Cypher (video gamer)

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Cypher
Alexey Yanushevsky
Status Active
Date of birth May 17, 1990
Hometown Minsk
Nationality Belarusian
Games Quake
Championships QuakeCon: 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
Professional career
?-? fnatic
2008-2012 Serious Gaming

Alexey Yanushevsky (Алексе́й Анато́льевич Януше́вский) (born May 17, 1990),[1] who also goes by the pseudonym "Cypher", is a Belarusian professional player of the first person shooter series Quake. He is of Belarusian nationality, resides in Minsk and is signed to Dutch esports team Serious Gaming.[2] He has been actively competing in international Quake competitions since February 24, 2006. Cypher has won the most QuakeCon 1v1 tournaments of any player at 4, winning in 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2014. Yanushevksy has been a champion of many other tournaments, including Electronic Sports World Cup, Intel Extreme Masters, Dreamhack or Asus Cups.[3]

Career

Originally a Quake III player, Yanushevsky gained prominence with successes in Eastern European competitions in Quake IV shortly after the game's release. At the age of 16 he successfully qualified for the Electronic Sports World Cup in his native Belarus and defeated twofold world champion Russian Anton Singov in Moscow competitions.[4] He subsequently entered the Electronic Sports World Cup and was considered a dark horse contestant at the world championship, Yanushevsky eventually reached the finals of the event where he was defeated, taking second place at the event at an age at which he was too young to enter Cyberathlete Professional League or World Series of Video Games competitions.

Afterwards Cypher was signed to professional video gaming team Fnatic.[when?] He made top five finishes at QuakeCon as well as the World Cyber Games. The following year he was one of the more successful players in international competition, taking 2nd and 3rd at two World Series of Video Games stops.

After the World Series of Video Games disbanded mid-season Yanushevsky started focusing primarily on Quake III again, which eventually culminated in victory at the Electronic Sports World Cup Masters in July, 2008. After which he was signed to the team Serious Gaming.[5] On August 3, 2008 Yanushevsky won the QUAKE LIVE 1v1 Championship at QuakeCon 2008[6] winning his second major title.[7] On August 27 he won the Electronic Sports World Cup 2008.

Cypher left Serious Gaming in December 2012.[8]

In December 2013 Cypher beat Shane "Rapha" Hendrixson to win DreamHack Winter 2013.[9]

In July 2014 Cypher won his fourth QuakeCon by winning QuakeCon 2014 without losing a single map in the play-offs stage.[10]

Notable Achievements

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

Online

  • 125 FPS Sunday Cup #16 ($80)
  • 125 FPS Sunday Cup #15 ($80)
  • 125 FPS Sunday Cup #8 ($70)
  • 125 FPS Sunday Cup #5 ($70)
  • 125 FPS Season #19 (15,000 RUB)
  • 125 FPS Season #16 (15,352 RUB)
  • 125 FPS Season #13 (15,000 RUB)
  • 125 FPS Season #11 (15,000 RUB)
  • 125 FPS Season #10 ($420)
  • 125 FPS Season #9 ($526)
  • 125 FPS Season #8 ($465)
  • 125 FPS Season #3 (15,000 RUB)
  • 125 FPS Season #2 (15,000 RUB)
  • 125 FPS Cool Maps Cup ($100)
  • 125 FPS One Map Cup - Dismemberment ($180)
  • 125 FPS One Map Cup - House of Decay ($80)
  • 125 FPS One Map Cup - Delirium ($135)
  • 125 FPS One Map Cup - Fuse ($135)
  • Corsair Saturday Derby #4 (4,000 RUB)
  • Corsair Saturday Derby #3 (4,000 RUB)
  • Corsair Saturday Derby #2 (4,000 RUB)
  • Corsair Saturday Derby #1 (4,000 RUB)
  • FACEIT Road2QuakeCon 2015 ($1,500)
  • FACEIT Road2QuakeCon 2014 ($100)
  • FACEIT Spring Season Championship Finale 2014 ($250)
  • FACEIT Sunday Cup #64 ($100)
  • FACEIT Sunday Cup #56 ($100)
  • FACEIT Sunday Cup #55 ($100)
  • FACEIT Fall Season Championship Finale 2013 ($250)
  • FACEIT Sunday Cup #53 ($100)
  • FACEIT Sunday Cup #50 ($100)
  • FACEIT Sunday Cup #49 ($100)
  • FACEIT Sunday Cup #47 ($100)
  • FACEIT Sunday Cup #46 ($100)
  • FACEIT Sunday Cup #45 ($100)
  • FACEIT Sunday Cup #42 ($100)
  • FACEIT Sunday Cup #41 ($100)
  • FACEIT Winter Season Championship Finale 2013 ($250)
  • FACEIT Sunday Cup #23 ($100)
  • FACEIT Sunday Cup #11 ($100)
  • ASUS Cup 2011 Final Battle of the Year (5,000 RUB)
  • ZOTAC QuakeLive Cup #144 (€100)
  • ZOTAC QuakeLive Cup #143 (€100)
  • ZOTAC QuakeLive Cup #142 (€100)
  • ZOTAC QuakeLive Cup #137 (€100)
  • ZOTAC QuakeLive Cup #135 (€100)
  • ZOTAC QuakeLive Cup #134 (€100)
  • ZOTAC QuakeLive Cup #128 (€100)
  • ZOTAC QuakeLive Cup #123 (€100)
  • ZOTAC QuakeLive Cup #122 (€100)
  • ZOTAC QuakeLive Cup #120 (€100)
  • ZOTAC QuakeLive Cup #119 (€100)
  • ZOTAC QuakeLive Cup #113 (€100)
  • ZOTAC QuakeLive Cup #112 (€100)
  • ZOTAC QuakeLive Cup #106 (€100)
  • ZOTAC QuakeLive Cup #94 (€100)
  • ZOTAC QuakeLive Cup #62 (€100)
  • ZOTAC QuakeLive Cup #24 (€100)[21]
  • ZOTAC QuakeLive Cup #23 (€100)
  • G Data QuakeLive Cup #26 (€100)[22]
  • G Data QuakeLive Cup #19 (€100)
  • G Data QuakeLive Cup #17 (€100)
  • G Data QuakeLive Cup #11 (€100)
  • G Data QuakeLive Cup #10 (€100)
  • G Data QuakeLive Cup #8 (€100)
  • ESL Major Series IV - Duel (€450)

Awards

  • 2010 - (Tek-9) Quake Live Player of the Year[23]

References

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External links

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