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| Short name | GIA |
|---|---|
| Divisions | League of Legends, Call of Duty, CS:GO, Rainbow Six Siege and FIFA |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Location | Spain |
| Partners | Vodafone Nike Chupa Chups Diesel Málaga Prozis Ozone Versus Gamers Nestlé |
| Website | giants |
Giants Gaming, commonly referred to simply as Giants,[1] was a Spanish professional esports organisation. The League of Legends (LoL) team competed in the European League of Legends Championship Series.[2] The organisation had two Rainbow Six Siege teams, a Singaporean team competing Southeast Asian Pro League and a Spanish team competing in the Spanish Nationals. Giants Gaming was founded in 2008 in Málaga, Spain.[3] On 14 December 2023, Giants Gaming and Excel Esports announced a merger, forming GiantX.[4]
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Giants Gaming first acquired a Rainbow Six Siege team on 8 June 2018.[6] The Spanish team would remain one of the top teams in Spain until it disbanded in October of the following year.[7]
On 8 August 2019, Giants Gaming picked up top European team, Looking For Org shortly before the Six Major Raleigh. The original roster consisted of Maurice "AceeZ" Erkelenz, Léo "Alphama" Robine, Théophile "Hicks" Dupont, Lukas "Korey" Zwingmann, Valentin "Risze" Liradelfo, and Laurent "Crapelle" Patriarche as coach along with Robin "Robz" Planus as the team's manager. Giants placed 5-8th after defeating Evil Geniuses and Ninjas in Pyjamas but falling to ForZe Esports in the quarter-finals. After unsatisfactory results at the Pro League Season 10 Finals, Alphama was kicked and later joined American team, eUnited.[8] The roster, along with the addition of AceeZ and Korey's former teammate, Jan "Ripz" Hucke, was later bought by Rogue, who previously fielded an American team.[9]
On 9 January 2020, Giants Gaming picked up their third team, the Singaporean squad Aerowolf.[10] Before the acquisition, Aerowolf decisively defeated the best teams in Australia and Japan in the Season 10 APAC Finals, Fnatic and Nora-Rengo respectively, before beating the previous Giants roster and challenging eventual runner-ups, American DarkZero Esports, at the Season 10 Finals. At the Six Invitational 2020, Giants lost to MiBR and Team Liquid in the group stage.
| Tournament | End Date | Location | Placement | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore Singaporean Roster | ||||
| Six Invitational 2020 | 2020-02-16 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 13-16th | $60,000 |
| Pro League Season 11 SEA | 2020-03-26 | South East Asia | 2nd | $10,625 |
| European Union Former European Roster | ||||
| Six Major Raleigh 2019 | 2019-08-16 | Raleigh, North Carolina, USA | 5-8th | $20,000 |
| Pro League Season 10 EU | 2019-10-14 | Europe | 2nd | Finals |
| 6 French League | 2019-10-24 | France | 1st | Finals |
| 6 French League Finals | 2019-11-02 | Paris, France | 1st | $16,789 |
| Pro League Season 10 Finals | 2019-11-10 | Tokoname, Japan | 5-8th | $20,000 |
| Tournament | End Date | Location | Placement | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain Spanish Roster | ||||
| Spain Nationals Season 2 | 2020-07-03 | Spain | 3rd | $900 |
| Spain Former Spanish Roster | ||||
| ESL Masters España Season 1 Group Stage | 2018-10-04 | Spain | 1st | $1,151 |
| ESL Euro Cup 2018 | 2018-10-07 | Milan, Italy | 2nd | $3,457 |
| ESL Masters España Season 1 | 2018-10-21 | Spain | 2nd | $4,611 |
| Drone Cup 2018 | 2019-02-09 | Spain | 1st | $3,397 |
| Dreamhack Valencia 2019 | 2019-07-06 | Valencia, Spain | 13-16th | $0 |
| Spain Nationals Season 1 | 2019-09-14 | Spain | 3rd | $886 |
| Spain Nationals Season 1 Finals | 2019-10-06 | Madrid, Spain | 3-4th | $1,372 |