KuroKy

Kuro Salehi Takhasomi (Persian: کوروش صالحی تخاسمی), better known by his alias KuroKy, is a German-Iranian professional Dota 2 player for Nigma. He was a member of Team Liquid that won The International 2017. He is widely regarded as one of the top three Dota 2 players of all time, along with N0tail and Puppey.

KuroKy
Kuro Salehi Takhasomi
Personal information
Born (1992-10-28) 28 October 1992
NationalityGerman/Iranian
Career information
Current teamTeam Nigma
GamesDefense of the Ancients
Dota 2
RoleCaptain/Support
Career history
2013–2014Natus Vincere
2014–2015Team Secret
20155Jungz
2015–2019Team Liquid
2019–presentTeam Nigma
Career highlights and awards

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.[1]

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.[2] A roster shuffle later saw them win 4 consecutive LAN finals, but disappointed in The International 2015 having gone in as the heavy favorites.[3]

2015–2019: 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[4] 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.[5][6]

Team Liquid's success in 2018 was comparatively lackluster. Liquid only managed to win one Valve Major competition all year, and only achieved 4th place at The International 2018. However, after the controversial replacement of MATUMBAMAN for Aliwi "w33" Omar even after taking a 2nd-place finish at the MDL Disneyland® Paris Major, the team had found immediate success with another 2nd-place finish at the EPICENTER Major after losing to Vici Gaming in a close series. Their success had continued to The International 2019, as they had made a miraculous run to the finals through the lower bracket of the Main Event after failing to obtain an upper bracket seed in the Group Stage. This involved beating Fnatic, TNC Predator, RNG, Evil Geniuses, Team Secret and PSG.LGD but ultimately falling to defending champions OG in the best-of-five series 3-1, therefore taking a grand total of $4,462,909.[7]

After 4 years, the roster parted ways with Team Liquid after KuroKy had decided to create his own organisation.[8][9]

2019–present: Nigma

After the roster's departure, KuroKy and the rest of the Team Liquid roster formed a new organisation, Nigma.[10]

References
  1. "Alliance wins The International 2013 Dota 2 tournament, earns over $1.4 million". Engadget. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. freaks4u.com, Freaks 4U Gaming GmbH. "Secret Team finally reveals their members". joinDOTA.com. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  3. "Team Secret eliminated from The International". SBNation.com. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  4. "Liquid Reincarnation". Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  5. Payne, Marissa (12 August 2017). "These five gamers just won $11 million playing 'Dota 2'". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  6. "Team Liquid Wins $24 Million International Dota 2 Tournament". Kotaku Australia. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  7. Michael, Cale (25 August 2019). "OG make history by beating Team Liquid and winning The International 2019". Dot Esports. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  8. Goossens, Victor (13 September 2019). "End of an Era". Team Liquid. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  9. Hayward, Andrew (13 September 2019). "Team Liquid's Dota 2 Team Departs to Form New Organization". Esports Observer. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  10. Michael, Cale. "Kuroky, ex-Liquid Dota 2 team form Nigma". Dot Esports. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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