Mike LaBelle
Michael LaBelle, is a web-based entertainer, video producer, and a professional FIFA player for New York Red Bulls, previously known by the pseudonyms michs09 and Dirty Mike. He is known mostly for providing tips via nontraditional methods to gamers through YouTube and Twitch outlets.
Playing career
LaBelle began his professional esports career in 2006 after qualifying for the World Final of the FIFA Interactive World Cup. LaBelle has won seven national titles in FIFA, and represented the United States at the FIWC, ESWC, WCG, VG World Finals, IeSF World Championship, WSVG, Hyundai Global Championship, WCG Pan American Championship and as an ESL Major Series Player.In 2018, LaBelle signed with the New York Red Bulls as an esports competitor.
Entertainer
Since May 2016, LaBelle's channel has grown to over 283,000 subscribers and received over 37 million total views. He has been featured in the Houston Chronicle and Houston Press. He has also been featured on TV shows WCG Ultimate Gamer and Great Day Houston with Deborah Duncan on KHOU.LaBelle had his celebration motion captured and featured in FIFA 14.
He has also worked as a gaming analyst and host for KICKTV and Copa90.
As of May 2016, LaBelle is sponsored by SteelSeries, G2A, and EGSPN.
Accomplishments
;FIFA 15- ESWC Grand Final - 9th-16th place
- World Series of Video Games World Final - 5th-8th place
- World Series of Video Games National Qualifier - 1st place
- KICK.TV Best Goal Competition - 1st place
- KICK.TV World Cup Invitational - 5th-8th place
- Virgin Gaming Challenge Series World Final - 32/256
- Gamestop Virgin Gaming $50,000 Final Bracket - 3rd/4th
- Gamestop Virgin Gaming $50,000 Final Bracket - 5th-8th place
- Virgin Gaming Challenge Series World Final - 64/256
- WCG Pan American Championship - 5th-8th place
- IeSF World Championship - 5th-8th place
- WCG Pan American Championship - 4th place
- Hyundai Global FIFA Championship - 9th -16th place
- IeSF Challenge World Championship - Group
- ESL Major Series Player
- FIWC National Final - 2nd place
- Gillette Tournament of Champions Finals - 4th place
- WCG Grand Final - Group
- WCG National Final - 2nd place
- WCG National Final Qualifier - 1st place
- WCG US Open Invitational - 3rd place
- CGS Taxi player for Chicago Chimera
- FIWC Grand Final - 9th-16th place
- FIWC North American Regional - 1st place
- WCG Grand Final - Group
- FIWC Grand Finalist - 9th-16th place