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== Biography == Chris Smith was born on January 17, 1989. He is from Berwin, Pennsylvania. ===Halo 2=== ====2005==== Chris Smith started his Professional Halo career under the name "'''Red Alert'''". His first tournament placing was a 3rd place finish at [[MLG D.C. 2005]]. His team, [[FinG BLiPPeD]], included his brother [[Colossus]], [[Pray4u]] and [[Strangepurple]]. He skipped the next two events and returned in [[MLG Orlando 2005|Orlando]] as a member of [[iGameSpot]] ('''IGS''') with [[Gandhi]], [[McGavin]] and [[Vash]]. They finished 2nd, falling to [[StK]] in the finals. Smith then changed his ID to "'''ShockWav3'''" and the IGS team returned at [[MLG St. Louis 2005|MLG St. Louis]], again placing 2nd and falling to StK (now going by [[Team 3D]]). The IGS roster again returned at [[MLG Las Vegas 2005|MLG Las Vegas]], again placing 2nd, this time losing to [[TmG]] in the finals. In four tournaments, ShockWav3 had only placed below second once, and never below third. In [[MLG Seattle 2005|Seattle]], IGS returned with a modified roster, swapping McGavin and Sergio for [[Defy]] and [[Karma]]. This change proved to be fruitful, as they defeated [[Storm Ventures]] in the finals to win the event. ShockWav3 would take the next two events off and return in [[MLG Chicago 2005|Chicago]] with a modified IGS roster, having swapped Defy for [[Strongside]]. They would end up placing 4th, ShockWav3's lowest placing at the time. The team then parted ways with their organization and changed their name to [[Team Phreaks]]. The roster returned unmodified for the [[MLG New York Championships 2005|New York National Championships]], where they placed 2nd, again losing to Team 3D in the finals. ====2006==== Team Phreakz would stick together for the beginning of the 2006 season, but adopt a new name: [[Carbon]]. Carbon placed 3rd in both [[MLG New York 2006|New York]] and [[MLG Dallas 2006|Dallas]], unable to overcome [[Str8 Rippin]] or [[Final Boss]], the name Team 3D was now going by. Carbon improved on their placing in [[MLG Anaheim 2006|Anaheim]], placing 2nd, but they still could not defeat the Final Boss juggernaut. After finishing 3rd in [[MLG Chicago 2006|Chicago]], the decision was made to replace Strongside with [[GH057ayame]]. With the new roster, Carbon finally toppled Final Boss and won in [[MLG Orlando 2006|Orlando]], and went on to close out the year with three straight event wins, the remaining two in the [[MLG New York Playoffs 2006|New York Playoffs]] and the [[MLG Las Vegas Championships 2006|Las Vegas National Championships]]. ====2007==== ShockWav3 and Carbon returned with an unmodified roster to start the 2007 season. They started the season off with back to back 2nd place finishes in [[MLG Charlotte 2007|Charlotte]] and [[MLG Meadowlands 2007|Meadowlands]], losing to a modified Final Boss roster now including former Carbon member Strongside. Carbon managed to beat Final Boss in [[MLG Dallas 2007|Dallas]] to win the event, but lost a step in the next two events, placing 4th in both [[MLG Chicago 2007|Chicago]] and [[MLG Orlando 2007|Orlando]], but managed to finish in 2nd at the [[MLG Las Vegas Championships 2007|Las Vegas National Championships]], losing to Final Boss. Carbon then attended the [[MLG Canada Open 2007|MLG Canada Open]] and placed 4th, closing out Halo 2 on a relatively low note. Amazingly, through 21 MLG events, ShockWav3's lowest placing in Halo 2 was 4th. ===Halo 3=== ====2008==== Carbon returned unmodified for Halo 3, and started the season off with a career low for ShockWav3, placing 6th in [[MLG Meadowlands 2008|Meadowlands]]. Despite improving on the placing in [[MLG San Diego 2008|San Diego]], a team change was finally made, with Gandhi being replaced by [[Cpt Anarchy]]. The new roster would fare worse, finishing in 7th in [[MLG Orlando 2008|Orlando]] and [[MLG Toronto 2008|Toronto]]. This lead to another team change, swapping Karma out for [[Naded]], but they again finished in 7th in [[MLG Dallas 2008|Dallas]]. ShockWav3 and Carbon then managed their highest placing of the season at the [[MLG Las Vegas Championships 2008|Las Vegas National Championships]], pulling off a 3rd place finish. ====2009==== Carbon started off 2009 with a modified roster, having swapped out Naded for [[Soviet]], and the new season started with a new low for ShockWav3, with an 8th place finish in [[MLG Meadowlands 2009|Meadowlands]]. Despite replacing Soviet with [[Defy]], the team again placed 8th in [[MLG Columbus 2009|Columbus]]. It wasn't until the acquisition of [[Walshy]] and the return of Naded, replacing Cpt Anarchy and GH057ayame, that Carbon would become a top-tier team. The new squad finished 2nd in their first event together in [[MLG Dallas 2009|Dallas]], and followed that up with 3rd in [[MLG Anaheim 2009|Anaheim]]. They closed out the season with another 3rd place finish at the [[MLG Orlando Championships 2009|Orlando National Championships]]. This ended up being ShockWav3's last event as a player, as he retired after the 2009 season. ===Casting=== [[File:MLG_2010-2011_casting_team.jpg|thumb|250px|Shockwav3 (center) on the MLG casting team alongside [[Puckett]] and [[Gandhi]].]] Starting at [[MLG Raleigh 2010]], ShockWav3 became a commentator for MLG Halo events, often working alongside [[Chris Puckett]] and former teammate Gandhi. He worked as a caster from Raleigh 2010 until the end of the 2011 season. ShockWav3 briefly returned to ''Halo'' competition for the [[Halo 4 Global Championship]] FFA event in 2013. He made it to the top 64 before being eliminated. == Trivia == * Never placed outside the top 3 at a National Championship * Never placed outside the top 4 in a Halo 2 event * Attended Virginia Tech == Achievements == {{PlayerResults|show=overviewpage}} == Media == === Gallery === === Interviews === *[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/timeout-with-shockwave-6 Timeout With Shockwave] - ''majorleaguegaming.com'' - 08/11/10 *[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/timeout-with-shockwave-5 Timeout With Shockwave] - ''majorleaguegaming.com'' - 12/09/09 *[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/timeout-with-shockwave-4 Timeout With Shockwave] - ''majorleaguegaming.com'' - 12/10/08 *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_zrKbJ5b_0&index=64&list=PLmuIgKiBe7bMb4hojDTVrJc4mhHzWEeA4 MLG Las Vegas Championships 2008 - Shockwave Interview] - ''youtube.com'' - 11/23/08 *[http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/19371 Chat with Major League Gamer Shockwave] - ''espn.go.com'' - 02/22/08 (Requires ESPN Insider subscription) *[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/shockwave-and-legendjrg-talk-halo-3-2/ Shockwave and LegendJRG Talk Halo 3] - ''majorleaguegaming.com'' - 11/26/07 *[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/qa-with-shockwave-2/ Q&A with Shockwave] - ''majorleaguegaming.com'' - 07/21/07 *[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/timeout-with-shockwave-3 Timeout With Shockwave] - ''majorleaguegaming.com'' - 06/28/07 === Articles === *[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/pro-player-shockwav3-2/ Pro Player – ShocKWav3] - ''majorleaguegaming.com'' - 09/08/06 *[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/shockwav3-2/ Shockwav3] - ''majorleaguegaming.com'' - 08/09/06 === Videos === == External links == *[http://web.archive.org/web/20071204155723/http://www.mlgpro.com/?q=node/97251 Pro Choice Awards 2006 - Reactions] - ''mlgpro.com'' via ''archive.org'' - 01/13/07 == Redirects == {{PlayerPageRedirects}} == References == <references />
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