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Michael Cavanaugh (electronic sports player)
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Michael Cavanaugh also known by his gamertag StrongSide, grew up in Edgewood, Kentucky
, United States. 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
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, NES
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He along with other members of Final Boss had been given Recon Armor from Bungie. His account has since been hacked and stolen.
Edgewood, Kentucky
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, United States. Cavanaugh has been a professional Major League Gaming
Major League Gaming
Major League Gaming , founded in 2002 by Sundance DiGiovanni and Mike Sepso, is a North American professional Electronic sports organization, headquartered in New York City, New York. MLG has held official video game tournaments throughout the United States and Canada. Major League Gaming...
Halo
Halo (series)
Halo is a multi-million dollar science fiction video game franchise created by Bungie and now managed by 343 Industries and owned by Microsoft Studios. The series centers on an interstellar war between humanity and a theocratic alliance of aliens known as the Covenant...
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
Major League Gaming
Major League Gaming , founded in 2002 by Sundance DiGiovanni and Mike Sepso, is a North American professional Electronic sports organization, headquartered in New York City, New York. MLG has held official video game tournaments throughout the United States and Canada. Major League Gaming...
.
2009
| Event | 4v4 | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Meadowlands | 7th | Status Quo |
| Columbus | 7th | Status Quo |
| Dallas | 5th | Final Boss |
| Anaheim | 9th | Final Boss |
| Orlando | 8th | Final Boss |
2008
| 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
| 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
| Event | FFA | 4v4 | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 7th | 3rd | Carbon Team Carbon -Current roster:-Accomplishments:-External links:*****... |
| Dallas | N/A | 3rd | Carbon Team Carbon -Current roster:-Accomplishments:-External links:*****... |
| Anaheim | 4th | 2nd | Carbon Team Carbon -Current roster:-Accomplishments:-External links:*****... |
| Chicago | N/A | 3rd | Carbon Team Carbon -Current roster:-Accomplishments:-External links:*****... |
| Orlando | 2nd | 8th | Legendz |
| NY Playoffs | 2nd | 5th | Legendz |
| Las Vegas | 2nd | 4th | Legendz |
2005
| 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. His other favorite video games include Guitar Hero and many of the old school systems like SNESSuper Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
, NES
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
, N64
Nintendo 64
The , often referred to as N64, was Nintendo′s third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit CPU, it was released in June 1996 in Japan, September 1996 in North America, March 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1997 in France and December 1997 in Brazil...
and Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
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He along with other members of Final Boss had been given Recon Armor from Bungie. His account has since been hacked and stolen.