AdmiralBulldog explained

Id:AdmiralBulldog
Henrik Ahnberg
Birth Date:19 December 1990
Nationality:Swedish
Career Role:Offlaner
Career Games:Dota 2
Career Start:2012
Career End:2016
Years1:2012–2013
Team1:No Tidehunter
Years2:2013–2015
Team2:Alliance
Years3:2015
Team3:Team Tinker
Years4:2015–2016
Team4:Alliance
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Henrik Ahnberg (born 19 December 1990), better known as AdmiralBulldog, is a Swedish streamer and former professional Dota 2 player for Alliance, with whom he won The International 2013.

Professional career

Ahnberg debuted with the mainly Swedish team No Tidehunter on 9 November 2012 against Team Empire.[1] Even though they beat Team Empire in a best of 3, Team Empire went on to win the TPL III league.[2]

After beating teams such as Evil Geniuses, Natus Vincere, Fnatic, Team Liquid and winning nine tournaments in less than seven months, team Alliance decide to pick up the roster of No Tidehunter on 12 April 2013.[3]

Immediately after getting sponsored, Alliance won 6 premier tournaments in a row including The International 3.[4] After a disappointing 11th-place finish at The International 4,[5] and another bad 8th-place finish at XMG Captains Draft 2.0, AdmiralBulldog went inactive in the competitive scene and started full-time streaming on Twitch except for one tournament with Team Tinker.[6]

AdmiralBulldog returned to playing for Alliance for I-league season 3, in which they finished in 5th position.[7] In the WCA 2015 Europe Open Qualifiers, Alliance won 1st place and $8,000, the only gold medal since ASUS ROG DreamLeague season 1.[8] The team later went on to win the entire tournament.[9]

On 17 January 2016, Ahnberg won StarLadder i-League StarSeries.[10] As part of the annual post-The International 2016 roster shake-up, Ahnberg left team Alliance.[11] [12]

AdmiralBulldog also reached rank 135 EU at his peak, which is one of his most acclaimed accomplishments. As of 2023 he is rank 397 EU, and has still not lost his touch.

Broadcasting career

Ahnberg was invited to both The International 2017 and 2018 as an analyst. However, for The International 2017 broadcast, his visa was denied when he arrived to Seattle, where the event was to take place.[13] [14] The visa issues continued for The International 2018 in Vancouver, for which he failed to secure a visa in time for the event.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: datdota: Match 60324184. www.datdota.com. 6 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160220234321/http://www.datdota.com/match.php?q=60324184. 20 February 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: datdota: TPL%20III. www.datdota.com. 6 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160301181613/http://www.datdota.com/tournament.php?q=51&tournament=TPL%2520III. 1 March 2016. dead.
  3. Web site: Alliance picks up NTH and Naniwa. 6 December 2015.
  4. Web site: The International 2013 Dota 2. blog.dota2.com. 6 December 2015.
  5. Web site: Farewell to EGM, S4. farewell.thealliance.gg. 6 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151113170109/http://farewell.thealliance.gg/. 13 November 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: AdmiralBulldog to take a break from Dota 2. www.liquiddota.com. 6 December 2015. 16 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160216044016/http://www.liquiddota.com/forum/dota-2-general/471329-admiralbulldog-to-take-a-break-from-dota-2. dead.
  7. Web site: Dota 2 Event: i-League #3 GosuGamers. 6 December 2015.
  8. Web site: WCA EU Open Qualifier (Dota 2). WCA Europe. 6 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151128153704/http://www.wca-europe.com/en/cups/2309-wca-eu-open-qualifier-dota-2. 28 November 2015. dead.
  9. Web site: TI3 Alliance best Alliance: Swedes become WCA 2015 champions « News. joinDOTA.com. 17 January 2016.
  10. Web site: LIVE UPDATES: StarLadder iLeague StarSeries Grand Finals results, commentary, analysis – Dota Blast. Dota Blast. 17 January 2016 . 17 January 2016. en-US.
  11. Web site: Alliance parts ways with s4, AdmiralBulldog, and Akke. 28 August 2016 .
  12. Web site: Dota 2 roster shuffle guide: Evil Geniuses, Team Secret, Alliance and more. 29 August 2016 .
  13. News: AdmiralBulldog denied entry into the U.S., won't be at The International. Sam. Nordmark. 1 August 2017. Dot Esports. 3 August 2018. en-US.
  14. Web site: TI8 Talent Revealed with Many Newcomers to Valve's Annual Event. Esanu. Andreea. 31 July 2018. www.vpesports.com. en-US. 3 August 2018.
  15. Web site: AdmiralBulldog to miss TI8 after failing to secure visa. Bergeskans. Jesper. 10 August 2018. cybersport.com. 13 August 2018. 13 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180813143717/https://cybersport.com/post/admiralbulldog-canadian-visa-ti8. dead.

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