Artour "Arteezy" Babaev (Dota 2 player)
| Arteezy | |
|---|---|
| Artour Babaev | |
 | |
| Status | Active |
| Date of birth | July 1, 1996 |
| Hometown | Vancouver |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Current team | Team Secret |
| Games | Dota 2 |
| Career prize money | $750,554.21 |
| Nickname(s) | RTZ |
| Professional career | |
| 2014 | S A D B O Y S |
| 2014 | Evil Geniuses |
| 2015 | Team Secret |
| 2015 – 2016 | Evil Geniuses |
| 2016 - present | Team Secret |
Artour Babaev (born July 1, 1996), known by his in-game name Arteezy, is a Canadian professional Dota 2 player who plays for Team Secret.[1] He is considered one of the best mid-lane players in the world,[2] but played the carry role during his first stint with Team Secret and his second stint with Evil Geniuses.[3] As of March 2016, he is the 19th highest earning eSports player with total earnings of $750,554.21 from 40 tournaments.[4]
History
2013
On November 22, Arteezy had the opportunity to stand in for bOne7, who was unable to attend due to visa issues, and play for his previous team Speed Gaming (formerly Kaipi) at MLG Columbus. Arteezy handily defeated several more well-established midlaners, including Mushi and Dendi, en route to an underdog victory for Speed Gaming over the all-star Team DK in the finals.[5]
2014
On January 31, Arteezy, along with Dota 2 veterans UNiVeRsE and Fear, as well as former Heroes of Newerth players ppd and zai, created S A D B O Y S, which had immediate success. The team won 16 out of their first 18 matches, including winning the Electronic Sports Prime/Shock Therapy Cup while going undefeated. On February 21, Arteezy and company were announced to be the new Evil Geniuses Dota 2 squad,[6] which continued to be a top tier team despite being from the weaker North American scene.
On March 7, the new EG attended their first LAN tournament at the Monster Energy Invitational, where they won 3–2 against Cloud9 in the finals. With this victory, the team firmly established their reputation as one of the best Dota 2 teams in the world, due in no small part to Arteezy's individual skill.
On April 29, Evil Geniuses were directly invited to compete in The International 2014 Dota 2 Championships. With top 3 finishes at three of the four major LANs prior to TI4, including a first-place finish at The Summit 1 over Team DK, EG was one of the favorites to win the biggest Dota 2 tournament of the year. EG was not as successful as the Chinese Dota 2 teams in adapting to the more aggressive play-style at TI4 but still ended with a 3rd-place finish, taking home $1,038,416 USD.
2015
After some internal issues with EG, Arteezy left the team and joined Team Secret in December 2014. With Arteezy transitioning to the carry position, Team Secret stormed through The Summit 3, Mars Dota League 2015 and ESL One Frankfurt 2015 taking 1st place at each, establishing themselves as the favorites for The International 2015. Team Secret ultimately finished 7–8th place at TI5.
Following this result, in August he rejoined Evil Geniuses[7][8] as the carry, with SumaiL continuing in the mid-lane position. This new Evil Geniuses roster finished in third place in Frankfurt Major 2015 despite a strong showing early in the tournament, losing to the eventual winners of the tournament, OG.
2016
EG again finished third at the Shanghai Major 2016 and second at Dota Pit Season 4. On March 22, Arteezy and UNiVeRsE left the team to join Team Secret.[9]
Notable tournament results
External links
References
- ↑ "Team Secret". teamsecret.gg. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ↑ "GosuGamers Awards 2014: Dota 2 winners". gosugamers.net.
- ↑ "Eight of Dota 2's best pro midlaners". PCgamer.com.
- ↑ "Artour "Arteezy" Babaev". e-Sports Earnings.
- ↑ "Speed Gaming Upsets Team DK to Win MLG Columbus".
- ↑ "Evil Geniuses Welcome New Dota 2 Team". evilgeniuses.gg. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ↑ "Arteezy on rejoining Evil Geniuses: 'We're still trying to understand our identity'". theScore eSports.
- ↑ Ke, Bryan (August 20, 2015). "Dota 2' professional player AUI_2000 replaced in Evil Geniuses by Team Secret's Arteezy". Ecumenical News.
- ↑ Bester, Alan (March 24, 2016). "Shuffle and Deal: Arteezy and Universe leave Evil Geniuses for Team Secret". ESPN.
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