• Brandon “Demon Hyo” DeShields
    By Mad Catz May 22, 2012 at 10:45 am

    NAME: Brandon ” DemonHyo” DeShields TEAM: Always Godlike LOCATION: Philadelphia, PA, USA WEAPON OF CHOICE: Marvel VS. Capcom  Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition ACCOLADES: 2011 Grand Master Monthly – Marvel VS. Capcom 3 — 1st Place 2010 West Coast Warzone 2 – Marvel VS. Capcom 2 — 3rd Place. 2007 EVO – Marvel VS. Capcom 2 [...]

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    Vaidas “Fargo” Radavicius
    By Mad Catz December 7, 2011 at 2:43 pm

    NAME: Vaidas “Fargo” Radavicius TEAM: Western Wolves LOCATION: London, England GAMES PLAYED: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty WEAPON OF CHOICE: Mad Catz R.A.T. 7 Gaming Mouse ACCOLADES: Multiplay UK i45 — 2nd Place Copenhagen Games Spring 2012 — Top 8 Multiplay UK i43 Tournament — 2nd Place InsideNation UK Open Challenge Cup — 1st Place [...]

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    Juri “Jurk” Meskanen
    By Mad Catz April 29, 2012 at 9:01 am

    NAME: Juri Meskanen HANDLE: Jurk TEAM: siX-Finns LOCATION: Helsinki, Finland GAMES PLAYED: Battlefield 3 ACCOLADES: Copenhagen Games 2013 – 1st Place DigiExpo 2012 – 1st Place Dreamhack Winter 2012 – 2nd Place THOR Open – 2nd Place Dreamhack Summer 2012 – 3rd Place LINKS: Twitch.TV Battlelog WEAPON OF CHOICE: Mad Catz F.R.E.Q.7 Surround Sound Gaming [...]

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    WATCHDAMATCH
    By Mad Catz March 21, 2012 at 9:05 pm

    Team WATCHDAMATCH (WDM for short) is a dominant force in Europe’s fighting-game scene. Based out of France, WDM consists of some of the strongest fighting-game players in the world, with names like Cuongster, Evans, Luffy, V-Ryu, Renegad, Will2Pac and more. The team’s strong showing and results from all over the world make them considered one [...]

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    Kenryo “Mago 2DGOD” Hayashi
    By Mad Catz May 27, 2012 at 8:20 pm

    NAME: Kenryo “Mago 2DGOD” Hayashi LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan WEAPON OF CHOICE: Street Fighter IV  Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition ACCOLADES: 2011 Capcom Summer Battle Champion – Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition LINKS: http://twitter.com/magotto3 PLAYER BIO: Mago the 2DGOD, one of the masters of execution and reading his opponents enters the battle! Known as one of [...]

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    Mathias “MSL” Sommer Lauridsen
    By Mad Catz April 25, 2012 at 1:42 pm

    NAME: Mathias Sommer Lauridsen HANDLE: MSL TEAM: Western Wolves LOCATION: Denmark GAMES PLAYED: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Counter-Strike: Source ACCOLADES: Steelseries CS:GO Finals #1 – 1st Place Steelseries CS:GO Finals #2 – 1st Place HKLAN 2013 – 1st Place Mad Catz Invitational Vienna – 2nd Place Copenhagen Games 2013 – 2nd Place WEAPON OF CHOICE: Mad [...]

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    Will “BUK 57″ Buck
    By Mad Catz December 7, 2011 at 4:02 pm

    NAME: Will “BUK 57″ Buck TEAM: Western Wolves LOCATION: Essex, England GAMES PLAYED: Halo: Reach Halo 3 WEAPON OF CHOICE: MLG Pro Circuit Controller ACCOLADES: European Gaming League 7 Halo: Reach — 1st Place MLG 2011 National Championships Providence — 17th Place LINKS: Twitter Facebook Twitch.TV PLAYER BIO: Hello! My name is Will Buck or [...]

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    Daniel “LuckyD” Min Lehmann
    By Mad Catz December 21, 2011 at 11:11 am

    NAME: Daniel “LuckyD” Min Lehmann TEAM: Always Godlike LOCATION: Wellesley , MA, USA GAMES PLAYED: Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition Street Fighter X Tekken WEAPON OF CHOICE: Street Fighter X Tekken  Arcade FightStick PRO ACCOLADES: 2012 Civil War 4 Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition — 2nd Place 2011 Evolution Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade [...]

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  • Less Than 3 (LT3)
    By Mad Catz December 1, 2012 at 9:52 am

    The Less Than 3 professional gaming and cosplay team is comprised of females who share a passion for gaming and cosplay that extends beyond the couch and into the competitive gaming arena and cosplay convention scene. Founded by Katherine “Mystik” Gunn in 2012, the LT3 professional gaming and cosplay team travels the world to visit [...]

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    Team.DM
    By Mad Catz August 27, 2012 at 12:17 pm

    Team.DM (Desperation Move): Our goal is to allow aspiring cyber sports individuals to be given the chance to showcase their skills internationally, without monetary constraints and to allow worthy enthusiasts to experience top level video-gaming worldwide. Roster:   Jovian “Shen Chan” Chan Raymus “Shen Yuan” Chang Yun “Binu” Gi Chul Ivy “Polaris” Chiu Zhi “Zhieeep” [...]

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    Western Wolves
    By Mad Catz March 21, 2012 at 9:07 pm

    Founded in the very early days of 2012, Western Wolves is an international professional gaming organization regrouping the world’s finest cyber-athletes in the domain. Several players compete on a daily basis under our tag in order to bring the greatest results. Not only do we set our sight on the loudest names of each discipline, [...]

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    WATCHDAMATCH
    By Mad Catz March 21, 2012 at 9:05 pm

    Team WATCHDAMATCH (WDM for short) is a dominant force in Europe’s fighting-game scene. Based out of France, WDM consists of some of the strongest fighting-game players in the world, with names like Cuongster, Evans, Luffy, V-Ryu, Renegad, Will2Pac and more. The team’s strong showing and results from all over the world make them considered one [...]

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    Monster Energy-Specialized
    By Mad Catz March 21, 2012 at 6:05 pm

    What happens when you mix industry leaders Monster Energy, Specialized Bicycles, Mad Catz, and the world’s fastest downhillers on the planet? You’ve got a lethal cocktail of exciting speed and global domination. As one of the most recognized teams in the world, Monster Energy-Specialized has picked up several World Cup podiums, two World Championships and [...]

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    Always Godlike
    By Mad Catz March 21, 2012 at 5:39 pm

    Always Godlike ~ 常に神のような。 al•ways [awl-weyz, -weez] –adverb 1. every time; on every occasion; without exception: He always plays his best. 2. all the time; continuously; uninterruptedly: There is always a new challenger. 3. forever: I will always be godlike. god•like [god-lahyk] –adjective 1. resembling or having the qualities of God or a god; Divine. [...]

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  • Marie-Laure “Kayane” Norindr
    By Mad Catz June 24, 2012 at 10:41 am

    NAME: Marie-Laure “Kayane” Norindr LOCATION: Paris, France GAMES PLAYED: SOULCALIBUR V Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition ver. 2012 Dead or Alive 5 WEAPON OF CHOICE: SOULCALIBUR V  Arcade FightStick SOUL Edition ACCOLADES: Guinness World Record: Most Podium Placements in a Fighting-Game Tournament for a Female (2001-2011) Guinness World Record: First Female Super Street Fighter [...]

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    Daigo “The Beast” Umehara
    By Mad Catz May 28, 2012 at 6:29 pm

    NAME: Daigo Umehara HANDLE: The Beast LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan GAMES PLAYED: Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition ver. 2012 Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Super Street Fighter II Turbo WEAPON OF CHOICE: Street Fighter X Tekken  Arcade FightStick PRO ACCOLADES: Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition ver. 2012 K.O. Fighting Game Festival 2013 Team Tournament [...]

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    Hajime “TOKIDO” Taniguchi
    By Mad Catz May 27, 2012 at 8:21 pm

    NAME: Hajime “TOKIDO” Taniguchi LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan WEAPON OF CHOICE: Street Fighter X Tekken  Arcade FightStick PRO GAMES PLAYED: King of Fighters XIII SOULCALIBUR V Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown ACCOLADES: CEO 2011 Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition – Champion CEO 2011 Marvel [...]

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    Kenryo “Mago 2DGOD” Hayashi
    By Mad Catz May 27, 2012 at 8:20 pm

    NAME: Kenryo “Mago 2DGOD” Hayashi LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan WEAPON OF CHOICE: Street Fighter IV  Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition ACCOLADES: 2011 Capcom Summer Battle Champion – Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition LINKS: http://twitter.com/magotto3 PLAYER BIO: Mago the 2DGOD, one of the masters of execution and reading his opponents enters the battle! Known as one of [...]

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    Femi “F-Word” Adeboye
    By Mad Catz May 27, 2012 at 8:54 am

    Hey everyone! My name is Femi Adeboye, AKA F-Word. I’ve been playing fighting games since I was about 9 years old when I got Super Street Fighter II Turbo and a SNES for Christmas. I branched out and continued to play fighting casually with friends in numerous arcades across London throughout my teens.

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    Andreas “Premium Hands” Dimetriou
    By Mad Catz May 27, 2012 at 8:42 am

    What’s up guys, my name is Andreas Demetriou, also known as “Dre,” “Hands,” or “Premium Hands” but I mostly use my first name as my handle in tournaments. Fighting games have always been a big part of my life. In 2009 I picked up Street Fighter IV as soon as it was released in the UK…

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    Jovian “Shen Chan” Chan
    By Mad Catz May 25, 2012 at 10:36 am

    NAME: Jovian “Shen Chan” Chan HANDLE: DM.MCZ.ShenChan TEAM: Team.DM LOCATION: Singapore GAMES PLAYED: SOULCALIBUR V TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition ver. 2012 WEAPON OF CHOICE: TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 Arcade FightStick S+ ACCOLADES: EVOLUTION 2012 SOULCALIBUR V – 2nd Place TOUGEKI: Super Battle Opera 2012 SOULCALIBUR V Qualifiers (ShenZhen, China) [...]

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    Eng Ghim Kee “Gackt”
    By Mad Catz May 25, 2012 at 10:34 am

    NAME: Eng Ghim Kee “Gackt” HANDLE: DM.MCZ.Gackt TEAM: Team.DM LOCATION: Singapore GAMES PLAYED: Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition ver. 2012 Street Fighter X Tekken King of Fighters XIII WEAPON OF CHOICE: Street Fighter IV Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition Round 1 ACCOLADES: Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Tournament Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition ver. 2012 [...]

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  • Ju “Sting” Hoon
    By Mad Catz March 8, 2013 at 8:42 am

    Ju “Sting” Hoon is a young but skilled StarCraft II player, known for his friendly personality as much as his terrifying Terran gameplay. Just days after joining the ranks of Western Wolves, Sting impressed the eSports community by winning Intel Extreme Masters 7: Singapore.

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    Stefan “MorroW” Andersson
    By Mad Catz January 1, 2013 at 12:00 pm

    NAME: Stefan Andersson HANDLE: MorroW TEAM: Western Wolves LOCATION: Sweden GAMES PLAYED: StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty ACCOLADES: IEM Season V – Global Challenge Cologne – 1st Place LINKS: Facebook Twitter WEAPON OF CHOICE: Mad Catz R.A.T.7 Gaming Mouse – Gloss White BIO: Stefan “MorroW” Andersson is known for [...]

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    Jessica Nigri
    By Mad Catz December 1, 2012 at 3:18 pm

    NAME: Jessica Nigri TEAM: LT3 GAMES PLAYED: Cosplay WEAPON OF CHOICE: TRITTON PRO+ 5.1 Surround Headset Mad Catz MLG Pro Circuit Controller ACCOLADES: – Official Juliette model for Lollipop Chainsaw – One of the top trending female cosplayers in the US (2012) – Leading member of the LT3 cosplay division LINKS: Facebook Twitter PLAYER BIO: [...]

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    Linda “Vampy Bit Me” Le
    By Mad Catz December 1, 2012 at 9:36 am

    NAME: Linda “Vampy Bit Me” Le TEAM: LT3 WEAPON OF CHOICE: TRITTON 720+ 7.1 Surround Headset LINKS: Facebook Twitter PLAYER BIO: Heavily interested in fashion and the arts, Linda “Vampy Bit Me” Le learned to style in the States, and then went abroad to London and Japan to continue her studies. Upon arriving back in [...]

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    Ovidiu “Ovvy” Patrascu
    By Mad Catz May 29, 2012 at 4:54 pm

    NAME: Ovidiu “Ovvy” Patrascu TEAM: Western Wolves LOCATION: Bucharest, Romania GAMES PLAYED: FIFA 12 WEAPON OF CHOICE: MLG Pro Circuit Controller ACCOLADES: Samsung European Encounter 2012 Champion World Cyber Games Romania 2011 Finalist 2011 EMS Champion 2010 EMS Champion Zotac FIFA 10  Cup Winner TEX 2008 World Champion LINKS: Facebook Bio: Hello guys, I’m Ovidiu [...]

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    Vanessa Arteaga
    By Mad Catz May 28, 2012 at 4:02 pm

    NAME: Vanessa Arteaga TEAM: LT3 GAMES PLAYED: Dead or Alive 5 WEAPON OF CHOICE: Mad Catz MLG Pro Circuit Controller TRITTON 720+ 7.1 Surround Headset ACCOLADES: – SoCal Regionals 2013 Dead or Alive 5 – 4th Place – Former Member of the PMS Clan – Played in both seasons of the Championship Gaming Series (Dead [...]

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    Yun “Binu” Gi Chul
    By Mad Catz May 25, 2012 at 12:22 pm

    NAME: Yun “Binu” Gi Chul HANDLE: DM.MCZ.Binu TEAM: Team.DM LOCATION: Singapore GAMES PLAYED: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty WEAPON OF CHOICE: Mad Catz R.A.T.7 Gaming Mouse ACCOLADES: Alienware Winter Arena 2012 – Top 8 SEASL #2 Qualifier #1 – Top 8 ESP Cup – 5th Place   PLAYER BIO: While he was born in South [...]

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    Nicolaj “Nico” Nordskov Jensen
    By Mad Catz May 25, 2012 at 9:49 am

    NAME: Nicolaj Nordskov Jensen HANDLE: Nico TEAM: Western Wolves LOCATION: Denmark GAMES PLAYED: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Counter-Strike: Source ACCOLADES: HKLAN 2013 – 1st Place Gaming.dk League at HKLAN 2013 – 1st Place Assembly Finland Summer ’12 – 1st Place The Blast #4 – 1st Place TLD LAN – 1st Place Lindved LAN – 1st Place [...]

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  • Troy Brosnan
    By Mad Catz June 1, 2012 at 11:58 am

    Troy Brosnan is a pint-sized kid who blasted onto the 2010 World Cup scene like a ton of bricks and showed no signs of being a rookie. Troy took his 120-pound body down the hill faster than any other junior on the World Cup circuit and showed a majority of the Elite field how to [...]

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    Sam Hill
    By Mad Catz May 27, 2012 at 8:28 pm

    For years, the current UCI World Champion, Sam Hill, has been standing upon World Cup and World Championship podiums around the world. The five-time World Champion and two-time World Cup Series Champion not only has the ability to win, but to deliver reality-biting margins into his competitors’ times. While doing so he’s riding in a [...]

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