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Team Falcons

Team Falcons (formerly Falcons Esports) is a Saudi esports organization. Founded in 2017, the organization fields rosters in multiple esports. The organization has garnered a reputation for pursuing high-profile players and coaches, successfully constructing "superteams" in the process. They were the winners of the Esports World Cup Club Championship in 2024 and 2025.

Team Falcons was co-founded in 2017 by Mossaad "Msdossary" Al-Dossary, the winner of the 2018 FIFA eWorld Cup. Msdossary also serves as the CEO of Team Falcons. In August 2022, Grant Rousseau joined Falcons, serving as their Global Director of Esports. Rousseau has stated that Msdossary's goal when founding Falcons was to develop "an esports world for gamers in MENA" (the Middle East and North Africa). Indeed, being a Saudi organization, the team plays in MENA, EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa), and Asian regions. Since its founding, a lot of Falcons' branding work has been focused on achieving popularity in MENA and Europe, in a similar fashion to the American FaZe Clan. The organization's financial backers have not been formally announced, though Nicholas Taifalos of Dot Esports wrote that "it is believed [the org has] connections with the Saudi royal family".

In July 2022, Gamers8 (a tournament organized by the Saudi Esports Federation), announced that Team Falcons would have their own dedicated spaces at an event in Riyadh. These two spaces were Falcons Arena and Falcons District; the former featured gaming tournaments, meet-and-greet events, and a live cooking show. The latter space featured merchandise, a museum showcasing the team's accomplishments, a gaming PC center, the "Learn to be a PRO" academy, and a streaming area. "Gamers8: The Land of Heroes", another esports festival was held in 2023 at Boulevard Riyadh City. The festival included an attraction dubbed "Falcons HQ", where visitors could play against gaming influencers.

Falcons have been documented targeting high-profile players and coaches who have considerable past success in professional esports, in hopes of signing them. The org has been successful in their courting of these players and coaches, developing a reputation of forming what esports media writers have referred to as "superteams" in various esports. Some players, however, have turned down joining Falcons, with Canadian Counter-Strike player "Twistzz" even stating "obviously, if I wanted the bag and I didn't care about my career, then I would go to Falcons. But I do care about my career. I have morals, and it's not about the money." In 2023 and 2024, the organization made a push to form rosters across multiple esports. Taifalos wrote that "Many gaming fans and pundits have likened Falcons' push into esports to 'sportswashing'."

Team Falcons fields rosters in Apex Legends, Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, FIFA / EA Sports FC, Overwatch, PUBG, Rocket League, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, Valorant and Trackmania. They have also previously competed in Call of Duty competitions.

In mid-2023, Falcons was aiming to make a deal with Astralis, an org looking to sell its slot in the League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC). However, talks broke down after Riot Games (League's publisher) did not sanction the purchase; the slot eventually went to Karmine Corp.

In May 2024, Falcons announced a partnership with AP Bren, an esports team competing in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang tournaments. Their partnership was made ahead of the season 13 playoffs of MPL Philippines.

In May 2024, Falcons entered the competitive Apex Legends scene, signing Phillip "ImperialHal" Dosen, Noyan "Genburten" Ozkose, and Rhys "Zer0" Perry. Due to the trio's dominance in professional Apex with their previous teams (TSM for Hal and DarkZero for the latter two), esports media writers considered their joining under Falcons to be a "superteam". ALGS Year 4 Split 2's Pro League marked the first competitive campaign for the trio. They won the North American Pro League and later won the silver medal at the 2024 Esports World Cup.

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