Nicov
Nicov 
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Nicolás "Nicov" Bruno (born February 21, 1992) is an Argentine Age of Empires II player who is currently playing for Aftermath. He is currently living in Rome, Italy.
Overview[edit]
Nicov first started playing Age of Empires II in 2001 or 2002, mostly playing Death Match and Custom Scenario. After taking a break from the game in 2006, he returned in 2011 when he started playing the Random Map game mode.[1] In 2014, Nicov joined the Argentinian clan Dreamers (zZ).
Nicov's first tournament success came in 2014 when he took a shared fifth place in Veterans of the Clash.[2] That same year, Nicov was part of the Argentinian team that placed third in SY Nations Cup I, together with Fedex, Gary, PaTiN, JuanNNN and Mago.[3]
Further success came in 2015 when he won Poisn's Nomadness 1 together with Mentalist.[4] In 2017, he won the Escape Gaming Masters 2 after beating DauT in the grand finals.[5] Nicov has won all three editions of the Argeking Cup: in 2017 and 2019 he won against Twigg in the finals, while in 2018 he beat Fedex.[6]
For Battle of Africa (2018), Nicov joined Aftermath. With his new clan, they claimed second place in this tournament after losing to TyRanT (later known as Team Secret) in the grand finals.[7] Aftermath also finished runner-up to Team Secret in the Escape Champions League (2018-19). [8] Nicov was one of the champions in single tournaments inside the ECL, winning againts TheMax the final of the Escape Champions League, West Europe, 1v1. Together with MbL and Hera, Nicov won the Two Pools Tournament (2019).[9] In Battle of Africa_2 (2020), Nicov and his teammates defeated at least Team Secret in the finals.
During King of the Desert_3, he takes the desition to leave the Aftermath as member, but he still taken a part in the showmatchs with their ex teammates. Less than a year later, he re-joins, alongside with Hera and Liereyy, to the clan.
Nicov is one of the few players that played all the editions of the Red Bull Wololo and the Hidden Cup.
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Place | Tier | Mode | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-07 | 1st | S-Tier | Team |  | | Battle of Africa 2 | | 5 : 4 |   | $2,000 |
| 2019-09-01 | 2nd | S-Tier | Team | |  | Escape Champions League LAN Finals | | 2 : 5 | | $500 |
| 2019-06-14 | 1st | A-Tier | 1v1 | | | Escape Champions League West Europe 1v1 | | 3 : 0 |  TheMax | $1,008 |
| 2019-05-11 | 1st | A-Tier | Team | | | Escape Champions League Americas 4v4 | | 3 : 0 |  | $600 |
| 2019-04-14 | 1st | A-Tier | Team | | | Escape Champions League Americas 2v2 | | 3 : 0 | | $901 |
| 2019-03-17 | 1st | A-Tier | Team | | | Escape Champions League Southeast Asia 3v3 | | 3 : 2 | | $402 |
| 2018-11-18 | 1st | A-Tier | Team | | | Escape Champions League Middle East 3v3 | | 3 : 2 |  | $402 |
| 2018-04-29 | 2nd | S-Tier | Team | |  | Battle of Africa | | 0 : 4 |  | $406 |
| 2017-02-12 | 1st | A-Tier | 1v1 | |  | Escape Gaming Masters #2 - Survival Guide |  | 3 : 1 |  DauT | $1,200 |
| 2014-08-17 | 3rd | S-Tier | Team | |  | SY Nations Cup 1 |  | 1 : 4 |  | $583 |
| Complete list of results in any tournament | ||||||||||
Recent Matches[edit]
| Date | Time | Tier | Tournament | Score | Vs. Player | VOD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-03 | 16:15 UTC | S-Tier | |  | King of the Desert 4 | 1 | : | 3 |  TaToH |  |
| 2021-11-27 | 21:30 UTC | S-Tier | | | King of the Desert 4 | 3 | : | 1 |  dogao | |
| 2021-11-25 | 14:10 UTC | S-Tier | | | King of the Desert 4 | 1 | : | 3 | DauT | |
| 2021-11-21 | 22:30 UTC | B-Tier | |  | Aorus League 2 | 3 | : | 0 |  Capoch | |
| 2021-11-21 | 00:45 UTC | B-Tier | | | Aorus League 2 | 2 | : | 0 | Capoch | |
| 2021-11-20 | 02:45 UTC | B-Tier | | | Aorus League 2 | 2 | : | 0 | F1Re | |
| 2021-11-18 | 23:00 UTC | B-Tier | | | Aorus League 2 | 2 | : | 0 |  Sobek | |
| 2021-11-18 | 16:30 UTC | S-Tier | | | King of the Desert 4 | 3 | : | 1 |  SongSong | |
| 2021-09-16 | 12:10 UTC | S-Tier | |  | Red Bull Wololo V | 2 | : | 0 |  Barles | |
| 2021-09-15 | 12:15 UTC | S-Tier | | | Red Bull Wololo V | 0 | : | 2 | DauT | |
| Complete list of matches in any tournament | ||||||||||
Earnings Breakdown[edit]
Gear and Settings[edit]
| Hardware (list of) |
|---|
| Mouse | Mousepad | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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Razer DeathAdder Elite | |
Razer |
| Monitor | |
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Philips (23) |
| Keyboard | Headset | ||
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Razer BlackWidow Tournament Edition | |
Razer Kraken Tournament Edition |
| Last updated on 2021-03-31 (249 days ago). |
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Trivia[edit]
- In the "Top 50 best Age of Empires 2 players of all time" ranking, which was published on aoezone.net in December 2020, Nicov was voted in the 23rd place by various other expert players.[10]
- He currently is a "sort-of" fulltime Age of Empires II player/streamer/coach.
- His favorite civs are Mongols, Chinese, and Lithuanians.
Gallery[edit]
Nicov's logo
Additional Content[edit]
Interviews[edit]
- 2020-10-09 | KOTD3 Special intros, Nicov the argentinian hot blood by MembTV
- 2020-03-27 | Interview with Nicov, a AoE2 Legend by Druzhina AoE
- 2019-02-26 | Nili talks with MbL & Nicov (deep parts) by Nili_AoE at Nili's Apartment Cup 2
Showcases[edit]
- 2021-06-19 | Player Showcase Nicov by LilTrouble of Red Bull Gaming at Red Bull Wololo 4
References[edit]
- ↑ "VoC Interviews: Nicov". AoEZone. 2015-10-13.
- ↑ "(2014) Veterans of the Clash". AoEZone. 2014-02-01.
- ↑ "(2014) SY Nations Cup I". AoEZone. 2014-03-06.
- ↑ "(2016) Poisn's Nomadness 1". AoEZone. 2015-12-23.
- ↑ "(2017) Escape Gaming Masters 2". AoEZone. 2017-02-15.
- ↑ "Argentina National Tournaments". AoEZone. 2017-07-09.
- ↑ "(2018) Battle of Africa". AoEZone. 2018-01-18.
- ↑ "(2018) Escape Champions League". AoEZone. 2018-05-20.
- ↑ "(2019) Two Pools Tournament". AoEZone. 2019-06-25.
- ↑ https://www.aoezone.net/threads/the-50-best-age-of-empires-2-players-of-all-time-as-voted-by-expert-players-5-to-1-is-up.172002/#post-711591
