Dirty Mike

Michael LaBelle (born September 21, 1989), is a web-based entertainer, video producer, and a professional FIFA player for New York Red Bulls. He is known mostly for providing tips via nontraditional methods through YouTube[1] and Twitch outlets.[2]

Mike LaBelle
Michael LaBelle
Personal information
Born (1989-09-21) September 21, 1989
HometownHouston, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Nickname(s)michs09
Career information
LeagueFIWC, ESWC, WCG, IeSF, WSVG, ESL
Current team United States
GamesFIFA series

Born in Houston, Texas, Mike grew up playing the original Nintendo, before progressing to online play via the PlayStation and Xbox. His competitive background in sports as an athlete quickly translated into the desire to apply this to video games. Mike found his niche in 2006 by qualifying for the World Final of the FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC) where he competed versus the best FIFA players across all nations. Mike has won seven national titles in FIFA, and represented the United States at the FIWC,[3] ESWC (Electronic Sports World Cup[4]), WCG (World Cyber Games),[5] VG World Finals (Virgin Gaming),[6] IeSF World Championship (International Esports Federation), WSVG (World Series of Video Games),[7] Hyundai Global Championship, WCG Pan American Championship[8] and as an ESL (Electronic Sports League) Major Series Player.[9]

Since May 2016, Dirty Mike's channel has grown to over 283,000 subscribers and received over 37 million total views. He has been featured in the Houston Chronicle[10] and Houston Press.[11] He has also been featured on TV shows WCG Ultimate Gamer [12] (Season 2) and Great Day Houston[13] with Deborah Duncan on KHOU.

Mike had his celebration motion captured and featured in FIFA 14 (Le Cirque LaBelle).[14]

He has also worked as a gaming analyst and host for KICKTV [15] and Copa90.[16]

As of May 2016, Mike is sponsored by SteelSeries,[17] G2A, and EGSPN.

Accomplishments

College Life

FIFA 15
  • ESWC Grand Final (Paris, France) - 9th-16th place
  • World Series of Video Games World Final (Maldives) - 5th-8th place
  • World Series of Video Games National Qualifier - 1st place

FIFA 14
  • KICK.TV Best Goal Competition - 1st place
  • KICK.TV World Cup Invitational - 5th-8th place
  • Project Definitive Invitational - 1st place

FIFA 13
  • EA FIFA National Tour (Houston, Texas) - 1st place
  • ESWC North American / South America Qualifier - 2nd place
  • Virgin Gaming Challenge Series World Final (Las Vegas, Nevada) - 32/256
  • Virgin Gaming Challenge Series National Qualifier - 1st place
  • WCG National Final (Durham, North Carolina) - 2nd place

FIFA 12
  • Gamestop Virgin Gaming $50,000 Final Bracket - 3rd/4th (Xbox 360)
  • Gamestop Virgin Gaming $50,000 Final Bracket - 5th-8th place (PS3)
  • Gamestop Powerup Virgin Gaming Qualifier - 1st place
  • Virgin Gaming Challenge Series World Final (Manhattan, New York) - 64/256
  • Virgin Gaming Challenge Series VIP Package (NYC) - 1st place
  • Virgin Gaming Challenge Series World Qualifier - 1st place
  • WCG Pan American Championship (Santiago, Chile) - 5th-8th place
  • WCG National Final (Manhattan, New York) - Group
  • WCG National Final Online Qualifier - 2nd place

FIFA 11
  • IeSF World Championship (Andong, Korea) - 5th-8th place
  • IeSF National Qualifier - 1st place
  • WCG Pan American Championship (São Paulo, Brazil) - 4th place

FIFA 10
  • Hyundai Global FIFA Championship (Busan, Korea) - 9th -16th place
  • IeSF Challenge World Championship (Daegu, Korea) - Group
  • IeSF Challenge National Qualifier - 1st place
  • Gillette Tournament of Champions National Qualifier - 1st place

FIFA 09
  • ESL Major Series Player
  • FIWC National Final (Manhattan, New York) - 2nd place
  • FIWC National Final Online Qualifier - 1st place
  • Gillette Tournament of Champions Finals - 4th place
  • Gillette Tournament of Champions Qualifier - 1st place
  • WCG Grand Final (Chengdu, China) - Group
  • WCG National Final (Manhattan, New York) - 2nd place [18]
  • WCG National Final Qualifier (West Region) - 1st place
  • WCG US Open Invitational (Manhattan, New York) - 3rd place

FIFA 08
  • CGS Taxi player for Chicago Chimera (Championship Gaming Series)
  • FIWC Grand Final (Berlin, Germany) - 9th-16th place
  • FIWC North American Regional (Los Angeles, California) - 1st place [19]
  • WCG Grand Final *Team USA* (Cologne, Germany) - 2nd place
  • WCG Grand Final (Cologne, Germany) - Group
  • WCG National Final (Los Angeles, California) - 2nd place
  • WCG Regional (Dallas, Texas) - 1st place
  • WCG Online Qualifier (South Region) - 1st place

FIFA 07
  • FIWC Grand Finalist (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 9th-16th place
  • FIWC National Qualifier (USA) - 1st place
  • WCG National Final (Orlando, Florida) - 3rd place
  • WCG Regional (Dallas,Texas) - 2nd place
  • WCG Online Qualifier (South Region) - 1st place

References
  1. "Dirty Mike - The Ultimate FIFA Guide". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  2. "DirtyMike". Twitch. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  3. "FIFA, EA and PlayStation Confirm Player Line-up for the FIFA Interactive World Cup 2008 Final (NASDAQ:EA)". investor.ea.com. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  4. East, Tom. "The big kick off! FIFA 15 stars psyched for ESWC". www.redbull.com. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  5. "FIFA 09 | Football Gamer Network". www.footballgamer.net. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  6. "Virgin Gaming | vVv michs09 Qualifies for Challenge Series World Final". Sweetpatch TV. 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  7. "Watch DIRTY VLOGS THE MALDIVES!! WORLD SERIES OF VIDEO GAMES!!". Vnbeat.com - Best clip. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  8. "WCG 2011 Pan-America - HLTV.org". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  9. GmbH, Turtle Entertainment. "vVv michs09 - Player - North America - Blade & Soul | ESL Play". play.eslgaming.com. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  10. "Video gamer scores in thumb soccer". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  11. Rouner, Jef (2015-06-16). "Getting Paid To Play: Thanks to Live-Streaming, Video Games are a Massive Spectator Sport". Houston Press. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  12. "Mike LaBelle | Gamers | WCG Ultimate Gamer | Syfy". new.syfy.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  13. TEGNA. "Pro Gamer Scores Big With Online Fanbase". KHOU. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  14. FIFA.com (2013-05-27). "Labelle completes le cirque surreal". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  15. KICKTV Gaming (2014-02-06), FIFA 14 | KICKTV INVITATIONAL | GROUP A PREVIEW, retrieved 2016-05-09
  16. Copa90 (2014-12-11), Top 10 Fifa YouTubers - with Mike (part 2), retrieved 2016-05-09
  17. "Stream Team | SteelSeries". steelseries.com. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  18. FIFA.com (2009-04-04). "Giuseppe the boss in NYC". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  19. "FIFA, EA and PlayStation Confirm Player Line-up for the FIFA Interactive World Cup 2008 Final. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
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