Vanessa Arteaga, also known as just Vanessa, is a former professional
video game player who plays
fighting games. She is from
California. Arteaga was the first pick in the draft of the
Championship Gaming Series
The Championship Gaming Series was an international esports league based in the United States, with teams from several other countries. The CGS was preceded by the 2006 Championship Gaming Invitational, a television pilot featuring several futu ...
video game league list of players, excelling in the area of
fighting games such as ''
Dead or Alive 4''. In the 2007 Championship Gaming Series Season, Vanessa went undefeated leading San Francisco to win first place in the DoA4 Female Individual season. In the 2008 Championship Gaming Series Season, San Francisco Optx with a team of NinjaCW and Vanessa Arteaga finished 2nd to the
Birmingham Salvo.
After her time in the Championship Gaming Series, Vanessa became a member of
Kat Gunn's professional gaming and cosplay team, Less Than 3 (LT3). The team was sponsored by
Mad Catz.
[http://madcatz.com/mad-catz-announces-partnership-with-less-than-three/ Mad Catz announces partnership with LT3.]
Vanessa also appeared on the reality television gaming competition ''
WCG Ultimate Gamer
''WCG Ultimate Gamer'' was a reality television program that aired on Syfy, sponsored by Samsung and the World Cyber Games (WCG). The show was hosted by Hannah Simone and co-hosted by Joel Gourdin. The first season began airing on March 10, 2009 ...
''.
References
Living people
1980s births
American esports players
Women esports players
Fighting game players
People from Modesto, California
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