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{{Short description|Association of professional esports teams}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = G7 Teams
| formation = {{start date and age|2006}}
| founders = {{clist|title={{nobold|7 [[esports]] teams}}|[[4Kings]]|[[fnatic]]|[[Made in Brazil (esports)|Made in Brazil]]|[[mousesports]]|[[Ninjas in Pyjamas]]|[[SK Gaming]]|[[Team 3D (esports)|Team 3D]]}}
| dissolved = {{end date and age|2010}}
| purpose = Esports team association
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070124100245/http://www.g7teams.com/ g7teams.com] (archived)
}}
The '''G7 Teams''' or '''G7 Federation''' was an association of professional [[esports]] teams.<ref name="game boys">{{cite book|title=Game Boys: Triumph, Heartbreak, and the Quest for Cash in the Battleground of Competitive Videogaming|last=Kane|first=Michael|publisher=Penguin Books|year=2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Taylor|first=T.L.|author-link1=T.L. Taylor|title=Raising the Stakes|publisher=[[MIT Press]]|year=2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ashton |first=Graham |date=2019-01-03 |title=Governing the Wild West — an Introduction to Esports Federations and Associations |url=https://archive.esportsobserver.com/esports-federations-intro/ |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=[[The Esports Observer]] |language=en-US}}</ref> It was originally formed by seven teams in 2006: [[4Kings]], [[fnatic]], [[Made in Brazil (e-sports)|Made in Brazil]], [[mousesports]], [[Ninjas in Pyjamas]], [[SK Gaming]] and [[List of Championship Gaming Series teams#3D.NY|Team 3D]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Scholz |first=Tobias M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6BaJDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA28 |title=eSports is Business: Management in the World of Competitive Gaming |date=2019-02-20 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-030-11199-1 |pages=28 |language=en}}</ref> At its dissolution, the organization was made up of six members. The organization aimed to promote the interest of the community and players to tournament organizers, sponsors, and other professional gaming institutions. The G7 teams had active presence in the advisory boards for both the [[World Series of Video Games]] and [[KODE5]], and has relations with other tournament organizations, including the [[Cyberathlete Professional League]], along with its players committee, and the [[Electronic Sports World Cup]]. The G7 teams also recognized in [[Zonerank]] as the official world esports rankings. In 2010, after a contract dispute between [[fnatic]] and [[SK Gaming]], the organization dissolved.
==Members==
===Founding members===
* [[4Kings]]
* [[fnatic]]
* [[Made in Brazil (e-sports)|Made in Brazil]]
* [[mousesports]]
* [[Ninjas in Pyjamas]]
* [[SK Gaming]]
* [[Team 3D (esports)|Team 3D]]
===Later members ===
* [[Evil Geniuses]] (joined in September 2008)
* [[List of Championship Gaming Series teams#Los Angeles Complexity|compLexity]] (ruled out in February 2008 due to joining the [[Championship Gaming Series|CGS]], re-joined in early 2009<ref>coL Returns to G7: [http://www.complexitygaming.com/index.php?c=news&id=325 complexitygaming.com: coL Returns to G7]</ref>)
* [[Ninjas in Pyjamas]] (dissolved in late 2007)
* [[List of Championship Gaming Series teams#3D.NY|Team 3D]] (ruled out in February 2008 due to joining the [[Championship Gaming Series|CGS]])
* [[4Kings]] (ruled out due in September 2008 to inactivity)
* [[PGS Gaming]] (ruled out due in September 2008 to inactivity)
* [[wNv Teamwork]] (ruled out in February 2009)
* [[MeetYourMakers]] (removed in March 2009)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miesner |first=Andrew |date=2009-03-27 |title=MYM Removed from G7 Teams |url=https://complexity.gg/mym-removed-from-g7-teams/ |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=Complexity Gaming}}</ref>
==Meetings==
G7 met once in 2007 from January 19 to 27 in Cologne, Germany. They planned on meeting annually. Among the subjects discussed were the selection of official games and change of league regulations. At the event, it was also announced that the group would expand further and take in their first Asian team, wNv. The goal was to further enhance the connection with Asian esport clubs and push forward the influence of world esport.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.g7teams.com/pr/G7_PR_wNv_070119_2.pdf |title=g7teams.com: Press release |access-date=13 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070801231851/http://www.g7teams.com/pr/G7_PR_wNv_070119_2.pdf |archive-date=1 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070124100245/http://www.g7teams.com/ The G7 Official Site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090414033313/http://www.gotfrag.com/portal/story/32257/ Interview at GotFrag after the announcement of G7]
[[Category:Video game organizations]]
[[Category:Defunct and inactive esports teams]]
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 2007]]
[[Category:Organizations disestablished in 2010]]