Dave Walsh (electronic sports player)

Dave Walsh (electronic sports player)
Dave Walsh
Status Active
Date of birth June 23, 1984 (1984-06-23) (age 27)
Hometown Grandville, Michigan
Country of origin United States of America
Current team Turning Point
Games Halo:CE, Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo Reach
Official website

David Walsh (born June 23, 1984, grew up in Grandville, Michigan) is a professional gamer and entrepreneur.[1] His career Electronic sports began in March 2003, originally under the pseudonym Hotshy, and later under the name Walshy. Graduated from Grandville, High School in 2003.

Professional Gaming

Walsh co-led teams including FFA, DtO and 3D, eventually becoming the team captain of the Major League Gaming four-on-four team Final Boss from the 2004 season until July 23, 2008, when it was announced that Final Boss had released him from the team.[2] In June, 2006, he signed a contract with Major League Gaming worth 250,000 dollars over three years. Walsh has been featured in Electronic Gaming Monthly,[3] BPM, WZZM news station, Lansing State Journal, Game Informer Monthly, MTV, and The Grand Rapids Press. Walsh is the second runner-up in MLG one-on-one championship and has also been shown on all of MLG's shows on USA Network in 2006. After his former team, Final Boss, placed poorly at two of MLG's 2008 tournaments, (San Diego [7th], Orlando [5th]) his teammates (Ogre2, Ogre1, and Strongside) decided to drop him from the team for fellow MLG Pro Player Neighbor, formerly of Str8 Rippin. He then played for Team Instinct with whom he placed second with at MLG Toronto ahead of his former team, Final Boss, who finished 3rd. When asked how it felt to beat his former team, he replied, "It was like taking candy from a baby, but I think the baby would have put up a better fight." [4] Then soon after in MLG Dallas his new team Instinct placed 5th behind Final Boss, who placed 3rd once again.[5][6]

In 2009, Walsh and Team Instinct dropped Soviet from the group and added Neighbor to their roster, with this new line-up they placed 2nd at MLG Meadowlands, ahead of Walsh's old team Final Boss. He was then dropped by Instinct and went into Dallas with his new team, Carbon, which placed 2nd. Following their 2nd place finish in Dallas, in Anaheim 2009, Instinct placed 3rd.He also serves as a board member of Gamers Outreach Foundation - a charity that uses video games for various community projects.

References

  1. ^ Kiaeneto Clothing Line
  2. ^ MLG Pro Team Page for Final Boss
  3. ^ EGM Magazine
  4. ^ MLG Toronto Championship Sunday Rebroadcast
  5. ^ MLG Article on Final Boss Dropping Walshy
  6. ^ MLG Article on Neighbor Joining Final Boss

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