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	'''Dignitas''', formerly known as '''Team Dignitas''', is a professional ] organization based in ], founded by Michael "ODEE" O'Dell on 9 September 2003 ~~when~~ '']'' ] ~~merged~~. Dignitas was acquired by the ] in September 2016.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Rovell\|first1=Darren\|title=76ers acquire esports teams Dignitas and Apex\|url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/17637299/76ers-acquire-esports-teams-dignitas-apex\|access-date=9 October 2016\|publisher=]\|date=26 September 2016}}</ref> The team is best known for its '']'', '']'', and '']'' squads.		'''Dignitas''', formerly known as '''Team Dignitas''', is a professional ] organization based in ], founded by Michael "ODEE" O'Dell on 9 September 2003 as a merger of two top '']'' ]. Dignitas was acquired by the ] in September 2016.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Rovell\|first1=Darren\|title=76ers acquire esports teams Dignitas and Apex\|url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/17637299/76ers-acquire-esports-teams-dignitas-apex\|access-date=9 October 2016\|publisher=]\|date=26 September 2016}}</ref> The team is best known for its '']'', '']'', and '']'' squads.

	The organization rebranded in October 2018, dropping "Team" from its name and replacing its old logo with an owlhead logo.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://dignitas.gg/refresh\|title=Dignitas Brand Refresh \|date=31 October 2018\|website=dignitas.gg\|access-date=31 October 2018}}</ref> In September 2019, Dignitas formed a new parent company, New Meta Entertainment (NME), a digital sports and entertainment company operating in three primary verticals: esports teams, content and marketing, and investments.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-09-26\|title=Esports group Dignitas raises $30 million and forms parent company New Meta Entertainment\|url=https://venturebeat.com/2019/09/26/esports-group-dignitas-raises-30-million-and-forms-parent-company-new-meta-entertainment/\|access-date=2020-11-17\|website=VentureBeat\|language=en-US}}</ref> Michael Prindiville is the CEO of New Meta Entertainment.		In September 2019, Dignitas formed a new parent company, New Meta Entertainment (NME), a digital sports and entertainment company operating in three primary verticals: esports teams, content and marketing, and investments.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-09-26\|title=Esports group Dignitas raises $30 million and forms parent company New Meta Entertainment\|url=https://venturebeat.com/2019/09/26/esports-group-dignitas-raises-30-million-and-forms-parent-company-new-meta-entertainment/\|access-date=2020-11-17\|website=VentureBeat\|language=en-US}}</ref> Michael Prindiville is the CEO of New Meta Entertainment.

			The organization rebranded in October 2018, dropping "Team" from its name and replacing its old "alien" logo with an owl logo.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Dignitas Brand Refresh \|url=https://dignitas.gg/refresh \|website=Dignitas \|access-date=21 April 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031223415/https://dignitas.gg/refresh \|archive-date=31 October 2018}}</ref> In January 2021, Dignitas once again replaced their logo, returning a modernized version of the original "alien" design, introducing it as a ] named Digi.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Dignitas Launches Rebrand to Revive Historic Logo With a Modern Take \|url=https://dignitas.gg/digi \|website=Dignitas \|access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref>

	== Achievements ==		== Achievements ==
			Since the organization's inception in 2003, Dignitas have won 18 world champions across 35 different titles.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Dignitas - About \|url=https://dignitas.gg/about \|website=Dignitas \|access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref>
	In 2006 the '']'' team was chosen as the Battlefield 2 Team of the Year by Geeksnet.org.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://bf.geeksnet.org/index.php?page=news&id=2787\|title=Geeksnet.org 2006 Battlefield 2 Worldrankings\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225125/http://bf.geeksnet.org/index.php?page=news&id=2787\|archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref> In May 2007 the British scene page UKCounterTerrorist.com and the renowned www.HLTV.org ranked the ] team (RattlesnK, immuNe, punt, w1cked, vpr) as number one in Great Britain.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ukcounterterrorist.com/index.php?cmd=viewnews&id=6173\|title=Counter-Strike 1.6 UK Rankings\|website=UKCounterTerrorist.com\|date=May 2007\|access-date=8 September 2008\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011101112/http://ukcounterterrorist.com/index.php?cmd=viewnews&id=6173\|archive-date=11 October 2007\|url-status=dead}}</ref> By winning the first official international '']'' tournament at QuakeCon2007 the Enemy Territory: Quake Wars team gained the fame as the best team in the world. The World in Conflict team of Dignitas was nominated for the eSports Award 2007 as "eSport Team of the Year".<ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080106194614/http://www.esports-award.org/history/nominees2007 \|date=6 January 2008 }}. Esports-award.org. Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref> In early 2008, the team's French ] player Maxime "Aghaton" Paulet was chosen as the Best ] ] player by the French community site FIFAFever.com.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.fifafever.com/index.php?file=News&op=suite&news_id=231\|work=Fifafever.com\|title=FIFAFever.com's Best French FIFA 07 Player poll\|access-date=5 January 2008\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017202523/http://www.fifafever.com/index.php?file=News&op=suite&news_id=231\|archive-date=17 October 2008\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Towards the end of 2008, Cadred.org chose their ] team was recognized as the best European team, and won the award for best overall team.<ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406031906/http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/46878/ \|date=6 April 2009 }}. Cadred.org (23 December 2008). Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref><ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005152429/http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/48402/ \|date=5 October 2011 }}. Cadred.org (9 January 2009). Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref> In early 2009, Dignitas' '']'' and the '']'' teams both managed to place first in Cadred.org's European rankings for three consecutive months.<ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005152449/http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/52565/ \|date=5 October 2011 }}. Cadred.org (23 February 2009). Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref><ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005152508/http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/53741/ \|date=5 October 2011 }}. Cadred.org (3 March 2009). Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref><ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005152533/http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/55764/ \|date=5 October 2011 }}. Cadred.org (22 March 2009). Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref><ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005152559/http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/57405/ \|date=5 October 2011 }}. Cadred.org (2 April 2009). Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref><ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005152620/http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/60068/ \|date=5 October 2011 }}. Cadred.org (21 April 2009). Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref><ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005152704/http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/61377/ \|date=5 October 2011 }}. Cadred.org (6 May 2009). Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref>

			=== 2003 to 2009 ===
			Dignitas' first world championship came in 2005, when Chris Bullard won the ].

			In 2006, Dignitas' '']'' team was chosen as the Team of the Year by Geeksnet.org.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://bf.geeksnet.org/index.php?page=news&id=2787\|title=Geeksnet.org 2006 Battlefield 2 Worldrankings\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225125/http://bf.geeksnet.org/index.php?page=news&id=2787\|archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref>

			In May 2007, British ] news website UKCounterTerrorist.com ranked Dignitas as the number one team in Great Britain.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ukcounterterrorist.com/index.php?cmd=viewnews&id=6173\|title=Counter-Strike 1.6 UK Rankings\|website=UKCounterTerrorist.com\|date=May 2007\|access-date=8 September 2008\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011101112/http://ukcounterterrorist.com/index.php?cmd=viewnews&id=6173\|archive-date=11 October 2007\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

			Freek "XeNoGeaR" Molema won the ] tournament and $10,000 at the 2007].

			August 2007 saw Dignitas' ] team claim victory at ], taking home $22,000.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://forums.quakecon.org/showthread.php?t=9220\|title=The Quakecon 2007 winners}}{{dead link\|date=March 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

			], representing Dignitas, placed first in '']'' at the ], winning $12,000.

			Dignitas' World in Conflict team was nominated for the 2007 eSports Award as "eSport Team of the Year".<ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080106194614/http://www.esports-award.org/history/nominees2007 \|date=6 January 2008 }}. Esports-award.org. Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref>

			The ] would again be won by Dignitas, this time by '']'' player Pascal "Dackel" Pfefferle.

			Esports coverage site Cadred.org chose Dignitas' ] team as 2008 Team of the Year, and Sam "RattlesnK" Gawn as Player of the Year.<ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406031906/http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/46878/ \|date=6 April 2009 }}. Cadred.org (23 December 2008). Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref><ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005152429/http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/48402/ \|date=5 October 2011 }}. Cadred.org (9 January 2009). Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref>

			In 2009, Dignitas' '']'' and '']'' teams were placed first in Cadred.org's European rankings for three consecutive months.<ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005152449/http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/52565/ \|date=5 October 2011 }}. Cadred.org (23 February 2009). Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref><ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005152508/http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/53741/ \|date=5 October 2011 }}. Cadred.org (3 March 2009). Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref><ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005152533/http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/55764/ \|date=5 October 2011 }}. Cadred.org (22 March 2009). Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref><ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005152559/http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/57405/ \|date=5 October 2011 }}. Cadred.org (2 April 2009). Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref><ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005152620/http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/60068/ \|date=5 October 2011 }}. Cadred.org (21 April 2009). Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref><ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005152704/http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/61377/ \|date=5 October 2011 }}. Cadred.org (6 May 2009). Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref>

			November 2009 saw Jesper "KarjeN" Karjalainen win the ] tournament at the World Cyber Games.

			=== 2010 to Present ===
			At the 2010 World Cyber Games, David "DaveySkills" Kelly won the Forza Motorsport 3 championship.

			In January 2011, Dignitas player Jeffrey "SjoW" Brusi won $7,500 after placing first in the '']'' IEM European Tournament.<ref>. Esl-world.net. Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref>

			From 2010 until the organization's departure from the scene in 2016, Dignitas housed multiple TrackMania world champions. This began with Fredrik "Bergie" Bergmann's win at ESWC 2010. Then, Tim "Spam" Lunenburg and Carl-Antoni "Carl Jr." Cloutier placed first and third respectively at ESWC 2012 tournament. Most notably, Carl-Antoni "Carl Jr." Cloutier won three consecutive ] titles at ESWC 2013, 2014, and 2015.

			Led by British team captain James "Bakery" Baker, Dignitas finished second at the ], and went on to win 4 of the 5 European Championships the next year. Continuing on form in 2017, winning the first international competition of the year at ] Katowice, and taking home another silver medal in the mid-season world championship. In 2018, the team won the first international tournament of the year, making the team three-time IEM Katowice champions..
	Throughout the years Dignitas was able to achieve numerous important victories. In 2007 Dignitas was able to announce its first ever World Champion with Freek "XeNoGeaR" winning the ] competition at the ] (he also came second at the ESWC 2008 one year later) and taking home $10.000. Later also Fredrik "Bergie", Jesper "KarjeN" and Carl-Antoni "Carl Jr." have won big Trackmania competitions. August 2007 the Enemy Territory: Quake Wars team came victorious in the first ever International Quake Wars tournament at ], taking home $22.000.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://forums.quakecon.org/showthread.php?t=9220\|title=The Quakecon 2007 winners}}{{dead link\|date=March 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Also in 2007, Dignitas player ] placed first in '']'' at the ], winning $12,000. The ] would again be won by Dignitas, this time by '']'' player Pascal "Dackel" Pfefferle ($10,000). In January 2011, Dignitas player Jeffrey "SjoW" Brusi won $7,500 after placing first in the '']'' IEM European Tournament.<ref>. Esl-world.net. Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref>

			Dignitas' Rocket League team, consisting of ViolentPanda, ], and Kaydop, won the] in June 2018, becoming world champions.
	Led by British team captain James "Bakery" Baker, the team made it to the Grand Finals of the ], and went on to win 4 of the 5 European Championships in 2016. The team continued great form in 2017, winning the first international competition of the year at ] Katowice, and taking home another silver medal in the mid-season World Championship. The team made roster changes at the start of 2018, and Josh "Snitch" Bennett became team captain. The team won the first international tournament of the year, making the team the 3 time back-to-back-to-back champions at IEM Katowice.

	Dignitas' ~~female~~ ] roster won GIRLGAMER Esports Festival back-to-back in 2017 and 2018, and Intel Extreme Challenge Katowice in 2018 and 2019.		Dignitas' ] women's roster won the annual GIRLGAMER Esports Festival back-to-back in 2017 and 2018, and the Intel Extreme Challenge Katowice in 2018 and 2019.

	== ''League of Legends'' ==		== ''League of Legends'' ==
	After being rejected as a franchise partner for the NA LCS in 2017, Dignitas returned to ''League of Legends'' in 2019 by acquiring ].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-06-06\|title=Dignitas return to LCS with acquisition of Clutch Gaming\|url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/26914313/dignitas-return-lcs-acquisition-clutch-gaming\|access-date=2020-11-17\|website=ESPN.com\|language=en}}</ref> ~~With~~ Dignitas' coaching, Clutch climbed from ninth place at the end of the 2019 LCS Spring Season to qualifying for Worlds 2019 as North America's third seed. ~~The~~ ~~team~~ is ~~set~~ to ~~compete~~ under the Dignitas' banner ~~in 2020~~.		After being rejected as a franchise partner for the NA LCS in 2017,<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Wolf \|first1=Jacob \|title=Sources: Dignitas' League of Legends Championship Series franchising application declined \|url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/21024198/dignitas-league-legends-championship-series-franchising-application-declined \|website=ESPN Esports \|publisher=ESPN \|access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref> Dignitas returned to ''League of Legends'' in 2019 by acquiring ].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-06-06\|title=Dignitas return to LCS with acquisition of Clutch Gaming\|url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/26914313/dignitas-return-lcs-acquisition-clutch-gaming\|access-date=2020-11-17\|website=ESPN.com\|language=en}}</ref> Under Dignitas' coaching staff, Clutch the team climbed from ninth place at the end of the 2019 LCS Spring Season to qualifying for ] as North America's third seed. After Worlds, Clutch Gaming officially rebranded under the Dignitas banner.

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	\| roster_url = http://dignitas.gg/teams/league-of-legends		\| roster_url = http://dignitas.gg/teams/league-of-legends
	\| transaction_date = January 5, 2021		\| transaction_date = January 5, 2021
			}}

			== ''Rocket League'' ==
			Dignitas originally entered the Rocket League competitive scene with the pickup of the amateur North American team "Applesauce" on January 23rd, 2018.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Welcome Team Dignitas Rocket League team \|url=https://dignitas.gg/articles/news/Team-Dignitas/11973/welcome-team-dignitas-rocket-league-team \|website=Dignitas \|access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref>

			On May 22nd, 2018, Dignitas announced that they parted ways with their North American team and signed the roster of Gale Force Esports, the defending Rocket League world champions.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Team Dignitas welcomes former Gale Force Esports Rocket League team as new CEO joins \|url=https://dignitas.gg/articles/news/Team-Dignitas/12515/team-dignitas-welcomes-former-gale-force-esports-rocket-league-team-as-new-ceo-joins \|website=Dignitas \|access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref>

			==== Current roster ====
			{{Esports roster header
			\| team = Dignitas
			\| game = Rocket League
			}}
			<!-- list of players -->
			{{Esports player \| handle = ViolentPanda \| first = Jos \| last = van Meurs \| nat = NL}}
			{{Esports player \| handle = Joreuz \| first = Joris \| last = Robben \| nat = NL}}
			{{Esports player \| handle = ApparentlyJack \| first = Jack \| last = Benton \| nat = ENG}}
			{{Esports player \| handle = Jessie \| first = Connor \| last = Lansink \| nat = USA}}
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			{{Esports roster footer
			\| head_coach =
			*John "Virge" Willis
			\| asst_coach =
			\| otherlegend =
			\| roster_url = https://dignitas.gg/roster/rocket-league
			\| transaction_date = November 1st, 2020
			}}

			== ''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' ==
			Dignitas has fielded ''Counter-Strike'' teams since 2004, but joined the ''Global Offensive'' scene on March 8th, 2013 with the signing of Torqued.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Mira \|first1=Luís \|title=Dignitas pick up Torqued \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/10188/dignitas-pick-up-torqued \|website=HLTV \|access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref> Dignitas dropped this squad on August 8th, 2013<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Mira \|first1=Luís \|title=Dignitas release CS:GO squad \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/11113/dignitas-release-csgo-squad \|website=HLTV \|access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref> and took a brief leave from the scene until February 16th, 2014, when they announced their pickup of the Danish team über G33KZ.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Mira \|first1=Luís \|title=Dignitas sign über G33KZ \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/12056/dignitas-sign-ber-g33kz \|website=HLTV \|access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref> This roster achieved some notable results, including 3rd-4th place finishes at both the ] and ] ]. This roster would later be transferred to ] in January 2015.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Tomi \|first1=Kovanen \|title=Team SoloMid pick up dignitas \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/14068/team-solomid-pick-up-dignitas \|website=HLTV \|access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref>

			The day after the TSM transfer, Dignitas announced that they acquired the Danish roster of "Deponeret"<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Mira \|first1=Luís \|title=dignitas unveil new team \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/14081/dignitas-unveil-new-team \|website=HLTV \|access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref>. This roster would also achieve impressive results, with the most notable being an upset win at EPICENTER 2016. On December 19th, 2016, Dignitas mutually parted ways with this second Danish squad as well, stating "Team Dignitas and the Philadelphia 76ers are committed to building our next elite, international Counter Strike: Global Offensive team based in North America."<ref>{{cite web \|title=Team Dignitas Parts Ways With CSGO Players, Will Build NA Based Team \|url=https://dignitas.gg/articles/news/Team-Dignitas/10642/team-dignitas-parts-ways-with-csgo-players-will-build-na-based-team \|website=Dignitas \|access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref>

			March 2017 saw Dignitas an international team featuring three former members of ],<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Mira \|first1=Luís \|title=dignitas release Norwegian trio \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/20024/dignitas-unveil-new-roster \|website=HLTV \|access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref> with the roster disbanding in January 2018 after failing to qualify for the European CS:GO Minor.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Mira \|first1=Luís \|title=dignitas release Norwegian trio \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/22541/dignitas-release-norwegian-trio \|website=HLTV \|access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref> Later, in February 2018, Dignitas announced a North American roster, but dropped them in August after being relegated from the ].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Mira \|first1=Luís \|title=Dignitas drop male CS:GO team \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/24575/dignitas-drop-male-csgo-team \|website=HLTV \|access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref>

			Finally, in January 2020, Dignitas unveiled the signing of the ex-] roster and Håkon "hallzerk" Fjærli.<ref>{{cite web \|title=A New Dynasty \|url=https://dignitas.gg/articles/news/CSGO/14152/a-new-dynasty-welcome-dig-csgo \|website=Dignitas \|access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref>

			On August 17th, 2020, esports betting company VIE.gg acquired naming rights of Dignitas' ''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' team, with the team rebranding to "Dignitas VIE" and sporting an alternative red and black version of the Dignitas logo.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Murray \|first1=Trent \|title=Esports Betting Operator VIE.gg Secures Naming Rights for Dignitas CS:GO Team \|url=https://esportsobserver.com/vie-gg-dignitas-csgo-team/ \|website=Esports Observer \|access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref>

			==== Current roster ====
			{{Esports roster header
			\| team = Dignitas
			\| game = Rocket League
			}}
			<!-- list of players -->
			{{Esports player \| handle = ] \| first = Patrik \| last = Lindberg \| nat = SWE}}
			{{Esports player \| handle = friberg \| first = Adam \| last = Friberg \| nat = SWE}}
			{{Esports player \| handle = hallzerk \| first = Håkon \| last = Fjærli \| nat = NOR}}
			{{Esports player \| handle = HEAP \| first = Ludvig \| last = Alonso \| nat = SWE}}
			{{Esports player \| handle = Lekr0 \| first = Jonas \| last = Olofsson \| nat = SWE}}
			<!-- end of list players -->
			{{Esports roster footer
			\| head_coach =
			*Halvor "vENdetta" Gulestøl
			\| asst_coach =
			\| otherlegend =
			\| roster_url = https://dignitas.gg/roster/csgo
			\| transaction_date = March 7th, 2021
			}}

			== ''Valorant'' ==
			Dignitas plunged into the ''Valorant'' scene with the signing of an all women's team on May 15th, 2020.<ref>{{cite web \|title=DIG Fe thrives on challenges and the team is excited to take on their next. \|url=https://twitter.com/dignitas/status/1261325467396837376 \|website=Twitter \|access-date=23 April 2021 \|language=en}}</ref> Kiara "milk" Makua left on April 13th, 2021, leaving the team with only four members.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Thank you @BasedGodMilk. 💛 \|url=https://twitter.com/dignitas/status/1382096649275645961 \|website=Twitter \|access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref>

			Later, the organization also signed free agent roster Homeless on August 20th, 2020.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Welcome our new @PlayVALORANT team! \|url=https://twitter.com/dignitas/status/1296526666378821633 \|website=Twitter \|access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref> Posting middling results, the team was eventually dropped on March 31st, 2021.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Dignitas has made the difficult decision to no longer field one of our two VALORANT rosters... \|url=https://twitter.com/dignitas/status/1377297309747310594 \|website=Twitter \|access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref>

			==== Current roster ====
			{{Esports roster header
			\| team = Dignitas
			\| game = Valorant
			}}
			<!-- list of players -->
			{{Esports player \| handle = EMUHLEET \| first = Emmalee \| last = Garrido \| nat = USA}}
			{{Esports player \| handle = <nowiki>rain</nowiki> \| first = Amanda \| last = Smith \| nat = CAN}}
			{{Esports player \| handle = Theia \| first = Melisa \| last = Mundorff \| nat = USA}}
			{{Esports player \| handle = showliana \| first = Juliana \| last = Maransaldi \| nat = BRA}}
			{{Esports player \| handle = \| first = \| last = \| nat = }}
			<!-- end of list players -->
			{{Esports roster footer
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Professional esports organization

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Dignitas

Short name	DIG
Divisions	League of Legends Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Rocket League Valorant
Founded	9 September 2003 (2003-09-09)
Location	Newark, New Jersey
Owners	Joshua Harris David S. Blitzer
CEO	Michael "Prindi" Prindiville
General manager	Andrew Barton
Partners	Champion HyperX Verizon SIG Verizon Respawn by Razer VIE GG Voodoo Ranger Zytara
Parent group	New Meta Entertainment
Website	dignitas.gg

Dignitas, formerly known as Team Dignitas, is a professional esports organization based in Newark, New Jersey, founded by Michael "ODEE" O'Dell on 9 September 2003 as a merger of two top Battlefield 1942 clans. Dignitas was acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers in September 2016. The team is best known for its League of Legends, Rocket League, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive squads.

In September 2019, Dignitas formed a new parent company, New Meta Entertainment (NME), a digital sports and entertainment company operating in three primary verticals: esports teams, content and marketing, and investments. Michael Prindiville is the CEO of New Meta Entertainment.

The organization rebranded in October 2018, dropping "Team" from its name and replacing its old "alien" logo with an owl logo. In January 2021, Dignitas once again replaced their logo, returning a modernized version of the original "alien" design, introducing it as a mascot named Digi.

Achievements

Since the organization's inception in 2003, Dignitas have won 18 world champions across 35 different titles.

2003 to 2009

Dignitas' first world championship came in 2005, when Chris Bullard won the FIFA Interactive World Cup.

In 2006, Dignitas' Battlefield 2 team was chosen as the Team of the Year by Geeksnet.org.

In May 2007, British Counter-Strike 1.6 news website UKCounterTerrorist.com ranked Dignitas as the number one team in Great Britain.

Freek "XeNoGeaR" Molema won the Trackmania Nations tournament and $10,000 at the 2007 Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC).

August 2007 saw Dignitas' Enemy Territory: Quake Wars team claim victory at Quakecon 2007, taking home $22,000.

Shaun "Apollo" Clark, representing Dignitas, placed first in Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars at the World Cyber Games 2007, winning $12,000.

Dignitas' World in Conflict team was nominated for the 2007 eSports Award as "eSport Team of the Year".

The World Cyber Games 2008 would again be won by Dignitas, this time by Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath player Pascal "Dackel" Pfefferle.

Esports coverage site Cadred.org chose Dignitas' Counter-Strike: Source team as 2008 Team of the Year, and Sam "RattlesnK" Gawn as Player of the Year.

In 2009, Dignitas' Call of Duty 4 and Team Fortress 2 teams were placed first in Cadred.org's European rankings for three consecutive months.

November 2009 saw Jesper "KarjeN" Karjalainen win the TrackMania Nations Forever tournament at the World Cyber Games.

2010 to Present

At the 2010 World Cyber Games, David "DaveySkills" Kelly won the Forza Motorsport 3 championship.

In January 2011, Dignitas player Jeffrey "SjoW" Brusi won $7,500 after placing first in the Starcraft 2 IEM European Tournament.

From 2010 until the organization's departure from the scene in 2016, Dignitas housed multiple TrackMania world champions. This began with Fredrik "Bergie" Bergmann's win at ESWC 2010. Then, Tim "Spam" Lunenburg and Carl-Antoni "Carl Jr." Cloutier placed first and third respectively at ESWC 2012 tournament. Most notably, Carl-Antoni "Carl Jr." Cloutier won three consecutive TrackMania 2 Stadium titles at ESWC 2013, 2014, and 2015.

Led by British team captain James "Bakery" Baker, Dignitas finished second at the 2015 Heroes of the Storm World Championship, and went on to win 4 of the 5 European Championships the next year. Continuing on form in 2017, winning the first international competition of the year at IEM Katowice, and taking home another silver medal in the mid-season world championship. In 2018, the team won the first international tournament of the year, making the team three-time IEM Katowice champions..

Dignitas' Rocket League team, consisting of ViolentPanda, Turbopolsa, and Kaydop, won the RLCS Season 5 Finals in June 2018, becoming world champions.

Dignitas' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive women's roster won the annual GIRLGAMER Esports Festival back-to-back in 2017 and 2018, and the Intel Extreme Challenge Katowice in 2018 and 2019.

League of Legends

After being rejected as a franchise partner for the NA LCS in 2017, Dignitas returned to League of Legends in 2019 by acquiring Clutch Gaming. Under Dignitas' coaching staff, Clutch the team climbed from ninth place at the end of the 2019 LCS Spring Season to qualifying for Worlds 2019 as North America's third seed. After Worlds, Clutch Gaming officially rebranded under the Dignitas banner.

Current rosters

LCS team

Dignitas League of Legends roster

Players

Coaches

Role	Handle	Name	Nationality
Top	FakeGod	Lee, Aaron	United States
Jungle	Dardoch	Hartnett, Joshua	United States
Mid	Soligo	Soong, Max	United States
Bot	Neo	Trần, Toàn	United States
Support	aphromoo	Black, Zaqueri	United States

Head coach

Vacant

Assistant coach(es)

Gabriel "Invert" Zoltan-Johan

Legend:

(I) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Substitute
Injury / Illness

Roster

Academy team

Dignitas Academy League of Legends roster

Players

Coaches

Role	Handle	Name	Nationality
Top	Lourlo	Jackson, Samson	United States
Jungle	Akaadian	Higginbotham, Matthew	United States
Mid	Yusui	Bloomquist, David	United States
Bot	Spawn	Kerr-Taylor, Trevor	Canada
Support	JayJ	Guibert, Juan	Canada

Head coach

Vacant

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Morrison

Legend:

(I) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Substitute
Injury / Illness

Latest roster transaction: January 5, 2021.

Rocket League

Dignitas originally entered the Rocket League competitive scene with the pickup of the amateur North American team "Applesauce" on January 23rd, 2018.

On May 22nd, 2018, Dignitas announced that they parted ways with their North American team and signed the roster of Gale Force Esports, the defending Rocket League world champions.

Current roster

Dignitas Rocket League roster

Players

Coaches

Handle	Name	Nationality
ViolentPanda	van Meurs, Jos	Netherlands
Joreuz	Robben, Joris	Netherlands
ApparentlyJack	Benton, Jack	England
Jessie	Lansink, Connor	United States

Head coach

John "Virge" Willis

Legend:

(I) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Substitute
Injury / Illness

Latest roster transaction: November 1st, 2020.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Dignitas has fielded Counter-Strike teams since 2004, but joined the Global Offensive scene on March 8th, 2013 with the signing of Torqued. Dignitas dropped this squad on August 8th, 2013 and took a brief leave from the scene until February 16th, 2014, when they announced their pickup of the Danish team über G33KZ. This roster achieved some notable results, including 3rd-4th place finishes at both the EMS One Katowice 2014 and ESL One Cologne 2014 majors. This roster would later be transferred to TSM in January 2015.

The day after the TSM transfer, Dignitas announced that they acquired the Danish roster of "Deponeret". This roster would also achieve impressive results, with the most notable being an upset win at EPICENTER 2016. On December 19th, 2016, Dignitas mutually parted ways with this second Danish squad as well, stating "Team Dignitas and the Philadelphia 76ers are committed to building our next elite, international Counter Strike: Global Offensive team based in North America."

March 2017 saw Dignitas an international team featuring three former members of FaZe, with the roster disbanding in January 2018 after failing to qualify for the European CS:GO Minor. Later, in February 2018, Dignitas announced a North American roster, but dropped them in August after being relegated from the ESL Pro League.

Finally, in January 2020, Dignitas unveiled the signing of the ex-Ninjas in Pyjamas roster and Håkon "hallzerk" Fjærli.

On August 17th, 2020, esports betting company VIE.gg acquired naming rights of Dignitas' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team, with the team rebranding to "Dignitas VIE" and sporting an alternative red and black version of the Dignitas logo.

Current roster

Dignitas Rocket League roster

Players

Coaches

Handle	Name	Nationality
f0rest	Lindberg, Patrik	Sweden
friberg	Friberg, Adam	Sweden
hallzerk	Fjærli, Håkon	Norway
HEAP	Alonso, Ludvig	Sweden
Lekr0	Olofsson, Jonas	Sweden

Head coach

Halvor "vENdetta" Gulestøl

Legend:

(I) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Substitute
Injury / Illness

Latest roster transaction: March 7th, 2021.

Valorant

Dignitas plunged into the Valorant scene with the signing of an all women's team on May 15th, 2020. Kiara "milk" Makua left on April 13th, 2021, leaving the team with only four members.

Later, the organization also signed free agent roster Homeless on August 20th, 2020. Posting middling results, the team was eventually dropped on March 31st, 2021.

Current roster

Dignitas Valorant roster

Players

Coaches

Handle	Name	Nationality
EMUHLEET	Garrido, Emmalee	United States
rain	Smith, Amanda	Canada
Theia	Mundorff, Melisa	United States
showliana	Maransaldi, Juliana	Brazil

Head coach

Vacant

Legend:

(I) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Substitute
Injury / Illness

Latest roster transaction: April 13th, 2021.

References

Rovell, Darren (26 September 2016). "76ers acquire esports teams Dignitas and Apex". ESPN. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
"Esports group Dignitas raises $30 million and forms parent company New Meta Entertainment". VentureBeat. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
"Dignitas Brand Refresh". Dignitas. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
"Dignitas Launches Rebrand to Revive Historic Logo With a Modern Take". Dignitas. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
"Dignitas - About". Dignitas. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
"Geeksnet.org 2006 Battlefield 2 Worldrankings". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
"Counter-Strike 1.6 UK Rankings". UKCounterTerrorist.com. May 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
"The Quakecon 2007 winners".
The nominees for the eSports Awards 2007 Archived 6 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Esports-award.org. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
December 2008 CS:Source Rankings Archived 6 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Cadred.org (23 December 2008). Retrieved 16 December 2011.
2008 Awards Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Cadred.org (9 January 2009). Retrieved 16 December 2011.
February 2009 Call of Duty 4 Rankings Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Cadred.org (23 February 2009). Retrieved 16 December 2011.
February 2009 Team Fortress 2 Rankings Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Cadred.org (3 March 2009). Retrieved 16 December 2011.
March 2009 Call of Duty 4 Rankings Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Cadred.org (22 March 2009). Retrieved 16 December 2011.
March 2009 Team Fortress 2 Rankings Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Cadred.org (2 April 2009). Retrieved 16 December 2011.
April 2009 Call of Duty 4 Rankings Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Cadred.org (21 April 2009). Retrieved 16 December 2011.
April 2009 Team Fortress 2 Rankings Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Cadred.org (6 May 2009). Retrieved 16 December 2011.
Intel Extreme Masters: Season 5 on. Esl-world.net. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
Wolf, Jacob. "Sources: Dignitas' League of Legends Championship Series franchising application declined". ESPN Esports. ESPN. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
"Dignitas return to LCS with acquisition of Clutch Gaming". ESPN.com. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
"Welcome Team Dignitas Rocket League team". Dignitas. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
"Team Dignitas welcomes former Gale Force Esports Rocket League team as new CEO joins". Dignitas. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
Mira, Luís. "Dignitas pick up Torqued". HLTV. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
Mira, Luís. "Dignitas release CS:GO squad". HLTV. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
Mira, Luís. "Dignitas sign über G33KZ". HLTV. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
Tomi, Kovanen. "Team SoloMid pick up dignitas". HLTV. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
Mira, Luís. "dignitas unveil new team". HLTV. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
"Team Dignitas Parts Ways With CSGO Players, Will Build NA Based Team". Dignitas. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
Mira, Luís. "dignitas release Norwegian trio". HLTV. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
Mira, Luís. "dignitas release Norwegian trio". HLTV. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
Mira, Luís. "Dignitas drop male CS:GO team". HLTV. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
"A New Dynasty". Dignitas. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
Murray, Trent. "Esports Betting Operator VIE.gg Secures Naming Rights for Dignitas CS:GO Team". Esports Observer. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
"DIG Fe thrives on challenges and the team is excited to take on their next". Twitter. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
"Thank you @BasedGodMilk. 💛". Twitter. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
"Welcome our new @PlayVALORANT team!". Twitter. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
"Dignitas has made the difficult decision to no longer field one of our two VALORANT rosters..." Twitter. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

External links

Official website

Counter-Strike in esports

Games

Tournaments

Majors	Jönköping 2013 Katowice 2014 Cologne 2014 Jönköping 2014 Katowice 2015 Cologne 2015 Cluj-Napoca 2015 Columbus 2016 Cologne 2016 Atlanta 2017 Kraków 2017 Boston 2018 London 2018 Katowice 2019 Berlin 2019 Rio 2020 (cancelled) Stockholm 2021 Antwerp 2022 Rio 2022 Paris 2023 Copenhagen 2024 Shanghai 2024 Austin 2025
Defunct	BLAST Pro Series Championship Gaming Series Cyberathlete Professional League World Cyber Games World e-Sports Games World Series of Video Games

Notable teams

Europe	Astralis Aurora Cloud9 Copenhagen Wolves ENCE Eternal Fire Falcons FaZe Clan Fnatic G2 Esports GamerLegion Godsent Heroic MOUZ Natus Vincere Ninjas in Pyjamas OG Team SoloMid Team Spirit Team Vitality Virtus.pro
Americas	Complexity Gaming Furia Esports Imperial Esports MIBR Immortals Gaming Club NRG Esports Team Liquid
Asia/Oceania	Gen.G FlyQuest Talon Esports
Defunct	100 Thieves ALTERNATE aTTaX Counter Logic Gaming Dignitas Echo Fox Epsilon Esports Evil Geniuses Flipside Tactics FunPlus Phoenix Gambit Esports LDLC OL Luminosity Gaming Misfits Gaming North OpTic Gaming Renegades Selfless Gaming SK Gaming Space Soldiers Splyce Team 3D Team Envy Tempo Storm Titan Vega Squadron Vici Gaming

Notable commentators

v t e League Championship Series
Teams	100 Thieves Cloud9 Dignitas FlyQuest Immortals NRG Esports Shopify Rebellion Team Liquid
Seasons	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Super Smash Bros. in esports

Super Smash Bros. series

Notable players

Melee	aMSa Armada Axe BrolyLegs Hungrybox Ken Leffen Ludwig Magi Mango Mew2King PC Chris Plup PPMD Westballz Zain
Ultimate	Dabuz Glutonny Maister Marss MkLeo Nairo Samsora SuperGirlKels Tweek Zackray
Other	Isai ZeRo

Notable teams

Active	Alliance Cloud9 DetonatioN Gaming Dignitas FaZe Clan FlyQuest Golden Guardians Liquid Luminosity Gaming Moist Esports Reject Spacestation Gaming Team SoloMid Tempo Storm
Inactive	COGnitive Gaming Counter Logic Gaming Echo Fox Evil Geniuses G2 Esports Immortals Misfits NRG Esports OG Phoenix1 Renegades Rogue Selfless Gaming Splyce T1 Team Envy Team Secret Winterfox

Notable casters

Tournaments and events

Lists of tournaments

Rocket League Championship Series

Teams

North America	Dignitas Gen.G Mobil1 Racing Luminosity Gaming NRG Esports Shopify Rebellion Spacestation Gaming
Europe	Karmine Corp NIP Renault Vitality
South America	Complexity FURIA Esports Team Secret
MENA	Team Falcons
Oceania	Chiefs Esports Club PWR
APAC	Yokohama F. Marinos
Former	Cloud9 FaZe Clan G2 Esports GamerLegion Giants Gaming Guild Esports LOUD Moist Esports Rogue OG Team Envy/OpTic Gaming Team Liquid Tokyo Verdy TSM XSET

Players

Turbopolsa

Professional Smite competition

Tournaments and leagues

Notable teams

North America	Luminosity Gaming Splyce Team SoloMid
Europe	Dignitas SK Gaming
Asia	OMG
Disbanded	Cloud9 COGnitive Gaming Complexity Gaming Denial Esports Epsilon Fnatic NME NRG Esports Titan

Notable players

Nate "Ataraxia" Mark

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