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Winterfox
Short nameWFX
DivisionsCounter-Strike: Global Offensive
Halo
Street Fighter
League of Legends (disbanded)
Founded2015
Folded2018
LocationChicago (CS:GO)
WebsiteWinterfox.gg

Winterfox (WFX) was an esports organization with teams competing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Halo and Street Fighter. The team was founded after the Evil Geniuses League of Legends team split from the organization following the creation of a new sponsorship rule for the League of Legends Championship Series, and the team later expanded into other games.[1] Winterfox signed Super Smash Bros. Melee Sheik player DaJuan "Shroomed" Jefferson McDaniel on July 16, 2015.[2] The Winterfox Halo team competed in the Halo Championship Series. Winterfox Halo placed top 5 in 11 consecutive tournaments, winning both the 2016 Halo Championship Series Season 2: Legendary Cups 1 and 6. Winterfox signed fighting games player Gustavo "801 Strider" Romero to the team on July 15, 2015.[3] In November 2015 Winterfox's CSGO team moved to SteelSeries's headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.[4] Winterfox's League of Legends team competed in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS) in for the 2015 Spring NA LCS split before being relegated and eventually disbanding.

Roster

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

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  • Alexander "LeX" Deily
  • Kyle "flowsicK" Mendez
  • Todd "anger" Williams
  • David "Xp3" Garrido
  • Vilen "xtrm"Gaifejian
  • Warren "hades" Rettich[5]

Former

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  • Jacob "pyth" Mourujärvi
  • Jonatan "Devilwalk" Lundberg
  • Derek "desi" Branchen
  • Lucas "TPPFrost" Leibforth

Halo

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  • Dilon "Randa" Rand
  • Ryan "Ryanoob" Geddess
  • Ryan "Shooter" Sondhi
  • Thomas "Domey" Loffredo
  • Jay "rekt 'em" LeSlaye

Street Fighter V

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  • Gustavo "801 Strider" Romero [6]
  • Miky "XsK_Samurai" Chea[6]

References

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  1. ^ Lingle, Samuel (January 7, 2015). "Meet Winterfox, the team formerly known as Evil Geniuses". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  2. ^ Wolf, Jacob; Hathaway, Michael (July 16, 2015). "Winterfox signs Shroomed". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  3. ^ Gonzales, Dennis (July 15, 2015). "Winterfox forays into Ultra Street Fighter 4, picks up 801 Strider". TheScore eSports. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  4. ^ Iwaniuk, Phil (November 6, 2015). "SteelSeries have moved an e-sports team into their HQ, and don't Winterfox look thrilled about it". PCGamesN. Network N. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  5. ^ "hades joins Winterfox". Twitter. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  6. ^ a b Martin, Michael. "Winterfox releases Street Fighter V pros 801 Strider and Samurai". Yahoo esports. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
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