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{| | {{Infobox Team | ||
| name = Team Liquid | |||
| | | image = Liquidlogobig.png | ||
| location = Utrecht, Netherlands {{Flag|Netherlands}} | |||
| | | owners = Victor Goosens (Nazgul)<br>Steve Arhancet (Liquid112) | ||
| manager = Robin Nyman (Bumblebee) | |||
| Netherlands | | sponsors = | ||
| | [http://www.kingston.com/us/memory/hyperx HyperX]<br>[http://www.barracudanetworks.com/ Barracuda Networks]<br>[http://www.getshinythings.com/ ShinyThings]<br>[http://www.razerzone.com/ Razer]<br>[http://www.twitch.tv/ Twitch]<br>[http://www.needforseatusa.com NEEDforSEAT] | ||
| othergames = | |||
''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive''<br>''Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft''<br>''Heroes of the Storm''<br>''League of Legends''<br>''StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void''<br>''Street Fighter''<br>''Dota 2'' | |||
| | }}{{Art-wikipedia|Team Liquid}} | ||
'''Team Liquid''' ('''Liquid''' or '''TL''') is a professional esports organization based in the Netherlands. Owned by Victor Goosens (Nazgul), the team began as a ''StarCraft: Brood War'' clan in 2000 and was initially centred around the video games of ''{{s|wikipedia|StarCraft II}}'' and ''{{s|wikipedia|Dota 2}}''. | |||
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{{Art-wikipedia|Team Liquid}} | |||
'''Team Liquid''' is a professional | |||
On January 6th, 2015, it was announced on Twitter that [[Team Curse]] was merging with Team Liquid under the Liquid banner, which means that Team Liquid signed Team Curse's rosters, including {{ | In March 2014, the sponsor entered the community of professional ''Super Smash Bros.'' by forming a ''Melee'' team<ref>[http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/smash-bros/446516-liquid-smash-brothers-melee Liquid ''Smash Bros. Melee''] TeamLiquid.net</ref> of {{Sm|Ken}} and {{Sm|KDJ}} and became the first team with a major esports pedigree to enter the ''Smash'' scene. On January 6th, 2015, it was announced on Twitter that [[Team Curse]] was merging with Team Liquid under the Liquid banner, which means that Team Liquid signed Team Curse's rosters, including {{Sm|Hungrybox}} and {{Sm|Chillin}}, alongside Ken and KDJ. [https://twitter.com/TeamLiquidPro/status/552544514322489348]On August 11th, 2015, Team Liquid signed {{Sm|Nairo}} as the fifth member of their ''Smash Bros.'' division, but leave a year later. On July 9th, 2016, {{Sm|Crunch}} was signed by the team as Hungrybox's official coach. On February 9th, 2018, {{Sm|Salem}} was signed to be their new representative for the ''Smash 4'' scene, but they parted ways a year later, a short time after the beginning of the ''Ultimate'' scene. A few days before the beginning of {{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit}}, on March 7th, 2019, Team Liquid announced Dabuz's arrival to represent Liquid on the ''Ultimate'' scene. On September 1st, 2021, they announced that they had signed Atelier. On May 25th, 2022, they announced that they had signed Riddles. | ||
==Current smashers== | |||
===Professional smashers=== | |||
== | |||
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|{{flag|United States}} | |{{flag|United States}} | ||
|{{Sm|Hungrybox}} | |{{Sm|Hungrybox}} | ||
|Juan | |Juan Manuel DeBiedma | ||
|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' | |''Super Smash Bros. Melee''<br>''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' <br> ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' | ||
|{{head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=24px}} | |{{head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=24px}}<br>{{head|Jigglypuff|g=SSB4|s=24px}}<br>{{head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBU|s=24px}} | ||
|2015-01-06 | |2015-01-06 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{flag|United States}} | |||
|{{Sm|ChuDat}} | |||
|Daniel Rodriguez | |||
|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' <br> ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' | |||
|{{head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=24px}} <br> {{head|Kirby|g=SSBB|s=24px}} | |||
|2017-06-14 | |||
|- | |||
|{{flag|United States}} | |||
|{{Sm|Dabuz}} | |||
|Samuel Buzby | |||
|''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' | |||
|{{head|Olimar|g=SSBU|s=24px}}{{head|Rosalina|g=SSBU|s=24px}} | |||
|2019-03-07 | |||
|- | |||
|{{flag|Canada}} | |||
|{{Sm|Riddles}} | |||
|Michael Kim | |||
|''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' | |||
|{{head|Terry|g=SSBU|s=24px}}{{head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=24px}} | |||
|2022-05-25 | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Former | ===Other smashers=== | ||
*{{Sm|Crunch|USA|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}} (Hungrybox's coach, joined July 9th, 2016) | |||
*{{Sm|L4st|USA|c1=Byleth|g=SSBU}} (Community tech coordinator and tournament director, joined August 11th, 2020) | |||
*{{Sm|Stimpy|UK|c1=Roy|g=SSBU}} (Brand ambassador, joined October 7th, 2020) | |||
*{{Sm|Chia|USA|c1=R.O.B.|g=SSBU}} (YouTube strategist, joined October 25th, 2021) | |||
==Former smashers== | |||
===Professional smashers=== | |||
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|''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''<br>''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' | |''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''<br>''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' | ||
|{{head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=24px}}<br>{{head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4|s=24px}} | |{{head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=24px}}<br>{{head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4|s=24px}} | ||
|2015-08- | |2015-08-11 | ||
|2016-08-16 | |2016-08-16 | ||
|- | |||
|{{flag|United States}} | |||
|{{Sm|Salem}} | |||
|Saleem Akiel Young | |||
|''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' <br> ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''<br> ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' | |||
|{{head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBB|s=24px}} <br> {{head|Bayonetta|g=SSB4|s=24px}} <br> {{head|Snake|g=SSBU|s=24px}} | |||
|2018-02-09 | |||
|2019-02-27 | |||
|- | |||
|{{flag|Japan}} | |||
|{{Sm|Atelier}} | |||
|Towa Kuriyama | |||
|''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' | |||
|{{head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=24px}}{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBU|s=24px}} | |||
|2021-09-01 | |||
|2023-06-15 | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*The decision to form a team for ''Melee'' stemmed from ''[[The Smash Brothers]]'' documentary that was filmed by Samox, who also produced the announcement video for the induction of the duo to Team Liquid. | |||
*Peter Nguyen (Waytosexy) welcomed Ken and KDJ on behalf of the ''Dota 2'' team and revealed himself to be a ''Smash'' enthusiast, while Jens Aasgaard (Snute) did the same on behalf of the ''StarCraft'' team while himself revealing that he had played ''Melee'' extensively in 2002, especially as Yoshi, and equated high-level ''Melee'' play to high-level ''StarCraft'' micro (the RTS shortening of micromanagement, meaning unit control.) | |||
*Outside of its professional gaming endeavours, Team Liquid hosts the most-visited ''StarCraft''-related website in the world (TeamLiquid.net); both Ken and KDJ actually had registered and used the forums prior to joining Team Liquid. Since then, it has opened its own ''Smash Bros.'' forums and has also added ''Smash Bros.'' to its wiki, Liquipedia, which already includes sections for ''StarCraft II'', ''StarCraft: Brood War'', ''Dota 2'' and ''Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft''. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.teamliquid.net/ | *[http://www.teamliquid.net/ Official website] | ||
*[https://twitter.com/TeamLiquid Twitter account] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLSWNf28X3mVTxTT3_nLCcw YouTube channel] | |||
*[https://www.twitch.tv/teamliquid Twitch channel] | |||
*[https://www.guilded.gg/teamliquid Guilded community page] | |||
*[http://wiki.teamliquid.net/smash/Team_Liquid Team Liquid entry at the ''Smash'' Liquipedia section] | *[http://wiki.teamliquid.net/smash/Team_Liquid Team Liquid entry at the ''Smash'' Liquipedia section] | ||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUT1FGLODm4 Team Liquid's ''Melee'' Trailer by Samox] | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUT1FGLODm4 Team Liquid's ''Melee'' Trailer by Samox] | ||
[[Category:European sponsors]] | [[Category:European sponsors]] | ||