Maikelele
Maikelele | |
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Mikail Bill | |
Status | Active |
Born | May 3, 1997 |
Nationality | Swedish-Turkish[1] |
Current team | TheD*ckF*c* |
Role | Rifler, entry fragger |
Games | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
Organizer | Karl Gustav Magnus Arwidsson |
Professional career | |
November 2014 – March 2015 | Ninjas in Pyjamas |
May 2015 – September 2015 | Team Kinguin |
October 2015 – January 2016 | G2 Esports |
January 2016 – April 2016 | FaZe Clan |
August 2016 - Current (Stand In) | Ninjas in Pyjamas |
Mikail Bill, (born 3 May 1997) better known by his in-game name, Maikelele, is a Swedish-Turkish professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player who most recently played as a rifler and AWPer for FaZe Clan. He has also played for G2 Esports, Team Kinguin, LGB eSports, Ninjas in Pyjamas, mousesports, UnWanted, ESG!, SK Gaming, and Team Property.
Career
Maikelele, then known as "Eksem", began his competitive career in Counter-Strike in 2010 on the team Begrip Gaming.[2] Eksem would first gain prominence in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive when he joined LGB eSports in August 2013.[3] LGB eSports qualified for the first CS:GO Major, DreamHack Winter 2013, through the online qualifiers.[4] The team ended up placing 5-8th.[5] LGB eSports parted ways with Eksem on February 2, 2014.[6]
On March 27, 2014, Eksem joined SK Gaming.[7] SK Gaming went on to qualify for DreamHack Summer 2014 where they placed 5–8th, losing to HellRaisers in the quarterfinals.[8] SK Gaming dropped the roster on May 6.[9] Eksem and the rest of ex-SK Gaming went on to form the team "ESG!". It was on ESG! where Eksem changed his alias to Maikelele.[2] The team was picked up by Heat eSports for Gfinity G3 and ultimately disbanded on August 12, 2014.[10]
Maikelele briefly joined UnWanted on August 22, 2014 alongside fellow ESG! member Alexander "SKYTTEN" Carlsson.[11] Maikelele left the team on September 16, 2014, citing attitude issues.[12] Maikelele acted as a stand-in for Mousesports during the ESWC 2014 qualifiers and ended up qualifying for the main event.[13]
On November 4, 2014 he replaced Robin "Fifflaren" Johansson on Ninjas in Pyjamas.[14] They finished 2nd at DreamHack Winter 2014. NiP then finished second at Winter X Games XVIII. The team announced they were holding tryouts to replace Maikelele in February 2015 and he officially left the team on March 18.[15] Maikelele briefly joined LGB eSports' Norwegian lineup on March 18, 2015.[16]
Team Kinguin picked up an international Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team on May 5 which consisted of Maikelele, rain, fox, ScreaM, and SKYTTEN.[17]
In August 2015 Team Kinguin dropped their Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team because of corporate restructuring and the team was picked up by Gamers2, now known as G2 Esports.[18] The team notably made it to the semi-finals of DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015.
On January 20, 2016 it was announced that FaZe Clan had picked up G2's Counter-Strike team for an unknown amount of money.[19] In April, FaZe placed 9-12th at MLG Major Championship: Columbus. On April 3, 2016 Maikelele announced on Twitter that he was leaving FaZe Clan.[20][21]
On July 24, after over three months of being without a team, Maikelele announced that he is planning to create a new CS:GO team and also return to the AWPer position.[22]
Maikelele acted as a stand-in for Ninjas in Pyjamas for SL i-League StarSeries Season 2. Ninjas in Pyjamas won the tournament on September 11, 2016 after beating G2 Esports in the finals.[23]
Tournament results
Bold denotes a CS:GO Major
LGB eSports
- 5-8th — DreamHack Winter 2013
SK Gaming
- 5-8th — DreamHack Summer 2014
Ninjas in Pyjamas
- 2nd — DreamHack Winter 2014
- 2nd — Winter X Games XVIII
- 1st — Assembly Winter 2015
- 5th — IOS Pantamera[24]
- 1st — SL i-League StarSeries Season 2[23]
Team Kinguin
- 5-8th — DreamHack Summer 2015
- 1st — Gaming Paradise 2015[25]
G2 Esports
- 3rd–4th — DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015
- 3rd–4th — Intel Extreme Masters Season X – San Jose
FaZe Clan
- 9-12th — MLG Major Championship: Columbus
References
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdu1lNRMGeo
- 1 2 "Player Profile: The life of Maikelele". G2 Esports. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ Kovanen, Tomi. "The story of LGB eSports". HLTV. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ "Schedule, groups and more casters!". DreamHack. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ Milicevic, Toni. "fnatic win DreamHack Winter 2013". HLTV. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ Kovanen, Tomi. "LGB add twist and cype". HLTV. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ Wynne, Jared. "SK Gaming goes back to roots, picks up a 'Counter-Strike' team". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ Abdullaev, Rahim. "NiP wins Dreamhack Summer 2014 CS:GO". GreatFrag. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ Mira, Luis. "SK release CS:GO team". HLTV. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ Moseley, Allen. "ESG! disbands, will continue to participate in Starladder". Gosu Gamers. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ Allen, Moseley. "Former ESG! players create new team UnWanted". Gosu Gamers. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ Mira, Luis. "Maikelele leaves UnWanted". HLTV. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ Luke, Matt. "mouz, 3DMAX, and GPLAY to Qualify for ESWC 2014". Gosu Gamers. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ Lingle, Samuel (November 4, 2014). "Maikelele is the new Ninja in Pyjamas". The Daily Dot.
- ↑ Wynne, Jared (February 13, 2015). "NiP hasn't dropped Maikelele, but it's holding tryouts to replace him". The Daily Dot. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ↑ Park, Paul. "Maikelele joins LGB eSports". theScore esports. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ "Team Kinguin CS:GO is here!". Kinguin. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ↑ Lewis, Richard (August 12, 2015). "Kinguin pulls back from esports sponsorships amid corporate restructuring". The Daily Dot.
- ↑ "G2's Counter-Strike team acquired by FaZe Clan". G2 Esports. January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/FaZeMaikelele/status/716459912017141760
- ↑ http://www.dailydot.com/esports/maikelele-leaves-faze-clan-mlg-columbus/
- ↑ http://www.dailydot.com/esports/maikelele-return-pro-counter-strike/
- 1 2 Švejda, Milan. "NiP win StarSeries Season 2 Finals". HLTV.org. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ↑ Švejda, Milan. "fnatic beat Titan to win Pantamera". HLTV.org. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ↑ Faccin, Cyro. "Team Kinguin are the champions of Gaming Paradise 2015". GosuGamers. Retrieved 12 September 2016.