Alex Ich

{{Short description|Russian League of Legends player}}

{{Infobox video game player

| ID = Alex Ich

| name = Алексей Ичетовкин

| name_trans = Aleksei Ichetovkin

| image = Alex Ich 2014 interview.jpg

| caption = Ichetovkin in 2014

| birth_date =

| birth_place = Russia{{cite news |title=Living the Dream: Gambit Gaming |url=https://www.sk-gaming.com/content/80604-living-the-dream-gambit-gaming |access-date=May 2, 2021 |work=SK Gaming |date=2012}}

| nationality = Russian

| team =

| league =

| games = League of Legends

| role = Mid laner

| nickname =

| career_start = 2010

| career_end = 2018

| years1 = 2010

| team1 = Dimegio Club

| years2 = 2011

| team2 = Liquicity

| years3 = 2011

| team3 = myRevenge

| years4 = 2011

| team4 = MTG

| years5 = 2011

| team5 = Team Empire

| years6 = 2011–2013

| team6 = Moscow Five

| years7 = 2013–2014

| team7 = Gambit Gaming

| years8 = 2014

| team8 = Ninjas in Pyjamas

| years9 = 2014

| team9 = RoX

| years10 = 2014

| team10 = Oritura Sum

| years11 = 2014–2015

| team11 = RoX

| years12 = 2015

| team12 = Team Dragon Knights

| years13 = 2015

| team13 = Misfits

| years14 = 2015–2016

| team14 = Renegades

| years15 = 2016

| team15 = Team Dragon Knights

| years16 = 2016–2017

| team16 = Team Envy

| years17 = 2017

}}

Aleksei Ichetovkin, better known as Alex Ich, is a Russian retired professional League of Legends player. He is currently a streamer for the Pittsburgh Knights. During his professional career, Alex Ich played as the mid laner for several teams, including Moscow Five, Gambit Gaming, Renegades, Team Dragon Knights, Team Envy, and Ninjas in Pyjamas.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dailydot.com/esports/alex-ich-leaves-ninjas-in-pyjamas/ |title=Alex Ich leaves Ninjas in Pyjamas after visa issues | the Daily Dot |website=The Daily Dot |access-date=2016-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813073703/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/alex-ich-leaves-ninjas-in-pyjamas/ |archive-date=2016-08-13 |url-status=dead }} During the peak of his career, around 2012, he was considered one of the best players in the world.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/14826105|title=Rebel with a cause – Alex Ich wants to keep playing|date=February 22, 2016|website=ESPN.com}}

He joined Team Dragon Knights in a trade with Renegades on March 3, 2016.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dailydot.com/esports/renegades-ninja-seraph-tdk-flaresz-alex-ich/ |title=In trade with TDK, Renegades swap Flaresz, Alex Ich, and Trance for Ninja and Seraph | the Daily Dot |website=The Daily Dot |access-date=2016-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822191801/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/renegades-ninja-seraph-tdk-flaresz-alex-ich/ |archive-date=2016-08-22 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/15860499|title=Alex Ich joins Team EnVyUs as substitute mid laner|date=May 31, 2016|website=ESPN.com}} Ichetovkin retired in November 2018.{{cite news |agency=Reuters |title=Alex Ich announces retirement |url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/25157152/alex-ich-announces-retirement |access-date=May 2, 2021 |work=ESPN |date=November 2, 2018}}

He currently works for Riot Games as a software engineer.{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Michael |title=Former League pro Alex Ich joins Riot Games as software engineer |url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/former-league-pro-alex-ich-joins-riot-games-as-software-engineer |website=dotesports |access-date=21 February 2022}}