Tal Aizik (Hebrew: טל אייזיק; born 9 March 1993), better known as Fly, is an Israeli professional Dota 2 player for Nouns Esports.[1] He is a former co-founder of the esports team OG. Aizik won four Dota Major Championships with team OG.[2]
| Fly | |
|---|---|
 Aizik in 2018 | |
| Current team | |
| Team | Nouns Esports |
| Role | Support |
| Game | Dota 2 |
| Personal information | |
| Name | Tal Aizik |
| Born | 9 March 1993 |
| Nationality | Israeli/Canada |
| Career information | |
| Games | |
| Team history | |
| 2012–2014 | Fnatic.EU |
| 2014 | Team Secret |
| 2015 | Complexity Gaming |
| 2015–2018 | OG |
| 2018–2021 | Evil Geniuses |
| 2021–2022 | Talon Esports |
| 2022 | Evil Geniuses |
| 2022–2023 | Shopify Rebellion |
| 2023– | Nouns Esports |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Career edit
Coming from iLx along with N0tail and NoVa, Aizik took over the drafter role in Fnatic HoN squad. Being one of the longest serving members of Fnatic HoN squad, he switched with the team to Dota 2.[clarification needed] Fly and n0tail left fnatic in August 2014.[3] Tal played the offlane role[clarification needed] for Team Secret, joining them along with BigDaddy. Tal and n0tail were separated at the end of 2014, when Aizik left Secret.[4] They were re-united after The International 2015 in order to create a new team.[5]
He founded OG on 31 October 2015. Soon after their renaming to OG, they won the Frankfurt Major tournament in November 2015, winning around US$1 million in prize money.[6] Despite a 7th-place finish at the Shanghai Major in March 2016, OG won the Manila Major in June 2016, becoming the first team to repeat as champions of a Valve-sponsored Dota 2 tournament.[7] OG also won the lesser ESL One Frankfurt 2016 tournament.[8]
OG entered The International 2016 as one of the favorites, but finished 9-12th out of 16 teams.[9] On 24 August 2016, founding members MoonMeander, Miracle- Al-Barkawi, and Cr1t- Nielsen left the team, but Fly remained.[10] On 31 August 2016, s4, JerAx, and ana joined the team.[11]
He is the son of the Krav Maga instructor Moni Aizik.[12] Tal has done instructor courses and has an active interest in Krav Maga himself. He says that if he were not a professional Dota 2 player, he would be a Krav Maga teacher.[13] In May 2018, he left OG to join Evil Geniuses, along with s4.[14]
References edit
- ^ "A NEW ERA IS UPON US! Introducing the Core Players leading Nouns Dota into 2024". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ Jack Ballenger (1 May 2017). "OG cements its dynasty at the Kiev Major". ESPN. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ http://www.dailydot.com/esports/dota-2-dota2-complexity-fnatic-hellraisers/ [dead link]
- ^ "Team Secret releases Simbaaa". The Daily Dot. 17 December 2014.
- "Team Secret Parts Ways with Simbaaa". 17 December 2014. - ^ Partridge, Ben Sillis and Jon. "How Heroes of Newerth led OG to Dota 2". Red Bull.
- "TI-Teamvorstellung: Liquid und OG". - ^ Stubbsy, Mike. "How OG surprised the world at the Frankfurt Major". Red Bull. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Cocke, Taylor (12 June 2016). "OG wins Manila, becomes first team to win two Dota 2 majors". esports. Retrieved 14 June 2016 – via Yahoo.
- "Chronique e-sportive (2) : une scène occidentale méconnaissable" (in French). - ^ Ollie Ring. "ESL One Frankfurt MVP". Red Bull. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "OG loses MoonMeander, Cr1t-, Miracle- in roster shuffle". 24 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "OG is the first major victim of post-TI6 roster shuffle". 24 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "OG - Timeline". Facebook. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Twitter".
- ^ Jon Partridge. "OG Dota 2: Interview with Fly". Red Bull. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "A Shift in OG". Facebook. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- Jay Massaad (28 May 2018). "Fly and S4 leave OG to join EG". Cypersport. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- Div (28 May 2018). "Fly and s4 Move to Evil Geniuses, OG Down to 3 Players". VPesports. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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