Artour "Arteezy" Babaev
| Arteezy | |
|---|---|
| Artour Babaev | |
| Status | Active |
| Born | July 1, 1996 |
| Hometown | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Current team | Evil Geniuses |
| Role | Solo Middle, Carry |
| Games | Dota 2 |
| Career prize money | $979,654.21 |
| 2014 | S A D B O Y S |
| 2014–2015 | Evil Geniuses |
| 2015 | Team Secret |
| 2015–2016 | Evil Geniuses |
| 2016 | Team Secret |
| 2016– | Evil Geniuses |
Artour Babaev, 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 mechanically skilled safelane players in the world,. In his past, Arteezy played one of the best midlanes in the world. As of February 2017, he is the 29th highest earning eSports player with total earnings of $979,654.21 from 54 tournaments. Arteezy has yet to achieve his dream of winning an International, the biggest annual tournament in Dota 2.
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.
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, 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.
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