Merlini
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Merlini
Player Information
Name:
Ben Wu
Nationality:
Born:
October 23, 1987 (age 35)
Region:
North AmericaYears Active (Player):
2013 - 2018,
2021
2021
Current Role:
Approx. Total Winnings:
$1,445
Signature Hero:
Links
History
DotA:
2008 — 2009
2009
2009 — 2010
2012
Dota 2:
2014-08-03 — 2014-10-??
2015-02-25 — 2015-03-20
2015-03-20
Retired
Ben "Merlini" Wu is a former DotA player, retired Dota 2 commentator and content creator.
Biography[edit]
Merlini got his first taste of competitive DotA in 2006, with his first major victory at DreamHack Summer 2007 with MYM. He has played with teams such as Evil Geniuses, Blight.int, Ravens, and Ok.nirvana.int, and with players such as Puppey and Mania. During the days of Warcraft 3 Dota, Merlini was renowned for his laning skills, being able to dominate lanes either through his creep score, harassment or both. Additionally, Merlini had a deeper understanding of the game, and understood the value provided by wards long before they became a proper staple in all games.
Though no longer a professional player, Merlini still regularly played in open qualifiers with Vegetables Esports Club, a team comprised of famous Dota 2 personalities.
In February 2018, Merlini announced his retirement from casting Dota 2 professionally.[1][2] Despite the retirement, he continues to stream on his twitch on an occasional basis.
Trivia[edit]
- Is famous for solo against a trilane as Zeus and winning in DotA 1.
- Was one of the original Chinese Dota Gods and is referred to as M-God.
- One of Zeus's fun names during Warcraft 3 Dota was Merlini.
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Place | Tier | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-17 | 1st | Showmatch |  | The International 2021: All-Star Match |  | 1 : 0 |  | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-10-24 | 2nd | Qualifier |  | Boston Major 2016: Americas Open Qualifier #1 |  | 0 : 2 |   | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-10-05 | 4th | Tier 2 |  | Korea Dota League Season 3 |  | 3/-/9 | Grp S. | $5,652 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-06-08 | 3rd - 4th | Showmatch |  | For a Few Tangoes More | TBD | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013-05-04 | 3rd | Tier 3 |  | Netolic Pro League 2 (West) |  | 1 : 2 |  | $200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013-02-17 | 1st | Weekly |  | Play4Dota 2013 #3 |  (TIaB) | W : FF |  | $668 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-02-21 | 1st | Tier 2 | | MYM Prime Defending #9 |  | 2 : 0 |  | $400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-12-09 | 2nd | Tier 2 | | MYM Prime Defending #8 | | 1 : 2 |  | $250 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-09-07 | 2nd | Tier 2 | | MYM Prime Defending #7 | | 1 : 2 | | $200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-05-08 | 2nd | Tier 2 | | MYM Prime Defending #5 | | 0 : 2 | (T_T) | $100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extended list of results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Position | Partner List | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-12 | Tier 1 |  | The International 2017 | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-04-30 | Tier 1 |  | The Kiev Major 2017 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-12-10 | Tier 1 | | The Boston Major 2016 | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-08-13 | Tier 1 | | The International 2016 | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-06-12 | Tier 1 |  | The Manila Major 2016 | Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-03-06 | Tier 1 | | The Shanghai Major 2016 | Commentator/Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-11-21 | Tier 1 | | The Frankfurt Major 2015 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-08-08 | Tier 1 | | The International 2015 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-02-09 | Tier 1 |  | Dota 2 Asia Championships 2015 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-07-21 | Tier 1 | | The International 2014 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gallery[edit]
Interviews[edit]
2016[edit]
- 2016-08-20 | Only One Merlini? (pg 42-53) by Greed-Sama of Feeders Digest
2015[edit]
- 2015-08-18 | (Interviews) Panel: Merlini @ The International 2015 by Turbo of Empire.TV at The International 2015
2014[edit]
- 2014-10-07 | Zephyr.Merlini 20-20 Answers! of LiquidDota.com
- 2014-08-29 | Why I left a job in finance to play video games by Heather Long of CNN
- 2014-07-24 | @MerliniDota interview with @KotLguy at TI4! by [[Kotlguy|Kotlguy]] of HighGround.TV at The International 2014
- 2014-07-13 | TI4 Interview: Merlini and Hot_Bid by [[Hot_Bid|Hot_Bid]] at The International 2014
- 2014-06-29 | Merlini: 'AdmiralBulldog blew my mind" by Markus "Vekus" Fischer of JoinDOTA at ESL ONE Frankfurt 2014
- 2014-03-23 | Behind the Summit: Merlini by [[Beyond the Summit|Beyond the Summit]]
2013[edit]
- 2013-11-22 | Merlini @ MLG Columbus "I worked in finance. It sucked." by Hotbid of Teamliquid.net at MLG Championship Columbus
- 2013-11-22 | [GG Interview with Merlini @ MLG Columbus] by Greg of GosuGamers.net at MLG Championship Columbus
2012[edit]
- 2012-07-17 | Merlini: "Sayuri has really reignited my interest in competitive Dota" by It's Gosu
- 2012-04-12 | Merlini's Thoughts on Dota2 by Spit-wad of NA DOTA.com
2010[edit]
- 2010-03-05 | Merlini: 'Puppey is the best player that I have played with' by Madmortigan of It's Gosu
2009[edit]
- 2009-06-18 | Merlini & Demon interview (via archive.org) by NA-IHL
References[edit]
- ↑ Wu, Ben (13 February 2018). "I have no further intents to cast/analyze Dota 2". Twitter. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ Wu, Ben (13 February 2018). "Follow up". Reddit. Retrieved 14 February 2018.