Scarz

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SCARZ
Short nameSZ
DivisionsCall of Duty
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
FIFA
Fortnite
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Rainbow Six Siege
Vainglory
Winning Eleven
Apex Legends
Identity V
FoundedFebruary 2012 (2012-02)
LocationJapan
CEOYoichi "TFORT" Tomori
ManagerNaoya "NAO" Endo
PartnersAMD
FC Tokyo
Kingston
LG Electronics
Netgear
Parent groupXENOZ Co., Ltd.
Websitewww.scarz.net Edit this at Wikidata

Scarz (stylized as SCARZ) is a Japanese esports organization that was founded in 2012. It has players competing in the domestic and international scenes as a representative of Japan's esports community.[1]

History[edit]

The organization was founded in February 2012 as an amateur team competing in the Battlefield 3 pro scene.[2] It then became a professional esports organization in 2015. The name SCARZ was derived from scars, as the organization was "founded with the intention of leaving an impression on people's hearts".[3] The organization also has a mentorship program to train Japanese emerging pro players.[4] On 13 April 2018, the organization began a partnership with Japanese football club FC Tokyo.[5]

Current rosters[edit]

Apex Legends – Europe[edit]

Nat. ID Role Join Date
Germany Gerovic12 Defensive 2022-11-02
Germany Taisheen Recon 2021-03-20
Portugal Hiarka Offensive 2022-11-02

Call of Duty[edit]

Nat. ID Role Join Date
Japan Hunt Player 2015-10-27
Japan Leisia Player 2018-01-21
Japan Panther Player 2018-01-21
Japan Ponty Player 2018-06-11
Japan Ekiben Manager 2018-04-21

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege[edit]

Nat. ID Name Role Join Date
South Korea iLeven Wonil Cha Player 2019-06-12[6]
South Korea Demic Daeyeong Kim Player 2019-06-12[6]
South Korea Coldbro Player 2020-9-21
South Korea Nosferatu Player 2020-9-21
South Korea Kanos Seongbeom Lee Player 2020-01-30[7]
Italy Hybrid Riccardo Massimino Font Coach 2019-06-12[6]

Former rosters[edit]

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive[edit]

Nat. ID Name Role
Japan barce Ryo Takebayashi Support
Japan crow Tomoaki Maruoka Lurker
Japan Laz Koji Ushida In-game leader
Japan t4k3J Shogo Takemori Support
Japan Reita Ryu Oshiro Rifler
Japan poem Yumeki Shibasaki Entry fragger
Japan zyoutan Tatsumi Goto Manager

References[edit]

  1. ^ "プロe-Sportsチーム「SCARZ」とのスポンサー契約締結について". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1|PR TIMES. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Pro e-Sports Team SCARZとの提携及びスポンサードのお知らせ". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1|PR TIMES. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ "About | SCARZ". www.scarz.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Scarz are running a special Street Fighter V mentoring scheme to train a new Japanese pro player". Shoryuken. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  5. ^ "【NEW PARTNER】FC東京と協力体制の合意 | SCARZ". www.scarz.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "【R6S】新体制及び新チームの発表① – SCARZ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  7. ^ "【R6S】メンバー変更のお知らせ① – SCARZ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 January 2020.

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