PSG Tundra, a new Rocket League team collaboration between French football club Paris Saint-Germain and London-based esports organisation Tundra, has been announced.
PSG Esports are returning to Rocket League thanks to the partnership with Tundra Esports. The pair have their sights set on producing ‘long term championship results’ together.
Competing under the name PSG Tundra, according to a press release the team ‘will be leveraging the PSG brand’s growing stature in gaming with the expertise of Tundra in esports performance and content creation to build a highly engaged global audience of fans’.
The aim of the partnership is to create a competitive Rocket League team capable of winning every competition they enter and a brand that reflects the mainstream interests of their fans. The full team information including players and coach was later announced (see above): players Catalysm, Tox and Ivn, and management Virge and Arise.
PSG Tundra is the latest partnership for the French football club
The news comes after PSG and Talon Esports extended their League of Legends partnership ahead of their MSI 2023 opening match, which they won.
Paris Saint-Germain Chief Brand Officer Fabien Allègre said: “We are delighted to be back in Rocket League, one of the most popular games in the world. We are anxious to see the PSG Tundra team succeed.
“In putting together our team, Paris Saint-Germain is looking to make the most of its presence in Europe and to continue its expansion. Thanks to the PSG Tundra team, the club now has seven esports teams.”
UK organisation Tundra Esports was formed in 2019 with the aim of bringing together the best esports talent worldwide. Tundra have won the Dota International 2022 and FNCS EU Championship.
Tundra Esports Executive Chairman Carleton Curtis commented: “We are delighted to partner with the elite French team Paris Saint-Germain. PSG shares the same values as us at Tundra – excelling beyond the competitive game and offering fans a unique and unforgettable experience through gaming culture, art and music!
“We are very much looking forward to seeing what this dynamic duo can achieve.”
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
