Space Soldiers (eSports Organization)
| Full name | Space Soldiers Gaming A.Ş. |
|---|---|
| Short name | SpaceS |
| Sport | CS:GO FIFA 17 |
| Founded | 17 January 2015 |
| Folded | October 2018 |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Colours | Yellow and Black |
| CEO | Bünyamin Aydın |
| Head coach | Canpolat "hardstyle" Yıldıran |
| Captain | Engin "MAJ3R" Küpeli |
| Members | Ismailcan "XANTARES" Dörtkardeş Buğra "Calyx" Arkın Ahmet "paz" Karahoca Engin "MAJ3R" Küpeli Engin "ngiN" Kor Emre "Riv9" Kayır |
| Main sponsor | ByNoGame.com |
Space Soldiers is an E-Sport team founded in 2015 by Bünyamin Aydın and Edis Aydın. Originally, the team was active in only a single game: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Later on, the organization added a FIFA 17 player.
The team is well known by CS:GO fans for beating SK Gaming, the number 1 ranked CS:GO team at that time, in ESL Cologne 2017. The most notable achievement of the team is their runner-up status in WESG 2017. The team attended 2 CS:GO majors: ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018 and FACEIT Major London 2018. The team was ranked 12th best throughout March and April 2018.[1]
The organization also had an Academy team called Space Academy, with the purpose of guiding young Turkish players into good teams.
On 13 October 2018, the CS:GO players couldn't come to an agreement with the organization after they declined a financial offer. The organization ceased operations shortly after.[2]
Rosters[edit]
Before ceasing operations, the organization had the following players under contract:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive[edit]
| Nat. | Name | ID | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
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Ismailcan Dörtkardeş | XANTARES | Rifler |
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Buğra Arkın | Calyx | Rifler |
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Ahmet Karahoca | paz | Rifler |
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Engin Küpeli | MAJ3R | In-Game Leader |
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Engin Kor | ngiN | Support |
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Çağatay Sedef | DESPE | AWPer (Reserve) |
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Canpolat Yıldıran | hardstyle | Coach |
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Academy[edit]
| Nat. | Name | ID |
|---|---|---|
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Ahmet Civa | realzy |
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Kerimhan Duman | kero |
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Emre Biçer | e1 |
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Isa Aydın | jesus |
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Edis Aydın | edis |
FIFA 17[edit]
| Nat. | Name | ID |
|---|---|---|
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Emre Kayır | Riv9 |
Former Players[edit]
Contracted[edit]
| Nat. | Name | ID |
|---|---|---|
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Tugay Keskin | TuGuX |
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Cihan Gönek | ONLY |
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Emre Biçer | e1 |
Stand-Ins[edit]
| Nat. | Name | ID |
|---|---|---|
|
Joey Schlosser | fxy0 |
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Tarık Çelik | tarik |
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Salih Onaran | marqnue |
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Berker Kubat | gAndhi |
Achievements[edit]
In the last 3 years of existence, the team has stayed with the same core players, with the following achievements:
| Tournament | Tier | Placement |
|---|---|---|
| BLAST Pro Series Istanbul 2018 | S-Tier | 4th |
| ESL Belo Horizonte 2018 | S-Tier | 5-6th |
| DreamHack Austin 2018 | A-Tier | 1st |
| ESL Pro League Season 7 Finals | S-Tier | 9-12th |
| ESL Pro League Season 7 Europe | S-Tier | 5th |
| FACEIT Major London 2018 Main Qualifier | S-Tier | 15-16th |
| WESG 2017 | S-Tier | 2nd |
| Play2Live Cryptomasters | B-Tier | 2nd |
| ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018 | S-Tier | 9-11th [3] |
| ELEAGUE Major 2018 European Minor | A-Tier | 1st |
| ESEA MDL Season 25 Global Challenge | A-Tier | 1st |
| ESL One Cologne 2017 | S-Tier | 12-14th |
| GeForce Cup 2017 | B-Tier | 1st |
| WESG 2016 | S-Tier | 4th |
| WESG Middle East Championship 2016 | B-Tier | 1st |
| ASUS Rog Summer 2016 | B-Tier | 1st |
| Copenhagen Games 2016 | A-Tier | 3rd-4th |
Controversy[edit]
The main reason for the players and the organization parting their ways is because the players were not happy with their salaries. The organization hadn't made a roster move since Mid-2017, when DESPE took a break from the game and former player ngiN was brought in. At this time, the team wasn't known much outside Turkey, so the players signed a long contract with a low salary. In January 2018, the roster started to pick up the pace as they attended the ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018 and won several international tournaments. Although not much is known, it was obvious that the players weren't happy with the organization and their low salaries. At some point, the players changed their profile pictures to completely black, instead of the logo of Space Soldiers. Finally in September 2018, the two sides agreed to part their ways, but not before they attended a major tournament in home soil Turkey (BLAST Pro Series Istanbul) for the last time.
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