The best French eSport teams

Since the 2010s, there has been a steady breakthrough of French eSports teams in the world of international competitions. Their acquired reputation has pushed many bettors to risk betting on eSports , which has gone from the confidential domain of insiders to the light in a few years.

The outbreak of streaming on certain dedicated platforms, such as Witch, Youtube, has a lot to do with this revelation of teams ready to challenge others and the internet knows no physical borders. It is therefore technically simple to connect at a higher level to meet counterparts from other countries.

Several groups with growing notoriety stand out, flirting with high-level success.

Always better at his own game

Counterstrike, Fortnite, Valorant , Call of Duty, League of Legends , Overwatch , FIFA , Hearthstone , Mortal Kombat 11, Starcraft, Shootmania, everyone can specialize in their best combat techniques, with a team that shares the same devouring passion. All the big titles hold their annual competitions , attracting more and more challengers. Major events bring together more and more challengers, making the competitions ever more fiercely contested.

Triumph alone professionalizes

The sums that the teams can receive, as the tournaments progress, remain variable. Often, it is only a compensation, which will allow each member to cover its operating costs. But, as one progresses up the paper, the rewards to be grabbed become more substantial. It is then that a possible career profile will take shape, making it possible to professionalize and train full-time, to consolidate the certainty of one's talent. In addition, each specializing in a position, you quickly become essential to your team, for the next tournaments.

Who will challenge Team Vitality ?

Team Vitality was born from the union and ambitions of three friends, around Kevin Georges, Corentin Houssein and Fabien Devide. They played their first major tournament in 2013, on Call of Duty and have since honed their skill set: CS:GO , FIFA, European League of Legends. All the members of the team have gotten used to living to the rhythm of the different tournaments and preparation times for the next one. With a budget of 2.5 million €, and the holding of many coveted titles, it is considered the best French team in eSports. She won the ESL Pro-League on October 3, 2022 .

Team Emulate or the union of the best?

Team Emulate is presented as the meeting of the best individual talents, each in his specialty. But together, it makes an impression in the competitions of CounterStrike: Global Offensive. She is also victorious in 2007, of the World Cyber Game. It was absorbed by OxMoze in 2009.

Under the protection of the Angel's Wings

A time queen of Counter Strike tournaments under its old version, the Angel Wings team has continued to progress to collect trophies in Counter Strike. A specialty is not enough and the group trained in Call of Duty, StarCraft, Shootmania or FIFA.

Angel's Wing has developed a recruitment and turnover policy which frequently makes room for young talent, who can apply themselves. This movement targets the overall well-being of the group, and not necessarily individual performance alone. First and foremost, you need to motivate yourself. Notice to thrill seekers.

The LDC-OL, for 12 years already

LDC has allied with Olympique Lyonnais since 2017, to present an excellent team of professionals in many playgrounds, like: Player Unknown's Battlegrounds, FIFA21, Counter Strike: GO, League of Legends, Fortnite, WRC, NBA2k... LDC-OL has added the individual talents of the professional player Yellowstar with whom it managed to win the European League of Legends Masters.

She is champion of France 2022 of League of Legends, beating 3-2 the BDS Academy, the team being the Karmin Corp.

eSports: Elan Wanted, AS Monaco-eSports

Launched in 2019, Elan Wanted specializes in NBA2K. She collects many trophies in France and Europe.

The AS Monaco eSports section won the Top1 eFootball Pro and PES League in 2019.

Individually and with Team Oplon, the young Breton Dylan Renon pierces all the glass ceilings in Super Smash Bros Ultimate and dreams of challenging the Japanese to their own game.

Even if eSport is still emerging, it has excellent assets to place itself among the best European teams. It will probably take time to claim to defeat the Asians on their home turf.