He was then released from Na`Vi on August 20, 2014. They finished TI2014 in seventh place, their worst result in a TI. During the run-up to the The International 2014 it became clear that Na'vi wasn't the dominant force it once was. After The International 2011 Puppey went on to captain Na'vi to a successful second place in both The International 2012 and The International 2013, and multiple other high place finishes. Puppey became Natus Vincere's Captain after Artstyle's departure from the team in October 2011. In both of these tournaments, he demonstrated fantastic prediction with Chen's ability to send heroes back to base. They also won ESWC 2011 and took home $12,000 USD. They went undefeated throughout the whole tournament, winning the unprecedented $1,000,000 USD grand prize. Puppey made his first steps into the Dota 2 competitive scene with Natus Vincere among the likes of Dendi and Artstyle, as they competed in The International 2011. PickLeague XIV and ROCCAT GosuCup#3 were the two first-place finishes for GG.net under the new tag. Team GG.net or 6 months before Na`Vi Ģ3 January 2011 decides to create their own Dota team and signs NWO. The team couldn't participate in big LAN tournaments due to the lack of finance. Despite showing the discipline and dedication, New World Order was playing without a sponsor. The new team took the name New World Order. They placed 4th in the tournament and immediately after came more roster changes and an eventual departure from the Nirvana organization due to some unpaid salary and compensation for ESWC 2010. After losing in the ESWC 2010 qualifiers to DTS, Puppey returned to Nirvana.int after Merlini's retirement. Puppey reacted harshly, unveiling some internal information, but still resigned his claim for the spot. Meanwhile, after the split of Nirvana.int, scandal broke out between Fear and Puppey over the slot on Farm4Fame. Nirvana tried to keep both teams, but eventually left from Nirvana's control and took a temporary name - TeamHome. The creation of the second team was followed by serious roster problems. Nirvana created a new roster -, which Puppey joined after failing to get a US Visa. The timezone difference between the Europeans and Americans hindered the team's performance. In February 2010, after "Blight" got a new sponsor the team was renamed to Nirvana.int. After a victory over MYM in Farm4Fame tournament BFB drew the attention of "Blight" organization. Eventually Puppey and a few other skilled players created new team - Bens Friendly Buddies. The team stopped attending new events, KuroKy left to MYM, Puppey was constantly playing as a stand-in.
Razer.CGC attended a few more events, took another name in October 2009 - AEON.int and then everything started to crumble. The team took the name of its new sponsors Razer.CGC. The DotA-League Masters proved to be the long-awaited triumph of KS.int beating MYM.( highlights and the moment of victory.) At the end of July, scandal broke out inside the "KingSurf" organization which led to the departure of Ks.int from KingSurf's sponsorship. 18 year old Puppey was invited to the team as an experienced player. The 7th of June the ex- Virtus.pro team under the leadership of "joLiE" goes under the sponsorship of "KingSurf", getting a new tag - "Ks.int". This is where the famous Puppey - KuroKy "bromance" began. KingSurf.International Īfter being teamless for a period of time, Puppey attended DreamHack Summer 2009 as a stand-in for Mouz, where they placed 5th. Puppey explained that the misunderstandings started after their loss at MYM PriDe #8.
On 18th of April the official announcement says that the team XsK ceased to exist.
#WIKI 28 WEEKS LATER PROFESSIONAL#
Puppey started to earn respect from professional players.
#WIKI 28 WEEKS LATER SERIES#
The first big victory for XsK happened on ESL Major Series where they placed 3rd, losing to MYM and "eMg". Unfortunately they didn't make it out of the group losing to MYM and another unknown team. The first serious tournament for XsK was ClanBase - EuroCup XVI - WC3 DotA. Puppey himself was still a "no name" in the eSports world.
The roster consisted of relatively unknown, but skilled players. His professional career started from the "Xero Skill" (XsK) team in the beginning of summer 2007.
#WIKI 28 WEEKS LATER PRO#
He is one of the tallest pro players, standing at 6'5 (196 cm).ĭotA The first traces in the history of eSports and DotA Ĭlement started with pub games, just as everyone else did. He sang in the choir for 12 years and has since he was five years old. Among other things he has a musical education, he can play the clarinet, violin, guitar and saxophone. Puppey's good knowledge of the English language has allowed him to play in many of the best European teams. Despite the fact that he plays Jungler and Support most often, he is effective in any role.
He is not afraid to experiment, even in important matches. Puppey is one of the most prolific and storied captains in Dota history.
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