Universe (gamer)

American professional esports player

Universe

Universe in 2018

Personal information
Name| Saahil Arora
Born|  (1989-10-11) October 11, 1989 (age 34)[1]
Nationality| American
Career information
Game| Dota 2
Playing career| 2011–2020
Role| Core/Support
Team history
2013| Team Dignitas
2013–2016| Evil Geniuses
2016| Team Secret
2016–2017| Evil Geniuses
2018| Fnatic
2018–2019| Forward Gaming
2019–2020| Ninjas in Pyjamas
Career highlights and awards

* The International champion (2015)

Saahil Arora (born October 11, 1989), better known as Universe, is an Indian American former professional Dota 2 player. He was a member of the Evil Geniuses team that won The International 2015.[2]

## History

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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

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1. ^ Hunter, Jay (April 24, 2020). "Universe Retires From Professional Dota 2". TheGamer. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
2. ^ Higgins, Chris (August 10, 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 (August 10, 2015). "HOW THE DOTA 2 $6 MILLION ECHO SLAM WORKED". ign.com. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
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 June 14, 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 October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
10. ^ "Just when I thought I was out..." evilgeniuses.gg. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
11. ^ "New season, new goals: DOTA2 Roster Update". nip.gl. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.

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Esports|

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* 2019
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
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Notable teams|

* Alliance
* Aurora Gaming
* CDEC Gaming
* Evil Geniuses
* Invictus Gaming
* Mineski
* Newbee
* Natus Vincere
* OG
* PSG.LGD
* Team Falcons
* Team Liquid
* Team Secret
* Team Spirit
* Vici Gaming
* Virtus.pro
* Wings Gaming

Notable players|

* AdmiralBulldog
* ana
* Arteezy
* Aui_2000
* Ceb
* Dendi
* Fear
* Ferrari_430
* Fly
* Hao
* KuroKy
* Miracle-
* N0tail
* ppd
* Puppey
* s4
* Sumail
* Topson
* Universe

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