The esports world is a vast one and there’s any number of teams and organisations spread across the umpteen competitive games out there.
And just like in the football world, there are some heavyweights that have dug in and become household names.
Let’s run through the five biggest and best teams out there currently in esports.
1. T1 (League of Legends)
The League of Legends powerhouse have been incredibly successful in recent years, having become the first team to win back-to-back World Championships with the same roster
Formerly known as S1 Telecom T1, the team recently refreshed with the addition of Doran to the squad in November.
The other four – Oner, Faker, Gumayusi, and Keria – have all been with the Korean esports squad for years.
With all of their stars under contract for some time yet, there could be a lot more success on the way.
2. NAVI (Counter-Strike)
Short for Natus Vincere (‘born to win’ in Latin) this esports organisation has enjoyed a lot of success over a wide variety of games.
Their CS team, however, are serious business. Much of the current lineup came together in 2023 and they have since claimed both the PGL Major Copenhagen as well as the Esports World Cup in 2024.
3. Team Liquid (DOTA 2)
Team Liquid are one of the most senior names around across the esports spectrum and have consistently put up strong DOTA 2 teams through the years.
The team scooped over €10 million in 2017 when they claimed The International – the Super Bowl of the DOTA world – with their previous roster.
Although that squad is now gone, captain miCKe has been at the helm since 2019 and his stewardship paid off when his side become two-time International champs in September.
4. Bilibili Gaming
Although they came up short to T1 at the Worlds final in November, BiliBili Gaming were a serious force across 2024 in League.
The Chinese organisation picked up some serious wins over the past 12 months: winning the LPL Spring, the LPL Summer and coming second in the Mid-Season Invitational.
Their rivalry with T1 is quickly becoming the ‘El Clasico‘ of League; where will this great rivalry go next?
5. Quadrant
Very much a growing brand, these upstarts only came along in 2020 when launched by F1 driver Lando Norris.
Norris himself is not a newcomer when it comes to esports as the 24-year-old has been a keen iRacing competitior as well as a Twitch streamer.
As well as gaming – which sees them compete in games such as Call of Duty – Quadrant also operates a successful YouTube channel as well as a clothing and lifestyle brand.
