Suma1L
| Suma1L | |
|---|---|
| Syed Sumail Hassan | |
| Date of birth | February 13, 1999 |
| Hometown |
Karachi Rosemont, Illinois |
| Nationality |
Pakistani American |
| Current team | Evil Geniuses |
| Games | Dota 2 |
| Career prize money | $1,761,853.34 |
| Championships | The International 2015 |
| Professional career | |
| 2015–present | Evil Geniuses |
Syed Sumail Hassan (born February 13, 1999) (حسن سمائل سید), known by his in-game name Suma1L, is an Pakistani-born American professional Dota 2 player who plays for Evil Geniuses. Suma1L was a member of the EG team that won The International 2015, alongside Clinton "Fear" Loomis, Kurtis "Aui_2000" Ling, Saahil "UNiVeRsE" Arora, and Peter "ppd" Dager.[1] Due to his young age, he has been often considered a child prodigy.[2]
In 2015, EG also won the Dota 2 Asia Championships in Shanghai.[3] As of March 2016, he is the 5th highest earning e-sports professional with total earnings of $1,761,853.34 from 15 tournaments.[4] The Guinness Book of World Records recognized Sumail as the youngest gamer to surpass $1 million USD in tournament prize money winnings.[5]
History
2015
In 2015, Sumail was picked up by Evil Geniuses to replace Artour "Arteezy" Babaev. He and his team finished 1st at The International 2015.
Personal life
He was born in Pakistan on February 13, 1999 to Syed Tatheer Mumtaz and Syeda Zill-e-Huma.[6] He has six siblings, one of whom, Yawar "YawaR" Hassan, is also a professional Dota player who currently plays for Digital Chaos.
Sumail's family moved from Karachi to Rosemont, Illinois in 2012.
Notable tournament results
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Dota 2 Asia Championships - The International 2015
- The Summit 4 2015
- Captains Draft 3.0 2016
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Frankfurt Major 2015 - The Shanghai Major 2016
References
- ↑ Kolker, Robert (July 30, 2015). "THE VIDEO GAME DREAM: A PAKISTANI TEEN GETS RICH QUICK IN E-SPORTS". Bloomberg. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ↑ Gu, Rachel (August 9, 2015). "Meet the 16 Year Old Professional Dota 2 Player Who Just Became a Millionaire". Gamespot. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ↑ Khan, Farjad (February 9, 2015). "15-year-old Pakistani wins $1.2m Dota2 Asian Championship". The Express Tribune. Lakson Group. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Sumail "SumaiL" Hassan". e-Sports Earnings.
- ↑ "Pakistani teenager becomes youngest gamer to surpass $1million in eSports earnings as Dota 2 tournament sets major records".
- ↑ "Throne of Games". E:60. ESPN.
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