GIANTX has two League of Legends divisions: one that competes in the League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC), the top level of professional League of Legends in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and an academy team that competes in the Liga Española de League of Legends[es] (LES), the top level of professional League of Legends in Spain. The organisation also fields two players for Pokémon Champions who compete in VGC tournaments, two Valorant teams that competes in the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) EMEA and Game Changers, and a Esports Virtual Arenas (EVA) team.
History
GIANTX was formed in 15 December 2023 as a result of the merger between Excel Esports and Giants Gaming. Excel CEO Tim Reichert and Giants CEO José Ramón Díaz became co-CEOs of the newly formed organisation. The merger brought together the two organisations' talent, rosters, and content creators, while GIANTX retained their respective competitive operations in the League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC) and the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) EMEA leagues.
Prior to the merger, Excel Esports was primarily known for its LEC roster, while Giants Gaming was a partner team in the VCT EMEA. GIANTX retained all employees from both organisations and maintained regional headquarters in London, United Kingdom, and Málaga, Spain, as well as a competitive performance centre in Berlin, Germany. The organisation also retained its existing commercial partners. JRJ Group, which had acquired a majority stake in Excel Esports alongside Toms Capital in 2018, remained the controlling shareholder of the newly formed organisation.
In July 2024, GIANTX acquired AI start-up iTero Gaming in a multi-million-dollar deal. In October, the organisation announced a partnership with Samsung to collaborate on an in-person activation at EGX Comic Con 2024.
