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Stars and Stripes: Celebrating the USA’s Legendary Esports Players
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Kyle Giersdorf
Kyle Giersdorf, better known by his esports handle Bugha, is an American professional who excels at Fortnite Battle Royale. After winning the 2019 Fortnite World Cup, he gained popularity.
Giersdorf was given the nickname “Bugha” by his grandfather when he was a little boy. His father, who is a gamer, initially made him aware of Fortnite by telling him about the “Save the World” game mode.
His achievements:
- Week 1 Solo World Cup Qualifiers in First Place
- 1st Place in the Duos Cash Cup: May 28, 2020
- 1st Place in Daily Trios Cup: July 29, 2020
- 4th Place in FNCS Solos Grand Finals Chapter 2, Season 3
- 6th Place in Fortnite World Cup
- 1st Place in Trio Cash Cup: July 21, 2019
- 1st Place Solo Cash Cup: October 3, 2019
- 1st Place in Solo Cash Cup: November 20, 2019
- 4th Place in the 2021 Bugha Lookalike Contest August 2020 DreamHack Online Open Finals
- DreamHack Online Open Finals September 2020, second place
- FNCS Trios Grand Finals Chapter 2, Season 4, third place
- Chapter 2 of Season 5’s FNCS Trios Grand Finals, which was finished in fifth place
2. Saahil Arora
Saahil “Universe” Arora, a retired American athlete who was last seen playing for Ninjas in Pyjamas, was born on October 11, 1989.
Universe was the only player to have competed in every Valve-sponsored event prior to The International 2019, even though he was only listed as a substitute in the inaugural International. He also shared the distinction of making the most active appearances at Valve events with Misery, Puppey, and DDC, participating in all but one of the tournaments.
Universe is one of only 8 professional Dota 2 players to have played 1000+ games for a single brand.
For the 2019–2020 season, he switched his in-game ID from “UNiVeRsE” to “Universe.”
On April 23, 2020, he stopped playing Dota in competitive games.
His achievements:
- First in The Manila Masters
- First in the Mars Dota 2 League 2016 Autumn
- Third in The international 2016
- Third in The Shanghai Major 2016
- Third in The Frankfurt Major 2015
- First in The International 2015
- First in the Dota Pit League Season 3
- First in the Dota 2 Asia Championship 2015
3. Peter Dager
Peter Dager, also known as ppd, is a former professional Dota 2 player from the United States. He served as the former CEO of the esports league Evil Geniuses, representing them as player-captain in winning The International 2015, and afterwards competing for OpTic Gaming and Ninjas in Pyjamas.
His achievements:
- First in The International 2015 and won $1,326,932.14 in team-based tournament- Dota 2
- Third in a team-based Tournament, and won $436,179.60 for The International 2016- Dota 2
- First Team-based Tournament DAC 2015 $256,831.60 2015 in Dota 2
- Third in The International 2014 and won a cash prize of $207,691.00 in Dota 2
- 7th and 8th Team-based Tournament, The International 2018 and won $127,660.80
- The Frankfurt Major 2015 and won $63,000.00 in Dota 2
- 3rd in The Shanghai Major 2016 and won $63,000 for Dota 2
- Second in Team-based Tournament on May 27, 2018- ESL One Birmingham 2018 and won $40.000
- First in the StarLadder ImbaTV Invitational #5 and won a cash prize of $27,000.00
- First in Dota Pit League Season 3 in Dota 2 and won $25,211
4. Clinton Loomis
Clinton “Fear” An American player from Medford, Oregon, is named Loomis. Fear is a legendary Dota player who is largely recognized as one of the best to come out of the North American continent. Fear has been able to dominate the professional scene for many years thanks to his versatility and ability to play every position.
His achievements:
- 17th and 18th in The International 2021, and won $100,000
- 9th – 12th in the 2017 International and won $370,319 for Team Empire
- 5th – 6th in Mars Dota 2 LeagueMars 2017 and won $12,500
- Second in EPICENTER 2017 and won $100,000
- 3rd – 4th in The 2017 Kiev Major and won $250,000
- 5th – 6th in the 2017 Asia Dota 2 Championships 2017 and won $36,719
- Third to Fourth in The 2016 Boston Major and won $250,000.
- 3rd in The Summit 6 and won $13,000
- 3rd in The International 2014 and won $1,037,778
- 1st in The Summit and won $59,558.
5. Wu “Sneyking” Jingjun – Dota 2 Player
Jingjun “Sneyking” Wu, an American/Chinese gamer who now competes for Tundra Esports. Sneyking, who won The International 2022 at the age of 27 years and 180 days, is the oldest player to win an International.
His achievements:
- 9th – 12th in the Riyadh Masters 2023 and won $300,000
- 1st in the BetBoom Universe Episode 1: Comics Zone and won $60,000
- First in The International 2022 and won a cash prize of $8,518,822
- Second in the GAMERS GALAXY: Dubai 2022 Invitational Series$54,493 BOOM Esports
- 1st in the OGA Season 5 of Dota PIT: Europe/CIS and won $73,000
- 1st in the ESL One Fall 2021 and won $175,000
- 9th to 12th in the International 2019 and won a cash prize of $686,602
- 7th – 8th in The 2018 International and won $638,333
- Second in the MDL Changsha Major and won a cash prize of $200,000
- First in the GESC: Thailand Dota2 Minor and won $111,000