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| Divisions | League of Legends Street Fighter Super Smash Bros. Melee |
|---|---|
| Founded | August 25, 2011 |
| Folded | January 6, 2015 |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Manager | Steve "LiQuiD112" Arhancet Steve "Jokasteve" Perino |
| Partners | Alienware Cooler Master G2A HyperX Loot Crate Nissan |
| Parent group | Curse, Inc. |
| Website | www |
Team Curse, also known as Curse eSports, was a North American esports organization sponsored by Curse, Inc. and based in Los Angeles. Formed as a League of Legends team in 2010 by Steve "LiQuiD112" Arhancet, it was acquired by Curse Inc. in August 2011, and the team renamed to Team Curse.[1] On April 15, 2014, Arhancet announced that he had purchased the esports arm of the Curse Inc., which from then on was an organization entire separated from Curse, Inc., although they were still the title sponsor of the new Curse eSports brand.[2]
On December 19, 2014, Curse, Inc. announced that it was dropping its title sponsorship of Curse eSports, after Riot Games introduced new League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) regulations regarding sponsoring more than one team.[3] On January 6, 2015, the organization merged with Team Liquid. Team Liquid absorbed Curse eSports' League of Legends, Street Fighter, and Super Smash Bros. Melee rosters, the corresponding management staff, and Arhancet himself.[4] Curse eSports had also previously fielded Call of Duty, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Guild Wars 2, Heroes of the Storm, Infinite Crisis, and Hearthstone teams.
- ^ w13 (August 25, 2011). "Curse Is Sponsoring A League of Legends Pro Team". curse.com. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Gafford, Travis (April 15, 2014). "Curse Gaming General Manager Announces Split from Curse Inc". ongamers.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- ^ netcurse (December 19, 2014). "Team Curse being renamed in 2015". reddit.com. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- ^ Liquid`Nazgul (January 6, 2015). "Team Liquid and Former Curse Become One". teamliquidpro.com. Retrieved August 21, 2015.