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Tempo Storm
Founded2014
Based inLos Angeles, California
ColorsBlue, White, Grey
OwnerAndrey "Reynad" Yanyuk
Divisions
Websitetempostorm.com

Tempo Stormis an Americanesportsprofessionalvideo gameteam that has teams competing inAge of Empires II,FIFA,Magic: The Gathering,fighting games,andShadowverse.They have formerly held divisions inHearthstone,Heroes of the Storm,Fortnite,League of Legends,Counter-Strike: Global Offensive,Overwatch,Vainglory,Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege,World of Warcraft,andPlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.

Owner

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Andrey "Reynad" Yanyuk is the owner and founder of Tempo Storm.[1]Yanyuk has placed top 4 in Dreamhack and won multiple online tournaments such as Battle of the Best.[citation needed]

Current divisions

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FIFA

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Fighting games

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Tempo Storm expanded into the FGC on March 9, 2015, beginning with the sponsorship ofChristopher "NYChrisG" Gonzalez.[2]On July 2, 2015,Weston "Westballz" Dennisand Jeffrey "Axe"Williamson joined Tempo Storm.[3]On March 1, 2016, NYChrisG was released from Tempo Storm as his contract expired.[4]Westballz left Tempo Storm to joinG2 Esportson July 11, 2016.[5]On July 14, 2016, Tempo Storm announced the signing of Johnny "S2J" Kim.[6]On November 7, 2018, Tempo Storm announced the signing ofGonzalo Barrios.,[7]and would go on to drop ZeRo on July 20, 2020, following sexual assault claims made towards him, which he would later admit to.[8]

Magic: The Gathering

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Shadowverse

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Former divisions

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Age of Empires

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Tempo Storm formerly sponsored two players, Hamzah El-Baher and Kai Kallinger, who were better known as Hera and Liereyy respectively.

Hera's biggest achievements in 2020 include winning Battle of Africa 2, and placing 2nd in Hidden Cup 3, Nili's Apartment Cup 3,Redbull Wololo 2 and winning Hidden Cup IV .[citation needed]Hera continues to compete at the highest level of Age of Empires II while also being one of the game's most popular content creators on Twitch and YouTube.[citation needed]On August 18, 2021, Hera announced on Twitter that he would be leaving Tempo Storm and rejoining his old team, Aftermath.[9]

Liereyy signed with Tempo Storm on October 3, 2020.[10]He announced he was leaving Tempo Storm on July 29, 2021, in a YouTube video posted on his channel.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

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On February 12, 2016, Tempo Storm picked up the BrazilianCS:GOroster of Games Academy.[11]Four days later the newly signed team upset several top North American teams to qualify forIntel Extreme Masters Season X - Katowice.[12]Tempo Storm won the CEVO Gfinity Season 9 Finals on May 3, 2016, where they beatVirtus.proin the semi-finals andSK Gamingin the finals.[13]On May 8, 2016, the team placed second atDreamHack Austin 2016,losing to fellow Brazilian teamLuminosity Gamingin the finals.[14]Tempo Storm went on to sell the roster toImmortalson June 1, 2016.[15]

On August 11, 2017, Tempo Storm picked up two rosters. The first roster consists of former players of paiN Gaming andLuminosity Gaming[16]The second team, named Tempo Storm SE, was formed from mainly former players ofRogueAcademy.

Fortnite

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Tempo Storm joined Fortnite esports with a four player roster February 25, 2018.[17]

Hearthstone

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Tempo Storm's Hearthstone roster consisted of Andrey "Reynad" Yanyuk, Dan "Frodan" Chou, Petar "Gaara" Stevanovic, Johnnie "Ratsmah" Lee, David "Justsaiyan" Shan, and Haiyun "Eloise" Tang.[citation needed]

Hyerim "MagicAmy" Lee left Tempo Storm February 17, 2015, following accusations of being a fake identity and account boosting and win trading.[18][19]

On May 5, 2015, Tempo Storm added Johnnie "Ratsmah" Lee, a Hearthstone arena specialist to the roster.[20]

On June 9, 2015, David "Justsaiyan" Shan and Haiyun "Eloise" Tang joined Tempo Storm.[21][22]

On October 14, 2016, Victor "VLPS" Lopez joined the team.[23]

Trumpwas signed by Tempo Storm in 2017 after leaving Team Solo Mid due to disagreements.[24]Trump left Tempo Storm in 2018 on good terms.[25]

Heroes of the Storm

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On June 2, 2015, Tempo Storm's Heroes of the Storm team sweptCloud9 Maelstromin WCA NA final.[26]Tempo Storm received 7–8th at the2015 Heroes of the Storm World Championshipin November. On November 9, 2015, Tempo Storm dropped Zuna and Arthelon.[27]

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.[28]That roster disbanded on November 2, 2016, after reaching 4th place in OGN Super League Season 3 and thus failing to qualify for the Fall Global Championship atBlizzCon.[29]

Prior to the start of the 2017 Heroes Global Circuit, Tempo Storm re-entered the North American professional scene by signing the former Astral Authority roster on January 5, 2017.[30]This iteration of the Tempo Storm Roster went on to win 1st in the Heroes of the Storm Global Championship Pro League Phase 1 for North America.[citation needed]

League of Legends

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In Spring Split of 2017, Tempo Storm picked up a professional League of Legends team to compete in the North American Challenger Series (NACS).[31][32]

In the Summer Split of the North American Challenger Series, they introduced a new roster.[33]while keeping Diego "Quas" Ruiz and Jamie "Sheep" Gallagher. In late 2017, Tempo Storm's academy dissolved.[citation needed]

Overwatch

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Tempo Storm expanded its presence in Esports on August 17, 2016, by signing the Australian team formerly known as Untitled Spreadsheet[34](captained by James "Yuki" Stanton and manager Philip Pretty). Two weeks later, on August 31, Tempo Storm formed a new North American team[35](captained by David "NapTime" Fox and manager Shane "Dvexx" Waters) that would compete in the pro league. The North American roster was updated on May 2, 2017, and the Australian Overwatch Team was let go at the same time.[36]Tempo Storm does not currently have any active Overwatch team.

The former North American team competed in the Overwatch Contenders Cup, a tournament that took place the weekend of June 3, 2017, with over 600 teams competing. Tempo Storm made it to group stages with 16 other teams includingTeam LiquidandCloud9.[37]

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

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On July 25, 2019, Tempo Storm signed retiredRainbow Six Siegepro and streamer, Steven "Snake_Nade" White as a streamer.[38] On November 29, 2019, Tempo Storm signed the Pro League team, 2Faced. The original Tempo StormRainbow Six Siegelineup consisted of Alex "Butterz" O'Campo, Tim "Creators" Humpherys, Mitchell "Dream" Malson, Xavier "Filthy" Garcia, Giuliano "Krazy" Solon, Trevor "KenZ" Kenzie as Coach, and Tanner "Forceful" McHattie and David "DnA" Thomas as analysts.

Vainglory

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On April 15, 2017, Tempo Storm signed the team 101 as its new Vainglory team.[39]The team consisted of Alonso "Selena" Lara, Rhodney "Hide" Nerves, Christopher "LostBoyToph" Basco and Christopher "Poli5208" Keokot. Tempo Storm announced they were parting ways with the roster on November 21, 2017.[40]

References

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  2. ^Parfitt, Ben."Tempo Storm recruits fighting game guru Chris G".MCV.RetrievedOctober 24,2016.
  3. ^Rosen, Daniel."Tempo Storm expands into Super Smash Bros. Melee with Westballz and Axe".The Score eSports.Archived fromthe originalon August 17, 2016.RetrievedOctober 24,2016.
  4. ^Jurek, Steven (March 2, 2016)."ChrisG is now a free agent".Daily Dot.RetrievedOctober 24,2016.
  5. ^Steiner, Dustin."Westballz Joins G2 Esports".PVP Live.Archived fromthe originalon October 24, 2016.RetrievedOctober 24,2016.
  6. ^Roberts, Jason."BREAKING: Tempo Storm Picks Up S2J".12up.Archived fromthe originalon October 24, 2016.RetrievedOctober 24,2016.
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  9. ^@Hera_Aoe (August 18, 2021)."After about a year of being with @Tempo_Storm ive decided to part ways with them"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  10. ^"Liereyy follows Hera and becomes the second AoE II player to sign with TempoStorm".Deep Waters Gaming.RetrievedFebruary 23,2022.
  11. ^Esports, Dot (February 11, 2016)."Tempo Storm is getting back into Counter-Strike".The Daily Dot.
  12. ^Esports, Dot (February 14, 2016)."Tempo Storm shocks North America in IEM Katowice qualifier".The Daily Dot.
  13. ^Uppal, Rahul."Tempo Storm Win Cevo Gfinity S9 Finals".Gfinity.RetrievedJune 1,2016.
  14. ^Higgins, Chris (May 9, 2016)."Brazil takes it all at DreamHack Austin".The Daily Dot.RetrievedJune 1,2016.
  15. ^Wolf, Jacob (June 2016)."Immortals purchase Tempo Storm's Counter-Strike team".ESPN.RetrievedJune 1,2016.
  16. ^Lewis, Jarek (August 7, 2017)."Tempo Storm to sign ex-Pain, ex-Luminosity players".Slingshot eSports.RetrievedSeptember 9,2017.
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  18. ^Clark, Tim (February 20, 2015)."Tempo Storm and MagicAmy part ways following investigation".pcgamer.com.RetrievedNovember 17,2016.
  19. ^Hernandez, Patricia (February 20, 2015)."Why People Believed A Top Hearthstone Player Was Tricking Everyone".kotaku.com.RetrievedNovember 17,2016.
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  21. ^"JUSTSAIYAN JOINS TEMPO STORM".tempostorm.com.
  22. ^"Eloise Joins Tempo Storm".tempostorm.com.
  23. ^"Hearthstone player Victor" VLPS "Lopez joins Tempo Storm".tempostorm.com.
  24. ^"Trump joins Tempo Storm".Tempo Storm. March 16, 2017.RetrievedMay 24,2017.
  25. ^"Tempo Storm parts ways with Trump".tempostorm.com.RetrievedFebruary 13,2019.
  26. ^Esports, Dot (June 2, 2015)."Tempo Storm HoTS team sweeps Cloud9 Maelstrom in WCA NA final".The Daily Dot.
  27. ^Esports, Dot (November 9, 2015)."Tempo Storm drops Zuna and Arthelon".The Daily Dot.
  28. ^"Tempo Storm Signs Heroes of the Storm Global Champion Team Tempest".tempostorm.com. July 20, 2016.
  29. ^"Tempo Storm Heroes of the Storm team disbands, players go their own ways".tempostorm.com. November 2, 2016.
  30. ^"Tempo Storm acquires top NA HotS team Murloc Geniuses, formerly Astral Authority".tempostorm.com. January 5, 2017.
  31. ^"Freeze and Hatrixx sign with Tempo Storm's new League of Legends division".tempostorm.com.
  32. ^"Revealing Tempo Storm's League of Legends NACS starting roster".tempostorm.com.
  33. ^"Introducing Tempo Storm's Summer 2017 LoL NA CS roster".tempostorm.com.
  34. ^"Tempo Storm signs Australian Overwatch team Untitled Spreadsheet".tempostorm.com.August 17, 2016.RetrievedNovember 17,2016.
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  36. ^"An update on Tempo Storm's Overwatch rosters (May 2017)".tempostorm.com.
  37. ^"Overwatch Contenders NA Open Qualifiers top 16 teams includes FaZe, Cloud9, Immortals, CLG, and more".June 7, 2017.
  38. ^Announcements, Tempo Storm (July 25, 2019)."Tempo Storm enters Rainbow Six Siege, signs Snake_Nade".Tempo Storm.RetrievedAugust 7,2018.
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