Echo Fox
 | |
| Sport |
League of Legends Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Street Fighter V Super Smash Bros. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 |
| Owner(s) | Rick Fox |
| Website | http://echofox.gg/ |
Echo Fox (FOX) is a professional esports organization which fields teams in League of Legends, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The organization was founded after Rick Fox bought the LCS spot of Gravity Gaming for around $1 million USD.[1][2][3] The organization expanded into Counter-Strike: Global Offensive by signing a team called Torqued on January 26, 2016.[4] Jace Hall is the team's co-owner and manager.
Competition
Its League of Legends team began competing in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS) starting in January 2016. As of 1/2/2016 the team finalized its roster of Froggen, Hard, Keith, KFO and Baby.
Its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team will be competing in ELeague with its current roster of sgares, fREAKAZOID, ryx, roca and ShahZaM. This league began May, 2016 and is televised on TBS.
Issues
On 1/23/2016, due to some concerns over player work-eligibility, Echo Fox was unable to submit a roster and was required to forfeit[5] their match against NRG eSports.
Call of Duty
On May 13, 2016 Echo Fox added a Call of Duty team with a roster of Jeremy “Neslo” Olsen, Jordan “Proof” Cannon, Jonathan “SinfuL” Baez, and Josh “Cyborg” Kimpson.[6]
League of Legends
Echo Fox finished last in the 2016 Summer NA LCS, forcing a relegation match. They defeated NRG eSports 3-0 in relegations and qualified for the 2017 NA LCS Spring Split.
League of Legends
| Nationality | ID | Name | Role | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea |
Looper | Jang Hyeong-Seok (장형석) | Top | 2016-12-01 |
 United States |
Dardoch | Josh Hartnett | Jungle | 2016-08-31 |
 Denmark |
Froggen | Henrik Hansen | Mid | 2016-01-05 |
| United States |
Keith | Yuri Jew | AD Carry | 2016-01-05 |
| United States |
Big | Terry Chuong | Support | 2016-01-05 |
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roster
| Nationality | ID | Name | Role | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
sgares | Sean Gares | In Game Leader | 2016-01-26 |
| United States |
ryx | Ronnie Bylicki | Entry Fragger | 2016-01-26 |
| United States |
roca | Daniel Gustaferri | Rifler | 2016-04-19[7] |
| United States |
ShahZaM | Shahzeb Khan | AWPer | 2016-04-27[8] |
| United States |
fREAKAZOiD | Ryan Abadir | Rifler | 2016-05-31[9] |
Former
| Nationality | ID | Name | Role | Joined | Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
tck | Trey Martin | Rifler | 2016-01-26 | 2016-04-09 |
| United States |
mOE | Mohamad Assad | AWPer | 2016-01-26 | 2016-04-27 |
 Canada |
a2z | Armeen Toussi | Lurker | 2016-01-26 | 2016-05-27 |
Fighting games
Roster
| Nationality | ID | Name | Game(s) | Character(s) | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
Julio Fuentes | Julio Fuentes | Street Fighter V | Ken | 2016-04-29[10] |
| United States |
Mew2King | Jason Zimmerman | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. Melee |
Cloud Meta Knight Sheik, Marth, Fox |
2016-05-17[11] |
Call of Duty
Roster
| Nationality | ID | Name | Role | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
Neslo | Jeremy Olsen | 2016-05-13 | |
| United States |
Proof | Jordan Cannon | 2016-05-13 | |
| United States |
SinfuL | Jonathan Baez | 2016-05-13 | |
| United States |
Cyborg | Josh Kimpson | 2016-05-13 | |
References
- ↑ Soshnick, Scott (December 18, 2015). "Former NBA Player Rick Fox Buys eSports Team Gravity". Bloomberg News. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ↑ Volk, Pete (December 18, 2015). "Rick Fox purchases League of Legends team for reported $1 million, will rebrand as Echo Fox". SB Nation. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ↑ Lewis, Richard (December 18, 2015). "NBA Legend Rick Fox Purchases 'League of Legends' Franchise". Breitbart News Network. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ↑ Sawant, Seth (January 26, 2016). "Torqued signed by Echo Fox". Gosu Gamers. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ "LoL Esports". www.lolesports.com. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
- ↑ http://www.dailydot.com/esports/echo-fox-call-of-duty-team/
- ↑ "roca joins Echo Fox". echofox.gg. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ↑ Assad, Mohamad. "ShahZaM replaces mOE". Twitter. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ Dozsa, Preston. "Echo Fox sign fREAKAZOiD". theScore eSports. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ↑ Mueller, Saira; Jurek, Steven. "Echo Fox gets into fighting games, sign SFV player Julio Fuentes". The Daily Dot. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, TJ. "Echo Fox Sign Super Smash Bros. Player Mew2King". Echo Fox. Retrieved 2016-05-17.