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Aspire eSports, a North American Starcraft 2 academy team, just accepted the terms of a merger deal with Team oGaming.
Following a colorful departure from vVv Gaming, team Aspire has been actively pursuing a strong team to call home. After considering generous offers from many teams, Alex “Freezer” Kalitsounakis, the owner of oGaming approached Aspire after realizing the value a strong academy would hold in today’s market.
Both sides quickly realized that this merger was a match made in heaven. Aspire gains mentorship from strong players, a seasoned team, and devoted management staff while oGaming gains its first academy team and a pool of strong up and coming players being trained in a structured environment.
Statement from Brian “Salvor” Jones, owner of Aspire eSports:
“Sometimes things just ‘feel right’. That was my immediate sentiment after meeting with Alex for the first time. He’s obviously dedicated, his roster is obviously strong, and I have no doubts about oGaming’s ever rising standing within the SC2 eSports scene. We plan to rise with oGaming, providing them with valuable players, interesting content, and the outline for an efficient, extensible training regimen that can be used at all skill levels.”
Statement from Alex “Freezer” Kalitsounakis, owner of oGaming:
“I am delighted to accept Team Aspire and it’s players into the oGaming organization. After learning of their recent split from vVv Gaming, I had no hesitation in branching out and giving the players a new opportunity and home to represent. I am most impressed by the professional attitude and approach shown by each of the players in Aspire so far in terms of progressing their careers in Starcraft 2. I can only hope that we can be that stepping stone for Aspire to see them progress to that next level in our main team or perhaps even another pro team.”
Roster:
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• Jared 'Hiei' Scruggs ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/bu0HrpN.jpg)
• Aaron 'haphazaRd' Russell
• Adam 'SonTran' Tran
• Thomas 'TuFF' Parker ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/Y618zod.png)
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• Brendan 'GunHogz' Reid
• Dylan 'Infested' Warren
• TJ 'Fearful' Lopez
• Gabriel 'Engulf' Blakeley
• Skyler 'Darkness' Christian
• Zachary 'MavericK' Hoffman
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• Chris 'PoSeR' Clauson
• Chris 'RoboGunner' Gustafson-Nolan
• Jake 'UrL' Power
• Ryan 'NazGul' Thornton
About Aspire:
Aspire is a brand started by Jana 'BabyToss' Otahalova in 2012, designed as an endeavor to equip players with the skills necessary to compete with professional level SC2 players on even terms.
So far, Aspire has turned 10 gold-diamond players into mid-high masters players, with a few on the cusp of GM.
About oGaming:
Team Online Gaming, but often billed as “Team oGaming” is a North American multi gaming organization that participates in Starcraft 2, League of Legends and Dota 2. Team oGaming is no stranger to the Starcraft scene, with the team originallyestablished in 2003 as a competitive Starcraft Broodwar Team.
Team oGaming Website
Team oGaming Twitter
Team oGaming Liquipedia
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this is so cool! thanks for sharing!
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TIme for us to break in to the scene!!!!
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On February 28 2013 13:43 partydude89 wrote:
this is so cool! thanks for sharing!
I like to keep the populous informed 
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Never heard of either of these entities before, but I'm really happy to see an NA-based organization growing. Best of luck to you guys!
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Do you guys have a practice channel in hots?
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someone there copied my name D:
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err... is there anyone i should know from the players ? Don't even know those teams, have they achieved anything ?
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Best of luck, guys!
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Ryan 'NazGul' Thornton => How dare you steal Mr. Goossens ID ? :p
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Cool! Best of luck to you all!
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Haha thought it was O'Gaming, the french event team who created Iron Squid .
Btw i realize that, as an european, i really don't know the american SC2 scene. Don't even know one of this player, and i assume that Nazgul is not the Nazgul we all know (and who's not american). Are they known in the AM scene?
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On February 28 2013 21:22 Wertheron wrote:Haha thought it was O'Gaming, the french event team who created Iron Squid . Btw i realize that, as an european, i really don't know the american SC2 scene. Don't even know one of this player, and i assume that Nazgul is not the Nazgul we all know (and who's not american). Are they known in the AM scene?
if you read this thread, its an academy team of lower level players that merged, with a NA team that has some semi known players up in GM, but the thread isnt about those players =P
though wish more teams would acquire academies, I may actually find a team if more did lol... Though as a mid-high gm, Aspire has always been way below me. But anyways best of luck to them with their new home.
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Welcome to the oGaming family Aspire! Looking forward to a prospering partnership between us both!
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On March 01 2013 00:36 KiF1rE wrote:Show nested quote +On February 28 2013 21:22 Wertheron wrote:Haha thought it was O'Gaming, the french event team who created Iron Squid . Btw i realize that, as an european, i really don't know the american SC2 scene. Don't even know one of this player, and i assume that Nazgul is not the Nazgul we all know (and who's not american). Are they known in the AM scene? if you read this thread, its an academy team of lower level players that merged, with a NA team that has some semi known players up in GM, but the thread isnt about those players =P though wish more teams would acquire academies, I may actually find a team if more did lol... Though as a mid-high gm, Aspire has always been way below me. But anyways best of luck to them with their new home.
Not on H2O anymore?
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On February 28 2013 17:23 NexCa wrote:
err... is there anyone i should know from the players ? Don't even know those teams, have they achieved anything ?
In Hots you will.
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grats guys on the pickup ^^ I hope you guys are having a great time with OG! Less chit chat and more practice though guys ^^
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On February 28 2013 13:39 SalvorMallow wrote:
About Aspire:
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Aspire is a brand started by Jana 'BabyToss' Otahalova in 2012, designed as an endeavor to equip players with the skills necessary to compete with professional level SC2 players on even terms.
Not that I think anyone really cares, but the Aspire brand name was originally my idea. I do give BabyToss full credit for taking the initiative to put together the team, manage them, and essentially make Aspire what it is today. Good luck guys!
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