Giants Gaming, commonly referred to simply as Giants, was a Spanish professional

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organisation. The ''

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'' (LoL) team competed in the

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. The organisation had two

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teams, a Singaporean team competing Southeast Asian Pro League and a Spanish team competing in the Spanish Nationals. Giants Gaming was founded in 2008 in

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. On 14 December 2023, Giants Gaming and

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announced a merger, forming GIANTX.

''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive''

Tournament results

2017 * 13th-16th - CEVO Main Season 12 Europe * 2nd -

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Masters Spain Spring 2017 Finals * 2nd - 4Gamers CS:GO Masters

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* 5th-6th -

Clash of Nations * 3rd-4th -

Masters Spain Winter 2017 Finals * 3rd-4th - Superliga Orange Season 13 Finals 2018 * 1st - Master League Portugal * 3rd-4th - Moche XL eSports CS:GO Cup * 1st - Superliga Orange Finals 2018 * 3rd-4th - ESL Masters Spain Spring 2018 Finals * 7th-8th - DreamHack Open

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2018 * 9th-16th - ESEA Advanced Season 28 Europe * 1st - IeSF EWC Portugal 2018 *1st - Worten Game Ring Master League Portugal *1st - ESL Masters Spain Winter 2018 Finals 2019 * 9th-12th - LOOT.BET HotShot Series Season 1 * 1st -

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Madrid 2019 Play-in * 1st -

Madrid 2019 Play-in Finals *6th -

Madrid 2019

''League of Legends''

Tournament results

2013 * 7th — 2013 Spring EU LCS 2016 * 3rd —

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* 5th/6th —

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''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege''

Giants Gaming first acquired a ''Rainbow Six Siege'' team on 8 June 2018. The Spanish team would remain one of the top teams in Spain until it disbanded in October of the following year. On 8 August 2019, Giants Gaming picked up top European team, Looking For Org shortly before the Six Major Raleigh. The original roster consisted of Maurice "AceeZ" Erkelenz, Léo "Alphama" Robine, Théophile "Hicks" Dupont, Lukas "Korey" Zwingmann, Valentin "Risze" Liradelfo, and Laurent "Crapelle" Patriarche as coach along with Robin "Robz" Planus as the team's manager. Giants placed 5-8th after defeating

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and

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but falling to ForZe Esports in the quarter-finals. After unsatisfactory results at the Pro League Season 10 Finals, Alphama was kicked and later joined American team, . The roster, along with the addition of AceeZ and Korey's former teammate, Jan "Ripz" Hucke, was later bought by

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, who previously fielded an American team. On 9 January 2020, Giants Gaming picked up their third team, the Singaporean squad Aerowolf. Before the acquisition, Aerowolf decisively defeated the best teams in Australia and Japan in the Season 10 APAC Finals,

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and

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respectively, before beating the previous Giants roster and challenging eventual runner-ups, American

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, at the Season 10 Finals. At the Six Invitational 2020, Giants lost to

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and

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in the group stage.

Notable Achievements

''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege''

Spanish Team

References

External links

Official website

Official website

@GiantsGaming on Twitter

@GiantsGamingENG on Twitter
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