Team:Alliance
| Alliance | |
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| Location | Göteborg, Sweden 
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| Owners | Jonathan Berg (Loda) Henrik Ahnberg (AdmiralBulldog) Joakim Akterhall (Akke) Jerry Lundkvist (EGM) Adam Lindgren (Armada) |
| Sponsors/Partners | Kingston HyperX Logitech Monster Energy XMG DesignByHumans AXE |
| Other games | Dota 2 EA Sports FIFA League of Legends |
Alliance ([A]) is a Swedish-centric pro gaming team. Founded by Razer and Evil Geniuses director Alex Garfield in early 2013, its original members were StarCraft II star Johan Lucchesi (NaNiwa) and an all-Swedish rising star Dota 2 team previously known as No Tidehunter - which included Akke, who had competed in Melee professionally as Sheik. Internationally, it is best known for its success in the Dota 2 arena - especially at The International 3 in August 2013, when it won the tournament and a $1.4 million first prize without losing a series.
On November 6th, 2014, it entered the Melee arena when it signed Armada.[1] On October 5th, 2016, Alliance announced that they would be expanding their Smash team by signing Armada's younger brother Android.[2] On December 12th, 2016, Twitch spun-off Alliance along with Evil Geniuses into player-owned organizations.[3] All original Dota 2 members in addition to Armada got a percentage of the company.[4]
Current Smashers
Professional smashers
| ID | Name | Game | Main(s) | Join Date | |
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Armada | Adam Lindgren | Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |
  
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2014-11-06 |
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Android | Andreas Lindgren | Super Smash Bros. Melee | 
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2016-10-05 |
Other famous players
Joakim Akterhall (Akke 
) Winner of The International Dota 2 Championships in 2013 and minority owner.- Jonathan Berg (Loda) Winner of The International Dota 2 Championships in 2013, Dota 2 coach and minority owner.
- Henrik Ahnberg (AdmiralBulldog) Winner of The International Dota 2 Championships in 2013, Dota 2 caster and minority owner.
Trivia
- When Armada joined Alliance, Akke posted on his Twitter account a welcome on behalf of the Dota team[5] and responded to a fan asking if he, Loda and AdmiralBulldog could beat Armada in a handicap match with "Probably not."
External links
References
- ^ Armada Joins Alliance. TheAlliance.gg (2014-11-06). Retrieved on 2014-11-06.
- ^ Chris Bahn (2016-10-05). Alliance Now Sponsors the Literal Smash Brothers. PVP Live. Retrieved on 2016-10-06.
- ^ http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/18262358/2016-evil-geniuses-alliance-leave-parent-company-goodgame
- ^ http://www.12up.com/posts/4259994-alliance-now-an-independent-esports-organization
- ^ @FollowAkke: "Happy to say I now play for the same organization as @ArmadaUGS, welcome to the family! May the turnips be with u :)" Twitter (Akke's official account)
