Kaka

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Player Information
Name:
胡良智
Romanized Name:
Hu Liangzhi
Nationality:
Born:
November 7, 1992 (age 32)
Region:
East Asia East Asia
Years Active (Player):
2012 - 2024
Current Role:
Alternate IDs:
kaka
Nickname(s):
Alex丶Kael, 陈世美, 最后的战役, 香菜粉丝, 卡神
Approx. Total Winnings:
$2,554,753
Signature Hero:
Rubick Nyx Assassin Lion
Links
History
2014-03-09 — 2015-09-01HyperGloryTeam
2015-09-01 — 2016-03-08EHOME
2016-03-25 — 2018-09-07Newbee
2018-09-10 — 2019-09-14Keen Gaming
2019-09-18 — 2021-11-21Invictus Gaming
2022-04-27 — 2022-12-05RNG
2023-03-08 — 2023-07-07Xtreme Gaming
2023-07-07 — 2023-11-11Team Aster
Upcoming Matches
No Upcoming Matches

Upcoming Tournaments
No upcoming tournaments

Hu "Kaka" Liangzhi (born November 7, 1992) is a Chinese player who last played for Team Aster.

Biography[edit]

Prior to his professional debut, Kaka was a well known pubstar in the Chinese Dota 2 scene, famous for maintaining a high MMR, and even occasionally topping the Chinese leaderboards.

Dota 2[edit]

Kaka joined HyperGloryTeam at the time of its creation. Around 2 months after the team's creation they won WVW National Electronic Sports Classic Season 1. Later on, they qualified for many premium-level tournaments such as WEC 2014 and i-League Season 2, accumulating prize money. Later on, HyperGloryTeam qualified for the Dota 2 Asia Championships and finished 11th in the group stage, allowing them to be in the 1st round lower bracket of the main event. After defeating and knocking out Natus Vincere, they were eliminated by Cloud9 and finished the tournament in 7th-8th place, winning $115,335. After this, Kaka and HyperGloryTeam played in the Chinese qualifiers for The International 2015 but were eliminated in the group stages. Following the early exit from the tournament, he joined EHOME during the post-ti shuffle on September 2, 2016 as a support.[1] He placed fourth in Valve's maiden major event, the Frankfurt Major 2015.

Into early 2016, he displayed domestic success winning Dota 2 Radiant and Dire Cup 2015, Shanghai Open Season 1 and MDL Winter 2015. However, after the conclusion of the Shanghai Major 2016 in early March, saw no Chinese team make it halfway into the main event, resulting in a major reshuffle in China. Kaka later joined Newbee and became the captain and drafter for the team. In mid 2016 saw a resurgence in power from Newbee with consecutive wins, totalling up to a 29-0 winning streak until their first defeat against OG during EPICENTER, where Kaka finished runners-up against Team Liquid. He cited that Newbee's team chemistry is strong and is able to play with better flexibility, and better personal tempo, in comparison to his tenure with EHOME.[2] He was featured in a player profile by Valve during The International 2016 [3] but finished 9-12th place.

Trivia[edit]

  • Reached 9,000 MMR on August 30, 2016. He was the first Chinese player to achieve this feat.[4]
  • Reached 10,000 MMR on March 20, 2024.[5]

Statistics[edit]

  • Kaka is the all time leader in premium/professional matches played as Lion (176 matches and 91 wins), Phoenix (148 matches and 88 wins), Nyx Assassin (119 matches and 79 wins), and Sand King (117 matches and 69 wins).

Stats from datdota as of 05-Mar-2025.

Achievements[edit]

DatePlaceTierTournamentTeamResultPrize
2021-10-164thTier 1The International 2021The International 2021
Invictus GamingInvictus Gaming
0 : 2
Team SpiritTeam Spirit
$2,401,100
2021-04-041stTier 1ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021
Invictus GamingInvictus Gaming
3 : 2
Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
$200,000
2019-03-102ndNationalWorld Electronic Sports Games 2018World Electronic Sports Games 2018World Electronic Sports Games 2018
Keen GamingKeen Gaming
0 : 2
TNC PredatorTNC Predator
$200,000
2018-01-281stTier 2ESL One Genting 2018ESL One Genting 2018
NewbeeNewbee
3 : 2
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
$160,000
2017-11-261stTier 2Perfect World MastersPerfect World Masters
NewbeeNewbee
3 : 0
Vici GamingVici Gaming
$150,000
2017-08-122ndTier 1The International 2017The International 2017
NewbeeNewbee
0 : 3
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
$3,950,067
2016-12-311stTier 2Dota2 Professional League Season 2 - TopDota2 Professional League Season 2 - Top
NewbeeNewbee
3 : 0
iG.VitalityiG.Vitality
$238,000
2016-07-101stTier 1Nanyang Dota 2 Championships Season 2Nanyang Dota 2 Championships Season 2
NewbeeNewbee
3 : 2
Wings GamingWings Gaming
$100,610
2016-06-123rdTier 1The Manila Major 2016The Manila Major 2016
NewbeeNewbee
1 : 2
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
$315,000
2016-01-311stTier 1MarsTV Dota 2 League 2015 WinterMarsTV Dota 2 League 2015 Winter
EHOMEEHOME
3 : 0
Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses
$124,950
Extended list of results

Awards[edit]

DateTierTournamentAwardTeamPrize
2021
2021-09-05Tier 2i-League 2021 Season 2i-League 2021 Season 2Group Stage MVP (x1)
Invictus GamingInvictus Gaming
$155

Additional Content[edit]

Interviews[edit]

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Miscellaneous[edit]

Spotlights[edit]

  • 2022
  • 2017
  • 2016
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Highlights[edit]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Dennis Gonzales (2015-09-02). "old chicken and KaKa register on EHOME". thescoreesports.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ Shrinkzxo. "[Translation Interview with Newbee's Kaka"]. LiquidDota.
  3. ↑ "TI6 Player Profile - Kaka - Newbee". Valve Corporation. 2016-08-10. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ Newbee (2016-08-30). "恭喜kaka".
  5. ↑ kaka (2024-03-20). "ez".
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