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KingNick
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Background Information
NameNick Panzella
Country of Birth
United States
BirthdayMarch 1, 1997 (age 27)
Residency
NA
North America
Competitive
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RolePlayer
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Social Media & Links
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Nick "KingNick" Panzella is a Halo esports player, currently a player for Sentinels. He is most well known for becoming a viral sensation among the Halo community when his team - OverDrive - upset Team Liquid in a 2016 online qualifier, kickstarting his career. He has since played for teams such as DoZe Esports and Astral Authority.

Team History

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TeamStartEnd
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OverDrivelogo stdOverDriveDec 20152015-12-19Jan 20162016-01-1123d
ejel
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Severancelogo stdSeveranceJan 20162016-01-23Feb 20162016-02-0210d
ejel
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Astral Authoritylogo stdAstral AuthorityFeb 20162016-02-12≈Feb 2016≈2016-02-??≈9d
ejel
NA
Soul eSports Redlogo stdSoul eSports RedApr 20162016-04-25≈Jun 2016≈2016-06-??≈1mo 6d
ejel
NA
Believe the Hypelogo stdBelieve the Hype≈Oct 2016≈2016-10-??≈Oct 2016≈2016-10-??≈7d
ejel
NA
DoZe Esportslogo stdDoZe EsportsApr 20172017-04-27May 20172017-05-1821d
ejel
NA
Logo stdTake TwoMay 20172017-05-18≈Jun 2017≈2017-06-??≈14d
ejel
NA
Radiant Esportslogo stdRadiant Esports≈Oct 2017≈2017-10-??≈Oct 2017≈2017-10-??≈7d
ejel
NA
Nfinitelogo stdNfiniteFeb 20202020-02-07[2]Apr 20202020-04-04[1]1mo 26d
ejel
NA
Prydelogo stdPrydeMay 20202020-05-30[3]≈Jul 2020≈2020-07-??≈1mo 2d
ejel
NA
EUnitedlogo stdeUnitedAug 20212021-08-30[5]Jul 20222022-07-08[4]10mo 9d
ejel
NA
Pioneerslogo stdPioneersJul 20222022-07-08[7]Sep 20222022-09-06[6]1mo 29d
ejel
NA
FaZe Clanlogo stdFaZe ClanSep 20222022-09-09[9]Jan 20232023-01-13[8]4mo 4d
ejel
NA
Sentinelslogo stdSentinelsJan 20232023-01-13[11]Present1yr 9mo
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TeamStartEnd
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OverDrivelogo stdOverDriveDec 20152015-12-19Jan 20162016-01-1123d
ejel
NA
Severancelogo stdSeveranceJan 20162016-01-23Feb 20162016-02-0210d
ejel
NA
Astral Authoritylogo stdAstral AuthorityFeb 20162016-02-12≈Feb 2016≈2016-02-??≈9d
ejel
NA
Soul eSports Redlogo stdSoul eSports RedApr 20162016-04-25≈Jun 2016≈2016-06-??≈1mo 6d
ejel
NA
Believe the Hypelogo stdBelieve the Hype≈Oct 2016≈2016-10-??≈Oct 2016≈2016-10-??≈7d
ejel
NA
DoZe Esportslogo stdDoZe EsportsApr 20172017-04-27May 20172017-05-1821d
ejel
NA
Logo stdTake TwoMay 20172017-05-18≈Jun 2017≈2017-06-??≈14d
ejel
NA
Radiant Esportslogo stdRadiant Esports≈Oct 2017≈2017-10-??≈Oct 2017≈2017-10-??≈7d
ejel
NA
Nfinitelogo stdNfiniteFeb 20202020-02-07[2]Apr 20202020-04-04[1]1mo 26d
ejel
NA
Prydelogo stdPrydeMay 20202020-05-30[3]≈Jul 2020≈2020-07-??≈1mo 2d
ejel
NA
EUnitedlogo stdeUnitedAug 20212021-08-30[5]Jul 20222022-07-08[4]10mo 9d
ejel
NA
Pioneerslogo stdPioneersJul 20222022-07-08[7]Sep 20222022-09-06[6]1mo 29d
ejel
NA
FaZe Clanlogo stdFaZe ClanSep 20222022-09-09[9]Jan 20232023-01-13[8]4mo 4d
ejel
NA
Sentinelslogo stdSentinelsJan 20232023-01-13[11]Present1yr 9mo
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News

  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
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OverDrivelogo stdOvDDecember 19, Kephrii, King Nick, Marbelize, and Vetoed join.
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OverDrivelogo stdOvDJanuary 11, Squalleye joins. King Nick leaves.
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Severancelogo stdSvRJanuary 23, Hoaxer and King Nick join. bubu dubu and Huke leave.
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Severancelogo stdSvRFebruary 2, Gabriel, Hoaxer, King Nick, and Mr Blakerz leave.
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Astral Authoritylogo stdAstralFebruary 12, Gabriel, Hoaxer, King Nick, Mr Blakerz, and Chaos (Coach) join.
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Astral Authoritylogo stdAstralFebruary (approx.), Gabriel, Hoaxer, King Nick, Mr Blakerz, and Chaos (Coach) leave.
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Soul eSports Redlogo stdSoul RedApril 25, Falcated, Gabriel, JuicyFruit, and King Nick join.
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Soul eSports Redlogo stdSoul RedJune (approx.), Gabriel, King Nick, and MuNoZ leave.
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Believe the Hypelogo stdBtHOctober (approx.), Cloud, DEMON D, Galaxy, and King Nick join.
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Believe the Hypelogo stdBtHOctober (approx.), Cloud, DEMON D, Galaxy, and King Nick join.
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Believe the Hypelogo stdBtHOctober (approx.), Cloud, DEMON D, Galaxy, and King Nick leave.
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Believe the Hypelogo stdBtHNovember (approx.), Cloud, DEMON D, Galaxy, and King Nick leave.
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DoZe Esportslogo stdDoZeApril 27, Chaser, Gabriel, King Nick, and MuNoZ join.
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Logo stdTAKEMay 18, Chaser, King Nick, Musa, and Rammyy join.
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DoZe Esportslogo stdDoZeMay 18, Chaser, Gabriel, King Nick, and MuNoZ leave.
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Logo stdTAKEJune (approx.), Chaser, King Nick, Musa, and Rammyy leave.
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Radiant Esportslogo stdRadOctober (approx.), Gabriel, Goofy, KingNick, and Rammyy join.
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Radiant Esportslogo stdRadOctober (approx.), Gabriel, Goofy, KingNick, and Rammyy leave.
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Nfinitelogo stdNFINFebruary 7, KingNick, Rayne, Reliable, and RyaNoob join.[2]
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Nfinitelogo stdNFINApril 4, KingNick, Rayne, Reliable, and RyaNoob leave.[1]
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Prydelogo stdPRYMay 30, King Nick, Rayne, RyaNoob, and Saiyan join.[3]
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Prydelogo stdPRYJuly (approx.), Bound, KingNick, Rayne, and RyaNoob leave.
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EUnitedlogo stdeUAugust 30, KingNick, Rayne, RyaNoob, and Spartan join.[5]
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Pioneerslogo stdKCPJuly 8, KingNick joins. Manny leaves.[7]
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EUnitedlogo stdeUJuly 8, Manny joins. KingNick leaves.[4]
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Pioneerslogo stdKCPAugust 9, Druk, KingNick, SoulSnipe, Taulek, and Jam i am (Coach) become a restricted free agents.[12]
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Pioneerslogo stdKCPSeptember 6, Druk, KingNick, SoulSnipe, Taulek, and Jam i am (Coach) leave.[6]
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FaZe Clanlogo stdFaZeSeptember 9, KingNick joins. Snip3down is loaned to eUnited.[9][10]
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Sentinelslogo stdSENJanuary 13, KingNick, Kuhlect, Spartan, and Chig (Coach) join. Frosty, Royal2, SnakeBite, and Royal1 (Coach) leave.[11]
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FaZe Clanlogo stdFaZeJanuary 13, Frosty, Royal2, SnakeBite, and Royal1 (Coach) join. Falcated, KingNick, Spartan, and Tusk (Coach) leave.[8]

Biography

Nicolas Panzella was born on March 1st, 1997. He is from New Jersey. He started playing Halo: CE at only six years old, and the game remains his favorite edition of Halo to this day.

Halo 5: Guardians

King Nick entered the competitive Halo scene in late 2015 as a member of OverDrive alongside Vetoed, Revalent and Kephrii. The team pulled off a shocking upset on 'Team Liquid in the first NA Halo World Championship 2016 qualifier, and King Nick's mysterious gamertag gained notoriety, with many questioning "Who is King Nick?". Eventually, King Nick found himself on Astral Authority alongside Gabriel, Mr Blakerz and Hoaxer, and the team qualified for the NA Regional Finals as the 13th seed. At Regionals, Astral finished top 16, failing to qualify for Worlds.

Halo: Infinite

On August 30, 2021, KingNick signed with EUnited alongside players Rayne, RyaNoob, and Spartan.

Trivia

  • Settings: 4 Sensitivty, 3 Acceleration, and Recon Controller Layout.

Tournament Results

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

Minimum place
Tournament tier
KingNick Tournament Results
DatePlPrizeEventRoster
2023-10-159 - 12$10,000$ 10,000$10,000 Halo World Championship 2023Complexity Gaminglogo stdcoL Gilkey •  Karmea •  KingNick •  Tusk Mikren
2023-09-039 - 12$2,500$ 2,500$2,500 HCS Major Fort Worth 2023Complexity Gaminglogo stdcoL Gilkey •  Karmea •  King Nick •  Tusk Mikren
2023-08-067 - 8$2,500$ 2,500$2,500 HCS Global Invitational Salt Lake City 2023Complexity Gaminglogo stdcoL Gilkey •  Karmea •  King Nick •  Tusk Mikren
2023-07-027 - 8$5,000$ 5,000$5,000 HCS Major Arlington 2023Complexity Gaminglogo stdcoL Gilkey •  King Nick •  Suppressed •  Tusk Mikren
2023-06-049 - 12$1,500$ 1,500$1,500 HCS Global Invitational Dallas 2023Sentinelslogo stdSEN King Nick •  Lethul •  Spartan •  Suspector Chig
2023-02-267 - 8$5,000$ 5,000$5,000 HCS Kickoff Major Charlotte 2023Sentinelslogo stdSEN KingNick •  Kuhlect •  LethuL •  Spartan Chig
2023-02-147 - 8 HCS North America Major Charlotte 2023 QualifierSentinelslogo stdSEN KingNick •  Kuhlect •  LethuL •  Spartan Chig
2023-01-149 - 12 Spacestation Gaming Spartan ShowdownSentinelslogo stdSEN KingNick •  Kuhlect •  LethuL •  Spartan Chig
2022-10-234$70,000$ 70,000$70,000 Halo World Championship 2022FaZe Clanlogo stdFaZe Falcated •  KingNick •  Renegade •  Spartan Tusk
2022-09-253$42,000$ 42,000$42,000 HCS Major Orlando 2022FaZe Clanlogo stdFaZe Falcated •  KingNick •  Renegade •  Spartan Tusk
Total Prize:USD 138,500

Media

  • 2021
  • 2022

Gallery

Redirects

The following pages redirect here:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nfinite's Tweet twitter.com
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nfinite's Tweet twitter.com
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Pryde's Tweet twitter.com
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Potthoff's Tweet twitter.com
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 eUnited's Tweet twitter.com
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Pioneer's Tweer twitter.com
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Potthoff's Tweet twitter.com
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 FaZe Clan's Tweet twitter.com
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 eUnited's Tweet twitter.com
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 FaZe Clan's Tweet twitter.com
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Sentinels's Tweet twitter.com
  12. ↑ Druk's Tweet twitter.com
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