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Steve Arhancet
BornJuly 11, 1981
Burlingame, California
🏳️ NationalityAmerican
💼 Occupation
Titleco-owner and co-CEO of Team Liquid

Steve Arhancet (born July 11, 1981), also known by his alias LiQuiD112, is a former professional gamer of the multiplayer online battle arena, League of Legends. He is currently the co-CEO and co-owner of Team Liquid.[1]

Arhancet was born in Burlingame, California but soon after moved to Leesburg, Virginia. Arhancet’s dad was a computer consultant, and using his dad’s computer along with an Atari, he quickly became interested in video games.[2] Arhancet graduated early from James Madison University with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA).[3][4] In 2002, Arhancet started working as an Independent Wealth Management Advisor for American Express Financial.[3]

Professional Gaming Career[edit]

Arhancet began his competitive gaming career by playing the 4X turn-based strategy computer game Civilization IV.[citation needed] In the game, Arhancet owned a competitive team, called Team XXX.[5] In 2011, Arhancet became interested in League of Legends shortly after the launch of the game.[3] Arhancet then expanded Team XXX to League of Legends, in which he was a support player for. Arhancet’s first tournament was the first season of the National ESL Premier League, but in the group stages, his team was absorbed by unRestricted Esports. On August 25, 2011 Curse Inc. signed the entire unRestricted roster including present day professional players such as Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng, and Eugene “Pobelter” Park. After playing on the roster for a short amount of time, Arhancet stepped down as a player, with Cody "Elementz" Sigfusson to take his place. Arhancet then took the role Director of Esports for Curse Gaming, becoming the manager for the team.[6]

Profession and Career[edit]

In March 2014, Steve parted ways with Curse Inc. and formed his own company, Competitive Esports, while still retaining the Curse branding. On January 6 2015, Team Curse merged with Team Liquid and Arhancet became co-owner of Team Liquid alongside the original owner, Victor Goossens.[7][8] On September 27, 2016 Team Liquid was bought by aXiomatic Gaming, although Team Liquid retained their name for branding purposes. Arhancet kept his position of co-CEO for Team Liquid, as well as started serving as a director for aXiomatic.[9]

Arhancet has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, US News, VentureBeat, Mashable, and on Netflix and Apple TV, with features such as Breaking Point and 7 Days Out, while securing partnerships with NBA legend Magic Johnson. He has also been featured in multiple podcasts, such as the Business of Esports where he discusses the origin story of Team Liquid.[10] His company’s sales increased after aXiomatics co-chairs and NBA team owners Peter Guber, Ted Leonsis, and Jeff Vinik bought and collaborated with Team Liquid.

In April 2019, Steve Arhancet and TSM CEO Andy “Reginald” Dinh laid down $100,000 on the match between their teams in the League Championship Series.[11] Team Liquid won the competition. Arhancet now operates a variety of games and oversees the recruiting process for Team Liquid’s many professional and academy teams. Arhancet worked on the project to create Liquid+, a platform that allows fans to see and learn about all things Team Liquid.[12]

References[edit]

  1. Dave, Paresh (June 11, 2016). "E-sports franchise owners". Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. TL Steve's story: From finance to esports CEO - dinner with Steve. YouTube. Retrieved December 5, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF1ZhhNwyd8
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Gaudiosi, John (September 25, 2012). "New Curse Gaming Director Of ESports Steve Arhancet Believes In The Future Of Pro Gaming".
  4. Arhancet, Steve. "Going Solo: Understanding the Bill Rate Question for Project Management Professionals".
  5. "XXX Interview with LiQuiD112". National ESL. April 15, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  6. Steve Arhancet (June 25, 2012). LEAGUE OF LEGENDS - LIQUID112 TEAM CURSE INTERVIEW. IGN.
  7. Jacobs, Harrison (April 21, 2015). "This man left a six-figure job to build a professional video game team that's now one of the biggest in the world". Business Insider.
  8. Goossens, Victor (January 6, 2015). "Team Liquid and Former Curse Become One".
  9. "aXiomatic Acquires Controlling Interest in Team Liquid, a Leading Professional Esports Franchise". Business Wire. September 27, 2016.
  10. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/steve-arhancet-team-liquid-future-of-esports-high/id1441808951?i=1000556676722
  11. Samples, R. (2019, April 13). Team Liquid and TSM owners bet $100,000 on 2019 LCS spring split finals. Dot Esports. Retrieved December 5, 2022, from https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/liquid-tsm-owners-bet-100k-2019-lcs-spring-finals
  12. https://naavik.co/themetacast/steve-arhancet


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