preface
820, a team leader who has won countless honors for the club and for China DOTA, a proud Carry player, an assistant who won the title of Ice Frog, a foreign war hero, a conductor master, a Grand Slam player, a living fossil of China's DOTA professional history. 566, the soy sauce character in the OB, a non-first-line DOTA2 commentary, an anchor who can't open a Taobao store, and a fringe role that is difficult to see in official activities. Speaking of the current 566, I am afraid that people who have not been in contact with DOTA for a long time will be difficult to equate the commentary that the ladder score is not high with the legendary captain 820.
I have also seen many people question why the life of the former legendary captain after retiring is so plain, and the popularity is not directly proportional to the honor he once had. Some people say that because of personality, some people say that because they can't operate, some people say that because they talk and purr, the editor can't understand this problem, and maybe 820 himself doesn't want to understand it.
From hobbies to careers, from Carry to auxiliaries, from behind-the-scenes work to front-end commentary, from mouse 820 combinations to OB, more than ten years. 820 has never left DOTA, it is true love and life.
1 Career pioneer
820 has shown a strong interest in games since he was a child, and from elementary school, he began to be exposed to various games. From red and white machines, to arcade machines, to computer games, popular games, he has almost all been exposed. In the first half of 2006, the emergence of the Chinese version of DOTA made him begin to form an indissoluble relationship with this game.
"I played Warcraft Battles for a short time, and then I didn't think it was interesting. About 2005 years in high school began to play Warcraft RPG, a variety of RPGs to play, what is interesting to play what. At that time, the domestic DotA had actually just come out, but the Sinicization was not done well. So everyone just started to play the real three, almost in the first half of 2006, DotA Chinese is more perfect, and gradually began to popular. I also started playing around this time. "
Although War3 was very popular in China at that time, DOTA was still a new thing for most players. At that time, it was a group of veteran players such as the 820s who established the earliest DOTA professional circles. In 2006, the VS platform had just been established, there was no DOTA room; Haofang only had a room for 200 people, and people were dissatisfied for a long time. At that time, the Chineseization of DOTA was not very perfect, there were more errors and places that were not translated, 820 guessed while trying, and slowly understood the game deeply. The more I learned about DOTA, the more I loved the game.
In 2017, if someone says he wants to go into esports and has good strength, he may get the support of his family and many people. But in 2007, 17-year-old Zou Yitian had the idea of devoting himself to a career, which was very difficult to understand at the time. At this stage of the DOTA professional circle, it is still a little-known circle, 820 has no idol to learn from, so 820 as a pioneer, began its dota career.
"In fact, at that time, my family was already contacting the Shanghai Radio and Television Electronics School to learn welders. DotA was getting hotter and I was playing well. At that time, there was also an idea that diplomas were useless. After careful consideration, I chose professional esports. "
"I personally felt at the time that as long as they stopped asking for money, could support themselves, and walked a path, there was nothing to compromise. Later, after taking the bonus, my parents also began to understand that three hundred and sixty lines, the line out of the yuan. "
2 Whoever is out of the sky is out with whom
The 820, which has just intended to be professional, joined the GL team formed by the U9 forum Water Friend Bear, which should be the earliest professional team of Chinese DOTA. During his time at GL, 820 trained very hard, grew very fast, for teenagers under twenty years old, seemed to have endless energy, 820 also showed his unusual talent, and soon, he came to the fore in the game, with a certain fame and status. The young 820 was very handsome
The autumn wind is far away, and the long sword is required to rely on the sky.
As the team and individual strength improved, the 820 quickly showed its sharp edge. In May 2007, 820's GL "Moon Team" won the WCG China Finals and won the opportunity to represent China in the ACG Championship. Then, in July, GL beat all the strong teams in Southeast Asia to win the final championship, which was also the first championship won by the Chinese DOTA team in the Asian DOTA tournament.
Although the champion at that time was only 4W blocks, the average of the five team members was 8000, which could not be compared with the current competition, but for the 820 at that time, it had made up for many difficulties in life and could train for a period of time with peace of mind. At the same time, this honor also strengthens the determination of the 820 career road. Unfortunately, the good times were not long, because the e-sports industry was just starting at that time, coupled with many clubs were not optimistic about the prospects of DOTA, GL could not find sponsors for a long time, although WE had contact with them, but in the end it was not over, and GL had no choice but to disband. The 820, which left GL, formed a local team, Cant, in Shanghai, and its teammates at the time were the 357s, who became known to everyone. At this time, the domestic DOTA professional circle, only Ehome can compete with Cant, and the 820 during this period has a deeper understanding of DOTA.
"I was a big picker at Cant, with rhythm, a lot of pressure, but also a quick improvement on myself. At that time, my position was also very erratic, the No. 123 position was played, basically I had to make up for whatever position the team needed. "
Despite Cant's excellent performance, in the 2008 WCG China DOTA Finals, they still lost to Ehome, who had a 09, LongDD, Snoy, DC All-Star lineup at the time, and also lost tickets to the ACG Asian Championship. Then at ACG, Ehome won the championship, after this game, 09 and LongDD left the team for personal reasons, 71 found 820 again, this time he and 357, joined Ehome, and DC, Snoy became teammates.
It is worth mentioning that after leaving Cant in 820, a budding young man joined Cant, and his ID was called "Burning".
After joining Ehome, 820's performance did not disappoint 71, winning the SMM International Championship, the Head Invitational Championship, the WGT Masters Championship, under the leadership of Captain DC, Ehome ushered in its first dynasty in 2008. The 820 is also gradually becoming known to everyone.
In 2009, elder DC and Snoy retired, and 820 was appointed as the captain of the team, leading teammates who were not familiar enough to support themselves, and their results were dismal, and they even lost to the Tsinghua University team at that time. However, in the WCG China Finals that year, 820 used Shadow Devil to defeat Zhou's CD team, 30 minutes of flying shoes split ice eyes, at that time, this is already a terrible speed of brushing money, this time he has the nickname of "8 boss", because 820 is always one more big piece than the other side in the later stage.
At the beginning of 10 years, 820 ushered in two teammates who were already quite famous, Burning and Kingj, of course, 820 was the tactical core and spiritual leader of the entire team, such an all-star lineup, and there was no good chemistry. 820 took the initiative to change and gave up the position of Carry, laying the groundwork for the rise of Ehome. Such concessions now seem to be nothing, but the DOTA of that period, the auxiliaries are very tragic roles, there are few life-saving props, the brushing money is slow, it is difficult to have a bright play, and the sacrifice of 820 is not only for the sacrifice of the entire team, but also a very big challenge to themselves.
"I noticed Burning when I was in Cant, and he was just a fledgling at that time. But after coming to CH, he began to have his own style characteristics. His maneuvering is good and the mending knife is particularly sharp, perfect for playing carry positions. At that time, in the team, only 357 and I could play the 4th and 5th positions, and the 357 played better with the 4th position, which left me to play the 5th position. "
Ehome, which completed the position adjustment, can only be described as a day in 2010, except for WDC, Ehome won almost all the championships and completed an unprecedented ten crowns. In foreign wars, it is also a victory in many battles, and it is extremely dominant in the world. At the end of the year, 820 stood on the WGT's awards stage, proudly announcing "This is our tenth title of the year!" "
This was the most glorious period of the 820s, dota had the Heavenly Sword on the rivers and lakes, but there was no dragon slaying sword that could compete with it.
3 Riptide Retreat
Without an eternal dynasty, no powerful empire can rule forever. On New Year's Day 2011, the familiar "Huai 5 Night Clouds" occurred, Ehome once again entered a turbulent period, 820 teammates changed a batch after a batch, homeland, longDD, rats have briefly joined Ehome, this time 820, there is the idea of retirement, more than three years of career, has made him no longer have the passion when he first played professional.
When retirement is a foregone conclusion, domestic players are most concerned about their retirement battle: the first DOTA 2 International Invitational Tournament held in Cologne, Germany. Because the domestic time DOTA1 is the mainstream, everyone contact with DOTA2 is relatively late, and for the high prize of 100W US dollars, many people are skeptical, the e-sports environment at that time was not good, many competitions are in arrears, and even do not pay bonuses. Nv.cn and TYLOO were eliminated early, and iG failed to reach the final four. But what makes the chinese people happy is that the "anti-European hero" 820 and his EH have once again stood out. Reverse M5, beat MYM, eliminate Scythe.SG, 820 represents China on the battlefield of the final. This time, the myth did not continue, and they lost to Na'Vi and regretted the championship. Still, no one thinks they're losers. People talk more about the $250,000 runner-up bonus, and the departure of 820.
Ti1 runner-up Ehome
If Burning and KingJ are still around, maybe they can win the championship?
"It is very likely that the five of us have been running into each other for a long time, and the tacit understanding has reached a state." But now it is useless to say these words, they have received 40,000 yuan in signing fees, but they have lost the opportunity to compete for a $1 million prize, which is very emotional. It's a choice they made, and I'm not sure if they regret it now, but there's no regret pill to eat in life. "
As a professional player, 820 has achieved results that others may never get, although 820 is only 22 years old at this time, but he feels that it is time to rest. On September 8, 2011, 820 announced its retirement, and a generation of meritorious captains came to an end.
"I debuted early, I've been playing for 4 years, and I'm almost exhausted. You don't look at sitting there while playing a game, it's actually very tired and stressful. 71 Standing at the back watching us play is too tired to do, let alone us players on the field? People can't play e-sports for a lifetime, when the subjective and objective conditions are there, retirement is actually a very natural choice, and then I can use an other way to return e-sports. "
4 After decommissioning
After retiring, 820 did not break his word and is still contributing to e-sports. Serve as a WE manager and part-time game commentator.
In 2012, he accepted the invitation of Ice Frog to seattle to explain the Dota 2 Seattle Invitational. During the invitational tournament, 820 and Ice Frog had an interview to discuss the future development trend of Dota, and put forward his own opinions on Dota 6.75, believing that phoenix should be weakened, roshan's position should be changed, and so on.
In March 2014, the eight bosses said in their own videos that they would not update the videos and instead joined the veteran strong team LGD as head coach. From managers to video authors to coaches, although 820 is still an 8 boss respected by everyone in the circle, compared with Haitao, 09, pIs and other video big coffee, the influence has not been as great as before. This is a sharp question, and it does not directly ask 820, "You were so bad before, why are you not as good as the people who were inferior to you before?" "
Whether it is a commentator, or a businessman, there is a big difference between them and professional players. 820 is a good team leader, a good professional player, but on the road of commentary, he is not popular, whether it is a combination with mice, or the position within the OB team, it cannot be compared with the spirited 820 on the career road. Now 820, broadcasting his favorite games every day, there are some viewers who like themselves, there are OB brothers who can support each other, life is not hurried, maybe this is also his retirement life.
Remembering a small episode some time ago, LongDD joked that just like 566 can win the world championship, it is theoretically possible. The 820, who rarely lost his temper, was very angry, and finally LDD sincerely apologized, and at this time, I let go of the Buddha and saw some of the arrogance of the once legendary captain.