Gen.G Esports

Team Information

Location:

United States

China

Region:

China

Founders:

Kevin Chou

Kent Wakeford

CEO:

Arnold Hur

Approx. Total Winnings:

$159,500

Games:

Global Offensive
Counter-Strike 2

Links

History

Created:

: 2017-07-12

: 2019-12-06

: 2024-02-21

Disbanded:

2024-10-21

Gen.G Esports (often abbreviated as Gen.G and officially short for Generation Gaming, and formerly known as KSV eSports) is an American professional esports organization.

Timeline

Player Roster

Organization

Active

ID	Name		Join Date
Arnold Hur	(Arnold Hur) Arnold Hur	Role: (CEO)	Join Date: 2021-12-15 ^[14]
Kevin Chou	(Kevin Chou) Kevin Chou	Role: (Co-Founder, Executive Chairman)	Join Date: 2017-07-12
Kent Wakeford	(Kent Wakeford) Kent Wakeford	Role: (Co-Founder, Vice Chairman)	Join Date: 2017-07-12
Chris Park	(Chris Park) Chris Park	Role: (Board Member)	Join Date: 2021-12-15 ^[14]

Former

Former Organization
ID	Name		Join Date	Leave Date	New Team
Infi	(Liu Yingfei) Liu Yingfei	Role: (Manager)	Join Date: 2023-05-22	Leave Date: 2025-01-23 ^[13]	Team Aster (Manager)
Arnold	(Arnold Hur) Arnold Hur	Role: (COO)	Join Date: 2019-03-05 ^[15]	Leave Date: 2021-12-15 ^[14]	Gen.G Esports (CEO)
Chris Park	(Chris Park) Chris Park	Role: (CEO)	Join Date: 2019-01-15 ^[16]	Leave Date: 2021-12-15 ^[14]	Gen.G Esports (Board Member)
Dominic Kallas	(Dominic Kallas) Dominic Kallas	Role: (Head of U.S. Operations)	Join Date: 2018-07-??	Leave Date: 2021-12-03 ^[17]	TSM (VP Of Esports)
Stanz	(Nathan Stanz) Nathan Stanz	Role: (General Manager)	Join Date: 2018-09-??	Leave Date: 2021-02-03 ^[18]

Results

Gallery

Rosters

Gen.G Esports in 2024
From left to right:
heartZ ∙ Resay ∙ ScreaMy ∙ miracle ∙ Erye
Gen.G Esports upon winning DreamHack Open Anaheim 2020
From left to right:
daps · BnTeT · s0m · autimatic · Elmapuddy · koosta

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Gen.G Esports (2019-12-06). "We are honored to join the CS:GO community and welcome three veteran players as the core of our CS roster".
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Gen.G Esports (2019-12-09). "You guessed it!".
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Gen.G Esports (2019-12-22). "We’re so happy to announce @BnTeTCSGO will join the Gen.G CS:GO roster!".
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Gen.G Esports (2020-09-11). "As of today, @daps has stepped down from Gen.G's CSGO roster".
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 daps (2020-09-18). "Forgot to say this but as of yesterday I am officially contract free for the first time in 5 years".
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 NRG Esports (2020-10-07). "Oh...looks like NRG Valorant found their duelist".
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Gen.G Esports (2021-01-21). "You know and love him from our CS:GO team, but now it’s time to #ChangeTheGame".
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 EXTREMUM (2021-01-24). "We are ready to show you another way – #OURWAY".
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 Cloud9 (2021-01-24). "Bet you've never seen this coming".
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 T1 (2021-02-04). "Let's get to work. Welcome @autimaticTV to T1 VALORANT!".
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 ^11.3 ^11.4 ^11.5 ^11.6 Gen.G Esports (2024-02-21). "Gen.G CS2 2024大名单官宣" [Gen.G CS2 2024 Roster Official Announcement] (in Simplified Chinese).
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 ^12.3 ^12.4 ^12.5 YINXING (2024-04-30). "Gen.G Esports与Siyi和rosar分道扬镳，并签下Erye和Resay入队" [Gen.G Esports part ways with Siyi and rosar and sign Erye and Resay] (in Simplified Chinese). MythYLHB.
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 ^13.3 ^13.4 ^13.5 ^13.6 ^13.7 YINXING (2025-02-02). "Gen.G Esports CS2 disbands". MythYLHB.
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 ^14.3 Jonno Nicholson (2019-01-15). "Gen.G promotes Arnold Hur to CEO". Esports Insider.
↑ Andrew Hayward (2019-03-05). "Gen.G Esports Promotes Arnold Hur to Chief Operating Officer". The Esports Observer.
↑ Christina Settimi (2019-01-15). "How Esports Company Gen.G Poached Its CEO From Major League Baseball". Forbes.
↑ Dominic Kallas (2021-12-03). "It’s the end of an era".
↑ Nathan Stanz (2021-02-03). "I’ve decided to step down from Gen.G".

[CSGO-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Gen.G Esports (2019-12-06). "We are honored to join the CS:GO community and welcome three veteran players as the core of our CS roster".

[+s0m-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Gen.G Esports (2019-12-09). "You guessed it!".

[+BnTeT-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Gen.G Esports (2019-12-22). "We’re so happy to announce @BnTeTCSGO will join the Gen.G CS:GO roster!".

[daps_bench-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Gen.G Esports (2020-09-11). "As of today, @daps has stepped down from Gen.G's CSGO roster".

[-daps-5] 5.0 ^5.1 daps (2020-09-18). "Forgot to say this but as of yesterday I am officially contract free for the first time in 5 years".

[-s0m-6] 6.0 ^6.1 NRG Esports (2020-10-07). "Oh...looks like NRG Valorant found their duelist".

[-koosta-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Gen.G Esports (2021-01-21). "You know and love him from our CS:GO team, but now it’s time to #ChangeTheGame".

[-BnTeT-8] 8.0 ^8.1 EXTREMUM (2021-01-24). "We are ready to show you another way – #OURWAY".

[-Elmapuddy-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Cloud9 (2021-01-24). "Bet you've never seen this coming".

[-autimatic-10] 10.0 ^10.1 T1 (2021-02-04). "Let's get to work. Welcome @autimaticTV to T1 VALORANT!".

[2024_roster-11] 11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 ^11.3 ^11.4 ^11.5 ^11.6 Gen.G Esports (2024-02-21). "Gen.G CS2 2024大名单官宣" [Gen.G CS2 2024 Roster Official Announcement] (in Simplified Chinese).

[-2+2-12] 12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 ^12.3 ^12.4 ^12.5 YINXING (2024-04-30). "Gen.G Esports与Siyi和rosar分道扬镳，并签下Erye和Resay入队" [Gen.G Esports part ways with Siyi and rosar and sign Erye and Resay] (in Simplified Chinese). MythYLHB.

[gengdisbands-13] 13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 ^13.3 ^13.4 ^13.5 ^13.6 ^13.7 YINXING (2025-02-02). "Gen.G Esports CS2 disbands". MythYLHB.

[Hur_CEO-14] 14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 ^14.3 Jonno Nicholson (2019-01-15). "Gen.G promotes Arnold Hur to CEO". Esports Insider.

[15] Andrew Hayward (2019-03-05). "Gen.G Esports Promotes Arnold Hur to Chief Operating Officer". The Esports Observer.

[16] Christina Settimi (2019-01-15). "How Esports Company Gen.G Poached Its CEO From Major League Baseball". Forbes.

[17] Dominic Kallas (2021-12-03). "It’s the end of an era".

[18] Nathan Stanz (2021-02-03). "I’ve decided to step down from Gen.G".

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Former Squad
ID	Name		Join Date	Leave Date	New Team
heartZ	(Yang Yihang) Yang Yihang		Join Date: 2024-02-21 ^[11]	Leave Date: 2024-10-21 ^[13]	FATED RISE
ScreaMy	(Ma Liang) Ma Liang		Join Date: 2024-02-21 ^[11]	Leave Date: 2024-10-21 ^[13]
miracle	(Jin Jinghao) Jin Jinghao		Join Date: 2024-02-21 ^[11]	Leave Date: 2024-10-21 ^[13]
Erye	(Yang Hancheng) Yang Hancheng		Join Date: 2024-05-20 ^[12]	Leave Date: 2024-10-21 ^[13]
Resay	(Li Yifan) Li Yifan		Join Date: 2024-05-20 ^[12]	Leave Date: 2024-10-21 ^[13]
KYO	(Feng Lihui) Feng Lihui	Role: (Coach)	Join Date: 2024-02-21 ^[11]	Leave Date: 2024-10-21 ^[13]	YINXING Gaming White (Coach)

Former Players
ID	Name	Join Date	Leave Date	New Team
Siyi	(Li Zichao) Li Zichao	Join Date: 2024-02-21 ^[11]	Leave Date: 2024-04-30 ^[12]	Shika
rosar	(Zhou Yuhao) Zhou Yuhao	Join Date: 2024-02-21 ^[11]	Leave Date: 2024-04-30 ^[12]	Pressure Monsters

Former Squad
ID	Name		Join Date	Leave Date	New Team
autimatic	(Timothy Ta) Timothy Ta		Join Date: 2019-12-06 ^[1]	Leave Date: 2021-02-04 ^[10]	Retired
koosta	(Kenneth Suen) Kenneth Suen		Join Date: 2019-12-06 ^[1]	Leave Date: 2021-01-21 ^[7]	Retired
BnTeT	(Hansel Ferdinand) Hansel Ferdinand		Join Date: 2019-12-22 ^[3]	Leave Date: 2021-01-24 ^[8]	EXTREMUM
Elmapuddy	(Chris Tebbit) Chris Tebbit	Role: (Coach)	Join Date: 2019-12-06 ^[1]	Leave Date: 2021-01-24 ^[9]	Cloud9 (Coach)

Former Players
ID	Name	Join Date	Inactive Date	Leave Date	New Team
s0m	(Sam Oh) Sam Oh	Join Date: 2019-12-09 ^[2]	Inactive Date:	Leave Date: 2020-10-07 ^[6]	Retired
daps	(Damian Steele) Damian Steele	Join Date: 2019-12-06 ^[1]	Inactive Date: 2020-09-11 ^[4]	Leave Date: 2020-09-17 ^[5]	Retired


ID	Name	Replacing	ID	Name	Tournament(s)
Xizt	Richard Landström	None			Flashpoint Season 2
kreaz	Rasmus Johansson	None			Flashpoint Season 2
cxzi	Danny Strzelczyk	None			ESL Pro League Season 12: North America

Date	Place	Tier	Type		Result		Prize

2024-07-31	9th - 10th	B-Tier	Offline	XSE Pro League Season 2	1/1/2	Grp S.	-
2020-11-22	9th - 10th	S-Tier	Online	Flashpoint Season 2	1 : 2		-
2020-09-22	6th	S-Tier	Online	ESL Pro League Season 12: North America	3/4	Grp S.	$15,500
2020-08-22	7th - 8th	S-Tier	Online	ESL One: Cologne 2020 Online - North America	0 : 2		$2,500
2020-07-05	2nd	A-Tier	Online	cs_summit 6 Online: North America	0 : 3		$16,000
2020-06-12	5th - 6th	A-Tier	Online	DreamHack Masters Spring 2020: North America	0 : 2		$5,000
2020-06-07	4th	A-Tier	Online	BLAST Premier: Spring 2020 American Showdown	0 : 2		$17,500
2020-05-10	1st	A-Tier	Online	ESL One: Road to Rio - North America	2 : 1		$18,000
2020-04-13	5th - 6th	S-Tier	Offline/Online	Flashpoint Season 1	1 : 2		$35,000
2020-02-23	1st	A-Tier	Offline	DreamHack Open Anaheim 2020	2 : 0		$50,000
Extended list of results

Date	Tier	Type	Tournament	Score	vs. Opponent
July 31, 2024 - 18:50 CST	B-Tier	Offline	XSE Pro League Season 2 - Group A	0 : 2	GS
July 31, 2024 - 17:00 CST	B-Tier	Offline	XSE Pro League Season 2 - Group A	0 : 2	SH
July 30, 2024 - 19:30 CST	B-Tier	Offline	XSE Pro League Season 2 - Group A	2 : 0	GS
July 30, 2024 - 17:00 CST	B-Tier	Offline	XSE Pro League Season 2 - Group A	1 : 1	SH
June 29, 2024 - 15:30 CST	C-Tier	Online	Asian Super League S4: PS - Group B	0 : 2	IHC
June 27, 2024 - 13:00 CST	C-Tier	Online	Asian Super League S4: PS - Group B	0 : 2	WDNMD
June 25, 2024 - 20:10 CST	C-Tier	Online	QU Pro League	0 : 2	SH
June 25, 2024 - 15:00 CST	C-Tier	Online	Asian Super League S4: PS - Group B	0 : 2	Bromo
June 21, 2024 - 21:00 CST	C-Tier	Online	QU Pro League	1 : 2	RGQQ
June 6, 2024 - 20:30 SGT	C-Tier	Online	ESEA S49 - Asia Open - Playoffs	1 : 2	The Huns

Team	Overview Results Played Matches
Organization	Arnold Hur Chris Park Kent Wakeford Kevin Chou

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Gen.G Esports

Timeline

Player Roster

Former

Former

Organization

Active

Former

Results

Gallery

Rosters

References