Nongshim RedForce

{{Short description|South Korean esports organization}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}

{{Infobox sports team

| name = Nongshim RedForce

| short_name = NS RedForce, NS

| logo = Nongshim RedForce logo.png

| logo_size = 150px

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| location = South Korea

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| founded = {{nowrap|{{start date|2016|05|15|df=y}} (as I Gaming Star)}}

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| league = LCK (LoL)
VCT Pacific (Valorant)
Pro Series Korea (PUBG Mobile)

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| owner = Nongshim

| ceo = Oh "Evans" Ji-hwan

| manager = Ko Jin-seob

| gm = Cha Min-kyu

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| game = League of Legends
Valorant
PUBG Mobile
Honor of Kings

| website = {{URL|https://www.ns-esports.com/}}

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Nongshim RedForce{{refn|group=n|Formerly known as:{{blist|I Gaming Star (15 May 2016 – 12 January 2018)|ES Sharks (12 January 2018 – 27 May 2019)|Team Dynamics (27 May 2019 – 17 December 2020)}}}} ({{langx|ko|농심 레드포스}}) is a South Korean esports organization owned by food and beverage company Nongshim. The team's name and logo are a reference to Nongshim's popular instant noodle brand Shin Ramyun.{{cite news |last1=Jang |first1=David |title=League of Legends: Team Dynamics renames to Nongshim Red Force |url=https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/12917/team-dynamics-renames-to-nongshim-red-force |access-date=27 December 2020 |work=InvenGlobal |date=17 December 2020 |language=en |archive-date=17 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217110249/https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/12917/team-dynamics-renames-to-nongshim-red-force |url-status=live }} The organization initially started as a League of Legends team before branching out into other esports.

For most of its history the team competed in Challengers Korea (CK), the second division of professional League of Legends in South Korea.{{cite news |title='팀다이나믹스', ESS 인수하여 LoL팀 창단... 챌린저스 코리아 합류 |url=http://www.inven.co.kr/webzine/news/?news=220973 |access-date=27 December 2020 |work=Inven Korea |date=28 May 2019 |language=ko |archive-date=28 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128125007/http://www.inven.co.kr/webzine/news/?news=220973 |url-status=live }} However, as Team Dynamics, the team qualified for South Korea's primary league, League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK), after winning the 2020 LCK Summer promotion tournament.{{cite news |last1=Kwon |first1=Daniel |title=Team Dynamics promotes into the LCK, while Griffin relegates into CK |url=https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/11099/lck-today-team-dynamics-promotes-into-the-lck-while-griffin-relegates-into-ck |access-date=27 December 2020 |work=InvenGlobal |date=29 April 2020 |language=en |archive-date=2 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902071659/https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/11099/lck-today-team-dynamics-promotes-into-the-lck-while-griffin-relegates-into-ck |url-status=live }} In late 2020 Riot Games Korea announced that Team Dynamics would be one of ten permanent franchise partners of the LCK.{{cite news |last1=Martinello |first1=Eva |title=Here are the 10 confirmed teams for the franchised LCK in 2021 |url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/here-are-the-10-confirmed-teams-for-the-franchised-lck-in-2021 |access-date=27 December 2020 |work=Dot Esports |date=2 November 2020 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112194645/https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/here-are-the-10-confirmed-teams-for-the-franchised-lck-in-2021 |url-status=live }} Nongshim became the main sponsor of Team Dynamics on 17 June 2020, and stated that it would acquire the team after the 2020 LCK season. On 17 December 2020, Team Dynamics was rebranded as Nongshim RedForce.

On 25 November 2024, while owning a Valorant team in Challengers Korea, Nongshim RedForce acquired Sin Prisa Gaming, who had recently promoted to the Valorant Champions Tour via winning the Ascension Pacific tournament. As such, they also acquired their spot into the VCT Pacific League.{{cite web|date= 25 November 2024|title= Nongshim RedForce acquires Sin Prisa Gaming|url=https://www.vlr.gg/423691/nongshim-redforce-acquires-sin-prisa-gaming|work= vlr.gg |access-date=29 November 2024}} Their Challengers team was transferred to FearX.