104010454/http://titan.pro/news/read/The-Return-of-a-Legend/23. 4 January 2015. dmy-all.
  26. Web site: Titan CS:GO Roster Changes. Titan.pro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150722181737/http://titan.pro/news/read/Titan-CS-GO-Roster-Changes/41. 22 July 2015. dmy-all.
  27. Web site: Lewis. Richard. EnvyUs underperformance sparks French roster revolution. The Daily Dot. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150716223943/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/envyus-french-roster-changes/. 16 July 2015. dmy-all.
  28. Web site: Titan CS:GO Roster Changes. Titan.pro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150926000427/http://titan.pro/news/read/Titan-CS-GO-Roster-Changes/47. 26 September 2015. dmy-all.
  29. Web site: Sawant. Seth. Titan drops Maniac, adds ScreaM. GosuGamers. 11 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151026155121/http://www.gosugamers.net/counterstrike/news/32713-titan-drops-maniac-adds-scream. 26 October 2015. live. dmy-all.
  30. Web site: Titan Ventures Into Smite. Titan.pro. 3 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150104005700/http://titan.pro/news/read/Titan-Ventures-Into-Smite/22. 4 January 2015. dmy-all.
  31. Web site: Aquila gets acquired by Titan. Hi-Rez. 3 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150104010126/http://www.hirezstudios.com/esports/blog-post/esports/2014/12/19/aquila-gets-aquired-by-titan. 4 January 2015.
  32. Web site: Warr. Philippa. Smite: The Aquila/SK Gaming EU Showdown. Rock, Paper, Shotgun. 24 November 2014 . 3 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150112051140/http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/11/24/smite-eu-championships-aquila-sk-gaming/. 12 January 2015. live. dmy-all.
  33. Web site: Cognitive Aquila: Champions of Europe. Smitetastic!. 3 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150104004956/http://smitetastic.com/2014/11/16/cognitive-aquila-champions-of-europe/. 4 January 2015. dmy-all.
  34. Web site: EU Championship - Recap. Hi-Rez. 3 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150104010600/http://www.hirezstudios.com/esports/blog-post/esports/2014/11/17/eu-championship---recap. 4 January 2015.
  35. Web site: Warr. Philippa. Smite Crowns First World Champions. Rock, Paper, Shotgun. 12 January 2015 . 28 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150510153445/http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/01/12/smite-world-championship-winners/. 10 May 2015. live. dmy-all.
  36. Web site: Higgins. Chris. Titan fall in $1.3m Smite World Championship Final. Red Bull eSports. 28 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150528075940/http://www.redbull.com/se/en/esports/stories/1331699139583/smite-world-championship-final-results-and-recap. 28 May 2015. live. dmy-all.
  37. Web site: Titan CS:GO Roster Changes. Titan.pro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151001153317/http://titan.pro/news/read/Titan-SMITE-Roster-Changes/50. 1 October 2015. dmy-all.
  38. Web site: dmy-all . SMITE Adventure Ends . 2016-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160115090638/http://titan.pro/news/read/SMITE-Adventure-Ends/57 . 15 January 2016 . dead.

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