compLexity Gaming
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| Overview | Team Results |
To read about this organization's Dota 2 team, see: CompLexity Gaming.
| compLexity Gaming [help]
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| Team Information | |
| Location: | |
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| Manager: | Scott "Popcorn" Ford |
| Website: | compLexity Gaming |
| Sponsor: | Sound Blaster Newegg QPAD PNY Creative Origin PC G8Brand TwitchTV NationVoice |
| TLPD: | Complexity Gaming |
| Twitter: | compLexityLive |
| Player Breakdown | |
| Number of Players: |
18 |
| History | |
| Created: | 2010-12-28[1] |
| Recent Player Trades: | 2013-01-18 - TheStC joins 2013-01-15 - Minigun leaves 2013-01-09 - Heart leaves 2012-12-09 - GanZi, goswser leave |
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[edit] Overview
compLexity Gaming is one of the oldest active e-sports teams in North America, having been first formed in 2003. compLexity was one of the founding members of the CGS where they played under the name compLexity LA. They currently field teams for Dota 2, Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, Street Fighter X Tekken, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, in addition to their StarCraft II division. compLexity is a G7 Team, as are EG, fnatic and SK Gaming.
[edit] History
[edit] 2010
- August 15th, compLexity opens Starcraft II division, signing Silver.[2]
- October 15th, compLexity's only Starcraft II player, Silver, leaves competitive gaming due to "personal reasons".[3]
- December 18th, compLexity's Starcraft II division signs the team formerly known as NOVA, acquiring Stalife, Antimage, FireZerg, Ganon, and Ryan.[4]
[edit] 2011
- January 27th, compLexity signs American Starcraft II player, CrunCher.[5]
- February 7th, compLexity signs Canadian player Ryze.[6]
- May 25th, compLexity announces the opening of its academy, which focuses on developing NA talent.[7]
- June 12th, compLexity announces its acquisition of ROOT Gaming.[8]
- June 28th, compLexity signs TriMaster.[9]
- July 3rd, DdoRo leaves compLexity and joins Team Vile.[10]
- July 3rd, compLexity finishes 2nd in the Evil Geniuses Master's Cup Series V
- July 22nd, It is announced that DongRaeGu and Genius from the team MvP will be part of a partnership with compLexity called coL.MVP"[11]
- August 23rd, All of the players on the team MvP will be part of the coL.MVP partnership.[12]
- September 19th, compLexity signs Stephano[13], but later came to an agreement with Millenium that left Stephano on Millenium[14]. See main page about the controversy. They also released FireZerg and Steak .
- September 21st, compLexity signs NaNiwa [15]
- November 16th, Goswser becomes the first graduated player from compLexity Academy, and signs a A-team player contract with compLexity [16]
- December 1st, qxc announces he will be joining compLexity.[17]
- December 8th, compLexity sells NaNiwa's contract to Quantic Gaming, citing divergences between NaNiwa values and core values of the team. [18]
[edit] 2012
- February 16th, compLexity signs NaDa.[19]
- February 17th, compLexity signs Heart.[20]
- February 18th, compLexity signs Killer.[21]
- March 27th, compLexity signs GanZi.[22]
- April 17th, it is announced that compLexity and MVP are abating the partnership between their organizations, citing competing sponsor products. While they will no longer operate as a joint squad, the teams will continue to be "informally affiliated" and the MVP house will continue to house compLexity players in South Korea.[23]
- May 8th, compLexity announces a new team house for their StarCraft II team in Houston, Texas.[24]
- May 15th, compLexity parts ways with CatZ and Drewbie.[25]
- June 19th, NaDa leaves compLexity and retires.[26]
- July 21st, compLexity Gaming officially launches Gamma Gamer House. [27]
- September 6th, compLexity Gaming announces that Killer and compLexity have parted ways. [28]
- September 22nd, compLexity Gaming announces that Sasquatch has been promoted to coL's main roster from the academy. [29]
- December 9th, compLexity announces that GanZi and goswser have both left compLexity.[30]
[edit] 2013
- January 9th, compLexity announces the departure of Heart.[31]
- January 12th, the compLexity gaming house in Houston, Texas closes.[32]
- January 15th, compLexity and Minigun part ways.[33]
- January 19th, compLexity announces that TheStC has joined its roster.[34][35]
- February 12th, AGIANTSMURF and Poo (AKA Stealthypoo) join the academy roster.[36]
- March 14th, Newegg is announced as a new sponsor.[37]
- April 21st, Hendralisk joins compLexity.[38]
- May 7th, Midday joins Complexity Academy [39]
[edit] Player Roster
[edit] Active
Best Yearly Result:
| ID | Name | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendralisk | Henry Zheng | - | - | Ro24 |
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| qxc | Kevin Riley | 2nd |
Ro16 |
Ro16 |
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| Ryan | Ryan Rushia | - | - | - | - | ||
| Ryze | Brendon Walker | - | - | 61+ |
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| Sasquatch | Gage DuBose | - | - | 13 - 16th |
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| TheStC | Choi Yun Sik | - | 3rd |
3 - 4th |
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| TriMaster | Joshua Niven | - | 16th |
45 - 60th |
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[edit] Academy
| ID | Name | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGIANTSMURF | Marcus Bazan | - | - | - | ||
| EroSennin | Sean Gough | - | - | - | ||
| Fallen | - | - | - | |||
| FireZerg | Sam Prowse | - | 61+ |
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| Fuzzy | Nick Degtiarev | - | - | - | ||
| Gensulitor | - | - | - | |||
| Kiom | Michel Mainville | - | - | - | ||
| Kyo | Luke Yokum | - | - | - | ||
| Midday | Samuel He | - | - | - | ||
| Nocreativity | Eric Albenesius | - | - | - | ||
| Poo | Alek Hrycaiko | - | - | - | ||
| SniXSniPe | Michael Niven | - | - | - |
[edit] Former
| ID | Name | New Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart | Kim Min Hyuk | |||
| goswser | Michael Dobler | |||
| GanZi | Kim Dong Ju | |||
| Killer | Shin Sang Ho | |||
| NaDa | Lee Yoon Yeol | |||
| Steak | Sung Min 'Simon' Park | |||
| Silver | Strieb Roman | |||
| Ganon | John Kang | |||
| Antimage | Victor Poon | |||
| SUGGY | Ryan Hrycznski | |||
| Destiny | Steven Kenneth Bonnell II | |||
| DdoRo | Moon Jung Ho | |||
| CrunCher | Abdulaziz Abed | |||
| NaNiwa | Johan Lucchesi | |||
| CatZ | Paulo Vizcarra | |||
| Drewbie | Andrew Moysey | |||
| rsvp | Julian Xu | |||
| Minigun | Chad Jones |
[edit] Organization
[edit] Team Achievements
| Date | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-01 | Evil Geniuses Master's Cup Series VII | |
| 2012-01-03 | IPL Team Arena Challenge 1 | |
| Date | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-07 | Evil Geniuses Master's Cup Series V | |
| 2011-05 | ESEA Season 8 |
[edit] Team Championships
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| EGMC Series VI Preceeded By: |
Evil Geniuses Master's Cup Series VII 1 July 2012 – 16 December 2012 |
EGMC Series VIII Succeeded By: |
[edit] Highlight Videos
[edit] Interviews
[edit] 2012
- coL Dota 2 on their journey leading up to TI2
- Sasquatch ready for MLG Summer Arena
- Interview with Complexity gaming about Eye tracking
[edit] 2011
- Jason Lake on coL.MVP, passion for e-sports
- Complexity COO elaborates on coL-MVP deal
- Jason Lake speaks on Complexity / Cross Counter deal
[edit] 2010
[edit] Links
- compLexity's YouTube Channel
- compLexity's Twitter Page
- compLexity's TwitchTV Page
- compLexity's TwitchTV Team Page
[edit] References
- ↑ http://www.complexitygaming.com/index.php?c=news&id=2281
- ↑ http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/2049/
- ↑ http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/30917-compLexitys_SC2_player_quits
- ↑ Popcorn1 (2010-12-18). "Complexity welcomes SC2!". complexitygaming.com.
- ↑ http://www.complexitygaming.com/index.php?c=news&id=2370
- ↑ "coL.SC2 Welcomes Ryze". complexitygaming.com. 2011-02-07.
- ↑ compLexity Academy Launched complexitygaming.com
- ↑ compLexity acquires ROOT Gaming
- ↑ http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/2893/#
- ↑ http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=240190
- ↑ compLexity & MVP Partner - DRG & Genius - coL.MVP
- ↑ compLexity Gaming and Team MVP expand partnership
- ↑ compLexity adds Stephano
- ↑ http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/3136/#
- ↑ compLexity adds NaNiwa
- ↑ compLexity Promotes Goswser from coL Academy
- ↑ complexity adds qxc
- ↑ Complexity transfers NaNiwa to Quantic Gaming
- ↑ "compLexity Welcomes NaDa" compLexityGaming.com, 16 February 2012. Thread on TeamLiquid.net
- ↑ "compLexity Welcomes Heart" compLexityGaming.com, 17 February 2012. Thread on TeamLiquid.net
- ↑ "compLexity Welcomes Killer" compLexityGaming.com, 18 February 2012. Thread on TeamLiquid.net
- ↑ "compLexity Welcomes GanZi". compLexityGaming.com, 27 March 2012. Thread on TeamLiquid.net
- ↑ compLexity MVP Partnership Revised
- ↑ CompLexity announces team house
- ↑ compLexity parts ways with CatZ and Drewbie
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ compLexity and Killer part ways
- ↑ Sasquatch Signs to Complexity
- ↑ Ganzi and Goswser leave complexity
- ↑ Complexity & Heart Part Ways
- ↑ Brent Ruiz (2013-01-12). "compLexity gaming house closes". esfiworld.com.
- ↑ compLexity & Minigun Part Ways
- ↑ coLaMies (2013-01-18). "compLexity Welcomes TheStC". complexitygaming.com.
- ↑ Kenny_oro (2013-01-18). "TheStC joins compLexity Gaming". TeamLiquid.net.
- ↑ Yuenanimous (2013-02-12). "Poo & AGIANTSMURF Join the compLexity Academy". complexitygaming.com.
- ↑ compLexityGaming (2013-03-14). "Newegg Sponsors Complexity Gaming". TeamLiquid.net. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- ↑ aMies (2013-04-21). "coL.SC2 Welcomes Hendralisk". complexitygaming.com.
- ↑ TeamFallacy (2013-05-07). twitter.com. https://twitter.com/TeamFallacy/status/331878734950981632. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
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