AdmiralBulldog

Henrik Ahnberg (born 19 December 1990), better known as AdmiralBulldog, is a Swedish streamer and former professional Dota 2 player for Alliance, with whom he won The International 2013. Ahnberg has dedicated himself to streaming on Twitch, and is one of the most famous Dota2 Twitch streamers.

AdmiralBulldog
Henrik Ahnberg
Personal information
Born (1990-12-19) 19 December 1990
NationalitySwedish
Career information
StatusRetired
GamesDota 2
RoleOfflaner
Career prize money$627,364
Career history
2012–2013No Tidehunter
2013–2015Alliance
2015Team Tinker
2015–2016Alliance
2016–presentAlliance (co-owner and streamer)
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

Ahnberg debuted with the mainly Swedish team No Tidehunter on 9 November 2012 against Team Empire.[1] Even though they beat Team Empire in a best of 3, Team Empire went on to win the TPL III league.[2]

After beating teams such as Evil Geniuses, Natus Vincere, Fnatic, Team Liquid and winning nine tournaments in less than seven months, team Alliance decide to pick up the roster of No Tidehunter on 12 April 2013.[3]

Immediately after getting sponsored, Alliance won 6 premier tournaments in a row including The International 3.[4] After a disappointing 11th-place finish at The International 4,[5] and another bad 8th-place finish at XMG Captains Draft 2.0, AdmiralBulldog went inactive in the competitive scene and started full-time streaming on Twitch except for one tournament with Team Tinker.[6]

AdmiralBulldog returned to playing for Alliance for I-league season 3, in which they finished in 5th position.[7] In the WCA 2015 Europe Open Qualifiers, Alliance won 1st place and $8,000, the only gold medal since ASUS ROG DreamLeague season 1.[8] The team later went on to win the entire tournament.[9]

On 17 January 2016, Ahnberg won StarLadder i-League StarSeries.[10] As part of the annual post-The International 2016 roster shake-up, Ahnberg left team Alliance.[11][12] In 2017, the Esports Industry Awards nominated him as streamer of the year.[13]

On 10 August 2016, Ahnberg came 9-12th in the International 2016, placing him in the premier tier. [14]

Broadcasting career

Ahnberg was invited to both The International 2017 and 2018 as an analyst. However, for The International 2017 broadcast, his visa was denied when he arrived to Seattle, where the event was to take place.[15][16] The visa issues continued for The International 2018 in Vancouver, for which he failed to secure a visa in time for the event.[17]

Ahnberg continued to become an analyst and commentator for various other platforms including Dream League Season 10, in 2018, and Season 11 in 2019. [18]

Tournament results

With No Tidehunter
  • The Revenge #1
  • ESWC West Qualifier
  • Thor Open Qualifiers
  • AVerMedia Dota 2 Cup
  • DreamHack 2012 Winter
  • Thor Open 2012
  • EMS One Spring Cup #1
  • EMS One Spring Cup #2
  • EMS One Spring Cup #3
  • EMS One Spring Cup #4
  • Eizo Cup #2
  • Ritmix Russian DOTA 2 League
  • Star Ladder Star Series Season 5

With Alliance
  • DreamHack Dota 2 Invitational
  • The Premier League Season 4
  • WePlay Dota2 League Season 1
  • G-1 Champions League Season 5
  • RaidCall EMS One Summer Cup #4
  • DreamHack Summer 2013
  • Star Ladder Star Series Season 6
  • The International 3
  • Star Ladder Star Series Season 7
  • Dota 2 Champions League Season 1
  • Star Ladder Star Series Season 9
  • XMG Captains Draft Invitational
  • DreamHack Bucharest 2014
  • ASUS Rog DreamLeague Season 1
  • Dota 2 Champions League Season 3
  • ESL One Frankfurt 2014
  • NVIDIA Game 24
  • World Cyber Arena 2014
  • RoG Play It Cool Dota 2 Invitational
  • JoinDota Pro League Season 2
  • Elimination Mode
  • WCA 2015 EU Open Qualifiers
  • World Cyber Arena 2015
  • SL i-League StarSeries
  • PIA Captains Draft 3.0

References
  1. "datdota: Match 60324184". www.datdota.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. "datdota: TPL%20III". www.datdota.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  3. "Alliance picks up NTH and Naniwa". Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  4. "The International 2013 | Dota 2". blog.dota2.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  5. "Farewell to EGM, S4". farewell.thealliance.gg. Archived from the original on 13 November 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  6. "AdmiralBulldog to take a break from Dota 2". www.liquiddota.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  7. "Dota 2 Event: i-League #3 | GosuGamers". Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  8. "WCA EU Open Qualifier (Dota 2)". WCA Europe. Archived from the original on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  9. "TI3 Alliance best Alliance: Swedes become WCA 2015 champions « News". joinDOTA.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  10. "LIVE UPDATES: StarLadder iLeague StarSeries Grand Finals results, commentary, analysis – Dota Blast". Dota Blast. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  11. "Alliance parts ways with s4, AdmiralBulldog, and Akke".
  12. "Dota 2 roster shuffle guide: Evil Geniuses, Team Secret, Alliance and more".
  13. "Esports Industry Awards Finalist Reveal". Dexerto. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  14. "AdmiralBulldog". liquipedia. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  15. Sam, Nordmark (1 August 2017). "AdmiralBulldog denied entry into the U.S., won't be at The International". Dot Esports. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  16. Esanu, Andreea (31 July 2018). "TI8 Talent Revealed with Many Newcomers to Valve's Annual Event". www.vpesports.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  17. Bergeskans, Jesper (10 August 2018). "AdmiralBulldog to miss TI8 after failing to secure visa". cybersport.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  18. "AdmiralBulldog". liquipedia. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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