Clairvoyance
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Aaron "Clairvoyance" Kim is a Canadian professional Dota 2 player who most recently coached BOOM ID.
Biography[edit]
A former professional player, Clairvoyance later moved to casting with BeyondTheSummit with Merlini and for a short term co-casting with former joinDOTA commentator TobiWan.[1] He later joined Cloud9 as their coach for the upcoming The International 2014 qualifiers and departed following the main event. His transition to professional play was emerged following the creation of Monib Baray and throughout 2015 to late 2017, he played in several North American teams but with little success.
Clairovyance joined VGJ.Storm in late 2017 and began coaching the team during the 2017-18 professional circuit and following the acquisition of Resolut1on, he coached the team to a first place finish in GESC Thailand 2018 and the subsequent Major, Changsha Major 2018 finishing second place. After qualifying for The International 2018, Aaron was caught in the midst of a coaching controversy, that later saw the team penalised in their match against OG.[2] He and his team finished 7-8th place overall and he later moved to South East Asia and joined Mineski, citing on the potential of the roster and financial stability of the role.[3][4]
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Place | Tier | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-04 | 3rd | Minor |  | WESG 2017 North America Finals |  | W : FF |  | $5,000 |
| 2017-09-05 | 1st | Qualifier |  | King’s Cup: America Open Qualifier |  | 2 : 0 |  | |
| 2017-01-23 | 1st | Minor |  | KOD League Season IV |  | 3 : 1 |  | $1,000 |
| 2016-11-29 | 3 - 4th | Minor | Save The Children Dota 2 Charity Tournament | | 0 : 2 |  | ||
| 2016-07-25 | 2nd | Minor |  | ProDotA Cup Americas #6 |  | 1 : 3 |  | $1,000 |
| 2016-07-02 | 2nd | Minor |  | Dota 2 Canada Cup - Season 7 | | 0 : 3 |  | $6,000 |
| 2016-06-24 | 1st | Qualifier |  | The International 2016: Americas Open Qualifier #2 | | 2 : 1 | | |
| 2016-05-27 | 2nd | Minor | | ProDotA Cup Americas #5 | | 1 : 3 |  | $1,000 |
| 2016-04-30 | 1st | Qualifier |  | Manila Major 2016: Americas Open Qualifier #1 | | 2 : 0 |  | |
| 2013-10-06 | 1st | Qualifier |  | EMS One Fall Americas | | 3 : 2 |  | |
| Complete list of results in any tournament | ||||||||
| Date | Place | Tier | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-08 | 2nd | Major |  | StarLadder ImbaTV Dota 2 Minor Season 3 |  | 1 : 3 |  | $60,000 |
| 2019-04-28 | 1st | Major |  | OGA Dota PIT Minor 2019 |  | 3 : 2 |  | $125,000 |
| 2019-01-12 | 4th | Major |  | The Bucharest Minor | | 0 : 2 |  | $25,000 |
| 2018-12-09 | 1st | Minor |  | AMD Dota 2 Pro Series 2018 |  | 3 : 2 |  | $18,031 |
| 2018-10-20 | 1st | Minor |  | Red Bull Guardians | | 3 : 0 |  | $20,000 |
| 2018-08-23 | 7 - 8th | Premier | | The International 2018 |  | 0 : 2 |  | $638,304 |
| 2018-05-20 | 2nd | Premier |  | MDL Changsha Major | | 0 : 3 |  | $200,000 |
| 2018-05-12 | 1st | Major |  | GESC: Thailand Dota2 Minor | | 2 : 0 | | $110,000 |
| 2014-07-20 | 5 - 6th | Premier | | The International 2014 |  | 1 : 2 |  | $655,439 |
| 2014-04-20 | 3rd | Premier | | StarLadder StarSeries Season 9 | | 1 : 2 |  | $26,000 |
| Complete list of coaching results in any tournament | ||||||||
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Position | Partner List | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-11-24 | Premier | MLG Championship Columbus | Commentator | ||
| About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament | |||||
Interviews[edit]
2018[edit]
- 2018-09-10 | New Mineski coach Clairvoyance: "I plan to earn and command the respect, and reciprocate it the same, regardless of players' background." by cybersport.com of Jesper "Julmust" Bergeskans
- 2018-09-02 | I was hoping to become the Gregg Popovich of a DotA 2 team». Big interview with ex-coach of VGJ.Storm by eyesports.ru
2014[edit]
- 2014-04-30 | Aaron 'Clairvoyance' Kim talks casting in Dota 2 by Sam 'Wndwrt' Nordmark of gamesport.com
Gallery[edit]
Clairvoyance at StarLadder ImbaTV Minor Season 3, 2020
References[edit]
- ↑ Sam 'Wndwrt' Nordmark (2014-04-30). "Aaron 'Clairvoyance' Kim talks casting in Dota 2". gamespot.com. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- ↑ Artyom "dfs" Kutateladze (2018-08-18). "VGJ.Storm penalized for too many coaches during drafts at TI8". cybersport.com. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- ↑ Mineski Pro Team (2018-09-10). "Mineski Team Announcement". twitter.com. Retrieved 2018-09=25.
- ↑ Jesper "Julmust" Bergeskans (2018-09-10). "New Mineski coach Clairvoyance: "I plan to earn and command the respect, and reciprocate it the same, regardless of [players' background.""]. cybersport.com. Retrieved 2018-09=25.