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'''Alliance''' is a Swedish-centric pro gaming team. Founded by Razer and [[Evil Geniuses]] director Alex Garfield in early 2013, its original members were ''StarCraft II'' star Johan Lucchesi (NaNiwa) and an all-Swedish rising star ''DotA 2'' team previously known as No Tidehunter - which included | '''Alliance''' is a Swedish-centric pro gaming team. Founded by Razer and [[Evil Geniuses]] director Alex Garfield in early 2013, its original members were ''StarCraft II'' star Johan Lucchesi (NaNiwa) and an all-Swedish rising star ''DotA 2'' team previously known as No Tidehunter - which included {{sm|Akke}}, who had competed in ''Melee'' professionally as Sheik. Internationally, it is best known for its success in the ''DotA 2'' arena - especially at The International III in August 2013, when it won the tournament and a $1.4 million first prize without losing a series. | ||
On November 6th, 2014, it entered the ''Melee'' arena when it signed {{Sm|Armada}}.<ref name="Armada Joins Alliance">{{cite web | On November 6th, 2014, it entered the ''Melee'' arena when it signed {{Sm|Armada}}.<ref name="Armada Joins Alliance">{{cite web | ||
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}}</ref> | }}</ref> {{Sm|Akke}} posted on his Twitter account a welcome on behalf of the ''DotA'' team<ref>[https://twitter.com/FollowAkke/status/530444090392190978 @FollowAkke: "Happy to say I now play for the same organization as @ArmadaUGS, welcome to the family! May the turnips be with u :)"] Twitter (Akke's official account)</ref> and responded to a fan asking if he, Loda and AdmiralBulldog could beat Armada in a handicap match with "Probably not." | ||
==References== | ==References== |