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{{Infobox Team
!colspan="2"|Team SoloMid
| name      = Team SoloMid
| image      = [[File:TSMLogo Updated.png|250px|class=invert-dark]]
| location  = Los Angeles, United States {{Flag|USA}}
| owners    = Andy Dinh (Reginald)<br>Søren Bjerg (Bjergsen, minority owner)
| manager    =
| sponsors  = [http://gaming.logitech.com/ Logitech]<br>[http://www.lenovo.com/legion LEGION by Lenovo]<br>[https://www.twitch.tv/ Twitch]<br>[https://www.geico.com/ GEICO]<br>[http://grubhub.com/ Grubhub]<br>[https://www.gamefuel.com/ GAMEFUEL]
| othergames = ''League of Legends''<br>''Hearthstone''<br>''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive''<br>''SMITE''<br>''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege''<br>''Fortnite''<br>''Apex Legends''<br>''Magic: the Gathering''<br>''PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds'' (Desktop & Mobile)<br>''Teamfight Tactics''<br>''Valorant''
}}
{{art-wikipedia|Team SoloMid}}
 
'''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 {{Sm|Leffen}} on March 10th, 2015. Later that year, {{Sm|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 {{Sm|Tweek}}.
 
==Pro Smashers==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!
!ID
!Name
!Game
!Main(s)
!Join Date
|-
|-
|colspan="2"| [[File:TSMLogo.jpg|center|250px]]
|{{flag|Sweden}}
|{{Sm|Leffen}}
|William Hjelte
|''Super Smash Bros. Melee''<br>''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
|{{head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=24px}}<br>{{head|Pokemon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=24px}}
|2015-03-10
|}
 
==Former members==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!
!ID
!Name
!Game
!Main(s)
!Join Date
!Leave Date
|-
|-
! Location
|{{flag|Chile}}
| United States
|{{Sm|ZeRo}}
|Gonzalo Barrios
|''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''
|{{head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=24px}}{{head|Sheik|g=SSB4|s=24px}}
|2015-08-01
|2018-11-07
|-
|-
! Owner
|{{flag|USA}}
| Andy Dinh (Reginald)
|{{Sm|Tweek}}
|-
|Gavin Dempsey
! Sponsors
|''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
|
|{{head|Diddy Kong|g=SSBU|s=24px}}
*[http://www.ibuypower.com/Site/TSM iBUYPOWER]
|2019-01-24
*[http://gaming.logitech.com/en-us Logitech G]
|2023-02-28
*[http://www.kingston.com/us/memory/hyperx/ Kingston HyperX]
|}
*[http://www.twitch.tv/ Twitch]
===Other smashers===
*[http://www.needforseat.com/ NEEDforSEAT]
*{{Sm|Charles Thoren|USA|c1=Wolf|g=SSBU}} (Coach)
*[http://www.mgn.tm MGN]
 
*[http://lolclass.com/ ''LoL'' Class]
==Leffen's work visa situation==
*[http://www.htc.com/sea/ HTC]
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 {{Trn|The Big House 5}} and [[Tournament:Smash Summit|four]] [[Tournament:GENESIS 3|other]] [[Tournament:Battle of the Five Gods|American]] [[Tournament:Smash Summit 2|tournaments]]. Although Leffen was temporarily allowed into the country up until the end of July 2016, which allowed him to attend {{Trn|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tsm.gg/news/leffen-visa-situation-update|title=Leffen Visa Situation Update}}</ref> In addition, his work visa was denied, primarily for reasons that questioned ''Melee''{{'}}s legitimacy as a sport. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdVejIOYp-M The video showing the rejection letter] started the <nowiki>#FreeLeffen</nowiki> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fansided.com/2016/06/29/esports-athletes-petition-gets-official-white-house-response/|title=‘eSports as athletes’ petition gets an official White House response}}</ref> On October 3rd, 2016, Leffen's US visa was fully processed and approved, allowing him to enter future tournaments such as {{Trn|EVO 2017}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thescoreesports.com/smash/news/10741-leffen-s-visa-approved-unclear-whether-he-will-attend-the-big-house-6|title=Leffen's visa approved, unclear whether he will attend The Big House 6}}</ref>
*[http://www.kinguin.net/?utm_source=solomid&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=referral Kinguin]
 
*[http://www.geico.com/ Geico]
Contrary to popular belief, fellow Swedish smasher {{Sm|Armada}} did not need a work visa as he has a [[Alliance|European sponsor]].
|-
 
! Pro Smashers
==Other Famous Players==
|
*{{Flag|Denmark}} Søren Bjerg (Bjergsen) <small>Multiple ''League of Legends'' Championship Series winner, current coach and minority owner</small>
*{{Sm|Leffen|Sweden|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}}
*{{Flag|United States}} Ali Kabbani (Myth) <small>''Fortnite'' streamer and influencer</small>
*{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile|c1=Sheik|c2=Diddy Kong|g=SSB4}}{{head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}
*{{Flag|United States}} Hikaru Nakamura (Hikaru) <small>Professional Chess player, Grandmaster since 2003</small>
|-
*{{Flag|South Korea}} Heo Seung-hoon (Huni) <small>''League of Legends'' Worlds Championship runner-up (2017) and current top laner</small>
! Other Games
*{{Flag|Taiwan}} Hú Shuò Jié (SwordArt) <small>''League of Legends'' Worlds Championship runner-up (2020) and current support</small>
|
* ''League of Legends''
* ''Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft''
* ''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive''
* ''Smite''
|}
'''Team SoloMid (TSM)''' 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: Heroes of WarCraft'' with some of the most popular players in that scene and then  the ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' arena. {{Sm|Leffen}} became their first sponsored player on March 10th, 2015 with {{Sm|ZeRo}} later becoming their second


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.solomid.net/ SoloMid.net (official site)]
* [https://tsm.gg/ Official website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/SolomidDOTnet/ SolomidDOTnet on YouTube (main YouTube channel)]
* [https://twitter.com/tsm Twitter account]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/TSMVlog YouTube TSMVlog]
* [https://www.facebook.com/SoloMidDotNet/ Facebook page]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/SolomidDOTnet/ Youtube channel]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/TSMVlog Secondary Youtube channel for vlogs]
* [https://www.twitch.tv/tsm Twitch Channel]


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==References==
{{reflist}}


[[Category:American sponsors]]
[[Category:American sponsors]]

Latest revision as of 14:33, May 20, 2024

Team SoloMid
Logotype of Team SoloMid
Location Los Angeles, United States USA
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 SmashersEdit

ID Name Game Main(s) Join Date
  Leffen William Hjelte Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 		 
  		2015-03-10

Former membersEdit

ID Name Game Main(s) Join Date Leave Date
  ZeRo Gonzalo Barrios Super Smash Bros. for Wii U    2015-08-01 2018-11-07
  Tweek Gavin Dempsey Super Smash Bros. Ultimate   2019-01-24 2023-02-28

Other smashersEdit

Leffen's work visa situationEdit

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 PlayersEdit

  •   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 linksEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Leffen Visa Situation Update.
  2. ^ ‘eSports as athletes’ petition gets an official White House response.
  3. ^ Leffen's visa approved, unclear whether he will attend The Big House 6.
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