Well-known American eSports organization is no longer supporting any teams.

Team Pandemic has announced that they are no longer supporting any eSports divisions, via their website.

The news will come as a surprise to some, as the North-American organization is one of the oldest and most established names in competitive gaming.

Pandemic was established in 2002 and has supported top teams across many titles, including: Starcraft, CS (1.6, CS:S and a female division), the Call of Duty series, Team Fortress 2, DotA, the FIFA series and the Guitar Hero series.

The team was widely regarded as one of the most reliable and respectable organizations around, winning seven World Series of Video Games championships, accumulating more than $250,000 in cash and prizes, and earning a nomination for the 'Worldwide Esports Team of the Year' in 2007.

The website does say that while the eSports aspects are closed, the Pandemic brand will be 'engaging new opportunities in the near future'. No details have been given on this but it will be interesting to see what they have planned for the future.

Official press release from the Pandemic website

"Effective March 1, TeamPandemic LLC. Are shutting the doors on nearly a decade of world champion esports divisions (2002-10).

From our humble beginnings as an Arkansas LAN team, the blue and white of the Pandemic swirl would evolve into a symbol of gaming’s elite… an icon which gamers worldwide recognize. Fortune 500 companies once valued and leveraged as a means to reach an entire demographic, yet only a very special and select few were ever lucky enough to wear.

Thank you to all those who have supported us and/or played a role in our success over the years: Mark Dolven, for kick starting the dream; Jim and Annette Lemley, for believing in it; our players and staff, without whom none of the real magic would have been possible; and of course our fans, the real lifeblood of eSports and the only hope of its growth and survival.

Special thanks to Joe Amorosa, Jared Coulston, Kelly Law-Yone, Duran Parsi, Amaris Folwer, Heather and Joel Hernandez, David Bjork, Matthew Kramer, Jennie Eckhardt, Grant and Jana Hall, Nathan Quinn, David Cho, Justin Loeb, Jacob Bohnert, Nick Leon, Micheal Holmes, Shawn Fanning, Craig Levine, Jarret Cale, Frederic Descamps, Matt Gilman, Brad Dickason, Steve Dottoli, Corey Dunn, Charlie Plitt, Abe Zarran, and many, many others.

Though the eSport aspects of Pandemic will cease operations immediately, we will be retaining the brand and engaging in new opportunities in the near future. Details will be released as they become available."