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Grubby
Manuel Schenkhuizen (), better known as Grubby, is a Dutch real-time strategy gamer and former professional esports player. He competed in the RTS games ''Warcraft III'' (WC3), '' Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne'' and ''Starcraft II''. Grubby is the most successful WC3 player of all time, as an Orc player, having won more than 38 LAN tournaments, of which six were World Championships. His command over the Horde placed him early enough among the elite of the ''WC3'' players, while his clash with Jang "Spirit Moon" Jae-ho rewarded him with a legendary status among the fans of the game. Grubby has been known for being part of one of the most successful ''WC3'' teams in history, namely the British 4Kings. Later teams include the Danish MeetYourMakers and the North American Evil Geniuses. Grubby is widely regarded as one of the greatest Orc players of all time. Grubby is now a popular full-time streamer on Twitch. Esports career Grubby has been on three professional teams through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jang "Spirit Moon" Jae-ho
Jang Jae-ho (known as spirit_moon or moon) is a South Korean professional gamer of the popular Blizzard real-time strategy games ''Warcraft III'' and ''StarCraft II''. He is seen by many as the best Night Elf player in the world. Jang Jae-ho is a five time world champion and has won three televised national Korean WarCraft III Championships as well as four seasons of MBCGame's World War. He is particularly known for his excellent micromanagement and innovative strategies. He is often seen using strategies that later set the benchmark for many Night Elf players and was nicknamed the "5th Race" by Gametv.com. He has played and won more televised ''WarCraft III'' games than any other Warcraft III players. Jang Jae-ho is featured in the documentary film Beyond the Game. Moon transitioned to ''StarCraft II'' and was without a team for a while, before retiring from professional gaming in order to fulfill South Korean military service requirements. After completing his military serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirit Moon
Jang Jae-ho (known as spirit_moon or moon) is a South Korean professional gamer of the popular Blizzard real-time strategy games ''Warcraft III'' and ''StarCraft II''. He is seen by many as the best Night Elf player in the world. Jang Jae-ho is a five time world champion and has won three televised national Korean WarCraft III Championships as well as four seasons of MBCGame's World War. He is particularly known for his excellent micromanagement and innovative strategies. He is often seen using strategies that later set the benchmark for many Night Elf players and was nicknamed the "5th Race" by Gametv.com. He has played and won more televised ''WarCraft III'' games than any other Warcraft III players. Jang Jae-ho is featured in the documentary film Beyond the Game. Moon transitioned to ''StarCraft II'' and was without a team for a while, before retiring from professional gaming in order to fulfill South Korean military service requirements. After completing his military serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electronic Sports World Cup 2005
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] |
World Series Of Video Games
World Series of Video Games (WSVG) was an international professional electronic sports competition. It held its first season in 2006, with competitions in six different games and six events held around the world including the finals of the event. The total prize purse of the season was US$750,000 which includes the $240,000 prize purse that was winnable at the finals. The WSVG was operated by Games Media Properties, an American gaming company founded in 2002 with the BYOC (Bring Your Own Computer) Lan section subcontracted out to Lanwar Inc. The series was the continuation of the one million dollar 2005 CPL World Tour, as one of the founders of the WSVG as well as Intel, the major sponsor of the tour left the Cyberathlete Professional League to help fund these series. 2006 season The 2006 season was the WSVG's first season. International competitions were held for the PC games ''Counter-Strike'', ''Quake 4'', and ''Warcraft III''. Xbox tournaments were also held for '' Project Goth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World E-Sports Masters
The World e-Sports Masters (WEM) was an international competitive gaming event organized by the Hangzhou eSport Culture & Sport Communication Company, Ltd. Prize money are awarded to winning individuals and teams. It was first held in 2005 under the World e-Sports Games. The World eSports Games, Inc. was founded in 2004 by Paul Chong. Headquartered in Seoul, the first three games were held in South Korea in 2005. A year later, the event moved to Hangzhou where it was renamed the World e-Sports Games Masters. In 2007, WEG again returned to Seoul to host the World e-Sports Games e-Stars, but moved back to China for the 2008 season of what is now the World e-Sports Masters. Since then, it has been held annually (except for 2011), instead of year-round. OnGameNet is the current rightsholder to the World e-Sports Masters franchise. History World e-Sport Games The inaugural World e-Sports Games took place in 2005 from January 30 through March 20. and featured ''Counter-Strike'' and '' W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses (EG) is an American esports organization based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1999, the organization has fielded players in various fighting games, ''Call of Duty'', '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', ''Dota 2'', ''Fortnite Battle Royale'', ''Halo,'' ''League of Legends'', ''StarCraft II'', ''Rocket League'', ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege'', and ''World of Warcraft''. In May 2019, EG was acquired by PEAK6 Investments LLC, a Chicago-based investment company. While independently owned at the time of the acquisition, it was formerly a subsidiary of GoodGame Agency, which in turn was owned by Amazon.com through its division Twitch. EG's ''Dota 2'' squad won The International 2015, receiving the largest prize payout in esports history at the time. Their ''Call of Duty: WWII'' roster won the 2018 Call of Duty Championship. History Evil Geniuses was founded as a Quake clan in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in 1997. Playing from the first cyber cafe i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WCG 2004
The World Cyber Games 2004 was held in San Francisco, California, United States from the October 6–10. It was the first ever World Cyber Games to be held outside of Korea. Official games PC games * '' Counter-Strike: Condition Zero'' * ''FIFA Football 2004'' * '' Need for Speed: Underground'' * '' StarCraft: Brood War'' * ''Unreal Tournament 2004'' * '' Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne'' Xbox games * '' Halo: Combat Evolved'' * ''Project Gotham Racing 2 ''Project Gotham Racing 2'' is a racing video game developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It was released exclusively for the Xbox in November 2003. As in 2001's ''Project Gotham Racing'', the route to advancemen ...'' Results References External links WCG 2004 Overview {{World Cyber Games World Cyber Games events 2004 in esports 2004 in sports in California 2004 in American sports International esports competitions hosted by the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond The Game
''Beyond the Game'' is a 2008 Dutch documentary film about the world of professional video gaming, particularly of the game '' Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne'' featuring world champion players Chinese Xiaofeng "Sky" Li, Dutch Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen and Swede Fredrik "MaDFroG" Johansson prominently. It is directed by award-winning Dutch documentary filmmaker Jos de Putter. Filming took place in China, France, The Netherlands, United States and Sweden. Languages spoken in the documentary include Dutch, English, French, Spanish, Swedish, Standard Chinese and Korean. Beyond the Game is the motto of the World Cyber Games, which is central to the documentary as the main characters compete to defend or regain the event's championship title at the global finals of the 2007 World Cyber Games in Seattle, Washington. It has premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in Pathé de Munt, and had the cinema premiere in Pathé Tuschinski, and has now been releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Cyber Games 2008
The World Cyber Games 2008 was held in Cologne, Germany. It ran from 5 November 2008 through 9 November 2008 and was expected to feature 800 players from 78 countries. Official games PC games *'' Counter-Strike: 1.6'' *'' StarCraft: Brood War'' *'' Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne'' *''FIFA 08'' *'' Need for Speed: ProStreet'' *'' Command and Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath'' *'' Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties'' *''Red Stone'' *'' Carom3D'' Xbox 360 games *''Project Gotham Racing 4'' *''Guitar Hero III'' *''Halo 3'' *''Virtua Fighter 5 is the fifth installment in Sega's ''Virtua Fighter'' series of arcade fighting games. The original version was released on the Sega Lindbergh arcade system board. The first location tests took place on November 26, 2005 leading to the official ...'' Mobile game *'' Asphalt 4'' Results References {{World Cyber Games World Cyber Games events 2008 in German sport 2008 in esports Esports in Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4Kings
4Kings or Four Kings is a professional esports organization once based in the United Kingdom and currently operating in the United States. The team had players competing in ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein'', '' Enemy Territory: Quake Wars'', ''Quake III'', ''Warcraft III'', ''Unreal Tournament'', ''Counter-Strike,'' ''Team Fortress 2'' and '' Shootmania''. One of the most famous members of 4Kings is ''Warcraft III'' player Grubby. Philip Wride was a manager of the team as well as Jason Potter being general manager. History 4Kings was formed as Quake 1 clan playing in the Quake World client. Under the management of Zommy the clan grew expanding into new games such as ''Quake III'', ''Warcraft III'', ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Counter-Strike ''Counter-Strike'' (''CS'') is a series of multiplayer tactical first-person shooter video games in which teams of terrorists battle to perpetrate an act of terror (bombing, hostage-taking, assassination) while counter-terrori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Cyber Games 2004
The World Cyber Games 2004 was held in San Francisco, California, United States from the October 6–10. It was the first ever World Cyber Games to be held outside of Korea. Official games PC games * '' Counter-Strike: Condition Zero'' * ''FIFA Football 2004'' * '' Need for Speed: Underground'' * '' StarCraft: Brood War'' * ''Unreal Tournament 2004'' * '' Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne'' Xbox games * '' Halo: Combat Evolved'' * ''Project Gotham Racing 2 ''Project Gotham Racing 2'' is a racing video game developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It was released exclusively for the Xbox in November 2003. As in 2001's ''Project Gotham Racing'', the route to advancemen ...'' Results References External links WCG 2004 Overview {{World Cyber Games World Cyber Games events 2004 in esports 2004 in sports in California 2004 in American sports International esports competitions hosted by the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Facebook
Facebook is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes, its name comes from the face book directories often given to American university students. Membership was initially limited to Harvard students, gradually expanding to other North American universities and, since 2006, anyone over 13 years old. As of July 2022, Facebook claimed 2.93 billion monthly active users, and ranked third worldwide among the most visited websites as of July 2022. It was the most downloaded mobile app of the 2010s. Facebook can be accessed from devices with Internet connectivity, such as personal computers, tablets and smartphones. After registering, users can create a profile revealing information about themselves. They can post text, photos and multimedia which are shared with any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
