Philip Popov

BC Parma was established in 2012. Its coaching staff existed of former PBC Ural Great captain Vyacheslav Shushakov and Vladimir Poluyanov.

In 2016, Parma Basket won the Russian Cup title, by beating Zenit Saint Petersburg in the Russian Cup Final. In the 2016–17 season, Parma joined the VTB United League, the country's first tier league.[1] To meet the arena requirements of the league, Parma moved to the Universal Sports Palace Molot.[1] In its first United League season the club finished last in the regular season with just one win.

In 2020, Parma made its debut in the main stage of a European competition as the team played in the 2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup. After surviving the group stage, the team beat Rilski Sportist and Balkan Botevgrad in the eight- and quarterfinals. It qualified for the Final Four that is to be played in Tel Aviv.

Russian Cup

Winners (2): 2015–16, 2018–19

FIBA Europe Cup

Fourth place (1): 2020–21

Gomelsky Cup

Runners-up (1): 2020

Russia (Russian: Россия, tr. Rossiya, pronounced [rɐˈsʲijə]), or the Russian Federation,[b] is a country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, covering over 17,125,191 square kilometres (6,612,073 sq mi), and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across eleven time zones, and borders sixteen sovereign nations, the most of any country in the world.[c] It is the ninth-most populous country, and the most populous country in Europe, with a population of 145.5 million. Moscow, the capital, is the largest city entirely within Europe; while Saint Petersburg is the country's second-largest city and cultural centre.

The East Slavs emerged as a recognisable group in Europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries AD. The medieval state of Kievan Rus' arose in the 9th century. In 988, it adopted Orthodox Christianity from the Byzantine Empire. Rus' ultimately disintegrated, and among its principalities, the Grand Duchy of Moscow rose during the 15th century. By the 18th century, Russia had vastly expanded through conquest, annexation, and exploration to evolve into the Russian Empire, the third-largest empire in history. Following the Russian Revolution, the Russian SFSR became the largest and principal constituent of the Soviet Union, the world's first constitutionally socialist state. The Soviet Union played a decisive role in the Allied victory in World War II, and emerged as a superpower and rival to the United States during the Cold War. The Soviet era saw some of the most significant technological achievements of the 20th century, including the world's first human-made satellite and the launching of the first human into space.

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the newly independent Russian SFSR renamed itself the Russian Federation. In the aftermath of the constitutional crisis of 1993, a new constitution was adopted, and Russia has since been governed as a federal semi-presidential republic. Vladimir Putin has dominated Russia's political system since 2000; during the period Russia has experienced democratic backsliding, and has shifted into an authoritarian state.

Russia is a great power, and a potential superpower. It is ranked 52nd in the Human Development Index, with a universal healthcare system and free university education. Russia's economy is the world's eleventh-largest by nominal GDP and the sixth-largest by PPP. It is a recognized nuclear-weapons state, possessing the world's largest stockpile of nuclear weapons; with the second-most powerful military, and the fourth-highest military expenditure. Russia's extensive mineral and energy resources are the world's largest, and it is among the leading producers of oil and natural gas globally. It is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, a member of the G20, the SCO, the Council of Europe, BRICS, the APEC, the OSCE, the IIB and the WTO, as well as the leading member of the CIS, the CSTO, and the EAEU. Russia is also home to 30 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Gambit Esports (formerly known as Gambit Gaming) is a Russian professional esports organization owned by MTS, a Moscow-based telecommunications company. It was the first CIS team to win a CS:GO Major Championship, having done so at PGL Major Kraków 2017.

At the moment we field rosters in CS:GO (chopper, mirsiren, sdypatsi, magixx, degster), Dota 2 (Yatoro, TORONTOTOKYO, Collapse, Mira, Miposhka), Hearthstone (SilverName). Streamer Wycc220 is also part of the Team Spirit Family.

Early life

Was ranked the best player of 2019 by HLTV.

Was ranked the best player of 2020 by HLTV.

Was ranked the 2nd best player of 2021 by HLTV.

Awarded as the Phenom of the Year 2019 by theScore esports.

Was listed on 30 Under 30 Europe 2021: Sports & Games by Forbes.

Was named the MVP of cs_summit 4 by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of ECS Season 7 - Finals by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of ESL One: Cologne 2019 by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of DreamHack Masters Malmö 2019 by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of EPICENTER 2019 by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of BLAST Premier: Spring 2020 European Finals by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of cs_summit 6 Online: Europe by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of ESL One: Cologne 2020 Online - Europe by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of DreamHack Open Fall 2020 by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of IEM XV - Beijing Online: Europe by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of BLAST Premier: Fall 2020 by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of IEM Winter 2021 by HLTV.

At 19 years and 72 days old, he is the youngest and also the only teenager to be ranked first on HLTV's Top 20 Players of the Year ranking.

Holds the record for the most HLTV MVP awards earned during a player's first year of professional play after earning them at cs_summit 4, ECS Season 7 - Finals, ESL One: Cologne 2019 and DreamHack Masters Malmö 2019.

Dmitriy "sh1ro" Sokolov (born July 15, 2001) is a Russian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player who plays for Gambit Esports as the AWPer.

Was ranked the 4th best player of 2021 by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of IEM Katowice 2021 by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of IEM Fall 2021: CIS by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of V4 Future Sports Festival - Budapest 2021 by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of Funspark ULTI 2021 by HLTV.

Premier Events

The Intel Extreme Masters, often abbreviated IEM, is ESL's flagship competition since 2007. In 2006, IEM replaced the ESL Counter-Strike Champions League (CSCL), when the Intel sponsored European tournament saw room for expansion outside of the European market, especially in the North American market, Intel provided funds for a worldwide tournament, calling it the Intel Extreme Masters. IEM also established a format of smaller qualifying events, leading up to a large final event that held at the CeBIT, the world's largest and most international computer expo. All of the Grand Finals have been held at CeBIT. Starting in 2008, the Tournament was billed as being worldwide, boasting participants from Europe, North America, and Asia. Counter-Strike 1.6 was the only game offered in the first season, but the variety of games has increased, to as many as the four different titles offered during Season 5. The first IEM Season I of the Counter-Strike era, was followed by 26 events including five World Championship finals that lead up to the IEM Season VI World Championship, which was the last season to feature Counter-Strike.

In 2013, ESL announced a new premier gaming competition for Europe's best in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The competition, dubbed the ESL Major Series One, or simply EMS One, featured the best teams from Europe competing for one of the largest independent Counter-Strike: Global Offensive prize pools to date. The league featured three successful events in 2013, with finals held at the ESL Studios in Cologne, Germany. In early 2014 ESL and Valve announced that they would hold a tournament at the Intel Extreme Masters venue in Katowice. The event, EMS One Katowice, would be Counter-Strike: Global Offensive's first Valve sponsored and community founded CS:GO Major tournament held by ESL.

Major Events

The ESL Pro Series, commonly abbreviated EPS, was a Counter-Strike and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive national league held and organized by Electronic Sports League. The format is a group stage followed by a playoffs, and each national series have its own specificities. Players were allowed to participate in the ESL Pro Series only if the resided in the country/countries where the series are held.

ESL Pro League

The ESL Pro League was the highest league in the ESL League system and featured sixteen European teams with offline finals. Eight teams were invited to the new ESL Pro League with the other eight slots determined through qualifiers. The ESL Pro League lasted for one season before being discontinued upon ESL's acquisition of ESEA, forming the ESL ESEA Pro League.

ESL Major League

The ESL Major League, originally positioned directly below the ESL Pro League, was now the highest ESL League division at the time of its discontinuation. A total of 32 teams competed in a single-elimination bracket, with the top 4 teams proceeding to ESEA's Main division.

Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz (known as device and devve prior to 2016) (born September 8, 1995) is a Danish professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and former professional Counter-Strike: Source player who is currently on medical leave in Ninjas in Pyjamas. He is known as one of the best players of all time, consistently playing at a very high individual level since 2014. He currently lives in Stockholm, Sweden.

During his 5-year tenure with Astralis from January 2016, when the organization was founded by the Team Questionmark players, to April 2021, when he was acquired by NIP, dev1ce won four Majors, earned the MVP award at two of them, and won numerous other tournaments and MVP awards.

Changed his nickname from "device" to "devve" on January 2, 2016. A month later, however, he reverted back to "dev1ce" as Valve would not allow the nickname change for the Majors.

Awards

Was ranked the 20th best player of 2014 by HLTV.

Was ranked the 3rd best player of 2015 by HLTV.

Was ranked the 3rd best player of 2016 by HLTV.

Was ranked the 5th best player of 2017 by HLTV.

Was ranked the 2nd best player of 2018 by HLTV.

Was ranked the 3rd best player of 2019 by HLTV.

Was ranked the 3rd best player of 2020 by HLTV.

Was ranked the 11th best player of 2021 by HLTV.

Was ranked the 5th best player of 2016 by Thorin.

Was ranked the 5th best player of 2017 by Thorin.

Was ranked the 3rd best player of 2018 by Thorin.

Was ranked the 3rd best player of 2019 by Thorin.

Was listed on 30 Under 30 Europe 2020: Sports & Games by Forbes.

Was named the MVP of PGL CCS Kick-off Season by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of Fragbite Masters Season 4 by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of FACEIT 2015 Stage 2 Finals by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of PGL CCS Season 1: Finals by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of ECS Season 2 - Finals by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of ECS Season 5 - Finals by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2018 by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of FACEIT Major: London 2018 by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of BLAST Pro Series: Istanbul 2018 by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of IEM Chicago 2018 by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of ECS Season 6 - Finals by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of ESL Pro League Season 8: Finals by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of BLAST Pro Series: São Paulo 2019 by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of StarLadder Berlin Major 2019 by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of ECS Season 8 - Finals by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of ESL One: Road to Rio - Europe by HLTV. [

Was named the MVP of DreamHack Masters Winter 2020: Europe by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of IEM Global Challenge 2020 by HLTV.

Was named the MVP of IEM Fall 2021: Europe by HLTV.

Won the most Majors with 4 (tied with his former teammates dupreeh, Xyp9x and gla1ve): ELEAGUE Atlanta 2017, FACEIT London 2018, IEM Katowice 2019, and StarLadder Berlin 2019.

Is one of 5 players to attend all Majors (including PGL Major Stockholm 2021), the other 4 players being: dupreeh, Xyp9x, shox, and olofmeister.

Has ranked in HLTV's Top 20 Players of the Year ranking for 8 years in a row, placing in the top 5 6 years in a row.

Has earned the most HLTV MVPs with 19 (tied with s1mple).

Previously held the record for the most HLTV MVPs earned in a single year with 7 in 2018. His record was later overtaken by s1mple who won 8 in 2021.

Has earned the most Major MVPs with 2 (tied with coldzera).

dev1ce, dupreeh, and Xyp9x form one of the longest standing Global Offensive player trios ever, lasting 7 years and 239 days. Their first partnership lasted from July 9, 2013 to September 18, 2013 (when dev1ce left Copenhagen Wolves). Their second partnership lasted from November 4, 2013 to April 23, 2021 (when dev1ce left Astralis).