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{| | {{Infobox Team | ||
| name = Panda | |||
| image = Panda Global.png | |||
| | | location = United States | ||
| owners = Alan Bunney ({{Sm|SamuraiPanda}})<br>David Wu ({{Sm|Mashumaro}}) | |||
| manager = | |||
| United States | | sponsors = [https://www.hyperxgaming.com/en HyperX]<br> | ||
| | [https://www.geico.com/ GEICO]<br> | ||
[http://vertagear.com Vertagear]<br> | |||
[https://www.twitch.tv/ Twitch]<br> | |||
[https://www.zippo.com/ Zippo]<br> | |||
[https://metathreads.com/ Meta Threads]<br> | |||
[https://ssd.toshiba-memory.com/en-amer/ Toshiba] <br> | |||
| | [https://www.funimation.com/subscribe/?irgwc=1&utm_campaign=302280&utm_medium=374389&utm_source=ImpactRadius Funimation] | ||
| othergames =''Dragon Ball FighterZ''<br> | |||
| | ''Guilty Gear Xrd''<br> | ||
''Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft''<br> | |||
''Heroes of the Storm''<br> | |||
''Marvel Vs. Capcom''<br> | |||
''Mortal Kombat''<br> | |||
''Splatoon''<br> | |||
''Street Fighter''<br> | |||
''TEKKEN'' | |||
}} | |||
| | '''Panda''', formerly '''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''' ('''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 | Panda 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 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}}</ref>. On November 2nd, Panda signed the [[EVO 2013]] ''Melee'' runner-up {{Sm|Wobbles}}<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/pandaglobalpg/status/661343133712674816|title=Panda 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 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}}</ref>. | ||
On May 7th, 2016, Panda | On May 7th, 2016, Panda picked up {{Sm|Dom|p=Tri-state}}, {{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 announces new Smash 4 stats team}}</ref>. They are responsible for the [[Panda 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 | In January 2017, following SS and Trela's departure from the organization, Panda 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 signs SuPeRbOoMfAn and Rich Brown}}</ref>. On April 12th, 2018, Panda 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!}}</ref>. On July 26th, 2018, Panda added {{SSB4|Corrin}} main {{Sm|Cosmos}} to their ''Smash 4'' team<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/PandaGlobal/status/1022572682989199366|title=Introducing Panda's newest member, Cosmos!!}}</ref>. | ||
==Current smashers== | ==Current smashers== | ||
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*[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 | *[http://wiki.teamliquid.net/smash/Panda_Global_Gaming Panda entry at the ''Smash'' Liquipedia section] | ||
==References== | ==References== |