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Happy

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[e][h]Undead Happy
Happy at Stars War XI
Player Information
Name:
Дмитрий Костин
Romanized Name:
Dmitry Kostin
Nationality:
Born:
June 17, 1991 (age 33)
Status:
Active
Race:
Undead
Alternate IDs:
ILoveCandies
funny-
Im-noob-uD
RandomUndead
KnownOne
AnotherSmurfAKA
Asfdfsd09f09322
kcusi
h0wt0pl4y
depressed
ILoveNecropolis
Gnom1k
NecropolisRush
Happpeeeaeaeaea
cacxa26
cacxa27
AuroraHappy
Nickname(s):
Император Imperator (Emperor)
传说中的那个男人 Chuánshuō zhōng dì nàgè nánrén (The Legendary Man)
欧皇 Ōu huáng (European Emperor)
Russian War Machine
Хаппач Happach
Big Dimi
Dmitry Lacostin
Approx. Total Winnings:
$475,191
Approx. Earnings 2024:
$77,965
Links
Achievements
World e-Sports Games: e-Stars 2010 Continental Cup Warcraft Gold League - 2019 - Summer DreamHack Open - 2020 - Regional Championship - Europe DreamHack Open - 2021 - Finals Rejuvenation Cup - Season 1 RCADIA World Series TP League - Season 1 Proiron TP World Champions League - Season 1 Being Esports World Series 2023 Proiron TP World Champions League - Season 2 Don't Force Me Cup - Global FinalsDon't Force Me Cup - Global Finals Warcraft 3 All-Star League - Season 1Warcraft 3 All-Star League - Season 1
History
200X-XX-XX – 2005-XX-XX
2005-08-03 – 2008-07-23
2009-02-18 – 2009-04-17
2009-04-17 – 2010-01-23
2019-08-01 – 2020-04-13
2024-03-11 - present

Dmitry "Happy" Kostin (born June 17, 1991) is a professional Russian Undead player, currently playing for Aurora Gaming.

Biography[edit]

Happy was the best Warcraft III player to come out of Russia, playing the Undead race, and was a member of several prestigious teams during his Warcraft III career, including Meet Your Makers, Mousesports, and Evil Geniuses. His most notable achievements include reaching the third place of BlizzCon 2008 and World Cyber Games 2008, and reaching the fourth place of World Cyber Games 2009 and of Electronic Sports World Cup 2010.[3] He celebrated his biggest success in 2019 after winning the Warcraft Gold League, defeating Moon in the final.

After retiring from professional esports, he became a streamer playing many online tournaments. He has won the most Gera Cups and MooCups. He sparked a lot of controversy after declining his invitation to GCS 2017 Summer, despite winning the qualifier.

Returning as a professional player he has won many Tier 1 tournaments - DreamHack Warcraft III Open 2020 Europe, DreamHack Warcraft III Open 2021 Finals. He also continues to play various online weekly tournaments and leagues. He played for Lucky Future and joined Aurora Gaming in 2024.

Trivia[edit]

  • He also known as "Imperator" in the CIS. It is a Russian word meaning Emperor.
  • He played Terran in StarCraft II.
  • He is from Moscow, Russia.
  • Cited Turtle Rock and Concealed Hill as his favorite maps.
  • Known for wearing Fred Perry polo shirts.
  • Nicknamed "Dmitry Lacostin" by Neo after wearing a Lacoste shirt at BetBoom Classic.
  • On August 20, 2024 he became the first ever player to achieve 3000 MMR[4] on W3Champions. On September 14, 2024 he got 3000 on his second account[5]. On September 17, 2024 he got 3000 on his third account[6].

Controversies[edit]

In March 2020, he got banned from all GoodGame.ru tournaments for discrediting the website.[7][8]

Weekly Cups[edit]

Series 1st 2ndEarnings (USD)
B2W Weekly Cup B2W Weekly Cup8925,086.71
ESL Open Cup Europe ESL Open Cup Europe8338,300
Gera Cup Gera Cup4197,146.02
SCILL Play Gold Cup SCILL Play Gold Cup10-1,656.75
Ryzing Star Cup Ryzing Star Cup10-1,000
MooCup MooCup7-384.27
GG Jeez Weekly GG Jeez Weekly511,484.75
OLDI ProPlay Cup OLDI ProPlay Cup1-220
SCILL Play WC3 Winter Special Weekly Finals/1 SCILL Play WC3 Winter Special Weekly Finals/11-84.89
InGame Warcraft Cup InGame Warcraft Cup-3-
Zotac Cup Zotac Cup-1-

Achievements[edit]

  • Achievements
  • Awards
  • Show All
DatePlaceTierTournamentTeamResultPrize
2024-08-221stTier 1Warcraft 3 All-Star League - Season 1Warcraft 3 All-Star League - Season 1Warcraft 3 All-Star League - Season 1
Aurora GamingAurora Gaming
4 : 0
Chinaeer0
$5,502.29
2024-03-141stTier 1Don't Force Me Cup - Global FinalsDon't Force Me Cup - Global FinalsDon't Force Me Cup - Global Finals
Aurora GamingAurora Gaming
3 : 0
South KoreaLyn
$7,651.96
2024-01-281stTier 1Proiron TP World Champions League - Season 2Proiron TP World Champions League - Season 24 : 1
ChinaKaho
$7,045.62
2023-07-231stTier 1Proiron TP World Champions League - Season 1Proiron TP World Champions League - Season 14 : 2
Chinaeer0
$6,956.23
2023-01-151stTier 1TP League - Season 1TP League - Season 14 : 3
Chinaeer0
$8,956.98
2022-02-201stTier 1Rejuvenation Cup - Season 1Rejuvenation Cup - Season 17-2-0Grp S.$7,904.77
2021-11-281stTier 1DreamHack Open - 2021 - FinalsDreamHack Open - 2021 - Finals3 : 0
South KoreaLawLiet
$50,000
2021-03-071stTier 1DreamHack Open - 2020 - Regional Championship - EuropeDreamHack Open - 2020 - Regional Championship - Europe3 : 1
SpainVortiX
$10,000
2019-11-302ndTier 1Warcraft Gold League - 2019 - WinterWarcraft Gold League - 2019 - Winter
Lucky FutureLucky Future
1 : 3
South KoreaLyn
$17,080.37
2019-06-301stTier 1Warcraft Gold League - 2019 - SummerWarcraft Gold League - 2019 - Summer3 : 1
South KoreaMoon
$29,121.96
Extended list of results
DatePlaceTierTournamentTeamResultPrize
2024
2024-02-08Tier 2Doubi Ancient of Wonders Race War 2024 - Group A
TBD
$562.82
2024-01-10Tier 2TeD Cup 20TeD Cup 20
TBD
$98.44
2023
2023-11-03Tier 2China-Korea-European ChampionshipChina-Korea-European Championship
TBD
$1,708.09
2023-11-03Tier 2China-Korea-European ChampionshipChina-Korea-European Championship
TBD
$1,430.99
2023-10-12Tier 3Warcraft FFA Chicken GameWarcraft FFA Chicken Game
TBD
$69.43
2023-10-12Tier 3Warcraft FFA Chicken GameWarcraft FFA Chicken Game
TBD
$69.43
2023-10-02ShowmatchEshan's FFA Invitational
TBD
$50
2023-10-02ShowmatchEshan's FFA Invitational
TBD
$50
2023-09-28ShowmatchKodo Cup 3
TBD
$41.09
2023-08-15Tier 2TeD Cup 17TeD Cup 17
TBD
$102.98
2023-06-26Tier 2TeD Cup 16TeD Cup 16
TBD
$138.17
2023-04-10Tier 2Zimu Team Cup
ChinaKaho
ChinaFortitude
RussiaHappy
TBD
$2,180.39
2023-01-15Tier 1TP League - Season 1TP League - Season 1
TBD
$223.92
2022
2022-12-22Tier 1Doubi Ancient of Wonders CupDoubi Ancient of Wonders Cup
TBD
$286.59
2022-08-10Tier 2Who's the Carry 2v2 Cup
TBD
$148.75
2022-08-10Tier 2Who's the Carry 2v2 Cup
TBD
$608.55
2022-07-25Tier 2TP League - Season 1 - Monthly 1TP League - Season 1 - Monthly 1
TBD
$444.47
2022-05-29Tier 2Doubi ProMax CupDoubi ProMax Cup
TBD
$447.85
2022-05-04Tier 3Hive Workshop Cup 3Hive Workshop Cup 3
TBD
$148.62
2021
2021-12-12Tier 3Emperor's Challenge
TBD
$250
2009
2009-07-18Tier 2PPLive Race War 2009
TBD
$150
2008
2008-03-09Tier 1Intel Extreme Masters - Season II - World ChampionshipIntel Extreme Masters - Season II - World Championship
mousesportsmousesports
TBD
$625


Earnings Breakdown[edit]



Gallery[edit]

  • WCS (StarCraft 2)

    WCS (StarCraft 2)

  • IEM Singapore 2013 (StarCraft 2)

    IEM Singapore 2013 (StarCraft 2)

  • WGL 2019 Summer

    WGL 2019 Summer

  • WGL 2019 Winter

    WGL 2019 Winter

  • RCADIA World Series 2022

    RCADIA World Series 2022

  • BetBoom Classic 2024

    BetBoom Classic 2024

  • Happy (Aurora Gaming)

    Happy (Aurora Gaming)

  • Stars War XI

    Stars War XI

Tributes[edit]

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YouTube

Hardware[edit]

Hardware
Mouse
Glorious Model D (Sensitivity: 900 dpi & 3/11 in Windows)
Monitor In-game resolution
Unknown 1920×1080
Keyboard
Topre Realforce 105UB
Last updated on 2023-10-18 (354 days ago).

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External links[edit]

Interviews[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ↑ 2019-08-01 | English Speaking Happy signs to Team LF by LF eSports Club
  2. ↑ 2024-03-11 | English Speaking Announce a partnership with Happy by [[Aurora Gaming|Aurora Gaming]]
  3. ↑ Warcraft III World Championships
  4. ↑ First Happy's 3000 MMR Account
  5. ↑ Second Happy's 3000 MMR Account
  6. ↑ Third Happy's 3000 MMR Account
  7. ↑ [1]
  8. ↑ [2]
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