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{{Short description|American professional esports player}}
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{{Infobox Pro Gaming player
| ID            = n0thing
| name          = Jordan Gilbert
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| image         = IEM Chicago n0thing (48353690382) (cropped).jpg
| caption       = n0thing at [[Intel Extreme Masters]] Chicago 2019
| status        =
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1990|10|25}}
| hometown      =
| nationality   = American
| role          = Structural artist  /
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| league        =
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| games         = ''[[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive]]''
| earnings      =
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| nickname      =
| website       =
| years1        = 2008–2012
| team1         = [[Evil Geniuses]]
| years2        = 2013–2014
| team2         = [[Complexity Gaming]]
| years3        = 2014–2017
| team3         = [[Cloud9]]
| years4        = 2018–2018
| team4         = Old Guys Club
| years5        = 2018–2019
| team5         = Complexity Gaming (Stand-in)
}}
'''Jordan Gilbert''' (born October 25, 1990), better known as '''n0thing''' (pronounced as "nothing"), is an American retired professional ''[[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive]]'' player. He previously played as a rifler/lurker for [[Cloud9]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/cloud9s-jordan-n0thing-gilbert-on-the-state-of-na-counter-strike/|title=Cloud9's Jordan 'n0thing' Gilbert on the state of NA Counter-Strike|last=Stenhouse|first=Henry|date=June 29, 2016|work=[[PC Gamer]]|access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref> n0thing is one of the most experienced North American players.<ref name=":0" /> Before playing ''Global Offensive,'' n0thing was a professional [[Counter Strike 1.6|''Counter Strike'' 1.6]] player. Jordan won his first LAN tournament at just 10 years old. Since then, he has grown into a major figure in the CS:GO scene. His large following has garnered him popularity outside the esports scene, even appearing on [[The Joe Rogan Experience]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=n0thing on Joe Rogan's podcast |url=https://www.hltv.org/news/15014/n0thing-on-joe-rogans-podcast |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=HLTV.org |language=en}}</ref>
== Career ==
=== ''Counter-Strike'' 1.6 ===
During [[Counter Strike 1.6|''Counter Strike'' 1.6]], n0thing was best known as the star player on [[Evil Geniuses]], who signed him in March 2008. He was nominated from the North American region as Best Newcomer in 2008, and the eSports Player of the Year in 2008 and 2009.<ref name=":1" />
In 2011, he was named as the 11th best player of the previous year in a ranking by HLTV. This was based on his performance in 2010, which included leading his team to victory in seasons 5–7 of [[ESEA League]]'s Invitational tournaments and finishing second at both [[Intel Extreme Masters]] American Championship Finals and the [[World Cyber Games]]'s Pan-American Championship.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.hltv.org/news/5932-top-20-players-of-2010-n0thing-11|title=Top 20 players of 2010: n0thing (11)|last=Milovanovic|first=Petar|date=January 10, 2011|work=HLTV.org|access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref> During his time playing 1.6, n0thing was one of the players who participated in [[DirecTV]]'s failed [[Championship Gaming Series]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/05/e-sports-come-to-television-with-tbss-eleague.html|title=E-Sports Come to Television With TBS's ELeague|last=Martin|first=Garrett|date=March 26, 2017|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref>
=== ''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' ===
n0thing previously competed for [[CompLexity Gaming]], an outfit acquired by Cloud9 on July 30, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailydot.com/esports/complexity-counter-strike-cloud9/|title=Cloud9 set to acquire CompLexity's 'CSGO' team|work=The Daily Dot|access-date=2016-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028124206/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/complexity-counter-strike-cloud9/|archive-date=2016-10-28|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In the summer of 2015, n0thing's team made the grand finals of three tournaments in a month.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://esports.yahoo.com/5-key-csgo-takeaways-from-dreamhack-winter-2016-004018056.html|title=5 key CS:GO takeaways from DreamHack Winter 2016|last=Kovanen|first=Tomi|date=November 28, 2016|work=[[Yahoo! Esports|Yahoo!]]|access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref> After the departure of three of his teammates, including ingame leader [[Sgares]], after that successful Summer 2015 run,<ref name=":2" /> n0thing stepped in as IGL until replaced by Slemmy before [[DreamHack Open Austin 2016]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://esports.yahoo.com/dreamhack-austin-preview-luminosity-should-195722040.html|title=DreamHack Austin preview: Luminosity should prevail|last=Kovanen|first=Tomi|date=May 4, 2016|work=[[Yahoo!|Yahoo! Esports]]|access-date=March 24, 2017}}</ref>
In May 2016, n0thing had a highlight play against [[Luminosity Gaming]] in [[ELEAGUE Season 1]]'s group stage final, where he snuck through a deployed [[smoke grenade]], killed Luminosity's sniper with his pistol, and then picked up the dropped rifle to eliminate half of the enemy team.<ref name=":3">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/how-counter-strike-introduced-itself-to-cable-audiences-20160531|title=How 'Counter-Strike' Introduced Itself to Cable Audiences|last=Zacny|first=Rob|date=May 31, 2016|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref> Although they lost the group stage finals 2–1, they advanced to the playoffs when Luminosity was subsequently disqualified.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/esports/ultimate-guide-to-counterstrike-global-offensive-eleague-tournament/news-story/525f0cb43a1fade8c04080a23968f730?nk=c76d212da2054c4496ef59ca597d511b-1490502909|title=Ultimate Guide to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive ELEAGUE tournament|last=Laughton|first=Max|date=July 12, 2016|work=[[Fox Sports]]|access-date=March 27, 2017}}</ref>
In October 2016, n0thing's Cloud9 team became the first North American team since 2006 to win a major tournament, after they won [[ESL Pro League Season 4]] and US$200,000 over [[SK Gaming]]. Despite n0thing having played ''Counter-Strike'' professionally for his entire adult life, it was his first time winning a major international CS:GO tournament.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/esport/counterstrike/article23823774.ab|title=n0thing efter bragden: Försöker att inte gråta|work=[[Aftonbladet]]|access-date=March 26, 2017|language=Swedish}}</ref>
In November 2016, n0thing's performance against [[OpTic Gaming]] at [[Dreamhack Winter 2016]] led Cloud9 to 2-0 their North American counterparts and start their run in the loser's bracket.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/18140213/2016-dreamhack-winter-counter-strike-global-offensive-dark-horses-gallop-semifinals|title=Dark horses gallop to CS:GO semifinals at DreamHack Winter|last=Lyles|first=Wyatt|date=November 26, 2016|work=[[ESPN.com]]|access-date=March 24, 2017}}</ref>
In December 2016, n0thing's performance in the Americas Minor against [[Team SoloMid]] helped Cloud9 make the major qualifier for the [[ELEAGUE Major 2017]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/18205606/2016-counter-strike-global-offensive-eleague-america-minor-recap|title=C9 and Immortals win big at Americas Minor|last=Lyles|first=Wyatt|date=December 4, 2016|work=[[ESPN.com]]|access-date=March 24, 2017}}</ref>
Outside of competitive play, n0thing created a dance move based around the [[Stun grenade|flashbang grenade]] animations in the game.<ref name=":0" /> In 2014, he was a notable victim of a [[Swatting]] hoax while he was live streaming, an incident that was covered in an episode of French television show ''L'Effet Papillon'' on [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://kotaku.com/cops-raid-gamer-live-on-twitch-1603358734|title=Cops Raid Gamer Live On Twitch|last=Hernandez|first=Patricia|date=July 10, 2014|work=[[Kotaku]]|access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bild.de/digital/computer/virale-videos/counter-strike-swat-einsatzkommando-36787762.bild.html|title=Sturmgewehre im Schlafzimmer: SWAT stürmt Haus von Zocker!|date=July 12, 2014|work=[[BILD.de]]|access-date=March 26, 2017|language=German}}</ref> n0thing also makes videos instructing viewers on how to improve at playing ''Counter-Strike''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://kotaku.com/pro-gamer-teaches-you-how-to-shoot-better-1633198550|title=Pro Gamer Teaches You How To Shoot Better|last=Narcisse|first=Evan|date=September 10, 2014|work=[[Kotaku]]|access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref> As of 2016, n0thing was one of the three player representatives in the [[Professional Esports Association]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2016/12/22/pea-open-letter/|title=North American 'CS:GO' league is in hot water with pro players|last=Beck|first=Kellen|date=December 22, 2016|website=[[Mashable]]|access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref>
==Honours==
*[[ESL One Cologne 2017]] - 2nd;
*Esports Championship Series Season 3
*[[ESL Pro League Season 4]] — 1st;
*[[ELEAGUE Season 1]] - 5th-8th;
*Esports Championship Series Season 1 - 5th-6th;
*iBUYPOWER Cup 2015 — 1st;
*[[ESL Pro League Season 1]] — 2nd;
*ESL ESEA NA Pro League Season 1 —1st;
*[[ESL One Cologne 2014]] - 5th-8th.
== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JixHqgNxGC0 Valve player profile]
* [https://www.twitch.tv/n0thing Twitch channel]
*[https://www.instagram.com/n0thing/?hl=en n0thing] on [[instagram]]
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