S8UL Esports
| Divisions | Battlegrounds Mobile India Garena Free Fire Clash of Clans |
|---|---|
| Based in | Maharashtra |
| Location | India |
| Manager | Siddhant "SID" Joshi |
| Partners | Gigabyte Aorus |
| Motto | Esports Growth in India [1] |
S8UL Esports (pronounced S-Eight-U-L) is an Indian professional eSports organization. It fields professional eSports roster in several mobile games. It was formed by partnership of Team SouL and Team 8-Bit.[2]
History[edit]
Team SouL[edit]
Team SouL was formed as a PUBG Mobile team in 2018 to compete in the DreamHack event held in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The initial roster of the team included Naman "MortaL" Mathur, Yash "VipeR" Soni, Harpreet "RonaK" Singh and Mohammed Owais Lakhani. [3]
In March 2019, Team SouL won PUBG Mobile India Series and won prize money of $41,806. Afterwards they won PMCO Spring Split 2019's Indian Championship and earned themselves a spot in the Global Finals.[4]
Team 8-Bit[edit]
Team 8-Bit was started by Animesh "Thug" Aggarwal as an Clash Royale clan. Later on in 2018, when PUBG Mobile was globally launched he set up a PUBG Mobile roster to compete in tournaments.[5]
Lokesh "Goldy" Jain, an entrepreneur from a business family in Delhi joined Team 8-Bit in 2019 partnering with Thug.[6]
Partnership[edit]
Mortal and Thug met through the game PUBG Mobile and soon developed a good friendship among them. They both realised they had the same vision of having a team of their own.[7]
Team SouL owned by MortaL and Team 8-Bit first exclusively owned by Thug and later co-owned with Goldy, became partners in Indian eSports scenario. Initially this partnership was informal, and was casually called S8UL. Eventually they decided to make the partnership official, and both organisations joined to form S8UL Esports.[8]
Content Creation[edit]
S8UL Esports is also produce content, primarily for YouTube, and has signed a number of content creators.[9]
The most popular content creators of S8UL on YouTube, in terms of subscribers count, are:
- MortaL
- sc0ut
- SOUL Regaltos
Gaming House[edit]
On April 2, 2021 S8UL revealed their gaming house where all of its competitive players and content creators will reside. Its price was revealed to be $1 Million, built around 15,000 square feet.[10] It is located in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.[11]
Current Division[edit]
Battlegrounds Mobile India[edit]
S8UL Esports features an Battlegrounds Mobile India roster. The team is named Team SouL and officialy referred to as Team SouL sponsored by S8UL Esports.[12]
| S8UL Esports Team SouL Battlegrounds Mobile India roster | |||||||||||||||||||
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Clash of Clans[edit]
On March 6, 2021 S8UL Esports announced their Clash of Clans lineup of several former Clash of Clans players for Team 8-Bit. [13]
The lineup consists of Archit, Akki, Ashish, Addy, Taxy and Virus.
Garena Free Fire[edit]
On 16 July, 2021 S8UL Esports announced their Free Fire roster.[14] S8UL has now entered into Free Fire competitive scene.[15]
The roster consists Martin, Raju, Mr. Gamer and MIND.
Former Division[edit]
Valorant[edit]
S8UL disbanded its Valorant roster on March 4, 2021, due to bad performance.[16]
S8UL signed the team Innocent 5 in January 2021. But later when the team failed to perform, it was decided to release the roster.[16]
The roster of S8UL Esports for Valorant consisted of Mithul "Binks69" Nayak, Harshvardhan "Kuzuri" Singh Panwar, Shreyas "Edit99" Kshirsagar, Sahil "Strixx" Rane, Tanmay "NotFox" Verma, and Rishabh "EzzzYy" Gupta.[17]
Call of Duty: Mobile[edit]
S8UL announced their Call of Duty: Mobile roster on March 4, 2021.[18]
The lineup of this team included Arav "Monk" Narang, Priyank "Death" Birajdar, Armaan "Moon Scope" Dharni, Akshan "Argon" Madhani, Amitabh "Xenon" Srivastav[19]
Awards and Achievements[edit]
PUBG Mobile[edit]
Achievements of Team SouL[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tournament | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19-5-2020 | 2nd | Skyesports Grand Slam: PUBGM Invitational | US$792 |
| 10-11-2019 | 2nd | PUBG Mobile Club Open - Fall Split: South Asia | US$30,000 |
| 15-6-2019 | 1st | PUBG Mobile Club Open - Spring Split: India | US$60,000 |
| 10-3-2019 | 1st | PUBG Mobile India Series 2019 | US$42,828 |
- Source: [20]
Awards won by Team SouL[edit]
| Date | Tournament | Player | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25-6-2020 | Matrix Invitational Cup | Fan Favourite | |
| 21-6-2020 | VLT Major Invitational Tournament Season 2 | Regaltos | Team MVP |
| 13-5-2019 | PUBGM Veteran Showdown: Captain's League | Fan Favourite Team | |
| 28-7-2019 | PUBG Mobile Club Open - Spring Split Global Finals | Mortal | Website Fan Favorite |
| 10-3-2019 | PUBG Mobile India Series 2019 | Most Kill By a Squad |
- Source: [20]
Call of Duty: Mobile[edit]
Achievements of Team S8UL[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tournament | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14-2-2021 | 2nd | Call Of Duty: Mobile India Cup - Pro | US$6,888 |
| 23-1-2021 | 2nd | ESM League - Season 2 | US$100 |
| 18-12-2020 | 3rd | ESPL Amateur Championship | US$136 |
| 17-12-2020 | 2nd | Reload 1.0 - Multiplayer | US$679 |
| 13-12-2020 | 1st | GoodGame1's Weekend Wars | US$542 |
| 22-11-2020 | 2nd | LOCO Battlefield League | US$337 |
| 17-11-2020 | 3rd | Ecstasy Cup | US$67 |
- Source: [21]
Awards won by Team S8UL[edit]
| Date | Tournament | Player | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17-12-2020 | Reload 1.0 - Multiplayer | Moonscope | MVP |
- Source: [21]
Management[edit]
Siddhant "SID" Joshi is the manager of every competitive esports lineups of S8UL .[22]
S8UL and all of its content creators' are managed by 8bit Creatives, a talent management firm run by Thug and Goldy.[23]
References[edit]
- ↑ "S8UL Bootcamp – Gaming House, Members, Location, Facility, Lineup, Earnings". Scrilling. 2021-06-21.
- ↑ "S8UL Bootcamp - Gaming House, Members, Location, Facility | » ADIX ESPORTS". ADIX ESPORTS. 2020-09-12. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ "Team SOUL PUBG: New Lineup History, Roster & Current Lineup". Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ Venkatesh, Aarthi (2019-11-28). "PMCO Fall Split Global Finals 2019 Team Spotlight: SouL is all set to slay the big stage". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ Vora, Mayank (2018-10-01). "PUBG: 4 Players who are on the Verge To Create History For India at PUBG Star Challenge". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ Goldy, 8Bit (2020-08-25). "PUBG Mobile: Who is 8bit Goldy?". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ "Indian PUBG Mobile pro 8Bit_Thug talks about his bonding with Mortal, team 8Bit- Technology News, Firstpost". Tech2. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ Sengupta, Shounak. "Interview with Lokesh 'Goldy' Jain - Team owner, 8bit". AFK Gaming. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ↑ Kumar, Mohit. "AnkkitaC and Sherlock Joins S8UL Esports As Content Creators » FirstSportz". firstsportz.com. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ Team, AnimationXpress (2021-04-05). "S8UL reveals their $1 million worth luxurious gaming house facility in India". AnimationXpress. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ Kumar, Mohit. "S8UL Gaming House 2.0: Officials Release a Glimpse of their New House » FirstSportz". firstsportz.com. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ "S8UL Esports announces BGMI Roster: Team SouL". TalkEsport. 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ "S8UL Esports Announces Their Clash Of Clans Roster". MOROESPORTS. 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ "S8UL Esports Introduces Brand New Free Fire Roster; Check List Of Players | WORLD OF YOUTH NEWS". Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ Gametube (2021-05-07). "S8UL Esports announces its Free Fire roster". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Kabir, Ahsan (2021-05-08). "S8UL Esports part ways with its VALORANT Roster, Check what happened". InsideSport. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ Khan, Titas "TeeKay" (2021-03-04). "S8ul Esports enters Valorant with former Innocent 5 roster". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ Gametube (2021-03-15). "S8UL Esports bids farewell to its Call of Duty Mobile roster". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ Gametube (2021-03-04). "S8UL Esports announces its official Call of Duty Mobile roster". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Team SouL". Liquipedia PUBG Wiki. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 "S8ul Esports". Liquipedia Call of Duty Wiki. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ↑ Gametube (2021-08-01). "Former TSM Entity PUBG Mobile manager, Sid, joins S8UL Esports". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ↑ says, Corinna Kopf reveals David Dobrik possible return to YouTube (2021-05-12). "S8UL vs 8Bit Creatives What is the difference? explained by 8Bit Thug". Gamecheckup: Gaming News, Reviews, Leaks and Fixes. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
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