Copenhagen Flames in proud to announce our new place in the Team Razer family.
Partnering with Razer for no less than 3 years is an amazing achievement for us and another huge milestone as we continue our climb towards being among the premier esport clubs in the world. Being able to ensure that our players, academy, and staff use high-end gear built for esports is another step in the right direction as we become even more ambitious each year. We are constantly striving for more and with Razer – the premier gaming brand – as a core partner the sky is the limit. I’m proud of how far we’ve come in such a short time, which this partnership is also proof of but we’ve got plenty more to achieve and reach for. We couldn’t be happier to have Razer by our side as we continiue that journey.
Steffen Thomsen – CEO and founder
Razer Press Release
HAMBURG, GERMANY – Razer™, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, today announced the formation of a new partnership with Copenhagen Flames, a stable of professional esports since 2016, with widespread success in a multitude of the most popular esports-games.
“Team Razer is proud to enter a partnership with Copenhagen Flames,” said Yann Salsedo, Head of Esports (EMEA) at Razer. “Their passion for esports and their work with upcoming talent is something that we are looking forward to supporting with our high-performance esports gear.”
With the new three-year partnership in place, Copenhagen Flames will be outfitted with Razer’s esports peripherals including mice, keyboards, headsets, surfaces (mouse mats) and controllers for both training and tournaments, for the team to perform at their absolute best.
“I can’t begin to explain how proud I am of this partnership with Razer, the premier brand of gaming hardware.” said Steffen Thomsen, CEO of Copenhagen Flames. “From our first talks I felt their immense passion and the way they strive for excellence, which are characteristics that mirror our own. Joining Team Razer is a huge milestone for us and I couldn’t be happier.”
Building the foundation for future esports stars
Copenhagen Flames are prominently competing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), and also have successful teams in League of Legends, Fortnite and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Furthermore, their unique “Light the Fire” academy project was built to help educate and strengthen young talents with the primary goal of developing players for the organization’s professional teams.
Recent successes include taking first place in the “WINNERS League – Season 2: Europe” (CS:GO), second place in “League Championship Denmark” (League of Legends) and also signing the highly touted Asger “AcilioN” Larsen to further strengthen the team’s CS:GO efforts going forwards.
More information about Team Razer can be found here.
ABOUT RAZER
Razer™ is the world’s leading lifestyle brand for gamers.
The triple-headed snake trademark of Razer is one of the most recognized logos in the global gaming and esports communities. With a fan base that spans every continent, the company has designed and built the world’s largest gamer-focused ecosystem of hardware, software and services.
Razer’s award-winning hardware includes high-performance gaming peripherals and Blade gaming laptops.
Razer’s software platform, with over 70 million users, includes Razer Synapse (an Internet of Things platform), Razer Chroma (a proprietary RGB lighting technology system), and Razer Cortex (a game optimizer and launcher).
In services, Razer Gold is one of the world’s largest virtual credit services for gamers, and Razer Fintech is one of the largest online-to-offline digital payment networks in SE Asia.
Founded in 2005 and dual-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, Razer has 18 offices worldwide and is recognized as the leading brand for gamers in the USA, Europe and China. Razer is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 1337).
ABOUT COPENHAGEN FLAMES
Copenhagen Flames was founded in 2016 and have been making its mark on professional esports ever since. Based out of Copenhagen, Denmark, the team have also participated in helping to tell the story of esports in the Nordics. Furthermore, to promote this message the organization have arranged classes at their headquarters, where passionate gamers can receive tutelage from professionals, to take their skills to the next level.
