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Puppey
File:PuppeyDota.jpg
Puppey of Team Secret
Current team
TeamTeam Secret
RoleSupport
GamesDota
Dota 2
StatusActive
Personal information
NameClement 'Puppey' Ivanov
Born (1990-03-06) March 6, 1990 (age 34)
NationalityEstonia

Clement 'Puppey' Ivanov, (born March 6, 1990) is an Estonian professional Dota 2 player from Tartu, currently playing for Team Secret. He is regarded as one of the best team captains.[1] As of March 2016, Puppey is the 11th highest earning e-sports professional with total earnings of $1,062,905.96 from 67 tournaments.[2] He is one of the founders of Team Secret.[3]

Biography

Puppey is one of the most prolific and storied captains in Dota. He is not afraid to experiment, even in important matches. Despite the fact that he plays Jungler and Support most often, he is effective in any role. Puppey is an example of professionalism in Dota, he understands his responsibility. His good knowledge of the English language allowed him to play in many of the best European teams. Clement is an open and sociable man. Among other things he has a musical education, he can play the clarinet, violin, guitar and saxophone. He sang in the choir for 12 years and has since he was five years old. His dream is to start his own group.[4]

DotA

Puppey had a successful DotA career playing for top teams, such as KingSurf.international and Nirvana.international, and with players like Kuroky and

DotA 2

With Natus Vincere

Na'Vi won The International 2011.
Na'Vi won The International 2011.

Puppey started his first steps into the DotA 2 competitive scene with Natus Vincere among players such as Dendi and Artstyle, as they competed in The International 2011.[5] They went undefeated throughout the whole tournament, winning the then-big $1,000,000 USD grand prize.[6] They also won the Electronic Sports World Cup 2011 and took home $12,000 USD.

Puppey
Puppey
Na'Vi Puppey
Na'Vi Puppey

[7] In both of these tournaments, he demonstrated fantastic prediction with the hero Chen's ability to send his teammates back to base. Puppey became Natus Vincere's Captain after ArtStyle's departure from the team in October 2011.[8]

Puppey
Puppey

After winning those two tournaments, Puppey went on to have a place on the podium for 31 out of 32 different tournaments in from 2013-2011, winning tournaments such as the Alienware cup,[9] StarLadder Star Series Season 7[10] and The Defense Season 4.[11] He also achieved second place in The International 2012.[12][13]

After winning the Dota 2 Champions League Season 2 in 2014,[14] things began to go south for Puppey, getting a 7-8th place at The International 2014,[15] Puppey suddenly left Natus Vincere with Kuroky.[16] The community started saying rumors about why he would leave a team he stayed with for four years.[17]

With Team Secret

After a loss in a series against Alliance, Puppey and his new team consisting of him, Fly, N0Tail, KuroKy and S4, went on to achieve second place in their first tournament Starladder Season 10.[18]

File:Puppey2015.jpg
Puppey at ESL One Frankfurt 2015

Following his first achievement with Team Secret, Puppey went on to be top 3 on 7 major tournaments and 1 premier tournament. He also won a 'Double Trouble' season with his manager, Matthew 'Cyborgmatt' Bailey. The Double Trouble tournament included a team of two major DotA 2 personalities who battled against other groups of two of the major Dota 2 personalities.[19]

His first major achievement with Team Secret was when the team won $120,000 USD in ESL One Frankfurt which included teams such as Alliance, Evil Geniuses, Cloud9, and Invictus Gaming.[20]

Team Secret went into The International 2015 as heavy favorites, but left only with a tie for 7-8 place and $830,000 USD.[21]

Following TI5, the team underwent heavy drama between Kuro 'KuroKy' S. Takhasomi and Artour 'Arteezy' Babaev, which started with Arteezy indirectly blaming the loss at The International on KuroKy while streaming on Twitch.tv[22] and KuroKy responding and flaming Arteezy in German forums.

File:Team-secret-clinches-the-nanyang-championships-cup.jpg
Team Secret won Nanyang Dota2 Championships

[23]

File:Team-Secret-Shanghai-Major-champions.jpg
Team Secret won Shanghai Major 2016.

In the post-TI5 shuffle, s4 and Arteezy returned to their previous teams,[24][25] Zai decided to leave competitive DOTA to finish school,[26] and KuroKy formed a new German team 5Jungz (which will later be sponsored by Team Liquid).[27] On August 22, team director Kemal Sadikoglu announced the new roster of Team Secret which now included MiSery, EternaLEnVy, w33, pieliedie and of course Puppey[28]

Following the new roster change, Puppey and his team went on to achieve second place in The Frankfurt Major and ESL One New York while winning Nanyang DotA 2 Championships and the MLG World Finals 2015.

Puppey and Team Secret won Shanghai Major 2016 in March 2015 after beating Team Liquid in the finals.[29][30]

Puppey and Team Secret eliminated by Team Empire, 1:2, during the ESL One Manila 2016 group B decider series. After a rocky start in day one of the tournament, Team Secret made an incredible comeback beating EHOME 2 – 0 in their Best of 3 series.[31]

Notable Achievements

File:PuppeyNavi2013.jpg
Na'Vi won DreamHack Winter 2013.
File:RedBullBattleGround.jpg
2015 Red Bull Battle Grounds: DotA 2 Champion
File:PuppeyAndDendi.jpg
Puppey and Dendi The International 2015 All Star Match.
File:PuppeyESLOne.jpg
Puppey at ESL ONE New York 2015.
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Team Secret won The Shanghai Major 2016.
File:PuppeyAtManila.jpg
Team Secret take the ESL One Manila 2016 stage.

With Natus Vincere

Gold medal icon blank The International 2011
Gold medal icon blank Electronic Sports World Cup 2011
Silver medal icon blank Dota 2 Star Championship
Gold medal icon blank The Defense
Gold medal icon blank The Premier League Season 1
Gold medal icon blank Techlabs Cup 2012
Gold medal icon blank Star Ladder Star Series Season 1
Silver medal icon blank DreamHack Summer 2012
Gold medal icon blank The Premier League Season 2
Gold medal icon blank Star Ladder Star Series Season 2
Silver medal icon blank The Premier League Master
Gold medal icon blank JoinDOTA Masters Special Edition
Silver medal icon blank The International 2012
Gold medal icon blank Star Ladder Star Series Season 3
Gold medal icon blank ESWC 2012
Gold medal icon blank GosuLeague Season 5
Gold medal icon blank Star Ladder Star Series Season 4
Gold medal icon blank EMS One Spring Cup #1
Gold medal icon blank WePlay Showmatch #1
Gold medal icon blank BigPoint Battle #2
Bronze medal icon blank WePlay DotA2 League Season 1
Gold medal icon blank 2013 Techlabs Cup May
Gold medal icon blank Alienware Cup
Gold medal icon blank The Defense Season 4
Silver medal icon blank The International 2013
Gold medal icon blank Star Ladder Star Series Season 7
Gold medal icon blank WePlay DotA2 League Season 2
Bronze medal icon blank MLG Championship Colombus
Gold medal icon blank ASUS ROG DreamLeague Kick-Off Season
Bronze medal icon blank EMS One Fall Season Finals
Gold medal icon blank Star Ladder Star Series Season 8
Silver medal icon blank XMG Captains Draft Invitational
Gold medal icon blank DotA 2 Champions League Season 2
Silver medal icon blank HyperX D2L Western Challenge

With Team Secret

Bronze medal icon blank ESL One New York 2014
Silver medal icon blank Star Ladder Star Series Season 10
Gold medal icon blank Double Trouble
Bronze medal icon blank The Summit 2
Gold medal icon blank XMG Captains Draft 2.0
Gold medal icon blank Dota Pit League Season 2
Bronze medal icon blank Dota 2 Asia Championships
Gold medal icon blank 2015 Red Bull Battle Grounds: DotA 2
Gold medal icon blank The Summit 3
Gold medal icon blank Mars TV DotA 2 League 2015 Spring
Gold medal icon blank ESL One Frankfurt 2015
Gold medal icon blank World Cyber Arena 2015 European Qualifier
Silver medal icon blank ESL One New York 2015
Gold medal icon blank MLG World Finals 2015
Gold medal icon blank Nanyang DotA 2 Championships
Silver medal icon blank The Frankfurt Major
Gold medal icon blank Shanghai Major 2016

References

  1. ^ "There and Back Again: Clement "Puppey" Ivanov and Team Secret - Part 1". ESPN.
  2. ^ "Clement "Puppey" Ivanov". e-Sports Earnings.
  3. ^ http://espn.go.com/esports/story/_/id/14928198/clement-puppey-ivanov-team-secret-part-1
  4. ^ "Puppey Reveals His Personal Life". www.iheartdota2.com. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  5. ^ Strom, Steven (May 20, 2015). "Puppey's Concern for Order and Competition".
  6. ^ "Na'Vi take home $1,000,000". www.gosugamers.net. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  7. ^ "ESCW – 4GL yelling at NaVi as they win – DotA Forums". www.playdota.com. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  8. ^ "GosuGamers". www.gosugamers.net. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  9. ^ "Na'Vi win Alienware cup in dramatic five game final". www.gosugamers.net. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  10. ^ "Na`Vi claim their fifth StarLadder championship through commanding performance". www.gosugamers.net. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  11. ^ "The Defense 4 Grand Finals Recap « News". The Defense. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  12. ^ "iG wins the million dollars at The International". www.gosugamers.net. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  13. ^ Sander, Maris. "Eesti poisi tiim võitis arvutimängus miljon dollarit". Eesti Ekspress. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  14. ^ "Na`Vi Wins the Dota 2 Champions League Finals". www.liquiddota.com. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  15. ^ "Na'Vi eliminated from The International Dota 2 Championships". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  16. ^ "Natus Vincere parts with Puppey – Natus Vincere Website". read.navi-gaming.com. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  17. ^ "Clement 'Puppey' Ivanov departs Natus Vincere". onGamers. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  18. ^ "Starladder X: EG are victorious! « News". joinDOTA.com. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  19. ^ "Twitch's Double Trouble ft. Dendi, Singsing, Puppey, and BigDaddyNotail | Rebrn.com". Rerbn. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  20. ^ "Team Secret beat EG 3-1, win ESL One". www.gosugamers.net. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  21. ^ "Team Secret eliminated from The International Dota 2 Championships". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  22. ^ "Arteezy's comments on stream about Kuroky trigger heavy community debate « News". joinDOTA.com. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  23. ^ "Arteezy VS Kuroky Drama". GosuGamers Forums. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  24. ^ "TI5 winner Aui_2000 kicked from EG, to be replaced by Arteezy « News". joinDOTA.com. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  25. ^ "The prodigal son returns as s4 joins Alliance with Mynuts « News". joinDOTA.com. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  26. ^ "Team Secret – Changes to Team Secret Dota 2 As most of... | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  27. ^ "Team Liquid picks up Kuroky's 5Jungz after one year without a squad « News". joinDOTA.com. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  28. ^ "Kemal Sadikoglu on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  29. ^ "Team Secret won Shanghai Major 2016". Youtube. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  30. ^ "Puppey Interview by Pealtnägija". Youtube. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  31. ^ "Team Secret eliminated by Team Empire". www.rappler.com. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
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