ICON Esports

Team Information

Location:

Australia

Region:

Oceania

CEO:

Nick Bobir

Approx. Total Winnings:

$62,458

Games:

Global Offensive

Links

History

Created:

: 2013

: 2015-06-23

Disbanded:

2019-05-13

ICON Esports (formerly known as Tainted Minds) was an Australian esports organisation with teams in Call of Duty, League of Legends, Smite, and Overwatch.

Timeline[edit]

Player Roster[edit]

Former[edit]

Former Players
ID	Name		Join Date	Inactive Date	Leave Date	New Team
USTILO	(Karlo Pivac) Karlo Pivac		Join Date: 2018-10-18 ^[16]	Inactive Date:	Leave Date: 2019-08-26 ^[8]	ORDER
ofnu	(Chris Hanley) Chris Hanley	Role: (Loan)	Join Date: 2017-05-22 ^[22]	Inactive Date: 2019-03-06 ^[4]	Leave Date: 2019-06-11 ^[6]	Chiefs Esports Club
zewsy	(Ryan Palmer) Ryan Palmer	Role: (Loan)	Join Date: 2017-08-23 ^[29]	Inactive Date: 2019-03-06 ^[4]	Leave Date: 2019-06-11 ^[6]	Chiefs Esports Club
apoc	(Mike Aliferis) Mike Aliferis		Join Date: 2018-09-12 ^[13]	Inactive Date:	Leave Date: 2019-05-13 ^[5]	Avant Gaming
sico	(Simon Williams) Simon Williams		Join Date: 2018-09-12 ^[13]	Inactive Date:	Leave Date: 2019-03-05 ^[3]	Grayhound Gaming
ferg	(Fergus Stephenson) Fergus Stephenson	Role: (Coach)	Join Date: 2017-02-20 ^[19]	Inactive Date:	Leave Date: 2019-01-18 ^[1]	Chiefs Esports Club
yam	(Yaman Ergenekon) Yaman Ergenekon		Join Date: 2017-09-25 ^[33]	Inactive Date: 2018-09-12 ^[13]	Leave Date: 2018-12-31 ^[17]	ex-Space Soldiers
tucks	(Tyler Reilly) Tyler Reilly	Role: (Loan)	Join Date: 2018-09-25 ^[14]	Inactive Date:	Leave Date: 2018-10-18 ^[16]	Chiefs Esports Club (Inactive)
bURNRUOk	(Callum Henderson) Callum Henderson		Join Date: 2018-04-11 ^[10]	Inactive Date: 2018-09-12 ^[13]	Leave Date: 2018-09-25 ^[15]	Ground Zero Gaming
INS	(Joshua Potter) Joshua Potter		Join Date: 2017-12-12 ^[35]	Inactive Date:	Leave Date: 2018-09-11 ^[12]	ORDER
apoc	(Mike Aliferis) Mike Aliferis		Join Date: 2017-07-05 ^[37]	Inactive Date: 2017-12-11 ^[34]	Leave Date: 2018-04-13 ^[11]	Chiefs Esports Club
chuch	(Connor Morgan) Connor Morgan		Join Date: 2016-12-15 ^[37]	Inactive Date:	Leave Date: 2018-04-11 ^[9]	Inactive
InfrequeNt	(Jesse Barker) Jesse Barker		Join Date: 2016-12-15 ^[37]	Inactive Date: 2017-09-12 ^[30]	Leave Date: 2017-09-13 ^[30] ^[31]	Athletico Esports
dexter	(Chris Nong) Chris Nong		Join Date: 2017-02-20 ^[19]	Inactive Date: 2017-06-17 ^[23]	Leave Date: 2017-08-16 ^[28]	Grayhound Gaming
kyoto	(Dylan Brown) Dylan Brown		Join Date: 2017-07-05 ^[27]	Inactive Date:	Leave Date: 2017-08-07 ^[27]	Avant Garde
liazz	(Jay Tregillgas) Jay Tregillgas		Join Date: 2016-12-15 ^[37]	Inactive Date:	Leave Date: 2017-06-22 ^[24]	Kings Gaming Club
sonic	(Stuart Rayner) Stuart Rayner		Join Date: 2016-12-15 ^[37]	Inactive Date:	Leave Date: 2017-05-10 ^[21]	Legacy eSports
wizard	(Travis Richardson) Travis Richardson		Join Date: 2016-12-15 ^[37]	Inactive Date:	Leave Date: 2017-02-03 ^[18]	Kings Gaming Club


ID	Name	Replacing	ID	Name	Tournament(s)
yam	Yaman Ergenekon	None			ZEN League Season 2 - Australia ROG Masters 2017 - Australia
ferg	Fergus Stephenson	None			ESEA Season 24: Premier
kyoto	Dylan Brown	None			AEM Season 1 Finals
apoc	Mike Aliferis	None			AEM Season 1 Finals
apoc	Mike Aliferis		dexter	Chris Nong	CyberGamer Season 11
ofnu	Chris Hanley		sonic	Stuart Rayner	CyberGamer Season 11 - Qualifier
ferg	Fergus Stephenson		sonic	Stuart Rayner	ESEA Season 24: Premier
dexter	Chris Nong	None			ESEA Season 24: Premier

Former Squad
ID	Name	Join Date	Leave Date	New Team
TAZR		Join Date: 2015-06-23 ^[36]	Leave Date: 2016-??-??
Shredzy		Join Date: 2015-06-23 ^[36]	Leave Date: 2016-??-??
White	(Alex Lisowski) Alex Lisowski	Join Date: 2015-06-23 ^[36]	Leave Date: 2016-??-??
Spect		Join Date: 2015-06-23 ^[36]	Leave Date: 2016-??-??
mae	(Brock Coombs) Brock Coombs	Join Date: 2015-06-23 ^[36]	Leave Date: 2016-??-??

Organization[edit]

Active[edit]

ID	Name		Join Date
DSavagee	(Nick Bobir) Nick Bobir	Role: (Director & CEO)	Join Date:
Boylez	(Brandte Boyles) Brandte Boyles	Role: (Co-Owner)	Join Date:
Sangy	(Frank Li) Frank Li	Role: (Director)	Join Date: 2019-06-26 ^[7]
Michael Stewart	(Michael Stewart) Michael Stewart	Role: (Operations Manager)	Join Date: 2019-06-26 ^[7]
Joshua Harvey	(Joshua Harvey) Joshua Harvey	Role: (Chief Marketing Officer)	Join Date: 2019-06-26 ^[7]

Results[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Logos[edit]

Original logo prior to February 18th, 2019

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Tainted Minds (2019-01-18). "Today we say farewell to TM CSGO coach @ferg_CSGO.".
↑ ICON Esports (2019-02-18). "One era ends | Another begins.".
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ICON Esports (2019-03-05). "Today we say farewell to @sico_csgo from our Counter Strike lineup and confirm his trade to another team.".
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "Tonight, two familiar faces return to Chiefs #CSGO.". Chiefs eSports Club. 2019-03-06.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Avant Gaming (2019-05-14). "Please join us in welcoming our three newest players to the Avant CS:GO roster...".
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Chiefs Esports Club (2019-06-11). "The dynamic Kiwi CSGO duo @ofnuip & @zewsyy are now officially Chiefs!".
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 TJ Bird (2019-06-26). "ICON Esports acquires The Chiefs Esports Club". Chiefs Esports Club.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 "WELCOME USTILO & FAREWELL INS". [ORDER]]. 2019-08-26.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 chuch (2018-04-11). "bubzie out".
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Tainted Minds (2018-04-11). "Tainted BURNRUOk.".
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 Chiefs eSports Club (2018-04-13). "Tainted BURNRUOk.".
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 Flam3z (2018-09-11). "ORDER acquire INS from Tainted Minds;Sico departs". HLTV.
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 ^13.3 ^13.4 Flam3z (2018-09-12). "Tainted Minds parts ways with yam and BURNRUOk; acquire sico and ap0c". HLTV.
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 flam3z (2018-09-25). "Tainted Minds signs tucks". HLTV.
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 flam3z (2018-09-25). "Ground Zero Gaming add bURNRUOk and deStiny; InfrequeNt and InJect leave". HLTV.
↑ ^16.0 ^16.1 ^16.2 Professeur (2018-10-18). "Tainted Minds add USTILO". HLTV.
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 yam (2019-01-18). "As I hinted earlier in a tweet, 2019 will be a big change for me as I am once again leaving home, but this time it will be for Europe, and I will be doing it solo as a free agent as of January 1.".
↑ ^18.0 ^18.1 wizard (2017-02-03). "Parting ways with Tainted Minds".
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 "We can now officially welcome". Tainted Minds. 2017-02-20.
↑ dexter (2017-04-10). "A loss like that is fine when it brings insight to the team.".
↑ ^21.0 ^21.1 flam3z (2017-05-10). "sonic departs Tainted Minds". HLTV.
↑ ^22.0 ^22.1 flam3z (2017-05-22). "Tainted Minds add ofnu". HLTV.
↑ ^23.0 ^23.1 Chris Nong (2017-06-17). "The Future".
↑ ^24.0 ^24.1 Alex Deng (2017-06-22). "Tainted Minds lose two". HLTV.
↑ kyoto (2017-07-05). "Officially apart of Tainted Minds".
↑ flam3z (2017-07-06). "Tainted Minds Sign ap0c and kyoto". HLTV.
↑ ^27.0 ^27.1 ^27.2 kyoto (2017-08-07). "hopefully I kept zewsys seat warm and good luck to TaintedFox".
↑ ^28.0 ^28.1 "Ladies and gentleman, please give a warm welcome to our new dawg - Christopher "dexter" Nong!". Grayhound Gaming. 2017-08-16.
↑ ^29.0 ^29.1 "Tainted Minds add zewsy". HLTV.
↑ ^30.0 ^30.1 ^30.2 "Tainted Minds bench InfrequeNt". HLTV.
↑ ^31.0 ^31.1 flam3z (2017-09-13). "Atheltico change two". HLTV.
↑ flam3z (2017-09-12). "Yam to stand in for Tainted Minds". HLTV.
↑ ^33.0 ^33.1 "Yaman has now officially signed with TM!". Tainted Minds. 2017-09-25.
↑ ^34.0 ^34.1 apoc (2017-12-11). "I have been kicked from Tainted Minds".
↑ ^35.0 ^35.1 Tainted Minds (2017-12-12). "We are pleased to announce the signing of our newest Tainted CSGO player- [INS!"].
↑ ^36.0 ^36.1 ^36.2 ^36.3 ^36.4 ^36.5 Boylez (2015-06-23). "Introducing Tainted Minds CSGO!". Tainted Minds.
↑ ^37.0 ^37.1 ^37.2 ^37.3 ^37.4 ^37.5 ^37.6 "A NEW CHAPTER: TAINTED CS:GO". Tainted Minds. 2016-12-15.

[ferg_leaves-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Tainted Minds (2019-01-18). "Today we say farewell to TM CSGO coach @ferg_CSGO.".

[icon-2] ICON Esports (2019-02-18). "One era ends | Another begins.".

[sico_leaves-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ICON Esports (2019-03-05). "Today we say farewell to @sico_csgo from our Counter Strike lineup and confirm his trade to another team.".

[duo_from_icon-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "Tonight, two familiar faces return to Chiefs #CSGO.". Chiefs eSports Club. 2019-03-06.

[avant_squad_2019-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Avant Gaming (2019-05-14). "Please join us in welcoming our three newest players to the Avant CS:GO roster...".

[chiefs_sign_ofnu_zewsy-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Chiefs Esports Club (2019-06-11). "The dynamic Kiwi CSGO duo @ofnuip & @zewsyy are now officially Chiefs!".

[icon_buyout_chiefs_ec-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 TJ Bird (2019-06-26). "ICON Esports acquires The Chiefs Esports Club". Chiefs Esports Club.

[USTILO_leaves-8] 8.0 ^8.1 "WELCOME USTILO & FAREWELL INS". [ORDER]]. 2019-08-26.

[chuch_leaves-9] 9.0 ^9.1 chuch (2018-04-11). "bubzie out".

[bURNRUOk_joins-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Tainted Minds (2018-04-11). "Tainted BURNRUOk.".

[apoc_to_chiefs-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Chiefs eSports Club (2018-04-13). "Tainted BURNRUOk.".

[sico_replaced-12] 12.0 ^12.1 Flam3z (2018-09-11). "ORDER acquire INS from Tainted Minds;Sico departs". HLTV.

[2_out,_2_in-13] 13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 ^13.3 ^13.4 Flam3z (2018-09-12). "Tainted Minds parts ways with yam and BURNRUOk; acquire sico and ap0c". HLTV.

[tucks_loan-14] 14.0 ^14.1 flam3z (2018-09-25). "Tainted Minds signs tucks". HLTV.

[bURNRUOk_joins_ground_zerp-15] 15.0 ^15.1 flam3z (2018-09-25). "Ground Zero Gaming add bURNRUOk and deStiny; InfrequeNt and InJect leave". HLTV.

[USTILO_joins_TM-16] 16.0 ^16.1 ^16.2 Professeur (2018-10-18). "Tainted Minds add USTILO". HLTV.

[yam_free-17] 17.0 ^17.1 yam (2019-01-18). "As I hinted earlier in a tweet, 2019 will be a big change for me as I am once again leaving home, but this time it will be for Europe, and I will be doing it solo as a free agent as of January 1.".

[wizard_leaves-18] 18.0 ^18.1 wizard (2017-02-03). "Parting ways with Tainted Minds".

[ferg_and_dexter_join-19] 19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 "We can now officially welcome". Tainted Minds. 2017-02-20.

[dexter_igl-20] xter (2017-04-10). "A loss like that is fine when it brings insight to the team.".

[sonic_leaves-21] 21.0 ^21.1 flam3z (2017-05-10). "sonic departs Tainted Minds". HLTV.

[ofnu_joins-22] 22.0 ^22.1 flam3z (2017-05-22). "Tainted Minds add ofnu". HLTV.

[dexter_inactive-23] 23.0 ^23.1 Chris Nong (2017-06-17). "The Future".

[liazz_leaves-24] 24.0 ^24.1 Alex Deng (2017-06-22). "Tainted Minds lose two". HLTV.

[kyoto_joins-25] yoto (2017-07-05). "Officially apart of Tainted Minds".

[apoc_joins-26] 3z (2017-07-06). "Tainted Minds Sign ap0c and kyoto". HLTV.

[kyoto_leaves-27] 27.0 ^27.1 ^27.2 kyoto (2017-08-07). "hopefully I kept zewsys seat warm and good luck to TaintedFox".

[dexter_leaves-28] 28.0 ^28.1 "Ladies and gentleman, please give a warm welcome to our new dawg - Christopher "dexter" Nong!". Grayhound Gaming. 2017-08-16.

[zewsy_joins-29] 29.0 ^29.1 "Tainted Minds add zewsy". HLTV.

[InfrequeNt_leaves-30] 30.0 ^30.1 ^30.2 "Tainted Minds bench InfrequeNt". HLTV.

[InfrequeNt_joins_Athletico-31] 31.0 ^31.1 flam3z (2017-09-13). "Atheltico change two". HLTV.

[yam_stand_in-32] 3z (2017-09-12). "Yam to stand in for Tainted Minds". HLTV.

[yam_joins-33] 33.0 ^33.1 "Yaman has now officially signed with TM!". Tainted Minds. 2017-09-25.

[apoc_benched-34] 34.0 ^34.1 apoc (2017-12-11). "I have been kicked from Tainted Minds".

[ins_acquired-35] 35.0 ^35.1 Tainted Minds (2017-12-12). "We are pleased to announce the signing of our newest Tainted CSGO player- [INS!"].

[first_team-36] 36.0 ^36.1 ^36.2 ^36.3 ^36.4 ^36.5 Boylez (2015-06-23). "Introducing Tainted Minds CSGO!". Tainted Minds.

[ath_to_tainted_minds-37] 37.0 ^37.1 ^37.2 ^37.3 ^37.4 ^37.5 ^37.6 "A NEW CHAPTER: TAINTED CS:GO". Tainted Minds. 2016-12-15.

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Date	Placement	Tier	Type		Result	Prize
2018-11-08	2nd	B-Tier	Offline	LPL Pro ANZ Invitational	0 : 2	$2,184.93
2018-07-20	3rd	A-Tier	Offline	Asia Minor Championship - London 2018	0 : 2	$5,000
2018-04-22	3rd - 4th	A-Tier	Offline	ESL Pro League Season 7 - Asia-Pacific	0 : 2	$12,000
2018-03-29	2nd	B-Tier	Offline	LPL Alpha Invitational	0 : 2	$2,159.31
2017-12-17	2nd	B-Tier	Offline	CyberGamer Premier League Championship 2017	1 : 3	$2,296
2017-11-18	2nd	B-Tier	Offline	ZEN Esports Network League Season 2	1 : 2	$4,542.09
2017-11-04	1st	B-Tier	Offline	CyberGamer Pro League Season 12	3 : 0	$4,982.40
2017-07-23	2nd	B-Tier	Offline	CyberGamer Pro League Season 11	1 : 3	$2,770.63
2017-07-02	1st	C-Tier	Offline	Australian Esports Masters - Season 1 Finals	2 : 1	$2,306.77
2017-01-08	3rd - 4th	A-Tier	Offline	ESEA Season 23: Global Challenge	0 : 2	$5,000
About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament

Date	Time	Tier	Type			Score	vs. Team
2019-03-14	20:00 AEDT	B-Tier	Online		ESEA Season 30: Premier Division - Australia: Regular Season	FF : W	Caladrius
2019-03-14	20:00 AEDT	B-Tier	Online		ESEA Season 30: Premier Division - Australia: Regular Season	FF : W	ex-SKF
2019-03-14	20:00 AEDT	B-Tier	Online		ESEA Season 30: Premier Division - Australia: Regular Season	FF : W	GhG
2019-03-07	18:00 AEDT	C-Tier	Online	LPL Pro League Season 1	LPL Pro League Season 1	FF : W	ex-Para
2019-03-07	18:00 AEDT	C-Tier	Online	LPL Pro League Season 1	LPL Pro League Season 1	FF : W	ATH
2019-03-07	18:00 AEDT	C-Tier	Online	LPL Pro League Season 1	LPL Pro League Season 1	FF : W	BES
2019-03-07	18:00 AEDT	C-Tier	Online	LPL Pro League Season 1	LPL Pro League Season 1	FF : W	GZ
2019-03-06	21:00 AEDT	B-Tier	Online		ESEA Season 30: Premier Division - Australia: Regular Season	FF : W	OTG
2019-02-28	21:00 AEDT	C-Tier	Online	LPL Pro League Season 1	LPL Pro League Season 1	FF : W	Genuine
2019-02-28	21:00 AEDT	B-Tier	Online		ESEA Season 30: Premier Division - Australia: Regular Season	FF : W	Content
Complete List of Matches in Any Tournament

ICON Esports Roster
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Organization	Boylez (Co-Owner) DSavagee (Director & CEO) Joshua Harvey (Chief Marketing Officer) Michael Stewart (Operations Manager) Sangy (Director)

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