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Arteezy

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[e][h]Shopify RebellionShopify Rebellion Arteezy
Player Information
Name:
Artour Babaev
Nationality:
Born:
July 1, 1996 (age 28)
Region:
North America North America
Years Active (Player):
2013 - Present
Current Role:
Alternate IDs:
RTZ, rts, A-God, Allison, Pablo, RTZ YB, JUST RTZ, 天鸽
Approx. Total Winnings:
$2,716,687
Signature Hero:
Terrorblade Naga Siren Lycan
Links
History
2013-04-29 — 2013-08-15Kaipi
2013-09-27 — 2013-10-17Take Five
2014-01-31 — PresentSadBoys
2014-02-21 — 2015-01-06Evil Geniuses
2015-01-06 — 2015-08-14Team Secret
2015-08-14 — 2016-03-22Evil Geniuses
2016-03-22 — 2016-08-27Team Secret
2016-09-15 — 2022-11-15Evil Geniuses
2022-12-09 — 2024-07-23Shopify Rebellion
2024-07-23 — PresentShopify Rebellion(Ia.)
Upcoming Matches
No Upcoming Matches

Upcoming Tournaments
No upcoming tournaments

Artour "Arteezy" Babaev (also known as 天鸽) (born July 1, 1996) is a Canadian/Uzbek player who is currently playing for Shopify Rebellion.

Biography[edit]

Artour was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to Uzbek parents of Russian and Armenian ancestry,[1][2] and moved to Canada at the age of 2. He used to speak Russian at home, but due to a lack of practice, can now only understand spoken Russian, and cannot speak nor write it.[3] Before playing Dota 2 professionally he played the original DotA as well as Starcraft II. Arteezy played Protoss, and reached Masters before he started playing Dota 2.[4]

Dota 2[edit]

Due to his young age and commitment to his studies, Arteezy had postponed any plans to play Dota 2 professionally. In April 2013, Arteezy finally committed to a team and joined Kaipi for the summer, along with ComeWithMe.[5] However, after just four months Arteezy left the team and went inactive in order to once again focus on his studies.[6] In September 2013, Artour joined Take Five, a casual team of ringers, in order to participate in RaidCall EMS ONE Fall Americas, which the team would go on to win. Shortly after, Take Five disbanded and Arteezy would again be inactive. On November 22, 2013 Arteezy had the opportunity to stand in for bOne7 and play for his previous team Speed Gaming (formerly Kaipi) at MLG Columbus. Arteezy handily defeated several elite mid-laners, including Mushi and Dendi, en route to an underdog victory for Speed Gaming over Team DK in the finals. This victory at the first LAN event Artour ever attended garnered a great deal of attention, including 7ckngMad's infamous comments on Artour's skill.[7]

On January 31st, 2014, Arteezy, along with legendary North American Dota players UNiVeRsE and Fear, as well as former HoN players ppd and zai created S A D B O Y S, which had immediate success. The team won sixteen out of their first eighteen matches, including winning the Electronic Sports Prime/Shock Therapy Cup while going undefeated. On February 21st, 2014, Arteezy and company were announced to be the new Evil Geniuses Dota 2 squad.[8] This would mark the first time that Arteezy would fully commit to a team for the long term. On March 7th 2014 the new EG made their LAN debut at the Monster Energy Invitational, where they won 3-2 against Cloud9 in the finals. With this victory the team quickly began to establish their reputation as one of the best teams in the world, due in no small part to Artour's dominant play in the middle lane on heroes such as Dragon Knight, Naga Siren, and Razor. On April 29th Arteezy and his EG teammates were directly invited to compete in The International 2014. With top 3 finishes at three of the four major LANs prior to TI4, including a first place finish at The Summit 1 over team DK, EG was one of the favorites to win the biggest tournament of the year. At TI4 Evil Geniuses had a strong performance in the group stage placing second with an 11-4 record. In the main event EG would beat Team DK but fall to Newbee in the upper bracket. In the lower bracket finals EG would face off against Vici Gaming. The final game of the series was a decisive loss for EG, causing many people to question Arteezy's decision to pick up a late Hand of Midas.[9] Artour and EG ended up going home with a 3rd place finish and $1,038,416 USD.

On January 6th, 2015, it was announced that Arteezy had joined Team Secret and he would now be playing the hard carry role.[10][11] With the addition of Artour, as well as zai, Team Secret was now seen as an all-star caliber team and was lauded as the best team in the world. The Dota 2 Asia Championships was Team Secret's tournament debut, and they quickly stormed through the group stage finishing with a 15-0 record behind solid play from Artour on his signature heroes Shadow Fiend and Lycan. Secret could not ride this momentum through the upper bracket though, as they were defeated 2-1 by Vici Gaming in the upper bracket semi-finals. Secret would then face Big God in the lower bracket semi-finals and prevail with a score of 2-1. In the lower bracket finals Artour would be defeated by his former team Evil Geniuses by a score of 2-0. Team Secret would rebound from their 3rd place finish at DAC by winning four straight tournaments: Redbull Battle Grounds: Dota 2, The Summit 3, MarsTV Dota 2 League 2015 Spring, and ESL One Frankfurt 2015. Artour would get his revenge over EG as Team Secret defeated them 3-1 in the finals of both The Summit 3 and ESL One Frankfurt 2015. With these remarkable results Team Secret was considered the best team heading into The International 2015. Following a disappointing performance at The International 2015, Arteezy left Team Secret to rejoin Evil Geniuses as the hard carry player.[12] Arteezy's second spell on Evil Geniuses was marked by consistent results with EG finishing in the top 3 of 5 consecutive LAN events. Despite this consistency they were unable to achieve many tournament wins with their only success coming at The Summit 4. This win also meant that Arteezy became the first 3 time Summit champion as he had won the first and third iterations of the tournament with EG and Team Secret respectively. Following the Dotapit Season 4 event, where EG lost 3-0 in the grand finals, it was announced that Arteezy had once again left EG to join Team Secret bringing UNiVeRsE with him. Arteezy returned to playing the mid role for Secret which he had not played regularly since his first stint in EG.

After poor results in The International 2016, he later departed Team Secret. On September 15th, 2016, Arteezy returned to Evil Geniuses, once again playing the carry role.[13]

Trivia[edit]

In-game nicknames[edit]

Arteezy's nickname originates from an eighth-grade friend who called him this out of the blue.[14] He later changed it to "天鸽", a reference to the name of his girlfriend, Dove (张天鸽). The playerbase, however, continues to call him "Arteezy" or variations such as "RTZ", with the phrase "2EZ4RTZ" becoming a popular meme during his peak.

Mobile Legends player KarlTzy named himself after his idol, Arteezy.[15] He was later joined by Flap, who looked up to KarlTzy in turn, and named himself "FlapTzy" in response. The two players went on to dominate MPL Philippines Season 6, starting a fanbase called "Tzy Nation" and becoming a household name in the Philippines.[16] Multiple Mobile Legends players started adding the "-Tzy" suffix to their names, with several becoming professionals themselves, such as 3MarTzy and KyleTzy.

MMR milestones[edit]

  • On June 28th, 2016, Arteezy became the second player in Dota 2 history to achieve a matchmaking rating of over 9000.
  • On August 6th, 2017, Arteezy became the third player in Dota 2 history to achieve a matchmaking rating of over 10000.
  • Reached 11,000 MMR on October 18, 2020.[17]
  • Reached 12,000 MMR on September 6, 2023.[18]
  • Reached 13,000 MMR on July 11, 2024.[19]

Statistics[edit]

Stats from datdota as of 26-Sep-2021.

Achievements[edit]

DatePlaceTierTournamentTeamResultPrize
2019-08-235th - 6thTier 1The International 2019The International 2019
Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
0 : 2
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
$1,201,552
2018-08-253rdTier 1The International 2018The International 2018
Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
0 : 2
PSG.LGDPSG.LGD
$2,680,879
2017-05-281stTier 1The Manila MastersThe Manila Masters
Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
3 : 1
NewbeeNewbee
$125,000
2016-10-021stTier 1Mars Dota 2 League 2016 AutumnMars Dota 2 League 2016 Autumn
Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
3 : 1
NewbeeNewbee
$112,500
2015-08-067th - 8thTier 1The International 2015The International 2015
Team SecretTeam Secret
1 : 2
Virtus.proVirtus.pro
$829,333
2015-06-211stTier 1ESL One Frankfurt 2015ESL One Frankfurt 2015
Team SecretTeam Secret
3 : 1
Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
$118,481
2015-06-071stTier 1MarsTV Dota 2 League 2015 SpringMarsTV Dota 2 League 2015 Spring
Team SecretTeam Secret
3 : 1
Team EmpireTeam Empire
$108,817
2015-05-171stTier 1The Summit 3The Summit 3
Team SecretTeam Secret
3 : 1
Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
$115,466
2014-10-261stTier 1StarLadder StarSeries Season 10StarLadder StarSeries Season 10StarLadder StarSeries Season 10
Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
3 : 2
Team SecretTeam Secret
$105,291
2014-07-213rdTier 1The International 2014The International 2014
Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
1 : 2
Vici GamingVici Gaming
$1,037,778
Extended list of results

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Interviews[edit]

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Spotlights[edit]

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Highlights[edit]

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Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Кирилл «gr1nder» Русаков (2014-01-17). "Arteezy: «Сейчас я могу только понимать по-русски»" (in Russian). Virtus.pro. Archived from the original on 2014-01-19.
  2. ↑ GodBlessMali (2014-01-23). "Arteezy: "I am Planning to Take a Year off to Play Dota Full-Time."". 2p.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-26.
  3. ↑ Morf (2014-07-20). "Interview with Arteezy's mom @ TI 2014 [Eng sub]" (in Russian). YouTube.
  4. ↑ http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/profile/2907097/1/Arteezy/
  5. ↑ https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=410268
  6. ↑ "Bby" (2013-08-15). "Arteezy Leaves Kaipi". ProGamingTours.net. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  7. ↑ http://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/1w3vi5/hello_this_is_7ckngmad_from_sigmaint_ama/ceygdxz
  8. ↑ Evil Geniuses Welcome New Dota 2 Team
  9. ↑ EG vs VG G3 @ TI4
  10. ↑ Team Secret January 6th Roster Change
  11. ↑ Other EG Players Speak Out on Transfer Drama
  12. ↑ Aui_2000 kicked from EG, Arteezy to replace
  13. ↑ "Day two: EG's new @DOTA2 roster revealed.". 2016-09-15. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  14. ↑ GosuGamers (2023-07-28). "What is the meaning behind your IGN?". YouTube.
  15. ↑ "Ever wondered how some MPL PH players got their IGN? Hint: KarlTzy named himself after his idol Arteezy from Dota". GosuGamers. 2023-08-22.
  16. ↑ Joseph Asuncion (2021-02-15). "Tzy Nation: The meteoric rise of MLBB’s best duo". One Esports.
  17. ↑ Arteezy (2020-10-18). "Ez quinn not getting 11k before me".
  18. ↑ Arteezy (2023-09-06). "same time".
  19. ↑ Arteezy (2024-07-11). "Arteezy reaches 13k MMR".
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