Arteezy

Artour Babaev (born July 1, 1996), better known by his in-game name Arteezy, is a Canadian professional Dota 2 player for Evil Geniuses. He is widely considered by many one of the most prolific mid-lane players in the world,^[1] but played the carry role during his first stint with Team Secret and his second stint with Evil Geniuses.^[2] As of March 2016, he is the 19th highest earning eSports player with total earnings of $833,405.21 from 45 tournaments.^[3]

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.^[4]

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,^[5] 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^[6][7] 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 teammate Saahil Arora, better known as Universe, left the team to join Team Secret. Universe later re-joined EG before TI6, while Arteezy remained on Team Secret.^[8][9][10] As of September 21st, Artour has left Secret during the post-TI shuffle, returning to EG once again with former Team OG player Cr1t.

In July 2016, Arteezy became the second player in Dota 2 history to reach 9,000 Matchmaking Rating (MMR) in online matchmaking. The first player to reach this rating was Team OG player Miracle-.^[11]

Notable tournament results

Team Secret

• Dota 2 Asia Championships 2015
• 7th-8th — The International 2015
• 13-16th — The International 2016

Evil Geniuses

• The International 2014
• Frankfurt Major 2015
• Shanghai Major 2016
• MarsTV Dota 2 League 2016 Autumn

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