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Ground Zero Gaming
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Ground Zero Gaming
Team Information
Location:
Region:
Coach:
James "Jimmah" ForshawManager:
Matthew "Sheep" WoolleyTeam Captain:
Jonathan "Express" SladeSponsor(s):
Earnings:
$165,525
2703 (Rank #6)
5209 (Rank #1)
Links
History
Created:
2017-08-12
Ground Zero Gaming is an Australian esports organization.
Contents
History[edit]
Timeline[edit]
- May 2nd - Ground Zero Gaming acquires Daisu, Montyconnor and Addzey for the Gfinity Elite Series.[1]
- May 17th - Ground Zero Gaming announce that they have signed the Legacy Esports players on loan for eight weeks.[2]
- September 7th - Ground Zero Gaming acquire Downloadable Content.[3]
- October 1st - With Gfinity Elite Series Season 2 approaching, Ground Zero Gaming acquire Frenzyy, Ghost and Curt0h for their roster with their main team.[4]
- October 23rd - Ghost joins the starting line-up.[5]
- December 2nd - CJM leaves Ground Zero Gaming.[6]
- March 8th - Ghost, Walcott and Lim leave.[7]
- June 3rd - Ground Zero Gaming acquires Out of Order. julz, Siki and Decka join.[8]
- August 3rd - ZeN joins Ground Zero Gaming, Siki leaves.[9]
- September 13th - ZeN leaves Ground Zero Gaming.[10]
- September 25th - Requiem joins Ground Zero Gaming.[11]
- September 29th - ENiGMA joins as coach.[12]
- December 17th - ENiGMA leaves the team.[13]
- February 6th - Requiem is released from the team. Express replaces him.[14][15][16]
- April 29th - Decka leaves Ground Zero Gaming.[17]
- May 2nd - SPYDOGE joins Ground Zero Gaming as stand-in for the Oceanian Rocket League Spring Series.[18]
- June 2nd - SPYDOGE is officially signed to the Ground Zero Gaming roster. Cha0s joins as a coach.[19]
- July 8th - Cha0s leaves the team.[20]
- July 26th - SPYDOGE leaves to join Attack of the Invisible Ninja.[21]
- August 15th - Amphis joins to complete the roster. Jimmah joins as coach.[22]
- October 22nd - Torsos joins as Julz leaves Ground Zero Gaming.[23][24]
Player Roster[edit]
Active[edit]
| Active Squad | Active Squad | |||||||||
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| ID | Name | Join Date | ||||||||
Express  | ( Jonathan Slade) | Join Date: |
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| Amphis | ( Luke Riddell) | Join Date: 2020-08-15[22] |
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| Torsos | ( Daniel Parsons) | Join Date: 2020-10-22[24] |
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| Jimmah | ( James Forshaw) | (Coach) | Join Date: 2020-08-15[22] |
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Former[edit]
| RLCS Season 6 Squad | RLCS Season 6 Squad | |||||||||
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| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||||||
| Walcott | ( Daniel Hawkeswood) | Join Date: 2018-09-07[3] | Leave Date: - |
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| Lim | ( Liam Collum) | Join Date: 2018-09-07[3] | Leave Date: - |
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 CJM | ( Cameron McGrouther) | Join Date: 2018-09-07[3] | Leave Date: 2018-12-02[6] |
Retired |
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| Ghost | ( Ben Phair) | Join Date: 2018-10-23[5] | Leave Date: - |
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| Gfinity Elite Series - Season 2 Squad | ||||||
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| ID | Name | New Gfinity Team | ||||
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CJM | Cameron McGrouther | ||||
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Lim | Liam Collum | ||||
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Walcott | Daniel Hawkeswood | ||||
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Frenzyy | Finlay Rockach | ||||
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Ghost | Ben Phair | ||||
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Curto | |||||
| Gfinity Elite Series - Season 1 Squad | ||||||
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| ID | Name | New Gfinity Team | ||||
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Cyrix | Nathan Baxter | ||||
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Siki | Christopher Magee | ||||
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delusion | Aiden Hendry |  Chimpwits
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Addzey | Adam Meechan | ||||
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Montyconnor | Connor Montgomery | ||||
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Daisu | Douglas Smith |  ORDER
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| RLCS Season 8 Squad | RLCS Season 8 Squad | |||||||||
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| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||||||
| Julz | ( Tom Jullienne) | Join Date: 2019-06-03[8] | Leave Date: - |
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| Decka | ( Alex Tsoutsouras) | Join Date: 2019-06-03[8] | Leave Date: - |
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| Requiem | ( William 'Billy' Hutchinson) | Join Date: 2019-09-25[11] | Leave Date: - |
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| ENiGMA | ( Michael Hivers) | (Coach) | Join Date: 2019-09-29 [12] | Leave Date: 2019-11-17[13] |
 Team Esper (Coach) |
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| Former Players | Former Players | |||||||||
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| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||||||
| ZeN | ( Aidan Hui) | Join Date: 2019-08-03[9] | Leave Date: 2019-09-13[10] |
 Gaming Gamers |
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| RLCS Season 7 Squad | RLCS Season 7 Squad | |||||||||
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| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||||||
| Julz | ( Tom Jullienne) | Join Date: 2019-06-03[8] | Leave Date: - |
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| Siki | ( Christopher Magee) | Join Date: 2019-06-03[8] | Leave Date: 2019-08-03[9] |
 Renegades |
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| Decka | ( Alex Tsoutsouras) | Join Date: 2019-06-03[8] | Leave Date: - |
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| Temporary stand-ins | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Replacing | ID | Name | Tournament(s) | |||
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ZeN | Aidan Hui |  |
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Siki | Christopher Magee | DreamHack Pro Circuit: Montreal 2019 - Closed Qualifier | |
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Misty | Gerry Woods | |
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Decka | Alex Tsoutsouras | The Glove Season 2 - Week 8 | |
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Misty | Gerry Woods | |
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Requiem | William 'Billy' Hutchinson | The Gauntlet Season 2 - Week 7 | |
| Former Squad | Former Squad | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||||||
| Walcott | ( Daniel Hawkeswood) | Join Date: 2018-09-07[3] | Leave Date: 2019-03-08[7] |
 Sky Infinity |
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| Lim | ( Liam Collum) | Join Date: 2018-09-07[3] | Leave Date: 2019-03-08[7] |
Sky Infinity |
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| Ghost | ( Ben Phair) | Join Date: 2018-10-23[5] | Leave Date: 2019-03-08[7] |
Sky Infinity |
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| RLCS X - Fall Split Squad | RLCS X - Fall Split Squad | |||||||||
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| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||||||
| Julz | ( Tom Jullienne) | Join Date: 2019-06-03[8] | Leave Date: 2020-10-22[23] |
Cringe Society |
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| Express | ( Jonathan Slade) | Join Date: | Leave Date: - |
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| Amphis | ( Luke Riddell) | Join Date: 2020-08-15[22] | Leave Date: - |
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| Jimmah | ( James Forshaw) | (Coach) | Join Date: 2020-08-15[22] | Leave Date: - |
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| Former Players | Former Players | |||||||||
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| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||||||
| SPYDOGE | ( Blake Evans) | Join Date: 2020-06-02[19] | Leave Date: 2020-07-26[21] |
 Attack of the Invisible Ninja |
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 Cha0s | ( Liam De Cuypere) | (Coach) | Join Date: 2020-06-02[19] | Leave Date: 2020-07-08[20] |
 Triple Trouble (Coach) |
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| SPYDOGE | ( Blake Evans) | (Stand-in) | Join Date: 2020-05-02[18] | Leave Date: 2020-06-02[19] |
 Ground Zero Gaming |
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| RLCS Season 9 Squad | RLCS Season 9 Squad | |||||||||
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| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||||||
| Julz | ( Tom Jullienne) | Join Date: 2019-06-03[8] | Leave Date: - |
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| Decka | ( Alex Tsoutsouras) | Join Date: 2019-06-03[8] | Leave Date: 2020-04-29[17] |
Cringe Society |
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| Express | ( Jonathan Slade) | Join Date: | Leave Date: - |
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| Former Players | Former Players | |||||||||
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| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||||||
| Requiem | ( William 'Billy' Hutchinson) | Join Date: 2019-09-25[11] | Leave Date: |
 La France Cosplay |
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| RLCS X - Spring Split Squad | RLCS X - Spring Split Squad | |||||||||
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| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||||||
| Express | ( Jonathan Slade) | Join Date: | Leave Date: - |
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| Amphis | ( Luke Riddell) | Join Date: 2020-08-15[22] | Leave Date: - |
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| Torsos | ( Daniel Parsons) | Join Date: 2020-10-22[24] | Leave Date: - |
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| Jimmah | ( James Forshaw) | (Coach) | Join Date: 2020-08-15[22] | Leave Date: - |
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Organization[edit]
Active[edit]
| Organization | |||||||
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| ID | Name | Position | Join Date | ||||
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Xcell | Beau Melia | Co-Founder & CEO | 2016-05-12 | |||
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Sheep | Matthew Woolley | General Manager & Team Manager | 2019-03-25 | |||
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Ozzie | Brad Moore | Assistant Manager | 2018-08-14 | |||
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Kev_Physio | Kevin Ho | Physiotherapist | 2020-12-20[25] | |||
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JrTins | Matt Tinsley | Content Creator | 2021-05-25[26] | |||
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bepsycola | Bethany | Content Creator | 2021-06-08[27] | |||
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Jonzzy | Jon | Content Creator | 2021-06-14[28] | |||
Former[edit]
| Former Organization | |||||||
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| ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Organization | New Position | |
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Schapes | Jordan Schaper | Co-Founder & Director | 2016-05-12 | 2019-03-25 | ||
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Xtinct | Chase Dickson | Co-Founder & Co-Owner | 2016-05-12 | 2019-03-25 | ||
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Legitz | Kieran Keys | General Manager & Director | 2016-05-12 | 2019-03-25 | ||
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SonOfJupiter | Jamie Adamson | Content Creator | 2019-10-22[29] | 2020-10-22[30] |  Southern Stars
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Co-Owner |
Achievements[edit]
Recent Matches[edit]
| Date | Time | Tier | Tournament | Score | Vs. Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-09 | 10:00 UTC | Qualifier |  | Intel World Open - Asia Maritime & Oceania Regional: Australia - Open Qualifier 2 | 2 : 0 |  NE | |
| 2021-06-09 | 09:30 UTC | Qualifier | | Intel World Open - Asia Maritime & Oceania Regional: Australia - Open Qualifier 2 | 2 : 1 |  R!OT | |
| 2021-06-09 | 09:00 UTC | Qualifier | | Intel World Open - Asia Maritime & Oceania Regional: Australia - Open Qualifier 2 | 2 : 0 |  SSD | |
| 2021-06-09 | 08:30 UTC | Qualifier | | Intel World Open - Asia Maritime & Oceania Regional: Australia - Open Qualifier 2 | 2 : 0 | BMB | |
| 2021-06-02 | 11:30 UTC | Qualifier | | Intel World Open - Asia Maritime & Oceania Regional: Australia - Open Qualifier 1 | 1 : 2 |  OVR | |
| Complete list of matches in any tournament | |||||||
Media[edit]
Interviews[edit]
2019[edit]
- 2019-11-16 | RLCS Regional Finals Team Profile, Ground Zero by Freddie Tresidder of Here's The Thing
Features[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Logos[edit]
First logo
(prior to 2019)
References[edit]
- ↑ Ground Zero Gaming (2018-05-02). "Roster_Ground_Zero".
- ↑ Ground Zero Gaming (2018-05-02). "Roster_Loan_Ground_Zero".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Ground Zero Gaming (2018-09-07). "We at GZ are very excited to let you all know that we are returning to Rocket League!".
- ↑ Gfinity (2018-10-01). "Here are the Elite Draft S2 #RocketLeague selections! Congratulations to our drafted Challengers joining;".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Ghost (2018-10-23). "Officially signed with @GroundZeroOCE!".
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 CJM (2018-12-02). "Officially retiring from Rocket League".
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Sky Infinity RLOM S7". 2019-03-08]].
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 Ground Zero Gaming (2019-06-03). "Introducing Ground Zero Rocket League: 🚗 @Julz_rl ⚽️ @DeckaaRL 🥅 @SikiRL_".
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 yumi_cheeseman (2019-08-03). "Zen joins Ground Zero Gaming".
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 CJCJ (2019-09-13). "Chiefs Roster for RLCS S8:@CJCJ_RL @DrippayRL @ExpressRL_ Sub: @ZeN_OCE".
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Ground Zero Gaming (2019-09-25). "Introducing @RequiemOCE to our Rocket League Roster!".
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 [Inside Source]
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 [Inside Source]
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 "Express to Ground Zero Gaming". 2020-02-06.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 Ground Zero Gaming (2020-02-08). "Ahead of our match today in the @LetsPlayLiveHQ Rocket League OCE qualifiers, please welcome @ExpressRL_ to our 2020 competitive roster ⚽️🚗🚀".
- ↑ Ground Zero Gaming (2020-02-20). "Farewell @RequiemRL, it's been a bang!".
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Ground Zero Gaming (2020-04-29). "Farewell @DeckaaRL, it's been a banger! 🚀".
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Torsos (2020-05-02). "Decka officially on Cringe Society".
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 julz (2020-06-02). "Roster for the up coming @RLOceania Grand Slam: @Julz_rl, @ExpressRL_ and........introducing: @SPYDOGE and our waterboy (coach): @Cha0sRL".
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Cha0s (2020-07-80). "I want to thank @Julz_rl, @ExpressRL_and @SPYDOGE for allowing to help them during june and the #RLOGRANDSLAM. They've been such a nice group to work with and I know for sure they'll achieve great things in OCE. With the new format of RLCS X, i will expand my horizon once more".
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Walcott (2020-07-26). "We are proud to announce our team for the upcoming season of car soccer".
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 Ground Zero Gaming (2020-08-15). "Introducing your Ground Zero Gaming Rocket League Oceanic Championship roster!".
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Ground Zero Gaming (2020-10-22). "Ground Zero today bids farewell to a Legend. Tom "Julz" Jullienne is a inspiration beyond comparison, his will and commitment to the Ground Zero family will be something we are forever grateful for.".
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 Ground Zero Gaming (2020-10-22). "Today we officially welcome Torsos, to the Ground Zero Family!".
- ↑ Ground Zero Gaming (2020-12-20). "Today we are officially pleased to welcome @kev_physio to the GZG family".
- ↑ Ground Zero Gaming (2021-05-25). "Ground Zero is proud to welcome aboard @JrTins_ as a Rocket League Content Creator!".
- ↑ Ground Zero Gaming (2021-06-08). "Blessing your tuesday is a sweet GZ announcement, We're more than proud to welcome aboard @bepsycolaa to our team of amazing content creators.".
- ↑ Ground Zero Gaming (2021-06-14). "Bringing the muscle the team, we're proud to welcome @jonzzyTV as our newest addition to the #GZPZ family.".
- ↑ [Inside Source]
- ↑ SonOfJupiter (2020-10-22). "I guess today is the best day to announce. I have parted ways from @GroundZeroOCE for my own mental health. I want to thank them for everything they have done for me and i'll continue to support my local esports org from the sidelines.".
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