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Kyle

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Player Information
Name:
Kyle Freedman
Nationality:
United States United States
Born:
July 9, 1992 (age 30)
Years Active (Player):
2014 - 2018,
2020,
2022 - Present
Current Role:
Analyst
Solo Middle
Alternate IDs:
melonzz, Swindle, swindlezz, swindlemelonzz, Forsaken Oracle
Approx. Total Winnings:
$167,267
Signature Hero:
Leshrac Lina Storm Spirit
Links
History
2014-??-?? — 2014-08-27
2014-08-27 — 2018-03-16
2021-11-18 - 2022-05-??

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] He last played for Arkosh Gaming under the pseudonym Forsaken Oracle.

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
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DatePlaceTierTournamentTeamResultPrize
2017-10-153rd - 4thA1Tier 2StarLadder i-League Invitational Season 3StarLadderStarLadderStarLadder i-League Invitational Season 3compLexity GamingcompLexity GamingcompLexity Gaming1 : 2MineskiMineski$30,000
2016-12-109th - 16thA0Tier 1The Boston Major 2016Dota Major ChampionshipsDota Major ChampionshipsThe Boston Major 2016compLexity GamingcompLexity GamingcompLexity Gaming0 : 2WarriorsGaming.UnityWarriorsGaming.Unity$62,500
2016-06-195th - 6thA0Tier 1ESL One Frankfurt 2016ESL OneESL OneESL One Frankfurt 2016compLexity GamingcompLexity GamingcompLexity Gaming0 : 2Natus VincereNatus Vincere$12,582
2016-06-129th - 12thA0Tier 1The Manila Major 2016Dota Major ChampionshipsDota Major ChampionshipsThe Manila Major 2016compLexity GamingcompLexity GamingcompLexity Gaming0 : 2Team LiquidTeam Liquid$45,000
2016-05-154thA0Tier 1EPICENTER 2016EPICENTEREPICENTEREPICENTER 2016compLexity GamingcompLexity GamingcompLexity Gaming0 : 2NewbeeNewbee$30,000
2016-03-203rd - 4thA0Tier 1Dota Pit League Season 4Dota PITDota PITDota Pit League Season 4compLexity GamingcompLexity GamingcompLexity Gaming0 : 2MVP PhoenixMVP Phoenix$25,386
2016-03-065th - 6thA0Tier 1The Shanghai Major 2016Dota Major ChampionshipsDota Major ChampionshipsThe Shanghai Major 2016compLexity GamingcompLexity GamingcompLexity Gaming0 : 2Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses$202,500
2016-02-081stA1Tier 2Dota 2 Canada Cup - Season 6Dota 2 BEAT InvitationalDota 2 BEAT InvitationalDota 2 Canada Cup - Season 6compLexity GamingcompLexity GamingcompLexity Gaming3 : 0Elite WolvesElite Wolves$24,458
2015-12-065th - 6thA0Tier 1Game Show Global eSports Cup Season 1Game Show LeagueGame Show LeagueGame Show Global eSports Cup Season 1compLexity GamingcompLexity GamingcompLexity Gaming0/3/2Grp S.$15,000
2015-08-089th - 12thA0Tier 1The International 2015The InternationalThe InternationalThe International 2015compLexity GamingcompLexity GamingcompLexity Gaming1 : 2Virtus.proVirtus.pro$221,155
Complete list of results in any tournament
DateTierTournamentPositionPartner List
2021-10-17A1Tier 1The InternationalThe InternationalThe International 2021Analyst
2020-03-22A1Tier 1ESL OneESL OneESL One Los Angeles 2020Analyst
2020-01-26A1Tier 1DreamLeagueDreamLeagueDreamLeague Season 13Casters & Analyst
2019-08-25A1Tier 1The InternationalThe InternationalThe International 2019Analyst
2019-06-30A1Tier 1EPICENTEREPICENTEREPICENTER Major 2019Caster
2019-05-12A1Tier 1Mars Dota 2 LeagueMars Dota 2 LeagueMDL Disneyland® Paris MajorCommentator
2019-01-27A1Tier 1Chongqing MajorChongqing MajorThe Chongqing MajorCommentator
2018-11-18A1Tier 1Kuala Lumpur MajorKuala Lumpur MajorThe Kuala Lumpur MajorCaster
2018-08-25A1Tier 1The InternationalThe InternationalThe International 2018Commentator/Analyst
2018-06-10A1Tier 1SupermajorSupermajorChina Dota2 SupermajorAnalyst
About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament

Gallery[edit]

Additional Content[edit]

Articles[edit]

Hightlight[edit]

Interviews[edit]

Dota 2[edit]

  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2018
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Heroes Of Newerth[edit]

  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
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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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