{"id":133711,"date":"2023-01-13T11:20:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T11:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=133711"},"modified":"2023-01-13T15:15:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T15:15:19","slug":"eunited-esports-organisation-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2023\/01\/eunited-esports-organisation-closed","title":{"rendered":"Esports organisation eUnited reportedly closes doors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//wp-content//uploads//2023//01//eunited-logo-header-large.png/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/eunited-logo-header-large.png 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/eunited-logo-header-medium.png 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/eunited-logo-header-medium_large.png 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/eunited-logo-header.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(ESI Illustration) Image credit: eUnited<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5d2ee7dde\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>North American esports organisation <strong>eUnited<\/strong> has closed down and parted ways with all of its employees, according to a <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsadvocate.net//2023//01//sources-eunited-closed///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report from The Esports Advocate.<\/a><\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5d2ee85f9\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>According to TEA sources, only eUnited CEO Adam Stein remains employed by the company, with the last members of the team leaving in late 2022. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"keep-reading \"  id=\"kr-67cf5d2ee9486\">\n  <div class=\"heading\">Keep Reading<\/div>\n  <ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n          <li id=\"post-57858\" style=\"order: 1;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2021//01//eunited-partners-with-rise-above-the-disorder/" target=\"_blank\">eUnited partners with Rise Above The Disorder<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-80136\" style=\"order: 2;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2023//04//esports-around-the-world-usa/" target=\"_blank\">Esports Around The World: United States of America<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-54485\" style=\"order: 3;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2020//11//backstageplay-and-eunited-mutually-terminate-merger-agreement/" target=\"_blank\">Backstageplay and eUnited mutually terminate merger agreement<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5d2eea59c\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The organisation, founded in 2016, is a North American esports brand that featured teams across multiple games, ranging from PUBG and CS:GO to Halo and Gears of War. It is perhaps best known for its presence in Call of Duty and PUBG, with the latter finishing fourth at the PUBG Global Championship in 2022. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5d2eeadb1\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>As of this writing, the company has not shared any public information about the recent news, however, most of its rosters, including the PUBG roster, left the organisation in early December 2022. The organisation has not announced any new rosters. Its website shows rosters in Gears of War and Halo, however, its esports efforts in the former<a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2022//03//gears-of-war-esports-end/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> concluded in 2022.<\/a><\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5d2eeb597\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>This leaves us with eUnited&#8217;s Halo roster. The team is a partner in the Halo Championship Series, but has yet to announce a roster for the 2023 season or share any news regarding it. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5d2eebd50\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The last high-profile employee to leave the company was Matthew Potthoff, its VP of Esports, who announced his departure on December 31 via <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////twitter.com//potthoff//status//1598710114676051968?s=61&amp;t=Ruf6jFRuZIYb4aeL-Hl_1Q\%22 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//events//esi-next-gen/"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//wp-content//uploads//2022//12//ESINextGen-639349c33c7fa-large.png/" alt=\"ESI Next Gen\" class=\"wp-image-132619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ESINextGen-639349c33c7fa-large.png 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ESINextGen-639349c33c7fa-medium.png 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ESINextGen-639349c33c7fa-medium_large.png 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ESINextGen-639349c33c7fa-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ESINextGen-639349c33c7fa.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Esports Insider has teamed up with the University of Warwick for ESI Next Gen. To find out more, <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//events//esi-next-gen/" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/events\/esi-next-gen\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5d2eec61f\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The company attracted attention in 2020 by <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2020//06//eunited-backstageplay-inc/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announcing<\/a> a merger with Backstageplay, a mobile and Web 3 company. 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