FACEIT

FACEIT
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryEsports
FoundedJune 2012; 12 years ago (2012-06)
Founders
  • Niccolo Maisto

    Michele Attisani

    Alessandro Avallone
Headquarters
London Edit this on Wikidata
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United Kingdom Edit this on Wikidata
ParentESL FACEIT Group
Websitefaceit.com

FACEIT is an esports platform founded in London in 2012.[1] The company has administered leagues for games such as Counter-Strike 2, League of Legends, Rocket League, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, Dota 2 and Team Fortress 2.

In 2022, it was announced that FACEIT and esports company ESL were being acquired by Savvy Games Group (SGG), a holding company owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, for a combined $1.5bn. As part of the acquisition, the two companies are set to merge and form the ESL FACEIT Group.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Spangler, Todd (26 January 2016). "ESports Startup FACEIT Raises $15 Million, Opens L.A. Office". Variety. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. ^ Wilde, Tyler (25 January 2022). "Major esports host ESL Gaming is now owned by Saudi Arabia". PC Gamer. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ^ Jeffrey, Rousseau (24 January 2022). "Savvy Gaming Group purchases ESL Gaming and FaceIt". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  4. ^ "ESL and FACEIT merge to create the world's leading competitive gaming platform". ESL FACEIT Group. Retrieved 2 March 2023.