CLaiM

Overview

Tournament Results

CLaiM
Background Information
Name	Donald Valdez
Country of Birth	United States
Birthday	March 7, 2001 (age 23)
Residency	NA North America
Competitive
Role	Player
Input	Controller
Social Media & Links

Donald "CLaiM" Valdez is a Halo esports player, previously a player for Version1. He is known for his time with CheckSix Gaming and 3sUP.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team		Start	End
NA	⁠⁠No Barber But We Tapen		≈May 2016≈2016-05-??	≈May 2016≈2016-05-??	≈8d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Switch Up		≈Jan 2017≈2017-01-??	≈Feb 2017≈2017-02-??	≈8d ejel
NA	⁠⁠3sUP		Mar 20172017-03-06	Mar 20172017-03-13	7d ejel
NA	⁠⁠French Toast Mafia		≈May 2017≈2017-05-??	≈Jun 2017≈2017-06-??	≈9d ejel
NA	⁠⁠CheckSix Gaming		Oct 20172017-10-14	≈Nov 2017≈2017-11-??	≈18d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Version1		Apr 20222022-04-12	≈May 2022≈2022-05-13	≈1mo 1d ejel

	Team		Start	End
NA	⁠⁠No Barber But We Tapen		≈May 2016≈2016-05-??	≈May 2016≈2016-05-??	≈8d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Switch Up		≈Jan 2017≈2017-01-??	≈Feb 2017≈2017-02-??	≈8d ejel
NA	⁠⁠3sUP		Mar 20172017-03-06	Mar 20172017-03-13	7d ejel
NA	⁠⁠French Toast Mafia		≈May 2017≈2017-05-??	≈Jun 2017≈2017-06-??	≈9d ejel
NA	⁠⁠CheckSix Gaming		Oct 20172017-10-14	≈Nov 2017≈2017-11-??	≈18d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Version1		Apr 20222022-04-12	≈May 2022≈2022-05-13	≈1mo 1d ejel

News

• 2016
• 2017
• 2022

NA	⁠⁠NO B	May (approx.), CLaiM joins. e
NA	⁠⁠NO B	May (approx.), CLaiM leaves. e

NA	⁠⁠SWIT	January (approx.), CLaiM joins. e
NA	⁠⁠SWIT	February (approx.), CLaiM leaves. e
NA	⁠⁠3sUP	March 6, Claim joins. PreDevoNatoR leaves. e
NA	⁠⁠3sUP	March 13, Claim, MoNsTcR, Nemassist, and Rammyy leave. e
NA	⁠⁠FREN	May (approx.), CLaiM joins. e
NA	⁠⁠FREN	June (approx.), CLaiM leaves. e
NA	⁠⁠x6	October 14, Artic, Claim, D3M0N D, and Naded join. e
NA	⁠⁠x6	November (approx.), Artic, Claim, D3M0N D, and Naded leave. e

NA	⁠⁠V1	April 12, Avenue, CLaiM, Eli Elite, and Mortally join. e
NA	⁠⁠V1	May 13 (approx.), Avenue, CLaiM, and Eli Elite leave. e

Biography

Halo 5: Guardians

After making a name for himself in multiple Astro/Team Beyond online cups, Claim made his mark on the big leagues in Summer 2016, playing alongside Falcated, EccentriK and Exemplify as No Barber But We Tapen. The hungry amateur team finished in the top sixteen in the Pro League LCQ.

After sitting out the remainder of 2016, Claim returned to action in early 2017, attending the ME Las Vegas Halo World Championship qualifier as a member of Here 4 Fun alongside FlamesworD, Hunter Jjx and King Nick. The team finished in the top twenty in Vegas. For the LCQ the following week, Claim joined 3sUP alongside MoNsTcR, Rammyy and Nemassist, having briefly teamed with the trio in the weeks leading up to Vegas before being replaced by PreDevoNatoR. 3sUP finished in the top six in the LCQ and Claim left shortly after.

After his new team HolySheesh (featuring BabyJ, Brainstorm and KuavoKen) failed to make it into the Summer 2017 Pro League LCQ, Claim shifted his sights to the Open Circuit, joining French Toast Mafia alongside Rammyy, SickStory and Gabriel. After two weeks of strong finishes, Claim left French Toast Mafia and eventually joined Nerds alongside Artic, TireIron and Scaryotic, finishing poorly in their one week together. For DreamHack Atlanta, Claim and Artic teamed with Neastlake and Sceptify under Olympus eSports, finishing in the top twenty, just short of the Championship Bracket.

Claim briefly tried out for pro team Team Liquid during the offseason, but did not make the team. In the second week of the Fall 2017 Open Circuit, Claim and Artic joined VT alongside veterans Naded and D3M0N D. After establishing themselves as one of the top amateur teams, VT was signed by CheckSix Gaming. At DreamHack Denver, CheckSix were able to make it into the Championship Bracket, but finished in the top sixteen after back-to-back losses to Team EnVyUs (3-0) and Team CryptiK (3-2).

Trivia

• Claim's competitive roots go back to playing as an unofficial fifth member of the group Inconceivable well known in Halo 2: Anniversary for their 4s and 2s prowess.
• Claim made a name for himself in Halo 5: Guardians winning multiple Team Beyond tourneys alongside Shotzzy.

Achievements

This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.

Minimum place
Premier Only Major Only Minor Only Tournament tier

CLaiM Tournament Results
	Date	Pl	Prize	Event		Roster
	2022-06-09	13 - 16		HCS North America Pro Series 2022-06-09	⁠⁠POWE	CLaiM •  Eli Elite •  Maux •  Parzelion
	2022-05-29	13 - 16		HCS North America Open Series 2022-05-29	⁠⁠VENG	Burton •  CLaiM •  Nebula •  Eli Elite
	2022-04-30	29 - 32		HCS Major Kansas City 2022 Open Bracket	⁠⁠V1	Avenue •  Claim •  Eli Elite •  Mortally
	2022-04-25	4		Esports Arena Series E 2022 Season 1 Open #8	⁠⁠V1	Eli Elite •  Avenue •  Mortally •  CLaiM
	2022-04-11	5 - 6		Esports Arena Series E 2022 Season 1 Open #6	⁠⁠TOTA	Eli Elite •  Avenue •  Mortally •  Claim
	2022-04-10	2	$1,500$ 1,500$1,500	Game Pass Has PC Games Open Series Major Kansas City	⁠⁠TOTA	Avenue •  Claim •  Eli Elite •  Mortally
	2021-12-19	13 - 16	$1,820$ 1,820$1,820	HCS Kickoff Major Raleigh 2021	⁠⁠UNSI	Suppressed •  Abature •  Claim •  Avenue
	2021-12-02	25 - 32		HCS North America Major Raleigh 2021 Qualifier	⁠⁠RUN	Jaxx •  Suppressed •  Claim •  scvds
	2017-10-22	13 - 16	$1,000$ 1,000$1,000	HCS Pro League Fall 2017 Finals	⁠⁠x6	Naded •  Artic •  D3M0N D •  Claim •  LUVS1K
	2017-10-15	3	$800$ 800$800	HCS Open Circuit North America Fall 2017 Legendary Cup 4	⁠⁠x6	Naded •  Claim •  Artic •  D3M0N D
Total Prize:USD 5,120

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