Universe (gamer)

Saahil Arora (born October 11, 1989), better known by his in-game name Universe, is a former professional Dota 2 player. He was a member of the Evil Geniuses team that won The International 2015.[1]

Universe
Saahil Arora
Universe in 2018
Personal information
Born (1989-10-11) October 11, 1989
HometownMadison, Wisconsin
NationalityIndian American
Career information
StatusRetired
Current teamNinjas in Pyjamas
GamesDota 2
RoleCore/Support
Career history
2013Team Dignitas
2013–2016Evil Geniuses
2016Team Secret
2016–2017Evil Geniuses
2018Fnatic
2018–2019Forward Gaming
2019–2020Ninjas in Pyjamas
Career highlights and awards

History

Universe finished 9th at The International 2013 as a member of Team Dignitas, and 3rd at The International 2014 as a member of Evil Geniuses. Universe won The International 2015 as a member of Evil Geniuses (EG), and made the series-clinching play known as the "6 Million Dollar Echo Slam".[2] EG also finished third at the Frankfurt Major 2015.

Evil Geniuses took third place at the Shanghai Major 2016. In March 2016, Arteezy and UNiVeRsE left the team to join Team Secret.[3] He would then leave Team Secret to rejoin Evil Geniuses after the end of the Manila Major 2016 in June, effectively trading places with Sam "Bulba" Sosale.[4]

Evil Geniuses also won the Manila Masters tournament in May 2017.[5] Later on The International 2017 tournament, EG got a 9th-12th finish. During post-tournament shuffles, the team lost their support player Zai,[6] who was replaced by former team member and coach Fear.[7] Since leaving Evil Geniuses in 2017, he has played for Fnatic, Forward Gaming, and Ninjas in Pyjamas.[8]

References
  1. Higgins, Chris (10 August 2015). "EG's UNiVeRsE is our MVP of The International 5". Red Bull esports.
  2. Albert, Brian. "HOW THE DOTA 2 $6 MILLION ECHO SLAM WORKED". ign.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  3. Bester, Alan (March 24, 2016). "Shuffle and Deal: Arteezy and Universe leave Evil Geniuses for Team Secret". ESPN.
  4. Banusing, Justin. "Universe Returns to Evil Geniuses, Bulba Joins Team Secret". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  5. Andreea "divushka" Esanu (May 28, 2017). "Evil Geniuses are your Manila Masters Champions". GosuGamers.
  6. "Zai leaves Evil Geniuses following disappointing finish at TI7". dotesports.com.
  7. "Just when I thought I was out..." evilgeniuses.gg.
  8. "New season, new goals: DOTA2 Roster Update". nip.gl. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
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