Tempo Storm
 | |
| Sport |
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Heroes of the Storm World of Warcraft FIFA Super Smash Bros. Melee |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Owner(s) | Andrey "Reynad" Yanyuk |
| Website | tempostorm.com |
Tempo Storm is an American eSports professional video game team that has teams competing in Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Heroes of the Storm, World of Warcraft, fighting games, FIFA, and Overwatch The TempoStorm website also has resources for learning how to play Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and Overwatch. The website launched by Hearthstone player and streamer Andrey "Reynad" Yanyuk on May 25, 2014.
Reynad
Andrey "Reynad" Yanyuk is the owner and founder of TempoStorm. Andrey frequently streams on Twitch.TV where he plays Hearthstone, CS:GO and other games. His charismatic personality and gaming expertise have made his channel a popular destination for viewers .
Hearthstone
On January 27, 2015 Andrew "Kitkatz" Vargas left the team after disagreements over website content and his inability to "fulfill [sic] his duties". Hyerim "MagicAmy" Lee left TempoStorm February 17, 2015 following accusations of being a fake identity and account boosting and win trading.[1][2]
Heroes of the Storm
On June 2, 2015, Tempo Storm's Heroes of the Storm team swept Cloud9 Maelstrom in WCA NA final.[3] Tempo Storm received 7-8th at the 2015 Heroes of the Storm World Championship in November. On November 9, 2015, Tempo Storm dropped Zuna and Arthelon.[4]
On June 28, 2016, Tempo Storm ceased sponsorship of their North American Heroes of the Storm team. On July 20, 2016, Tempo Storm signed world champions Tempest, a South Korean Heroes of the Storm team.[5]
Roster
| Nationality | ID | Name | Position | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea |
Hide | Chin, Gyeonghwan | Player (Captain, Support) | 2016-07-20 |
| South Korea |
dami | Park, Ju Dalm | Player (All-Rounder) | 2016-07-20 |
| South Korea |
duckdeok | Kim, Kyungdeok | Player (All-Rounder) | 2016-07-20 |
| South Korea |
Hongcono | Lee, Daeheong | Player (Tank) | 2016-07-20 |
| South Korea |
Lockdown | Chin, Jaehun | Player (All-Rounder) | 2016-07-20 |
| South Korea |
OPrime | Seo, Hyeong Uk | Coach | 2016-07-20 |
| South Korea |
Rally Jaffa | Jeon, Young Jae | Communications Specialist | 2016-07-20 |
 United States |
Parkzer | Adam Parkzer | Manager, Operations | 2015-09-28 |
Counter-Strike
On February 12, 2016 Tempo Storm picked up the Brazilian CS:GO roster of Games Academy.[6] Four days later the newly signed team upset several top North American teams to qualify for Intel Extreme Masters Season X - Katowice.[7] Tempo Storm won the CEVO Gfinity Season 9 Finals on May 3, 2016 where they beat Virtus.pro in the semi-finals and SK Gaming in the finals.[8] On May 8, 2016 the team placed second at DreamHack Austin 2016, losing to fellow Brazilian team Luminosity Gaming in the finals.[9] Tempo Storm went on to sell the roster to Immortals on June 1, 2016.[10]
Former
| Nationality | ID | Name | Joined | Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
ShahZaM | Shahzeb Khan | 2015-05-11 | 2015-08-13 |
 Brazil |
HEN1 | Henrique Teles | 2016-02-10 | 2016-06-01 |
| Brazil |
LUCAS1 | Lucas Teles | 2016-02-10 | 2016-06-01 |
| Brazil |
SHOOWTiME | Gustavo Gonçalves | 2016-02-10 | 2016-06-01 |
| Brazil |
felps | João Vasconcellos | 2016-02-10 | 2016-06-01 |
| Brazil |
boltz | Ricardo Prass | 2016-02-10 | 2016-06-01 |
Fighting Games
Tempo Storm expanded into the FGC on March 9, 2015 beginning with the sponsorship of Christopher "NYChrisG" Gonzalez.[11] On July 2, 2015, Weston "Westballz" Dennis and Jeffrey "Axe" Williamson joined Tempo Storm.[12] On March 1, 2016 NYChrisG was released from Tempo Storm as his contract expired.[13] Westballz left Tempo Storm to join G2 Esports on July 11, 2016.[14] On July 14, 2016 Tempo Storm announced the signing of Johnny "S2J" Kim.[15]
Roster
| Nationality | ID | Name | Game(s) | Main character(s) | Other character(s) | Join date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
Axe | Jeffrey Williamson | Super Smash Bros. Melee | Pikachu | Falco, Young Link | July 2, 2015 |
| United States |
S2J | Johnny Kim | Super Smash Bros. Melee | Captain Falcon | Falco | July 14, 2016 |
Former
| Nationality | ID | Name | Game(s) | Main character(s) | Other character(s) | Join date | Leave date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
NYChrisG | Christopher Gonzalez | Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Street Fighter V |
Morrigan/Doctor Doom/Vergil Guile |
– | March 9, 2015 | March 1, 2016 |
| United States |
Westballz | Weston Dennis | Super Smash Bros. Melee | Falco, Fox | Captain Falcon, Donkey Kong | July 2, 2015 | July 11, 2016 |
Overwatch
Tempo Storm expanded its presence in eSports on August 17, 2016 by signing the Australian team formerly known as Untitled Spreadsheet[16] (captained by James "Yuki" Stanton and manager Philip Pretty). Two weeks later, on August 31, Tempo Storm formed a new North American team[17] (captained by David "NapTime" Fox and manager Shane "Dvexx" Waters) that would compete in the pro league. The North American team also contains notable talent such as Liam "Mangachu" Campbell, a top 500 player on the Season 1 ladder.
Roster
North American
| Nationality | ID | Name | Role | Join Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | NapTime | David Fox | Support, Captain | August 31, 2016 |
| Brazil | Hooey | Estevao Gama | DPS | August 31, 2016 |
| United States | Mangachu | Liam Campbell | DPS | August 31, 2016 |
| Tahiti | Mini | Rollon Hamelin | Tank | August 31, 2016 |
| United States | Bdropped | Ryan Aponte | Tank/Flex | August 31, 2016 |
Australian
| Nationality | ID | Name | Role | Join Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Yuki | James Stanton | DPS, Captain | August 17, 2016 |
| Australia | Refz | Sam Rogers | Support | August 17, 2016 |
| Australia | Mosh | Kyall Margitich | Tank | August 17, 2016 |
| Australia | HeyKatie | Jackson Taylor | DPS | August 17, 2016 |
| Australia | Termo | Jake Hickman | Tank/Flex | August 17, 2016 |
Although young, both teams have gained some notoriety in the professional scene. The North American team competed in the Route 66 Overwatch Cup sponsored by Beyond the Summit. This tournament took place on November 11-13, 2016 and featured a double elimination Best-of-3 bracket style structure with a prize pool totaling $5,000 USD. Out of the 8 teams competing, Tempo Storm finished in 6th place, above Team Liquid and Selfless Gaming.
References
- ↑ Clark, Tim (February 20, 2015). "Tempo Storm and MagicAmy part ways following investigation". pcgamer.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ↑ Hernandez, Patricia (February 20, 2015). "Why People Believed A Top Hearthstone Player Was Tricking Everyone". kokatu.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ↑ Esports, Dot (2 June 2015). "Tempo Storm HoTS team sweeps Cloud9 Maelstrom in WCA NA final".
- ↑ Esports, Dot (9 November 2015). "Tempo Storm drops Zuna and Arthelon".
- ↑ "Tempo Storm Signs Heroes of the Storm Global Champion Team Tempest". tempostorm.com. July 20, 2016.
- ↑ Esports, Dot (11 February 2016). "Tempo Storm is getting back into Counter-Strike".
- ↑ Esports, Dot (14 February 2016). "Tempo Storm shocks North America in IEM Katowice qualifier".
- ↑ Uppal, Rahul. "Tempo Storm Win Cevo Gfinity S9 Finals". Gfinity. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ↑ Higgins, Chris. "Brazil takes it all at DreamHack Austin". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ↑ Wolf, Jacob. "Immortals purchase Tempo Storm's Counter-Strike team". ESPN. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ↑ Parfitt, Ben. "Tempo Storm recruits fighting game guru Chris G". MCV. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ Rosen, Daniel. "Tempo Storm expands into Super Smash Bros. Melee with Westballz and Axe". The Score eSports. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ Jurek, Steven. "ChrisG is now a free agent". Daily Dot. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ Steiner, Dustin. "Westballz Joins G2 Esports". PVP Live. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ Roberts, Jason. "BREAKING: Tempo Storm Picks Up S2J". 12up. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ "Tempo Storm signs Australian Overwatch team Untitled Spreadsheet". tempostorm.com. August 17, 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ↑ "Tempo Storm signs North American Overwatch team". tempostorm.com. August 31, 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-17.