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DarkZero Esports
DarkZero Esports, or simply DarkZero (DZ), is an American esports organization. Founded in 2018, DarkZero participates in competitive Rainbow Six Siege. They also own NRG Esports.
An American organization, DarkZero Esports was founded in 2018 by Zachary Matula. A private equity investor, Matula previously worked as a trader. Matula was the CEO of DarkZero until September 2021, when Don Kim filled the role; Kim previously served as the CEO of TSM (then known as Team SoloMid), another American esports organization. DarkZero is based in a facility in Las Vegas.
In April 2021, DarkZero announced a partnership with Respawn Products, specifically a one-year deal for the latter to become DarkZero's exclusive gaming furniture provider. DZ also entered a partnership with Aim Lab, which began in October 2020. Raven, a UK-based merchandise company, handles the team's apparel design and production. DZ also has an ownership stake in Raven. In August 2021, they announced a partnership with Resorts World Las Vegas.
On December 19, 2025, DarkZero Esports announced a full acquisition of NRG Esports. DarkZero opted to keep NRG's branding and rosters as they were, with Don Kim becoming CEO of NRG Esports and former CEO Andy Miller staying on as an advisor. All of DarkZero's existing rosters sans their Rainbow Six Siege roster would move to represent NRG from 2026.
The organization first participated in competitive Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (R6), joining the scene in November 2018, after acquiring SK Gaming's roster. In competitive R6 play, the team won the tenth season of the North American Rainbow Six Siege Pro League in 2019. They also won the North American League's 2020 August Major. In 2022, DZ won the Charlotte Major, defeating Astralis. DarkZero's roster for the Charlotte Major title featured Hyper, Ecl9pse, njr, Panbazou, and Canadian.
In October 2024, DarkZero earned a spot at the BLAST R6 Major Montreal tournament after defeating M80 in the North America League 2024 Stage 2 semifinals. They took the series 2–1, with a strong showing on Border, followed by a narrow loss on Chalet, and a decisive comeback on Clubhouse. This victory secured DarkZero's seventh international tournament berth since early 2023. They will face Soniqs in the grand final to determine the region's first seed and gain additional Six Invitational Points.
On March 5, 2025, Jason "Beaulo" Doty, announced his second retirement from the pro scene. Meanwhile, DarkZero dropped Elian "kobelax" Rodriguez due to his subpar performance.[citation needed] DZ replaced the two players with Canadian flex player Zachary "SpiriTz" Dionne and British fragger/flex, Ben "CTZN" McMillan.[citation needed] On May 14, 2025, after a 6-8 loss to G2 Esports on the map Bank, DZ failed to qualify for the playoffs of 2025 Rio RE:L0:AD, the game's first international event since rebranding to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege X (or simply Siege X).[citation needed]
In June 2021, DZ signed the Kooky Koalas roster for the org's foray into Valorant. This initial roster included Kyle "ScrewFace" Jensen, Yannick "KOLER" Blanchette, Nick "Harmon" Harmon, Adam "Ange" Milian, and Andy "Andersin" Collins, with Zack "huuaw" Solomon serving as the team's coach. They introduced a new roster lineup in April 2022, which included ScrewFace, Ange, Trick, drone, and ZexRow, as well as neilzinho serving as head coach. Despite this, DarkZero announced that July, they would be exiting the Valorant scene. Performance wise, DarkZero found little success in Valorant play. The org stated it hoped its departure from Valorant would be temporary.
DarkZero Esports
DarkZero Esports, or simply DarkZero (DZ), is an American esports organization. Founded in 2018, DarkZero participates in competitive Rainbow Six Siege. They also own NRG Esports.
An American organization, DarkZero Esports was founded in 2018 by Zachary Matula. A private equity investor, Matula previously worked as a trader. Matula was the CEO of DarkZero until September 2021, when Don Kim filled the role; Kim previously served as the CEO of TSM (then known as Team SoloMid), another American esports organization. DarkZero is based in a facility in Las Vegas.
In April 2021, DarkZero announced a partnership with Respawn Products, specifically a one-year deal for the latter to become DarkZero's exclusive gaming furniture provider. DZ also entered a partnership with Aim Lab, which began in October 2020. Raven, a UK-based merchandise company, handles the team's apparel design and production. DZ also has an ownership stake in Raven. In August 2021, they announced a partnership with Resorts World Las Vegas.
On December 19, 2025, DarkZero Esports announced a full acquisition of NRG Esports. DarkZero opted to keep NRG's branding and rosters as they were, with Don Kim becoming CEO of NRG Esports and former CEO Andy Miller staying on as an advisor. All of DarkZero's existing rosters sans their Rainbow Six Siege roster would move to represent NRG from 2026.
The organization first participated in competitive Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (R6), joining the scene in November 2018, after acquiring SK Gaming's roster. In competitive R6 play, the team won the tenth season of the North American Rainbow Six Siege Pro League in 2019. They also won the North American League's 2020 August Major. In 2022, DZ won the Charlotte Major, defeating Astralis. DarkZero's roster for the Charlotte Major title featured Hyper, Ecl9pse, njr, Panbazou, and Canadian.
In October 2024, DarkZero earned a spot at the BLAST R6 Major Montreal tournament after defeating M80 in the North America League 2024 Stage 2 semifinals. They took the series 2–1, with a strong showing on Border, followed by a narrow loss on Chalet, and a decisive comeback on Clubhouse. This victory secured DarkZero's seventh international tournament berth since early 2023. They will face Soniqs in the grand final to determine the region's first seed and gain additional Six Invitational Points.
On March 5, 2025, Jason "Beaulo" Doty, announced his second retirement from the pro scene. Meanwhile, DarkZero dropped Elian "kobelax" Rodriguez due to his subpar performance.[citation needed] DZ replaced the two players with Canadian flex player Zachary "SpiriTz" Dionne and British fragger/flex, Ben "CTZN" McMillan.[citation needed] On May 14, 2025, after a 6-8 loss to G2 Esports on the map Bank, DZ failed to qualify for the playoffs of 2025 Rio RE:L0:AD, the game's first international event since rebranding to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege X (or simply Siege X).[citation needed]
In June 2021, DZ signed the Kooky Koalas roster for the org's foray into Valorant. This initial roster included Kyle "ScrewFace" Jensen, Yannick "KOLER" Blanchette, Nick "Harmon" Harmon, Adam "Ange" Milian, and Andy "Andersin" Collins, with Zack "huuaw" Solomon serving as the team's coach. They introduced a new roster lineup in April 2022, which included ScrewFace, Ange, Trick, drone, and ZexRow, as well as neilzinho serving as head coach. Despite this, DarkZero announced that July, they would be exiting the Valorant scene. Performance wise, DarkZero found little success in Valorant play. The org stated it hoped its departure from Valorant would be temporary.