2016–2017: Pre-Overwatch League , cocco. Formed during the
Overwatch closed beta in February 2016,
Team EnVyUs acquired the players of Team Hubris, a North American squad that finished first in six of the seven tournaments played during the beta, to officially create their
Overwatch esports division. Even though their original roster showed some early promise in online tournaments, just prior to the official launch of
Overwatch, the team disbanded. A week later, EnVyUs formed a roster by looking abroad, eventually bringing players from across Europe to their
Charlotte headquarters and securing the core of what would become the
Dallas Fuel in Sebastian "chipshajen" Widlund, Christian "cocco" Jonsson, Jonathan "HarryHook" Tejedor Rua, and Timo "Taimou" Kettunen. Amassing a 57-game winning streak, the new roster showed why they were widely considered the best team in the world. However, their early dominance resulted in disappointing results, when, as heavy favorites, the team failed to win either of their first two
LAN tournaments. It was not until the arrival of Pongphop "Mickie" Rattanasangchod as a stand-in that Team EnVyUs had their first taste of success, winning Season 1 of
OGN's Overwatch Apex in Seoul, Korea, marking the first time that a Western-owned team had taken home an esports title on Korean soil. They soon followed it up with a victory on home soil, winning the Overwatch North American Invitational at
MLG Vegas. With their back-to-back tournament wins, Team EnVyUs ended 2016 once again in contention for the title of best team in the world. In January 2017, just prior to Season 2 of OGN's Overwatch APEX, it was announced that Kyle "KyKy" Sounder would try out as coach for the team. However, even with the addition, Season 2 was disappointing after the team was eliminated in the second round of group stages. Hoping to improve in Season 3 and re-find their 2016 form, the team recruited Hwang "EFFECT" Hyeon; however, the tournament also proved to be a let-down, after the team placed 4th. Returning home from Korea, Team EnVyUs ended their pre-
Overwatch League journey on a high, going undefeated and winning Season 1 of North America's
Overwatch Contenders. The tournament's playoffs marked both the debut of
Brandon "Seagull" Larned, as well as the final event played under the "Team EnVyUs" moniker. On September 20, 2017,
Blizzard officially announced that
Envy Gaming had acquired the Dallas-based Overwatch League franchise spot, making them one of twelve teams competing in the
inaugural season. The team was branded as the Dallas Fuel, and all of the existing members of Team EnVyUs were transferred to the Fuel roster – ending Team Envy's Overwatch division.
2018–2020: Rejoining Contenders On July 2, 2018, the Envy Gaming formally announced Team Envy's return to
Overwatch Contenders as an
academy team for the Dallas Fuel, as the team acquired EnVision Esports' Contenders slot and roster and signed former Team EnVyUs member Ronnie "Talespin" DuPree. The team rejoined Contenders in season two of 2018, where they finished the North American group stages with a 4–1 and qualified for the playoffs. After a close victory against
Last Night's Leftovers in the quarterfinals, Envy was swept by
Philadelphia Fusion's academy team
Fusion University in the semifinals. The following season, Envy again qualified for the North American playoffs but fell to Fusion University in the quarterfinals. In 2019 Season 1 of Contenders, Team Envy posted a perfect 7–0 record in the group stages to claim the top seed in the North American West region. The team cruised through the regional playoffs, defeating
NRG Esports in the semifinals and
ATL Academy in the finals by a combined map record of 7–1 to claim their second Overwatch Contenders regional title. Following their regional title, Envy was one of three North American teams that qualified for the Atlantic Showdown, an interregional
double-elimination tournament. Envy continued their dominance in 2019 Season 2 of Contenders, posting another perfect 7–0 record in the group stages. The team took out Second Wind in the NA West semifinals and defeated the
New York Excelsior's academy team
XL2 Academy in the finals to secure their third Contenders regional title. Due to their regional title, the team qualified as for The Gauntlet, an interregional, Contenders tournament. After advancing past the group stages, Envy was eliminated from the tournament after losing to XL2 Academy, 0–3, in their first match. On April 27, 2020, Team Envy disbanded their Overwatch Contenders division. == Seasons overview ==