- Michael Cavanaugh (electronic sports player)
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For other people named Michael Cavanaugh, see Michael Cavanaugh (disambiguation).
Michael Cavanaugh StrongSide Status Active Date of birth August 30, 1988 Hometown Edgewood, Kentucky Country of origin United States Games Halo 2 and Halo 3 Michael Cavanaugh (born August 30, 1988), also known by his gamertag StrongSide,[1] grew up in Edgewood, Kentucky, United States.[2] Cavanaugh has been a professional Major League Gaming Halo player since July 2005. Currently a member of Warriors, Cavanaugh has been a member of Status Quo, Final Boss, Heaven and Earth, Legendz, and Carbon in previous seasons.
Cavanaugh finished second in MLG's 2006 1v1 Halo 2 competition. His 2006 4v4 team, Legendz, placed fourth overall in the 2006 championship tournament.
On June 13, 2007 Cavanaugh was awarded a $250,000 league contract from MLG.[6]
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2009
Halo 3 Event 4v4 Team Meadowlands 7th Status Quo Columbus 7th Status Quo Dallas 5th Final Boss Anaheim 9th Final Boss Orlando 8th Final Boss 2008
Halo 3 Event 4v4 Team Meadowlands 1st Final Boss San Diego 7th Final Boss Orlando 5th Final Boss Toronto 3rd Final Boss Dallas 3rd Final Boss Las Vegas 4th Final Boss 2007
Halo 2 Event FFA 4v4 Team Charlotte 5th 1st Final Boss Meadowlands N/A 1st Final Boss Dallas N/A 2nd Final Boss Chicago 4th 1st Final Boss Orlando N/A 2nd Final Boss Las Vegas Championship N/A 1st Final Boss Toronto N/A 1st Final Boss 2006
Halo 2 Event FFA 4v4 Team New York 7th 3rd Carbon Dallas N/A 3rd Carbon Anaheim 4th 2nd Carbon Chicago N/A 3rd Carbon Orlando 2nd 8th Legendz NY Playoffs 2nd 5th Legendz Las Vegas 2nd 4th Legendz 2005
Halo 2 Event FFA 4v4 Team Philadelphia N/A N/A N/A Las Vegas 4th 9th Badtach Nashville 9th 9th foXy Rapes Seattle 2nd 2nd Storm Ventures Los Angeles N/A 3rd Team EG Atlanta 4th 5th Team EG Chicago 1st 4th IGS New York 2nd 2nd Team Phreaks Preferences
Cavanaugh's preferred game is Halo 3 (with his favorite MLG gametype being CTF Pit), using Bumper Jumper controls, 4 look sensitivity.[7] His other favorite video games include Guitar Hero and many of the old school systems like SNES, NES, N64 and Sega.
He along with other members of Final Boss had been given Recon Armor from Bungie. His account has since been hacked and stolen.
References
- ^ Steinberg, Dan. "Gilbert Among the Video Gamers". D.C. Sports Bog - Washington Post. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2007/06/gilbert_among_the_video_gamers.html.
- ^ Hruby, Patrick. "So you wanna be a professional video game player?". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=hruby/071008.
- ^ Team Final Boss game on Xbox Live
- ^ StrongSide's Gamertag
- ^ StrongSide's Halo 2 Emblem
- ^ MAJOR LEAGUE GAMING SIGNS 13TH PLAYER TO $250,000 CONTRACT
- ^ X1059225BDY.indd
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