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They were the first team to win an international tournament in the 2022 season of the Valorant Champions Tour, and the fourth to win an international tournament &#8212; the Stage 1 Masters Reykjavk &#8212; which earned them prize money of $200,000. The outfit\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/halo\/\" title=\"Halo betting\">Halo<\/a> team also won the Halo World Championship.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAmong the other teams that were nominated for Esports Organization of the Year were 100 Thieves, Cloud9, T1, G2 Esports, FaZe Clan, LOUD, FURIA Esports, Team Liquid, Nova Esports, and Evil Geniuses.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nOpTic Gaming made their debut in the world of esports in 2006, when they formed their first ever <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/call-of-duty\/\" title=\"CoD betting\">Call of Duty<\/a> team. 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