Myth (gamer)
{{Short description|American live streamer (born 1999)}}
{{Infobox video game player
| ID = Myth
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| image = Tsm myth 2021.jpg
| caption = Kabbani in 2021
| birth_name = Ali Kabbani
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|05|24}}
| birth_place = Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
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| years1 = 2018–2022
| team1 = Team SoloMid
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| module1 = {{Infobox YouTube personality
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| channel_display_name = Myth
| channel_handle = Myth_YT
| years_active = 2013–present
| subscribers = 4.45 million
| views = 396 million
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| module2 = {{Infobox Twitch streamer |subbox = yes
| channel_name = Myth
| years_active = 2016–2022; 2024–present
| followers = 7.2 million
| stats_update = December 7, 2024
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Ali Kabbani (born May 24, 1999), better known as Myth, is an American YouTube and Twitch live streamer known for playing Fortnite Battle Royale.{{Cite web |last1=Schechner |first1=Sam |last2=Grind |first2=Kirsten |last3=West |first3=John |date=July 14, 2020 |title=Searching for Video? Google Pushes YouTube Over Rivals |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-steers-users-to-youtube-over-rivals-11594745232 |access-date=August 23, 2020 |work=WSJ}} Kabbani has over 4.5 million subscribers on YouTube and 7.2 million followers on Twitch.
Streaming career
Kabbani's YouTube account was created on November 3, 2013. He started live streaming on Twitch in 2016 and mainly streamed Paragon, a third-person multiplayer online battle arena developed by Epic Games. His streams became much more popular when he started streaming Fortnite Battle Royale in the latter half of 2017. At the end of January 2018, Kabbani had over 200,000 followers on Twitch and by the end of June of the same year, the number had increased to over 3.2 million.
Kabbani joined Team SoloMid (TSM) in 2018 and captained a team that consisted of himself, Daequan, Darryle "Hamlinz" Hamlin and Juan "CaMiLLs" Camilla (sub).{{cite web |author=Bishop |first=Sam |date=February 5, 2018 |title=Team SoloMid recruits full Fortnite team |url=https://www.gamereactor.eu/esports/631363/Team+SoloMid+recruits+full+Fortnite+team/ |website=gamereactor |accessdate=November 5, 2018}} Kabbani participated in the Ninja Vegas Tournament in April 2018. Additionally, Kabbani's streams have included a variety of other popular streamers including, Pokimane and summit1g. Kabbani compares Fortnite building/editing mechanics to a shooter version of chess.{{Cite web |last=Thier |first=Dave |date=March 18, 2018 |title='Fortnite' Pro 'Myth' On Weapons, How To Improve And Why 'Fortnite' Is Like Chess |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2018/03/18/fortnite-pro-myth-on-weapons-how-to-improve-and-why-fortnite-is-like-chess/#953b0e552e4d |access-date=August 23, 2020 |work=Forbes}}
In March 2019 Kabbani was paid an undisclosed amount to stream Apex Legends.{{Cite web |author=Fingas |first=Jon |date=March 13, 2019 |title=EA reportedly paid Ninja $1 million to stream 'Apex Legends' |url=https://www.engadget.com/2019-03-13-ea-paid-ninja-1-million-to-stream-apex-legends.html |access-date=August 23, 2020 |work=Engadget}} He played as TSM's team leader in the game Valorant during the Twitch Rivals series.{{Cite web |author=Erzberger |first=Tyler |date=June 8, 2020 |title=VALORANT Twitch Rivals -- what we learned |url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/29282051/valorant-twitch-rivals-learned |access-date=August 23, 2020 |work=ESPN}} As of July 2021, he has over 7.4 million followers and over 158 million views on Twitch.{{cite web |date= |title=Top 50 Twitch users sorted by Followers |url=https://socialblade.com/twitch/top/50 |url-status=live |access-date=November 3, 2020 |website=Social Blade |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20201020045942/https://socialblade.com/twitch/top/50 |archivedate=October 20, 2020}}
On December 28, 2021, Kabbani announced that he would not be renewing his contract with TSM, citing the loss of a family environment, upon the departures of friends Bjergsen and Leena.{{Cite web |last=Sterling Cyre |first=Clayton |date=December 28, 2021 |title=Myth Has Left TSM |url=https://gamerant.com/myth-leaving-tsm/ |access-date=January 26, 2022 |work=Game Rant}} In July 2022, Kabbani announced an exclusivity contract with YouTube.{{Cite web|url=https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/myth-joins-youtube-gaming-after-seven-years-on-twitch|title=Myth joins YouTube Gaming after 7 years of streaming on Twitch|last=McIntyre|first=Max Miceli, Isaac|website=Dot Esports|date=11 July 2022 |access-date=2022-07-11}}
Other ventures
= Boxing =
In December 2022, Kabbani participated in Ludwig Ahgren's chess boxing event Mogul Chessboxing Championship at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California, U.S. Kabbani fought and defeated Cherdleys via checkmate in the sixth round.{{Cite web |last=Polhamus |first=Blaine |date=2022-12-11 |title=Ludwig Chessboxing event: Start time, fight card, live results |url=https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/ludwig-chessboxing-event-start-time-fight-card-live-results |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}}
In April 2023, Kabbani made his traditional boxing debut on Creator Clash 2 against Hundar at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, U.S. Kabbani defeated Hundar via technical knockout in the first round.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-14 |title=Creator Clash 2 results: Alex Wassabi takes decision over iDubbbz, John Hennigan knocks out Harley Morenstein |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/boxing/news/creator-clash-2-fight-live-results-highlights-2023-youtube-boxing/eagjufmufk3qyq70mvxqhymv |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=www.sportingnews.com |language=en-us}}
In February 2025, it was announced that Kabbani would face Kevin Lerdwichagul on Creator Clash 3 on June 28 at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, U.S.{{Cite web |date=February 4, 2025 |title=Creator Clash 3 Returns With New Matches This June |url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/creator-clash-3-returns-with-new-matches-this-june/ |website=BleedingCool}}
Boxing record
= Exhibition =
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!{{abbr|No.|Number}} !Result !Record !Opponent !Type !Round, time !Date !Location !Notes |
| 2
|TBD |TBD |style="text-align:left;" |Kevin Lerdwichagul |TBD |TBD | style="text-align:left;" |{{small|Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida, U.S.}} | |
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|{{yes2}}Win |1–0 |style="text-align:left;" |Hundar |{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}} |1 (5), {{small|2:00}} | style="text-align:left;" |{{small|Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida, U.S.}} | |
= Chessboxing record =
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| 2022-12-11 || Win ||align=left|Cherdleys||Mogul Chessboxing Championship|| Galen Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. || Checkmate || 6 ||
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