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digitec Playground: You should keep an eye on these teams

Philipp Rüegg
18.5.2020
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The qualifying rounds of the digitec Playground are in full swing. Time to put a face to some of the participants. Here are six of the most successful e-sports teams taking part in our cup.

Well over 100 teams have registered for digitec Playground Vol. 2. The tactical shooter "Rainbow Six Siege" will be played. But who are the teams behind the creative logos? I have sent six of the most successful e-sports teams taking part in our cup a short questionnaire so that they can introduce themselves.

mYinsanity

  • Members: 45
  • Founded: 2009
  • Founding history: mYinsanity took its first steps as a "Counter-Strike" team in 2009. A "Call of Duty" team, consisting of founding members, some of whom are still active at mYinsanity today, laid the foundation for a successful future.
  • Biggest success: First place GSL Starcraft 2 2015
  • Best player: Silverborn
  • Games: "DotA2", "League of Legends", "Counter-Strike: GO", "Overwatch", "Rainbow Six Siege", "Clash Royale", "FIFA", "Tekken", "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate", "Farming Simulator", "Hearthstone", "Rocket League"
  • Goal: #GO4GOLD

New eSport

  • Members: 35 players, 10 staff
  • Founded: November 2018
  • History: Neuch eSport was founded by video game enthusiasts to promote e-sports at cantonal and national level
  • Biggest success: First team: Qualification for the final of the 2020 SESL spring season,

Academic team: 5th place in the open division of the 2020 SESL spring season

  • Best player: Tak1 and Skyzs in the first team and Prax and Aurel in the academic team
  • Games: "Rainbow Six Siege", "Overwatch", "Hearthstone", "League of Legends" and "Super Smash Bros."
  • Goal: First team: Continue to rise, dominate the Swiss league and participate in European competitions. Academic team: SESL First Division

Lostik

  • Members: over 60
  • Founded: October 2018
  • Founding history: Lostik emerged from the remnants of the organisation "Insane Gaming". Kevin "Greggie" Schlegel founded Lostik with Silvan "remix867" Waser to continue their enthusiasm for Swiss e-sports.
  • Biggest success: First place SESL Fall Season 2019, GSA Nationals qualification
  • Best player: Night
  • Games: "Rainbow Six Siege", "PUBG", "Rocket League", "Overwatch", "Counter-Strike: GO"
  • Goal: To promote its own players as well as Swiss e-sports and to anchor e-sports in Switzerland.

Silentgaming

  • Members: 36
  • Founded: 2006
  • Founding history: Silentgaming was created through the merger of several friends who were passionate about LAN parties and e-sports tournaments. By founding the association, a basis was created to be able to pursue various activities in the field of e-sports in a regulated environment. Over the years, the areas were professionalised and Silentgaming decided to accept teams regardless of their club status with the aim of offering one of the best contact points in Switzerland.
  • Biggest success: Participation in the Overwatch World Cup
  • Best player: Impossible to say
  • Games: "Rainbow Six Siege", "Super Smash Bros.", "Counter-Strike:GO", "League of Legends"
  • Goal: To promote e-sports, its players and fans and make the topic marketable.

Orbit Gaming

  • **Members:**12
  • Founded: 2018 as "the executables" and renamed "Orbit Gaming" in 2019
  • Founding story: Orbit Gaming wanted to be a team that does not select players based on their skill, but one that consists of friends who want to climb to the top of Swiss e-sports together.
  • Biggest success: Placement in the SESL Rainbow Six Premiere Division
  • Best player: TrustyNF
  • Games: "Rainbow Six Siege", "League of Legends" and "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate"
  • Goal: To continue to improve and one day be able to play among the best

Babos Gaming

  • Members: 67
  • Founded: 2016
  • History: The R6 team has developed around the well-known player and captain SHAACOO. A mix of Swiss, German and Portuguese players makes the team highly emotional, loud and every round extremely exciting. You won't hear so many "LET'S GO!" and cheers after every round anywhere else.
  • Biggest success: Finalists and 2nd place GSA Nationals 2019 in "Rainbow Six Siege" as Team Zer0
  • Best player: M3LK0R in "R6", sixOr in "Hearthstone", LyNeX in "CS:GO", Crash in "Super Smash Bros." and Nylak in "Fortnite"
  • Games: "DotA2", "League of Legends", "Counter-Strike: GO", "Rainbow Six Siege", "Super Smash Bros.", "Hearthstone", "Rocket League", "PUBG", "WC3 Reforged" and "Fortnite"
  • Goal: To become a world-renowned and respected e-sports organisation

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Philipp Rüegg
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As a child, I wasn't allowed to have any consoles. It was only with the arrival of the family's 486 PC that the magical world of gaming opened up to me. Today, I'm overcompensating accordingly. Only a lack of time and money prevents me from trying out every game there is and decorating my shelf with rare retro consoles. 

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