Vision Valor Victory Gaming

Vision Valor Victory Gaming, or simply “vVv Gaming” is a professional gaming organization based in Los Angeles, California. The organization began competing on the Gears of War title, and today vVv supports teams and players in a dozen different titles on both PC and console, as well as players from over 12 nations across the world, as well as contributing articles to the Chicago Tribune's Geek To Me blog.

History

vVv Gaming was founded in 2007 by Jerry “LordJerith” Prochazka. The organization began competing when it fielded its first Gears of War team: vVv Vision, which placed 1st at the Meadowlands, New Jersey Major League Gaming event in 2007, as well as being heavily favored at the MLG Dallas event, while continuing its dominance at the Columbus event. The first year saw a number of successes, including a 1st place finish at the 2007 World Cyber Games Atlantic Qualifier tournament in Gears of War. At the end of the year, vVv added its first European team to its rankings, vVv Focus, which captured 1st place in Gears of War at the XL3 event in the United Kingdom.

In 2008, the Gears of War teams continued to place successfully on the MLG circuit, and vVv also opened a Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 division with vVv ReWritten, the only team to win back-to-back MLG events in Vegas 2. The year ended with several vVv teams finishing top ten at MLG Toronto, including vVv Destiny which finished 9th. vVv Enmity, the captain of vVv Destiny, was named vVv Gaming's North American Player of the Year in 2008.

In 2009, the competitive circuit replaced Gears of War with the sequel: Gears of War 2. vVv Destiny transitioned to the new title and continued to compete, placing 7th in the first two events of the year, MLG Meadowlands and MLG Columbus, defeating teams like Prophecy. The organization’s second team: vVv Less Than Zero, also finished top ten at MLG Columbus, placing 9th and 3rd at MLG Dallas. vVv Destiny also appeared at the World Cyber Games for the North American Gears of War 2 competition. During this time, vVv also continued its growth in competitive gaming by expanding into PC gaming and picking up teams in numerous titles across multiple consoles. vVv Gaming also began publishing articles in the Chicago Tribune’s “Geek to Me” blog, covering gaming topics such as getting to know gamers and tips on how to become a professional gamer.

Throughout the year, vVv Gaming continued its dominance in other genres. Players like vVv Smokyprogg rank high in Guitar Hero scores on scorehero.com, while vVv MrsViolence and vVv michs09 starred on the SyFy series WCG Ultimate Gamer.

In January 2010 vVv began an e-sports podcast called “The Losers Bracket.” The podcast is hosted by members of vVv Gaming, and covers topics regarding competitive gaming and the gaming community.

In 2011 vVv created a new division which supports gamers with Disabilities. The division is run by one of the top disabled StarCraft 2 players in North America: vVv Spectral who is a paralyzed quadriplegic gamer.

vVv Gaming’s Top 4 LAN Accomplishments

Call of Duty

4th NERV 4 2010, Allentown

4th NERV 3 2010, Allentown

3rd MLG Dallas 2013

Counter Strike: Source

4th LAN ETS 2010, Montreal

Crossfire

4th WCG Grand Finals, Seoul

DJ Hero

1st, 2nd, 4th Devastation 2010, Phoenix

FIFA 09

4th World Cyber Gamers Pan-American Championship 2011, São Paulo

2nd World Cyber Games U.S. National Finals 2010, Los Angeles

3rd World Cyber Games Pan-American Championship 2010, São Paulo

2nd FIFA Interactive World Cup National Final 2009, New York

3rd World Cyber Games US Open Invitational 2009, New York

2nd World Cyber Games National Final 2009, New York

League of Legends

1st LANCouver, Vancouver

Gears of War 1, Gears of War 2 and Gears of War 3

3rd Hypefestation 2011, New York

3rd DEVESTATION 2011, Phoenix

1st Carolina Games Summit 2010, Goldsboro

2nd World Cyber Games 2009, New York

3rd Major League Gaming 2009, Dallas

1st Carolina Games Summit2009, Goldsboro

2nd World Cyber Games Holiday Heroes 2008, New York

1st Carolina Game Summit 2008, Goldsboro

3rd XL6 2008, Birmingham

3rd XL5 2008, Birmingham

2nd XL4 2008, Birmingham

1st XL3 2007, Birmingham

2nd Major League Gaming 2007, Chicago

2nd Major League Gaming 2007, Dallas

1st Major League Gaming 2007, Meadowlands

Guitar Hero

1st Powersurge 2012, Los Angeles

1st Rockage 2012, San Jose

1st Project: Storm Surge 2012, Orlando

1st MAGFest 2012, Washtington DC

1st, 2nd, 3rd DEVASTATION 2011, Phoenix

1st, 2nd, 3rd Midnight Gaming Championship 2010, Las Vegas

1st World Cyber Games Grand Finals 2010, Los Angeles

2nd, 3rd World Cyber Games U.S. National Finals 2010, Los Angeles

2nd World Cyber Games Pan-American Championship 2010, São Paulo

3rd Electronic Sports World Cup 2010, Paris

1st, 2nd GUFest 2010, Foxboro

1st, 3rd, 4th Devastation 2010, Phoenix

3rd World Cyber Games Finals 2009, Chengdu

Halo 3

3rd FFA Major League Gaming 2010, Raleigh

1st FFA GenCon 2010, Indianapolis

1st World Cyber Games National Finals 2008, Stoneleigh Park

2nd Halo 3 Playoffs 2008, Birmingham

2nd XL5 2008, Birmingham

Halo Reach

1st FFA Major League Gaming 2010, Dallas

1st FFA Major League Gaming 2011, Dallas

3rd Major League Gaming 2011, Raleigh

King of Fighters

3rd Major League Gaming Winter Championship 2012, Columbus

3rd Major League Gaming Spring Arena 2012, New York

Mortal Kombat 9

2nd EVO 2012 Los Vegas

1st, 2nd CEO 2012, Orlando

4th Major League Gaming Spring Championship 2012, Anaheim

1st, 2nd Major League Gaming Winter Championships 2012, Columbus

1st, 3rd Major League Gaming Spring Fighting Arena 2012, New York

1st Final Round XV 2012 Atlanta

1st, 2nd Winter Brawl 6 2012, Philadelphia

1st Apex 2012, New Brunswick

2nd SoCal Regionals 2011, Irvine

2nd, 3rd NEC XII 2011, Philadelphia

2nd Season's Beatings 2011, Columbus

1st Devastation 2011, Phoenix

2nd Evo2k 2011, Las Vegas

1st Major League Gaming 2011, Raleigh

Rainbow 6 Vegas 2

1st Major League Gaming 2008, Orlando

1st Major League Gaming 2008, Toronto

4th Major League Gaming 2008, San Diego

Rock Band

1st Devastation 2011, Phoenix

1st, 3rd, 4th GUFest (Guitar) 2010, Foxboro

1st, 3rd GUFest (Drums) 2010, Foxboro

1st Total Rock, Total Rewards Qualifier 2010, Miami

1st PAX East Tournament Champions 2010, Boston

StarCraft 2

3rd LANCouver 2012, Vancouver

4th IEM NA Championship 2010, New York

1st, 3rd LANWAR XIX 2010, Indiana University

1st LANKnight's II 2011, Orlando

2nd LANWAR XX 2011, Indiana University

2nd UBCLAN II 2011, University of British Columbia

Super Smash Bros Brawl

2nd, 4th Midnight Gaming Championship 2010, Las Vegas

1st, 2nd Major League Gaming 2010, Raleigh

1st Major League Gaming Doubles 2010, Raleigh

1st, 4th Major League Gaming 2010, Columbus

1st, 2nd Devastation Doubles 2010, Phoenix

1st, 2nd, 3rd Devastation 2010, Phoenix

3rd, 4th Apex 2010, Princeton

3rd Apex Singles (Brawl +) 2010, Princetonn

Super Smash Bros Melee

2nd Apex Doubles 2010, Princeton

3rd Apex 2010, Princeton

Virtua Fighter 5

1st World Cyber Games US Nationals 2009, New York

Business model

vVv Gaming was founded by Jerry “LordJerith” Prochazka, who based vVv on a community model, rather than a skill based model. The organization includes multiple divisions, including staff, professional gamers, amateur gamers, non-competitive gamers, and graphic artists, as well as a “donor’s circle” for people who have donated money to the organization. vVv Gaming is sponsored by SteelSeries, KontrolFreek, Gamer Grub, and GameServers.

Collaborations

vVv Gaming contributes weekly articles to the Chicago Tribune’s “Geek to Me” gaming blog, contributing articles on topics like competitive game settings, which games provide the most monetary earnings, where to compete in competitive gaming, and how to find a good gaming community, as well as a number of other articles. The organization also hosts a podcast, The Losers Bracket.

vVv also hosts online tournaments for games such as Heroes of Newerth, Guitar Hero and DJ Hero.