Aphelion eSports
| Abbreviation | AE |
|---|---|
| Motto | "Always Evolving" |
| Formation | August 10th, 2019 |
| Headquarters | Massachusetts |
CEO | Matthew "MacSauce" O'Toole |
| Website | https://www.aphelionesports.org/ |
Aphelion eSports (AE) is a North American based professional gaming, esports, and creative organization based out of Massachusetts. Their primary focus is on mobile gaming, with PC gaming as a sub-focus. It was founded in 2019 by Matthew "MacSauce" O'Toole, "Staple", "Levels", "Jax", and "Ninja". Aphelion eSports currently fields esports teams in Brawl Stars, Clash of Clans, Call of Duty: Mobile, League of Legends: Wild Rift, and PUBG Mobile. They also have a roster of a variety of content creators that cover a number of games, regions, and topics.
History
2019
In August, Aphelion eSports was founded as the original members left another organization. From the start they entered Brawl Stars, Fortnite Mobile, and Call of Duty: Mobile. In the remaining months of the year, Aphelion then entered Clash of Clans and Clash Royale.
2020
In February, the Aphelion eSports Clash of Clans team qualified for the Clash of Clans World Championship 2020 February Qualifier and earned a ticket to play live the next month in Katowice, Poland by reaching the Top 4 of the ESL Play Pre-Qualifier. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the live event in Poland was cancelled and the Qualifier was pushed back and finally played online in June.[1]
In October, Aphelion eSports brought on their first official partner, UMG Truck, UMG Truck MA.[2] In the remaining months of the year, they then picked up the European Call of Duty: Mobile team Cold Esports, fresh off their 2nd Place finish in Stage 4 of the Call of Duty Mobile 2020 World Championship.[3] That was then followed up by the signing of the European Clash of Clans team formerly with Qlash.
2021
In January, Aphelion eSports acquired fellow North American esports organization Team Clovers. Later that month, Aphelion signed an upcoming North American Brawl Stars team featuring the players Slash, Zhar, Squashy, and Skywalker.
In March, Aphelion eSports expanded their coverage in Brawl Stars by signing the Latam South team CYP fresh off of winning the March Monthly Finals of Brawl Stars Championship 2021. Later that month, Aphelion entered the PUBG Mobile scene with the signing of Segment X featuring the players Kingeh, Enigma, Slapped, LoLo, Prophecy, and Valic, qualifying them into the PUBGM Pro League Spring Split 2021.
In June, the Aphelion eSports European Clash of Clans roster expired and they chose not to re-sign. Later that month, Aphelion signed the Japanese Clash of Clans roster Team Ninja, formerly known as M2 Ninja, consisting of Shoya, SIO, Barsan, Garakuta, Kazuma, and Choco to finish out the competitive season.[4] In their first month of signing, the Aphelion eSports Japanese Clash of Clans team qualified for and participated in the Clash World Championship 2021 July Monthly Qualifiers achieving a 4th place finish.
In September, the Aphelion eSports Japanese Clash of Clans team competed in and placed 2nd in the Clash MSTRS community event, earning themselves a Silver Ticket which provides qualification into the Clash World Championship 2021 Last Chance Qualifier.[5] Later that same month, the Aphelion eSports Latam South Brawl Stars team finished in 2nd place in the Brawl Stars World Championship 2021 September Monthly Finals locking in enough points to qualify for the World Finals in Bucharest, Romania in November.[6]
In November, the Aphelion eSports Japanese Clash of Clans team competed in Day 1 of the Clash World Championship 2021 Last Chance Qualifier and achieved a 1st Place finish earning themselves a Golden Ticket to the Clash World Championship 2021 Finals. Later that month, the Aphelion eSports Latam South Brawl Stars team traveled to Bucharest, Romania to compete live in the Brawl Stars World Championship 2021 Finals, where they ultimately finished the event in 9th Place, falling to Japanese team ZETA Division who went on to become Champions of the event.
In December, the Aphelion eSports Japanese Clash of Clans team competed in the Clash World Championship 2021 Finals, where they ultimately finished the event in 5th Place.
Management
| Nat. | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
|
Matthew "MacSauce" O'Toole | CEO |
|
Michael "Winter" Hardoon | COO |
| 29x29px | Matthew Elder | CBDO |
Current Rosters
Content Creators
| Nat. | Name | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 29x29px | Bill Russell | Bill Russell Voice Actor |
| 29x29px | Wintermeadow | |
|
Panda - Brawl Stars | |
| 29x29px | Chi | ChiMobileX |
| 29x29px | Nicholas | MenAc3 |
| 29x29px | LiquifiedIce | |
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|
Jake | JKeyyYT |
Brawl Stars
| Nat. | Name | Alias | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
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|
Caio | CaioDog | Player |
| 27x27px | Kaio | KaioDog | Player |
| 27x27px | Vitor | VTzim | Player |
|
Felipe | Trekking | Manager |
Clash of Clans
| Nat. | Name | Alias | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Shoya | Shoya | Player |
| 27x27px | Shota | Garakuta | Player |
| 27x27px | Kazunori | Barsan | Player |
| 27x27px | Kazuma | Kazuma | Player |
| 27x27px | Koyo | Choco | Player |
| 27x27px | Kohei | SIO | Player |
| 28x28px | Gaurang | Rated R | Coach/Manager |
|
Alessio | Boom | Manager |
References
- ↑ "Clash Worlds 2020 Live Event Changes Due to COVID-19". oneesports.gg.
- ↑ "Marlborough mobile video game company, Northborough eSports organization pair up". Metrowest Daily News.
- ↑ "Aphelion Esports signs former Cold Esports". of Gamers.
- ↑ "Aphelion eSports CEO Matthew O'Toole talks Northern Arena Clash Championship, roster swap, team building". squadstate.com.
- ↑ "Last Chance Qualifier and World Championship 2021 Finals Schedule". Clash of Clans Official Blog. Unknown parameter
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