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KuroKy

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Player Information
Name:
Kuro Salehi Takhasomi
Nationality:
Born:
October 28, 1992 (age 33)
Region:
Europe Europe
Years Active (Player):
2011 - 2024
Alternate IDs:
kky
Nickname(s):
Kuro
Approx. Total Winnings:
$5,307,131
Signature Hero:
Rubick Visage Io
Links
History
DotA
2010-02-08 — 2010-04-21 Online Kingdom

Dota 2

2011-01-25 — 2011-08-21 GosuGamers.net
2012-0?-?? — 2012-0?-?? uebelst-gamynG
2012-08-25 — 2012-09-02 mouz(Stand-in)
2012-09-16 — 2012-10-16 mousesports
2012-05-04 — 2012-06-30 Virtus.pro
2012-10-17 — 2012-10-24 The GD B-Team
2012-10-24 — 2012-11-21 Team Zero
2012-11-21 — 2013-02-28 mousesports
2013-02-28 — 2014-08-18 Natus Vincere
2014-08-27 — 2015-08-22 Team Secret
2015-08-28 — 2015-10-09 5Jungz
2015-10-09 — 2019-09-13 Team Liquid
2019-11-26 — 2024-09-18 Nigma Galaxy
2024-09-18 — Present NGX(Coach)
Recent Matches
NGX Nigma GalaxyNigma Galaxy
0:1
(Bo1)
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June 28, 2024 - 17:45 CEST
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NAVI Natus VincereNatus Vincere
0:2
(Bo2)
1win1win 1win
June 28, 2024 - 16:45 CEST
Elite League S2 EEU CQ
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NGX Nigma GalaxyNigma Galaxy
0:1
(Bo1)
Team SpiritTeam Spirit TSpirit
June 28, 2024 - 15:15 CEST
1win Series Summer
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NAVI Natus VincereNatus Vincere
2:0
(Bo2)
Kalmychata Kalm
June 28, 2024 - 14:10 CEST
Elite League S2 EEU CQ
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NAVI Natus VincereNatus Vincere
1:2
(Bo3)
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June 28, 2024 - 11:00 CEST
Elite League S2 EEU CQ
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Upcoming Tournaments
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Kuro "KuroKy" Salehi Takhasomi (born October 28, 1992) is a German Coach, Support and Captain who is currently working for Nigma Galaxy.

His player name is pronounced kuːroʊkiː.

Biography

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KuroKy grew up in Berlin, Germany.[1] KuroKy suffered from disabilities to his legs, and would struggle to use his legs. He stated that this weakness was what led to him to play video games.

DotA: Allstars

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KuroKy was first introduced to DotA: Allstars during while playing Warcraft III and other custom games such as Footman Frenzy. He noticed DotA: Allstars all over the custom games map, and one day decided to try it.[2] One of the first heroes he remembers playing was Lina, and he remembered that the Satyr Mindstealer stole mana when a hero walked past them, so as a newcomer, he right-clicked the enemy tower and ended up starting the game with half of his mana lost.[3]

He played for a few German DotA: Allstars teams before joining his first international team, mousesports, where he played with players such as Drayich. This mousesports lineup attended DreamHack Winter 2008 with Puppey acting as stand-in; this was to be the beginning of a long relationship between KuroKy and Puppey. KuroKy then joined Ks.int, which at one point had a total number of 9 players and looked more like a mix than an actual team. Some well known players in the DotA: Allstars scene were on the team, such as Puppey, Vigoss and LevenT.

Dota 2

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2011 - 2012: Early Days

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KuroKy's first public appearance in Dota 2 was The International 2011 along with the game's debut at Gamescom. He participated in the tournament under GosuGamers.net with teammates Kebap, Azen, and Mirakel. Unfortunately for them, they dropped all three group stage games and were eliminated by MiTH.Trust in the first round of the losers' bracket.

After the unsuccessful run at The International, KuroKy went on to play in several other teams with him as the star player; the teams included PANZER and 10,000th, which were also jokingly called KKy + 4. In May 2012, he joined Virtus.pro in the hopes to qualify for a spot to play at The International 2012.[4] They won their first round match of the West Qualifiers against mTw but were eventually eliminated by mousesports and zNation. However, he got his chance to play at The International 2012 when ComeWithMe ran into visa issues and mousesports invited KuroKy to the event in his place. A stroke of luck for KuroKy and the other mouz players happened when MUFC ran into visa issues and could not make it to Seattle, leaving an extra spot for the backup teams. mouz played a best of five series against World Elite to determine who would replace MUFC in the main tournament and they took the wildcard match handedly with a 3-0 score. The main tournament itself was not a success for KuroKy as he was knocked out in the first round of the playoffs and could not improve upon his results from The International 2011.

KuroKy joined mousesports on September 16 as a temporary member, along with Alex and Kebap, to fill their roster for SLTV Star Series Season 3.[5]

2013 - 2014: Natus Vincere

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After a short and well received stay at Mousesports, KuroKy joined Natus Vincere on February 28, 2013 as their support player alongside former Ks.Int team-mate Puppey.[6] His first year on Na'Vi was very successful with many first-place finishes and a second-place finish at The International 2013. However, the second half of his Na'Vi career was largely disappointing and culminated in a 7-8th-place finish at The International 2014. He left Na`Vi on August 18, 2014.[7]

2014 - 2015: Team Secret

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Following his departure, it was revealed on August 27th, 2014 that he was on the roster for Secret Team, a team he formed with Puppey. Joining this duo were friends and former teammates on Fnatic Fly and N0tail as well as s4 from Alliance. KuroKy initially played the carry position for the newly formed Team Secret but success eluded the team as their best result was a second-place finish at Star Ladder. A roster shuffle took place, swapping Fly and N0tail for Arteezy and zai from Evil Geniuses resulted in KuroKy returning to the support position alongside Puppey once again. This new Team Secret roster was more successful than the previous and, having won 4 consecutive LAN finals, they approached The International 2015 as heavy favorites. However, Team Secret exited the tournament surprisingly early to a disappointing 7-8th-place finish amidst severe internal issues.

2015 and onwards: Team Liquid

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Following TI 5 KuroKy left Team Secret to form a new team, 5Jungz, with himself as captain, where he handpicked his teammates: fellow German FATA- would play mid, the Finnish duo MATUMBAMAN and JerAx would be carry and roaming support, respectively, and Bulgarian offlaner MinD_ContRoL rounded out the roster. After a string of promising results the team was signed by Team Liquid[8]. Team Liquid was able to win The Defense Season 5 and also finished as runners up at The Shanghai Major 2016 with KuroKy playing the joint highest number of different heroes at the tournament. After finishing in the top four in his last three consecutive LAN events with the most being recent, 2nd at ESL ONE Manila 2016, KuroKy led this team to a breathtaking five-game series to 3-2 victory over the dominant Chinese team Newbee that had a 29-0 winning streak during the picturesque tournament EPICENTER at the Crocus City Hall, Moscow.[9] The pulsating series at the Russian capital over the course of a week saw KuroKy and his teammates secure their maiden LAN win of the 2016 calendar year. At the Manila Major, Team Liquid was once again able to reach the grand finals, but finished as runners up once again, this time falling to OG. KuroKy was tied with 343 for the highest number of different heroes played at the event. Unsurprisingly, Team Liquid was invited to attend The International 2016, however another disappointingly early exit would be in store for KuroKy.

In the wake of TI6, FATA- and JerAx would leave the team and their replacements were BuLba, from Evil Geniuses, and Miracle-, from rivals OG. The new competitive season saw Team Liquid with very disappointing results, failing to qualify for the Boston Major. In the following weeks, BuLba would be replaced by GH, who officially joined in January 2017. This replacement proved miraculous, as the team's results improved drastically. Two LAN wins and several online successes meant that Team Liquid would be invited to the second Major of the season, the Kiev Major. After a 5-8th-place finish at the Major, Liquid went on to dominate international LANs for the next months in the run up to The International 2017, winning three consecutive LANs, among others the EPICENTER 2017 LAN, where they defended their title. This stellar performance was crowned by their victory at The International[10], in August 2017. After attending every single TI, KuroKy had finally done it and hoisted the Aegis after a 3-0 sweep against Newbee in the Grand Finals.

Trivia

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  • Originally intended his nickname to be pronounced kuːroʊkaɪ, but is fine with people pronouncing it differently.[11]
  • KuroKy is the first player to reach 1,000 wins in his pro career.[12]
  • As of 16th September 2022, he has played all 123 available heroes (then-available) in competitive games.[13]

Achievements

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  • As Player
  • As Coach
  • Awards
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DatePlaceTierTournamentTeamResultPrize
2019-08-252ndTier 1The International 2019The International 2019
1 : 3
$4,462,908
2018-08-244thTier 1The International 2018The International 2018
0 : 2
$1,787,252
2018-06-101stTier 1China Dota2 SupermajorChina Dota2 Supermajor
3 : 2
$555,000
2017-08-121stTier 1The International 2017The International 2017
3 : 0
$10,862,683
2017-06-111stTier 1EPICENTER 2017EPICENTER 2017
3 : 1
$250,000
2017-02-261stTier 1StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 3StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 3StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 3
3 : 1
$135,000
2016-06-122ndTier 1The Manila Major 2016The Manila Major 2016
1 : 3
$405,000
2016-05-151stTier 1EPICENTER 2016EPICENTER 2016
3 : 2
$250,000
2016-03-062ndTier 1The Shanghai Major 2016The Shanghai Major 2016
1 : 3
$405,000
2013-08-112ndTier 1The International 2013The International 2013
2 : 3
$632,364
Extended list of results
DatePlaceTierTournamentTeamResultPrize
2025-11-1812th - 14thTier 1PGL Wallachia Season 6PGL Wallachia Season 6
0 : 2
$15,000
2025-10-114thTier 2FISSURE Universe: Episode 7FISSURE Universe: Episode 7
0 : 2
$15,000
2025-09-135th - 6thTier 1The International 2025The International 2025
0 : 2
$144,079
2025-08-025th - 6thTier 1Clavision Masters 2025: Snow-RuyiClavision Masters 2025: Snow-Ruyi
0 : 2
$43,750
2025-06-2412th - 14thTier 1PGL Wallachia Season 5PGL Wallachia Season 5
0 : 2
$15,000
2025-05-297thTier 1DreamLeague Season 26DreamLeague Season 26DreamLeague Season 26
2/5Grp S.$30,000
2025-04-2212th - 14thTier 1PGL Wallachia Season 4PGL Wallachia Season 4
0 : 2
$15,000
2025-04-117th - 8thTier 1ESL One Raleigh 2025ESL One Raleigh 2025ESL One Raleigh 2025
0 : 2
$25,000
2025-02-083rd - 4thTier 1BLAST Slam IIBLAST Slam IIBLAST Slam II
1 : 2
$60,000
2024-12-137th - 8thTier 1ESL One Bangkok 2024ESL One Bangkok 2024
0 : 2
$47,500
Extended list of results

Additional Content

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Interviews

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  • 2025
  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013
  • 2012
  • 2010
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Miscellaneous

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  • 2017
  • 2012
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Spotlights

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Highlights

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References

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  1. ↑ Zeit Online - Computerspiele: Turnier auf der Tastatur"
  2. ↑ PGL (2025-04-24). "Dota Memories: How did you find out about Dota?".
  3. ↑ PGL (2025-04-25). "DOTA Memories - First game and First hero [PGL Wallachia Season 4]".
  4. ↑ Kai "'Treble1999'" Chua (2012-05-04). "Virtus Pro sign KuroKy". GosuGamers. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
  5. ↑ "New temporary lineup for Dota 2"
  6. ↑ "KuroKy joins Na'Vi"
  7. ↑ "Kuroky released from Na`Vi"
  8. ↑ "Liquid Reincarnation". teamliquid.com. 2015-10-09.
  9. ↑ [1]
  10. ↑ "The International Grand Champions". Valve Corporation. 2017-08-14.
  11. ↑ KuroKy. "hi, I'm KuroKy from Team ZERO. AMA". Reddit.
  12. ↑ Nahaz. "Congratulations @LiquidKuroKy on being the first pro #Dota2 player with 1,000 career wins.". Twitter.
  13. ↑ "KuroKy". Dotabuff.
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