Team 3D (esports)

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Team 3D
Team 3D logo.png
Divisions
Founded2002 (2002)
Folded2009 (2009)
Team history
  • Team 3D
    (2002–2007)
  • 3D.NY
    (2007–2008)
  • Team 3D
    (2008–2009)
Based in Dallas, Texas
Location United States
ManagerCraig "Torbull" Levine
Partners Intel, SteelSeries
Website www.team3d.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Team 3D was an American esports organization that formerly had teams competing in Counter-Strike: Source , Warcraft 3 , Dead or Alive 4 , Halo 2 , Painkiller , and Call of Duty . Team 3D was one of the most successful North American Counter-Strike teams and briefly became a part of the Championship Gaming Series (CGS). The owner Craig "Torbull" Levine decided not to continue the team after the demise of the CGS in 2009.

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History

Team 3D was formed in 2002 by Craig "Torbull" Levine while a student at New York University in New York City, New York, United States. [1] In 2004 it became one of the first professional eSports teams in the world when it began paying its players. [1] [2] Team3D won Counter-Strike at World Cyber Games 2004. [3]

Tylenol was a sponsor for Team 3D for a period during 2005. [4] In 2005 3D won the WCG US finals in both CS and Halo 2, qualifying for the World Cyber Games 2005 grand finals.

Team 3D was a founding member of the G7 teams. [5] For parts of 2005 and 2006 3D sponsored Halo 2 Major League Gaming Pro Circuit team Shoot to Kill. In April 2006 3D dropped its sponsorship of its Halo 2 team, and the team became known as Final Boss. In 2007 3D became an inaugural member of the Championship Gaming Series and became known as NY.3D.

In the first season of the CGS, NY.3D came in 4th place out of 16 teams. [6]

After the demise of the Championship Gaming Series, Levine reacquired team3d but the team soon dissolved. 3D stands for Desire — Discipline — Dedication. [1] Levine went on to co-found the ESEA League. Sponsors of the team at various points in time included Intel and SteelSeries. [1]

Notable achievements

Zonerank Standings
Current standingHighest standing
11th5th
Counter-Strike Tournaments
YearCompetitionStandings
2000 Cyberathlete Professional League Third
2002Cyberathlete Professional LeagueFirst
2003Cyber X GamesFirst
2003Cyberathlete Professional LeagueThird
2004 World Cyber Games First
2005World Cyber GamesFirst
2006 World Series of Video Games Second
2006 Electronic Sports World Cup Fourth
Warcraft III tournaments
YearCompetitionStandings
2006World Series of Video GamesFourth
Dead or Alive 4 tournaments
YearCompetitionStandings
2002Cyberathlete Professional LeagueFirst
Call of Duty tournaments
YearCompetitionStandings
2004Cyberathlete Professional LeagueSecond

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kane, Michael (2009). Game Boys: Triumph, Heartbreak, and the Quest for Cash in the Battleground of Competitive Videogaming. Penguin Books.
  2. ↑ Shields, Duncan 'Thorin' (April 2, 2012). "Classic teams: 3D 2002-2003 (with steel)". SK Gaming . Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ "World gaming triumph for UK team". BBC . October 11, 2004. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ Walker, Rob (2008). Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are . Random House. p.  123. ISBN   9781400063918.
  5. ↑ G7 FEDERATION (April 20, 2006). "G7 teams launched". Fnatic . Retrieved June 12, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Malone, Michael (March 30, 2008). "Gearing Up to Dominate the World, and Prove Parents Wrong". New York Times . Retrieved October 28, 2015.
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