Universe
Universe in 2018
Personal information
NameSaahil Arora
Born1989 or 1990 (age 33–34)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Career information
GameDota 2
Playing career2011–2020
RoleCore/Support
Team history
2013Team Dignitas
2013–2016Evil Geniuses
2016Team Secret
2016–2017Evil Geniuses
2018Fnatic
2018–2019Forward Gaming
2019–2020Ninjas in Pyjamas
Career highlights and awards

Saahil Arora, better known as Universe, is an American former professional Dota 2 player. He was a member of the Evil Geniuses team that won The International 2015.[2]

History

Universe is of Indian origin.[3] He began his Dota career in 2011.[4] Universe finished 9th at The International 2013 as a member of Team Dignitas. He finished 3rd at The International 2014 and won The International 2015, both as a member of Evil Geniuses (EG), and made the series-clinching play known as the "6 Million Dollar Echo Slam".[5] EG also finished third at the Frankfurt Major 2015.

Evil Geniuses took third place at the Shanghai Major 2016. In March 2016, Arteezy and UNiVeRsE left the team to join Team Secret.[6] He would then leave Team Secret to rejoin Evil Geniuses after the end of the Manila Major 2016 in June, effectively trading places with Sam "Bulba" Sosale.[7]

Evil Geniuses also won the Manila Masters tournament in May 2017.[8] Later on The International 2017 tournament, EG got a 9th-12th finish. During post-tournament shuffles, the team lost their support player Zai,[9] who was replaced by former team member and coach Fear.[10] Since leaving Evil Geniuses in 2017, he has played for Fnatic, Forward Gaming, and Ninjas in Pyjamas.[11]

In April 2020, Universe retired from competitive Dota 2.[4]

References

  1. ^ Hunter, Jay (April 24, 2020). "Universe Retires From Professional Dota 2". TheGamer. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Higgins, Chris (10 August 2015). "EG's UNiVeRsE is our MVP of The International 5". Red Bull esports.
  3. ^ Indian-origin Saahil 'UNiVeRsE' Arora highest earning gamer in the world. 9 August 2017. Moneycontrol.com.
  4. ^ a b Michael, Cale (April 23, 2020). "Universe retires from Dota 2". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  5. ^ Albert, Brian (10 August 2015). "HOW THE DOTA 2 $6 MILLION ECHO SLAM WORKED". ign.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  6. ^ Bester, Alan (March 24, 2016). "Shuffle and Deal: Arteezy and Universe leave Evil Geniuses for Team Secret". ESPN.
  7. ^ Banusing, Justin. "Universe Returns to Evil Geniuses, Bulba Joins Team Secret". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  8. ^ Andreea "divushka" Esanu (May 28, 2017). "Evil Geniuses are your Manila Masters Champions". GosuGamers.
  9. ^ "Zai leaves Evil Geniuses following disappointing finish at TI7". dotesports.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  10. ^ "Just when I thought I was out..." evilgeniuses.gg. Archived from the original on 2017-10-09. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  11. ^ "New season, new goals: DOTA2 Roster Update". nip.gl. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

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