Summary
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.
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| Personal information | |
| Name | Henrik Ahnberg |
| Born | 19 December 1990 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career information | |
| Games | Dota 2 |
| Playing career | 2012–2016 |
| Role | Offlaner |
| Team history | |
| 2012–2013 | No Tidehunter |
| 2013–2015 | Alliance |
| 2015 | Team Tinker |
| 2015–2016 | Alliance |
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Twitch information | |
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| Followers | 784 thousand |
YouTube information | |
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| Subscribers | 262 thousand[1] |
| Total views | 337.8 million[1] |
Last updated: 3 May 2023 | |
Professional career edit
Ahnberg debuted with the mainly Swedish team No Tidehunter on 9 November 2012 against Team Empire.[clarification needed][2] Even though they beat Team Empire in a best of 3, Team Empire went on to win the TPL III league.[3]
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.[4]
Immediately after getting sponsored, Alliance won 6 premier tournaments in a row including The International 3.[5] After a disappointing 11th-place finish at The International 4,[6] 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.[7]
AdmiralBulldog returned to playing for Alliance for I-league season 3, in which they finished in 5th position.[8] In the WCA 2015 Europe Open Qualifiers, Alliance won 1st place and $8,000, the only gold medal since ASUS ROG DreamLeague season 1.[9] The team later went on to win the entire tournament.[10]
On 17 January 2016, Ahnberg won StarLadder i-League StarSeries.[11] As part of the annual post-The International 2016 roster shake-up, Ahnberg left team Alliance.[12][13]
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 edit
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.[14][15] The visa issues continued for The International 2018 in Vancouver, for which he failed to secure a visa in time for the event.[16]
References edit
- ^ a b "About AdmiralBulldog". YouTube.
- ^ "datdota: Match 60324184". www.datdota.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "datdota: TPL%20III". www.datdota.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "Alliance picks up NTH and Naniwa". Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "The International 2013 | Dota 2". blog.dota2.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "Farewell to EGM, S4". farewell.thealliance.gg. Archived from the original on 13 November 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "AdmiralBulldog to take a break from Dota 2". www.liquiddota.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "Dota 2 Event: i-League #3 | GosuGamers". Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "WCA EU Open Qualifier (Dota 2)". WCA Europe. Archived from the original on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "TI3 Alliance best Alliance: Swedes become WCA 2015 champions « News". joinDOTA.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "LIVE UPDATES: StarLadder iLeague StarSeries Grand Finals results, commentary, analysis – Dota Blast". Dota Blast. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "Alliance parts ways with s4, AdmiralBulldog, and Akke". 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Dota 2 roster shuffle guide: Evil Geniuses, Team Secret, Alliance and more". 29 August 2016.
- ^ Sam, Nordmark (1 August 2017). "AdmiralBulldog denied entry into the U.S., won't be at The International". Dot Esports. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ Esanu, Andreea (31 July 2018). "TI8 Talent Revealed with Many Newcomers to Valve's Annual Event". www.vpesports.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ Bergeskans, Jesper (10 August 2018). "AdmiralBulldog to miss TI8 after failing to secure visa". cybersport.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.