Kurtis Ling, better known as Aui_2000, is a Canadian professional ''

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'' player and coach for Tundra Esports. Kurtis was a member of the

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team that won

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and coach of the Tundra Esports team that won

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Personal life

Kurtis attended the

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before dropping out to play ''Dota 2'' professionally full-time. His parents were initially skeptical of his career choice but eventually accepted it as he won more tournaments.

History

EG acquired Ling from

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in January 2015. On August 14 Aui_2000 was kicked off of the team just days after winning TI5.

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replaced him on the roster. His sudden dismissal after winning the ''Dota 2'' championships sparked some outrage from the community, and forced team captain Peter "ppd" Dager to write a blog detailing the reasons behind Aui_2000's removal from the team. Shortly after being kicked from EG, Ling formed his own team,

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, but struggled to achieve any significant results. On March 25, following the abrupt departure of

and Saahil "UNiVeRsE" Arora from Evil Geniuses, Ling announced that he would be rejoining the team. Ling was kicked from the team once again after the

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in June. For the 2017 season, Aui_2000 joined Team NP. They managed to qualify for

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before being signed by the Cloud9 organization. They were eliminated during the first round of the Lower Bracket by Team Empire. For the 2018 season, Aui_2000 joined Forward Gaming as a coach. On July 21, 2019, Forward Gaming was dissolved; the roster was then signed to represent Chinese organization Newbee at

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