Crimsix

Crimsix HALO REACH History (2011)

Crimsix won $3250 from four tournaments while competing on Halo Reach with various teams. He took 4th place at MLG Columbus, then 7th place at MLG Raleigh, then 7th place at MLG Orlando, and finally, he placed in the top 6 at the 2012 MLG Winter Championship.

Crimsix COD Black Ops 2 History (2013)

Halo: Reach was dropped from the Major League Gaming Pro Circuit in 2012. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 was added to the circuit and Crimsix joined compLexity Gaming to compete.

Crimsix became the first ever professional gamer in both Halo and Call of Duty.

Ian was immediately successful and won the Machinima Frag Cup IV. Over the course of the Black Ops 2 season he won $55,917.50 from 13 different tournaments.

Crimsix placed 4th at the 2013 MLG Winter Championship. They also took 4th place at Activision’s 2013 Call of Duty Championship.

Crimsix and compLexity Gaming dominated the second half of the Black Ops 2 season winning almost every single event. They won the 2013 MLG Spring Championship, Gfinity London 2013, UMG Atlanta 2013, Gfinity 2, the 2013 MLG Fall Invitational and ESWC 2013. They also won 2 MLG 5k Series in September. They took 2nd place at the PAX Prime Call of Duty Invitational.

Crimsix COD Ghosts history (2014)

CompLexity Gaming and Crimsix continued their dominance into the Call of Duty: Ghosts season.

The team released Clayster and signed Karma after they won the 2013 MLG Fall Championship.  Crimsix and the new lineup with Karma won the 2014 UMG Philadelphia event.

Crimsix entered the 2014 Call of Duty Championship with the number two seed. In the Winner’s Bracket Final, they faced OpTic Gaming in a match that many predicted for the Grand Final. The compLexity team managed to pull through 3-2 but made it difficult for themselves after they recovered from a second half, 18 point deficit in Game 4 to take it to a deciding Game 5, which they won 6-0 including an 11-0 game from Crimsix. They advanced to the Grand Final to face Team Envy. Complexity defeated Team Envy 3 games to 0 and won the first place prize of $400,000 and a Championship ring.

Two weeks later, the team traveled to PAX East in Boston to take part in the MLG CoD League Season 1 Playoffs. They got revenge on Strictly Business, beating them in Grand Final to become Season 1 champions.

At the beginning of May, Crimsix and the team participated in UGC Niagara 2014. The event was far from smooth for the team as they were knocked into the Loser’s Bracket early by an amateur team. Then they were nearly knocked out of the event as they went to a Game 5 Round 11, but Crimsix and the team managed to clutch the game. They went on a massive run through the Loser’s Bracket all the way to the final, where they faced Team Envy. Coming from the Lower Bracket, Crimsix and compLexity needed to win two best of 5 series. They managed to win the event by beating Envy 6 to 0 in map count winning both best of 5 series.

Crimsix COD Advanced Warfare History (2015)

Moving into the Call of Duty Advanced Warfare esports season it was abundantly clear that Evil Geniuses were splitting up. After winning ESWC 2014, the roster was released from their contracts and rumors began circulating that Crimsix would join OpTic Gaming. OpTic released ProoFy and Clayster and replaced them with Crimsix and FormaL. They started the new game well and were ranked 1st going into the MLG Columbus Open 2014 tournament and finished in 2nd place finish at the event.

After the New Year in 2015, OpTic were looking to improve on their 2nd place finish from the MLG Columbus tournament. The first event of the new year was the UMG Orlando tournament. Crimsix didn’t win a map on the first day of matches. Then, on Saturday and Sunday, the next two days of the UMG Orlando event, they flipped the switch and won 1st place in the tournament.

After MLG Columbus, the team participated in Season 1 of the MLG Pro League. Crimsix finished the season in 1st place with a record of 38 wins and 6 losses. The team had two individual streaks of 12 wins and 17 wins each. Crimsix won 1st place at the MLG Pro League playoffs which took place in Columbus, Ohio between February 20th and 22nd.

After the playoffs, he won 1st place at the 2015 NA Regional Finals. Crimsix finished in the top 8 at the 2015 Call of Duty Championship on March 29th. Then, on May 3rd, he won the 2015 ESWC tournament. Next, Crimsix won 1st place at the UMG California tournament on May 17th, 2015.

Crimsix won 1st place at the 2nd Season of the MLG Pro League playoffs. He took 2nd place at the Gfinity CoD Summer Championship on August 2nd. Then, Crimsix won the UMG Washington DC tournament on September 6th, 2015. Next, he took 2nd place in the third season of the MLG Pro League playoffs. Finally, Crimsix took first place at the 2015 MLG World Finals on October 18th.

Crimsix COD Black Ops 3 History (2016)

Crimsix remained the In Game Leader, or IGL, for the Call of Duty Black Ops 3 esports season for OpTic Gaming. He and OpTic won 5 events during the Black Ops 3 season. Then, Crimsix placed in the top 8 at the 2016 Call of Duty XP Championship.

Crimsix COD Infinite Warfare History (2017)

Crimsix stayed with OpTic Gaming for the COD Infinite Warfare esports season as their In Game Leader (IGL). Together, Crimsix and OpTic Gaming won 4 events and were clearly the crowd favorites at each event. Crimsix won his 2nd championship ring with OpTic Gaming by winning the 2017 Call of Duty World League Championship.

Crimsix COD WW2 History (2018)

On December 10th, 2017, Crimsix took 3rd place at the 2018 CWL Dallas Open tournament. Then he took 2nd place in the 1st stage of the 2018 Call of Duty Pro League. Next Crimsix finished in the top 6 at the CWL Anaheim Open tournament on June 17th. Finally, Crimsix finished the COD WW2 esports season with a top 24 finish at the 2018 Call of Duty World League Championship on August 19th.

Crimsix COD Black Ops 4 History (2019)

Crimsix took 1st place at the CWL Las Vegas Open tournament on December 9th, 2018. Then, after the new year, on May 5th, 2019 he traveled to the United Kingdom to compete at the CWL London tournament and he finished in 3rd place. Next at the CWL Anaheim tournament on June 16th, Crimsix took 3rd place. At the CWL Pro League Finals on July 21st he finished in the top 8 after finishing in the top two spots of the league. Finally, on August 18th, Crimsix competed at the CWL Championship and took 3rd place. After the 2019 Call of Duty World League Championship Crimsix left OpTic Gaming.

Crimsix COD Modern Warfare History (2020)

On October 18th, 2019 Crimsix announced that he had joined Dallas Empire for the inaugural season of the Call of Duty League playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

The Call of Duty League invited Crimsix to write an editorial as a guest on their website, and on October 23rd, 2019, Ian Porter published “Crimsix Build An Empire”. In the article Crimsix wrote about the end of his OpTic Gaming run and his future with the Dallas Empire. An excerpt from the article reads:

“Imagine spending an entire year of your career babysitting. That’s what Black Ops 4 felt like.”

He finished in the top twelve during the Launch Weekend tournament on January 24th, 2020. On February 9th, Crimsix and the Dallas Empire traveled to London for the 2nd week of the Call of Duty League. They took 2nd place in the London Home Series tournament earning $6,000 each.

Then on March 8th, 2020, Crimsix won the Los Angeles Home Series tournament, his 34th major Championship, and $10,000. Next on April 12th, he finished in the top four at the Dallas Home Series tournament earning himself $2,000.

Two weeks later on April 26th, Crimsix won his 35th major Championship title of the season and $10,000 by winning the Chicago Home Series tournament. Later, on June 14th, he finished in the top four at the Minnesota Home Series tournament earning $2000. One week later, on June 21st, he finished in the top four teams again at the Paris Home Series earning another $2,000.

A month later on July 19th, Crimsix won the London Home Series, his 36th major Championship title of the year, and $10,000. Then for the final regular season tournament of the year he finished in the top four at the Toronto Home Series earning $2,000.

On August 30th, 2020, Crimsix won the Call of Duty League World Championship earning his 3rd World Championship ring, his 37th Major Championship title, and $300,000, cementing his name as the Winningest COD Player of All Time.

Crimsix Warzone History (2020)

On May 13th, Crimsix joined up with Aydan to compete in the 8th week of the Warzone Wednesday tournament and took 2nd place.

Crimsix COD Black Ops Cold War History (2021)