Axslav

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[e][h] Axslav

Player Information

Name:

Nick Ranish

Birth:

(1985-11-12) November 12, 1985

Country:

USA

Race:

Protoss

Alternate IDs:

GladHeAteHer

Total Earnings:

$4,987.77

Years Active:

2010 - 2013

Links

History

2010-07-?? — 2012-01-18

Evil Geniuses

2012-01-23 — 2012-02-17

Team ReIGN

2012-03-12 — 2013-11-14

Infinity Seven

Retired:

2013-??-??

Nick "Axslav" Ranish is a retired Protoss player from the United States, formerly playing for Infinity Seven.

Wings of Liberty

Axslav's performance in Wings of Liberty has been notable. For instance, he took home wins in Complexity's "The V" showmatches #4 and #5 (against dde and SLush, respectively). He also won the 2011 Dyr Straits Showmatch #1 against CatZ. Axslav and his teammate StrifeCro are considered to be one of the top 2v2 teams and represented EG in Evil Geniuses Master's Cup Series V and Prodigy Team Star League Season 1.

On October 21 to 23d of 2011, Axslav reached the round of 16 of the Electronic Sports World Cup 2011 in Paris, losing to eventual winner Stephano in a narrow 2-1 defeat.

On January 18, 2012, Axslav and his 2v2 partner StrifeCro parted ways with Evil Geniuses. On January 23, 2012, he joined Team ReIGN. When Team ReIGN disbanded, he became teamless again. He eventually joined Infinity Seven on March 12, 2012.

On April 20 to the 22nd Axslav acted as an analyst in the 2012 MLG Spring Arena 1.

On May 13, Axslav reached the finals of the MSI Battlegrounds LAN in Ventura, California, his first major LAN achievement of 2012.

Axslav participated in the MLG Spring Championship 2012 in the open bracket. He tore through the bracket taking down IdrA but lost to former team mate JYP. In the Loser's Bracket he defeated Ostojiy in order to advance into the Championship Bracket. He faced South Korean Lucky; where he was defeated 0-2 and knocked out of the tournament.

On July 14, 2012, Axslav participated in the IPL 5 North American Satellite Qualifiers. Axslav received a BYE in round one and then went on to take down FallenAngel and ecco, and then went on to advance in to the finals to face KawaiiRice. In the finals, Axslav defeated KawaiiRice by a score of 2-1 and was able to take first place. His first place finish qualified him for the IGN ProLeague Season 5.

Heart of the Swarm

On September 20, 2013, Axslav played in the WCS America 2013 Season 3 Challenger League Qualifier while casting the tournament, including own games, from the MLG Studios in New York. He was able to reach the Round of 32 before losing to FXO player and GSL veteran Tassadar.

In November 2013, on Axslav's 28th birthday, it was announced that he and his casting partner Axeltoss have parted ways with MLG. The next day his team, Infinity Seven, disbanded.

Trivia

• Attended the University of California at Santa Cruz.
• Was a prominent Warcraft III player who was known for his innovative style.
• Played Terran in 2v2 with his former teammate StrifeCro.
• Plays StarCraft II in 4:3 aspect ratio.
• Has notably low APM (80-100), considered low due to the fact that most other pro-gamers have upwards of 200-300 APM or more.

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Achievements

In A2Major tournaments
Date	Place	Event	Team	Result		Winnings
2011-04-29	4th	IGN ProLeague Season 1: "Best Of The West"		1 : 3	KiWiKaKi	$0

In A3Minor tournaments
Date	Place	Event	Team	Result		Winnings
2012-05-13	2nd	MSI Battlegrounds		0 : 4	viOLet	$500
2011-03-27	1st	Dyr Straits Showmatch #1		4 : 0	CatZ	$100

In A4Basic tournaments
Date	Place	Event	Team	Result		Winnings
2012-07-24	1st	Pokerstrategy.com Elite Cup 3		3 : 2	Kreator	$100
2011-11-04	1st	Playhem EU Daily 50			sLivko	$60
2011-10-01	1st	Playhem NA Daily 16			Pokebunny	$60
2011-02-18	1st	The V Showmatch 5		4 : 1	Slush	$100
2011-02-11	1st	The V Showmatch 4		4 : 0	dde	$100

Complete Results in any Tournament

Team Achievements

In A1Premier tournaments
Date		Place	Event	Team	Result		Winnings
2011-03-20		3rd	GosuCoaching Premiere League Season 1		3 : 2		$71.43

In A3Minor tournaments
Date	Place	Event	Team	Result		Winnings
2011-11-13	2nd	GosuCoaching Premiere League Season 2		2 : 3		$142.86
2011-09-27	2nd	ESEA SC2 League Season 2		- : W		$133.33

Complete Results in any Tournament

Interviews

2013

• 2013-11-25 | Axslav talks post-MLG life and his plans going forward. by Waxangel of [[TL.net]] at Red Bull Battle Grounds New York City
• 2013-10-12 | iS.Axslav interview at IEM New York by WaxAngel of [[TL.net]] at IEM Season VIII New York
• 2013-06-02 | Axslav talks about the WCS Regional Finals, casting as a whole, and more. by Rachel Quirico of MachinimaVS at 2013 WCS Season 1 American Premier League

2012

• 2012-08-13 | Interview with Nick "Axslav" Ranish by Definitive eSports
• 2012-07-21 | "Axslav Interview at MLG Summer Arena" by Hot_Bid of TL.net at 2012 MLG Summer Arena
• 2012-06-09 | "iS.Axslav MLG Anaheim Day 2 Interview" by Hot_Bid of TL.net at 2012 MLG Spring Championships
• 2012-03-29 | "Axslav at MLG Winter Championships 2012" by John King of ESFI World at 2012 MLG Winter Championships

2011

• 2011-10-22 | Interview with Axslav by [[Noam]] of Liquipedia at ESWC 2011

2010

• 2010-11-09 | EG.Axslav Interview by Mirhi at MLG Dallas 2010

External links

First Person View Match VODS

• Axslav matches - FPVODs - YouTube playlist @ SC2POVs

Statistics

Matchup Statistics

	vs		vs		vs		vs		Total
	Record	Win%	Record	Win%	Record	Win%	Record	Win%	Record	Win%
as	67 - 84	44.4 %	84 - 72	53.8 %	98 - 96	50.5 %	8 - 3	72.7 %	257 - 255	50.2 %
as	0 - 0	-	2 - 1	66.7 %	1 - 2	33.3 %	0 - 0	-	3 - 3	50 %

Medal Statistics

Tier				Total
A3Minor	1	1	2	4
Total	1	1	2	4