Birth:
(1992-02-21) February 21, 1992 (age 29)
Years Active:
2001 - 2006, 2011 - Present
Alternate IDs:
Kalashnicov • shadowplay_ • Instincts
2438 (current)
2457 (highest)
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 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] Together with MbL and Hera, Nicov won the Two Pools Tournament (2019).[9]
Achievements[edit]
Recent Matches[edit]
Earnings Breakdown[edit]
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Gear and Settings[edit]
| Mouse |
Mousepad
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Razer Deathadder Elite |
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Razer
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| Monitor
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Philips 23
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| Keyboard
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Headset
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Razer Blackwidow Tournament Edition
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Razer Kraken Tournament Edition
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| Last updated on 2021-03-31 (75 days ago).
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- 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]
Additional Content[edit]
References[edit]
Nicov 
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