Aui_2000

Kurtis Ling (born October 2, 1992), better 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]

Aui_2000
Kurtis Ling
Personal information
Born (1992-10-02) October 2, 1992
HometownVancouver, British Columbia
NationalityCanadian
Nickname(s)Aui_2000
Career information
StatusActive
Current teamNewbee
GamesDota 2
Career prize money$1,883,464.84[1]
Career history
As player:
2012PotM Bottom
2012–2013Team Dignitas
2013RSnake
2013–2014Speed Gaming
2014–2015Cloud9
2015Evil Geniuses
2015–2016Digital Chaos
2016Evil Geniuses
2016Team Secret
2016–2017Team NP
2017Cloud9
2018Iceberg Esports
2018Animal Planet
2018Digital Chaos
As coach:
2018Forward Gaming
Career highlights and awards

As of November 2018, he is the twentieth highest earning esports player 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]

For the 2017 season, Aui_2000 joined Team NP. They managed to qualify for The International 2017 before being signed by the Cloud9 organization.[13] They were eliminated during the first round of the Lower Bracket by Team Empire.[14]

For the 2018 season, Aui_2000 joined Forward Gaming as a coach.[15] On July 21, 2019 Forward Gaming was dissolved;[16] the roster was then signed to represent Chinese organization Newbee at The International 2019.[17]

Tournament placements
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Evil Geniuses

References
  1. "eSports History & Statistics". March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  2. Lau, Andree (August 11, 2015). "Kurtis Ling, Better Known As Aui_2000, Wins Millions In Dota 2 Gaming Competition". Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  3. "'I just wanted to play games all day': Aui_2000 wins millions from his parents' basement". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  4. "Highest Overall Earnings". e-Sports Earnings.
  5. Wright, Nikos. "Our Campus: In the eSports ring, Kurtis Ling is king". The Ubyssey. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  6. http://www.dailydot.com/esports/evil-geniuses-cloud9-aui-2000/
  7. Walker, Alex (August 18, 2015). "Evil Geniuses Decided To Kick One Of Their New Millionaires Before The International Finished". Kotaku. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  8. Ke, Bryan (August 20, 2015). "Dota 2' professional player AUI_2000 replaced in Evil Geniuses by Team Secret's Arteezy". Ecumenical News.
  9. "Aui_2000 claims he was kicked from EG". reddit.com/r/dota2. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  10. Dager, Peter (August 18, 2015). "POST TI5 blog". peterpandam.blogspot.com.
  11. "Evil Geniuses Announces Dota 2 Roster Changes". March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  12. "Zai Returns to World Champions Evil Geniuses". PVP Live. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  13. "Cloud9 signs Team NP, bringing old members back into the brand". dotesports.com. 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  14. "Cloud 9 are eliminated from The International 7 by Team Empire". gosugamers.net. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  15. "Forward Gaming Dota 2 Roster Changes".
  16. "Forward Gaming Termination".
  17. "Newbee Picks Up Ex Forward Gaming Roaster for TI9".


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