{{Short description|Defunct American esports organization}} {{for|defunct ''Halo'' team formerly part of Team 3D|Final Boss (Halo team)}} {{confusing|date=June 2015}} {{Infobox sports team | name = Team 3D | short_name = | logo = Team 3D logo.png | logo_size = | alt = | caption = | history = {{ubl | '''Team 3D'''<br />(2002–2007) | '''3D.NY'''<br />(2007–2008) | '''Team 3D'''<br />(2008–2009) }} | city = Dallas, Texas | location = United States | parent_group = | founded = {{start date|2002}} | folded = {{end date|2009}} | manager = Craig "Torbull" Levine | partners = Intel, SteelSeries | sport_label = Divisions | sport = {{ubl|''Counter-Strike: Source''|''Warcraft 3''|''Dead or Alive 4''|''Counter-Strike''|''Halo 2''|''Painkiller''|''Call of Duty''}} | website = {{Official URL}} | footnotes = | fanclub = }}
'''Team 3D''' was an American esports organization that formerly had teams competing in ''Counter-Strike: Source'', ''Warcraft 3'', ''Dead or Alive 4'', ''Halo 2'', ''Painkiller'', and ''Call of Duty''. Team 3D was one of the most successful North American ''Counter-Strike'' teams and briefly became a part of the Championship Gaming Series (CGS). The owner Craig "Torbull" Levine decided not to continue the team after the demise of the CGS in 2009.
== History == Team 3D was formed in 2002 by Craig "Torbull" Levine while a student at New York University in New York City, New York, United States.<ref name="game boys">{{cite book|title=Game Boys: Triumph, Heartbreak, and the Quest for Cash in the Battleground of Competitive Videogaming|last=Kane|first=Michael|publisher=Penguin Books|year=2009}}</ref> In 2004 it became one of the first professional eSports teams in the world when it began paying its players.<ref name="game boys"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/52684-Classic_teams_3D_20022003_with_steel|title=Classic teams: 3D 2002-2003 (with steel)|first= Duncan 'Thorin' |last=Shields |website=SK Gaming|date=April 2, 2012|access-date=June 16, 2015}}</ref> Team3D won ''Counter-Strike'' at World Cyber Games 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3732680.stm|title=World gaming triumph for UK team|website=BBC|date= October 11, 2004|access-date=October 28, 2015}}</ref>
Tylenol was a sponsor for Team 3D for a period during 2005.<ref>{{cite book|title=Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are|url=https://archive.org/details/buyinginsecretdi00walk|url-access=registration|first=Rob |last=Walker|publisher=Random House|page=[https://archive.org/details/buyinginsecretdi00walk/page/123 123]|year= 2008 |isbn=9781400063918 }}</ref> In 2005 3D won the WCG US finals in both CS and ''Halo 2'', qualifying for the World Cyber Games 2005 grand finals.
Team 3D was a founding member of the G7 teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fnatic.com/content/1155|title=G7 teams launched|author=G7 FEDERATION|date=April 20, 2006|website=Fnatic|access-date=June 12, 2015}}</ref> For parts of 2005 and 2006 3D sponsored ''Halo 2'' Major League Gaming Pro Circuit team Shoot to Kill. In April 2006 3D dropped its sponsorship of its ''Halo 2'' team, and the team became known as Final Boss. In 2007 3D became an inaugural member of the Championship Gaming Series and became known as '''NY.3D'''.
In the first season of the CGS, NY.3D came in 4th place out of 16 teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/30videowe.html|title=Gearing Up to Dominate the World, and Prove Parents Wrong|first=Michael|last= Malone|website=New York Times|date= March 30, 2008|access-date=October 28, 2015}}</ref>
After the demise of the Championship Gaming Series, Levine reacquired team3d but the team soon dissolved. 3D stands for '''Desire — Discipline — Dedication'''.<ref name="game boys"/> Levine went on to co-found the ESEA League. Sponsors of the team at various points in time included Intel and SteelSeries.<ref name="game boys"/>
== Notable achievements == {| class="wikitable" |+ Zonerank Standings |- ! Current standing ! Highest standing |- | 11th | 5th |} {| class="wikitable" |+ ''Counter-Strike'' Tournaments |- ! Year ! Competition ! Standings |- | 2000 | Cyberathlete Professional League | Third |- | 2002 | Cyberathlete Professional League | First |- | 2003 | Cyber X Games | First |- | 2003 | Cyberathlete Professional League | Third |- | 2004 | World Cyber Games | First |- | 2005 | World Cyber Games | First |- | 2006 | World Series of Video Games |Second |- | 2006 | Electronic Sports World Cup | Fourth |- |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ ''Warcraft III'' tournaments |- ! Year ! Competition ! Standings |- | 2006 | World Series of Video Games | Fourth |- |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ ''Dead or Alive 4'' tournaments |- ! Year ! Competition ! Standings |- | 2002 | Cyberathlete Professional League | First |- |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ ''Call of Duty'' tournaments |- ! Year ! Competition ! Standings |- | 2004 | Cyberathlete Professional League | Second |- |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Professional Counter-Strike competition}} {{Professional Halo competition}}
Category:2002 establishments in New York (state) Category:2009 disestablishments in the United States Category:Esports teams based in the United States Category:Counter-Strike teams Category:Halo (franchise) teams Category:Team 3D (esports) players