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Panda
PNG New Logotype of Panda from their pack on their website
LocationUnited StatesUSA
OwnersDavid Wu (Mashumaro)
Sponsors/PartnersGEICO
Vertagear
Twitch
Meta Threads
Toshiba
Funimation
Other gamesDragon Ball FighterZ
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Panda, formerlyPanda Global (PG), was a professional eSports organization based in the United States. It was co-founded by Alan Bunney (SamuraiPanda) and David Wu (Mashumaro) in June 2015 as a player-centric organization looking to help their players' careers, facilitate their goals, and promote the growth of the players' esports scene.

Panda entered theSmash scene on June 24th, 2015 after sponsoring topSuper Smash Bros. 4 playersESAM andMVD, as well asSS. Since then, the company signed a multitude of other players forSmash 4,Super Smash Bros. Melee,Smash 64, andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, as well as commentators, content creators, video editors, and statisticians, becoming one of the most prominentSmash organizations.

Aside from their competitive team, Panda had a division, known as PGStats, that handled tournament data, including running global power rankings forSmash 4 (PGR),Melee (MPGR), andUltimate (PGRU). The PGStats team also ran a website, PGStats.com, which acted as a player database and hub forSmash news.

On November 18th, 2021, Panda announced a partnership withNintendo to create the first officially-licensed North American competitive circuit.[1] This circuit was officially announced as thePanda Cup on May 26th, 2022, and was meant to take place from June 24th to December 18th of that year. However, due to Alan Bunney's role in theSmash World Tour 2022 cancellation controversy, the Panda Cup was boycotted, leading to its eventual cancellation. In the aftermath of the controversy, Panda paused all competitive and content activities, releasing its last player,Marss, on January 16th, 2023. Many employees left as well, leaving only nine members on the team, and Panda remained dormant until December 4th, where their Twitter account posted a link redirecting to aa webpage that contained a merchandise section on unsold Panda Cup jackets and a single blog post informing the community of the team's current situation.

On May 28th, 2024, a teaser was posted on Panda's Twitter account, where they displayed Morse code that translated to "NOT EXTINCT".[2] Three days later, the team officially announced that they were in the process of restructuring.[3]

Current smashers[edit]

Former smashers[edit]

Pro smashers[edit]

IDNameGameMain(s)Join DateLeave Date
United StatesSSShane BruceSuper Smash Bros. for Wii UVillager (SSB4)Ness (SSB4)2015-06-242017-01-02
United StatesTrelaAlberto MilizianoSuper Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U		Lucario (SSBB)
Ryu (SSB4)		2016-06-222017-01-02
United StatesRich BrownRich BrownSuper Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U		Olimar (SSBB)
Mewtwo (SSB4)		2017-01-172017-10-17
United StatesMVDJestise NegronSuper Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate		Snake (SSBB)
Diddy Kong (SSB4)
Snake (SSBU)		2015-06-242019-01-04
United StatesWobblesRobert WrightSuper Smash Bros. MeleeIce Climbers (SSBM)2015-11-022019-01-04
United StatesZainZain NaghmiSuper Smash Bros. MeleeMarth (SSBM)2018-04-122019-08-11
United StatesCosmosBrian KaluSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate		Corrin (SSB4)
Inkling (SSBU)		2018-07-262019-08-11
CanadaSuPeRbOoMfAnDaniel HoytSuper Smash Bros.Captain Falcon (SSB)Pikachu (SSB)Kirby (SSB)2017-01-172020-07-08
JapanPrinceUnknown nameSuper Smash Bros.Yoshi (SSB)2019-07-192021-07-16
United StatesPlupJustin McGrathSuper Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate		Sheik (SSBM)Fox (SSBM)Samus (SSBM)
Pikachu (SSB4)Rosalina & Luma (SSB4)
Mega Man (SSBU)Ridley (SSBU)		2015-06-302022-12-02
USAiBDWCody SchwabSuper Smash Bros. MeleeFox (SSBM)2020-05-052022-12-02
USAWaDiChris BostonSuper Smash Bros. UltimateROB (SSBU)Mewtwo (SSBU)2021-04-022022-12-02
United StatesESAMEric LewSuper Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate		Samus (SSBM)
Pikachu (SSB4)Samus (SSB4)
Pikachu (SSBU)Mii Brawler (SSBU)		2015-06-242023-01-15
United StatesMarssTyler MartinsSuper Smash Bros. UltimateZero Suit Samus (SSBU)2019-03-222023-01-16

Other smashers[edit]

  • USA Alpharad Mario (SSB4)Mario (SSBU)Joker (SSBU) (content director, joined June 30th, 2016)
  • USA Bear Bowser (SSB4) (Team manager, tournament director, FGC manager)
  • USA suar Sheik (SSB4) (PG Stats director, joined May 7th, 2016)
  • USA Zan Toon Link (SSB4) (PG Stats analyst, joined May 7th, 2016)
  • France Tetra Captain Falcon (SSB4)Bowser (SSB4) (PG Stats, joined June 2nd, 2016)
  • Canada juddy (PG Stats statistician, joined June 2nd, 2016)
  • USA Tisch (PGStats Director)
  • UK Stimpy Roy (SSBU) (Actor Asa Butterfield, content creator)
  • USA FullStream Inkling (SSBU) (Rivals of Aether player)
  • USA Chia R.O.B. (SSBU) (Joined May 5th, 2020)
  • USA Simply Marth (SSBM) (Mario 64 speedrunner, content creator)
  • USA Tantalus (PG Tournament Organizer)
  • USA turndownforwalt Mario (SSBM) (Content creator)
  • USA BobbyWasabi Villager (SSBU) (Video editor)
  • USA VikkiKitty Corrin (SSBU)Kirby (SSBU) (Commentator, content creator)
  • USA TKbreezy Wii Fit Trainer (SSBU) (Commentator, content creator)
  • USA Coney Banjo & Kazooie (SSBU) (Creative Lead, commentator)
  • Canada PracticalTAS (PGstats mathematician)
  • USA Daramgaria Ness (SSBU)King Dedede (SSBU) (Commentator, content creator)
  • USA Jackie Peanuts Dr. Mario (SSBU) (PGstats director)
  • USA Brentos Peach (SSBM) (PGstats Melee Content Writer)
  • USA Jut Incineroar (SSBU) (Social media manager)
  • USA Jaaahsh R.O.B. (SSBU) (Community organizer, player manager)
  • Australia Little Z Wario (SSBU) (Content creator)
  • USA KingKirb64 Kirby (SSBU) (PG Hardware Engineer)
  • Canada Kantrip Diddy Kong (SSBU) (Influencer; joined May 2020[4], left December 2022[5])
  • USA Spike (PGstats designer)
  • USA Dom Villager (SSB4)Sheik (SSB4) (PGstats writer, joined May 7th, 2016)
  • USA fyazko (content creator, joined June 2nd, 2016)
  • USA Keith (lead graphics artist, project manager)
  • USA PSI Lucas (SSBU)Young Link (SSBU) (graphics artist)

Other famous players[edit]

  • Justin Wong (JWong)FGC
  • Kyohei Lehr (MarlinPie)GGXrd
  • Alexandre Dub-Bilodeau (Hayatei)MK11
  • Bryant Benzing (Kitana Prime)MK11
  • Jachin Harte (SKD)BBCF,BBTag
  • Stephen Stafford (Speedkicks)Tekken 7
  • Evan Towne (Rocketek)Splatoon
  • Derek Bruscas (Nakkiel)Dragon Ball FighterZ
  • Victor Woodley (Punk)SF5
  • Keenan Kizzie (Kizzie Kay)GGXrd,SamSho19
  • Faye MataVoice Actor
  • Anna CramlingChess
  • Wolfe Glick (WolfeyVGC)Pokémon

PG Key[edit]

PG Key was an online tournament series organized by PG and directed byBear. Each entry was a qualifier dedicated to a major offline tournament, with the winner being flown out as an honorary player temporarily sponsored by the organization.

TournamentDateEntrantsWinnerRunner-up
Key to The PG HouseSeptember 8th-18th, 20161994USA WrathNA
Netherlands Mr.REU		USA Raffi-XNA
Netherlands BadrEU
PG Key to GENESIS 4January 1st-5th, 2017986USA Cosmos*USA Wrath*
PG Key to Frostbite 2017February 12th-17th, 2017740USA Cosmos*USA Zage
PG Key to 2GGC: Civil WarMarch 5th-8th, 2017620USA SonidoUSA CaptainZack
PG Key to Midwest Mayhem 8March 18th-30th, 2017450Dominican Republic Sonix*USA lapis lazuli*

*Cosmos and Wrath were both unable to attend, so the key was passed down to the 3rd place finisher,Koolaid.
*Cosmos was unable to attend, so the key was passed down to the runner-up, Zage.
*Sonix and lapis lazuli both declined their keys, so it was passed down to the 3rd place finisher,Locus.

Gallery[edit]

  • Panda's former logo.

    Panda's former logo.

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