s4 (gamer)

Gustav Magnusson (born April 1, 1992),[1] better known as s4, is a Swedish professional Dota 2 player. As a member of Alliance, s4 won The International 2013.[2][3]

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Magnusson in 2018
Personal information
NameGustav Magnusson
Born (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992
NationalitySwedish
Career information
GameDota 2
Playing career2012–present
RoleOfflaner, Solo Middle
Team history
2013–2014Alliance
2014–2015Team Secret
2015Alliance
2016–2018OG
2018–2019Evil Geniuses
2020–2021Alliance
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

2012: early career

s4's Dota 2 career started in early 2012 where he played at Dreamhack Summer 2012 with his team The Tough Bananas, however the team did not make the playoffs. In the fall of that same year he, along with AdmiralBulldog, created No Tidehunter (NTH). At the DreamHack Winter 2012 NTH defeated Evil Geniuses in the grand finals and secured first place in the team's first major tournament together.[4]

2013

In 2013, NTH won several tournaments such as the StarLadder Season 5 LAN.[5] In April 2013, s4, along with AdmiralBuldog, Akke, EGM, and Loda moved to Alliance - a world-renowned esports organization.[6] With Alliance, they won the year's biggest tournament, The International 3, and without losing a series and only losing 3 games; two of which in the final best of 5-game series. As a result, s4 was the highest earning eSports player in 2013.[7]

2014

In June 2014, s4 and Alliance won against Cloud9 in the Grand Final of DreamLeague Season 1 - making them as the DreamLeague Season 1 champions.[8] Unfortunately, s4 and Alliance placed 11th-12th at The International 2014 as they were eliminated early.[9]

2015

After The International 2014 he decided to part ways with Alliance.[10] He went on to create Team Secret with Clement "Puppey" Ivanov. Team Secret won the ESL One Frankfurt 2015.[11][12] After Secret's disappointing placing in The International 2015 and the subsequent disbanding of the squad, s4 rejoined Alliance.[13][14][15]

2016

Alliance qualified for The International 2016 as the runner up to the Regional qualifier winners. They finished 3rd in Group A with 3 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses. However, Alliance lost successive bracket stage matches to EHOME and Fnatic and ultimately finished 9th.[16] As part of the annual post-The International roster shuffle, s4 left Alliance.[17][18] On August 31, s4 joined OG[19] and later won the Boston Major.[20]

2017

OG secured another Valve Major title at the Kiev Major 2017.[21] Despite winning several Major tournaments, OG was eliminated on the 4th day of The International 2017 by LGD.[22]

2018

In May 2018, he left OG to join Evil Geniuses.[23] At The International 2018, s4 and EG placed third place securing $2,700,000 in prize money.[24]

2019

At The International 2019, EG got eliminated by Team Liquid and exit the world tournament placing 5th-6th.[25] Later in September, it was announced that he would be leaving the team.[26]

2020

In 2020, s4 re-joined Alliance as captain and offlaner.[27]

References
  1. Gavankar, Varun (April 2, 2020). "s4 Returns to Alliance". Talk Esports. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  2. Pirzada, Usman (August 12, 2013). "Dota 2 Ti3 (The International 3) Full Overview - Ends with Alliance Taking Home 1.4 Million Dollars".
  3. "There and back again: Clement "Puppey" Ivanov and Team Secret". ESPN.com. March 8, 2016.
  4. "Dota 2 at Dreamhack – the final: how No Tidehunter became the most exciting Dota 2 team on the planet". PCGamesN. November 27, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  5. "No Tidehunter Wins StarLadder Season 5". www.liquiddota.com. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  6. "Alliance". thealliance.gg. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  7. O'Neill, Patrick (December 28, 2013). "The brains behind esports' $1 million winning team". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  8. "Alliance claims the DreamLeague title after an intense series". www.gosugamers.net. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  9. "Six teams eliminated from the Dota 2 International; TI3 champions Alliance among them". PCGamesN. July 13, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  10. "S4 and EGM officially leave Alliance". joinDOTA.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  11. "s4 says Team Secret is scared of a patch before TI5". Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  12. "S4 om Team Secret: Vilken dag som helst får vi ett namn". October 2, 2014.
  13. "'Dota 2' The International 2015 news: Kuroky and S4 leave Team Secret, replaced by Cloud9's Misery and EternalEnvy". www.ecumenicalnews.com. August 24, 2015. Archived from the original on August 28, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  14. "TI5 Interview: s4 on Techies picks, keeping tabs on EG". Archived from the original on July 29, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  15. "nTh becomes the Alliance". joinDOTA.com.
  16. Archer, James (August 10, 2016). "The International 2016: Dota 2 Semi-Finals Pre-cap". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  17. "Alliance parts ways with s4, AdmiralBulldog, and Akke". August 28, 2016. Archived from the original on August 30, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  18. "Dota 2 roster shuffle guide: Evil Geniuses, Team Secret, Alliance and more". August 29, 2016.
  19. "OG picks up JerAx, s4 and Ana". August 31, 2016.
  20. "Boston Major: OG triumphant in third Major title". December 11, 2016. Archived from the original on December 11, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  21. "DOTA2: OG cements its dynasty at the Kiev Major". ESPN.com. April 30, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  22. "Dota 2: Team Liquid Stand Tall, OG Eliminated at Day 4 of The International 2017". InvenGlobal. August 11, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  23. "A Shift in OG". Facebook. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  24. "OG wins five-game thriller to take $11M TI8". ESPN.com. August 25, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  25. "Team Liquid annhilate Evil Geniuses to eliminate them from TI9". VPEsports. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  26. "Announcing a new Dota 2 roster". evilgeniuses.gg. Archived from the original on November 7, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  27. "Alliance". thealliance.gg. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
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