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Team Pandemic Cease Operations
An official announcement has been made that effective immediately Team Pandemic will be shutting down.
By Justin 'PrimeTime' Loeb
Feb 28, 2010 07:21
An official announcement has been made that effective immediately Team Pandemic will be shutting down.One of the most iconic e-sports names in North America has announced they will be closing their doors. Team Owner and President Chris Lemley made the announcement following a disappointing year.
Starting as a small Arkansas LAN team, Team Pandemic quickly emerged as an elite contender under the wings of Mark Dolven. When Mark moved on with the CGS, a young Chris Lemley stepped in and continued to expand the brand. Pandemic will best be remembered by their World of Warcraft team that swept the competition in 2007, winning every major tournament around the globe.
Below is the official press release from their website,
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Source: teampandemic.net
(Photograph copyright Team Pandemic)
Starting as a small Arkansas LAN team, Team Pandemic quickly emerged as an elite contender under the wings of Mark Dolven. When Mark moved on with the CGS, a young Chris Lemley stepped in and continued to expand the brand. Pandemic will best be remembered by their World of Warcraft team that swept the competition in 2007, winning every major tournament around the globe.
Below is the official press release from their website,
"Conway, Arkansas – Effective March 1, TeamPandemic LLC. Are shutting the doors on nearly a decade of world champion esports divisions (2002-10).
From our humble beginnings as an Arkansas LAN team, the blue and white of the Pandemic swirl would evolve into a symbol of gaming’s elite… an icon which gamers worldwide recognize. Fortune 500 companies once valued and leveraged as a means to reach an entire demographic, yet only a very special and select few were ever lucky enough to wear.
Thank you to all those who have supported us and/or played a role in our success over the years: Mark Dolven, for kick starting the dream; Jim and Annette Lemley, for believing in it; our players and staff, without whom none of the real magic would have been possible; and of course our fans, the real lifeblood of eSports and the only hope of its growth and survival.
Special thanks to Joe Amorosa, Jared Coulston, Kelly Law-Yone, Duran Parsi, Amaris Folwer, Heather and Joel Hernandez, David Bjork, Matthew Kramer, Jennie Eckhardt, Grant and Jana Hall, Nathan Quinn, David Cho, Justin Loeb, Jacob Bohnert, Nick Leon, Micheal Holmes, Shawn Fanning, Craig Levine, Jarret Cale, Frederic Descamps, Matt Gilman, Brad Dickason, Steve Dottoli, Corey Dunn, Charlie Plitt, Abe Zarran, and many, many others.
Though the eSport aspects of Pandemic will cease operations immediately, we will be retaining the brand and engaging in new opportunities in the near future. Details will be released as they become available."
From our humble beginnings as an Arkansas LAN team, the blue and white of the Pandemic swirl would evolve into a symbol of gaming’s elite… an icon which gamers worldwide recognize. Fortune 500 companies once valued and leveraged as a means to reach an entire demographic, yet only a very special and select few were ever lucky enough to wear.
Thank you to all those who have supported us and/or played a role in our success over the years: Mark Dolven, for kick starting the dream; Jim and Annette Lemley, for believing in it; our players and staff, without whom none of the real magic would have been possible; and of course our fans, the real lifeblood of eSports and the only hope of its growth and survival.
Special thanks to Joe Amorosa, Jared Coulston, Kelly Law-Yone, Duran Parsi, Amaris Folwer, Heather and Joel Hernandez, David Bjork, Matthew Kramer, Jennie Eckhardt, Grant and Jana Hall, Nathan Quinn, David Cho, Justin Loeb, Jacob Bohnert, Nick Leon, Micheal Holmes, Shawn Fanning, Craig Levine, Jarret Cale, Frederic Descamps, Matt Gilman, Brad Dickason, Steve Dottoli, Corey Dunn, Charlie Plitt, Abe Zarran, and many, many others.
Though the eSport aspects of Pandemic will cease operations immediately, we will be retaining the brand and engaging in new opportunities in the near future. Details will be released as they become available."
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Source: teampandemic.net
(Photograph copyright Team Pandemic)
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This isn't the first time they've died. Hope they come back some day.
a great Team who has participation in big events like CPL, WSVG, WCG, ESWC
too bad