Esports organization G2 Esports has partnered with Tier One Entertainment’s esports division, known as Blacklist International. The partnership will see the two work together on a variety of series and brand activations, but it will also revolve around a League of Legends: Wild Rift team supported by both parties.
The team will be known as G2 Blacklist and will operate from the Philippines, sporting the following roster.
With Hans “WUrahhhh” Solano as head coach and Keiya “XDXP” Laureta as assistant coach.
“We are combining the best of East and West to conquer a new esports competition,” said Alban Dechelotte, CEO of G2 Esports. “As two great winning organizations, the G2 and Blacklist association was created with great ambitions. Blacklist is a winning team, full of successful people who have helped them dominate the mobile esports market. Asia is where Wild Rift is destined to succeed and we wanted to be a part of it and bring a G2 team to our fans in the region.”
The team will compete in the Wild Rift League Asia Phase 2 Qualifiers tomorrow (Friday, February 17).