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Chen Yao (), also known as Zhou, is a retired Chinese professional ''
Defense of the Ancients ''Defense of the Ancients'' (''DotA'') is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) mod for the video game '' Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos'' (2002) and its expansion, '' The Frozen Throne''. The objective of the game is for each team to destroy ...
'' (DotA) and ''
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'' player who won The International 2 as the team captain. His Id appeared in the loading screen of
Defense of the Ancients ''Defense of the Ancients'' (''DotA'') is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) mod for the video game '' Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos'' (2002) and its expansion, '' The Frozen Throne''. The objective of the game is for each team to destroy ...
7 times. He won 27 champions during his professional career.


Professional career


Defense of the Ancients

Zhou was first seen playing professionally in ''Team CD'', where he already has the reputation of being one of the best carries in China. In 2009, Zhou became the runner-up of SMM Grand National Final DotA Tournament 2009. In 2010, Loveen's Nirvana purchased team CD. Nirvana won the first season of G-League and the World DotA Championship 2010. Zhou also led the team to win The DotA Razer Global Challenge in 2010. They also earned a third place in SMM 2010 and WGT 2011. In 2011, Zhou joined ''team CCM'', however, later, Wang Sicong bought ''CCM'' and formed team ''
Invictus Gaming Invictus Gaming (IG, sometime stylized as iG, zh, s=iG电子竞技俱乐部, l=iG Esports Club) is a Chinese multi-game esports organization founded in 2011 by businessman Wang Sicong. They are primarily known for their ''Dota 2'', ''League of ...
''. ''Invictus Gaming'' placed were runners up at the
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in China 2011. As a part of Invictus Gaming, Yao won the SMM Grand National DotA Championship in 2011.


Dota2

As the captain of ''Invictus Gaming'' , Chen Yao participated in ''
The International 2011 The International is an annual world championship tournament for the five-on-five esports video game ''Dota 2''. Produced by the game's developer Valve, the International is the final event of the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) and consists of 20 team ...
'', where the team finished in 5th position. A year later, Zhou led his team to victory in ''
The International 2012 The International is an annual world championship tournament for the five-on-five esports video game ''Dota 2''. Produced by the game's developer Valve, the International is the final event of the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) and consists of 20 teams ...
'', and he also won
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Dota2 world championship. However the following year, in 2013, he placed 5th in
The International 2013 The International is an annual world championship tournament for the five-on-five esports video game ''Dota 2''. Produced by the game's developer Valve, the International is the final event of the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) and consists of 20 teams ...
. In September 2013, Zhou was traded, and joined TongFu.


Retirement

Zhou officially announced his retirement on February 10, 2014. Yao had won 27 champions during his professional career.


References

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