- Dave Walsh
Dave Walsh (born
June 23rd ,1984 ) grew up inGrand Rapids, Michigan . Walsh has been a professionalHalo 2 gamer since March 2004 under the pseudonym Walshy. He was the team captain of theMajor League Gaming four-on-four team Final Boss [ [http://www.mlgpro.com/?q=proteam/finalboss MLG Pro Team Page for Final Boss] ] from the 2006 season until July 23, 2008, when it was announced that Final Boss had released him from the team. In June, 2006, he signed a contract with Major League Gaming worth 250,000 dollars over three years. Walsh has been featured inElectronic Gaming Monthly , [ [http://egm.1up.com/ EGM Magazine] ] 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 MLG's last two tournaments (San Diego [7th] , Orlando [5th] ) his teammates (Ogre 1, Ogre 2, and StrongSide) decided to drop him from the team for fellow MLG Pro Player Neighbor, formerly ofStr8 Rippin . He is currently playing for Team Instinct with whom he placed second with at MLG Toronto ahead of his former team, Final Boss, who finished 3rd. [ [http://www.mlgpro.com/?q=node/227017 MLG Article on Final Boss Dropping Walshy] ] [ [http://www.mlgpro.com/?q=node/227602 MLG Article on Neighbor Joining Final Boss] ]History, Style
In all of the Halo games Walshy uses a method of holding the controller known as 'The Claw', a method of holding the controller that he is said to have made (also note that in Halo 2 he did not claw double shot) in order to keep your thumb on the right control stick whilst pressing the face buttons of the controller, improving levels of control whilst jumping and meleeing.The Claw method involves the player using his middle finger to press the right trigger, allowing the index finger to press the face buttons of the controller without removing his thumb from the stick. Walshy no longer uses this technique as the control scheme 'Bumper Jumper' is available in Halo 3, which achieves the same results as claw but in a more comfortable layout. [ [http://www.mlgpro.com/?q=pro/walshy Walshy's MLG Pro Player Profile] ]
Walsh also has a clothing company called Kiaeneto, which is aimed at gamers. [ [http://www.kiaeneto.com/kiaeneto/page.asp?id=about Dave Walsh's Affiliation with Kiaeneto Clothing] ]
Walshy belongs to a new team called Team Instinct. Instinct placed Second in MLG Toronto, defeating his old team Final Boss in the Losers Bracket Finals in a dominating 3-1 series.
When interviewed by host Chris Puckett, he stated that beating his older team was as "...easy as taking candy from a baby, but a baby would have put up a better fight."
=References=
External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/haloromance The Grand Rapids Press - Grandville video gamer hits the big time]
* [http://www.redbullusa.com/walshy Red Bull USA Profile]
* [http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:TT2Et3_E400J:www.ampedesports.com/news/2882+Eric+Hewitt+ghostayame&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1 Esports Amped - Boss Battle: Carbon vs. FB]
* [http://www.mlgpro.com/?q=node/96948&pagenumber=0&page=1&query=node/96948 2006 MLG Pro's Choice Awards]
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