Scarz (stylized as SCARZ) is a Japanese esports organization that was founded in 2012. It has players competing in the domestic and international scenes as a representative of Japan's esports community.[1]
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| Short name | SZ |
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| Divisions | Call of Duty Counter-Strike: Global Offensive FIFA Fortnite PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Rainbow Six Siege Vainglory Winning Eleven Apex Legends Identity V |
| Founded | February 2012 |
| Location | Japan |
| CEO | Yoichi "TFORT" Tomori |
| Manager | Naoya "NAO" Endo |
| Partners | AMD FC Tokyo Kingston LG Electronics Netgear New Balance |
| Parent group | XENOZ Co., Ltd. |
| Website | www |
History
editThe organization was founded in February 2012 as an amateur team competing in the Battlefield 3 pro scene.[2] It then became a professional esports organization in 2015. The name SCARZ was derived from scars, as the organization was "founded with the intention of leaving an impression on people's hearts".[3] The organization also has a mentorship program to train Japanese emerging pro players.[4] On 13 April 2018, the organization began a partnership with Japanese football club FC Tokyo.[5]
Current rosters
editApex Legends – Europe
edit| Nat. | ID | Role | Join Date |
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Gerovic12 | Defensive | 2022-11-02 |
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Taisheen | Recon | 2021-03-20 |
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Hiarka | Offensive | 2022-11-02 |
Call of Duty
edit| Nat. | ID | Role | Join Date |
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Hunt | Player | 2015-10-27 |
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Leisia | Player | 2018-01-21 |
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Panther | Player | 2018-01-21 |
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Ponty | Player | 2018-06-11 |
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Ekiben | Manager | 2018-04-21 |
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
edit| Nat. | ID | Name | Role | Join Date |
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iLeven | Wonil Cha | Player | 2019-06-12[6] |
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Demic | Daeyeong Kim | Player | 2019-06-12[6] |
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Coldbro | Player | 2020-9-21 | |
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Nosferatu | Player | 2020-9-21 | |
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Kanos | Seongbeom Lee | Player | 2020-01-30[7] |
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Hybrid | Riccardo Massimino Font | Coach | 2019-06-12[6] |
Former rosters
editCounter-Strike: Global Offensive
edit| Nat. | ID | Name | Role |
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barce | Ryo Takebayashi | Support |
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crow | Tomoaki Maruoka | Lurker |
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Laz | Koji Ushida | In-game leader |
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t4k3J | Shogo Takemori | Support |
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Reita | Ryu Oshiro | Rifler |
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poem | Yumeki Shibasaki | Entry fragger |
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zyoutan | Tatsumi Goto | Manager |
References
edit- ^ "プロe-Sportsチーム「SCARZ」とのスポンサー契約締結について". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Pro e-Sports Team SCARZとの提携及びスポンサードのお知らせ". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "About | SCARZ". www.scarz.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Scarz are running a special Street Fighter V mentoring scheme to train a new Japanese pro player". Shoryuken. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "【NEW PARTNER】FC東京と協力体制の合意 | SCARZ". www.scarz.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "【R6S】新体制及び新チームの発表① – SCARZ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "【R6S】メンバー変更のお知らせ① – SCARZ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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