Infamous Gaming

Infamous Gaming was founded in December 2015, with an initial roster composed primarily by former members of Team Unknown, who, founded earlier in 2015, were the first South American team to participate in a Valve event, the Frankfurt Major.

Initially, Infamous competed in a number of Minor and Qualifier tier tournaments throughout the first half of 2016 but made its first breakthrough by finishing first in the WESG Americas Finals.{{cite web|url=https://moda.com.pe/noticias/tecnologia/dota-2-infamous-wesg-2016-china-24769#1|title=El equipo de 'Dota 2' Infamous es campeón de América en la WESG y se va a China|date=24 October 2016|website=moda.com.pe|accessdate=10 December 2019}} Their position qualified them for entry in the WESG tournament in Changzhou, China. After winning their first two matches, the team lost 1–2 to Cloud9 in the semifinals and again 1–2 to Alliance to place fourth.{{cite web|url=https://rpp.pe/blog/pc-gaming/dota-2-infamous-gaming-quedo-en-el-cuarto-puesto-de-la-wesg-en-china-noticia-1023770|title=Infamous Gaming quedó en el cuarto puesto de la WESG en China|first=Alberto|last=Nishiyama|date=15 January 2017|website=rpp.pe|accessdate=11 December 2019}}

Infamous was invited to participate and placed first in the South American regional qualifiers for The International 2017 earning a place in the championship tournament in Seattle. The team was defeated by OG in the first group round to place 13th-16th.{{cite web|url=https://esportsinsider.com/2017/08/timado-dota-2-interview/|date=13 August 2017|accessdate=11 December 2019|website=esportsinsider.com|first=Oliver|last=Ring|title=Enzo "Timado" Gianoli – Infamous – "It's way more cool than playing pub games"}}{{cite news|url=https://elcomercio.pe/tecnologia/videojuegos/dota-2-infamous-gaming-homenajeado-seattle-participacion-mundial-noticia-noticia-448032-noticia/|date=7 August 2017|accessdate=11 December 2019|title=Dota 2: Infamous Gaming fue felicitado en Seattle por su participación en el mundial|newspaper=El Comercio|first=José Miguel|last=Vivanco

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Infamous competed in several tournaments in 2018, including placing fourth in the GESC Indonesia Minor,{{cite web|url=https://www.vpesports.com/dota2/infamous-down-to-four-players-after-scofield-leaves-the-team|title=Infamous down to four players after Scofield leaves the team|website=vpesports.com|date=22 March 2008|accessdate=11 December 2019|first=Andreea|last=Esanu|archive-date=11 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211155612/https://www.vpesports.com/dota2/infamous-down-to-four-players-after-scofield-leaves-the-team|url-status=dead}} an international pro-circuit tournament where earned points would help qualify for participation in The International 2018. However, it was reported that the team failed to register its roster the previous month, forcing them to participate in the open qualifiers, in which the team was eliminated after placing 4-5th.{{cite web|url=https://www.vpesports.com/dota-2/infamous-ineligible-for-a-ti8-invite-due-to-roster-lock-issues/|title=Infamous Ineligible for A TI8 Invite Due to Roster Lock Issues|website=vpesports.com|date=20 March 2018|accessdate=11 December 2019|first=Yuhui|last=Zhu|archive-date=11 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211155617/https://www.vpesports.com/dota-2/infamous-ineligible-for-a-ti8-invite-due-to-roster-lock-issues/|url-status=dead}}

During EPICENTER Major 2019, Infamous Gaming only had one player from South American region. Black^, one of the players, have commented that this practice is overall positive to the development of weaker regions.{{Cite web |date=2019-06-27 |title=Black^: «Больше всего мне понравилось в Китае» {{!}} Dota 2 |url=https://dota2.ru/interviews/12272-black-bolshe-vsego-mne-ponravilos-v-kitae/ |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=dota2.ru |language=ru}}

Infamous again placed first in the South American regional qualifiers for The International 2019 in Shanghai.{{cite web|url=https://www.vpesports.com/dota2/ti9-infamous-the-ever-morphling-roster|title=ITI9 team profile: Infamous the ever Morphling roster|first=Andreea|last=Esanu|website=vpnesports.com|date=26 July 2019|accessdate=7 December 2019|archive-date=9 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209181751/https://www.vpesports.com/dota2/ti9-infamous-the-ever-morphling-roster|url-status=dead}} After being placed in the lower-bracket following the round-robin, Infamous won their first two matches 1–0 against Keen Gaming and 2–1 against Newbee.{{cite web|url=https://peru21.pe/videojuegos/infamous-gaming-equipo-peruano-dota-2-emociono-lagrimas-narradores-video-498265-noticia|title=Infamous Gaming: Equipo peruano de 'Dota 2' emocionó hasta las lágrimas a los narradores|website=peru21.pe|date=23 August 2019|accessdate=15 December 2019}} In the third round of the lower bracket the team was defeated by 0-2 Team Secret placing 7-8th.{{cite web|url=https://dotesports.com/dota-2/news/infamous-will-stay-together-after-top-half-showing-at-the-international-2019|title=Infamous will stay together after top-8 placing at The International 2019|date=28 August 2019|website=dotesports.com|accessdate=10 December 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://rpp.pe/videojuegos/esports/en-vivo-dota-2-infamous-gaming-enfrenta-a-team-secret-en-busca-de-seguir-haciendo-historia-en-the-international-2019-stream-videos-twitch-noticia-1215859|title=Dota 2: Infamous Gaming pierde 2-0 contra Team Secret y se despide de The International 2019|date=23 August 2019|accessdate=11 December 2019|website=rpp.pe}}

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• {{Official website|infamous.gg}}

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