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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Nicholas DiCostanzo | |
| Country of Birth | United States | |
| Birthday | May 21, 1994 (age 27) | |
| Residency | North America | |
| Competitive | ||
| Team |  SEA Surge | |
| Role | Player | |
| PSN ID | NClassic- | |
| XBL Gamertag | ClassicMeat | |
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Nicholas "Classic" DiCostanzo is a Call of Duty esports player, currently a player for Seattle Surge. He is well-known for his roles on teams such as FaZe Clan/FaZe Red, Most Wanted, Prophecy NA, Rise Nation, and Team eLevate.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FaZe Clan | Oct 20132013-10-26[2] | Apr 20142014-04-05[1] | 5mo 10d ejel | ||
 FaZe Red | Apr 20142014-04-05[3] | Jun 20142014-06-23 | 2mo 18d ejel | ||
 Radius Gaming | Jul 20142014-07-11 | Aug 20142014-08-06[4] | 26d ejel | ||
 Most Wanted | Aug 20142014-08-06[5] | Nov 20142014-11-20 | 3mo 14d ejel | ||
 Team JusTus | Nov 20142014-11-20[6] | Feb 20152015-02-08 | 2mo 18d ejel | ||
 Prophecy | Feb 20152015-02-07 | Mar 20152015-03-30 | 1mo 23d ejel | ||
 Elevate | Feb 20152015-02-08[8] | Sep 20152015-09-23[7] | 7mo 15d ejel | ||
 Denial Esports | Sep 20152015-09-23 | Oct 20152015-10-25 | 1mo 2d ejel | ||
 Rise Nation | Oct 20152015-10-25 | Oct 20162016-10-28[9] | 1yr 3d ejel | ||
 Luminosity Gaming | Oct 20162016-10-28[11] | Oct 20172017-10-25[10] | 1yr 28d ejel | ||
 Team Envy | Nov 20172017-11-04[13] | Oct 20182018-10-16[12] | 11mo 12d ejel | ||
| Luminosity Gaming | Oct 20182018-10-16[15] | Jun 20192019-06-20[14] | 8mo 4d ejel | ||
 UYU | Jun 20192019-06-20[17] | Aug 20192019-08-28[16] | 2mo 8d ejel | ||
 TOR Ultra | Oct 20192019-10-24[21] | Sep 20202020-09-04[18] | 10mo 11d ejel | ||
 PAR Legion | Dec 20202020-12-31[24] | May 20212021-05-24[23] | 4mo 24d ejel | ||
| SEA Surge | May 20212021-05-24[25] | Present | 1mo 29d ej |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FaZe Clan | Oct 20132013-10-26[2] | Apr 20142014-04-05[1] | 5mo 10d ejel | ||
| FaZe Red | Apr 20142014-04-05[3] | Jun 20142014-06-23 | 2mo 18d ejel | ||
| Radius Gaming | Jul 20142014-07-11 | Aug 20142014-08-06[4] | 26d ejel | ||
| Most Wanted | Aug 20142014-08-06[5] | Nov 20142014-11-20 | 3mo 14d ejel | ||
| Team JusTus | Nov 20142014-11-20[6] | Feb 20152015-02-08 | 2mo 18d ejel | ||
| Prophecy | Feb 20152015-02-07 | Mar 20152015-03-30 | 1mo 23d ejel | ||
| Elevate | Feb 20152015-02-08[8] | Sep 20152015-09-23[7] | 7mo 15d ejel | ||
| Denial Esports | Sep 20152015-09-23 | Oct 20152015-10-25 | 1mo 2d ejel | ||
| Rise Nation | Oct 20152015-10-25 | Oct 20162016-10-28[9] | 1yr 3d ejel | ||
| Luminosity Gaming | Oct 20162016-10-28[11] | Oct 20172017-10-25[10] | 1yr 28d ejel | ||
| Team Envy | Nov 20172017-11-04[13] | Oct 20182018-10-16[12] | 11mo 12d ejel | ||
| Luminosity Gaming | Oct 20182018-10-16[15] | Jun 20192019-06-20[14] | 8mo 4d ejel | ||
| UYU | Jun 20192019-06-20[17] | Aug 20192019-08-28[16] | 2mo 8d ejel | ||
| TOR Ultra | Oct 20192019-10-24[21] | Jun 20202020-06-18[26] | 7mo 25d ejel | ||
| TOR Ultra | Jun 20202020-06-18[26] | Jul 20202020-07-10 | 22d ejel | ||
| TOR Ultra | Jul 20202020-07-10 | Sep 20202020-09-04[18] | 1mo 25d ejel | ||
| PAR Legion | Dec 20202020-12-31[24] | May 20212021-05-24[23] | 4mo 24d ejel | ||
| SEA Surge | May 20212021-05-24[25] | Present | 1mo 29d ej |
News
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
 FaZe | April 5, Replays, Classic and JKap are transferred to FaZe Red. ProoFy is transferred to FaZe Black[1] | |
 FaZe R | April 5, Classic, Jkap, Replays, and Theory join.[3] | |
| FaZe R | June 23, Classic, JKap, Replays, and Theory leave. | |
 RAD | July 11, Classic joins. | |
| RAD | August 6, Radius Gaming and  MRKNWiLD merge teams to create  Most Wanted. Classic, Huhdle, Slacked, Spacely, and Saint leave.[4] | |
| MW | August 6, Radius Gaming and  MRKNWiLD merge teams to create Most Wanted. Classic, Huhdle, Slacked, and Spacely join.[5] | |
| MW | November 20, Classic, Huhdle, Slacked, and Spacely leave. | |
 Jus | November 20, Classic, Mochila, and Slacked join. Doubt leaves.[6] |
 proph | February 7, Classic and Mochila join. FEARS and Legal leave. | |
| Jus | February 8, FeLonY, Methodz, NauX, and Octane join. Classic, Mochila, and Slacked leave. | |
 ELV | February 8, Classic, Huhdle, and Slacked join.[8] | |
| proph | March 30, Classic leaves. | |
| ELV | September 23, Octane joins. Classic leaves.[7] | |
 DNL | September 23, Classic joins. | |
| DNL | October 25, Classic, Huke, SlasheR, and Temp leave. | |
 RISE | October 25, Classic, Octane, and Slacked join. ACHES, Burns, Chino, and Whea7s leave. |
| RISE | October 28, Classic, Octane, and Slacked leave.[9] | |
 LG | October 28, Classic, Octane, and Slacked join. NAMELESS, Spacely, and StuDyy leave.[11] |
| LG | October 25, JKap and John join. Classic and Saints leave.[10] | |
 ENVY | November 4, Classic, Huke, and Temp join.[13] |
| ENVY | September 22, ACHES, Apathy, Assault, SiLLY, and Bevils (Coach) join. Chino, Classic, and Decemate become restricted free agents.[27] | |
| ENVY | October 16, Classic leaves.[12] | |
| LG | October 16, Classic joins.[15] |
| LG | June 17, Classic becomes restricted free agent.[28] | |
| LG | June 20, Classic leaves.[14] | |
 UYU | June 20, Blazt, Classic, and Saints join. Phantomz is loaned from FaZe Clan. Mayhem, Royalty, and Zaptius leave.[17] | |
| UYU | August 28, Classic leaves.[16] | |
 TOR | October 24, Team reveals branding as  Toronto Ultra. Bance, Brack, Cammy, Classic, CleanX, Loony, Lucky, Mayhem, Methodz, and MettalZ join.[21][22] |
| TOR | June 18, Flux (Analyst) joins. CleanX moves to starting roster. Classic moves to substitute.[26] | |
| TOR | July 10, Classic moves to starting roster. MettalZ moves to substitute. | |
| TOR | September 4, Cammy and CleanX will remain with the team for 2021. Classic, Brack, Loony, Lucky, Mayhem, and MettalZ leave.[18][19][20] | |
 PAR | December 31, AquA, Classic, Fire, Skrapz, and Theory (Coach) join.[24] |
Biography[]
Beginnings[]
Classic started playing Call of Duty at around 15 during Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare on GameBattles. He was a relatively unknown player when he completed FaZe Clan's roster of Replays, Spacely, and Huhdle before the Call of Duty: Ghosts season.
Ghosts[]
FaZe recruiting Classic was somewhat controversial at the time due to his close friendship with Replays and lack of experience, but Classic proved himself a worthy pick-up with a strong performance at MLG Fall Championship (MLG Columbus) as well as a 7th place finish at UMG Philadelphia 2013. After these two events, JKap and ProoFy were added to the team and this roster finished the MLG CoD League Season 1 Regular Season in 1st place. At the Call of Duty Championship 2014, the team finished in 6th place, earning Classic $12,500 in prize money. The team struggled however, and failed to achieve higher than 6th at any other tournament, even after adding Theory to form FaZe Red. Classic joined Most Wanted for the remainder of the Ghosts season, teaming with Slacked and former teammates Spacely and Huhdle. This squad finished 3rd at the MLG CoD League Season 3 Playoffs to finish the season.
Advanced Warfare[]
Classic played for both Team JusTus and Prophecy NA for the first 6 months of the Advanced Warfare (AW) season, finishing a respectable 4th at Call of Duty Championship 2015 with the latter, netting $25,000. Classic's performance at the start of the season gained him attention from a number of teams, and he was eventually picked up by Elevate, to team once again with Slacked, as well as upcoming players TJHaly and Temp. Classic and Slacked remained consistent members of the team, with Apathy, SlasheR, Saints and Replays all playing for the team at different tournaments. Elevate performed reasonably well for the rest of the AW season, including winning MES Detroit 25k, and coming 3rd at 2015 X Games, earning Classic a bronze medal.
Black Ops 3[]
Classic, along with long time teammate Slacked were recruited by Rise Nation to join Loony and Octane. The team won the first event of the year, Totino's Invitational, which was Rise's first event win as an organisation. After qualifying for the 2016 NA CWL Stage 1 Regular Season, Rise also won their second LAN event, UMG South Carolina 2016 Champion Tournament. However after this they failed to win another event for the rest of the season, coming up just short in 2016 NA CWL Stage 1 Playoffs, finishing 2nd after losing last map in the best of 7 finals vs OpTic Gaming. The match came down to an intense round 11 Search and Destroy, after Rise had battled back from being down 3-5 thanks to some important kills by Classic, but lost the final round. Rise continued to be a top 4 team for the rest of the Black Ops 3 season, however fell short of this standard at the 2016 Call of Duty World League Championship, placing 5-6th.
Infinite Warfare[]
Classic, along with Octane and Slacked joined Luminosity Gaming along with Saints, for the Infinite Warfare (IW) season. The team did not find success early in the game, placing 5-6th at the 2017 CWL Las Vegas Open. After some patchy performances in the online MLG GameBattles 2K tournaments, the team came 4th at the 2017 CWL Atlanta Open, and then a disappointing 9-12th at the 2017 CWL Paris Open. Moving on to the 2017 CWL Dallas Open Luminosity would finish 8th really showing the teams weakness in Search and Destroy finishing with a 30% win rate but a 72% Win Rate in Respawn game modes. Continuing onto the Global Pro League they would be the 6th seeded team and would be placed into the yellow group. There they would clinch a second place spot after a dramatic victory against eUnited.
Trivia[]
- Classic's nickname was "Nick From Down The Street" because he was known as Replays' actual friend in real life.
Achievements[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Media[]
- 2017
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- August 1, Scuf Gaming CWL Global Pro League Stage 2 Playoffs by Call of Duty World League on YouTube
- March 19, CWL Fort Worth | Team of the Week by Call of Duty World League on YouTube
- October 24, Toronto CoD franchise reveals ‘Toronto Ultra’ branding, roster, squirrel mascot by Preston Byers on Dot Esports
- October 24, Meet your fam | Toronto Ultra ROSTER by Toronto Ultra on YouTube
- October 30, Toronto Ultra has got pressure on their shoulders | The Esports Dispatch by LandO on YouTube
- January 22, History will be written #SooUltra by Toronto Ultra on Twitter
- March 27, Toronto Ultra: Team Profile Presented by PS4 by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- April 9, The Toronto Ultra Ten Minute Documentary Hour | Episode One by Toronto Ultra on YouTube
- May 9, Toronto Ultra Impress vs. Røkkr as They Target First Their First Semi-Finals by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- January 25, Envoy's 11 Spree! MajorManiak 200 IQ! | CDL Kickoff 2021 | Day 2 Best Plays by BreakingPoint on YouTube
- February 5, Team Preview: Paris Legion Capable of Upsets, Top 6 Status by COD League on Call of Duty League
- February 20, "All four of us want to prove everybody wrong" | Rostermania — Paris Legion by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- April 16, "They just don't like us shooting their bodies!" — Stage 3 Group Selection Show & Schedule Reveal by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- May 23, Welcome Classic by Seattle Surge on YouTube
- June 25, "COWARDS! You guys are cowards, man" — Stage 5 Group Selection Show by Call of Duty League on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-15 | NA CWL Pro Division 2016 Stage 2 Playoffs | RISE  vs  C9 | Link |
| 2015-12-05 | NA CWL Pro Division 2016 Stage 1 Invitational Qualifier | RISE vs  ELV | Link |
Gallery[]
Classic in 2015
Classic at COD Champs 2018
Classic at CWL Vegas 2019
LG Classic in 2019
UYU Classic in 2019
- April 20, Huke & Classic Eat Tacos and Answer Your Questions - with Team EnvyUS
Redirects
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 FaZe Clan's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 EsportsNation's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 FaZe Clan's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Radius and MW joined together and created Most Wanted eSports for #UMGDallas and MLG S3! @MWeSports twitter.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Radius and MW joined together and created Most Wanted eSports for #UMGDallas and MLG S3! @MWeSports twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Team JusTus' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Elevate's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Elevate's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Rise Nation's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 LG CALL OF DUTY WWII ROSTER luminosity.gg
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 LG CALL OF DUTY ROSTER CHANGES luminosity.gg
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Luminosity's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Team Envy's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 UYU's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Luminosity's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Classic's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 UYU's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Toronto Ultra's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Tornoto Ultra's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Tornoto Ultra's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 WE'RE HERE | Toronto has a Call of Duty League team youtube.com
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Meet your fam | Toronto Ultra ROSTER youtube.com
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Paris Legion's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 Paris Legion's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 Seattle Surge's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 Toronto Ultra's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Team Envy Signs 2018 World Champions envy.gg
- ↑ Classic's Tweet twitter.com
