100 Thieves Announce Competitive Fortnite Battle Royale Team
By Nicholas Barth ·
Matthew "Nadeshot" Haag's esports organization 100 Thieves announced Friday, June 9th that it had entered the Fortnite esports scene with a competitive Fortnite Battle Royale team.
Today, 100 Thieves, the esports organization owned by former professional Call of Duty player Matthew "Nadeshot" Haag, announced that it had officially entered the Fortnite esports scene with the signing of a competitive Fortnite Battle Royale team. 100 Thieves is now the latest esports organization to enter the competitive scene for Fortnite, and it is likely looking to compete for a share of the $100,000,000 prize pool announced by Epic Games that will go towards funding competitive Fortnite events in 2018-2019.
The roster consists of Parallax, Kenithh and Risker. While the majority of organizations who have announced competitive teams have gone with signing four players, 100 Thieves will currently only have three players competing for the organization.
100 THIEVES FORTNITE ANNOUNCEMENT
— 100 Thieves (@100Thieves) June 9, 2018
Over the past months, we've been actively scouting for highly motivated, skilled Fortnite talent. We are so thrilled to announce today, our competitive Fortnite roster. Welcome to 100 Thieves @100T_Parallax @100T_Kenithh @100T_Risker. #100T pic.twitter.com/CBI5iipyh4
The entrance into the competitive scene of the battle royale game marks the second expansion in the esports industry that 100 Thieves have entered, as the organization is currently a member of the North American League Championship Series (NA LCS) and had previously tried to enter the professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene, but decided to move away from the scene after issues with player conduct sprung up with its roster.
The announcement of a competitive Fortnite team for the organization comes after Nadeshot had stated in a video on his personal YouTube channel that the next title his organization would be entering would be Epic Games' popular battle royale title.
100 Thieves will now be looking to move ahead of the likes of FaZe Clan, Team SoloMid, Optic Gaming, Red Reserve, Mindfreak, Lighting Pandaz and compLexity Gaming in becoming a top force in professional Fortnite. Having seen a large amount of success in its first split in the NA LCS, 100 Thieves will most likely be ready to see the same level of play from its competitive Fortnite team, as the esports scene for the title continues to grow.
(cover photo courtesy of Epic Games and 100 Thieves)