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| image = PandaHD.png | | image = PandaHD.png | ||
| location = United States {{Flag|USA}} | | location = United States {{Flag|USA}} | ||
| owners = | | owners = David Wu ({{Sm|Mashumaro}}) | ||
| manager = | | manager = | ||
| sponsors = | | sponsors = [https://www.geico.com/ GEICO]<br>[http://vertagear.com Vertagear]<br>[https://www.twitch.tv/ Twitch]<br>[https://metathreads.com/ Meta Threads]<br>[https://ssd.toshiba-memory.com/en-amer/ Toshiba] <br>[https://www.funimation.com/subscribe/?irgwc=1&utm_campaign=302280&utm_medium=374389&utm_source=ImpactRadius Funimation] | ||
| othergames =''Dragon Ball FighterZ''<br>''Guilty Gear Xrd''<br>''Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft''<br>''Heroes of the Storm''<br>''Marvel Vs. Capcom''<br>''Mortal Kombat''<br>''Splatoon''<br>''Street Fighter''<br>''TEKKEN'' | | othergames =''Dragon Ball FighterZ''<br>''Guilty Gear Xrd''<br>''Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft''<br>''Heroes of the Storm''<br>''Marvel Vs. Capcom''<br>''Mortal Kombat''<br>''Splatoon''<br>''Street Fighter''<br>''TEKKEN'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Panda''', formerly '''Panda Global''' ('''PG'''), | '''Panda''', formerly '''Panda Global''' ('''PG'''), was a professional eSports organization based in the United States. It was co-founded by Alan Bunney ({{Sm|SamuraiPanda}}) and David Wu ({{Sm|Mashumaro}}) in June 2015 as a player-centric organization looking to help their players' careers, facilitate their goals, and promote the growth of the players' esports scene. | ||
Panda entered the | Panda entered the ''Smash'' scene on June 24th, 2015 after sponsoring top ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' players {{Sm|ESAM}} and {{Sm|MVD}}, as well as {{Sm|SS|p=Arizona}}. Since then, the company signed a multitude of other players for ''Smash 4'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', ''[[Smash 64]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', as well as commentators, content creators, video editors, and statisticians, becoming one of the most prominent ''Smash'' organizations. | ||
Aside from their competitive team, Panda had a division, known as PGStats, that handled tournament data, including running global power rankings for ''Smash 4'' ([[PGR]]), ''Melee'' ([[MPGR]]), and ''Ultimate'' ([[PGRU]]). The PGStats team also ran a website, PGStats.com, which acted as a player database and hub for ''Smash'' news. | |||
On November 18th, 2021, Panda announced a partnership with [[Nintendo]] to create the first officially-licensed North American competitive circuit.<ref>[https://www.panda.gg/news/panda-nintendo-circuit Announcement of partnership]</ref> This circuit was officially announced as the {{Trn|Panda Cup}} on May 26th, 2022, and was meant to take place from June 24th to December 18th, 2022. However, due to Alan Bunney's role in the [[Cancellation of Smash World Tour 2022|Smash World Tour 2022 cancellation controversy]], the Panda Cup was boycotted, leading to its eventual cancellation. In the aftermath of the controversy, Panda paused all competitive and content activities, releasing its last player, {{Sm|Marss}}, on January 16th, 2023. | |||
On | On December 4th, 2023, the Panda Twitter account posted a link redirecting to [https://www.panda.gg/ a webpage]. This page contained a merch section, where they sold the {{Trn|Panda Cup Finale}} jackets (that were supposed to launch alongside the event) and a single blog post informing the community of the Panda team's current situation, in which they confirmed that employees in the contents, stat and hardware divisions left, alongside most others, the whole staff being now composed of only eight members. | ||
==Current smashers== | ==Current smashers== | ||
{{out of date|November 2023|Most staff left, though we don't have any information about those}} | |||
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*{{Sm|Juggleguy|USA|c1=Captain Falcon|g=SSBM}} | *{{Sm|Juggleguy|USA|c1=Captain Falcon|g=SSBM}} | ||
*{{Sm|BOAT|USA|c1=Toon Link|g=SSBU}} (Merchandise coordinator) | *{{Sm|BOAT|USA|c1=Toon Link|g=SSBU}} (Merchandise coordinator) | ||
==Former smashers== | ==Former smashers== | ||
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|2019-07-19 | |2019-07-19 | ||
|2021-07-16 | |2021-07-16 | ||
|- | |||
|{{flag|United States}} | |||
|{{Sm|Plup}} | |||
|Justin McGrath | |||
|''Super Smash Bros. Melee''<br>''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''<br>''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' | |||
|{{head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=24px}}{{head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=24px}}{{head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=24px}}<br>{{head|Pikachu|g=SSB4|s=24px}}{{head|Rosalina & Luma|g=SSB4|s=24px}}<br>{{head|Mega Man|g=SSBU|s=24px}}{{head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=24px}}{{head|Greninja|g=SSBU|s=24px}} | |||
|2015-06-30 | |||
|2022-12-02 | |||
|- | |||
|{{flag|USA}} | |||
|{{Sm|iBDW}} | |||
|Cody Schwab | |||
|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' | |||
|{{head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=24px}} | |||
|2020-05-05 | |||
|2022-12-02 | |||
|- | |||
|{{flag|USA}} | |||
|{{Sm|WaDi}} | |||
|Chris Boston | |||
|''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' | |||
|{{head|ROB|g=SSBU|s=24px}}{{head|Mewtwo|g=SSBU|s=24px}} | |||
|2021-04-02 | |||
|2022-12-02 | |||
|- | |||
|{{flag|United States}} | |||
|{{Sm|ESAM}} | |||
|Eric Lew | |||
|''Super Smash Bros. Melee''<br>''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''<br>''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' | |||
|{{head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=24px}}<br>{{head|Pikachu|g=SSB4|s=24px}}{{head|Samus|g=SSB4|s=24px}}<br>{{head|Pikachu|g=SSBU|s=24px}}{{head|Mii Brawler|g=SSBU|s=24px}} | |||
|2015-06-24 | |||
|2023-01-15 | |||
|- | |||
|{{flag|United States}} | |||
|{{Sm|Marss}} | |||
|Tyler Martins | |||
|''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' | |||
|{{head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU|s=24px}} | |||
|2019-03-22 | |||
|2023-01-16 | |||
|} | |} | ||
===Other smashers=== | ===Other smashers=== | ||
*{{Sm|Alpharad|USA|c1=Mario|g=SSB4}}{{Head|Mario|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Joker|g=SSBU|s=20px}} (content director, joined June 30th, 2016) | |||
*{{Sm|Bear|USA|c1=Bowser|g=SSB4}} (Team manager, tournament director, FGC manager) | *{{Sm|Bear|USA|c1=Bowser|g=SSB4}} (Team manager, tournament director, FGC manager) | ||
*{{Sm|suar|USA|c1=Sheik|g=SSB4}} (PG Stats director, joined May 7th, 2016) | *{{Sm|suar|USA|c1=Sheik|g=SSB4}} (PG Stats director, joined May 7th, 2016) | ||
*{{Sm|Zan|USA|c1=Toon Link|g=SSB4}} (PG Stats analyst, joined May 7th, 2016) | *{{Sm|Zan|USA|c1=Toon Link|g=SSB4}} (PG Stats analyst, joined May 7th, 2016) | ||
*{{Sm|Tetra|France|c1=Captain Falcon|c2= | *{{Sm|Tetra|France|c1=Captain Falcon|c2=Bowser|g=SSB4}} (PG Stats, joined June 2nd, 2016) | ||
*{{Sm|juddy|Canada}} (PG Stats statistician, joined June 2nd, 2016) | *{{Sm|juddy|Canada}} (PG Stats statistician, joined June 2nd, 2016) | ||
*{{Sm|Stimpy|UK|c1=Roy|g=SSBU}} (Actor Asa Butterfield, content creator) | |||
*{{Sm|FullStream|USA|c1=Inkling|g=SSBU}} (''Rivals of Aether'' player) | |||
*{{Sm|Chia|USA|c1=R.O.B.|g=SSBU}} (Joined May 5th, 2020) | *{{Sm|Chia|USA|c1=R.O.B.|g=SSBU}} (Joined May 5th, 2020) | ||
*{{Sm|Simply|USA|c1=Marth|g=SSBM}} (''Mario 64'' speedrunner, content creator) | *{{Sm|Simply|USA|c1=Marth|g=SSBM}} (''Mario 64'' speedrunner, content creator) | ||
*{{Sm|Tantalus|USA}} (PG Tournament Organizer) | |||
*{{Sm|turndownforwalt|USA|c1=Mario|g=SSBM}} (Content creator) | |||
*{{Sm|BobbyWasabi|USA|c1=Villager|g=SSBU}} (Video editor) | |||
*{{Sm|VikkiKitty|c1=Corrin|c2=Kirby|g=SSBU|USA}} (Commentator, content creator) | |||
*{{Sm|TKbreezy|c1=Wii Fit Trainer|g=SSBU|USA}} (Commentator, content creator) | |||
*{{Sm|Coney|USA|c1=Banjo & Kazooie|g=SSBU}} (Creative Lead, commentator) | |||
*{{Sm|PracticalTAS|Canada}} (PGstats mathematician) | |||
*{{Sm|Daramgaria|c1=Ness|c2=King Dedede|g=SSBU|USA}} (Commentator, content creator) | |||
*{{Sm|Jackie Peanuts|c1=Dr. Mario|g=SSBU|USA}} (PGstats director) | |||
*{{Sm|Brentos|c1=Peach|g=SSBM|USA}} (PGstats Melee Content Writer) | |||
*{{Sm|Jut|USA|c1=Incineroar|g=SSBU}} (Social media manager) | |||
*{{Sm|Jaaahsh|USA|c1=R.O.B.|g=SSBU}} (Community organizer, player manager) | |||
*{{Sm|Little Z|Australia|c1=Wario|g=SSBU}} (Content creator) | |||
*{{Sm|KingKirb64|USA|c1=Kirby|g=SSBU}} (PG Hardware Engineer) | |||
*{{Sm|Kantrip|Canada|c1=Diddy Kong|g=SSBU}} (Influencer; joined May 2020<ref>https://twitter.com/PandaGlobal/status/1257751153498087424] </ref>, left December 2022<ref>https://twitter.com/kongmunism/status/1599838305910423552?s=20</ref>) | |||
*{{Sm|Spike|USA}} (PGstats designer) | |||
*{{Sm|Dom|USA|c1=Villager|c2=Sheik|g=SSB4|p=Tri-state}} (PGstats writer, joined May 7th, 2016) | |||
*{{Sm|fyazko|USA}} (content creator, joined June 2nd, 2016) | |||
*{{Sm|Keith|USA}} (lead graphics artist, project manager) | |||
*{{Sm|PSI|USA|c1=Lucas|g=SSBU}}{{Head|Young Link|g=SSBU|s=20px}} (graphics artist) | |||
==Other famous players== | ==Other famous players== | ||
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*Faye Mata <small>''Voice Actor''</small> | *Faye Mata <small>''Voice Actor''</small> | ||
*Anna Cramling <small>''Chess''</small> | *Anna Cramling <small>''Chess''</small> | ||
*Wolfe Glick (WolfeyVGC) <small>''Pokémon''</small> | |||
==PG Key== | ==PG Key== | ||
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|[[PG Key to Midwest Mayhem 8]]||March 18th-30th, 2017||450||{{Sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}*||{{Sm|lapis lazuli|USA}}* | |[[PG Key to Midwest Mayhem 8]]||March 18th-30th, 2017||450||{{Sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}*||{{Sm|lapis lazuli|USA}}* | ||
|} | |} | ||
*Cosmos and Wrath were both unable to attend, so the key was passed down to the 3rd place finisher, {{Sm|Koolaid}}. | {{*}}Cosmos and Wrath were both unable to attend, so the key was passed down to the 3rd place finisher, {{Sm|Koolaid}}.<br> | ||
*Cosmos was unable to attend, so the key was passed down to the runner-up, Zage. | {{*}}Cosmos was unable to attend, so the key was passed down to the runner-up, Zage.<br> | ||
*Sonix and lapis lazuli both declined their keys, so it was passed down to the 3rd place finisher, {{Sm|Locus}}. | {{*}}Sonix and lapis lazuli both declined their keys, so it was passed down to the 3rd place finisher, {{Sm|Locus}}. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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[[Category:American sponsors]] | [[Category:American sponsors]] | ||
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