Team:Team SoloMid
| Team SoloMid | |
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| Location | Los Angeles, United States 
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| Owners | Andy Dinh (Reginald) Søren Bjerg (Bjergsen, minority owner) |
| Sponsors/Partners | Logitech LEGION by Lenovo Twitch GEICO Grubhub GAMEFUEL |
| Other games | League of Legends Hearthstone Counter-Strike: Global Offensive SMITE Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege Fortnite Apex Legends Magic: the Gathering PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (Desktop & Mobile) Teamfight Tactics Valorant |
Team SoloMid (TSM), formerly Team SoloMid FTX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Esports organization based in the United States. Founded in 2009 as the team of League of Legends community site SoloMid.net by brothers Andy Dinh (Reginald) and Dan Dinh, it became one of the most popular and successful League organizations before expanding into Hearthstone with some of the most popular players in that scene.
They entered Smash by signing the Melee player Leffen on March 10th, 2015. Later that year, ZeRo would also get sponsored, now expanding with in the Smash 4 scene. With those recruitments, TSM boasted two of the best and most popular players in their respective game. Three years later, ZeRo left TSM after announcing his retirement from the Smash 4 scene. With Super Smash Bros. Ultimate released, TSM expanded into the scene by sponsoring Tweek.
Pro Smashers[edit]
| ID | Name | Game | Main(s) | Join Date | |
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Leffen | William Hjelte | Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |
 
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2015-03-10 |
Former members[edit]
| ID | Name | Game | Main(s) | Join Date | Leave Date | |
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ZeRo | Gonzalo Barrios | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U |  
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2015-08-01 | 2018-11-07 |
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Tweek | Gavin Dempsey | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 
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2019-01-24 | 2023-02-28 |
Other smashers[edit]
Charles Thoren 
(Coach)
Leffen's work visa situation[edit]
Because Leffen is from Sweden and Team SoloMid is an American sponsor, the United States considers Leffen to be "working" in the country, which would require a worker's visa. However, as Leffen did not have one, he was denied entrance to the country in October 2015, causing him to miss out on The Big House 5 and four other American tournaments. Although Leffen was temporarily allowed into the country up until the end of July 2016, which allowed him to attend EVO 2016, because his visa was going through additional processing during that period of time, he was eventually deported from the country, causing him to miss the tournament.[1] In addition, his work visa was denied, primarily for reasons that questioned Melee's legitimacy as a sport. The video showing the rejection letter started the #FreeLeffen movement in hopes of reversing the decision. Due to the movement, a petition was created on the White House petition site "We The People" in hopes of having the country recognize esports as a legitimate sport, however the White House declined to address the issue.[2] On October 3rd, 2016, Leffen's US visa was fully processed and approved, allowing him to enter future tournaments such as EVO 2017.[3]
Contrary to popular belief, fellow Swedish smasher Armada did not need a work visa as he has a European sponsor.
Other Famous Players[edit]
Søren Bjerg (Bjergsen) Multiple League of Legends Championship Series winner, current coach and minority owner- Ali Kabbani (Myth) Fortnite streamer and influencer
- Hikaru Nakamura (Hikaru) Professional Chess player, Grandmaster since 2003
Heo Seung-hoon (Huni) League of Legends Worlds Championship runner-up (2017) and current top laner
Hú Shuò Jié (SwordArt) League of Legends Worlds Championship runner-up (2020) and current support
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Twitter account
- Facebook page
- Youtube channel
- Secondary Youtube channel for vlogs
- Twitch Channel
