Orangutan Gaming Signs Team Elite to Form Free Fire Roster 'Orangutan Elite'

Team Elite finds a new home.

Aditya Singh Rawat
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Highlights
Orangutan Gaming has signed members of Team Elite to form their Free Fire roster 'Orangutan Elite'.
Team Elite has qualified for FFWS 2021 Singapore and are the current champions of FFIC 2021 Fall.
Orangutan Gaming also operates lineups in BGMI and Valorant. This is the first time they are stepping into competitive Free Fire.

Indian esports organization Orangutan Gaming has signed Team Elite as their Free Fire roster. The champions of Free Fire India Championship (FFIC) Fall 2021, Team Elite, have quickly proven themselves to be one of the best Free Fire teams in India, attracting Orangutan's attention which already competes in titles like Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) and Valorant.

The two have come together to form 'Orangutan Elite' which will be Orangutan's Free Fire roster. The aim of this roster will be to compete in various tournaments and large-scale championships, while also maintaining its position as one of the best team's in India.

'Orangutan Elite' Free Fire roster has been announced

Team Elite is a Free Fire team that came together earlier this year in January 2021. The team suffered an early setback a couple of weeks after their formation as they underwent a roster shuffle, but since then the lineup has stuck together and they have climbed their way to the top.

Within four months of the team's formation, Team Elite qualified for the Free Fire World Series (FFWS) 2021 Singapore and continued their quality run which consisted of the following achievements:

  • Conquest Free Fire Open Season 1 - 2nd

  • Free Fire India Championship 2021 Spring - 3rd

  • Free Fire Tri Series 2021 - 2nd

  • Booyah Streamer Royale 2021 - 2nd

  • Free Fire Pro League India 2021 Summer - 3rd

  • Free Fire India Championship 2021 Fall - 1st

Team Elite - FFIC 2021 Fall Champions

The victory at FFIC 2021 Fall was the final mark of distinction which ensured that they are an outstanding team, that is consistently delivering great results. They shot to fame as one of India's favorite Free Fire teams while also ranking as the number one team in the country at that point in time.

This attracted Orangutan Gaming to approach Team Elite and sign them as their Free Fire roster under the banner 'Orangutan Elite'. The team comprises of the following members:

  • Ajay "Jonty" Saini - IGL

  • Lokesh "PAHADI" Karakoti

  • Dev "ICONIC" Kumar

  • Aditya "KILLER" Singh Sikarwar

  • Rohit "RDP" Sahu

Apart from competing in Free Fire professionally, the players also vlog on a daily basis to connect with their fans on a personal level and give an insight into their lives.

We are extremely elated to announce the Orangutan Elite Free Fire roster that packs massive energy, potential and expectations from the fans and gaming-enthusiasts alike. We’re really looking forward to collaborating with Asia’s best team and working to achieve new milestones.
Khushali Dodia, Head of Marketing of Orangutan Gaming

It will be interesting to see how this team performs under their new banner going forward. Now that they have been picked up by a reputed organization, expectations from them will be much higher than before.


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Aditya is the in-house CS:GO writer at AFK Gaming. While his understanding of the esports space is not restricted by geographical borders, his current focus lies in the Asian region. Understands and follows almost all major esport titles.