Complexity Gaming. Aorus League Invitational 2023 is an online Argentine Global Offensive tournament organized by Aorus League and Gamers Club. tv Paris Major 2023: Asia-Pacific RMR is an offline Mongolian Global Offensive tournament organized by MESA. The organization competes in Counter-Strike, Rainbow Six, PUBG and Sim racing. RU. The StarLadder Berlin Major 2019 is the 15th Valve-sponsored Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship and the second Major of 2019. Each tab is for each tournament tier. The Challengers Stage: May 9th - 12th, 2022. European Pro League Season 7 is an online European Global Offensive tournament organized by European Pro League. 2021-01-13 – 2021-04-20. CS2 Teams. The ESL Pro Series, commonly abbreviated EPS, was a Counter-Strike and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive national league held and organized by Electronic Sports League. Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyljev (born October 2, 1997) is a Ukrainian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player. The team resides and actively competes in the. For The Win Esports is a Portuguese esports organization. Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Cologne is an offline German Global Offensive tournament organized by ESL. The gray, blue and red backgrounds indicate a retired, inactive and banned player, respectively. HLTV. 00 Nation (Streamer) Jacob " Pimp " Winneche (born July 31, 1995) is a Danish professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive broadcast analyst and former player, as well as a retired Counter-Strike: Source player. Luminosity Gaming (often abbreviated to LG) is a Canadian esports organization. "TEM REFORÇO NA ÁREA" [THERE IS REINFORCEMENT IN THE AREA] (in Portuguese). Currently, the Liquipedia app focuses on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, League of Legends, Rainbow Six, Rocket League and Valorant. 23w 3d. Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund (born May 29, 1990) is a retired Swedish professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Counter-Strike player and streamer. Highlighted tournaments are special CS:GO Major Championship ("CS:GO Championship" in 2013. 6. This S-Tier tournament took place from Jun 07 to 11 2023 featuring 8 teams competing over a total prize pool of. CBCS Invitational 2023. 6. He is widely considered as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, Counter-Strike players of all time. CS:GO News. This S-Tier tournament took place from Aug 31 to Oct 02 2022 featuring 24 teams competing over a total prize pool of $835,000 USD. There will be three RMR Series for Europe:. 00 Nation, also known as ZeroZero Nation, is an esports organization acquired by Nordavind on July 6, 2021. This A-Tier tournament is a Regional Major Rankings evnt which took place from Oct 04 to 09 2022 featuring 16 teams. 25w 5d. They are separated into three regions (previously six): Asia-Pacific, Europe, and Americas. ONGOING! Nov 17 - Dec 03. A-Tier. FORZE Esports. Gamers8 2023 is an offline Saudi Arabian Global Offensive tournament and ESL. Kirill " Boombl4 " Mikhaylov (born December 20, 1998) is a Russian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player who currently plays for Cloud9. 2019-09-20 – 2020-04-02. 2022-01-21 – 2022-04-02. 2020-06-03 – 2021-01-13. 2016-12-05. He is known as one of the best players of all time, consistently playing at a very high individual. 2021-10-14 – 2023-06-30. [12] July 5th - Into The Breach part ways with volt. [10] [11] July 10th - felps is acquired by Imperial Esports. All matches are Bo3. Cloud9 (commonly abbreviated to C9) is an American esports organization founded in 2013. This A-Tier tournament took place from Jun 07 to 29 2022 featuring 16 teams competing over a. Sharks Esports. Kevin "xccurate" Susanto (born February 18, 1998) is a retired Indonesian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player. ESEA is among one of the most influential organizations in Counter-Strike's history. [26] April 18th - Astralis Talent add Xyp9x from the main team. Purchases made using the retail links on this page may earn Liquipedia a small commission. 2021-03-12 – 2021-09-25. He is one of the most well-known and successful in-game leaders in Counter-Strike history, leading the Team SoloMid-Astralis core to multiple trophies before going on to. This S-Tier tournament took place from Feb 16 to 28 2021 featuring 24 teams competing over a total prize pool of $1,000,000 USD. 2020-05-04 to 2020-05-22. His time in FaZe Clan, which began in August 2017 and conclusively ended in January 2022, comes after his legendary 3-year-long tenure with Fnatic, during. BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023 is an offline American Global Offensive tournament organized by BLAST. [2] March 3rd - Zellsis joins eUnited on an uncontracted basis. [6] May 15th - Fluxo bench history by mutual agreement. Nov 23 - 26. In Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Cloud9 are well-known for their underdog journey at ELEAGUE Boston 2018, becoming the first (and currently only) North American team to win a Major. C-Tier. HLTV. League of Legends. ONGOING! Oct 22 - Dec 01. Complexity (Inactive) 2022-08-16 – Present. This S-Tier tournament is a Major Championship which took place from Oct 31 to Nov 13 2022 featuring 24 teams competing over a total prize pool of $1,250,000 USD. Text/code is available under . This S-Tier tournament took place from Aug 16 to Sep 12 2021 featuring 24 teams competing over a total prize pool of $750,000 USD. Ivan " iM " Mihai (born July 29, 1999) is a Romanian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player for Natus Vincere . It is the fifth official game in the main Counter-Strike series and the eight game in all, being the successor to Global Offensive. Finn "karrigan" Andersen (born April 14, 1990) is a Danish-German professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and former professional Counter-Strike player who plays as the in-game leader and an entry fragger for FaZe Clan. Owns several companies, including a pizzeria, the locations and names were never officially revealed however. Apex Legends. Gamers Club Liga Série B: August 2023. ] (in Portuguese). 2023-04-14. Luminosity Gaming (often abbreviated to LG) is a Canadian esports organization. This B-Tier tournament took place from Aug 26 to 27 2023 featuring 4 teams competing over a total prize pool of ₹1,19,75,000 INR. DIG. Monte. "Statement". Licenses for other media varies. After a legendary triple-Major-winning nonconsecutive 7-year-long career at Fnatic, he was benched on July 20, 2021,. On May 29, 2019, the organization was acquired by OverActive Media Group who were also the owners of Splyce. This S-Tier tournament will take place from Apr 23 to May 12 2024 featuring 32 teams competing over a total prize pool of $750,000 USD. How is the ranking calculated? The world ranking is based on teams' achievements over the past year (with. Evil Geniuses. 2023-04-18. Counter-Strike 2. Danny "zonic" Sørensen (born July 30, 1986) is a Danish professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive coach for Team Falcons, and a retired professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Counter-Strike player. enkay J (2022-05-13). This A-Tier tournament will take place from May 19 to 25 2024 featuring 8 teams competing over a total prize pool of $150,000 USD. FiReLEAGUE Global Finals 2023. ONGOING! Oct 18 - Dec 17. DETONA Gaming. Counter-Strike. Imperial Esports. tv Paris Major 2023 is an offline French Global Offensive tournament organized by BLAST. Nov 12 - 20. [4] March 8th - pullox and Minnie are acquired by Guild Esports. [1] The organization is also involved in the Overwatch League with the operation of the Vancouver Titans . G2 Esports. Download the Liquipedia app on iOS or Android and never miss a beat of your favorite tournaments, teams, players, and matches! Notable Active and Disbanded Teams Portal From Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki References [ edit] BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2022 is an online European Global Offensive tournament organized by BLAST. FORZE Esports. League of Legends. This S-Tier tournament took place from Aug 31 to Oct 02 2022 featuring 24 teams competing over a total prize pool of $835,000 USD. Boris "magixx" Vorobyev (born June 3, 2003) is a Russian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player for Team Spirit. "Dear Sproutlings". ESEA is among one of the most influential organizations in Counter-Strike's history. The Buchholz system & initial seeds are used to seed matches. On December 3, 2019, the two organizations were. M80 (Coach) Rory " dephh " Jackson (born December 23, 1991) is a British professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive coach and former player. Justinas "jL" Lekavicius (born September 29, 1999) is a Lithuanian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player for Natus Vincere. He is considered to be one of the best North American players. Evil Geniuses. This A-Tier tournament took place from Aug 23 to Sep 08 2021 featuring 28 teams competing over a total prize pool of $84,000 USD. Virtus. Oct 06 - 09, 2016. $32,850. This S-Tier tournament took place from Jun 15 to 19 2022 featuring 8 teams competing over a total prize pool of $425,000 USD. Licenses for other media varies. cs_summit 8 is an online North American Global Offensive tournament organized by Beyond The Summit. Kaike " KSCERATO " Cerato (formerly stylized as kscerato) (born September 12, 1999) is a Brazilian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player for FURIA Esports. O Plano (Coach) 2023-01-13 – 2023-07-07. FRAG Winter Battle Cup 2023 is an offline Uzbek Global Offensive tournament organized by FRAG. Elimination and Advancement matches are Bo3. Pinnacle Cup V is an online European Global Offensive tournament organized by Eden Esports and GRID. Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken (born November 14, 1999) is a Canadian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player for FaZe Clan. tv Paris Major 2023: Asia-Pacific RMR is an offline Mongolian Global Offensive tournament organized by MESA. Team Liquid. BetBoom Dacha: Closed Qualifier. BLAST. Mohammad " BOROS " Malhas (born May 4, 2004) is a Jordanian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player. Team Tournaments. . BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 is an offline Danish Counter-Strike 2 tournament organized by BLAST. CS:GO Asia Championships 2019 is an offline Chinese Global Offensive tournament organized by Perfect World and PGL. Nandalee (Head of Team Operations) netrick (Analyst) MOUZ (formerly known as mousesports) is a German professional gaming organization based in Hamburg. [2] July 25th - Team Solid release roz. Over the course of his career, he has played on. ↑ 29. Disbanded: 2023-11-14. May 16 - 25. B-Tier Tournaments. FiReLEAGUE Global Finals 2023. All other matches are Bo1. In 2016, fRoD made a short lasting transition to Overwatch where he represented FaZe Clan, later becoming their esports. ONGOING! Oct 22 - Dec 01. [10] June 24th - Aurora Gaming sign innersh1ne as coach. This S-Tier tournament took place from Feb 15 to 27 2022 featuring 24 teams competing over a total prize pool of $1,000,000 USD. 129; 18yM; 1962; 1eeR; 1mpala; 2. [3] June 6th - Wildcard Gaming acquire d4rty from Strife Esports. Follow us on Twitter @LiquipediaCS if you'd like to be kept up to date on all things Counter-Strike! Want to be updated on everything you love in esports? Download the Liquipedia app on iOS or Android and never miss a beat of your favorite tournaments, teams, players, and matches!2017-10-02 – 2018-09-20. This S-Tier tournament took place from Jan 19 to 29 2023 featuring 12 teams competing over a total prize pool of $177,498 USD. The Champions Stage: May 19th - 22nd, 2022. 2019-07-01. April 3rd - Team Solid enter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive by signing Fuscão 1500, a lineup consisting of: Lcm, roz, DANVIET, gbb, nolkz, and luq, the latter as coach. FURIA Academy is the academy team of FURIA Esports, a Brazilian esports organization. [26] November 2nd - Boombl4 is acquired by Cloud9. This B-Tier tournament took place from Aug 15 to 28 2022 featuring 24 teams competing over a total prize pool of $25,000 USD. July 7th - Fluxo part ways with zews. BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 is an offline Emirati Global Offensive tournament organized by BLAST. ↑ Kingfisher (2023-04-02). Overwatch. Pages with ExternalMediaLinks. [9] July 9th - Fluxo bench felps and WOOD7, acquire zevy and PKL from paiN Gaming, and acquire t9rnay from RED Canids. Apex Legends. Sep 03 - 22. PUBG Mobile. B-Tier Tournaments. net named. All matches are Bo3. Rocket League. PUBG Mobile. ILIN. They entered the Counter-Strike scene in December 2019 with the signing of a newly assembled roster by the organization. pro. Mobile Legends. Gambit Esports (formerly known as Gambit Gaming) is a Russian professional esports organization owned by MTS, a Moscow-based telecommunications company. European Pro League Season 10 is an online European Global Offensive tournament organized by European Pro League. Light blue (. ESL Brasil Premier League Season 15. Vladislav " Krad " Kravchenko (born January 9, 1999) is a Russian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player. Categories. Kirill " Boombl4 " Mikhaylov (born December 20, 1998) is a Russian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player who currently plays for Cloud9. Download the Liquipedia app on iOS or Android and never miss a beat of your favorite tournaments, teams, players, and matches! OG: Matches From Liquipedia Counter-Strike WikiEPL World Series: Americas Season 4. This S-Tier tournament took place from Jul 06 to 18 2021 featuring 24 teams competing over. 2021-04-15 – 2022-01-04. PUBG. On April 28th, 2015, ESL announced a joint venture with ESEA to provide a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league with $1,000,000 USD in total prize money for its first two seasons in 2015. [13] April 3rd - Team Renewal lose the majority of their lineup as the players leave to reform Team Xplosion. Pages with extension brackets. NRG Esports. [4]ESL Premiership Spring 2023 is an online British Global Offensive tournament organized by ESL UK. 2022-12-30 – Present. Licenses for other media varies. ENCE. For his previous team, Astralis, he has also been the lurker in 2017, and AWPer in early 2021. Heroic. ↑ Qikert (2023-08-19). Patches. ESL Pro League Season 20. This A-Tier tournament is a Regional Major Rankings evnt which took place from Apr 06 to 09 2023 featuring 16 teams. Kyle " OCEAN " O'Brien (born May 1, 1987) is a retired Canadian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player. This S-Tier tournament is a Major Championship which took place from Oct 26 to Nov 07 2021 featuring 24 teams competing over a total prize pool of $2,000,000 USD. This A-Tier tournament will take place from Nov 29 to Dec 03 2023 featuring 8 teams competing over a total prize pool of $200,000 USD. With thousands of matches,. NRG Esports. 84 teams. Pages storing into original game table. Brawl Stars. Gen. CCT Global Finals. REPUBLEAGUE Season 3 is an online European Global Offensive tournament organized by REPUBLEAGUE. [69] July 11th - Sprout sign Feed to act as an assistant coach of the main team in addition to his role of academy team 's coach. BGS Esports 2023 is an offline Brazilian Global Offensive tournament organized by Brasil Game Show. He was part of the very successful Polish Golden Five lineup. 2d 7h 24m. : 2016-01-08. Pages with dead links. Team Tournaments. This A-Tier tournament took place from May 23 to 30 2023 featuring 16 teams competing over a total prize pool of $200,000 USD. The organization initially entered Counter-Strike in the early 2000s, hosting various rosters until 2011. PUBG Mobile. United21 Season 8. Team Vitality is a French esports organization which entered Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in early October 2018. This S-Tier tournament took place from Aug 16 to 20 2023 featuring 16 teams competing over a total prize pool of $1,000,000 USD. 1999 births. This S-Tier tournament took place from Feb 01 to 12 2023 featuring 24 teams competing over a total prize pool of $1,000,000 USD. ONGOING! Nov 17 - Dec 03. BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 is an offline Emirati Global Offensive tournament organized by BLAST. Heroic. NAVI Junior (Inactive) 2022-01-03 – Present. 2022-08-03 – Present. G2 Esports. Nikola "Lobanjica" Mijomanović (born September 15, 1989) is a Montenegrin Counter-Strike: Global Offensive streamer and semi-professional player. Apeks. Complexity Gaming. 2015-03-22 – 2023-06-22. The rankings were introduced in 2020, during the online period caused by COVID-19, as a replacement for the CS:GO Minor. Disbanded: 2022-04-24. Track all esports. 2h; 3. The Regional Major Rankings is the point-based qualification system that was implemented to determine the invites for Rio Major to replace the Minors and the old invite system. ↑ Sprout (2023-04-17). ESL Pro League Season 15 is an offline German Global Offensive tournament organized by ESL. liquipedia Counter-Strike Main Wikis Liquids flow and pronouncing Liquipedia flows easier than LiquiDpedia. Rounds 2 to 5 are seeded using the Buchholz system & teams' initial seeds. Elimination and Advancement matches are Bo3. They are the first international team to win a Global Offensive Major, doing so at PGL Major Antwerp 2022. Sep 03 - 22. The esports wiki, the best resource for live updated results, tournament overview, team and player profiles, game information, and more. Boca Juniors Gaming. FiReLEAGUE Battle 2023 is an offline Argentine Global Offensive Showmatch organized by FiReSPORTS. ponczek (Analyst) Categories: Swedish Teams. Tournaments covered. They are commonly held by well-established organizers and are considered especially prestigious amongst the community. May 2nd - Aurora Gaming part ways with starix. He resides in Hamburg, Germany. This S-Tier tournament took place from Aug 19 to 28 2022 featuring 12 teams competing over a total prize pool of $177,498 USD. 2018-02-06 – Present. pro. Apr 23 - May 12. February 3rd - Astralis Talent part ways with jarko. 2023. Format []. ESL Pro League Season 20. Winner from each group advances to the Fall Final. He is widely considered one of the best players in Counter-Strike history, having been ranked #2 in 2010 and 2011 in CS and #1 in 2013 and 2014 in CS:GO by HLTV. eLevate. HAVU Gaming. This B-Tier tournament took place from Aug 26 to 27 2023 featuring 4 teams competing over a total prize pool of ₹1,19,75,000 INR. pro. Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 is an offline Australian Counter-Strike 2 tournament organized by ESL. Justin " jks " Savage (born December 12, 1995) is an Australian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player for G2 Esports and a former semi-professional Counter-Strike player. In this Portal, you can find all the info you need about. BLAST Rising 2021. The Counter-Strike esports (CS) wiki covering everything from players, teams, and transfers to tournaments and results, maps, and weapons. PGL Major Stockholm 2021 is an offline Swedish Global Offensive tournament organized by PGL. He previously competed in VALORANT from 2020 to 2023 before returning to coach M80 . He retired on October 7, 2020 after getting signed by. 1 Gear and Settings. This A-Tier tournament took place from Apr 28 to 30 2023 featuring 8 teams competing over a total prize pool of $100,000 USD. ESL Brasil Premier League Season 15. Ladislav "GuardiaN" Kovács (born July 9, 1991) is a Slovak professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and former professional Counter-Strike: Source and Counter-Strike player. Created: : 2015-02-01. 21w 5d. November 11, 2023 - 16:00 PST. 12. Alliance. Nov 12 - 20. Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 - Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki. CS:GO Teams. The latest tweets from @LiquipediaNetRead reviews, compare customer ratings, see screenshots, and learn more about Liquipedia. ONGOING! Nov 17 - Dec 03. Show All. This S-Tier tournament took place from Mar 09 to Apr 10 2022 featuring 24 teams competing over a total prize pool of $823,000 USD. PhP; 0. Rounds 2 to 5 are seeded using the Buchholz system & teams' initial seeds. BIG (2022-06-15). About Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki. The MongolZ were originally an esports organization based in Ulaanbaatar that ceased operations in late 2022. Andrij "npl" Kukharsjkyj (previously stylized as nipl) (born July 21, 2005) is a Ukrainian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player. net; This page was last edited on 15 December 2022, at 19:45. About Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki; Disclaimers; API; Affiliated Sites. Van. Complexity Gaming. OG is a professional Danish esports organization founded as the Dota 2 team (monkey) Business by Johan "N0tail" Sundstein in August 2015. [7]The MongolZ is a Mongolian organization-less Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team. ECSTATIC (formerly known as Lyngby Vikings) is a Danish esports organization founded in 2018. Timothy "autimatic" Ta (born September 10, 1996) is an American professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player for Evil Geniuses and a former semi-professional Counter-Strike: Source player. 1 Gear and Settings. TL. The tournament features a $1,000,000 USD prize pool and 24 teams as with previous Majors. Brawl Stars. Denis "electroNic" Sharipov (formerly stylized as electronic) (born September 2, 1998) is a non-representing Russian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player. airax. ESL Championnat National Spring 2023 is an online French Global Offensive tournament organized by ESL France and Freaks 4U Gaming. CCT South America Series #1 is an online South American Global Offensive tournament organized by BTS Brasil. This B-Tier tournament took place from Jan 22 to Feb 04 2023 featuring 24 teams competing over a total prize pool of $25,000 USD. by Slevo of Dust2. Virtus. He is widely considered as one of the best CS:GO players of all time, having been ranked first by HLTV two years in a row in 2016 and 2017. Complexity by. 2019-09-26 – 2023-01-05. The Buchholz system is used to seed matches from Round 3 to 5. The organization was in association with Danish football club Lyngby Boldklub from the date of its founding to November 2021. ↑ HAVU Gaming (2023-08-31). This S-Tier tournament took place from May 29 to Jun 04 2023 featuring 16 teams competing over a total prize pool of $250,000 USD. They partnered with French football club Olympique Lyonnais (OL) in January 2020 and moved their headquarters to Lyon as a result. 2021-07-11 | buster vs. [2] June 9th -. Licenses for other media varies. 2019-12-09 – 2020-10-07. CCT Global Finals. BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2022 is an offline Danish Global Offensive tournament organized by BLAST. Patches. This Tier 1 tournament took place from Jul 19 to 30 2023 featuring 20 teams competing over a total prize pool of $15,000,000 USD. This A-Tier tournament is a Regional Major Rankings evnt which took place from Apr 06 to 09 2023 featuring 16 teams. sLowi. Pages with dead links. Mar 01 - 04. Lorgar Cup is an online European Global Offensive tournament organized by eSuba. Your wiki for everything Dota 2, Counter-Strike, StarCraft II, Overwatch, PUBG, RocketLeague and moreby tag: liquipedia. February 2nd - Into The Breach sign a new lineup consisting of Thomas, CYPHER, rallen, volt, CRUC1AL, and Juve, the latter as coach. During his 5-year tenure. 2021-05-03 to 2021-05-23. He is widely considered as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, Counter-Strike players of all time. Teams. ESEA (formerly E-Sports Entertainment LLC), is an online community and service owned by ESL. liquipedia Counter-Strike. It fields teams in many different games and is particularly known for the company's successful Counter-Strike teams. For The Win Esports. Rainbow Six. May 16 - 25. Natus Vincere Junior. Licenses for other media varies. 2021-03-30 – Present. Jan 31 - Feb 11. Text/code is available under. [7] July 19th -. This S-Tier tournament took place from May 30 to Jun 05 2022 featuring 16 teams competing over a total prize pool of $250,000 USD. us. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, electroNic has requested Liquipedia to denote that he chooses not to represent Russia. ESL Pro League Season 19. Rounds 2 to 5 are seeded using the Buchholz system & teams' initial seeds. Swiss Stage: 16 Team Swiss System Format Elimination and Advancement matches are Bo3; All other matches are Bo1; The Buchholz system is used to seed matches from Round 3 to 5; 6 th place decider is resolved via a Bo3 single-elimination gauntlet; 1 st place decider is resolved via a Bo3 single-elimination match; Top 6 Teams proceed to. Monte. Download the Liquipedia app on iOS or Android and never miss a beat of your favorite tournaments, teams, players, and matches! Liquipedia Help Portal. 2023-07-23 – 2023-10-31. enkay J (2022-05-13). [1] May 12th - G2 Oya part ways with manka. Widely considered as one of the greatest and most accomplished CS:GO players of all time, he has won a record 21 HLTV MVP medals, a Major and an Intel Grand Slam trophy, among other numerous S-Tier trophies, and has been crowned as the best player of 2018, 2021, and 2022. It was founded in February 2015 by Steve Maida.