{"id":109487,"date":"2016-11-01T14:56:32","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T12:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=109487"},"modified":"2016-11-01T14:57:27","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T12:57:27","slug":"inside-the-gaming-houses-of-the-worlds-best-professional-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/109487-inside-the-gaming-houses-of-the-worlds-best-professional-teams","title":{"rendered":"Inside the gaming houses of the world&#8217;s best professional teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the meteoric growth of competitive gaming both overseas and at home, it is getting harder and harder for the average player to remain competitive.<\/p>\n<p>Most international competitive gamers are employed full-time by Multi-Gaming Organisations, who own a number of teams under the same name, such as Na&#8217;Vi or Team Liquid.<\/p>\n<p>These high-level gamers practice for most of the day and each team has a dedicated coach and strategist who are constantly trying to figure out the best strategies.<\/p>\n<p>Because these players spend so much time practicing with their team, many of them move move into gaming houses organised by their MGO, and simply live and play video games with their organisation.<\/p>\n<p>While the players and team members are working hard, it&#8217;s difficult not to feel envious of the full-time professional gamers having a constant LAN party in an MGO-provided home.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCmONQe9yHyPcETc5xdiZMcA\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HyperX<\/strong> <\/a>has partnered with a number of teams to publish tours of their gaming houses, check them out below:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Team EnVyUs<\/h3>\n<p>Team EnVyUs is an American MGO founded in 2007 which is best known for its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Call of Duty teams.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RXRqHqtjhas\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Team Liquid<\/h3>\n<p>Team Liquid was founded in the Netherlands in 2000 as a StarCraft Brood War clan.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation is one of the most well-known in the industry and have a large number of teams across various games.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-x9VzuwWdDs\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">CLG<\/h3>\n<p>CLG was founded in 2010 and is based in North America.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation hosts League of Legends, CS: GO and Halo players.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q_5TawoW_1Y\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Cloud9<\/h3>\n<p>Cloud9 is a North American team that was founded in 2012 and hosts teams for almost every large competitive game.<\/p>\n<p>Their Dota 2 team has been disbanded twice now, but has previously consisted of some of the best players in the world.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-xzUFbp3njM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">SK Gaming<\/h3>\n<p>SK Gaming is a German MGO founded in 1996, known for the massive success of its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K4a3VCvFLFg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To check out the full HyperX video series of gaming house tours, visit the official<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLahRyZM9xWRpaIya8JFTvdix8Qj3w2IiY\" target=\"_blank\"> HyperX YouTube channel<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Now read:\u00a0<a title=\"Permalink to Paul \u201cReDeYe\u201d Chaloner talks competitive gaming and South African eSports\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/106791-paul-redeye-chaloner-talks-competitive-gaming-and-south-african-esports.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Paul \u201cReDeYe\u201d Chaloner talks competitive gaming and South African eSports<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a look inside the best gaming houses in the world, where skilled gamers practice and train for multi-million dollar 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