Universe (gamer)
| Universe | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Universe in 2018 | |
| Current team | |
| Team | Fnatic |
| Role | Offlaner |
| Games | Dota 2 |
| Status | Active |
| Personal information | |
| Name | Saahil Arora |
| Born | October 11, 1989 |
| Nationality | American |
| Team history | |
| 2013 | Team Dignitas |
| 2013–2016 | Evil Geniuses |
| 2016 | Team Secret |
| 2016–2017 | Evil Geniuses |
| 2018- | Fnatic |
Saahil Arora (born October 11, 1989), better known by his in-game name Universe, is an American professional Dota 2 player who plays the offlaner position for Fnatic. He was a member of the EG team that won The International 2015.[1] As of January 2018, he is the third highest earning esports professional with total earnings of US$2,822,796.47 from 64 tournaments.[2]
History
2013
UNiVeRsE finished 9th at The International 2013 as a member of Team Dignitas.
2014
UNiVeRsE finished 3rd at The International 2014 as a member of Evil Geniuses.
2015
UNiVeRsE finished 1st at The International 2015 as a member of Evil Geniuses, and made the series-clinching play, which would come to be known as the "Six Million Dollar Echo Slam."[3] EG also finished third at the Frankfurt Major 2015.
2016
Evil Geniuses took third place at the Shanghai Major 2016. On March 22, Arteezy and UNiVeRsE left the team to join Team Secret.[4] 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.[5]
2017
Evil Geniuses got first place in The Manila Masters tournament[6]. Later on The International 2017 tournament, EG got a 9th-12th finish. During post-tournament shuffles, the team lost their support player Zai[7], who was replaced by former team member and coach Fear[8].
References
- ^ Higgins, Chris (10 August 2015). "EG's UNiVeRsE is our MVP of The International 5". Red Bull esports.
- ^ "Saahil "UNiVeRsE" Arora". e-Sports Earnings.
- ^ Albert, Brian. "HOW THE DOTA 2 $6 MILLION ECHO SLAM WORKED". ign.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ^ Bester, Alan (March 24, 2016). "Shuffle and Deal: Arteezy and Universe leave Evil Geniuses for Team Secret". ESPN.
- ^ Banusing, Justin. "Universe Returns to Evil Geniuses, Bulba Joins Team Secret". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ Andreea "divushka" Esanu (May 28, 2017). "Evil Geniuses are your Manila Masters Champions". GosuGamers.
- ^ "Zai leaves Evil Geniuses following disappointing finish at TI7". dotesports.com.
- ^ "Just when I thought I was out..." evilgeniuses.gg.
