Giants Gaming, commonly referred to simply as Giants,[1] was a Spanish professional esports organisation. The League of Legends (LoL) team competed in the European League of Legends Championship Series.[2] The organisation had two Rainbow Six Siege teams, a Singaporean team competing Southeast Asian Pro League and a Spanish team competing in the Spanish Nationals. Giants Gaming was founded in 2008 in Málaga, Spain.[3] On 14 December 2023, Giants Gaming and Excel Esports announced a merger, forming GIANTX.[4]
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| Short name | GIA |
|---|---|
| Divisions | League of Legends, Call of Duty, CS:GO, Rainbow Six Siege and FIFA |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Location | Spain |
| Partners | Vodafone Nike Chupa Chups Diesel Málaga Prozis Ozone Versus Gamers Nestlé |
| Website | giants |
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
editTournament results
edit2017
- 13th-16th - CEVO Main Season 12 Europe
- 2nd - ESL Masters Spain Spring 2017 Finals
- 2nd - 4Gamers CS:GO Masters Porto
- 5th-6th - ESL Clash of Nations
- 3rd-4th - ESL Masters Spain Winter 2017 Finals
- 3rd-4th - Superliga Orange Season 13 Finals
2018
- 1st - Master League Portugal
- 3rd-4th - Moche XL eSports CS:GO Cup
- 1st - Superliga Orange Finals 2018
- 3rd-4th - ESL Masters Spain Spring 2018 Finals
- 7th-8th - DreamHack Open Valencia 2018
- 9th-16th - ESEA Advanced Season 28 Europe
- 1st - IeSF EWC Portugal 2018[5]
- 1st - Worten Game Ring Master League Portugal
- 1st - ESL Masters Spain Winter 2018 Finals
2019
- 9th-12th - LOOT.BET HotShot Series Season 1
- 1st - BLAST Pro Series Madrid 2019 Play-in
- 1st - BLAST Pro Series Madrid 2019 Play-in Finals
- 6th - BLAST Pro Series Madrid 2019
League of Legends
editTournament results
edit2013
- 7th — 2013 Spring EU LCS
2016
- 3rd — 2016 Summer EU LCS
- 5th/6th — 2016 Summer EU LCS Playoffs
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
editGiants Gaming first acquired a Rainbow Six Siege team on 8 June 2018.[6] The Spanish team would remain one of the top teams in Spain until it disbanded in October of the following year.[7]
On 8 August 2019, Giants Gaming picked up top European team, Looking For Org shortly before the Six Major Raleigh. The original roster consisted of Maurice "AceeZ" Erkelenz, Léo "Alphama" Robine, Théophile "Hicks" Dupont, Lukas "Korey" Zwingmann, Valentin "Risze" Liradelfo, and Laurent "Crapelle" Patriarche as coach along with Robin "Robz" Planus as the team's manager. Giants placed 5-8th after defeating Evil Geniuses and Ninjas in Pyjamas but falling to ForZe Esports in the quarter-finals. After unsatisfactory results at the Pro League Season 10 Finals, Alphama was kicked and later joined American team, eUnited.[8] The roster, along with the addition of AceeZ and Korey's former teammate, Jan "Ripz" Hucke, was later bought by Rogue, who previously fielded an American team.[9]
On 9 January 2020, Giants Gaming picked up their third team, the Singaporean squad Aerowolf.[10] Before the acquisition, Aerowolf decisively defeated the best teams in Australia and Japan in the Season 10 APAC Finals, Fnatic and Nora-Rengo respectively, before beating the previous Giants roster and challenging eventual runner-ups, American DarkZero Esports, at the Season 10 Finals. At the Six Invitational 2020, Giants lost to MiBR and Team Liquid in the group stage.
Notable Achievements
editTom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
edit| Tournament | End Date | Location | Placement | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore Singaporean Roster | ||||
| Six Invitational 2020 | 2020-02-16 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 13-16th | $60,000 |
| Pro League Season 11 SEA | 2020-03-26 | South East Asia | 2nd | $10,625 |
| European Union Former European Roster | ||||
| Six Major Raleigh 2019 | 2019-08-16 | Raleigh, North Carolina, USA | 5-8th | $20,000 |
| Pro League Season 10 EU | 2019-10-14 | Europe | 2nd | Finals |
| 6 French League | 2019-10-24 | France | 1st | Finals |
| 6 French League Finals | 2019-11-02 | Paris, France | 1st | $16,789 |
| Pro League Season 10 Finals | 2019-11-10 | Tokoname, Japan | 5-8th | $20,000 |
Spanish Team
edit| Tournament | End Date | Location | Placement | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain Spanish Roster | ||||
| Spain Nationals Season 2 | 2020-07-03 | Spain | 3rd | $900 |
| Spain Former Spanish Roster | ||||
| ESL Masters España Season 1 Group Stage | 2018-10-04 | Spain | 1st | $1,151 |
| ESL Euro Cup 2018 | 2018-10-07 | Milan, Italy | 2nd | $3,457 |
| ESL Masters España Season 1 | 2018-10-21 | Spain | 2nd | $4,611 |
| Drone Cup 2018 | 2019-02-09 | Spain | 1st | $3,397 |
| Dreamhack Valencia 2019 | 2019-07-06 | Valencia, Spain | 13-16th | $0 |
| Spain Nationals Season 1 | 2019-09-14 | Spain | 3rd | $886 |
| Spain Nationals Season 1 Finals | 2019-10-06 | Madrid, Spain | 3-4th | $1,372 |
References
edit- ^ "Giants Gaming | LoL Esports". lolesports.com. LoL Esports. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Giants Gaming add Maxlore and South Korean rookie mid laner NighT". 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Giants Gaming - Facebook".
- ^ "A New Era: EXCEL ESPORTS and Giants Gaming announce merger, forming GIANTX". A NEW CHAPTER BEGINS. 14 December 2023.
- ^ "IeSF EWC Portugal 2018 - Todas as informações - Defs.pt". Defs.pt. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Giants, Vodafone [@GiantsGamingENG] (8 June 2018). "We proudly introduce you to our new Rainbow Six Siege team! #WeAreGiants #WeAreTheSiegepic.twitter.com/OpS1QQFnkO" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 August 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "TwitLonger — When you talk too much for Twitter". twitlonger.com. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Ex-Obey Alliance Acquired by eUnited, Alphama and Yeti Replace Abunai and Phozzo / SiegeGG". SiegeGG. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ Rogue (6 January 2020). "ROGUE RETURNS TO RAINBOW 6 SIEGE". Rogue. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Giants Gaming Acquires Aerowolf Roster / SiegeGG". SiegeGG. Retrieved 10 January 2020.