Tribe Gaming

Tribe Gaming

Short name	TRB
Founded	2017 (2017)
Based in	Austin, Texas
Location	United States
CEO	Patrick "Chief Pat" Carney
Divisions	Brawl Stars Clash of Clans Clash Royale Call of Duty: Mobile
Partners	Samsung Electronics AT&T
Website	tribegaming.gg

Tribe Gaming (TRB) is a North American mobile gaming esports and entertainment organization headquartered in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2017, Tribe currently fields professional teams across multiple mobile video game titles including: Clash Royale, Clash of Clans, Brawl Stars, and Call of Duty: Mobile. These teams are based in North America and Europe but compete globally. In addition to esports, Tribe Gaming creates unique entertainment featuring a diverse roster of mobile gaming content creators.

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History

2017

In April, Tribe Gaming was announced as a mobile gaming esports organization, initially fielding a competitive Vainglory team.^[1] After a subpar entrance into the competitive scene, the organization acquired the Vainglory roster of Immortals, consisting of DNZio, MaxGreen, ttigers, and Xelciar. As a heavy underdog, the team won the 2017 Vainglory World Championship and $70,000 first place prize at the Kallang Theatre in Singapore, beating the likes of Cloud9 and G2 Esports.^[2]

2018

In April, the organization was accepted into the North American Clash Royale League as the sole mobile gaming esports organization.^[3] Later that year, Tribe Gaming became the first mobile gaming esports organization to bring on board a smartphone partner and gaming chair partner, brokering deals with Razer and Secretlab respectively.^[4]^[5]

2019

In March, Tribe Gaming's Vainglory team repeated as World Champions at the Chongqing Olympic Sports Center in Chongqing, China, defeating Team ACE 2–0 in the finals.^[6]^{[better source needed]} Tribe Gaming expanded by adding two additional game divisions in 2019, fielding new rosters in Clash of Clans and PUBG Mobile.

Tribe Gaming's Clash of Clans team finished in 4th place at the 2019 Clash of Clans World Championship, taking home US$50,000.^{[citation needed]}

Tribe Gaming's Brawl Stars team finished in 3rd/4th place at the 2019 Brawl Stars World Finals, taking home US$25,000.^{[citation needed]}

2020

In January, Tribe Gaming entered Brawl Stars by signing the 2019 World Championship team of Cerulean, Tom, and SpenLC. Cerulean left in spring 2020 and was replaced by Symantec.

In March, Tribe Gaming announced a financing round of US$1M from an investment group that included the likes of Gordon Hayward and Cesaro.^[7]

After the European Tribe Gaming Brawl Stars team did not qualify for the world championship, Tribe signed a North American roster featuring Cori, Zoulan, and Tyrant Star.

The Tribe Gaming North American Brawl Stars team finished in 3rd-4th place at the 2020 Brawl Stars World Finals in November, winning a total of US$125,000.^[8]

For the first time, in 2020, Tribe Gaming qualified for the Clash Royale World Finals. The team placed 5th-8th, winning a prize of $US30,000.^[9]

2021

In July, Tribe Gaming announced an investment from Spurs Sports & Entertainment.^[10]

During 2021, Tribe Gaming fielded teams in Brawl Stars, Clash Royale, Clash of Clans, Call of Duty: Mobile, and League of Legends: Wild Rift. All teams qualified and participated in their respective World Championship during the year.

Tribe Gaming won the 2021 Call of Duty: Mobile Western World Championship, winning the grand prize of US$300,000 and their first World Championship since 2019.^[11]^{[better source needed]}

Tribe Gaming placed 3rd at the 2021 Clash of Clans World Championship, winning a total prize of US$100,000.^{[citation needed]}

Both Tribe Gaming Brawl Stars teams appeared at the 2021 Brawl Stars World Finals in Bucharest, Romania, with the North American team placing 5th-8th, and the European team finishing 9th-16th. The teams won US$40,000 and US$10,000 respectively.^[12]^{[better source needed]}

2022

In September, Tribe Gaming announced a partnership with Samsung Electronics.^[13]

During 2022, Tribe Gaming fielded teams in Brawl Stars, Clash Royale, Clash of Clans, Call of Duty: Mobile, and Honor of Kings. Similar to 2021, each team qualified and participated in their respective World Championship during the year.

At the 2022 Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship, Tribe Gaming won their second straight World Championship, winning the grand prize of US$720,000 in front of a live crowd at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.^[14]^{[better source needed]}

Tribe Gaming placed second at the 2022 Clash of Clans World Championship in Helsinki, Finland, taking home a total prize of US$150,000.^[15]^{[better source needed]}

For the second straight year, both Tribe Gaming Brawl Stars teams appeared at the 2022 Brawl Stars World Finals, held at Disneyland Paris. The North American team placing 3rd-4th, winning US$80,000, and the European team finishing 5th-8th, taking home US$30,000.^[16]^{[better source needed]}

2023

In July, Tribe Gaming announced a multi-year partnership with AT&T as an official wireless carrier partner.^[17]

As of August 2023, Tribe Gaming currently fields teams in Brawl Stars, Clash Royale, Clash of Clans, and Call of Duty: Mobile.^[18]

Current rosters

The following are the active esports teams and content creators listed on the Tribe Gaming website as of August 2023.^[19]^[20]

Content creators


Nat.	Channel	Name
	BenTimm1	Benjamin Timm
	Boss	Eric Lawrence
	B-rad	Bradley Kraft
	CarbonFin	Dylan Hughes
	Chief Pat	Patrick Carney
	Cozy
	Dekkster
	Ferg	Luke Fergie
	Galadon	Matthew Nichelson
	HawksNest	Elijah Jackson
	iTzu	Jan Pisarsky
	KairosTime	Michael Winters
	Lex	John Mayes
	MOLT	Michael Holt
	Natwithaheart	Natalie C
	Nubbz	Charles
	Orange Juice	Jimmy Chau
	Rey	Luke Reynolds
	SirTag	Jake
	Tom	Thomas McLaren
	Waseem	Waseem
	AshlynS	Ashlyn