KuroKy

KuroKy
Kuro Salehi Takhasomi
Status Active
Born (1992-10-28) 28 October 1992
Nationality German
Current team Team Liquid
Role Captain / Support
Games Defense of the Ancients
Dota 2
Professional career
2013–2014 Natus Vincere
2014–2015 Team Secret
2015 5Jungz
2015–present Team Liquid

Kuro Salehi Takhasomi (Persian: کوروش صالحی تخاسمی), better known by his alias KuroKy, is a German professional Dota 2 player currently playing for Team Liquid. He is the highest earning e-sports player of all time (by prize money) with more than USD $4 million to date.[1]

Career

2008 - 2011: Dota

KuroKy began his professional career at age 16 in Defense of the Ancients, initially as a carry player for team mousesports, Kingsurf, Nirvana.int, MYM and Ks.int. It was in team mousesports where he met initial stand-in player Clement "Puppey" Ivanov, and started what was to become a long-standing relationship

2011-2014: Initial Years and Natus Vincere

With the introduction of Dota 2 and its groundbreaking tournament The International, KuroKy's team struggled to find success and the signing of Puppey by then powerhouse Natus Vincere almost prompted KuroKy to quit professionally. Moving between teams Virtus.pro, Uebelst gamynG and mousesports, KuroKy's major breakthrough came in 2013 when he joined Natus Vincere as support player, coming 2nd in The International 2013[2].

2014-2015: Team Secret

KuroKy left Natus Vincere after a lackluster 2014 campaign, and formed Team Secret with his Natus Vincere teammate Puppey, Fnatic players Fly and N0tail and from The Alliance, s4[3]. A roster shuffle later saw them win 4 consecutive LAN finals, but disappointed in The International 2015 having gone in as the heavy favorites[4].

2015-present: Team Liquid

Following The International 2015, KuroKy left Team Secret to form a new team, 5Jungz composed of himself, FATA-, MATUMBAMAN, JerAx and MinD_ContRoL. 5Jungz was signed by the esports organisation Team Liquid[5] and found immediate success, coming 2nd in The Shanghai Major 2016, The Manila Major 2016 and 1st at EPICENTER 2016. With further roster adjustments including the additions of then unknown pubstars Miracle- and GH, Team Liquid became the strongest team in the competition, winning several LANs in succession culminating in winning The International 2017.[6][7]

Achievements

Place Event Year Team
2nd The International 2013 2013 Natus Vincere
3rd Dota 2 Asia Championship 2015 2015 Team Secret
1st The Summit 3
1st MarsTV Dota 2 League
1st ESL One Frankfurt 2015
2nd Shanghai Major 2016 2016 Team Liquid
2nd ESL One Manila 2016
1st EPICENTER 2016
2nd Manila Major 2016
1st EPICENTER 2017 2017
1st The International 2017
1st China Dota2 Supermajor 2018
  • First player to reach 1,000 professional wins[8]
  • One of three players (others Puppey and ddc) to have competed at every The International

References

  1. ↑ "Highest Overall Earnings - eSports Player Rankings :: e-Sports Earnings". www.esportsearnings.com. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  2. ↑ "Alliance wins The International 2013 Dota 2 tournament, earns over $1.4 million". Engadget. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  3. ↑ freaks4u.com, Freaks 4U Gaming GmbH,. "Secret Team finally reveals their members « News". joinDOTA.com. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  4. ↑ "Team Secret eliminated from The International". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  5. ↑ "Liquid Reincarnation". Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  6. ↑ Payne, Marissa (2017-08-12). "These five gamers just won $11 million playing 'Dota 2'". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  7. ↑ "Team Liquid Wins $24 Million International Dota 2 Tournament". Kotaku Australia. 2017-08-13. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  8. ↑ Ampoloquio, Ray Ian (2018-02-12). "The First to a Thousand Wins: The Legend of KuroKy". eSportsRanks. Retrieved 2018-06-17.

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