Super Evil Megacorp’s Vainglory is among the biggest mobile games on Twitch. Since its launch last year a number of renowned esports organizations have acquired rosters, including SK Gaming, Team Secret, and G2 Esports. Now, Team SoloMid (TSM) joins the pack. With the acquisition of Alliance, who have won the Vainglory International Premier League Season 2 in Korea last October, TSM adds a valuable roster to its esports family.

“Our team has always strived for success and now we have the supportive structure we need in order to achieve greatness,” sayd Michael “FlashX” Valore, the roamer of the team. In 2015 Vainglory players took home more than $350,000 in prize money globally, while 2016 is promising to become even bigger. Just recently Vainglory developer Super Evil Megacorp announced to intensify its mobile esports venture and incorporated the professional Vainglory league, which up until this point was community-driven.

“We’re thrilled that Vainglory esports has grown so quickly and that less than a year from our first tournaments, we have such rapidly growing viewer numbers and that so many professional organizations and partners are involved,” said Kristian Segerstrale, COO and Executive Director, Super Evil Megacorp. Segerstrale has a clear vision for the future of mobile esports. “Some day someone will create a competitive game on touch screens that will attract audiences that are three to five times larger than the biggest PC games today.”

To date, Vainglory esports is still more of a niche. However with big organizations like TSM joining the league, it certainly has the potential to become bigger. “As a global leader in esports, we are always looking to expand our reach and attract new fans,” said Andy “Reginald” Dinh, CEO of TSM. “The mobile games community has grown extraordinarily quick in the past few years, and Vainglory has exploded onto the esports circuit over the past six months; it will be exciting to see it reach its huge growth potential given the amount of devices on the market.”