S4 (gamer) explained

Id:s4
Gustav Magnusson
Upright:0.9
Birth Date:1 April 1992
Nationality:Swedish
Role:Offlaner, Solo Middle
Game:Dota 2
Career Start:2012
Team1:Alliance
Years1:2013–2014
Team2:Team Secret
Years2:2014–2015
Team3:Alliance
Years3:2015
Team4:OG
Years4:2016–2018
Team5:Evil Geniuses
Years5:2018–2019
Team6:Alliance
Years6:2020–2021
Highlights:

Gustav Magnusson (born 1 April 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]

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 AdmiralBulldog, 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 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 31 August, 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 exited 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Gavankar . Varun . s4 Returns to Alliance . 12 May 2021 . Talk Esports . 2 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Dota 2 Ti3 (The International 3) Full Overview - Ends with Alliance Taking Home 1.4 Million Dollars . Usman . Pirzada . 12 August 2013 .
  3. Web site: There and back again: Clement "Puppey" Ivanov and Team Secret . 8 March 2016 . ESPN.com.
  4. Web site: Dota 2 at Dreamhack – the final: how No Tidehunter became the most exciting Dota 2 team on the planet. 16 June 2020. PCGamesN. 27 November 2012 . en-GB.
  5. Web site: No Tidehunter Wins StarLadder Season 5. 2020-06-16. www.liquiddota.com. 16 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200616111241/https://www.liquiddota.com/forum/dota-2-general/453256-no-tidehunter-wins-starladder-season-5. dead.
  6. Web site: Alliance. 16 June 2020. thealliance.gg.
  7. Web site: The brains behind esports' $1 million winning team . The Daily Dot . Patrick . O'Neill . 28 December 2013 . 29 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180529130209/https://dotesports.com/dota-2/news/gustav-s4-magnusson-dota-2-esports-48 . 29 May 2018 . live.
  8. Web site: Alliance claims the DreamLeague title after an intense series. 16 June 2020. www.gosugamers.net. en.
  9. Web site: Six teams eliminated from the Dota 2 International; TI3 champions Alliance among them. 16 June 2020. PCGamesN. 13 July 2014 . en-GB.
  10. Web site: S4 and EGM officially leave Alliance . joinDOTA.com . 4 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150331014130/http://www.joindota.com/en/news/20719-s4-and-egm-officially-leave-alliance . 31 March 2015 . live .
  11. Web site: s4 says Team Secret is scared of a patch before TI5 . 25 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180529203726/https://www.thescoreesports.com/dota2/news/2569 . 29 May 2018 . live .
  12. Web site: S4 om Team Secret: Vilken dag som helst får vi ett namn . 2 October 2014 . 26 May 2016 . 6 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206111053/https://esport.aftonbladet.se/dota2/s4-om-team-secret-vilken-dag-som-helst-far-vi-ett-namn/ . dead .
  13. Web site: 24 August 2015 . 'Dota 2' The International 2015 news: Kuroky and S4 leave Team Secret, replaced by Cloud9's Misery and EternalEnvy . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150828044114/http://www.ecumenicalnews.com/article/dota-2-the-international-2015-news-kuroky-and-s4-leave-team-secret-replaced-by-cloud9s-misery-and-eternalenvy-32982 . 28 August 2015 . 27 May 2016 . www.ecumenicalnews.com.
  14. Web site: TI5 Interview: s4 on Techies picks, keeping tabs on EG . 25 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150729170038/http://www.thescoreesports.com/news/3184 . 29 July 2015 . live .
  15. Web site: nTh becomes the Alliance . joinDOTA.com.
  16. Web site: Archer. James. 10 August 2016. The International 2016: Dota 2 Semi-Finals Pre-cap. 16 June 2020. Rock, Paper, Shotgun. en-US.
  17. Web site: Alliance parts ways with s4, AdmiralBulldog, and Akke . 28 August 2016 . 31 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160830235929/http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/17410253/alliance-parts-ways-s4-admiralbulldog-akke . 30 August 2016 . live .
  18. Web site: Dota 2 roster shuffle guide: Evil Geniuses, Team Secret, Alliance and more . 29 August 2016 .
  19. Web site: OG picks up JerAx, s4 and Ana . 31 August 2016 .
  20. Web site: Boston Major: OG triumphant in third Major title . 11 December 2016 . 11 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161211210531/http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/18251669/2016-dota-2-boston-major-og-defeats-ad-finem-third-major-title . 11 December 2016 . live .
  21. Web site: 1 May 2017. DOTA2: OG cements its dynasty at the Kiev Major. 16 June 2020. ESPN.com. en.
  22. Web site: 11 August 2017. Dota 2: Team Liquid Stand Tall, OG Eliminated at Day 4 of The International 2017. 16 June 2020. InvenGlobal. en.
  23. Web site: A Shift in OG. . Facebook . 28 May 2018.
  24. Web site: 25 August 2018. OG wins five-game thriller to take $11M TI8. 16 June 2020. ESPN.com. en.
  25. Web site: Team Liquid annhilate Evil Geniuses to eliminate them from TI9. 16 June 2020. VPEsports. en-US. 16 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200616114109/http://www.vpesports.com/dota2/news/team-liquid-annhilate-evil-geniuses-to-eliminate-them-from-ti9. dead.
  26. Web site: Announcing a new Dota 2 roster . evilgeniuses.gg . 16 September 2019 . 7 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191107161141/http://evilgeniuses.gg/news/eg-2020-dota-roster . dead .
  27. Web site: Alliance. 16 June 2020. thealliance.gg . https://web.archive.org/web/20200616114105/https://thealliance.gg/news/1007/a-legend-returns . 16 June 2020.

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