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Kyle

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Player Information
Name:
Kyle Freedman
Birth:
July 9, 1992 (1992-07-09) (age 28)
Country:
United States United States
Status:
Active
Alternate IDs:
melonzz, Swindle, swindlezz, swindlemelonzz
Role(s):
Analyst
Caster
Signature Hero:
Leshrac Jakiro Silencer
Approx. Total Earnings:
$160,467
Links
History
2014-??-?? — 2014-08-27
2014-08-27 — 2018-03-16

Kyle "melonzz" Freedman is a commentator, analyst, and former American professional Heroes of Newerth and Dota 2 player. He switched full-time to Dota 2 from HoN in mid-2014. He retired from professional Dota to focus on broadcasting after The International 2018.[1]

Biography[edit]

Heroes of Newerth[edit]

Kyle "Swindlemelonzz" Freedman got his start in competitive gaming playing Heroes of Newerth. He primarily played for team stayGreen with his brother, Zfreek. Team stayGreen's roster started with Swindlemelonzz, Zfreek, Khezu, Skyzoe, and Sender; they added Chessie and SlickZ when Skyzoe and Sender left. stayGreen went on to win 5 consecutive major LAN titles (with Khezu and Slickz replaced by Limmp and Mynuts after 2 of them), beating fnatic's record and disbanded right after in early 2014. After TI4, Kyle transitioned to Dota 2, where he spent four years at Complexity Gaming before being controversially evicted from the team in early 2018.

Dota 2[edit]

Kyle started playing Dota 2 after coming back from his hiatus. He originally put down competitive gaming, but soon grew tired and realized playing Dota 2 was his dream as his former teammate ppd on Evil Geniuses placed third at The International 2014 the year before. He knew he had the skills to be the best so he charged into Dota 2. His brother zfreek put down offers from other teams to join his brother. Together, they went in to the scene and were picked up by Complexity Gaming with the roster of Moonmeander, Riser, Zfreek, Swindlemelonzz, and Limmp. The roster changed with Riser's injury, but the HoN vets proved to everyone that they were a force to be contended with when they 2-0'd the North American Rejects in the TI5 American Qualifiers. At The International 2015, he was featured in a player profile, in tandem with his brother, Zfreek and was placed 9-12th in the tournament.[2]

In 2016, he came fourth place in EPICENTER, beating fellow North American rivals, Evil Geniuses in the lower brackets.

On March 16th, 2018 Complexity Gaming announced the departure of Kyle, citing the published reason indicating "Personality conflicts within the team were too severe to continue".[3] He later found immediate success as an analyst with the English talent for several tournaments such as DAC 2018, EPICENTER 2018 and the Supermajor.[4] His efforts later awarded him an invite to The International 2018.

Following The International 2018, he decided to retire from professional Dota and focus full-time on broadcasting.[1] In the 2018/19 season, he was invited as talent to four out of five Majors and finally was once again included as broadcast talent at The International 2019.

Trivia[edit]

Achievements[edit]

  • As Player
  • As Broadcast Talent
  • Show All
DatePlaceTierTournamentTeamResultPrize
2017-10-15CA3 - 4thA1Tier 2StarLadder i-League Invitational Season 3StarLadder i-League Invitational Season 3Complexity Gaming1 : 2$30,000
2016-12-07IG9 - 16thA0Tier 1The Boston Major 2016The Boston Major 2016Complexity Gaming0 : 2$62,500
2016-06-18EA5 - 6thA0Tier 1ESL One Frankfurt 2016ESL One Frankfurt 2016Complexity Gaming0 : 2$12,582
2016-06-09IC9 - 12thA0Tier 1The Manila Major 2016The Manila Major 2016Complexity Gaming0 : 2$45,000
2016-05-14DA4thA0Tier 1EPICENTER 2016EPICENTER 2016Complexity Gaming0 : 2$30,000
2016-03-20CA3 - 4thA0Tier 1Dota Pit League Season 4Dota Pit League Season 4Complexity Gaming0 : 2$25,386
2016-03-05EA5 - 6thA0Tier 1The Shanghai Major 2016The Shanghai Major 2016Complexity Gaming0 : 2$202,500
2016-02-08AA1stA1Tier 2Dota 2 Canada Cup - Season 6Dota 2 Canada CupDota 2 Canada Cup - Season 6Complexity Gaming3 : 0$24,458
2015-12-02EA5 - 6thA0Tier 1Game Show Global eSports Cup Season 1Game Show Global eSports Cup Season 1Complexity Gaming0/3/2Grp S.$15,000
2015-08-05IC9 - 12thA0Tier 1The International 2015The International 2015Complexity Gaming1 : 2$221,155
Complete list of results in any tournament
Date Tier Tournament Position Partner List
2020-01-26 A1Tier 1 DreamLeague Season 13 Casters & Analyst
2019-08-25 A1Tier 1 The International 2019 Analyst
2019-06-30 A1Tier 1 EPICENTER Major 2019 Caster
2019-05-12 A1Tier 1 MDL Disneyland® Paris Major Commentator
2019-01-27 A1Tier 1 The Chongqing Major Caster
2018-11-18 A1Tier 1 The Kuala Lumpur Major Caster
2018-08-25 A1Tier 1 The International 2018 Commentator/Analyst
2018-06-10 A1Tier 1 China Dota2 Supermajor Analyst
2018-05-20 A1Tier 1 MDL Changsha Major EN Broadcaster
2018-05-06 A1Tier 1 EPICENTER XL Analyst
About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament

Hightlight Videos[edit]

Interviews[edit]

Dota 2[edit]

2018[edit]

2016[edit]

2015[edit]

2014[edit]

Heroes Of Newerth[edit]

2013[edit]

2012[edit]

2011[edit]

Gallery[edit]

  • Swindlemelonzz ESL One Frankfurt 2016.jpg

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kyle Freedman (2019-09-09). "Musings of a Moron". medium.com.
  2. ↑ "TI5 Player Profiles - swindlemelonzz & zfreek - Complexity". 2015-07-27. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Thank You, Kyle". complexitygaming. 2018-03-16.
  4. ↑ Artyom "dfs" Kutateladze (2018-03-20). "Kyle and Winter will help cover the DAC 2018 Major in China". cybersport.com. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
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