Two Failing Teams Merge Together To Create A Legendary Roster
Prodigy Esports and Falkol e-Sports have come together to form their very own roster from two different teams. Their latest creation known as Vorax plans on re-entering Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to compete in South American tournaments. Both organisations have dedicated their careers to sponsoring teams with the most potential in competitive CS:GO. This time they’ll take the players into their own hands and build a roster most orgs dream of funding. Both teams have invested in three other lineups in the past with the hope to rebuild their stream of funding. Hopefully Vorax can learn from their previous mistakes and dominate every tournament they play in. It won’t be easy, but Prodigy and Falkol have a lot of experience in the industry and can potentially put their skills to the test.
PRO-GAMING BECOMES PRODIGY
Originally known as ProGaming e-Sports, Prodigy made their debut in 2016 before sponsoring a Brazilian roster in 2017. With multiple monthly titles under their belt, the roster led by team captain Filipe “Fbk1” Vaz helped Prodigy earn fifty percent of their lifetime earnings in only one year. Nearing the end of 2016, Rodrigo “jpnz” Araki and Guilherme “bleik” Silva chose to retire while the rest of the team received praise from another org known as Black Dragons e-Sports. A Brazilian org that felt they could provide better management for their future pros. Leonardo “leo_drk” Oliveira who now plays for MiBR was once an unknown player who joined Prodigy's lineup in 2017. He led the team to their first ever B-Tier event where they finished in seventh-place with three hundred dollars in earnings.
Black Dragon took second place at that event following their acquisition of Prodigy’s original roster. After spending five months without earnings, Prodigy dropped their entire lineup and moved onto sponsoring Brasil Gaming House at Challenge of The Gods. A two-day event with over five grand in potential cash prizes divided between four teams. ProGaming lost their first set but managed to secure a third-place finish against Merciless Gaming.
A NEW PLATFORM FOR PLAYERS
While their sponsored team was good, they just weren’t profitable compared to other opportunities in competitive CS:GO. Because of this, Prodigy took two years off from competing and moved their ideology to a streaming platform. Rafael “pava” Pavanelli joined prodigy as a content creator and was mostly known for his time with MiBR’s original roster in Counter-Strike. Prodigy decided to make a redemption roster after Falkol had the same issues with their previous teams.
Before joining forces with Falkol, Prodigy invested in three other teams between 2012 and 2016. Their female division played for two years with zero earnings resulting in an early retirement. After noticing a talented team by the name of SkullZ Gaming, Prodigy moved their staff to amateur tournaments. Once again they failed to form a successful team and were forced to retire from CS:GO entirely. Falkol became Prodigy’s last chance to become a profitable team and live out their dream as a household name in Brazil.
Click to enlargeFALKOL HAS A LOT TO SAY
Falkol was founded in 2018 but made their debut a year after securing funds for their CS:GO team. Lucas “YJ” Yuji led Falkol’s first roster as the team's captain for nearly three months before joining Prodigy. After multiple C-Tier events and monthly challengers, a handful of players moved onto Imperial e-Sports. Falkol earned roughly six grand from one year of playing before disbanding on January, 27th of this year. Their top three placements included ESEA and ESL events along with a second place finish at the Logitech Challenge in 2019. After parting ways with their roster acquired from MADE IN CANIL, Falkol picked up EOX Gaming and Thiago “tifa” França. Their second roster had a lot of skill and passion for the competitive atmosphere of CS:GO. Because of this, a much bigger team known as Keyd Stars signed on Falkol’s roster before they left the C-Tier scene.
Prodigy and Falkol each earned less than ten thousand dollars and went through multiple roster changes. Since they both had the same ideas for creating an award-winning team, Prodigy and Falkol created Vorax. Both orgs have earned solid reputations in Brazil from their investors and fans. The sponsorship was a perfect idea since both teams were in the same boat when it came to organising their rosters. Walter Zanotti and Vitor Bexiga understand the amount of money and time it takes to build an esports empire. They’ve both worked with multiple teams in the past and have used their knowledge to invest as a group. By combining their rosters, they can cut down on costs for trial players and spend their precious time building future pros. Prodigy has a lot of experience on LAN while Falkol is great with managing their social platforms. Together these teams will become an unstoppable force that will one day become the best in Brazil.
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