Winterfox

{{Short description|Former esports organization}}

{{Infobox sports team

| name = Winterfox

| short_name = WFX

| logo = Winterfox logo.png

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| location = Chicago (CS:GO)

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| founded = 2015

| folded = 2018

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| sport_label = Divisions

| sport = Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Halo
Street Fighter
League of Legends (disbanded)

| website = Winterfox.gg

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Winterfox (WFX) was an esports organization with teams competing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Halo and Street Fighter. The team was founded after the Evil Geniuses League of Legends team split from the organization following the creation of a new sponsorship rule for the League of Legends Championship Series, and the team later expanded into other games.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/esports/evil-geniuses-rebrands-winterfox/|title=Meet Winterfox, the team formerly known as Evil Geniuses|first=Samuel |last=Lingle|website=The Daily Dot|date=January 7, 2015|access-date=November 30, 2015}} Winterfox signed Super Smash Bros. Melee Sheik player DaJuan "Shroomed" Jefferson McDaniel on July 16, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/esports/shroomed-winterfox-super-smash-bros/|title=Winterfox signs Shroomed|first1=Jacob |last1=Wolf |first2=Michael |last2=Hathaway|website=The Daily Dot |date=July 16, 2015|access-date=November 30, 2015}} The Winterfox Halo team competed in the Halo Championship Series. Winterfox Halo placed top 5 in 11 consecutive tournaments, winning both the 2016 Halo Championship Series Season 2: Legendary Cups 1 and 6. Winterfox signed fighting games player Gustavo "801 Strider" Romero to the team on July 15, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.thescoreesports.com/news/2961|title=Winterfox forays into Ultra Street Fighter 4, picks up 801 Strider|first= Dennis |last=Gonzales |website=TheScore eSports|date=July 15, 2015|access-date=December 8, 2015}} In November 2015 Winterfox's CSGO team moved to SteelSeries's headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.{{cite web|url=http://www.pcgamesn.com/counter-strike-global-offensive/steelseries-have-moved-an-e-sports-team-into-their-hq-and-dont-they-look-thrilled-about-it|title=SteelSeries have moved an e-sports team into their HQ, and don't Winterfox look thrilled about it|first=Phil |last=Iwaniuk|website=PCGamesN|publisher=Network N|date=November 6, 2015|access-date=November 30, 2015}} Winterfox's League of Legends team competed in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS) in for the 2015 Spring NA LCS split before being relegated and eventually disbanding.