Aui 2000
| Aui_2000 | |
|---|---|
| Kurtis Ling | |
 | |
| Status | Active |
| Born | October 2, 1992 |
| Hometown | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Current team | Team NP |
| Games | Dota 2 |
| Career prize money | $1,883,464.84[1] |
| Championships | The International 2015 |
| Nickname(s) | Aui_2000 |
| Professional career | |
| 2012-2012 | PotM Bottom |
| 2012-2013 | Team Dignitas |
| 2013-2013 | RSnake |
| 2013-2014 | Speed Gaming |
| 2014-2015 | Cloud9 |
| 2015-2015 | Evil Geniuses |
| 2015-2016 | Digital Chaos |
| 2016-2016 | Evil Geniuses |
| 2016-2016 | Team Secret |
| 2016-present | Team NP |
Kurtis Ling (born October 2, 1992), often known by his in-game name Aui_2000, is a Canadian professional Dota 2 player. Kurtis was a member of the Evil Geniuses team that won The International 2015.[2][3]
As of March 2016, he is the fourth highest earning eSports gamer in the world.[4]
Personal life
Kurtis attended the University of British Columbia before dropping out to play Dota 2 professionally full-time. His parents were initially skeptical of his career choice but eventually accepted it as he won more tournaments.[5]
History
EG acquired Ling from Cloud9 in January 2015.[6]
On August 14 Aui_2000 was kicked off of the team just days after winning TI5. Artour "Arteezy" Babaev replaced him on the roster.[7][8] His sudden dismissal after winning the Dota 2 championships sparked some outrage from the community,[9] and forced team captain Peter "ppd" Dager to write a blog detailing the reasons behind Aui_2000's removal from the team.[10]
Shortly after being kicked from EG, Ling formed his own team, Digital Chaos, but struggled to achieve any significant results. On March 25, following the abrupt departure of Artour "Arteezy" Babaev and Saahil "UNiVeRsE" Arora from Evil Geniuses, Ling announced that he would be rejoining the team.[11] Ling was kicked from the team once again after the Manila Major 2016 in June.[12]
Tournament placements
Evil Geniuses
- Dota 2 Asia Championships - 1st
- The International 2015 - 1st
References
- ↑ "eSports History & Statistics". March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ↑ Lau, Andree (August 11, 2015). "Kurtis Ling, Better Known As Aui_2000, Wins Millions In Dota 2 Gaming Competition". Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ↑ "'I just wanted to play games all day': Aui_2000 wins millions from his parents' basement". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ↑ Staff, AOL. "Here are the 5 highest-paid professional gamers in the world". AOL.com. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ↑ Wright, Nikos. "Our Campus: In the eSports ring, Kurtis Ling is king". The Ubyssey. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ↑ http://www.dailydot.com/esports/evil-geniuses-cloud9-aui-2000/
- ↑ Walker, Alex (August 18, 2015). "Evil Geniuses Decided To Kick One Of Their New Millionaires Before The International Finished". Kotaku. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ↑ Ke, Bryan (August 20, 2015). "Dota 2' professional player AUI_2000 replaced in Evil Geniuses by Team Secret's Arteezy". Ecumenical News.
- ↑ "Aui_2000 claims he was kicked from EG.". reddit.com/r/dota2. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ↑ Dager, Peter (August 18, 2015). "POST TI5 blog". peterpandam.blogspot.com.
- ↑ "Evil Geniuses Announces Dota 2 Roster Changes". March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Zai Returns to World Champions Evil Geniuses". PVP Live. Retrieved 14 June 2016.