Team:Luminosity Gaming
| Luminosity Gaming | |
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| Location | Toronto, Canada 
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| Owners | Steve Maida (Buyaka) |
| Sponsors/Partners | Twitch Scuf Gaming Universal Music Canada ExitLag G FUEL Samsung |
| Other games | League of Legends SMITE Overwatch |
Luminosity Gaming (LG) is a professional eSports organization based in Canada. Luminosity Gaming was founded by Steve Maida in 2015, and specializes in teams in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Smite, League of Legends, and many others.
They made their way into the world of the FGC on October 8th, 2016 when they signed Smash 4 player Abadango[1]. Just under two weeks later, they picked up Ice as their first Melee player[2]. However, just over a year later, Ice left the team on October 19th, 2017.[3] Abadango would soon follow, as he left on December 15th, 2017.[4] On February 7th, 2021, Luminosity Gaming signed Melee player Ginger.[5] Luminosity entered Ultimate by signing Maister on October 9th, 2022.[6] Both Tweek and MkLeo were signed on March 23rd, 2023.[7] Big D was signed on May 20th, 2023,[8] followed a day later by the signing of tournament directors Max Ketchum and Toronto Joe, head of series' such as Get On My Level and Let's Make Moves.[9] Luminosity signed content creator and commentator Coney on June 7th, 2023,[10] as well as EE on the 21st of the same month.[11]
On July 17th, 2023, Luminosity Gaming, in collaboration with Metafy, unveiled the LG x Metafy Free Agent Sponsorship. "Top-placing free agents from various Ultimate tournaments will be offered a stipend to help them attend a future major."[12][13] Zomba and ApolloKage were the first recipients of this sponsorship for the tournament Get On My Level 2023.[14][15] Sonix received this sponsorship for the tournament Luminosity Makes Moves Miami.[16]
Current smashers[edit]
Professional smashers[edit]
| ID | Name | Game(s) | Main(s) | Join Date | |
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Maister | Enrique Hernández Solís | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 
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2022-10-09 |
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MkLeo | Leonardo Lopez Perez | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |   
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2023-03-23 |
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Tweek | Gavin Dempsey | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 
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2023-03-23 |
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Big D | Dawson Perron | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 
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2023-05-20 |
LG x Metafy Free Agent Sponsorship[edit]
| ID | Name | Game(s) | Main(s) | Join Date | |
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Sonix | Carlos Pérez | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 
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2023-09-29 |
Other Smashers[edit]
Max Ketchum 
(Tournament director and commentator, joined May 21st, 2023)
Toronto Joe 
(Tournament director, joined May 21st, 2023)- Coney
(Content creator and commentator, joined June 7th, 2023) - EE (Content creator and commentator, joined June 21st, 2023)
Former smashers[edit]
Professional smashers[edit]
| ID | Name | Game | Main(s) | Join Date | Leave Date | |
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Ice | Mustafa Akçakaya | Super Smash Bros. Melee | 
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2016-10-21 | 2017-10-19 |
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Abadango | Yuta Kawamura | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U |  
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2016-10-08 | 2017-12-15 |
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Ginger | Avery Wilson | Super Smash Bros. Melee | 
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2021-02-07 | 2023-06-30 |
LG x Metafy Free Agent Sponsorship[edit]
| ID | Name | Game(s) | Main(s) | Join Date | Leave Date | |
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Zomba | Salvatore DeSena | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 
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2023-07-19 | 2023-08-18 |
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ApolloKage | Dylan J. | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 
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2023-07-20 | 2023-08-18 |
Other smashers[edit]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ http://luminosity.gg/articles/news/gaming/62/lg-add-supersmashbros4-japanese-star-abadango-
- ^ http://luminosity.gg/articles/news/gaming/68/lg-smashbros-expands-with-addition-of-ice
- ^ https://twitter.com/Ice_Fights/status/920941997761982465
- ^ https://twitter.com/Luminosity/status/941614002748166144
- ^ https://twitter.com/SsbmGinger/status/1358492942801985540
- ^ Maister joining Luminosity Gaming.
- ^ Luminosity Gaming signs Tweek and MkLeo.
- ^ Luminosity Gaming signs Big D.
- ^ Luminosity Gaming signs Max Ketchum and Toronto Joe.
- ^ Luminosity Gaming signs Coney.
- ^ Luminosity Gaming signs EE.
- ^ Introducing the LG x @TryMetafy Free Agent Sponsorship!.
- ^ Luminosity Gaming And Metafy Unveil Game-Changing Sponsorship For Super Smash Bros Ultimate Free Agents.
- ^ Zomba Free Agent Sponsorship.
- ^ ApolloKage Free Agent Sponsorship.
- ^ Sonix Free Agent Sponsorship.
- ^ http://compete.kotaku.com/professional-smite-player-and-caster-dies-of-cancer-at-1794896661
