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| | !colspan=2|Panda Global | ||
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| | |colspan=2|[[File:Panda Global.png|250px]] | ||
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| | ! Location | ||
| | | United States | ||
| | |- | ||
! Owners | |||
| Alan Bunney (SamuraiPanda)<br>David Wu (Mashumaro) | |||
|- | |||
! Player manager | |||
| Bassem Dahdouh ({{Sm|Bear}}) (former) | |||
|- | |||
! Sponsors/Partners | |||
| | |||
*[https://www.hyperxgaming.com/en HyperX] | |||
*[https://www.geico.com/ GEICO] | |||
*[http://vertagear.com Vertagear] | |||
*[https://www.twitch.tv/ Twitch] | |||
*[https://www.zippo.com/ Zippo] | |||
*[https://metathreads.com/ Meta Threads] | |||
*[https://ssd.toshiba-memory.com/en-amer/ Toshiba] | |||
*[https://www.funimation.com/subscribe/?irgwc=1&utm_campaign=302280&utm_medium=374389&utm_source=ImpactRadius Funimation] | |||
|- | |||
! Other games | |||
| | |||
* ''Guilty Gear Xrd'' | |||
* ''Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft'' | |||
* ''Heroes of the Storm'' | |||
* ''Mortal Kombat'' | |||
* ''Splatoon'' | |||
* ''Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3'' | |||
* ''Ultra Street Fighter IV'' | |||
|} | |||
Panda | '''Panda Global''' ('''PG''') is a professional eSports organization based in the United States. It was co-founded by Alan Bunney ({{Sm|SamuraiPanda}}) and David Wu ({{Sm|Mashumaro}}) in June 2015 as a player centric organization looking to help their players' careers, facilitate their goals, and promote the growth of the eSports scenes they participate in. | ||
Panda Global entered the world of ''Smash'' on June 24th, 2015 with the sponsorship of Florida ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Smash 4]]'' top players {{Sm|ESAM}} and {{Sm|MVD}} as well as {{SSB4|Villager}} main {{Sm|SS|p=Arizona}}<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/3b7nhd/esam_and_mvd_have_officially_signed_with_new/|title=ESAM and MVD have officially signed with new esports team Panda Gaming!}}</ref>. On June 30th, Panda Global took their first step in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' by signing Florida-based {{SSBM|Sheik}} player {{Sm|Plup}}<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/pg_plup/status/615981769058316288|title=Plup joins Panda Global}}</ref>. On November 2nd, Panda Global signed the [[EVO 2013]] ''Melee'' runner-up {{Sm|Wobbles}}<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/pandaglobalpg/status/661343133712674816|title=Panda Global signs Wobbles}}</ref>. On June 22nd, 2016, they picked up {{SSB4|Ryu}} main {{Sm|Trela}}<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/16421839/panda-global-signs-trela-compete-team-banner-ceo|title=Panda Global signs Trela, will compete under team banner at CEO}}</ref>. On June 30th, {{Sm|Alpharad}} joined the team as their content director<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/pandaglobalpg/status/748646569436602368|title=Alpharad joins Panda Global}}</ref>. | |||
On | On May 7th, 2016, Panda Global picked up {{Sm|Dom}}, {{Sm|Zan}}, and {{Sm|suar}} as a newly-formed subteam called '''PG Stats''' which specialises in ''Smash 4'' statistics<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/4ibrb5/panda_global_announces_new_smash_4_stats_team/|title=Panda Global announces new Smash 4 stats team}}</ref>. They are responsible for the [[Panda Global Rankings]], a biannual list that ranks the Top 50 ''Smash 4'' players in the world. {{Sm|Tetra}}, {{Sm|juddy}}<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/PandaGlobalPG/status/738452493936558081|title=juddy and Tetra join PG Stats}}</ref>, {{Sm|Giant}}<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/ThePGstats/status/799378123833929728|title=Giant joins PG Stats as Lead Systems Engineer!}}</ref>, and {{Sm|Spike}} were later added to the PG Stats team, although Tetra and juddy later left. | ||
In January 2017, following SS and Trela's departure from the organization, Panda Global added SoCal's best {{SSB4|Mewtwo}} main {{Sm|Rich Brown}} to their ''Smash 4'' team and expanded into ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' by picking up {{Sm|SuPeRbOoMfAn}}, the best player in North America and second best player in the world according to the [[64 League Rankings]]<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/18493165/panda-global-signs-superboomfan-rich-brown|title=Panda Global signs SuPeRbOoMfAn and Rich Brown}}</ref>. On April 12th, 2018, Panda Global added MD/VA's best player {{Sm|Zain}} to their ''Melee'' team<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/PandaGlobal/status/984521696957870080|title=Welcome to the Plup Club: Zain joins Panda Global!}}</ref>. On July 26th, 2018, Panda Global added {{SSB4|Corrin}} main {{Sm|Cosmos}} to their ''Smash 4'' team<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/PandaGlobal/status/1022572682989199366|title=Introducing Panda Global's newest member, Cosmos!!}}</ref>. | |||
==Current smashers== | ==Current smashers== | ||
{{ | ===Pro smashers=== | ||
*{{Sm| | {|class="wikitable sortable" | ||
*{{Sm| | ! | ||
!ID | |||
!Name | |||
!Game | |||
!Main(s) | |||
!Join Date | |||
|- | |||
|{{flag|United States}} | |||
|{{Sm|ESAM}} | |||
|Eric Lew | |||
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''<br>{{forwiiu}}<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' | |||
|{{head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=24px}}<br>{{head|Pikachu|g=SSBB|s=24px}}{{head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBB|s=24px}}<br>{{head|Pikachu|g=SSB4|s=24px}}{{head|Samus|g=SSB4|s=24px}}<br>{{head|Pikachu|g=SSBU|s=24px}} | |||
|2015-06-24 | |||
|- | |||
|{{flag|United States}} | |||
|{{Sm|Plup}} | |||
|Justin McGrath | |||
|''Super Smash Bros. Melee''<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' | |||
|{{head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=24px}}{{head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=24px}}<br>{{head|Greninja|g=SSBU|s=24px}} | |||
|2015-06-30 | |||
|- | |||
|{{flag|Canada}} | |||
|{{Sm|SuPeRbOoMfAn}} | |||
|Daniel Hoyt | |||
|''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' | |||
|{{head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB|s=20px}} {{head|Pikachu|g=SSB|s=20px}} {{head|Kirby|g=SSB|s=20px}} | |||
|2017-01-17 | |||
|- | |||
|{{flag|United States}} | |||
|{{Sm|Zain}} | |||
|Zain Naghmi | |||
|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' | |||
|{{head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=24px}} | |||
|2018-04-12 | |||
|- | |||
|{{flag|United States}} | |||
|{{Sm|Cosmos}} | |||
|Brian Kalu | |||
|{{forwiiu}}<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' | |||
|{{head|Corrin|g=SSB4|s=24px}}<br>{{head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=24px}} | |||
|2018-07-26 | |||
|- | |||
|{{flag|United States}} | |||
|{{Sm|Marss}} | |||
|Tyler Martins | |||
|{{forwiiu}}<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' | |||
|{{head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4|s=24px}}<br>{{head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU|s=24px}}{{head|Ike|g=SSBU|s=24px}} | |||
|2019-03-22 | |||
|} | |||
===Other smashers=== | |||
*{{Sm|suar|USA|c1=Sheik|g=SSB4}} (PG Stats director, joined May 7th, 2016) | |||
*{{Sm|Alpharad|USA|c1=Mario|c2=Sheik|g=SSB4}} (content director, joined June 30th, 2016) | |||
*{{Sm|Spike|USA}} (PG Stats designer) | |||
*{{Sm|Dom|USA|c1=Villager|c2=Sheik|g=SSB4}} (PG Stats writer, joined May 7th, 2016) | |||
*{{Sm|fyazko|USA}} (content creator, joined June 2nd, 2016) | |||
*{{Sm|Keith|USA}} (lead graphics artist, project manager) | |||
*{{Sm|PracticalTAS|Canada}} (PG Stats mathematician) | |||
*{{Sm|Tantalus|USA}} (PG Tournament Organizer) | |||
*{{Sm|Stimpy|UK|c1=Roy|g=SSBU}} (Actor Asa Butterfield, content creator) | |||
*{{Sm|Coney|USA|c1=Inkling|g=SSBU}} (Commentator) | |||
==Former smashers== | ==Former smashers== | ||
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|2015-11-02 | |2015-11-02 | ||
|2019-01-04 | |2019-01-04 | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Other smashers=== | ===Other smashers=== | ||
*{{Sm|Bear|USA|c1=Bowser|g=SSB4}} (team manager, tournament director, FGC manager) | |||
*{{Sm|Bear|USA|c1=Bowser|g=SSB4}} ( | |||
*{{Sm|Zan|USA|c1=Toon Link|g=SSB4}} (PG Stats analyst, joined May 7th, 2016) | *{{Sm|Zan|USA|c1=Toon Link|g=SSB4}} (PG Stats analyst, joined May 7th, 2016) | ||
*{{Sm|Tetra|France|c1=Captain Falcon|c2= | *{{Sm|Tetra|France|c1=Captain Falcon|c2=Cloud|g=SSB4}} (PG Stats, joined June 2nd, 2016) | ||
*{{Sm|juddy|Canada}} (PG Stats statistician, joined June 2nd, 2016 | *{{Sm|juddy|Canada}} (PG Stats statistician, joined June 2nd, 2016) | ||
==Other famous players== | ==Other famous players== | ||
*Kyohei Lehr (MarlinPie) <small>''GGXrd''</small> | *Kyohei Lehr (MarlinPie) <small>''GGXrd''</small> | ||
*Alexandre Dub-Bilodeau (Hayatei) <small>'' | *Alexandre Dub-Bilodeau (Hayatei) <small>''Injustice 2''</small> | ||
*Bryant Benzing (Kitana Prime) <small>'' | *Bryant Benzing (Kitana Prime) <small>''Injustice 2'', ''MKXL''</small> | ||
*Jachin Harte (SKD) <small>''BBCF'', ''BBTag''</small> | *Jachin Harte (SKD) <small>''BBCF'', ''BBTag''</small> | ||
*Stephen Stafford (Speedkicks) <small>''Tekken 7''</small> | *Stephen Stafford (Speedkicks) <small>''Tekken 7''</small> | ||
*Evan Towne (Rocketek) <small>''Splatoon''</small> | *Evan Towne (Rocketek) <small>''Splatoon''</small> | ||
*Joshua Thompson (Fullstream) <small>''Rivals of Aether''</small> | |||
*Derek Bruscas (Nakkiel) <small>''Dragon Ball FighterZ''</small> | *Derek Bruscas (Nakkiel) <small>''Dragon Ball FighterZ''</small> | ||
* | *Aaron Zheng (Cybertron) <small>''Pokemon VGC''</small> | ||
*Wolfe Glick (Wolfey) <small>''Pokemon VGC''</small> | |||
*Wolfe Glick ( | |||
==PG Key== | ==PG Key== | ||
'''PG Key''' | '''PG Key''' is an online tournament series organized by PG and directed by {{Sm|Bear}}. Each entry is a qualifier dedicated to a major offline tournament, with the winner being flown out as an honorary player temporarily sponsored by the organization. | ||
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|[[PG Key to Midwest Mayhem 8]]||March 18th-30th, 2017||450||{{Sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}*||{{Sm|lapis lazuli|USA}}* | |[[PG Key to Midwest Mayhem 8]]||March 18th-30th, 2017||450||{{Sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}*||{{Sm|lapis lazuli|USA}}* | ||
|} | |} | ||
*Cosmos and Wrath were both unable to attend, so the key was passed down to the 3rd place finisher, {{Sm|Koolaid}}. | |||
*Cosmos was unable to attend, so the key was passed down to the runner-up, Zage. | |||
*Sonix and lapis lazuli both declined their keys, so it was passed down to the 3rd place finisher, {{Sm|Locus}}. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://panda.gg/ Official website] | *[http://panda.gg/ Official website] | ||
*[https://twitter.com/PandaGlobal Twitter account] | *[https://twitter.com/PandaGlobal Twitter account] | ||
*[https://twitter.com/ | *[https://twitter.com/ThePGstats PG Stats Twitter account] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfwmyQcCzyJNwvySFaGLdpg YouTube channel] | *[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfwmyQcCzyJNwvySFaGLdpg YouTube channel] | ||
*[https://www.twitch.tv/pandaglobal Twitch channel] | *[https://www.twitch.tv/pandaglobal Twitch channel] | ||
*[http://wiki.teamliquid.net/smash/Panda_Global_Gaming Panda entry at the ''Smash'' Liquipedia section] | *[http://wiki.teamliquid.net/smash/Panda_Global_Gaming Panda Global entry at the ''Smash'' Liquipedia section] | ||
==References== | ==References== |