Hao (gamer)

Chen Zhihao (Chinese: 陈智豪), better known simply as Hao, is a Chinese former professional Dota 2 player, best known for winning The International 2014 with Newbee.[1][2] He was part of the Newbee eSports Club team that won the single largest money prize in video game history, a US$5,028,308 payout[3][4] Based on the e-Sports Earnings estimation, as of August 2, 2015, Chen "Hao" Zhihao was the highest ranking player in terms of prize money won across all competitive video games.[5][6] He joined Vici Gaming in 2015.[7] Vici finished fourth at The International 2015. On August 31, it was reported that Hao would be returning to Newbee.[8][9]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.
Hao
Chen Zhihao
Personal information
HometownLongmen, Guangdong
NationalityChina
Nickname(s)Hao
Career information
StatusInactive
GamesDota
Dota 2
Career history
2009–2010xFy
2011TyLoo
2011–2012PanDarea Gaming
2012–2013TongFu
2013–2014Invictus Gaming
2014–2015Newbee
2015Vici Gaming
2015–2016Newbee
Career highlights and awards

Trivia

There is a nickname for Hao among the Chinese DotA players, "Hao the Hand Cutter (砍手豪)", because of the words he said when he faced RoX.KIS in 2010: "Pick Spectre for me, I will cut off my hand if we're not the winner."[10][11]

Biography

Chen 'Hao' Zhihao, nicknamed General Hao by the Chinese community, is known to be one of the most aggressive players in the scene. Having joined teams such as Nirvana.cn, TyLoo, Pandarea, TongFu, Invictus Gaming, Newbee, and Vici Gaming, Hao is no stranger to LAN competitions and is also known to be extremely fervent during matches. As a carry player, he has the urge to kill which can be seen in games where he dives countless times for kills. His risky plays defines his character, and the polarizing rewards or setbacks from the outcome of his aggression can make or break the team that he plays in.

Hao has played in nearly every International, in 2011 with TyLoo (Placed 9-12th), in 2012 (Placed 7-8th) and 2013 with TongFu (Placed 4th), in 2014 with Newbee (Placed 1st), and in 2015 with Vici Gaming (Placed 4th).

Tournament placings

Defense of the Ancients
Team Date Placing Event
XFy 2009-12-01 1st Alienware Dota League 2009[12]
TyLoo 2011-08-09 3rd CPL Invitational 2011 (DotA)[13]
PanDarea Gaming 2011-11-13 2nd World DotA Championship 2011[14]
TongFu 2012-09-14 2nd ACE Dota Pro-league 2012 Season 1[15]
TongFu 2012-12-02 1st World Cyber Games 2012[16]

Dota 2
Team Date Placing Event
TongFu 2012-09-02 7th The International 2012
TongFu 2013-05-15 1st AMD Premier League Season 1
TongFu 2013-07-06 1st Dota 2 Super League
TongFu 2013-08-11 4th The International 2013
NewBee 2014-05-25 1st MarsTV Dota 2 League 2014
NewBee 2014-07-21 1st The International 2014
NewBee 2014-09-26 5 - 8th i-league
NewBee 2014-10-05 1st World Cyber Arena 2014
NewBee 2014-11-16 1st E-Sports World Championship 2014
NewBee 2014-12-07 1st National Electronic Sports Open 2014
NewBee 2014-12-30 1st ECL 2014 Autumn
Vici Gaming 2015-04-26 1st Star Ladder StarSeries Season XII
Vici Gaming 2015-08-07 4th The International 2015
Newbee 2015-11-16 13th-16th Frankfurt Major 2015
Newbee 2015-12-18 13th-16th World Cyber Arena 2015
Newbee 2016-01-30 5th-6th MarsTV Dota 2 League Winter 2015
Newbee 2016-03-03 9th-12th Shanghai Major 2016
Newbee 2016-05-15 2nd EPICENTER
Newbee 2016-06-12 3rd Manila Major 2016
Newbee 2016-07-10 1st Nanyang Dota 2 Championships Season 2
Newbee 2016-08-02 9th-12th The International 2016
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References
  1. Lee, Josh. "Chinese newspaper Xinmin Evening News reports on Newbee's TI4 win". Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. "NewBee夺冠打破吉尼斯世界纪录" (in Chinese). Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  3. "Victory at TI4: Hao Interview". onGamers. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  4. Lynch, Kevin (July 31, 2014). "Chinese team Newbee sets video game prize money record with $5million Dota 2 championship win". Guinness World Record.
  5. "Chen "Hao" Zhihao". e-Sports Earnings. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  6. "Highest Overall Earnings". e-Sports Earnings. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  7. "VG战队人员变动公告 Hao加入担任一号位" (in Chinese). March 16, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  8. Gonzales, Dennis (August 31, 2015). "Report: Mu comments on Hao's return to Newbee". The Score eSports. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  9. TurboBule (August 31, 2015). "Dota 2: Hao returning to Newbee". 2p. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  10. "陈智豪为什么叫砍手豪" (in Chinese).
  11. "给我幽鬼 输了砍手 《DotA》职业圈亮瞎眼台词" (in Chinese).
  12. "Alienware Dota League 2009". e-Sports Earnings. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  13. "CPL Invitational 2011 (Defense of the Ancients: Allstars)". e-Sports Earnings. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  14. "World DotA Championship 2011". e-Sports Earnings. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  15. "ACE Dota Pro-league 2012 Season 1". e-Sports Earnings. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  16. "World Cyber Games 2012 (Defense of the Ancients: Allstars)". e-Sports Earnings. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
Preceded by
Alliance (Na'Vi)		 The International winner
2014
With: NewBee
Zhang "Mu" Pan
Zhang "xiao8" Ning
Wang "Banana" Jiao
Wang "SanSheng" Zhaohui 		Succeeded by
Evil Geniuses
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