Team Liquid#Team Liquid Starleague

The website was released on May 1, 2001, by Victor "Nazgul" Goossens and Joy "Meat" Hoogeveen under the domain teamliquid.cjb.net.{{cite web|url=http://www.teamliquid.net/about/ |title=About TL.net |publisher=Teamliquid.net |access-date=February 6, 2011}} On September 22, 2002, the website was moved to the address of teamliquid.net. A day later the very first poll was posted as a vote for the website's name with the teamliquid.net name winning over other suggestions such as likwit.com. On April 5, 2019, it was announced that the website would be moving to the domain tl.net, with teamliquid.net becoming an alias for teamliquid.com in the future.{{cite web|url=https://tl.net/forum/general/545373-teamliquidnet-becomes-tlnet|title=TeamLiquid.net becomes TL.net|access-date=April 18, 2019}}

Although Team Liquid was primarily known as a StarCraft news site, there are many sub sections on the forums dedicated to other games as well. It was announced on August 30, 2012, that Team Liquid would be expanding to covering Dota 2 news. On December 8, 2012, Liquid expanded their esports franchise into multiple games for the first time, with the recruitment of a North American Dota 2 team.

On January 6, 2015, Steven "LiQuiD112" Arhancet joined Victor Goossens as co-owner of Team Liquid, officially commencing the merge between former Team Curse Gaming under the Team Liquid banner.{{cite web | last=Farrelly | first=Steve | url = http://www.ausgamers.com/news/read/3492719/curse-gaming-folds-into-team-liquid-to-become-one-super-esports-organisation | title = Curse Gaming Folds into Team Liquid to Become One Super eSports Organisation | date = January 7, 2015 | publisher = AusGamers | access-date = January 8, 2015 }}

On September 27, 2016, Team Liquid sold its controlling interest to aXiomatic Gaming, an investment group including Golden State Warriors co-owner Peter Guber, entrepreneur Ted Leonsis, motivational speaker Tony Robbins, basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson, and AOL co-founder Steve Case.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/17651274/team-liquid-sells-controlling-interest-golden-state-warriors-co-owner|title=Warriors owner buys controlling interest in TL|date=September 27, 2016}}

On December 16, 2017, Team Liquid disbanded their Halo roster.{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamliquid.com/news/2017/12/16/liquid-takes-a-step-back-from-halo|title=Liquid Takes a Step Back from Halo|website=www.teamliquid.com}}

In 2020, the organization introduced Blue, an anthropomorphic horse, as its mascot.{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/teamliquid-enterprises-llc_weve-just-revealed-our-new-mascot-everyone-activity-6630978435693051904-1VN1|title=We've just revealed our new mascot! Everyone, meet Blue 😍|publisher=Team Liquid|via=LinkedIn|date=2020|accessdate=11 June 2024}}{{cite web|last=Geracie|first=Nick|url=https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/10249/exclusive-team-liquid-graphic-designer-talks-creative-direction-for-new-mascot-blue|title=[EXCLUSIVE] Team Liquid Graphic Designer talks creative direction for new mascot, Blue|publisher=InvenGlobal|date=25 January 2020|accessdate=11 June 2024}} Blue has been featured in the organization's merchandising campaigns and collaborations.{{cite web|last=Sheehan|first=Gavin|url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/hyperx-reveals-brand-new-blue-keycap-from-team-liquid/|title=HyperX Reveals Brand-New "Blue" Keycap From Team Liquid|work=Bleeding Cool|date=17 July 2023|accessdate=11 June 2024}}{{cite press release|url=https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-wire-news-releases-pmn/hyperx-announces-exclusive-collaboration-with-team-liquid-for-custom-blue-mascot-keycap|title=HyperX Announces Exclusive Collaboration with Team Liquid for Custom "Blue" Mascot Keycap|agency=Business Wire|via=Financial Post|date=17 July 2023|accessdate=11 June 2024}}

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aXiomatic is an entertainment and sports management company. Investors for the group include Peter Guber, Tony Robbins, Magic Johnson, Ted Leonsis, Steve Case, and Eric Lefkofsky.{{cite web|author=John Gaudiosi |url=http://www.alistdaily.com/strategy/axiomatic-ceo-details-esports-plans-beyond-team-liquid-acquisition/ |title=aXiomatic CEO Details ESports Plans Beyond Team Liquid Acquisition |publisher=Alistdaily.com |date=September 27, 2016 |access-date=October 6, 2016}}{{cite web|author=Magic Johnson, Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images |url=https://www.tsn.ca/johnson-joins-warriors-capitals-co-owners-in-deal-for-team-liquid-1.575577 |title=Magic Johnson joins Warriors, Capitals co-owners in deal for Team Liquid - Article - TSN |publisher=Tsn.ca |date=September 28, 2016 |access-date=October 6, 2016}} The chief executive officer is Bruce Stein, the former chief executive officer and chief operating officer of Mattel Toys, Sony Interactive Entertainment and Kenner Products (Hasbro).{{cite web|url=http://esportsobserver.com/esports-ownership-group-axiomatic-acquires-team-liquid/ |title=Esports ownership group aXiomatic acquires controlling share of Team Liquid |publisher=The Esports Observer |date=September 27, 2016 |access-date=October 6, 2016}} On September 27, 2016, aXiomatic announced that it had acquired controlling interest of esports organization Team Liquid.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/17651274/team-liquid-sells-controlling-interest-golden-state-warriors-co-owner |title=Team Liquid sells controlling interest to Golden State Warriors co-owner |work=Espn.com |date=September 27, 2016 |access-date=October 6, 2016}}{{cite web|last=Lieberman |first=David |url=https://deadline.com/2016/09/peter-guber-ted-leonsis-lead-group-buy-control-esports-team-liquid-1201826800/ |title=Team Liquid: Peter Guber & Ted Leonsis Lead Buying Group For Esports Franchise |publisher=Deadline |date=September 27, 2016 |access-date=October 6, 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-la-tech-20161003-snap-htmlstory.html |title=L.A. Tech: Sports titans jump into competitive gaming with e-sports acquisition |newspaper=LA Times |date=October 4, 2016 |access-date=October 6, 2016}}

Other investors include Los Angeles Dodgers executives Lon Rosen and Tucker Kain, Golden State Warriors executives Rick Welts and Kirk Lacob, the Washington Nationals owners at Lerner Enterprises, Chicago Cubs president of business operations Crane Kenney, Donn Davis, co-founder of Revolution and managing partner of Revolution Growth, Zach Leonsis, VP and general manager of Monumental Sports Network, Mark Ein, founder and owner of the Washington Kastles and Washington Justice,{{Cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160927006174/en/aXiomatic-Acquires-Controlling-Interest-Team-Liquid-Leading|title=aXiomatic Acquires Controlling Interest in Team Liquid, a Leading Professional Esports Franchise|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en|access-date=August 14, 2017|date=September 27, 2016}} and former NFL player Dhani Jones.{{cite web|author=Diamond Leung |url=https://www.si.com/tech-media/2016/09/28/team-liquid-esports-franchise-magic-johnson-peter-gruber |title=Magic Johnson's ownership group buys e-sports franchise |publisher=SI.com |date=September 28, 2016 |access-date=October 6, 2016}}

It was announced that Victor Goossens and Steve Arhancet would continue their roles as co-CEOs of Team Liquid after the acquisition.{{cite web|author=Tech Insider |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/warriors-wizards-co-owners-and-magic-johnson-buy-esports-team-2016-9 |title=Warriors, Wizards co-owners and Magic Johnson buy eSports team |publisher=Business Insider |date=September 27, 2016 |access-date=October 6, 2016}}

In December 2021, five players signed by Team Liquid became co-owners: basketball player Aerial Powers, amateur Super Smash Bros. player (and actor) Asa "Stimpy" Butterfield, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski, Super Smash Bros. player Juan "Hungrybox' DeBiedma, and poker streamer and competitor Lex Veldhuis.{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Alexander |title='Joining a consultive team to the leadership': Why a leading esports organization is inviting its players to become investors |url=https://digiday.com/marketing/joining-a-consultive-team-to-the-leadership-why-a-leading-esports-organization-is-inviting-its-players-to-become-investors/ |access-date=December 16, 2021 |work=Digiday |date=December 15, 2021}}

In January 2022, Team Liquid signed the World of Warcraft guild Limit, making Limit's guild leader and team captain Max "Maximum" Smith a co-owner.{{Cite web|last=Kelly|first=Michael|date=January 22, 2022|title=Liquid signs World of Warcraft guild Limit|url=https://dotesports.com/news/liquid-signs-world-of-warcraft-guild-limit|access-date=January 23, 2022|website=Dot Esports|language=en-US}}

In May 2024, it was announced that Team Liquid was a member of the Esports World Cup Foundation Club Support Program, funded by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund.{{cite news |last1=Fudge |first1=James |title=30 Teams Selected for the Esports World Cup Club Support Program |url=https://esportsadvocate.net/2024/05/30-teams-selected-for-the-esports-world-cup-club-support-program/ |access-date=May 9, 2024 |work=The Esports Advocate |date=May 6, 2024}} Later that same month, Team Liquid would sign two Mobile Legends: Bang Bang rosters in the form of AURA Esports and ECHO (renamed to Liquid AURA and Liquid ECHO, then to Team Liquid Indonesia and Team Liquid Philippines respectively), after they acquired STUN.GG, who owned both teams.{{cite news |last1=Coloma |first1=AC |title=Esports: Team Liquid enters MLBB, partners with ECHO, AURA |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/21/esports-team-liquid-enters-mlbb-partners-with-echo-aura-1504 |access-date=21 May 2024 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=21 May 2024}}

On May 9, 2025, Team Liquid acquired EA Sports FC organization Team Gullit, owned by former Dutch football player and manager Ruud Gullit. Liquid and Gullit were previously involved in a partnership during the 2024 Esports World Cup.

• TLnet – Originally branded as "Team Liquid", the tl.net website primarily provides StarCraft II coverage but also has some coverage for StarCraft Brood War, Counter-Strike Global Offensive, Heroes of the Storm, and Super Smash Brothers Melee. With the launch of StarCraft II, TLnet has grown into the largest StarCraft community on the internet, with over 220,000 active members and over twenty four million total posts. The website employs four person full-time staff at their New York City office to work on the site.{{cite web|url=https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=171462|title=TeamLiquid HQ|access-date=August 18, 2016}}
• Team Liquid – Website focusing on Team Liquid esports team coverage.
• {{anchor|Liquipedia.net}}Liquipedia – Is a volunteer-run wiki covering various esports, beginning with Starcraft: Brood War and currently covering more than 57 esports titles.{{cite web|url=http://liquipedia.net|title=Liquipedia.net|access-date=November 16, 2023}} In 2023 Liquipedia started to branch into covering traditional sports with their Formula 1 wiki.{{cite web|url=https://liquipedia.net/formula1/Main_Page|title=Liquipedia F1 wiki|access-date=November 16, 2023}} In 2024, Liquipedia would host the game-focused Dota 2 Wiki, which previously was hosted on Fandom, with an intent to merge both the esports wiki and the game wiki into a single, comprehensive Dota 2 wiki.{{cite news |last1=Šimić |first1=Ivan |title=Liquipedia expands into game wikis with Dota 2 |url=https://esportsinsider.com/2024/04/liquipedia-expands-game-wikis-dota-2 |access-date=21 May 2024 |work=Esports Insider |date=15 April 2024}}

{{Esports roster multi

|Starcraft 2|

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{{Esports player | handle = Elazer | first = Mikołaj | last = Ogonowski | nat = PL}}

{{Esports player | handle = Cure | first = Kim | last = Doh-wook | nat = KOR}}

{{Esports player | handle = MaNa | first = Grzegorz | last = Komincz | nat = PL}}

{{Esports player | handle = SKillous | first = Nikita | last = Gurevich | nat = RU}}

|League of Legends|

{{Esports player | handle = Impact | first = Jeong | last = Eon-young | nat = KR}}

{{Esports player | handle = UmTi | first = Eom | last = Seong-hyeon | nat = KR}}

{{Esports player | handle = APA | first = Eain | last = Stearns | nat = US}}

{{Esports player | handle = Yeon | first = Sean | last = Sung | nat = US}}

{{Esports player | handle = CoreJJ | first = Jo | last = Yong-in | nat = KR}}

|Counter-Strike 2|

{{Esports player | handle = NAF | first = Keith | last = Markovic | nat = CA}}

{{Esports player | handle = NertZ | first = Guy | last = Iluz | nat = IL}}

{{Esports player | handle = Twistzz | first = Russel | last = Van Dulken | nat = CA}}

{{Esports player | handle = siuhy | first = Kamil | last = Szkaradek | nat = PL}}

{{Esports player | handle = ultimate | first = Roland | last = Tomkowiak | nat = PL}}

{{Esports player | handle = YEKINDAR | first = Mareks | last = Gaļinskis | nat = LV | note = I}}

{{Esports player | handle = jks | first = Justin | last = Savage | nat = AU | note = I}}

|Dota 2|

{{Esports player | handle = miCKe | first = Michael | last = Vu | nat = SE}}

{{Esports player | handle = Nisha | first = Michał | last = Jankowski | nat = PL}}

{{Esports player | handle = SaberLight | first = Jonáš | last = Volek | nat = CZ}}

{{Esports player | handle = Boxi | first = Samuel | last = Svahn| nat = SE}}

{{Esports player | handle = Insania | first = Aydin | last = Sarkohi | nat = SE}}

|Super Smash Bros.|

{{Esports player | handle = Chillindude | first = Kashan | last = Khan | nat = US}}

{{Esports player | handle = Ken | first = Ken | last = Hoang | nat = US}}

{{Esports player | handle = Hungrybox | first = Juan | last = DeBiedma | nat = US}}

{{Esports player | handle = Dabuz | first = Samuel | last = Buzby | nat = US}}

{{Esports player | handle = ChuDat | first = Daniel | last = Rodriguez | nat = US}}

{{Esports player | handle = Riddles | first = Michael | last = Kim | nat = CA}}

|Mobile Legends: Bang Bang ID|

{{Esports player|name=Aldhia Fahmi Aranda|handle=Aran|nat=ID|note=}}

{{Esports player|name=Favian Bayu Putra|handle=Faviannn|nat=ID|note=}}

{{Esports player|name=Yehezkiel Wiseman|handle=yehezkiel|nat=ID|note=}}

{{Esports player|name=Sultan Muhammad|handle=AeronnShikii|nat=ID|note=}}

{{Esports player|name=Leonardo Prasetyo Agung|handle=Kabuki|nat=ID|note=|sub=yes}}

{{Esports player|name=Christian Widy Hartono|handle=Widy|nat=ID|note=}}

|Mobile Legends: Bang Bang PH|

{{Esports player|name=Sanford Vinuya|handle=Sanford|nat=PH|note=}}

{{Esports player|name=Karl Gabriel Nepomuceno|handle=KarlTzy|nat=PH|note=}}

{{Esports player|name=Justine Sadia Palma|handle=Zaida|nat=PH|note=|sub=yes}}

{{Esports player|name=Alston Pabico|handle=Sanji|nat=PH|note=}}

{{Esports player|name=Frederic Benedict Gonzales|handle=Bennyqt|nat=PH|note=}}

{{Esports player|name=Jhonville Borres Villar|handle=Outplayed|nat=PH|note=|sub=yes}}

{{Esports player|name=Jaypee Dela Cruz|handle=Jaypee|nat=PH|note=}}

|Rainbow Six Siege|

{{Esports player | handle = nesk | first = André | last = Oliveira | nat = BR}}

{{Esports player | handle = Paluh | first = Luccas | last = Molina | nat = BR}}

{{Esports player | handle = resetz | first = Pablo | last = Oliveira | nat = BR}}

{{Esports player | handle = Lagonis | first = Lorenzo | last = Volpi | nat = BR}}

{{Esports player | handle = volpz | first = Gabriel | last = Fernandes | nat = BR}}

|Valorant Champions Tour|{{Esports player | handle = kamo | first = Kamil | last = Frąckowiak | nat = PL}}

{{Esports player | handle = nAts | first = Ayaz | last = Akhmetshin | nat = RU}}

{{Esports player | handle = paTiTek| first = Patryk | last = Fabrowski| nat = PL}}

{{Esports player | handle = Keiko | first = Georgio | last = Sanassy | nat = UK}}

{{Esports player | handle = SerialKiller | first = Maikls | last = Zdanovs | nat = LV}}

|Valorant Game Changers|{{Esports player | handle = daiki | first = Natalia | last = Vilela | nat = BR}}

{{Esports player | handle = Bizerra | first = Vitoria | last = Vieira | nat = BR}}

{{Esports player | handle = Joojina | first = Letícia | last = Paiva | nat = BR}}

{{Esports player | handle = isaa | first = Isabeli | last = Esser | nat = BR}}

{{Esports player | handle = bstrdd | first = Paula | last = Naguil | nat = CL}}

|Apex Legends|{{Esports player | handle = Kurev | first = Matias | last = Riffel| nat = ARG}}

{{Esports player | handle = Neazul | first = Luis Enrique | last = Ramos Suarez | nat = MEX}}

{{Esports player | handle = Jaguares | first = Alexis | last = Martinez | nat = MEX}}

|Quake Champions|{{Esports player | handle = rapha | first = Shane | last = Hendrixson | nat = US}}

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In addition to running a community site and team, Team Liquid also hosts a variety of tournaments and events.

The two iterations of the TeamLiquid Starleague (or TSL for short) have been the largest StarCraft: Brood War tournaments outside of South Korea.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}} The first TSL sponsored by Razer in 2008 was highly anticipated at the time, sporting all of the world's top Brood War players. It was topped one year later with 2009's TSL 2, which featured a total prize pool of over $20,000 and remains the largest non-Korean Brood War tournament to date.

With the release of Starcraft II, Team Liquid announced a third installment, sponsored again by PokerStrategy.com with a prize pool of $34,700.{{cite web|url=http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=180950|title=PokerStrategy.com TSL3|access-date=August 18, 2016}} The tournament took place between March and May 2011. On April 25, 2012, a fourth installment was announced (TSL 4).

The TL Opens are one-day open single-elimination tournaments alternating between the NA and EU battle.net servers. The eight TL Open events that lead up to the TSL 3 also served as a qualifier for the TSL.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}

Announced on January 1, 2013, Team Liquid would be hosting a series of online tournaments for "foreign" players of StarCraft: Brood War.{{cite web|url=http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=390936|title=TeamLiquid Legacy Starleague|access-date=August 18, 2016}}

• TL Attack: Modeled after a Korean TV show called Bnet Attack, a professional player plays games against non-professionals while chatting with the hosts.
• Liquibition: A King-of-the-Hill mode that is played best of 7 games.
• TL Arena: A professional player will be matched up with inferior opponents. With each win he gains, another handicap is added that limits his game play options, until he loses or he has defeated a certain number of opponents.

The gaming clan "Liquid" was founded by Victor "Nazgul" Goossens near the end of 2000, after he decided to leave his previous clan. Liquid started with four members for the first months and grew to eight players over the following year. The members of the Liquid clan were handpicked by Goossens.{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}}

With the arrival of StarCraft II, Team Liquid announced plans to become an active professional esports team. Shortly after, sponsorship by The Little App Factory was announced,{{cite web|url=http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=138553 |title=Presenting TLAF-Liquid'! |publisher=Teamliquid.net |access-date=February 6, 2011}} which qualified them as a sponsored professional team. This allowed Team Liquid to pay their players a salary and send the team to events around the world. The team created a dedicated news site separate from the more community oriented site, announced and released on May 10, 2011.[http://www.teamliquidpro.com/news/2011/05/11/teamliquidpro-home-sweet-home Team Liquid - Professional StarCraft 2 Team - TeamLiquidPro: Home Sweet Home] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707182434/http://www.teamliquidpro.com/news/2011/05/11/teamliquidpro-home-sweet-home |date=July 7, 2014 }} May 11, 2011

On August 13, 2012, three players traveled to Korea in order to live in the OGS training house and compete in GOMTV's Global StarCraft II League (GSL).{{cite web|url=http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=143731 |title=Homecoming: Liquid' to Korea! |publisher=Teamliquid.net |access-date=February 6, 2011}}{{cite news|last=Gaudioso|first=John|title=Pro Gamer Shawn "Sheth" Simon Talks MLG, StarCraft II and the Future of eSports|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudiosi/2011/09/23/pro-gamer-shawn-sheth-simon-talks-mlg-starcraft-ii-and-the-future-of-esports/|access-date=November 26, 2011|date=September 23, 2011}}{{cite web|title=oGsLiquid House Tour|url=http://www.giantbomb.com/giant-bomb-in-korea-ogsteam-liquid-house-tour/17-3516/|publisher=Giantbomb|access-date=November 26, 2011}}

Of the three players entering the preliminaries, only one, Dario "TLO" Wünsch qualified for the first two GSL events. He was eliminated out in the Second and First rounds respectively.

The third GSL was the strongest showing of Team Liquid thus far. Three players, Hayder "Haypro" Hussein, Jos "Ret" de Kroon and Jonathan "Jinro" Walsh qualified for the main tournament. While Hussein lost first round and de Kroon in 2nd, Walsh made to the semi-finals, losing 0–4 to the eventual winner Jang "MC" Min-Chul.

In 2012, during GSL Season 2, members Song "HerO" Hyeon Deok and Yun "TaeJa" Young Seo made it to the Round of 8 of the Code S tournament, with TaeJa being eliminated while HerO advanced to the semi-finals of the tournament.

At the end of 2023, Kim "Cure" Doh-wook and Clément "Clem" Desplanches reached the semifinals of ESL SC2 Masters: Winter 2023 Finals, at Dreamhack Atlanta. Cure lost to Dark 3-1 while Clem defeated Serral 3-1 and reached the finals. In the grand final, Clem competed against Dark and beat him 4-1.{{cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5kGvyxqG2A | title = Clem beats Dark in the grand final of ESL SC2 Masters: Winter 2023 Finals | date = 17 December 2023 | website = YouTube | publisher = ESL | access-date = 19 December 2023 }}

At the start of 2024, Kim "Cure" Doh-wook was eliminated in the Round of 8 of Master's Coliseum 7, losing 3-4 against Solar. {{cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZhprdaKL1c | title = Cure lost to Solar 3-4 in the Round of 8 of Master's Coliseum 7 | date = 24 January 2024 | website = YouTube | publisher = HarstemCasts | access-date = 29 January 2024 }}

In February 2024, Clément "Clem" Desplanches reached the Quarterfinals in IEM Katowice 2024 but lost 3-0 against Serral. {{cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfAG9bcPRNE | title = Clem lost to Serral in the Quarterfinals of IEM Katowice 2024 | date = 11 February 2024 | website = YouTube | publisher = ESL | access-date = 12 February 2024 }}

In February 2024, Kim "Cure" Doh-wook reached the Semifinals in IEM Katowice 2024 but lost 3-0 against Maru. {{cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfAG9bcPRNE | title = Cure lost to Maru in the Semifinals of IEM Katowice 2024 | date = 11 February 2024 | website = YouTube | publisher = ESL | access-date = 12 February 2024 }}

Clément "Clem" Desplanches has assured his direct spot in the Esports World Cup 2024 in Riyadh by winning SC2 Masters Winter 2023. {{cite web | url = https://pro.eslgaming.com/tour/2024/02/esports-world-cup-to-become-the-2024-esl-sc2-pro-tour-championship/ | title = Clem qualifies directly to Esports World Cup 2024 | date = 2 February 2024 | website = pro.eslgaming.com | publisher = ESL Gaming GmbH | access-date = 14 February 2024 }}

Kim "Cure" Doh-wook has assured his direct spot in the Esports World Cup 2024 in Riyadh by reaching top 4 at IEM Katowice 2024. {{cite web | url = https://pro.eslgaming.com/tour/2024/02/esports-world-cup-to-become-the-2024-esl-sc2-pro-tour-championship/ | title = Cure qualifies directly for Esports World Cup 2024 | date = 2 February 2024 | website = esl.progaming.com | publisher = ESL Gaming GmbH | access-date = 14 February 2024 }}

Both Clément "Clem" Desplanches and Kim "Cure" Doh-wook stopped in the Knockout Round 3 of ESL SC2 Masters: Spring 2024. Clem lost 3-0 to HerO while Cure lost 3-2 to Shin. {{cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxXSm6lfhA0 | title = Clem and Cure stop in Knockout Round 3 of ESL SC2 Masters: Spring 2024 | date = 1 June 2024 | website = YouTube | publisher = ESL | access-date = 4 June 2024 }}

In March 2014, Team Liquid announced that it had picked up two Melee players: Ken, who is known as the "King of Smash" and KoreanDJ, who is known for being the first player to defeat Mew2King during his peak, thus starting its Smash team. After acquiring Curse Gaming, it also signed Hungrybox, who is considered to be one of the Five Gods of Melee, and Chillin, who was the first player to defeat Ken during his prime. On August 11, 2015, it picked up top Super Smash Bros. for Wii U player Nairo, who was the only player to knock ZeRo out of a tournament, ending ZeRo's 55 win tournament streak at MLG World Finals.{{cite web|url=http://www.teamliquidpro.com/news/2015/08/12/a-new-challenger-approaching-liquidnairo|title=A New Challenger Approaching: Liquid'Nairo - Team Liquid - Professional Gaming Organization|access-date=August 18, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.redbull.com/us/en/esports/stories/1331756499798/zero-on-mlg-nairo-and-the-next-chapter|title=ZeRo on MLG, Nairo and the Next Chapter|first=Barrett|last=Womack|website=Red Bull |access-date=August 18, 2016}} On September 28, 2015, Team Liquid announced that KoreanDJ resigned from the organization and retired from competitive Smash, citing persistent hand and wrist pains.{{cite web|url=http://www.teamliquidpro.com/news/2015/09/28/all-good-things-must-come-to-an-end|title=All good things must come to an end - Team Liquid - Professional Gaming Organization|access-date=August 18, 2016}}

On January 6, 2015, Liquid acquired the Team Curse's League of Legends roster, which consisted of Quas, IWillDominate, Voyboy, Cop, and Xpecial. The team finished the LCS Spring regular season in 6th place with a 10–9 record. On Week 5 and 6 of NA LCS Piglet was benched and replaced on the starting roster by KEITHMCBRIEF in an effort to try to improve their standings.{{cite web|url=http://www.teamliquidpro.com/news/2015/02/16/lcs-news-keith-moved-to-starting-roster-for-week-5|title=LCS News: KEITH moved to starting roster for week 5 Author|author= Bumblebee|date=February 16, 2015}} In the playoffs they beat Counter Logic Gaming 3–0, before losing to Cloud9 3–2 and finishing in 3rd.

Team Liquid was very successful in 2018 and 2019, winning four LCS splits in a row. In the 2018 NA LCS season, Liquid had a roster of Impact, Xmithie, Pobelter, Doublelift, and Olleh. At the 2018 League of Legends World Championship, Liquid went 3–3 in groups and failed to advance. In the 2019 LCS season, Liquid replaced Pobelter with Jensen and Olleh with CoreJJ. Liquid failed to make it out of groups at the 2019 League of Legends World Championship, however, as their 3–3 record was insufficient to advance. In 2020, Broxah joined the team as jungler, replacing Xmithie. The 2020 Spring Split went very poorly for Liquid; they finished ninth place out of ten. Doublelift was benched due to motivation issues and replaced by Academy ADC Tactical, and Doublelift was eventually traded to Team SoloMid for the summer split, with Tactical promoted to starter. Liquid finished third that summer split and made it to 2020 League of Legends World Championship, but again their 3–3 record was insufficient to advance to the quarterfinals. In 2021, Santorin replaced Broxah as jungler, and LEC import Alphari replaced Impact as top laner. The team once again got a 3–3 record in groups at the 2021 League of Legends World Championship; this qualified them for a tiebreaker match with Gen.G, but Liquid lost and failed to advance.

The 2022 season saw a major shake-up of the roster, as the Honda sponsorship allowed the creation of a "super team" of Bwipo, Santorin, Bjergsen, Hans Sama, and CoreJJ. Despite high expectations and finishing third place in the regular season of the summer split, Liquid narrowly failed to earn a Worlds slot in the playoffs, a disappointment that caused a major controversy.[https://thegamehaus.com/league-of-legends/team-liquid/team-liquid-honda-strongly-considering-yeon-and-eyla-to-lcs-for-2023/2022/09/14/?amp=1 [Sources] Team Liquid Strongly Considering Yeon & Eyla to LCS for 2023] Hans Sama left the team at the end of the season.{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Micheal |date=2022-09-19 |title=Liquid releases star ADC Hans sama from LCS team |url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/breaking-team-liquid-releases-hans-sama |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=Dot Esports}} On 26 September 2022 they also released Guilhoto from the head coach position.{{Cite web |first= |title=In one season, Team Liquid released head coach Guilhoto after the summer opener - Game News 24 |url=https://game-news24.com/2022/09/26/in-one-season-team-liquid-released-head-coach-guilhoto-after-the-summer-opener/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |language=en-US}}

One week after the Curse merger, it was announced that Team Liquid acquired a Counter Strike: Global Offensive team that previously played under the title "Denial eSports".{{cite web|url=http://www.teamliquidpro.com/news/2015/01/13/introducing-counter-strike-global-offensive |title=Introducing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |publisher=teamliquidpro.com |date=January 13, 2015 |access-date=April 8, 2015}}

On October 9, 2015, it was announced that Liquid would once again be fielding a Dota team, after being absence from the competitive DotA scene for more than a year.{{cite web|url=http://www.liquiddota.com/forum/general/496233-liquid-reincarnation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108092434/http://www.liquiddota.com/forum/general/496233-liquid-reincarnation |archive-date=2020-11-08 |title=Liquid Reincarnation |publisher=teamliquidpro.com |date=October 9, 2015 |access-date=October 21, 2015}}

On October 21, 2016, it was announced that Liquid would be fielding a professional Civilization VI team, captained by former world champion Civilization player MrGameTheory.{{Cite web |title=Discovering New Land with MrGameTheory |url=https://teamliquid.com/news/2016/10/21/discovering-new-land-with-mrgametheory |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=teamliquid.com}}{{Cite web |last=Good |first=Owen S. |date=2016-10-23 |title=Major esports team pushes into Civilization 6 by signing first pro |url=https://www.polygon.com/2016/10/23/13372408/civilization-6-pro-gaming-esports-team-liquid |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}

On August 7, 2020, Team Liquid announced their entrance to the Valorant esports scene by signing the fish123 roster, soulcas, Kryptix, L1NK, ec1s. Alongside these four players, they also added ScreaM as the fifth player.{{Cite web|title=Liquid VALORANT|url=https://www.teamliquid.com/news/2020/08/07/liquid-valorant|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=www.teamliquid.com|language=en}} On February 24, 2021, Team Liquid parted ways with ec1s{{Cite web|last=Gursoy|first=Eren Merdan|title=Team Liquid Announces Valorant Roster Changes – ec1s Leaves The Team|url=https://gaimer.net/team-liquid-announces-valorant-roster-changes-ec1s-leaves-the-team/|access-date=June 1, 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215836/https://gaimer.net/team-liquid-announces-valorant-roster-changes-ec1s-leaves-the-team/|url-status=usurped}} and added Jamppi into the roster.{{Cite web|last=Gursoy|first=Eren Merdan|title=Team Liquid Signs Jamppi For Their Valorant Roster|url=https://gaimer.net/team-liquid-signs-jamppi-for-their-valorant-roster/|access-date=June 1, 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214601/https://gaimer.net/team-liquid-signs-jamppi-for-their-valorant-roster/|url-status=usurped}} On April 23, 2021, Team Liquid announced changes to their Dota 2 roster on Twitter. Samuel "Boxi" Swann is taking a break from Dota to spend more time with his family. He will be replaced by Saeed Samail "SumaiL" Hassan.{{cn|date=July 2023}} On December 25, 2021, analyst and translator Leon "Arthur" Lee interviewed Team Liquid coach, William "Blitz" Lee, who talked about the formation of the team, MATUMBAMAN and Zai, captain iNSaNiA and opponents at the Dota Pro Circuit.{{cn|date=July 2023}} On 22 September 2022, they were announced as one of the 10 partner teams for the Valorant EMEA league.{{Cite web |title=Full list of the teams accepted to Valorant Partnership Program |url=https://blix.gg/news/full-list-of-the-teams-accepted-to-valorant-partnership-program |access-date=2022-09-26 |website=Blix |date=September 21, 2022 |language=en}}

On May 5, 2023, Team Liquid became the first Dota 2 team to score the minimum number of DPC points and qualify for The International 2023.{{cn|date=July 2023}}

On November 21, 2023, Team Liquid announced its departure from Rocket League.{{Cite web |date=November 21, 2023 |title=Rocket League: Farewell for now |url=https://teamliquid.com/news/2023/11/21/rocket-league-farewell-for-now#:~:text=Farewell%20Rocket%20League&text=But%20in%20the%20end,%20our,win%20in%20order%20to%20survive. |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=teamliquid.com |language=en}}

In May 2024, Team Liquid announced it was officially re-entering competitive Apex Legends play after signing the orgless team "Legacy" ahead of the 2024 Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) Split 1 Playoffs LAN.{{cite web|last=Lyons|first=Ben|url=https://www.gamereactor.eu/team-liquid-returns-to-competitive-apex-legends-1387063/|title=Team Liquid returns to competitive Apex Legends|work=Gamereactor|date=May 3, 2024|accessdate=May 4, 2024}} It marked Team Liquid's return to the Apex scene, after leaving in December 2022.{{cite web|last=Snavely|first=Adam|url=https://dotesports.com/apex-legends/news/team-liquid-reportedly-return-to-apex-legends-with-instant-algs-contenders|title= Team Liquid reportedly return to Apex Legends with instant ALGS contenders |work=Dot Esports|date=April 18, 2024|accessdate=May 4, 2024}} The roster is made up of Saul "YanYa" Ocampo, Luis Enrique "Neazul" Ramos Suarez, Alexis "Jaguares" Martinez, and Steven "Pistillo" Rojas as the coach.

On February 13, 2025, Team Liquid entered chess by signing American grandmaster Fabiano Caruana. The next day, on February 14, Liquid signed the Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen. Both players will represent Liquid during the Champions Chess Tour 2025.{{cite news |last1=Svensen |first1=Tarjei J. |title=Magnus Carlsen And Fabiano Caruana Sign With Esports Giant Team Liquid |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-caruana-sign-esports-giant-team-liquid |access-date=14 February 2025 |work=Chess.com |date=14 February 2025}}

On January 24, 2015, it was announced that HTC had become an official sponsor of Team Liquid.{{cite web|url=http://www.teamliquidpro.com/news/2015/01/24/htc-sponsors-team-liquid |title=HTC Sponsors Team Liquid |publisher=teamliquidpro.com |date=January 24, 2015 |access-date=April 8, 2015}}

In June 2022, Liquid got Honda as a major sponsor for their League of Legends team. The League team was renamed "Team Liquid Honda" as a result.[https://hondanews.com/en-US/honda-automobiles/releases/release-db2492147c55da663fd32edfea01f316-team-liquid-honda-league-of-legends-team-naming-rights-deal-signals-expanded-relationship-and-evolution-of-hondas-commitment-to-gaming “Team Liquid Honda” League of Legends Team Naming Rights Deal Signals Expanded Relationship and Evolution of Honda’s Commitment to Gaming]

Victor "Nazgul" Goossens is a founding member, and currently co-owner and chief executive officer of Team Liquid. He originally competed in Brood War prior to forming Team Liquid.{{Cite web|last=Huddleston|first=Tom Jr.|date=August 21, 2018|title=How this 35-year-old turned the gaming fan site he started as a teen into one of esports' biggest franchises, worth multimillions|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/21/victor-goossens-founded-esports-champion-team-liquid-as-a-fan-website.html|access-date=December 1, 2020|website=CNBC|language=en}}

Steve "LiQuiD112" Arhancet joined the Team Liquid staff when Team Curse merged with Team Liquid. Since the merge, Steve has taken the role of co-owner and chief executive officer and primarily manages the League of Legends team.{{cite web|url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/interview-team-liquid-co-owner-steve-arhancet-discusses-the-rise-of-esports-and-what-s-next-for-the-sector/0144849 |title=INTERVIEW: Team Liquid co-owner Steve Arhancet discusses the rise of eSports - and what's next for the sector |publisher=Mcvuk |date=February 16, 2015 |access-date=April 9, 2015}}

In 2017 Team Liquid finished constructing its Alienware Training Facility in Los Angeles, which is designed to act as the training grounds for Team Liquid's CS:GO and League of Legends teams, as well as their esports headquarters. The facility houses non-players such as owner Steve "LiQuiD112" Arhancet and 1UP Studios, Team Liquid's in-house production studio, so that all departments of Team Liquid could work together. Team Liquid's sponsor Alienware supplied all the PC's to the Alienware Training Facility.{{cite web |title=Alienware Training Facilities |url=https://www.teamliquidpro.com/AlienwareTF/ |website=www.teamliquidpro.com |access-date=March 2, 2019}}

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