TSM
TSM (formerly Team SoloMid) is a professional esports organization founded in 2009 and based in Los Angeles, California. It fields competitive teams across multiple video game titles, operates a content and merchandise business, and sells branded apparel and merchandise through its website.www.tsm.gg
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Oct 28, 2026
ThorinHOST
It's not like you beat the world champions, but you deserved, you know, like the world champions were already falling apart already at that point in time.
NymaeraHOST
Another one which I had a thought about is 2014 TSM, but not through a fault of their own.
NymaeraHOST
It's because SK had the damn thing with Svenskeren.
NymaeraHOST
So at that point, it's like, my mind immediately just jumps to you with this kind of question.
NymaeraHOST
What are extenuating circumstances which lead to it being determined by things off the rift? And having Svenskeren not play for half of Worlds 2014 and actually look really competitive when they came back just throws it up into the air.
NymaeraHOST
And at that point, it's not a fault of TSM.
NymaeraHOST
You can fault teams for a great many things in gameplay, for sure.
NymaeraHOST
You can do.
Christopher MyklesHOST
People don't understand this, but we wouldn't have... modern stream drama if it wasn't for esports stream drama remember this is a couple
Duncan ShieldsHOST
years before the League of Legends teams were going so actually the TSM's of the world were just glimmering in someone's eye at the time yeah
Christopher MyklesHOST
And they were copying the EG model, effectively, because there was this house in Phoenix in Arizona, and the EG house was legendary, and this is what people watched, because it was so entertaining to see all of these young dudes in a house trying to play this fucking StarCraft game against each other and getting angry.
Christopher MyklesHOST
We've talked about this in League, but when you saw things like... you know, the TSM-CLG rivalry, which was based around personalities in the early days of the LCS, this was what was fueling the actual competitive interest in the scene.
Christopher MyklesHOST
And it was the same thing in StarCraft with EG and Team Liquid in the West.
Christopher MyklesHOST
And also the mystique, I mean, it has to be said, the mystique of sending these guys into Korea at a time...
Parker MackayHOST
But for just, like, were just casual audiences.
Parker MackayHOST
You know, like your big orgs were like Optic, Liquid, FaZe, TSM, Evil Geniuses.
Parker MackayHOST
So like when those orgs started to come into our scene, it was like this wake-up call for everybody.
Parker MackayHOST
And you know, I know that And I'd actually love the audience's answer here.
5 MINS LATER
Parker MackayHOST
And it's, you know, it's like the amount of times I said that esport name, the amount of times I talked about that team, like we still reference them on the broadcast because it's relevant, right? And it's just, it's sad.
Parker MackayHOST
And when you look at it, like I just pulled up the Pro League Season 10 NA roster for all the teams.
Parker MackayHOST
TSM basically doesn't exist anymore.
Parker MackayHOST
Evil Geniuses basically don't exist anymore.
Josh LeesmanHOST
2020, I was there.
Josh LeesmanHOST
People remember the 0-6 TSM.
Josh LeesmanHOST
I remember that we on TL won one game against Suning, one game against G2.
Josh LeesmanHOST
and actually felt really competitive, but I just also felt it was a little unlucky.
Josh LeesmanHOST
We went 1-1 against Machi, whereas they both 2-0'd Machi, so we didn't get a triple 4-2 tiebreaker.
Josh LeesmanHOST
And I felt good about that because Suning went world finals, G2 went semis, so I was like, actually, this TL team was really close to competing.
Josh LeesmanHOST
Maybe we could do it next year, was my personal feeling, even if the TSM 06 overpowered that from a societal perspective because of the nine-man sleep didn't help.
Josh LeesmanHOST
2019 and 2018 were also max depression.
JoshHOST
Not what the pro players will be playing on.
JoshHOST
Oh, roster mania TSM.
JoshHOST
They're back.
JoshHOST
Ladies and gentlemen, they're fucking back.
JoshHOST
Keep fighting the good fight.
JoshHOST
Jesus Christ.
JoshHOST
And congratulations to the four of a kind boys on getting signed by TSM.
JoshHOST
They're finally getting some money as well.
NymaeraHOST
All of these teams ready to get out of groups.
NymaeraHOST
So you had, what, CLG, TSM, and Cloud9 at Worlds 2015.
NymaeraHOST
They were all on the brink of qualifying.
NymaeraHOST
Basically needed one game each, I believe it was.
ThorinHOST
Now, by the way, the clutch one's fine.
ThorinHOST
You weren't even considered a top team.
ThorinHOST
You can argue the TSM 2020 one's bad because you were the winner of summer.
ThorinHOST
So if you're the number one seed, people probably expect more.
Chance MorrisHOST
The odd one?
SimplyGUEST
Yep, the odd one, all the TSM people.
Chance MorrisHOST
Yeah.
SimplyGUEST
I was, like, obsessed, and I was just trying to get good at League.
Josh LeesmanHOST
Like, we did a top 20 players at Worlds back in, like, 2015, 2016, and I got, like, a [laughs] I said Bjergsen.
Josh LeesmanHOST
So Bjergsen ran it down in group stage, rather TSM ran it down in group stage.
Josh LeesmanHOST
And me, Deficio, and Papasmithy did, like, a Worlds top 20 update thing.
Josh LeesmanHOST
I don't know if anybody remembers this.
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VediusHOST
I just can't believe that that has to be true.
VediusHOST
Like, I feel like relative ...
VediusHOST
What about the year that TSM was really good? 2016? The EU-
Josh LeesmanHOST
That's the one.