Introduction
Michael LaBelle (born September 21, 1989), better known under his pseudonym Dirty Mike, is a web-based entertainer, video producer, and a professional FIFA player for New York Red Bulls. He is known mostly for providing tips via nontraditional methods through YouTube and Twitch outlets.
Born in Houston, Texas, Dirty Mike grew up playing the original Nintendo, before progressing to online play via the PlayStation and Xbox. His competitive background in sports as an athlete quickly translated into the desireto apply this to video games. Dirty Mike found his niche in 2006 by qualifying for the World Final of the FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC) where he competed versus the best FIFA players across all nations. Dirty Mike has won seven national titles in FIFA, and represented the United States at the FIWC, ESWC (Electronic Sports World Cup), WCG (World Cyber Games), VG World Finals (Virgin Gaming), IeSF World Championship (International Esports Federation), WSVG (World Series of Video Games), Hyundai Global Championship, WCG Pan American Championship and as an ESL (Electronic Sports League) Major Series Player.
Since May 2016, Dirty Mike'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(Season 2) and Great Day Houston with Deborah Duncan on KHOU.
Dirty Mike had his celebration motion captured and featured in FIFA 14 (Le Cirque LaBelle).
He has also worked as a gaming analyst and host for KICKTVand Copa90.
As of May 2016, Dirty Mike is sponsored by SteelSeries, G2A, and EGSPN.
Accomplishments
FIFA 15
- ESWC Grand Final (Paris, France) - 9th-16th place
- World Series of Video Games World Final (Maldives) - 5th-8th place
- World Series of Video Games National Qualifier - 1st place
FIFA 14
- KICK.TV Best Goal Competition - 1st place
- KICK.TV World Cup Invitational - 5th-8th place
- Project Definitive Invitational - 1st place
FIFA 13
- EA FIFA National Tour (Houston, Texas) - 1st place
- ESWC North American / South America Qualifier - 2nd place
- Virgin Gaming Challenge Series World Final (Las Vegas, Nevada) - 32/256
- Virgin Gaming Challenge Series National Qualifier - 1st place
- WCG National Final (Durham, North Carolina) - 2nd place
FIFA 12
- Gamestop Virgin Gaming $50,000 Final Bracket - 3rd/4th (Xbox 360)
- Gamestop Virgin Gaming $50,000 Final Bracket - 5th-8th place (PS3)
- Gamestop Powerup Virgin Gaming Qualifier - 1st place
- Virgin Gaming Challenge Series World Final (Manhattan, New York) - 64/256
- Virgin Gaming Challenge Series VIP Package (NYC) - 1st place
- Virgin Gaming Challenge Series World Qualifier - 1st place
- WCG Pan American Championship (Santiago, Chile) - 5th-8th place
- WCG National Final (Manhattan, New York) - Group
- WCG National Final Online Qualifier - 2nd place
FIFA 11
- IeSF World Championship (Andong, Korea) - 5th-8th place
- IeSF National Qualifier - 1st place
- WCG Pan American Championship (São Paulo, Brazil) - 4th place
FIFA 10
- Hyundai Global FIFA Championship (Busan, Korea) - 9th -16th place
- IeSF Challenge World Championship (Daegu, Korea) - Group
- IeSF Challenge National Qualifier - 1st place
- Gillette Tournament of Champions National Qualifier - 1st place
FIFA 09
- ESL Major Series Player
- FIWC National Final (Manhattan, New York) - 2nd place
- FIWC National Final Online Qualifier - 1st place
- Gillette Tournament of Champions Finals - 4th place
- Gillette Tournament of Champions Qualifier - 1st place
- WCG Grand Final (Chengdu, China) - Group
- WCG National Final (Manhattan, New York) - 2nd place
- WCG National Final Qualifier (West Region) - 1st place
- WCG US Open Invitational (Manhattan, New York) - 3rd place
FIFA 08
- CGS Taxi player for Chicago Chimera (Championship Gaming Series)
- FIWC Grand Final (Berlin, Germany) - 9th-16th place
- FIWC North American Regional (Los Angeles, California) - 1st place
- WCG Grand Final *Team USA* (Cologne, Germany) - 2nd place
- WCG Grand Final (Cologne, Germany) - Group
- WCG National Final (Los Angeles, California) - 2nd place
- WCG Regional (Dallas, Texas) - 1st place
- WCG Online Qualifier (South Region) - 1st place
FIFA 07
- FIWC Grand Finalist (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 9th-16th place
- FIWC National Qualifier (USA) - 1st place
- WCG National Final (Orlando, Florida) - 3rd place
- WCG Regional (Dallas,Texas) - 2nd place
- WCG Online Qualifier (South Region) - 1st place