Sumail
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=October 2022}}
{{short description|Pakistani-American esports player (born 1999)}}
{{Infobox Pro Gaming player
| ID = Sumail
| name = Syed Sumail Hassan
| name_trans =
| image = EG.SumaiL (33656386512) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Sumail in 2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|2|13}}
| birth_place = Karachi, Pakistan
| nationality = Pakistani
| team =
| league = Dota Pro Circuit
| game = Dota 2
| career_start = 2014
| career_end =
| years1 = 2014–2019
| team1 = Evil Geniuses
| years2 = 2019
| team2 = Quincy Crew
| years3 = 2020
| team3 = OG
| years4 = 2021
| team4 = Team Liquid (stand-in)
| years5 = 2021
| team5 = OG
| years6 = 2021–2022
| team6 = Team Secret
| years7 = 2022–present
| team7 = Nigma Galaxy
| years8 = 2023
| team8 = Team Aster (stand-in)
| years9 = 2023
| team9 = Team Secret (stand-in)
| highlights =
- The International champion (2015)
}}
Syed Sumail Hassan ({{langx|ur|{{nq|سمیل حسان}}}} ; born 13 February 1999), better known mononymously as Sumail, is a Pakistani and American professional Dota 2 player for team Nigma Galaxy.{{Cite web |date=21 December 2023 |title=The return of the king: SumaiL is back at Nigma Galaxy |url=https://www.oneesports.gg/dota2/king-sumail-is-back-at-nigma-galaxy/}} He has played in five iterations of The International, winning in 2015 as a member of Evil Geniuses.
Hassan's professional career began when he signed with Evil Geniuses in 2015. That same year, he and the team won The International 2015, which awarded him over a million dollars in prize money. He spent the next four years with the team, having varying degrees of success. In 2019, Hassan left EG to briefly play alongside his brother on the Quincy Crew before signing with OG in 2020. He has also played for Team Liquid, Team Aster, and Team Secret.
Early years
Sumail was born on 13 February 1999, in Karachi, Pakistan.{{cite news |last1=Bonifacio |first1=Patrick |title=Player Spotlight: SumaiL – A Generational Talent |url=https://www.hotspawn.com/dota2/news/player-spotlight-sumail-a-generational-talent |access-date=13 May 2021 |work=Hotspawn |date=4 August 2020}}{{Cite episode| title = Throne of Games | episode-link = | url = | access-date = | series = E:60 | series-link = | first = | last = | network = ESPN | station = | date = | season = | series-no = | number = | minutes = | time = | quote = | language = English }} He has a brother, Yawar Hassan, who also plays professional Dota 2.{{cite web |last1=Tan Guan Hao |first1=Dexter |title=Hassan brothers SumaiL and YawaR join the Quincy Crew |url=https://dotesports.com/dota-2/news/hassan-brothers-sumail-and-yawar-join-the-quincy-crew |website=Dot Esports |date=28 September 2019 |accessdate=2 October 2019}} Sumail first started playing Dota when he was eight years old. He and his family moved from Pakistan to the United States in 2012. He lives in Rosemont, Illinois, as a resident of the United States.
Career
Upon his arrival to America, Sumail began playing in the North American Elite League. Hassan quickly became the highest rated player in the in-house league, establishing himself as one of the best unsigned talents in North America.{{cite web |url=https://www.thescoreesports.com/dota2/news/10101-sumail-leaves-evil-geniuses |title=SumaiL leaves Evil Geniuses {{!}} theScore esports |website=www.thescoreesports.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901135147/http://www.thescoreesports.com/dota2/news/10101-sumail-leaves-evil-geniuses |archive-date=2016-09-01}} Evil Geniuses (EG) signed him in January 2015, joining Fear, Aui_2000, Universe, and ppd.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-pakistani-teens-esport-dream/|title=The Video Game Dream A Pakistani Teen Gets Rich Quick in E-Sports|first=Robert |last=Kolker|date=30 July 2015|website=Bloomberg|accessdate=18 December 2015}} A month later, EG and Hassan participated in the Dota 2 Asia Championships, where finished in first place. EG's captain ppd entered the tournament with a focus on drafting around him. Sumail's breakout performance at the tournament led to widespread recognition as a young prodigy in both the Chinese and English Dota scenes.{{fact|date=October 2022}}
EG entered The International 2015 as one of the tournament favorites. However, EG experienced a setback of their own after losing the upper bracket finals 0–2 to CDEC Gaming. EG defeated LGD Gaming in the lower bracket finals and prevailed 3–1 in a rematch with CDEC in the grand finals to win the tournament and a {{USD}}6.6 million grand prize, which made Sumail the youngest player ever to surpass a million in esports winnings.{{cite news|last1=Daultrey|first1=Stephen|title=Pakistani teenager becomes youngest gamer to surpass $1million in eSports earnings as Dota 2 tournament sets major records|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2015/8/pakistani-gamer-becomes-youngest-gamer-to-surpass-1million-in-esports-earnings-a-391494|accessdate=19 February 2017|work=Guinness World Records|date=11 August 2015}} In 2016, Sumail was named by Time as among 'the 30 Most Influential Teens' that year.{{cite magazine|title=The 30 Most Influential Teens of 2016|url=https://time.com/4532104/most-influential-teens-2016/|access-date=19 February 2017|magazine=TIME|date=19 October 2016}} In September 2019, it was announced that he would be leaving the team to join the Quincy Crew alongside his brother Yawar.{{cite web |title=Announcing a new Dota 2 roster |url=http://evilgeniuses.gg/news/eg-2020-dota-roster |website=evilgeniuses.gg |accessdate=16 September 2019 |archive-date=7 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107161141/http://evilgeniuses.gg/news/eg-2020-dota-roster |url-status=dead }} However, he left the team after only a few weeks, with the team's manager claiming he was not a "good fit" for them, before signing and playing with OG in 2020.{{cite web |title=Sumail departs from Quincy Crew |url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/27821902/sumail-departs-quincy-crew |website=ESPN |date=11 October 2019 |publisher=Reuters |accessdate=11 October 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Esports |first1=OG |title=The King is back|url=https://ogs.gg/the-king-is-back/|website=ogs.gg|date=28 January 2020}}{{cite web |title=Ceb is back to OG Dota 2 roster, Sumail removed |url=https://www.talkesport.com/news/ceb-is-back-to-og-dota-2-roster-sumail-removed/ |website=TalkEsports |date=25 July 2020 |accessdate=26 July 2020}} Sumail left OG in July 2020.{{cite news |last1=Bonifacio |first1=Patrick |title=SumaiL Returns to Dota 2 Play as Liquid Stand-in |url=https://www.hotspawn.com/dota2/news/sumail-returns-to-dota-2-play-as-liquid-stand-in |access-date=13 May 2021 |work=Hotspawn |date=23 April 2021}}
In April 2021, Sumail signed with Team Liquid as a stand-in player for the second season of the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit.{{cite news |last1=Michael |first1=Cale |title=Boxi taking a break from Dota 2, SumaiL to stand in for Team Liquid |url=https://dotesports.com/dota-2/news/boxi-taking-a-break-from-dota-2-sumail-to-stand-in-for-team-liquid |access-date=13 May 2021 |work=Dot Esports |date=23 April 2021}} He would leave them and rejoin OG two months later.{{cite web |last1=Lozano |first1=Kurt |title=SumaiL rejoins OG to replace ana for TI10 qualifiers |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/sumail-rejoins-og-to-replace-ana-for-ti10-qualifiers-dota2-111708509.html |website=Yahoo! |date=15 June 2021 |access-date=15 June 2021}}
He then rejoined OG in June 2021{{cite web | url=https://www.redbull.com/my-en/sumail-rejoins-og-dota-2-team | title=SumaiL is back with OG and the Dota 2 world feels right again | website=Red Bull | date=29 June 2021 }} before playing for Team Secret and Team Nigma.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-21 |title=SumaiL is back at Nigma Galaxy for the second time {{!}} ONE Esports |url=https://www.oneesports.gg/dota2/king-sumail-is-back-at-nigma-galaxy/ |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=www.oneesports.gg |language=en-US}}
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