CPLAY
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| operator | CPLAY eV |
| Manager |
 Paul Dahlhoff
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| Headquarters |
Hamburg
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| founding year | 2007 |
| Clan color | red |
| Homepage | www.cplay.gg |
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CPLAY is a German esports organization . Since it was founded in 2007, the Hamburg club has gained international fame, particularly in the computer games Counter-Strike, Call of Duty, League of Legends, ShootMania and World of Tanks.
In October 2016, the management decided to pause the association's activities. After a two-year break, CPLAY is currently providing teams in the games Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, FIFA and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.
history
CPLAY was founded in 2007 under the name Coreplay. Within the German e-sports scene, the Hamburgers managed to cause a stir early on with strong performances in the games Counter-Strike and Call of Duty. From 2010 the Hanseatic League was a regular participant in the ESL Pro Series.
Consistent scouting of talent catapulted CPLAY onto the international stage in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in 2012. At that time, among others, in the team: Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth . After an outstanding performance at the NorthCon Gaming Festival, CPLAY established itself as a serious newcomer " The Borussia Dortmund of the European CS: GO scene" . After switching from Xyp9x to fnatic , the CS: GO team was reorganized. In 2015, by winning the ESL Major League and the Hitbox Arena Invitational, the company made another leap to the top in Europe. After further top placements in the Fragbite Masters and the CEVO, the newly discovered top performers Danny “Berry” Krüger switched to SK Gaming and Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander to Copenhagen Wolves . The Counter-Strike era should end here for the time being.
Nationally, CPLAY has made headlines since 2012, especially in League of Legends. In 2013 the team with Maurice “Amazing” Stückenscheider became German runner-up and won the Dr. Pepper Allstar Tournament at Gamescom .
In 2014, CPLAY was the only German team to take part in the European Championships (WGL Europe Finals) in the tactical shooter World of Tanks. The popular figures around Dominik “Ruster” Waffler and Matthias “Hacki” Hackenberg finished the tournament with a confident third place.
Since 2007 CPLAY has been trying to strengthen e-sports away from the popular stages. In the alternative shooter from Ubisoft's subsidiary Nadeo , the line-up around Belgian Dimmy “Dreammyw0w” Snels was not only among the world's top competitors, CPLAY developed its own tournament platform together with the publisher. Together with the best commentators in Europe, the CPLAY Premier Series: ShootMania increased the international reach of the game many times over.
Active players
Counter-Strike Global Offensive
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Michael "Mikael" Luong
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Christian "ChrisWa" Walter
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Tim "sh1no" Decher
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Marijan "ser" Solakovski
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Quang-Anh "hayanh" Nguyen
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Julian "Pir3x" Steinkasserer (replacement)
Important players
Counter-Strike Global Offensive
Former players (selection)
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Lukas "gla1ve" Rossander
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Nikolaj "wood" Holst
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Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth
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Danny "BERRY" Kruger
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Pascal "nky" Maass
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Tugay "TuGuX" Keskin
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Phil "Whindanski" Nicholas
League of Legends
Former players (selection)
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Niklas "Intox" Lips
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Kevin "LordKevko" Zuber
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Frederik "Shantao" Krojniak
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Damian "D-man" Dörfling
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Jakub "Koi" Nowicki -
Maurice “Amazing” piece cutter
ShootMania
Former players (selection)
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Dimmy "Dreammyw0w" Snels -
Ludovic "Ludo" Bec -
Aldrin "Narwak" Delmas
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Timo "Thy" Kruger
Hearthstone
Former players (selection)
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Sebastian "Sheepshooter" cook
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Robin "RobinWho" Sachsenhausen
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Marco "Seeker" Rothaupt
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Maximilian "MaxCapone" Bracht
World of Tanks
Former players (selection)
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Dominik "Ruster" Waffler
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Matthias "Hacki" Hackenberg
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Pascal "Dr_Tuer" Griebsch
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Kevin "TheDeadZone" van Huit -
Painted "DerZernichter" Schubert
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Jordy "Dakillzor" verse mass
Successes (excerpt)
Counter-Strike Global Offensive
- NorthCon eSport Arena 2012: 4th place
- ESL Major League I 2015: 1st place
- Hitbox Arena Showdown Invitational 2015: 1st place
- 99Damage Arena 18 2015: 3rd place
- CEVO Season 7 - Europe Main 2015: 7th place
- Fragbite Masters Season 4 2015: 9th place
League of Legends
- CyberGamer SteelSeries LoL Challenge 2013: 3rd place
- EPS Germany 2013 Summer: 2nd place
- EPS Germany 2013 Winter Cup 4: 3rd place
- EPS Germany 2013 Winter Cup 1: 3rd place
- Dr. Pepper Allstars Tournament 2013: 1st place
- International Invitational Tournament 3 2014: 3rd place
Shootmania
- ShootMania Premier Series Season 2 2015: 1st place
- ShootMania Premier Series Season 1 2015: 3rd place
- Gamers Assembly 2015: 7th place
Hearthstone
- TakeTV Hearthstone Invitational 2014
- SeatStory Cup II 2014 - Groupstage
- Fireside Gathering 2014: 1st & 2nd place
- eSports Patriots Cup 2014: 1st place
- ESL 2on2 Team Cup 2014: 1st place
- HyperX Invitational 2014: Round 4
World of Tanks
- WGL Europe Finals 2014: 3rd place
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ CPLAY - Authentic eSports. Retrieved September 1, 2018 .
- ↑ Xyp9x. In: Liquidpedia. Retrieved July 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Milan Švejda: BERRY replaces DOGS in SK. In: CS: GO News & Coverage | HLTV.org. Retrieved July 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Luis Mira: CPLAY add xanzir, percy. In: CS: GO News & Coverage | HLTV.org. Retrieved July 24, 2018 .
- ^ Allstar Tournament History. Accessed July 17, 2018 .
- ↑ Paul Dahlhoff: CPLAY closes its doors. In: SPORTSFREUNDE - Taskforce for eSports Marketing. Retrieved July 24, 2018 .