Christian Chmiel
| Christian Chmiel | ||
| Player information | ||
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| Full name | Christian Chmiel | |
| Nickname | Blizzard | |
| Date of birth | January 9, 1984 | |
| country code |
 Germany
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| game | Counter-Strike | |
| Former teams |
a-Losers (2002–2003) mousesports (2003–2007) ID Gaming (2007) Team Xilence (2007–2008) hoorai (2008) mousesports (2009–2010) TBH (2011) mousesports (2012) |
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Christian "Blizzard" Chmiel [ ˈkrɪstjan ˈxmjel ] (born January 9, 1984 ) is a former German e-athlete .
Career
Chmiel is a nine-time German champion in the computer game Counter-Strike and has participated in numerous world championships. After a year with Clan a-Losers , he played for mousesports for four years , after which he switched to ID Gaming and, after a short interlude for Team Xilence during the final of the ESL Pro Series 2007, finally to hoorai . In 2008 he interrupted his career for two years after a failed season. In 2011 he played again actively for the clan TBH , in 2012 again for mousesports. With the switch to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive , Chmiel withdrew from esports.
In September 2015, his name became known to a wider audience through a YouTube video in which the German soccer player André Schürrle posed as Chmiel.
successes
- ESL Pro Series Germany, 1st place in the seasons: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 14, 15, 17, 20
- ESL Pro Series Germany, 2nd place in the seasons: 4, 8, 10
- CPL Winter 2003: 3rd place
- Electronic Sports World Cup 2004: Top 8
- World e-Sports Games 2005 Season 1: 3rd place
- Electronic Sports World Cup 2005: 3rd place
- World Cyber Games 2005: Top 8 (CS: Source)
- GGL TransAtlantic Showdown: 2nd place
- WSVG Intel Summer Championships 2006: 5th place
- World Cyber Games 2006: Top 8
- ESL Intel Extreme Masters I: Top 8
Web links
- Christian Chmiel in the Electronic Sports League
- Chmiel Achievements on esportsearnings.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interview 2015: Audiofile
- ↑ esl.eu: log file
- ↑ fragster.de: It would be time to stop ( Memento from August 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Youtube Video: Interview with André Schürrle: Soccer World Champion or Pro-Gamer? | RBTV highlights
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chmiel, Christian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Blizzard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German e-athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1984 |