Virtus.pro

Virtus.Pro
Location Russia
Founded 2003
Divisions Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
World of Tanks
Starcraft II
Website Website

Virtus.pro or Virtus Pro is an esports team from Russia with competing teams in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, World of Tanks and Starcraft II. In November 2015 the team got an investment of over $100,000,000 USD from Alisher Usmanovof's USM Holdings.[1][2]

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

2014

Virtus pro won EMS One Katowice 2014 by beating Ninjas in Pyjamas in the finals.[3] The team then got 5-8 at ESL One Cologne 2014.[4]

2015

Virtus Pro won at ESEA 18th season in April.[5] Virtus pro beat Natus Vincere to win CEVO Season 7 in July.[6]

On October 2 it was announced that Virtus pro had joined an esports team trade union along with a dozen other teams.[7]

Roster

Results

Dota 2

2015

Got 5-6 at The International 2015.

Roster

World of Tanks

Starcraft 2

References

  1. Lingle, Samuel (October 15, 2015). "Virtus.Pro receives investment that could hit $100 million". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  2. Sillis, Ben (October 16, 2015). "What can $100 million buy an eSports team?". Red Bull eSports. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  3. Nordmark, Sam 'Wndwrt' (March 17, 2014). "EMS One Katowice concludes with Virtus.pro dominating NiP". onGamers. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  4. "ESL One Cologne 2014 – Winners". Counter-Strike. Valve Corporation. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  5. Wynne, Jared (Apr 20, 2015). "Virtus Pro win, Americans lose at ESEA". The Daily Dot.
  6. Wynne, Jared (July 27, 2015). "Virtus Pro topple Na`Vi, Americans at CEVO". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  7. Lewis, Richard (October 3, 2015). "E-Sports Team Union Formalises And Reveals Demands For 2016". E-Frag. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  8. "News: NiP wins over Virtus Pro at Copenhagen Games 2014". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2014-04-22.

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