Virtus.pro
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Virtus.pro (VP) is an international esports organization founded in 2003 in Russia and acquired by Armenian investors in 2022.[2] The organization has players competing in such games as Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, Rainbow Six Siege, Warface and EFT: Arena.
Short name | VP |
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Divisions | Dota 2 Counter-Strike 2 Rainbow Six Siege Warface EFT: Arena PUBG Mobile Standoff 2 EA Sports FC Apex Legends PUBG Rennsport StarCraft II Honor of Kings |
Founded | 1 November 2003; 20 years ago (2003-11-01) |
Location | Yerevan, Armenia |
Colors | Orange, Black, White |
CEO | Nikolai Petrossian[1] |
Titles | 2× CS:GO Majors 5× Dota 2 Majors |
Partners | Winline Kappa |
Website | virtus |
Virtus.pro's Dota 2 team has participated in multiple Majors, winning record (tied with Team Secret) 5 of them and becoming the best Dota Pro Circuit first season team. Their League of Legends team won LCL Spring 2017.
VP's former Polish CS:GO team is considered one of the best teams in the history of Counter-Strike, winning the EMS One Katowice 2014 Major and several other premier tournaments.[3] VP's 2022 CS:GO team, with CIS players, won the IEM Rio Major 2022 under the name Outsiders.
VP are also members of the Esports World Cup Foundation Club Support Program, funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which gives teams monetary rewards for painting the Esports World Cup tournament series in a positive light and driving engagement to the tournament, which is seen to some as a sportswashing tool that Saudi Arabia is using to distract the public from their poor human rights record.[4]