Team Spirit (esports)
Team Spirit is a Russian esports organization based in Moscow. Founded in 2015, the organization currently has teams competing in "", "Dota 2", "League of Legends" and "Hearthstone". Their "Dota 2" squad won The International 2021 and received the largest single prize money payout in esports history at $18 million. On 24 March 2022 Spirit announced the opening of an additional office in Belgrade. Divisions. Section::::"Counter-Strike: Global Offensive". On 9 June 2016, the organization signed the members of Team Phenomenon. On 3 March 2019, Artem "iDISBALANCE" Yegorov and Leonid "chopper" Vishnyakov joined the team. On 9  September 2019, Pavel "COLDYY1" Veklenko and Dmitriy "SotF1k" Forostyanko were removed from the squad. They were replaced by Nikolai "mir" Bityukov from Gambit Esports and 17-year-old Boris "magixx" Vorobyov from the ESPADA team. Section::::"Dota 2". The organisation signed its first team in "Dota 2" on 6 December 2015 by acquiring CIS Rejects. On 19 December 2020, the team signed the roster of Yellow Submarine. In October 2021, Team Spirit defeated PSG.LGD in the Grand Finals of The International 2021 and won a total of 18,208,300, the largest purse ever awarded in esports. They were the first Eastern European  team to win an International since Natus Vincere in the inaugural International in 2011. Section::::"League of Legends". Spirit entered the "League of Legends" competitive scene on 31 January 2022 by signing young players Dreampull, Griffon and Mytant, as well as the legends of CIS LoL competitive scene: Diamondprox and Edward. Section::::"Hearthstone". On 6 October 2016, Team Spirit opened its Hearthstone division by signing SilverName, ShtanUdachi, Iner, and NickChipper. In 2020, Silvername achieved 3rd place at the Hearthstone World Championship. Former divisions. Team Spirit had a "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" division from 2017 until 2019.