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Smite World Championship
The ''Smite'' World Championship (SWC) is the annual world championship for the multiplayer online battle arena video game '' Smite''. History Season 1 (2015) From January 9–11, 2015 Hi-Rez Studios hosted the first ''Smite'' World Championship. Teams from North America, South America, Europe and China travelled to Atlanta, Georgia for the tournament. The US$2.6 million prize pool for the tournament was at the time the third-highest in eSports, behind the third and fourth iterations of ''Dota 2'''s The International and just slightly ahead of the ''League of Legends'' World Championships. One of the North American teams, COGnitive Prime, took home the first place prize of $1.3 million. Season 2 (2016) The 2016 ''Smite'' World Championship was held from January 7–10, 2016, and featured tournaments for both the PC and Xbox One versions of the game. The event was streamed on Twitch on the ''Smite'' Game TV account. The total prize pool for the PC tournament was US$1 mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smite (video Game)
''Smite'' is a 2014 free-to-play third-person multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game developed and published by Hi-Rez Studios for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Amazon Luna.SMITE arriving soon on the Xbox One , Hi-Rez Studios, Inc . Hirezstudios.com (August 12, 2014). Retrieved on August 15, 2014. In ''Smite'', players control a god, goddess or other mythological figure and take part in team-based combat, using their abilities and tactics against other player-controlled gods and non-player-controlled ''minions''. The game has multiple [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paladins (video Game)
''Paladins: Champions of the Realm'' is a 2018 free-to-play online hero shooter video game by Hi-Rez Studios. The game was developed by Evil Mojo, an internal studio of Hi-Rez and was released on May 8, 2018, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, followed by a Nintendo Switch version released on June 12, 2018. ''Paladins'' was initially announced in 2012 as ''Global Agenda 2'' and was scheduled to be released in mid-2013, intended as the sequel or spiritual sequel to the PvP mode of ''Global Agenda'' according to some developers. The game changed its name several times; in the end the developers renamed the game as ''Paladins'' in early August 2015. The game had pre-alpha and alpha versions during 2015 but were not shown until August 3, 2015, when outlets like ''IGN'' were given permission to show the game content. But in September 2014, much of the game's content was leaked, despite the developers' attempts to avoid revealing information about the game. The ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enemy (esports)
Enemy or NME was an American esports organization with teams competing in ''League of Legends'', ''Call of Duty'', ''Smite (game), Smite'', and ''Super Smash Bros.'' They were originally branded as Enemy eSports. Enemy's ''League of Legends'' team competed in the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS), but was relegated to the League of Legends Challenger Series after their first split in the LCS. The organization ended all operations in 2017. ''League of Legends'' Enemy eSports was founded in 2012 by Dan "Clerkie" Clerke, Robert "Chachi" Stemmler, and James "JR3" Ryan. In May Enemy eSports announced that they had rejected a $1.2 million offer from Martin Shkreli. 2014 season Enemy acquired the roster of Also Known As (AKA) in spring of 2014 to represent them in the NACS. The roster consisted of Potato Zero, Stan007, Jayel, SleepingDAWG, and Papa Chau. Leara (manager) and theangelvigil (analyst) joined as support staff. The team was unable to qualify for the NACS. 2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smite World Championship 2016
The ''Smite'' World Championship 2016 was the second annual world championship for the multiplayer online battle arena video game '' Smite''. It was held from January 7–10, 2016, and featured tournaments for both the PC and Xbox One versions of the game. The event was streamed on Twitch on the ''Smite'' Game TV account. The total prize pool for the PC tournament was US$1 million. The PC tournament was won by the European organization Epsilon Esports, with a roster consisting of Dimi, Adapting, Yammyn, iRaffer and emilitoo. The Xbox One tournament was won by the American organization Team EnVyUs Team Envy is an American esports franchise based in Dallas, Texas, owned by Envy Gaming. Founded in 2007 as a professional ''Call of Duty'' team under the moniker Team EnVyUs, they fielded rosters in '' Counter-Strike, FIFA, Fortnite, Gears o ..., with a roster consisting of 0mega, Weak3n, Allied, CycloneSpin and KikiSoCheeky. References {{Professional Smite competition 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titan ESports
Titan was a professional esports organization founded in September 2013. Titan formerly sponsored teams in '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', ''Dota 2'', ''Quake Live'', and '' Smite''. CEO and founder Damien Grust announced the organisation's dissolution on 13 January 2016, citing financial issues. ''Dota 2'' Titan started its ''Dota 2'' team in 2013 by recruiting four players from Orange Esports, Lee "KyXy" Kong Yang, Lim "Net" Wai Pern, Joel "Xtinct" Chan and Chong "Ohaiyo" Xin Khoo, in addition to Chua "Ice" Chee Cai. Although the team secured a podium finish at Mineski Pro Gaming League, in December 2013 Ice was dismissed from the team, being replaced first by Singaporean carry player Gavin ‘Meracle’ Kang and then Malaysian player Ng Wei "NWP" Poong (formerly known as "Yamateh"). The team went on to win the Asian Cyber Games 2013 and finished 9th/10th place at The International 4 in 2014. In October 2014, the Titan Dota 2 team was disbanded and the division was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COGnitive Gaming
COGnitive Gaming was a professional esports team based in the United States. They had teams in '' Smite'', ''League of Legends'', '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'', and ''Heroes of the Storm''. COGnitive Prime won the first Smite World Championship. COGnitive sponsored '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' players Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman and Justin "Wizzrobe" Hallett. COGnitive also signed David "Dacidbro" Broweleit for Guilty Gear Xrd. COG's ''League'' team competed in the League of Legends Challenger Series North America, the second highest level of LoL play after the League of Legends Championship Series North America. Glaurung and Hospital left the HotS team on December 24, 2015. On December 12, COGnitive announced that they will be ceasing operations on December 31, 2016, shortly after '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player, Justin "Wizzrobe" Hallett confirmed to ESPN ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlington, Texas
Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal city of the metropolis and region. The city had a population of 394,266 in 2020, making it the second-largest city in the county after Fort Worth, Texas, Fort Worth and the third-largest city in the metropolitan area, after Dallas and Fort Worth. Arlington is the List of United States cities by population, 50th-most populous city in the United States, the List of cities in Texas by population, seventh-most populous city in the state of Texas, and the largest city in the state that is not a county seat. Arlington is home to the University of Texas at Arlington, a major urban research university, the Arlington Assembly plant used by General Motors, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV, Texas Health Resources, Mensa International, and D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esports Stadium Arlington
Esports Stadium Arlington (ESA) is a North American esports facility, convention center, and theater located in Arlington, Texas. The 100,000 sqft venue originally was the largest dedicated esports facility in North America and holds 2,500 spectators. Description Esports Stadium Arlington measures of total space and has the capacity to hold 2,500 seated spectators. History In March 2018, the city of Arlington announced plans to develop the largest esports stadium in the United States that was scheduled to open later that year. The project was a collaboration between the city, Esports Venues LLC, which is owned by Texas Rangers co-owner Neil Leibman, Populous, who designed the stadium, and NGAGE Esports. The venue officially opened on November 26, 2018. In December 2020, all but two of Esports Stadium Arlington employees were laid off. President Jonathon Oudthone left the company for undisclosed reasons, with Luke Bauer, chairman of the Texas Rangers ownership committ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory, then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March. COVID-19 symptoms range from asymptomatic to deadly, but most commonly include fever, sore throat, nocturnal cough, and fatigue. Transmission of COVID-19, Transmission of the virus is often airborne transmission, through airborne particles. Mutations have variants of SARS-CoV-2, produced many strains (variants) with varying degrees of infectivity and virulence. COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly and deplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SK Gaming
SK Gaming is a professional esports organization based in Germany that has teams across the world competing in different titles. SK is particularly known for their success in '' Counter-Strike'' (CS) tournaments. SK's Brazilian ''CS'' team won the ESL One Cologne 2016 Major. SK currently has players and teams competing in ''League of Legends'' and '' Hearthstone''. SK Gaming was founded in 1997 by a small group of '' Quake'' players in Oberhausen. History Beginnings Schröt Kommando was founded in 1997 as a German '' Quake'' clan by four brothers and three accomplices in Oberhausen. The original line-up of Schroet Kommando consisted of Ralf "Griff" Reichert, Daniel "Godlike" Beames, Tim "Burke" Reichert, Benjamin "Kane" Reichert, Kristof "Speed" Salwiczek, Carsten "Storch" Kramer and Sven "Ramses" Tümmers. According to Ralf Reichert, the original naming of the organization originated from one of the members repeatedly shouting "Schröt!" This was a common occurre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpharetta, Georgia
Alpharetta is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States, and part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, Alpharetta's population was 65,818; in 2010, the population had been 57,551. History In the 1830s, the Cherokee people in Georgia and elsewhere in the South were forcibly relocated to the Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) under the Indian Removal Act. Pioneers and farmers later settled on the newly vacated land, situated along a former Cherokee trail stretching from the North Georgia mountains to the Chattahoochee River. One of the area's first permanent landmarks was the New Prospect Camp Ground (also known as the Methodist Camp Ground), beside a natural spring near what is now downtown Alpharetta. It later served as a trading post for the exchanging of goods among settlers. Known as the town of Milton through July 1858, the city of Alpharetta was chartered on December 11, 1858, with boundaries extending in a radius from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
