Denial Esports

{{short description|Former esports organization based in the United States}}

{{More citations needed|date=December 2018}}

{{Infobox sports team

| name = Denial Esports

| logo = Denial eSports logo.png

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| short_name =

| nicknames = The Wolf Pack

| sport_label = Divisions

| sport = Call of Duty
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Halo
Heroes of the Storm
League of Legends
Overwatch
Paladins
Smite

| founded = {{start date|2013|06|04}}

| folded = {{end date|2019|05|31}}

| location = United States
United Kingdom (CoD)
South America (CS:GO)

| ceo = Robby "Ringokid" Ringnalda

| owner = Robert Bowling

| manager =

| fanclub =

| partners = [https://opseat.com/ OPSEAT]
[https://metathreads.com/collections/denial-esports META Threads]
Razer
Twitch

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| website = {{Official URL}}

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Denial Esports (previously stylized as Denial eSports) was a professional esports organization based in the United States. They were most well known for their Call of Duty team being 2015 world champions, having won the Call of Duty Championship 2015.{{Cite web|title=CoD Champs 2015: Denial eSports Wins It All|url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/cod-champs-2015-denial-esports-wins-it-all|access-date=2020-12-04|website=www.redbull.com}}

Former Infinity Ward development lead Robert Bowling bought the team on January 14, 2016.{{cite web |url= https://venturebeat.com/2016/01/14/ex-call-of-duty-developer-acquires-denial-esports-team/ |title=Ex-Call of Duty developer acquires Denial esports team |first=MIKE |last=MINOTTI |website=VentureBeat |date= January 14, 2016 }}

In September 2017, the organization went inactive and their website went down due to issues paying players and staff.{{cite web |url= https://dotesports.com/culture/news/denial-esports-owner-robby-ringnalda-allegedly-owes-players-more-than-35000 |title= Denial Esports owner Robby Ringnalda allegedly owes players more than $35,000 |first=Nicole |last= Carpenter |website=Dot Esports |date= September 27, 2018}} The organization later resumed operations, but was dissolved on 31 May 2019.{{cite news |title=Denial Esports shuts down as co-owner goes on insane rant - "Go f*ck yourself" This upcoming season, Rezzy, former captain of Hotti Gaming, will be playing alongside his teammates Dozenth, and Hawker.|url=https://www.dexerto.com/esports/denial-esports-close-down-co-owner-insane-rant-676371 |access-date=June 18, 2019 |work=Dexerto |date=May 31, 2019 |language=en}}