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Dennis "Thresh" Fong () (born March 11, 1977) is an American businessperson, entrepreneur, and retired professional player of the first-person shooter video games ''Quake'' and ''Doom''. He is a co-founder of Xfire, an instant messenger and social networking site for gamers which was acquired by Viacom for 102 million in April 2006. He also co-founded Lithium Technologies, a leading Social customer relationship management (CRM) company. In his playing career his highest profile victory came in 1997 at the Red Annihilation ''Quake'' tournament, where he placed first and won id Software CEO John D. Carmack's Ferrari 328. Thresh is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the first professional gamer. == Playing career == Fong began playing ''Doom'' at the age of 16 in 1993. He initially chose the pseudonym Threshold of Pain, which referred to the ability to withstand enemy fire and suffering. However, as many games had an eight-character ID limit, he went with "Thresh" and liked the word's meaning of "to strike repeatedly".〔 Fong attended the Microsoft sponsored ''Doom'' tournament Judgement Day 1995 in Seattle. Thresh defeated Ted "Merlock" Peterson to finish first among 24 competitors from across the US and United Kingdom. In 1996 he won the first DWANGO national championship. The highlight of his gaming career was at the Red Annihilation tournament in 1997. He and Tom "Entropy" Kimzey emerged from a crowded field to face off in the Quake level E1M2 "Castle of the Damned", where Thresh defeated Entropy 14−1. At the peak of his career, he earned approximately $100,000 a year from prize money and endorsements.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dennis Fong」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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