Bly

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Bly

Player Information

Name:

Александр Свисюк

Romanized Name:

Aleksandr Svysiuk

Nationality:

Ukraine

Born:

January 22, 1989 (age 33)

Race:

Zerg

Alternate IDs:

AcerBly, Virus.Bly, Empire.Bly, AiBly, bly4eg, ngt.bly4eg, WindigoBly, BlyOnFire

Approx. Total Winnings:

$155,688

Approx. Winnings 2022:

$1,280

EPT EU rank:

#35 (60 points)

Years active:

2010 - Present

Years active (caster):

2020 - 2021

Links

History

2010-??-?? — 2011-01-10

Alien Invasion

2011-01-10 — 2011-03-31

Team Empire

2011-03-31 — 2011-11-01

Virus Gaming

2011-11-30 — 2012-02-12

Mistral eSport

2012-02-12 — 2016-03-01

Team Acer

2016-08-17 — 2018-07-31

Team expert

2018-07-31 — 2018-12-19

Tollenz Lions

2018-12-24 — 2019-04-08

Team Blacer

2019-04-08 — 2019-08-05

Windigo Gaming

2020-01-13 — 2021-03-01

RYE Gaming

2021-06-18 — 2021-07-14

Archangel Gaming

2021-09-10 — 2022-01-25

PREP eSPORTS

Upcoming Matches

Bly	vs.	ShoWTimE
2022-09-28 19:00:00UTC DHM Atlanta: EU

Bly	vs.	ShaDoWn
2022-09-30 20:00:00UTC DHM Atlanta: EU

Bly	vs.	Serral
2022-10-01 20:00:00UTC DHM Atlanta: EU

Recent Matches

Bly	3:1 (Bo5)	EastToss
2022-09-18 17:45:00UTC DHM Atlanta: EU Qualifiers

Bly	1:3 (Bo5)	Krystianer
2022-09-18 16:45:00UTC DHM Atlanta: EU Qualifiers

Bly	2:0 (Bo3)	Exostriker
2022-09-18 16:00:00UTC DHM Atlanta: EU Qualifiers

Bly	1:2 (Bo3)	ArT
2022-07-13 17:35:25UTC TSL 9: Europe Q3

Bly	1:2 (Bo3)	Elazer
2022-07-13 17:35:18UTC TSL 9: Europe Q3

Aleksandr "Bly" Svysiuk (born January 22, 1989) is a Ukrainian Zerg player.

Biography[edit]

Before the beginning of his StarCraft II career, Bly was a high-level Warcraft III player, who competed in WCG 2009 in China, and was a member of the RoX.KiS.wc3 team. Bly completed university in the summer of 2011 and is now a full-time StarCraft II player.^[1]

Wings of Liberty[edit]

Bly joined Virus Gaming in March 2011. He describes his playstyle as fully inspired of his Warcraft III playstyle, making him able to confuse his opponent.^[2]

On November 1, Bly was mentioned by ShiBa (Virus Gaming's manager) as one of the players who had already left the team.^[3] At the end of the month, he joined Mistral eSport.^[4] The disband of the team in February 2012 left him teamless again.^[5] He joined Team Acer on February 12, 2012.^[6]

On January 25, 2012, Bly participated in the ZOTAC Cup Monthly Final December. He was able to take down ReaL, viOLet, and then Sleep to make it into the finals. For the finals, Bly played a fierce Bo5 against Beastyqt and was able to take 1st place with a score of 3-2.

On May 10, 2012, Bly participated in the ZOTAC Cup Monthly Final April 2012. He was able to take down Mentalist, Welmu, Seiplo, and went straight into the finals to face sYz. He took down sYz with a score of 3-1 and easily grabbed 1st place.

On July 24, 2012, Bly participated in the ZOTAC Cup Monthly Final June 2012. He was able to take down elfi and Golden before falling to the 3rd/4th place match after facing HyuN. In the 3rd/4th place match, Bly took down Terius and was able to grab 3rd place.

His first premier tournament appearance was at 2012 MLG Pro Circuit Spring Arena 2, which he qualified for after beating players like Grubby and GoOdy. Bly, who claimed he felt very comfortable in PvZ,^[1] proved it as he beat BlinG and upsetted HuK 2-1, before getting knocked out by South Korean Terran player Dream. He finished 13-16th out of 32 participants.

World Championship Series[edit]

2012 WCS Ukraine Nationals[edit]

On July 21, 2012, Bly participated in the World Championship Series 2012 Ukraine and ended up in first place after overcoming fraer, White-Ra, Strelok, and then White-Ra again in the finals with a score of 1-2, 2-1.

IGN ProLeague[edit]

IPL Season 5[edit]

On July 21, 2012, Bly participated in the IPL 5 European Satellite Qualifiers. Bly received a BYE in round one and then went on to take down Namutin in order to advance in to the finals to face One. In the finals, Bly defeated One 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.

Trivia[edit]

Played Undead in Warcraft III.^{[Citation needed]}
Often trains with ThorZaIN, NightEnD, and Kas.^{[Citation needed]}
Studied auditing and accounting, and became a progamer after getting his diploma.^{[Citation needed]}
Thinks that Ukrainian players are in general good because it is easier for them to live off eSports.^[1]
He is the first (and only) player to have won 100 maps in the OSC King of the Hill Weekly Series. ^[7]

Achievements[edit]

In A1Premier Tournaments
Date	Place	Tournament	Team	Score	Vs	Prize
2016-01-24	2nd	2016 DreamHack Open: Leipzig		1 : 4	PtitDrogo	$8,000
2012-10-21	2nd	DreamHack EIZO Open: Bucharest		0 : 3	Nerchio	$6,081.23

In A2Major Tournaments
Date	Place	Tournament	Team	Score	Vs	Prize
2018-02-19	3rd	WardiTV Team Liquid Map Contest #2		3 : 1	Nerchio	$500
2017-12-30	4th	PeopleImages Starcraft League		0 : 2	Serral	$357
2016-08-19	4th	Bonjwa Cup		0 : 2	Harstem	$566.27
2016-08-07	4th	Ting Open Season 2		1 : 2	Patience	$400
2016-04-18	3rd	Legacy of the Ultras		17–4	Grp S.	$800
2014-07-27	1st	Acer TeamStory Cup Season 3		5 : 4		$2,000
2014-01-19	3rd	NationWars by O'Gaming TV		3 : 2		$300
2013-12-15	1st	Acer TeamStory Cup Season 2		5 : 1		$1,666.67
2013-08-18	2nd	Acer TeamStory Cup Season 1		3 : 5		$833.33
2013-05-23	1st - 8th	2013 WCS Season 1 Europe: Challenger League		2 : 1	Feast	$300
2012-12-16	3rd	Evil Geniuses Master's Cup Series League VIII		0 : 3		$285.71
2012-09-05	3rd - 4th	EPS Berlin Open		2 : 3	HasuObs	$1,133.68

In A3Minor Tournaments
Date	Place	Tournament	Team	Score	Vs	Prize
2020-07-26	1st	Reyden-X Cup 1		4 : 3	Hellraiser	$401.76
2020-07-15	1st	SC2 Royal #5		4 : 1	Gerald	$470
2020-01-12	1st	Argentum Cup		4 : 1	Vanya	$326.29
2019-10-31	1st	StarLine League Season 7		4 : 1	Hellraiser	$387.24
2018-09-23	1st	Battle for the CIS		5 : 2	Rail	$301.33
2018-03-26	1st	WardiTV Team League Season 7		4 : 1		$351.40
2017-11-13	1st	Corsair Cup Season 10 Finals		3 : 1	Clem	$200
2017-10-22	1st	2017 StarLadder Ultimate Series		3 : 1	Kas	$1,000
2017-04-30	1st	2017 DreamHack: Austin BYOC		2 : 0	Cuddlebear	$1,400
2016-11-30	1st	StarLine League Season 3		4 : 3	Couguar	$263
2016-10-21	1st	SGL Cup 5		3 : 0	Bunny	$400
2016-10-01	1st	StarLine 1xBet League Season 2		4 : 2	Kas	$370.06
2016-05-28	1st	NA vs EU All-Stars Showdown		23 : 11		$222.22
2015-07-20	1st	Go4SC2 June 2015		3 : 1	Happy	$325.08
2015-06-14	1st	Rival StarCraft II League 2015 Season 2		4 : 3	KiToO	$225
2013-10-14	1st	Go4SC2 September 2013		3 : 0	GoOdy	$406.70
2013-08-28	1st	ZOTAC Monthly Final July 2013		3 : 1	elfi	$667.08
2013-06-14	1st	MouseShake SC2 Cup powered by Plantronics		4 : 0	qxc	$300
2013-05-05	1st	Roccat Challenge		3 : 1	DIMAGA	$1,049.12
2012-08-02	1st	Pokerstrategy.com Monthly Final Table		4 : 2	roof	$750
2012-07-22	1st	2012 StarCraft II World Championship Series: Ukraine Nationals		3 : 3	White-Ra	$2,000
2012-06-02	1st	HP Trophy	Nerchio Bly	3 : 1	MaNa ThorZaIN	$2,485.71
2012-05-10	1st	ZOTAC Monthly Final April 2012		3 : 1	sYz	$646.85
2012-04-15	1st	PolarfluKe: Evolution Easter		3 : 1	HasuObs	$302.19
2012-01-25	1st	ZOTAC Monthly Final December 2011		3 : 2	Beastyqt	$655.06
2011-11-06	1st	PolarfluKe: 5Gate November		3 : 0	PandaTank	$354.90

In Premier/Major Team Leagues
Date	Event	Result

2016-12-22	StarCraft II: NationWars IV	A1 All Kill of USA
		Bly	Habitation Station	Nathanias
		Bly	Newkirk Precinct TE	Neeb
		Bly	Echo	puCK
		Bly	Whirlwind	Neeb

2016-12-15	WardiTV Team League S7	A1 All Kill of True eSport
		Bly	Habitation Station	Ryung
		Bly	Vaani Research Station	SouL (Polish player)\|souL
		Bly	Daybreak	Reynor
		Bly	Newkirk Precinct TE	VeniVidiVins

2016-12-06	WardiTV Team League S7	A1 All Kill of IsIMBA
		Bly	Daybreak	Krr
		Bly	Overgrowth	DIMAGA
		Bly	Echo	Guru
		Bly	Vaani Research Station	goblin

2015-11-19	NationWars III Qualifiers	A1 All Kill of Italy
		Bly	Ulrena	Reynor
		Kas	Dusk Towers	Reynor
		DIMAGA	Ruins of Seras	Reynor
		Bly	Lerilak Crest	Reynor
		Bly	Prion Terraces	VeniVidiVins
		Bly	Orbital Shipyard	StarEagle
		Bly	Central Protocol	Reynor

2013-11-19	Acer TeamStory Cup Season 2	A1 All Kill of Invictus Gaming
		ParanOid	Whirlwind	Jim
		Bly	Polar Night	Jim
		Bly	Yeonsu	XY
		Bly	Bel'Shir Vestige SE	XiGua
		Bly	Newkirk Precinct TE	MacSed
		Bly	Frost	Jim

Complete list of results in any tournament

Matches[edit]

2017-09-10 | Hold Onto Your Cigars! (TvZ) - uThermal vs Bly by [[DisReSpeCT & Shaft]] of [[Polygon Gaming]]

Interviews[edit]

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[e] 2021-04-08 | Bly - про мотивацию от близких, ночные тренировки в библиотеке и пенсию / Профессия Геймер #19 by cSc_RnR of TM Cast

[e] 2019-10-29 | Интервью с Bly за игрой 2x2. by save

[e] 2017-09-10 | Hold Onto Your Cigars! (TvZ) - uThermal vs Bly by DisReSpeCT & Shaft of Polygon Gaming

[e] 2012-12-19 | Interview with Bly by Team Acer at Homestory Cup VI
[e] 2012-05-19 | Interview with Bly by Hot_Bid of TL.net at MLG 2012 Spring Arena 2
[e] 2012-02-16 | Bly: I am playing fulltime by Team Acer
[e] 2012-02-01 | Interview after winning Antec Attack #1 by Definitive eSports at Antec Attack #1

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Gallery[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Matchup Statistics

	vs		vs		vs		vs		Total
	Record	Win%	Record	Win%	Record	Win%	Record	Win%	Record	Win%
as	2785 - 1665	62.6 %	2033 - 1505	57.5 %	2258 - 1651	57.8 %	51 - 1	98.1 %	7127 - 4822	59.6 %
as	0 - 0	-	0 - 0	-	0 - 0	-	4 - 1	80 %	4 - 1	80 %

Earnings Statistics

1v1 Medal Statistics

Tier				Total
A1Premier	0	2	0	2
A2Major	1	0	3	4
A3Minor	136	121	128	385
Total	137	123	131	391

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Bly Interview @ MLG Spring Arena 2 Day 2 YouTube.com, 19 May 2012.
↑ Interview of Bly (Roughly translated from French)
↑ Interview with ShiBa about the end of Virus Gaming
↑ "A Ukrainian star in mTL.Tt". LaTeamMistral.com, 30 November 2011.
↑ "Blast to replace Mistral". SC2SL.com, 1 February 2012.
↑ "Team Acer welcomes Bly!" AcerEsport.com, 12 February 2012. Thread on TL.net
↑ Bly wins 100 maps in the OSC KotH Series (March 2021)

[mlg-sa2-2012-hotbid-interview-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Bly Interview @ MLG Spring Arena 2 Day 2 YouTube.com, 19 May 2012.

[2] Interview of Bly (Roughly translated from French)

[3] Interview with ShiBa about the end of Virus Gaming

[4] "A Ukrainian star in mTL.Tt". LaTeamMistral.com, 30 November 2011.

[5] "Blast to replace Mistral". SC2SL.com, 1 February 2012.

[6] "Team Acer welcomes Bly!" AcerEsport.com, 12 February 2012. Thread on TL.net

[7] Bly wins 100 maps in the OSC KotH Series (March 2021)

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