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9z Globant: the whole club

Founded in 2018 by Frankkaster. A Fortnite World Cup Solo fifth by 9z's K1nG. VALORANT Challengers titles and two Ascension trips. Counter-Strike from FiReLEAGUE Argentina to a Cologne Major quarter-final. Globant joined as strategic partner in 2024. HLTV freeze, 28 September 2026: 17th.

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Features Editor5 min read

Key art: generated by Play Observatory

9z Globant is a Latin American esports club with a footprint across Counter-Strike, VALORANT, Fortnite, Rainbow Six Siege, and PUBG Mobile. The CS roster carries the international weight on HLTV; the VALORANT side built a regional trophy case on VLR; a Fortnite Solo placing still travels under the 9z name. What follows is the citeable biography of the whole organization.

Sources

  1. Globant Stay Relevant — 9z Globant strategic partnership (Georgina Portas Ruiz, 26 Mar 2024)
  2. 9z.gg — site title / identity (9z Globant)
  3. HLTV — 9z reveal plans to move to North America (leobiazzi, 1 Jan 2021)
  4. La Nación — Thiago Lapp quinto en el Mundial de Fortnite (Ricardo Sametband, 28 Jul 2019)
  5. Epic — The Fortnite World Cup: a record-setting tournament
  6. Fortnite Tracker — World Cup Solo Finals standings
  7. VLR.gg — 9z Globant team page
  8. VLR.gg — Challengers League LATAM South (FiRe) Split 1 2023
  9. VLR.gg — Challengers League LATAM South (FiRe) Split 2 2023
  10. VLR.gg — Challengers League LATAM Finals 2023
  11. VLR.gg — Champions Tour 2023 Americas Ascension
  12. VLR.gg — Challengers League 2024 LATAM South Split 1
  13. VLR.gg — Challengers 2025 Latin America Finals
  14. VLR.gg — VCT 2025 Americas Ascension
  15. VZone — 9z wins Game Changers LATAM Mid Season 2024
  16. Ubisoft R6 Esports — 9z team timeline
  17. PUBG MOBILE Esports — 2025 PMGC group draw (Mynewsdesk)
  18. HLTV — FiReLEAGUE to hold event in Buenos Aires; Global Finals return to Barcelona (LucasAM, 26 Apr 2023)
  19. HLTV — IEM Rio Major profile: 9z (Rizzolini, 19 Oct 2022)
  20. HLTV — PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Challengers Stage
  21. HLTV — Liquid survive against 9z / G2 over ENCE (May 2022)
  22. HLTV — ENCE, 9z complete ESL Challenger Katowice playoff bracket (Jun 2023)
  23. HLTV — Virtus.pro secure ESL Challenger Katowice trophy over ENCE (Jun 2023)
  24. HLTV — G2 edge out 9z to reach first grand final in CS2 (Striker, 2 Jun 2024)
  25. HLTV — 9z raise FiReLEAGUE Global Finals trophy in front of home crowd (Draik & LucasAM, 17 Jun 2024)
  26. HLTV — 9z vs fnatic, FiReLEAGUE 2024 Global Finals
  27. HLTV — meyern interview: first LA Major top-eight (Striker, 15 Jun 2026)
  28. HLTV — FURIA stop 9z's Cologne run to secure semis (Sumljiv, 18 Jun 2026)
  29. HLTV — 9z vs FURIA, IEM Cologne Major 2026
  30. HLTV world ranking — 28 September 2026 (print freeze)

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