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FlipSid3 Tactics
Flipside Tactics (stylized as FlipSid3 Tactics) was an esports organization based in the United States. Flipside had teams competing in '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', ''Halo'', ''Crossfire'', fighting games, ''StarCraft II'', ''iRacing'', ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege'', ''Rocket League'', and ''Dota 2''. Former professional football player Ricky Lumpkin was a co-owner of the team. ''Counter-Strike'' The team had a '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' based in Ukraine. They have previously hosted three Swedish squads, as well as a South African academy team. Roster Tournament results ''Bold denotes a CS:GO Major'' * 9–12th — DreamHack Winter 2014 * 13–16th — ESL One Katowice 2015 * 1st — CIS Championship Voronezh * 9–12th — ESL One Cologne 2015 * 3rd-4th — Electronic Sports World Cup 2015 * 13–16th — DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015 * 13–16th — MLG Major Championship: Columbus * 5-8th — ESL One Cologne 2016 * 11-14th — ELEAGUE Season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Lumpkin
Ricky Lumpkin (born September 7, 1988) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at the University of Kentucky and attended Kenwood High School in Clarksville, Tennessee. He was a member of the Arizona Cardinals, Oakland Raiders and Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He currently is working at the University of Kentucky as an academic counselor. Early years Lumpkin played high school football for the Kenwood High School Knights. He was named "Mr. Football” for Class AAAA in Tennessee recording 101 tackles, 35 tackles for a loss, 22 sacks, four forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and five passes defended his senior year. He was also an All-State, All-Middle Tennessee, two-time all-region and all-area selection. College career Lumpkin played football for the Kentucky Wildcats from 2007 to 2010. He was redshirted in 2006. He appeared in 44 games, starting 29, in his college career. Professional career Arizona Cardinals Lumpkin s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mashable
Mashable is a digital media platform, news website and entertainment company founded by Pete Cashmore in 2005. History Mashable was founded by Pete Cashmore while living in Aberdeen, Scotland, in July 2005. Early iterations of the site were a simple WordPress blog, with Cashmore as sole author. Fame came relatively quickly, with ''Time'' magazine noting Mashable as one of the 25 best blogs of 2009. As of November 2015, it had over 6,000,000 Twitter followers and over 3,200,000 fans on Facebook. In June 2016, it acquired YouTube channel CineFix from Whalerock Industries. In December 2017, Ziff Davis bought Mashable for $50 million, a price described by ''Recode'' as a "fire sale" price. Mashable had not been meeting its advertising targets, accumulating $4.2 million in losses in the quarter ending September 2017. After the sale, Mashable laid off 50 staffers, but preserved top management. Under Ziff Davis, Mashable has grown and expanded to many countries in multiple continents, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PVP Live
PVP Live was an American esports news website. It was founded in 2012 and included a statistics database. The website was owned by PVP Live Interactive, Inc. PVP Live came out of its most recent beta on June 8, 2015. The company is based in Frisco, Texas. History Prior incarnations of the organization include the Heroes Live, PVE Live, and Hearth Live websites, a podcast, as well as Armageddon, an online World of Warcraft Arena tournament, and Tavern Takeover, an online ''Hearthstone'' tournament. The third production of Tavern Takeover was widely criticized for poor sound production, resulting in the CEO issuing a public apology and stating that sound issues would be a thing of the past. Several months later, the first episode of PVP Live's Hearthstone Pro League also struggled with sound issues. In 2015, the website planned on producing a 24-hour online show along the lines of ESPN's ''Sports Center''. On May 23, 2016, the site broke the news that ESPN was in talks with Riot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PGL 2017 Kraków Major Championship , in mathematics
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PGL may refer to: *Paraganglioma, a type of rare neuroendocrine neoplasm * The succinate dehydrogenase SDHD (previously known as PGL1) and SDHC (previously PGL3) *Persistent generalized lymphadenopathy *PGL (company), UK *Polish Aviation Group (Polish: ''Polska Grupa Lotnicza'') *Professional Gamers League, former US electronic sports league *Projective linear group In mathematics, especially in the group theoretic area of algebra, the projective linear group (also known as the projective general linear group or PGL) is the induced action of the general linear group of a vector space ''V'' on the associate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreamhack
DreamHack is an ESL Gaming brand specializing in esports tournaments and other gaming conventions. It is recognized by the Guinness Book of Records and Twin Galaxies as being the world's largest LAN party and computer festival with the world's fastest Internet connection and the most generated traffic. (The Internet connection record was beaten in 2012 by the world's second-largest computer festival, The Gathering in Norway.) It usually holds its events in Western Europe and North America. Events summary DreamHack's events include local area network gatherings with live concerts and competitions in digital art and esports. The first event was held in Malung, Sweden. The company has held several gaming events throughout Europe, in Stockholm and Jönköping, Sweden, Tours, France, Bucharest and Cluj, Romania, Valencia and Seville, Spain, London, England and Leipzig, Germany. In May 2016, it held its first North American event in Austin, Texas. In August 2016, it held its first Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESL One Cologne 2016
ESL One Cologne 2016, also known as ESL Cologne Major 2016 or Cologne 2016, was an Electronic Sports League Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament. It was the ninth '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' Major Championship and was held at the Lanxess Arena In Cologne, Germany from July 8–10. It featured 16 teams from throughout the world competing. Cologne 2016 had the second consecutive major with a prize pool of $1,000,000. The playoffs featured eight teams. Astralis, Fnatic, Gambit Gaming, Natus Vincere, SK Gaming, Team Liquid, and Virtus.pro were returning Legends and FlipSid3 Tactics was the only new Legend. Ninjas in Pyjamas failed to retain its Legends status after eight straight majors of being Legends. The grand finals had SK Gaming, which was the defending champion from the previous major at MLG Major Championship: Columbus, against Team Liquid, which was the first ever North America team to reach the grand finals at a major. SK Gaming defeated FlipSid3 Tactic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbus
Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to: * Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer * Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio Columbus may also refer to: Places Extraterrestrial * Columbus (crater), a crater on Mars * ''Columbus'' (ISS module), the European module for the International Space Station * ''Columbus'' (spacecraft), a program to develop a European space station 1986–1991 Italy * Columbus (Rome), a residential district United States * Columbus, Arkansas * Columbus, Georgia * Columbus, Illinois * Columbus, Indiana, known for modern architecture * Columbus, Kansas * Columbus, Kentucky * Columbus, Minnesota * Columbus, Mississippi * Columbus, Missouri * Columbus, Montana * Columbus, Nebraska * Columbus, New Jersey * Columbus, New Mexico * Columbus, New York * Columbus, North Carolina * Columbus, North Dakota * Columbus, Ohio, the largest city in United States with this name * Columbus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015
DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015 was the seventh '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' Major Championship that was held from October 28–November 1, 2015 at the Sala Polivalentă in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It was organized by DreamHack with help from Valve and the Professional Gamers League. The tournament had a total prize pool of US$250,000. Eight teams were featured in the playoffs. Fnatic, G2 Esports, Luminosity Gaming, Natus Vincere, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Team EnVyUs, Team SoloMid, and Virtus.pro – all Legends from the last major – were once again Legends as no Challenger took their spots. Team EnVyUs, which defeated Fnatic and G2 Esports, was the winner of the event, defeating Natus Vincere, which defeated Luminosity Gaming and Ninjas in Pyjamas, in the finals, 2–0. This came after Team EnVyUs placed second at the previous major, including a game in which Fnatic came back from a large deficit in the first game of grand finals. Format The top eight teams from ESL One Colog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electronic Sports World Cup 2015
The Electronic Sports World Convention (ESWC) (formerly known as Electronic Sports World Cup) is an international professional gaming championship. Every year, winners of national qualifier events around the world earn the right to represent their country in the ESWC Finals. The event has been praised for its organisation and ability to put on a good show for spectators. The ESWC was originally created by a French company, Ligarena, that had previously hosted smaller Local Area Network (LAN) events in France under the name of LAN Arena. In 2003, Ligarena decided to do something on a larger scale and the ESWC was born. In 2005, Ligarena became Games-Services. In 2009, ESWC was bought by another French company, Games-Solution, which became the owner of the brand. In 2012, Oxent, an agency specialising in electronic sports, acquired the ESWC. The grand finals and masters of ESWC have had a total prize purse of €1,721,000 between 2003 and 2010. Overview The first Electronic Spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
