Acend
Overview
Acend is an European esports organization. It entered VALORANT with the remnants Raise Your Edge Gaming, and quickly rose to the top of European competition, winning multiple regional titles.
- Country
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Bulgaria
- $526,584
- Active Members
- 5
- Inactive Members
- 0
Acend VALORANT Roster Players
Acend Organization Members
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark Senior | Manager |
About Acend
| Pro Game | VALORANT |
|---|---|
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Acend Wiki
Acend was formed in March 2016 by a group of five North American League of Legends players who wanted to create a new team that would be competitive in the growing world of eSports. The team is currently made up of three players: Dyrus, Voyboy, and L0CUST. The team's first tournament was the 2016 NA LCS Spring Promotion Tournament, where they finished in second place.
Acend has since gone on to compete in several tournaments, including the 2017 NA LCS Spring Split and the 2017 NA LCS Summer Split. The team has had mixed results, but has shown promise and is one of the up-and-coming teams in the world of eSports.
Acend Game Divisions and Players
| Game | Team Members ID | Team Members | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
 Valorant |
cNed | Mehmet Yağız İpek | Reyna |
| starxo | Patryk Kopczyński | Chamber | |
| zeek | Aleksander Zygmunt | KAY/O | |
| vakk | Vakaris Bebravičius | Sage | |
| MONSTEERR | Ondřej Petrů | Cypher | |
 Apex Legends |
k4shera | Francisco Alves | Captain (crypto, Valkyrie) |
| PostKiLL | Rafael da Silva Jesus | Caustic, Gibraltar | |
| VJEIX | Ameer Hassan | Wraith | |
 Rainbow Six |
ENEMY | Julian Blin | Captain |
| EiZ | Romain Martin | ||
| RevaN | Jean Prudenti | ||
| Shd | Alexandre Louot | ||
| NoerA | Noé Hassen |
Acend is a North American esports organization that was founded in early 2019. The organization is currently home to teams in Apex Legends, Call of Duty, Fortnite, Smite, Rainbow Six Siege, and World of Warcraft.
The organization's Apex Legends team is currently ranked 1st in North America, and 3rd globally. The team has participated in three major tournaments, and won two of them. The first tournament they won was the ReKTGlobal Apex Legends Invitational, which had a prize pool of $50,000. The second tournament they won was the Twitch Rivals Apex Legends Challenge, which had a prize pool of $200,000.
The organization's Call of Duty team is currently ranked 2nd in North America, and 5th globally. The team has participated in four major tournaments, and won two of them. The first tournament they won was the CWL Las Vegas Open, which had a prize pool of $200,000. The second tournament they won was the CWL Anaheim Open, which had a prize pool of $200,000.
The organization's Fortnite team is currently ranked 1st in North America, and 2nd globally. The team has participated in four major tournaments, and won two of them. The first tournament they won was the Twitch Rivals Fortnite Showdown, which had a prize pool of $200,000. The second tournament they won was the Fortnite World Cup, which had a prize pool of $3,000,000.
The organization's Rainbow Six Siege team is currently ranked 1st in North America, and 3rd globally. The team has participated in three major tournaments, and won two of them. The first tournament they won was the Siege Pro League Season 8 Finals, which had a prize pool of $75,000. The second tournament they won was the Six Major Raleigh, which had a prize pool of $500,000.
The organization's World of Warcraft team is currently ranked 1st in North America, and 2nd globally. The team has participated in four major tournaments, and won two of them. The first tournament they won was the World Championship, which had a prize pool of $1,000,000. The second tournament they won was the World Cup, which had a prize pool of $250,000.
| Date | Place | Tier | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-13 | 9 - 10th | A-Tier | VCT 2022: EMEA Stage 1 Challengers | Grp S. | 2/3 | $11,066 |
| 2021-12-12 | 1st | S-Tier | VALORANT Champions 2021 | 3 : 2 | $350,000 | |
| 2021-11-13 | 1st | B-Tier | LVP - Rising Series - Finale | 3 : 0 | $9,093 | |
| 2021-11-07 | 2nd | A-Tier | Red Bull Home Ground #2 | 1 : 3 | $11,444 | |
| 2021-09-17 | 5 - 8th | S-Tier | VCT 2021: Stage 3 Masters - Berlin | 1 : 2 | $25,000 | |
| 2021-09-07 | 5 - 8th | B-Tier | LVP - Rising Series #3 | FF : W | $296 | |
| 2021-08-22 | 3rd | A-Tier | VCT 2021: EMEA Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs | 1 : 3 | $11,762 | |
| 2021-07-11 | 1st | A-Tier | VCT 2021: Europe Stage 3 Challengers 1 | 3 : 1 | $17,816 | |
| 2021-06-18 | 1st | B-Tier | LVP - Rising Series #2 | 2 : 0 | $2,382 | |
| 2021-03-21 | 1st | A-Tier | VCT 2021: Europe Stage 1 Masters | 3 : 2 | $60,000 |
Acend has been embroiled in a number of controversies over the years, most notably their involvement in the match-fixing scandal of 2016. This led to the team being banned from competitive play for a year, and their captain, Zheng "Ace" Ye, being given a lifetime ban from playing professionally.
More recently, the team has been accused of using unfair tactics during matches, such as "ghosting" (communicating with players who are not present in the game), and using exploits to gain an advantage. These accusations have led to calls for the team to be banned from competitive play once again.
The team has also been criticized for their treatment of their players, with some accusing them of being overbearing and demanding. This has led to a number of players leaving the team, often citing poor treatment as the reason.
Despite all of these controversies, Acend remains one of the most successful teams in the world, with a number of championship titles to their name. However, their reputation has been tarnished, and it remains to be seen if they will be able to rebound from all of the negative publicity.