NarutO
NarutO
Player Information
Name:
Silvano Bovo
Birth:
June 13, 1988
Country:
Race:
Alternate IDs:
mTw.NarutO, NaruthOr, FruitBunker
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History
????-??-?? - 2012-01-27
2012-01-27 - 2012-??-??
2012-09-21 - 2013-01-13
Silvano "NarutO" Bovo is a former Terran player from Germany, now working as a caster.
Biography[edit]
After professionally playing Terran in Brood War,[1] he switched to StarCraft II, still playing Terran. He was a frequent guest in TaKe's shows,[2] building a strong relationship with him which then led to NarutO leaving his hometown Kaarst and moving to Krefeld to join TaKeTV as a caster in January 2014.[3] Since then, as the lead caster for StarCraft II, he has covered many tournaments (see below for a comprehensive list) and earned himself a reputation for his passionate and perpetual casting.
Trivia[edit]
- Plays Terran in Brood War as well in StarCraft II.
- Was playing in the ESL Amateur Series, former ESL Pro Series.
- Played HomeStory Cup III replacing Naama after beating RotterdaM in a coin toss, yet lost all his games.
- The name originated from the manga Naruto.
- He was named the "Marcel Reif" of e-sports by the German TV show "TV-Total"[4]
- In typical German fashion, he loathes beer.
- Barres himself from casting in English, because of his self-perceived strong German accent.
- Once tried reaching GM with Protoss,[5] but gave up rather quickly.
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Position | Partner List | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-14 | Premier | 2019 WCS Summer | Other Language Commentator | ||
| 2019-05-19 | Premier | 2019 WCS Spring | Other Language Commentator | ||
| 2019-04-07 | Premier | 2019 WCS Winter Europe | Other Language Commentator | ||
| 2019-04-06 | Premier | 2019 WCS Winter Americas | Other Language Commentator | ||
| 2019-03-17 | Premier | World Electronic Sports Games 2018 | Other Language Commentator | ||
| 2019-03-03 | Premier | IEM Season XIII - Katowice | Other Language Commentator | ||
| 2018-11-25 | Premier | HomeStory Cup XVIII | Other Language Commentator | ||
| 2018-11-03 | Premier | 2018 WCS Global Finals | Other Language Commentator | ||
| About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament | |||||
| In Major tournaments | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Place | Event | Team | Result | Winnings | |
| 2011-03-29 | 13 - 14th | ESL Pro Series Germany - Summer Season 2011 - Group Stage |  | 1-5 | Grp S. | $140.85 |
| 2010-11-23 | 12th | ESL Pro Series Germany - Season 17 Regular Season | | 5-9 | Grp S. | $334.68 |
| Complete Results in any Tournament |
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Interviews[edit]
2015[edit]
- 2015-03-31 |
Silvano 'NarutO' Bovo zum LotV-Betastart: "Ich glaube es hilft definitiv, dass Legacy ein Standalone sein wird" by WayNeTraiN of escene.de
2012[edit]
- 2012-09-13 | Interview with NarutO about his time in mTw, casting and the German EPS by Teaser of escene.de
2010[edit]
- 2010-12-05 | TaKeTV`s Adventskalender - Interview with NarutO by TaKeTV
- 2010-03-03 | Interview with mTw.MF-NarutO by InStarcraft.de