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With no sports happening because of the Coronavirus, rapper Mike, formerly known as Mike Stud, put together a beer pong tournament with his famous friends. Due to the Coronavirus, the single-elimination, 16 team tournament will be taking place virtually. For the celebrities to enter the tournament, they had to pay an entrance fee that went towards fighting COVID-19. The tournament is set to start on April 3. Here are the people that are participating and what they're known for.
Nelk Boys
Popular YouTubers Kyle Forgeard and Josiah "Jesse" Camp from Nelk Boys are competing in the tournament together. The channel has 4.2 million subscribers with their most popular video coming five years ago under the title "Coke prank on cops" which has 34 million views. They will be facing Machine Gun Kelly in the first round.
Machine Gun Kelly
Machine Gun Kelly is best known for his song "Rap Devil" which is his diss track towards Eminem. The song has garnered 277 million views on YouTube. He's facing Nelk Boys (Kyle Forgeard and Josiah "Jesse" Camp) in the first round. (Image via Beerjug/Youtube)
Dana B and Mush
Dana B and Mush are known for being apart of Barstool Sports. They are going against Morgan Wallen.
Morgan Wallen
Morgan Wallen is a country singer. He is best known for his song "Whiskey Glasses" which reached 17 on the Billboard hot 100. He will go up against Dana B and Mush of Barstool Sports.
Trevor Bauer
In 194 career games (184 starts) with the Indians and Reds, Bauer is 70-60, holds a 4.04 E.R.A. and has 1179 strikeouts compared to 1010 hits given up in 1117 innings pitched. His best season came in 2018 where he went 12-6 with a 2.21 E.R.A. with a career-low opponent average of .208. That year, he was named to the all-star game and finished sixth in Cy Young voting. He's up against his former teammate and good friend Mike Clevinger.
Mike Clevinger
In 97 career appearances (84 starts), Clevinger has a record of 41-21 with a 3.20 E.R.A. while punching out 563 batters compared to 402 hits given up for an opponent average of .219 in 500 2/3 innings pitched. He is up against his former teammate and good friend Trevor Bauer.
Dansby Swanson and Mallory Pugh
Swanson, a shortstop for the Braves and Pugh, a forward for Sky Blue FC are a couple that is competing together. In 445 career games, Swanson is slashing .245/.318/.385 but is better known for his defense. Pugh has 10 goals in 40 career games. They are facing off against Rob Gronkowski and Camille Kostek, another couple.
Rob Gronkowski and Camille Kostek
Retired NFL player Rob Gronkowski and Sports Illustrated supermodel Camille Kostek are another couple that is competing in the tournament. Gronkowski was named to five Pro Bowls, amassed 79 career touchdowns and averaged 15.1 yards a catch. He was also named to the NFL 100 anniversary all-time team. Kostek appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated for the 2019 edition. They are going against couple Dansby Swanson and Malory Pugh.
MIKE- Formerly known as Mike Stud
MIKE, the founder/organizer of the tournament is a rapper who used to go by the name Mike Stud until he just recently changed it about a month-and-a-half ago. His most popular song is "These Days" featuring Marcus Stroman which has gotten 25 million views. Other songs he has composed are "Brightside", "Swish", "Frio" among others. He will face singer Kane Brown.
Kane Brown
Kane Brown is a country singer. He is best known for his song "Heaven" which got to 15 on the Billboard hot 100. He is facing MIKE.
Tyler Seguin
In 741 career games with the Bruins and Stars, Seguin has 279 goals and 356 assists for 635 points combined. He is up against MLB pitcher Marcus Stroman.
Marcus Stroman
Over 146 appearances (140 starts) with the Blue Jays and Mets, Stroman is 51-47 with a 3.76 E.R.A. While he's not a strikeout pitcher, he is known for inducing a ton of groundballs. He is off against NHL player Tyler Seguin.
Johnny Manziel
Manziel is a former NFL player who hasn't been in the NFL since 2015. In 14 career NFL games, he had a completion percentage of 57 percent with 1675 yards with seven touchdowns and interceptions apiece. He is opening the tournament against Internet star Zack Bia.
Zack Bia- Internet star
On Instagram, Zack Bia has 290 000 followers. His match is the first of the tournament and is facing former professional football player Johnny Manziel.
Travis Kelce
Kelce is coming off a Super Bowl run with the Chiefs. Like Gronk, he's been selected to five Pro Bowls. He has 37 touchdowns and averages 12.8 yards a catch. He is up against NFL player Danny Amendola.
Danny Amendola
Currently, a member of the Lions, Amendola has 21 career touchdowns and averages 9.8 yards a catch. He has won the Super Bowl twice as a member of the Patriots. He is up against NFL player Travis Kelce.
